Durban panchang, 24 November 2026
Sunrise 04:49 Sunset 18:35 Moonrise 18:49 Kartika month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
04:49 to 18:35- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 07:34 – 08:29
- Yamaganda 08:16 – 09:59
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:15 – 12:10
- Gulika Kalam 11:42 – 13:25
- Rahu Kalam 15:09 – 16:52
- 06:35 Karana becomes Bava
- 12:35 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 16:53 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 16:53 Karana becomes Balava
Night
18:35 to 04:49 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 18:35 – 20:38
- Brahma Muhurta 03:27 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:55 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 03:08 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Purnima until 16:53
- Nakshatra Krittika until 19:55 · lord Sun
- Yoga Parigha until 12:35
- Karana Vishti until 06:35, then Bava
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 06:35 Karana becomes Bava
- 12:35 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 16:53 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 16:53 Karana becomes Balava
- 19:55 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 03:08 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:34 – 08:29
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:16 – 09:59
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:42 – 13:25
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:09 – 16:52
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. 03:27 – 04:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:15 – 12:10
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:35 – 20:38
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 04:49 – 19:55
Choghadiya
| Rog | 04:49 – 06:32 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 06:32 – 08:16 | Bad |
| Char | 08:16 – 09:59 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:59 – 11:42 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:42 – 13:25 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:25 – 15:09 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:09 – 16:52 | Good |
| Rog | 16:52 – 18:35 | Bad |
| Kaal | 18:35 – 19:52 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 19:52 – 21:09 | Good |
| Udveg | 21:09 – 22:25 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:25 – 23:42 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:42 – 00:59 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:59 – 02:16 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:16 – 03:32 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:32 – 04:49 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
- 04:49 NowMars
- 05:58 NowSun
- 07:07 NowVenus
- 08:16 NowMercury
- 09:25 NowMoon
- 10:33 NowSaturn
- 11:42 NowJupiter
- 12:51 NowMars
- 14:00 NowSun
- 15:09 NowVenus
- 16:18 NowMercury
- 17:26 NowMoon
- 18:35 NowSaturn
- 19:26 NowJupiter
- 20:17 NowMars
- 21:09 NowSun
- 22:00 NowVenus
- 22:51 NowMercury
- 23:42 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:33 NowSaturn
- 01:24 NowJupiter
- 02:16 NowMars
- 03:07 NowSun
- 03:58 NowVenus
- 04:49 NowMars
- 05:49 NowSun
- 06:49 NowVenus
- 07:49 NowMercury
- 08:49 NowMoon
- 09:49 NowSaturn
- 10:49 NowJupiter
- 11:49 NowMars
- 12:49 NowSun
- 13:49 NowVenus
- 14:49 NowMercury
- 15:49 NowMoon
- 16:49 NowSaturn
- 17:49 NowJupiter
- 18:49 NowMars
- 19:49 NowSun
- 20:49 NowVenus
- 21:49 NowMercury
- 22:49 NowMoon
- 23:49 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:49 NowJupiter
- 01:49 NowMars
- 02:49 NowSun
- 03:49 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:27 – 04:25 Libra
- 04:25 – 06:20 Scorpio
- 06:20 – 08:35 Sagittarius
- 08:35 – 10:57 Capricorn
- 10:57 – 13:15 Aquarius
- 13:15 – 15:33 Pisces
- 15:33 – 17:54 Aries
- 17:54 – 20:13 Taurus
- 20:13 – 22:16 Gemini
- 22:16 – 23:58 Cancer
- 23:58 – 01:24 next day Leo
- 01:24 – 02:47 next day Virgo
- 02:47 – 04:21 next day Libra
- 04:21 – 04:49 next day Scorpio
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