Durban panchang, 6 November 2026
Sunrise 04:58 Sunset 18:20 Moonrise 03:00 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
04:58 to 18:20- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 06:38 – 08:19
- Durmuhurta 07:39 – 08:32
- Rahu Kalam 09:59 – 11:39
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:12 – 12:06
- Durmuhurta 12:06 – 12:59
- Yamaganda 15:00 – 16:40
- 07:01 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 07:01 Karana becomes Gara
Night
18:20 to 04:58 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:20 – 20:28
- Brahma Muhurta 03:33 – 04:15 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:06 Karana becomes Vanija
- 00:40 next day Yoga becomes Priti
- 01:13 next day Nakshatra becomes Chitra
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 07:01
- Nakshatra Hasta until 01:13 next day · lord Moon
- Yoga Vishkambha until 00:40 next day
- Karana Taitila until 07:01, then Gara
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Libra
- 07:01 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 07:01 Karana becomes Gara
- 19:06 Karana becomes Vanija
- 00:40 next day Yoga becomes Priti
- 01:13 next day Nakshatra becomes Chitra
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:38 – 08:19
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:39 – 08:32
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:59 – 11:39
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:06 – 12:59
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:00 – 16:40
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. 03:33 – 04:16
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:12 – 12:06
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:20 – 20:28
Choghadiya
| Char | 04:58 – 06:38 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 06:38 – 08:19 | Good |
| Amrit | 08:19 – 09:59 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:59 – 11:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:39 – 13:19 | Good |
| Rog | 13:19 – 15:00 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:00 – 16:40 | Bad |
| Char | 16:40 – 18:20 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:20 – 19:40 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 19:40 – 21:00 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:00 – 22:19 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:19 – 23:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:39 – 00:59 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 00:59 – 02:18 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:18 – 03:38 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:38 – 04:58 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
- 04:58 NowVenus
- 06:05 NowMercury
- 07:12 NowMoon
- 08:19 NowSaturn
- 09:26 NowJupiter
- 10:32 NowMars
- 11:39 NowSun
- 12:46 NowVenus
- 13:53 NowMercury
- 15:00 NowMoon
- 16:07 NowSaturn
- 17:13 NowJupiter
- 18:20 NowMars
- 19:13 NowSun
- 20:06 NowVenus
- 21:00 NowMercury
- 21:53 NowMoon
- 22:46 NowSaturn
- 23:39 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:32 NowMars
- 01:25 NowSun
- 02:18 NowVenus
- 03:11 NowMercury
- 04:04 NowMoon
- 04:58 NowVenus
- 05:58 NowMercury
- 06:58 NowMoon
- 07:58 NowSaturn
- 08:58 NowJupiter
- 09:58 NowMars
- 10:58 NowSun
- 11:58 NowVenus
- 12:58 NowMercury
- 13:58 NowMoon
- 14:58 NowSaturn
- 15:58 NowJupiter
- 16:58 NowMars
- 17:58 NowSun
- 18:58 NowVenus
- 19:58 NowMercury
- 20:58 NowMoon
- 21:58 NowSaturn
- 22:58 NowJupiter
- 23:58 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:58 NowSun
- 01:58 NowVenus
- 02:58 NowMercury
- 03:58 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:33 – 04:02 Virgo
- 04:02 – 05:36 Libra
- 05:36 – 07:31 Scorpio
- 07:31 – 09:46 Sagittarius
- 09:46 – 12:07 Capricorn
- 12:07 – 14:26 Aquarius
- 14:26 – 16:44 Pisces
- 16:44 – 19:04 Aries
- 19:04 – 21:23 Taurus
- 21:23 – 23:27 Gemini
- 23:27 – 01:08 next day Cancer
- 01:08 – 02:35 next day Leo
- 02:35 – 03:58 next day Virgo
- 03:58 – 04:58 next day Libra
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