Durban panchang, 19 July 2026
Sunrise 06:49 Sunset 17:15 Moonrise 10:03 Ashadha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:49 to 17:15- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:23
- Yamaganda 12:02 – 13:20
- Gulika Kalam 14:38 – 15:56
- Durmuhurta 15:51 – 16:33
- Rahu Kalam 15:56 – 17:15
- 12:00 Karana becomes Taitila
- 14:42 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 15:53 Yoga becomes Shiva
Night
17:15 to 06:49 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:15 – 19:57
- Brahma Muhurta 05:00 – 05:54 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:00 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 00:00 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 00:00 next day
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 14:42 · lord Sun
- Yoga Parigha until 15:53
- Karana Kaulava until 12:00, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Cancer
- 12:00 Karana becomes Taitila
- 14:42 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 15:53 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 00:00 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 00:00 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:02 – 13:20
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:38 – 15:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:51 – 16:33
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:56 – 17:15
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 05:00 – 05:55
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:41 – 12:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:15 – 19:57
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:49 – 14:42
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:49 – 14:42
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21's commentary, p. 20 14:42 – 06:49 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 14:42 – 06:49 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:49 – 08:07 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:07 – 09:25 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:25 – 10:44 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:44 – 12:02 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:02 – 13:20 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:20 – 14:38 | Good |
| Rog | 14:38 – 15:56 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:56 – 17:15 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:15 – 18:56 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:56 – 20:38 | Good |
| Char | 20:38 – 22:20 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:20 – 00:02 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:02 – 01:43 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:43 – 03:25 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:25 – 05:07 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:07 – 06:49 next day | Good |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:49 NowSun
- 07:41 NowVenus
- 08:33 NowMercury
- 09:25 NowMoon
- 10:18 NowSaturn
- 11:10 NowJupiter
- 12:02 NowMars
- 12:54 NowSun
- 13:46 NowVenus
- 14:38 NowMercury
- 15:30 NowMoon
- 16:22 NowSaturn
- 17:15 NowJupiter
- 18:22 NowMars
- 19:30 NowSun
- 20:38 NowVenus
- 21:46 NowMercury
- 22:54 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:02 NowSaturn
- 01:09 NowJupiter
- 02:17 NowMars
- 03:25 NowSun
- 04:33 NowVenus
- 05:41 NowMercury
- 06:49 NowSun
- 07:49 NowVenus
- 08:49 NowMercury
- 09:49 NowMoon
- 10:49 NowSaturn
- 11:49 NowJupiter
- 12:49 NowMars
- 13:49 NowSun
- 14:49 NowVenus
- 15:49 NowMercury
- 16:49 NowMoon
- 17:49 NowSaturn
- 18:49 NowJupiter
- 19:49 NowMars
- 20:49 NowSun
- 21:49 NowVenus
- 22:49 NowMercury
- 23:49 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:49 NowSaturn
- 01:49 NowJupiter
- 02:49 NowMars
- 03:49 NowSun
- 04:49 NowVenus
- 05:49 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:00 – 06:44 Gemini
- 06:44 – 08:25 Cancer
- 08:25 – 09:51 Leo
- 09:51 – 11:15 Virgo
- 11:15 – 12:49 Libra
- 12:49 – 14:44 Scorpio
- 14:44 – 16:59 Sagittarius
- 16:59 – 19:20 Capricorn
- 19:20 – 21:38 Aquarius
- 21:38 – 23:56 Pisces
- 23:56 – 02:17 next day Aries
- 02:17 – 04:36 next day Taurus
- 04:36 – 06:40 next day Gemini
- 06:40 – 06:49 next day Cancer
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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