Durban panchang, 30 October 2026
Sunrise 05:04 Sunset 18:15 Moonrise 23:19 Ashwin month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:04 to 18:15- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 06:43 – 08:22
- Durmuhurta 07:42 – 08:35
- Rahu Kalam 10:00 – 11:39
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:13 – 12:06
- Durmuhurta 12:06 – 12:58
- Yamaganda 14:57 – 16:36
- 05:16 Karana becomes Taitila
- 05:34 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 15:55 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 15:55 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:11 Yoga becomes Siddha
Night
18:15 to 05:03 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:15 – 20:24
- Brahma Muhurta 03:37 – 04:20 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:39 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 03:42 next day Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 15:55
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 05:34 · lord Mars
- Yoga Shiva until 17:11
- Karana Kaulava until 05:16, then Taitila
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Libra
- 05:16 Karana becomes Taitila
- 05:34 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 15:55 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 15:55 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:11 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 02:39 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 03:42 next day Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:43 – 08:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:42 – 08:35
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:00 – 11:39
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:06 – 12:58
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:57 – 16:36
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. 03:37 – 04:21
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:13 – 12:06
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:15 – 20:24
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 15:55 – 05:03 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 03:42 – 05:03 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 03:42 – 05:03 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 05:04 – 06:43 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 06:43 – 08:22 | Good |
| Amrit | 08:22 – 10:00 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:00 – 11:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:39 – 13:18 | Good |
| Rog | 13:18 – 14:57 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:57 – 16:36 | Bad |
| Char | 16:36 – 18:15 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:15 – 19:36 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 19:36 – 20:57 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:57 – 22:18 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:18 – 23:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:39 – 01:00 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:00 – 02:21 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:21 – 03:42 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:42 – 05:03 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
- 05:04 NowVenus
- 06:10 NowMercury
- 07:16 NowMoon
- 08:22 NowSaturn
- 09:27 NowJupiter
- 10:33 NowMars
- 11:39 NowSun
- 12:45 NowVenus
- 13:51 NowMercury
- 14:57 NowMoon
- 16:03 NowSaturn
- 17:09 NowJupiter
- 18:15 NowMars
- 19:09 NowSun
- 20:03 NowVenus
- 20:57 NowMercury
- 21:51 NowMoon
- 22:45 NowSaturn
- 23:39 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:33 NowMars
- 01:27 NowSun
- 02:21 NowVenus
- 03:15 NowMercury
- 04:09 NowMoon
- 05:04 NowVenus
- 06:04 NowMercury
- 07:04 NowMoon
- 08:04 NowSaturn
- 09:04 NowJupiter
- 10:04 NowMars
- 11:04 NowSun
- 12:04 NowVenus
- 13:04 NowMercury
- 14:04 NowMoon
- 15:04 NowSaturn
- 16:04 NowJupiter
- 17:04 NowMars
- 18:04 NowSun
- 19:04 NowVenus
- 20:04 NowMercury
- 21:04 NowMoon
- 22:04 NowSaturn
- 23:04 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:04 NowMars
- 01:04 NowSun
- 02:04 NowVenus
- 03:04 NowMercury
- 04:04 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:37 – 04:30 Virgo
- 04:30 – 06:04 Libra
- 06:04 – 07:59 Scorpio
- 07:59 – 10:14 Sagittarius
- 10:14 – 12:35 Capricorn
- 12:35 – 14:54 Aquarius
- 14:54 – 17:11 Pisces
- 17:11 – 19:32 Aries
- 19:32 – 21:51 Taurus
- 21:51 – 23:55 Gemini
- 23:55 – 01:36 next day Cancer
- 01:36 – 03:02 next day Leo
- 03:02 – 04:26 next day Virgo
- 04:26 – 05:03 next day Libra
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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