Durban panchang, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:22 Sunset 17:35 Moonrise 13:12 Shravana month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:22 to 17:35- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:36 – 12:21
- Yamaganda 11:58 – 13:22
- Gulika Kalam 14:46 – 16:11
- Durmuhurta 16:05 – 16:50
- Rahu Kalam 16:11 – 17:35
- 11:41 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:14 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
Night
17:35 to 06:21 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:35 – 20:08
- Brahma Muhurta 04:39 – 05:30 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:49 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 00:49 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 03:34 next day Yoga becomes Ayushman
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 00:49 next day
- Nakshatra Mula until 14:14 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Priti until 03:34 next day
- Karana Vanija until 11:41, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Leo
- 11:41 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:14 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 00:49 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 00:49 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 03:34 next day Yoga becomes Ayushman
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:58 – 13:22
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:46 – 16:11
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:05 – 16:50
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:11 – 17:35
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. 04:40 – 05:31
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:36 – 12:21
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:35 – 20:08
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:22 – 14:14
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:22 – 14:14
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:22 – 14:14
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:22 – 07:46 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:46 – 09:10 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:10 – 10:34 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:34 – 11:58 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:58 – 13:22 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:22 – 14:46 | Good |
| Rog | 14:46 – 16:11 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:11 – 17:35 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:35 – 19:10 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:10 – 20:46 | Good |
| Char | 20:46 – 22:22 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:22 – 23:58 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:58 – 01:33 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:33 – 03:09 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:09 – 04:45 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:45 – 06:21 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
- 06:22 NowSun
- 07:18 NowVenus
- 08:14 NowMercury
- 09:10 NowMoon
- 10:06 NowSaturn
- 11:02 NowJupiter
- 11:58 NowMars
- 12:54 NowSun
- 13:50 NowVenus
- 14:46 NowMercury
- 15:42 NowMoon
- 16:39 NowSaturn
- 17:35 NowJupiter
- 18:38 NowMars
- 19:42 NowSun
- 20:46 NowVenus
- 21:50 NowMercury
- 22:54 NowMoon
- 23:58 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 01:02 NowJupiter
- 02:05 NowMars
- 03:09 NowSun
- 04:13 NowVenus
- 05:17 NowMercury
- 06:22 NowSun
- 07:22 NowVenus
- 08:22 NowMercury
- 09:22 NowMoon
- 10:22 NowSaturn
- 11:22 NowJupiter
- 12:22 NowMars
- 13:22 NowSun
- 14:22 NowVenus
- 15:22 NowMercury
- 16:22 NowMoon
- 17:22 NowSaturn
- 18:22 NowJupiter
- 19:22 NowMars
- 20:22 NowSun
- 21:22 NowVenus
- 22:22 NowMercury
- 23:22 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:22 NowSaturn
- 01:22 NowJupiter
- 02:22 NowMars
- 03:22 NowSun
- 04:22 NowVenus
- 05:22 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:40 – 06:07 Cancer
- 06:07 – 07:33 Leo
- 07:33 – 08:57 Virgo
- 08:57 – 10:31 Libra
- 10:31 – 12:26 Scorpio
- 12:26 – 14:41 Sagittarius
- 14:41 – 17:02 Capricorn
- 17:02 – 19:21 Aquarius
- 19:21 – 21:39 Pisces
- 21:39 – 23:59 Aries
- 23:59 – 02:18 next day Taurus
- 02:18 – 04:22 next day Gemini
- 04:22 – 06:03 next day Cancer
- 06:03 – 06:21 next day Leo
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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