Durban panchang, 8 September 2026
Sunrise 06:03 Sunset 17:43 Moonrise 04:14 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
06:03 to 17:43- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 08:23 – 09:10
- Yamaganda 08:58 – 10:26
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:30 – 12:17
- Gulika Kalam 11:53 – 13:21
- Rahu Kalam 14:48 – 16:16
- 11:13 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 11:13 Karana becomes Gara
- 13:09 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
Night
17:43 to 06:02 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 17:43 – 20:11
- Brahma Muhurta 04:24 – 05:13 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:10 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 22:05 Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 11:13
- Nakshatra Pushya until 13:09 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Parigha until 21:10
- Karana Taitila until 11:13, then Gara
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Leo
- 11:13 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 11:13 Karana becomes Gara
- 13:09 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 21:10 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 22:05 Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 00:08 – 10:39
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:23 – 09:10
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:58 – 10:26
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:53 – 13:21
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:48 – 16:16
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. 04:25 – 05:14
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:30 – 12:17
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:43 – 20:11
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 11:13 – 06:02 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 13:09 – 06:02 next day
Choghadiya
| Rog | 06:03 – 07:31 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 07:31 – 08:58 | Bad |
| Char | 08:58 – 10:26 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:26 – 11:53 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:53 – 13:21 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:21 – 14:48 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:48 – 16:16 | Good |
| Rog | 16:16 – 17:43 | Bad |
| Kaal | 17:43 – 19:16 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 19:16 – 20:48 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:48 – 22:20 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:20 – 23:53 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:53 – 01:25 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:25 – 02:57 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:57 – 04:30 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 04:30 – 06:02 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
- 06:03 NowMars
- 07:02 NowSun
- 08:00 NowVenus
- 08:58 NowMercury
- 09:57 NowMoon
- 10:55 NowSaturn
- 11:53 NowJupiter
- 12:52 NowMars
- 13:50 NowSun
- 14:48 NowVenus
- 15:47 NowMercury
- 16:45 NowMoon
- 17:43 NowSaturn
- 18:45 NowJupiter
- 19:46 NowMars
- 20:48 NowSun
- 21:50 NowVenus
- 22:51 NowMercury
- 23:53 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:54 NowSaturn
- 01:56 NowJupiter
- 02:57 NowMars
- 03:59 NowSun
- 05:01 NowVenus
- 06:03 NowMars
- 07:03 NowSun
- 08:03 NowVenus
- 09:03 NowMercury
- 10:03 NowMoon
- 11:03 NowSaturn
- 12:03 NowJupiter
- 13:03 NowMars
- 14:03 NowSun
- 15:03 NowVenus
- 16:03 NowMercury
- 17:03 NowMoon
- 18:03 NowSaturn
- 19:03 NowJupiter
- 20:03 NowMars
- 21:03 NowSun
- 22:03 NowVenus
- 23:03 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:03 NowMoon
- 01:03 NowSaturn
- 02:03 NowJupiter
- 03:03 NowMars
- 04:03 NowSun
- 05:03 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:25 – 05:04 Cancer
- 05:04 – 06:30 Leo
- 06:30 – 07:54 Virgo
- 07:54 – 09:28 Libra
- 09:28 – 11:23 Scorpio
- 11:23 – 13:38 Sagittarius
- 13:38 – 15:59 Capricorn
- 15:59 – 18:18 Aquarius
- 18:18 – 20:36 Pisces
- 20:36 – 22:56 Aries
- 22:56 – 01:15 next day Taurus
- 01:15 – 03:19 next day Gemini
- 03:19 – 05:00 next day Cancer
- 05:00 – 06:02 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