Durban panchang, 5 August 2026
Sunrise 06:39 Sunset 17:24 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
06:39 to 17:24- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:00 – 09:20
- Gulika Kalam 10:41 – 12:02
- Durmuhurta 11:40 – 12:23
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:40 – 12:23 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:02 – 13:22
- 13:59 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 17:12 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 17:12 Karana becomes Balava
Night
17:24 to 06:38 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:24 – 20:03
- Brahma Muhurta 04:52 – 05:45 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:48 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 04:21 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Saptami until 17:12
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 17:48 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Shula until 13:59
- Karana Bava until 17:12, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Cancer
- 13:59 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 17:12 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 17:12 Karana becomes Balava
- 17:48 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 04:21 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:00 – 09:20
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:41 – 12:02
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:40 – 12:23
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:02 – 13:22
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 13:59 – 16:23
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:39 – 17:48
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 09:54 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34, commentary p. 30 08:54 – 10:53
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 17:48 – 06:38 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. 04:53 – 05:46
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:40 – 12:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:24 – 20:03
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:39 – 17:48
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:39 – 17:12
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:39 – 08:00 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:00 – 09:20 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:20 – 10:41 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:41 – 12:02 | Good |
| Rog | 12:02 – 13:22 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:22 – 14:43 | Bad |
| Char | 14:43 – 16:04 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:04 – 17:24 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:24 – 19:04 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:04 – 20:43 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:43 – 22:22 | Good |
| Char | 22:22 – 00:01 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:01 – 01:40 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:40 – 03:20 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:20 – 04:59 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:59 – 06:38 next day | Bad |
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
- 06:39 NowMercury
- 07:33 NowMoon
- 08:26 NowSaturn
- 09:20 NowJupiter
- 10:14 NowMars
- 11:08 NowSun
- 12:02 NowVenus
- 12:55 NowMercury
- 13:49 NowMoon
- 14:43 NowSaturn
- 15:37 NowJupiter
- 16:31 NowMars
- 17:24 NowSun
- 18:30 NowVenus
- 19:37 NowMercury
- 20:43 NowMoon
- 21:49 NowSaturn
- 22:55 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:01 NowMars
- 01:07 NowSun
- 02:13 NowVenus
- 03:20 NowMercury
- 04:26 NowMoon
- 05:32 NowSaturn
- 06:39 NowMercury
- 07:39 NowMoon
- 08:39 NowSaturn
- 09:39 NowJupiter
- 10:39 NowMars
- 11:39 NowSun
- 12:39 NowVenus
- 13:39 NowMercury
- 14:39 NowMoon
- 15:39 NowSaturn
- 16:39 NowJupiter
- 17:39 NowMars
- 18:39 NowSun
- 19:39 NowVenus
- 20:39 NowMercury
- 21:39 NowMoon
- 22:39 NowSaturn
- 23:39 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:39 NowMars
- 01:39 NowSun
- 02:39 NowVenus
- 03:39 NowMercury
- 04:39 NowMoon
- 05:39 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:53 – 05:37 Gemini
- 05:37 – 07:18 Cancer
- 07:18 – 08:44 Leo
- 08:44 – 10:08 Virgo
- 10:08 – 11:42 Libra
- 11:42 – 13:37 Scorpio
- 13:37 – 15:52 Sagittarius
- 15:52 – 18:13 Capricorn
- 18:13 – 20:32 Aquarius
- 20:32 – 22:49 Pisces
- 22:49 – 01:10 next day Aries
- 01:10 – 03:29 next day Taurus
- 03:29 – 05:33 next day Gemini
- 05:33 – 06:38 next day Cancer
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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