Durban panchang, 11 August 2026
Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 17:28 Moonrise 05:35 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
06:34 to 17:28- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 08:45 – 09:28
- Yamaganda 09:17 – 10:39
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:39 – 12:23
- Gulika Kalam 12:01 – 13:23
- Rahu Kalam 14:44 – 16:06
- 06:39 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 11:53 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 15:21 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
Night
17:28 to 06:33 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 17:28 – 20:05
- Brahma Muhurta 04:48 – 05:41 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:23 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 22:23 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 04:30 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 22:23
- Nakshatra Punarvasu until 06:39 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Siddhi until 15:21
- Karana Vishti until 11:53, then Shakuni
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Cancer
- 06:39 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 11:53 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 15:21 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 22:23 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 22:23 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 04:30 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
Times to avoid
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 01:24 – 11:53
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:45 – 09:28
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:17 – 10:39
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:01 – 13:23
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:44 – 16:06
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 15:21 – 11:56 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. 04:49 – 05:41
- 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 17:28 – 20:05
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 04:30 – 06:33 next day
Choghadiya
| Rog | 06:34 – 07:56 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 07:56 – 09:17 | Bad |
| Char | 09:17 – 10:39 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:39 – 12:01 | Good |
| Amrit | 12:01 – 13:23 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:23 – 14:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:44 – 16:06 | Good |
| Rog | 16:06 – 17:28 | Bad |
| Kaal | 17:28 – 19:06 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 19:06 – 20:44 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:44 – 22:22 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:22 – 00:00 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 00:00 – 01:38 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:38 – 03:17 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:17 – 04:55 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 04:55 – 06:33 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
- 06:34 NowMars
- 07:28 NowSun
- 08:23 NowVenus
- 09:17 NowMercury
- 10:12 NowMoon
- 11:06 NowSaturn
- 12:01 NowJupiter
- 12:55 NowMars
- 13:50 NowSun
- 14:44 NowVenus
- 15:39 NowMercury
- 16:33 NowMoon
- 17:28 NowSaturn
- 18:33 NowJupiter
- 19:39 NowMars
- 20:44 NowSun
- 21:50 NowVenus
- 22:55 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:00 NowMoon
- 01:06 NowSaturn
- 02:11 NowJupiter
- 03:17 NowMars
- 04:22 NowSun
- 05:27 NowVenus
- 06:34 NowMars
- 07:34 NowSun
- 08:34 NowVenus
- 09:34 NowMercury
- 10:34 NowMoon
- 11:34 NowSaturn
- 12:34 NowJupiter
- 13:34 NowMars
- 14:34 NowSun
- 15:34 NowVenus
- 16:34 NowMercury
- 17:34 NowMoon
- 18:34 NowSaturn
- 19:34 NowJupiter
- 20:34 NowMars
- 21:34 NowSun
- 22:34 NowVenus
- 23:34 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:34 NowMoon
- 01:34 NowSaturn
- 02:34 NowJupiter
- 03:34 NowMars
- 04:34 NowSun
- 05:34 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:49 – 05:13 Gemini
- 05:13 – 06:54 Cancer
- 06:54 – 08:21 Leo
- 08:21 – 09:44 Virgo
- 09:44 – 11:18 Libra
- 11:18 – 13:13 Scorpio
- 13:13 – 15:28 Sagittarius
- 15:28 – 17:49 Capricorn
- 17:49 – 20:08 Aquarius
- 20:08 – 22:26 Pisces
- 22:26 – 00:46 next day Aries
- 00:46 – 03:06 next day Taurus
- 03:06 – 05:09 next day Gemini
- 05:09 – 06:33 next day Cancer
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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