Durban panchang, 26 July 2026
Sunrise 06:46 Sunset 17:19 Moonrise 14:26 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
06:46 to 17:19- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:23
- Yamaganda 12:02 – 13:21
- Gulika Kalam 14:40 – 15:59
- Durmuhurta 15:54 – 16:36
- Rahu Kalam 15:59 – 17:19
- 10:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 10:28 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
17:19 to 06:45 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:19 – 20:00
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:51 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:35 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 23:38 Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 10:28
- Nakshatra Mula until 06:58 next day · lord Ketu
- Yoga Indra until 18:35
- Karana Balava until 10:28, then Kaulava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Cancer
- 10:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 10:28 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 18:35 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 23:38 Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:02 – 13:21
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:40 – 15:59
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:54 – 16:36
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:59 – 17:19
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 18:35 – 19:25 next day
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. 04:58 – 05:52
- 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 17:19 – 20:00
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:46 – 06:45 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:46 – 06:45 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:46 – 08:05 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:05 – 09:24 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:24 – 10:43 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:43 – 12:02 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:02 – 13:21 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:21 – 14:40 | Good |
| Rog | 14:40 – 15:59 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:59 – 17:19 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:19 – 18:59 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:59 – 20:40 | Good |
| Char | 20:40 – 22:21 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:21 – 00:02 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:02 – 01:43 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:43 – 03:23 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:23 – 05:04 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:04 – 06:45 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
- 06:46 NowSun
- 07:38 NowVenus
- 08:31 NowMercury
- 09:24 NowMoon
- 10:17 NowSaturn
- 11:09 NowJupiter
- 12:02 NowMars
- 12:55 NowSun
- 13:48 NowVenus
- 14:40 NowMercury
- 15:33 NowMoon
- 16:26 NowSaturn
- 17:19 NowJupiter
- 18:26 NowMars
- 19:33 NowSun
- 20:40 NowVenus
- 21:47 NowMercury
- 22:55 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:02 NowSaturn
- 01:09 NowJupiter
- 02:16 NowMars
- 03:23 NowSun
- 04:31 NowVenus
- 05:38 NowMercury
- 06:46 NowSun
- 07:46 NowVenus
- 08:46 NowMercury
- 09:46 NowMoon
- 10:46 NowSaturn
- 11:46 NowJupiter
- 12:46 NowMars
- 13:46 NowSun
- 14:46 NowVenus
- 15:46 NowMercury
- 16:46 NowMoon
- 17:46 NowSaturn
- 18:46 NowJupiter
- 19:46 NowMars
- 20:46 NowSun
- 21:46 NowVenus
- 22:46 NowMercury
- 23:46 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:46 NowSaturn
- 01:46 NowJupiter
- 02:46 NowMars
- 03:46 NowSun
- 04:46 NowVenus
- 05:46 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:58 – 06:16 Gemini
- 06:16 – 07:57 Cancer
- 07:57 – 09:23 Leo
- 09:23 – 10:47 Virgo
- 10:47 – 12:21 Libra
- 12:21 – 14:16 Scorpio
- 14:16 – 16:31 Sagittarius
- 16:31 – 18:52 Capricorn
- 18:52 – 21:11 Aquarius
- 21:11 – 23:29 Pisces
- 23:29 – 01:49 next day Aries
- 01:49 – 04:08 next day Taurus
- 04:08 – 06:12 next day Gemini
- 06:12 – 06:45 next day Cancer
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+2) · Method