Durban panchang, 2 October 2026
Sunrise 05:34 Sunset 17:56 Bhadrapada month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:34 to 17:56- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:07 – 08:39
- Durmuhurta 08:02 – 08:52
- Rahu Kalam 10:12 – 11:45
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:20 – 12:10
- Durmuhurta 12:10 – 12:59
- Yamaganda 14:51 – 16:23
- 06:45 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 06:45 Karana becomes Vishti
- 12:10 Moon enters Gemini
- 14:47 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 17:37 Karana becomes Bava
Night
17:56 to 05:33 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 17:56 – 20:15
- Brahma Muhurta 04:00 – 04:46 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:25 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 04:30 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 04:30 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Shashthi until 06:45
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 23:25 · lord Mars
- Yoga Vyatipata until 14:47
- Karana Vanija until 06:45, then Vishti
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Virgo
- 06:45 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 06:45 Karana becomes Vishti
- 12:10 Moon enters Gemini
- 14:47 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 17:37 Karana becomes Bava
- 23:25 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 04:30 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 04:30 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 17:48 – 14:47
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:07 – 08:39
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:02 – 08:52
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:12 – 11:45
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:10 – 12:59
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:51 – 16:23
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. 04:01 – 04:47
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:20 – 12:10
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:56 – 20:15
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:34 – 23:25
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 05:34 – 06:45
Choghadiya
| Char | 05:34 – 07:07 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:07 – 08:39 | Good |
| Amrit | 08:39 – 10:12 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:12 – 11:45 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:45 – 13:18 | Good |
| Rog | 13:18 – 14:51 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:51 – 16:23 | Bad |
| Char | 16:23 – 17:56 | Neutral |
| Rog | 17:56 – 19:23 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 19:23 – 20:50 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:50 – 22:17 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:17 – 23:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:44 – 01:11 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:11 – 02:39 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:39 – 04:06 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:06 – 05:33 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 Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 05:34 NowVenus
- 06:36 NowMercury
- 07:38 NowMoon
- 08:39 NowSaturn
- 09:41 NowJupiter
- 10:43 NowMars
- 11:45 NowSun
- 12:47 NowVenus
- 13:49 NowMercury
- 14:51 NowMoon
- 15:52 NowSaturn
- 16:54 NowJupiter
- 17:56 NowMars
- 18:54 NowSun
- 19:52 NowVenus
- 20:50 NowMercury
- 21:48 NowMoon
- 22:46 NowSaturn
- 23:44 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:42 NowMars
- 01:40 NowSun
- 02:39 NowVenus
- 03:37 NowMercury
- 04:35 NowMoon
- 05:34 NowVenus
- 06:34 NowMercury
- 07:34 NowMoon
- 08:34 NowSaturn
- 09:34 NowJupiter
- 10:34 NowMars
- 11:34 NowSun
- 12:34 NowVenus
- 13:34 NowMercury
- 14:34 NowMoon
- 15:34 NowSaturn
- 16:34 NowJupiter
- 17:34 NowMars
- 18:34 NowSun
- 19:34 NowVenus
- 20:34 NowMercury
- 21:34 NowMoon
- 22:34 NowSaturn
- 23:34 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:34 NowMars
- 01:34 NowSun
- 02:34 NowVenus
- 03:34 NowMercury
- 04:34 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:01 – 04:56 Leo
- 04:56 – 06:20 Virgo
- 06:20 – 07:54 Libra
- 07:54 – 09:49 Scorpio
- 09:49 – 12:04 Sagittarius
- 12:04 – 14:25 Capricorn
- 14:25 – 16:44 Aquarius
- 16:44 – 19:01 Pisces
- 19:01 – 21:22 Aries
- 21:22 – 23:41 Taurus
- 23:41 – 01:45 next day Gemini
- 01:45 – 03:26 next day Cancer
- 03:26 – 04:52 next day Leo
- 04:52 – 05:33 next day Virgo
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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