Durban panchang, 29 August 2026
Sunrise 06:15 Sunset 17:38 Moonrise 19:02 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
06:15 to 17:38- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:15 – 07:41
- Durmuhurta 06:15 – 07:01
- Durmuhurta 07:01 – 07:46
- Rahu Kalam 09:06 – 10:31
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:34 – 12:19
- Yamaganda 13:22 – 14:47
- 06:27 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 06:27 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
17:38 to 06:14 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:38 – 20:09
- Brahma Muhurta 04:33 – 05:24 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:07 Moon enters Pisces
- 18:20 Karana becomes Gara
- 00:12 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 01:51 next day Yoga becomes Shula
- 06:07 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 06:07 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 06:27
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 00:12 next day · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Dhriti until 01:51 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 06:27, then Taitila
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Leo
- 06:27 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 06:27 Karana becomes Taitila
- 18:07 Moon enters Pisces
- 18:20 Karana becomes Gara
- 00:12 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 01:51 next day Yoga becomes Shula
- 06:07 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 06:07 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:15 – 07:41
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:15 – 07:01
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:01 – 07:46
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:06 – 10:31
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:22 – 14:47
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 01:51 – 03:51 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. 04:34 – 05:25
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:34 – 12:19
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:38 – 20:09
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:15 – 07:41 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:41 – 09:06 | Good |
| Rog | 09:06 – 10:31 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:31 – 11:57 | Bad |
| Char | 11:57 – 13:22 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:22 – 14:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:47 – 16:13 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:13 – 17:38 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:38 – 19:12 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:12 – 20:47 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:47 – 22:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:21 – 23:56 | Good |
| Char | 23:56 – 01:31 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:31 – 03:05 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:05 – 04:40 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:40 – 06:14 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
- 06:15 NowSaturn
- 07:12 NowJupiter
- 08:09 NowMars
- 09:06 NowSun
- 10:03 NowVenus
- 11:00 NowMercury
- 11:57 NowMoon
- 12:53 NowSaturn
- 13:50 NowJupiter
- 14:47 NowMars
- 15:44 NowSun
- 16:41 NowVenus
- 17:38 NowMercury
- 18:41 NowMoon
- 19:44 NowSaturn
- 20:47 NowJupiter
- 21:50 NowMars
- 22:53 NowSun
- 23:56 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:59 NowMercury
- 02:02 NowMoon
- 03:05 NowSaturn
- 04:08 NowJupiter
- 05:11 NowMars
- 06:15 NowSaturn
- 07:15 NowJupiter
- 08:15 NowMars
- 09:15 NowSun
- 10:15 NowVenus
- 11:15 NowMercury
- 12:15 NowMoon
- 13:15 NowSaturn
- 14:15 NowJupiter
- 15:15 NowMars
- 16:15 NowSun
- 17:15 NowVenus
- 18:15 NowMercury
- 19:15 NowMoon
- 20:15 NowSaturn
- 21:15 NowJupiter
- 22:15 NowMars
- 23:15 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:15 NowVenus
- 01:15 NowMercury
- 02:15 NowMoon
- 03:15 NowSaturn
- 04:15 NowJupiter
- 05:15 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:34 – 05:44 Cancer
- 05:44 – 07:10 Leo
- 07:10 – 08:33 Virgo
- 08:33 – 10:07 Libra
- 10:07 – 12:02 Scorpio
- 12:02 – 14:17 Sagittarius
- 14:17 – 16:39 Capricorn
- 16:39 – 18:57 Aquarius
- 18:57 – 21:15 Pisces
- 21:15 – 23:36 Aries
- 23:36 – 01:55 next day Taurus
- 01:55 – 03:58 next day Gemini
- 03:58 – 05:40 next day Cancer
- 05:40 – 06:14 next day Leo
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