Durban panchang, 2 September 2026
Sunrise 06:11 Sunset 17:40 Moonrise 23:17 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
06:11 to 17:40- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:37 – 09:03
- Gulika Kalam 10:29 – 11:55
- Durmuhurta 11:32 – 12:18
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:32 – 12:18 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:55 – 13:21
- 13:51 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
17:40 to 06:09 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:40 – 20:10
- Brahma Muhurta 04:30 – 05:19 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:42 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 22:13 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 00:56 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 00:56 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 03:56 next day Moon enters Taurus
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Shashthi until 00:56 next day
- Nakshatra Bharani until 22:13 · lord Venus
- Yoga Dhruva until 17:42
- Karana Gara until 13:51, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Leo
- 13:51 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:42 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 22:13 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 00:56 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 00:56 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 03:56 next day Moon enters Taurus
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:37 – 09:03
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:29 – 11:55
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:32 – 12:18
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:55 – 13:21
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 17:42 – 21:18
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:11 – 22:13
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. 04:30 – 05:21
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:32 – 12:18
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:40 – 20:10
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 22:13 – 06:09 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 22:13 – 06:09 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 22:13 – 06:09 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 00:56 – 06:09 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:11 – 07:37 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:37 – 09:03 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:03 – 10:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:29 – 11:55 | Good |
| Rog | 11:55 – 13:21 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:21 – 14:48 | Bad |
| Char | 14:48 – 16:14 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:14 – 17:40 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:40 – 19:14 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:14 – 20:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:47 – 22:21 | Good |
| Char | 22:21 – 23:55 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:55 – 01:28 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:28 – 03:02 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:02 – 04:36 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:36 – 06:09 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
- 06:11 NowMercury
- 07:08 NowMoon
- 08:06 NowSaturn
- 09:03 NowJupiter
- 10:00 NowMars
- 10:58 NowSun
- 11:55 NowVenus
- 12:53 NowMercury
- 13:50 NowMoon
- 14:48 NowSaturn
- 15:45 NowJupiter
- 16:43 NowMars
- 17:40 NowSun
- 18:42 NowVenus
- 19:45 NowMercury
- 20:47 NowMoon
- 21:50 NowSaturn
- 22:52 NowJupiter
- 23:55 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:57 NowSun
- 02:00 NowVenus
- 03:02 NowMercury
- 04:05 NowMoon
- 05:07 NowSaturn
- 06:11 NowMercury
- 07:11 NowMoon
- 08:11 NowSaturn
- 09:11 NowJupiter
- 10:11 NowMars
- 11:11 NowSun
- 12:11 NowVenus
- 13:11 NowMercury
- 14:11 NowMoon
- 15:11 NowSaturn
- 16:11 NowJupiter
- 17:11 NowMars
- 18:11 NowSun
- 19:11 NowVenus
- 20:11 NowMercury
- 21:11 NowMoon
- 22:11 NowSaturn
- 23:11 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:11 NowMars
- 01:11 NowSun
- 02:11 NowVenus
- 03:11 NowMercury
- 04:11 NowMoon
- 05:11 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:30 – 05:28 Cancer
- 05:28 – 06:54 Leo
- 06:54 – 08:18 Virgo
- 08:18 – 09:52 Libra
- 09:52 – 11:47 Scorpio
- 11:47 – 14:02 Sagittarius
- 14:02 – 16:23 Capricorn
- 16:23 – 18:42 Aquarius
- 18:42 – 20:59 Pisces
- 20:59 – 23:20 Aries
- 23:20 – 01:39 next day Taurus
- 01:39 – 03:43 next day Gemini
- 03:43 – 05:24 next day Cancer
- 05:24 – 06:09 next day Leo
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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