Durban panchang, 9 August 2026
Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 17:27 Moonrise 03:42 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
06:36 to 17:27- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:39 – 12:23
- Yamaganda 12:01 – 13:22
- Gulika Kalam 14:44 – 16:05
- Durmuhurta 16:00 – 16:43
- Rahu Kalam 16:05 – 17:27
- 07:35 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 07:35 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 11:13 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Night
17:27 to 06:35 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:27 – 20:04
- Brahma Muhurta 04:50 – 05:42 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:04 Karana becomes Taitila
- 22:34 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 04:31 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 04:31 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 07:35
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 11:13 · lord Mars
- Yoga Harshana until 22:34
- Karana Balava until 07:35, then Kaulava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Cancer
- 07:35 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 07:35 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 11:13 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 18:04 Karana becomes Taitila
- 22:34 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 04:31 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 04:31 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:01 – 13:22
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:44 – 16:05
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:00 – 16:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:05 – 17:27
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 22:34 – 23:46
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. 04:50 – 05:43
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:39 – 12:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:27 – 20:04
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:36 – 07:57 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:57 – 09:18 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:18 – 10:40 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:40 – 12:01 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:01 – 13:22 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:22 – 14:44 | Good |
| Rog | 14:44 – 16:05 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:05 – 17:27 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:27 – 19:05 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:05 – 20:44 | Good |
| Char | 20:44 – 22:22 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:22 – 00:01 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:01 – 01:39 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:39 – 03:18 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:18 – 04:56 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:56 – 06:35 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
- 06:36 NowSun
- 07:30 NowVenus
- 08:24 NowMercury
- 09:18 NowMoon
- 10:13 NowSaturn
- 11:07 NowJupiter
- 12:01 NowMars
- 12:55 NowSun
- 13:50 NowVenus
- 14:44 NowMercury
- 15:38 NowMoon
- 16:32 NowSaturn
- 17:27 NowJupiter
- 18:32 NowMars
- 19:38 NowSun
- 20:44 NowVenus
- 21:49 NowMercury
- 22:55 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:01 NowSaturn
- 01:06 NowJupiter
- 02:12 NowMars
- 03:18 NowSun
- 04:23 NowVenus
- 05:29 NowMercury
- 06:36 NowSun
- 07:36 NowVenus
- 08:36 NowMercury
- 09:36 NowMoon
- 10:36 NowSaturn
- 11:36 NowJupiter
- 12:36 NowMars
- 13:36 NowSun
- 14:36 NowVenus
- 15:36 NowMercury
- 16:36 NowMoon
- 17:36 NowSaturn
- 18:36 NowJupiter
- 19:36 NowMars
- 20:36 NowSun
- 21:36 NowVenus
- 22:36 NowMercury
- 23:36 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:36 NowSaturn
- 01:36 NowJupiter
- 02:36 NowMars
- 03:36 NowSun
- 04:36 NowVenus
- 05:36 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:50 – 05:21 Gemini
- 05:21 – 07:02 Cancer
- 07:02 – 08:28 Leo
- 08:28 – 09:52 Virgo
- 09:52 – 11:26 Libra
- 11:26 – 13:21 Scorpio
- 13:21 – 15:36 Sagittarius
- 15:36 – 17:57 Capricorn
- 17:57 – 20:16 Aquarius
- 20:16 – 22:34 Pisces
- 22:34 – 00:54 next day Aries
- 00:54 – 03:13 next day Taurus
- 03:13 – 05:17 next day Gemini
- 05:17 – 06:35 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