Durban panchang, 8 November 2026
Sunrise 04:57 Sunset 18:22 Moonrise 04:01 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
04:57 to 18:22- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:13 – 12:06
- Yamaganda 11:39 – 13:20
- Gulika Kalam 15:01 – 16:41
- Durmuhurta 16:34 – 17:28
- Rahu Kalam 16:41 – 18:22
- 07:58 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 07:58 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Night
18:22 to 04:56 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:22 – 20:29
- Brahma Muhurta 03:32 – 04:14 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:27 Karana becomes Naga
- 23:33 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 03:54 next day Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 07:58
- Nakshatra Swati until 03:54 next day · lord Rahu
- Yoga Ayushman until 23:33
- Karana Shakuni until 07:58, then Chatushpada
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Libra
- 07:58 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 07:58 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 20:27 Karana becomes Naga
- 23:33 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 03:54 next day Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:39 – 13:20
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:01 – 16:41
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:34 – 17:28
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:41 – 18:22
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 03:54 – 04:56 next day
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. 03:32 – 04:14
- 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 18:22 – 20:29
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 04:57 – 06:37 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 06:37 – 08:18 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:18 – 09:59 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:59 – 11:39 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:39 – 13:20 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:20 – 15:01 | Good |
| Rog | 15:01 – 16:41 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:41 – 18:22 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:22 – 19:41 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:41 – 21:00 | Good |
| Char | 21:00 – 22:20 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:20 – 23:39 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:39 – 00:58 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:58 – 02:18 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:18 – 03:37 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:37 – 04:56 next day | Good |
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
- 04:57 NowSun
- 06:04 NowVenus
- 07:11 NowMercury
- 08:18 NowMoon
- 09:25 NowSaturn
- 10:32 NowJupiter
- 11:39 NowMars
- 12:46 NowSun
- 13:53 NowVenus
- 15:01 NowMercury
- 16:08 NowMoon
- 17:15 NowSaturn
- 18:22 NowJupiter
- 19:15 NowMars
- 20:08 NowSun
- 21:00 NowVenus
- 21:53 NowMercury
- 22:46 NowMoon
- 23:39 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:32 NowJupiter
- 01:25 NowMars
- 02:18 NowSun
- 03:10 NowVenus
- 04:03 NowMercury
- 04:57 NowSun
- 05:57 NowVenus
- 06:57 NowMercury
- 07:57 NowMoon
- 08:57 NowSaturn
- 09:57 NowJupiter
- 10:57 NowMars
- 11:57 NowSun
- 12:57 NowVenus
- 13:57 NowMercury
- 14:57 NowMoon
- 15:57 NowSaturn
- 16:57 NowJupiter
- 17:57 NowMars
- 18:57 NowSun
- 19:57 NowVenus
- 20:57 NowMercury
- 21:57 NowMoon
- 22:57 NowSaturn
- 23:57 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:57 NowMars
- 01:57 NowSun
- 02:57 NowVenus
- 03:57 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:32 – 03:54 Virgo
- 03:54 – 05:28 Libra
- 05:28 – 07:23 Scorpio
- 07:23 – 09:38 Sagittarius
- 09:38 – 12:00 Capricorn
- 12:00 – 14:18 Aquarius
- 14:18 – 16:36 Pisces
- 16:36 – 18:56 Aries
- 18:56 – 21:16 Taurus
- 21:16 – 23:19 Gemini
- 23:19 – 01:01 next day Cancer
- 01:01 – 02:27 next day Leo
- 02:27 – 03:50 next day Virgo
- 03:50 – 04:56 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