Durban panchang, 25 November 2026
Sunrise 04:49 Sunset 18:36 Moonrise 20:01 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 18:36- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 06:32 – 08:16
- Gulika Kalam 09:59 – 11:42
- Durmuhurta 11:15 – 12:10
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:15 – 12:10 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:42 – 13:26
- 08:29 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 13:20 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 13:20 Karana becomes Taitila
- 17:06 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
Night
18:36 to 04:49 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:36 – 20:39
- Brahma Muhurta 03:27 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:32 Karana becomes Gara
- 03:41 next day Moon enters Gemini
- 04:19 next day Yoga becomes Sadhya
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 13:20
- Nakshatra Rohini until 17:06 · lord Moon
- Yoga Shiva until 08:29
- Karana Kaulava until 13:20, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 08:29 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 13:20 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 13:20 Karana becomes Taitila
- 17:06 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 23:32 Karana becomes Gara
- 03:41 next day Moon enters Gemini
- 04:19 next day Yoga becomes Sadhya
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:32 – 08:16
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:59 – 11:42
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:15 – 12:10
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:42 – 13:26
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 Not used on Wednesdays 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 18:36 – 20:39
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 04:49 – 17:06
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 13:20 – 04:49 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 17:06 – 04:49 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 04:49 – 06:32 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 06:32 – 08:16 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:16 – 09:59 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:59 – 11:42 | Good |
| Rog | 11:42 – 13:26 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:26 – 15:09 | Bad |
| Char | 15:09 – 16:53 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:53 – 18:36 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:36 – 19:53 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:53 – 21:09 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:09 – 22:26 | Good |
| Char | 22:26 – 23:42 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:42 – 00:59 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:59 – 02:16 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:16 – 03:32 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 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 NowMercury
- 05:58 NowMoon
- 07:07 NowSaturn
- 08:16 NowJupiter
- 09:25 NowMars
- 10:34 NowSun
- 11:42 NowVenus
- 12:51 NowMercury
- 14:00 NowMoon
- 15:09 NowSaturn
- 16:18 NowJupiter
- 17:27 NowMars
- 18:36 NowSun
- 19:27 NowVenus
- 20:18 NowMercury
- 21:09 NowMoon
- 22:00 NowSaturn
- 22:51 NowJupiter
- 23:42 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:33 NowSun
- 01:25 NowVenus
- 02:16 NowMercury
- 03:07 NowMoon
- 03:58 NowSaturn
- 04:49 NowMercury
- 05:49 NowMoon
- 06:49 NowSaturn
- 07:49 NowJupiter
- 08:49 NowMars
- 09:49 NowSun
- 10:49 NowVenus
- 11:49 NowMercury
- 12:49 NowMoon
- 13:49 NowSaturn
- 14:49 NowJupiter
- 15:49 NowMars
- 16:49 NowSun
- 17:49 NowVenus
- 18:49 NowMercury
- 19:49 NowMoon
- 20:49 NowSaturn
- 21:49 NowJupiter
- 22:49 NowMars
- 23:49 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:49 NowVenus
- 01:49 NowMercury
- 02:49 NowMoon
- 03:49 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:27 – 04:21 Libra
- 04:21 – 06:16 Scorpio
- 06:16 – 08:31 Sagittarius
- 08:31 – 10:53 Capricorn
- 10:53 – 13:11 Aquarius
- 13:11 – 15:29 Pisces
- 15:29 – 17:50 Aries
- 17:50 – 20:09 Taurus
- 20:09 – 22:12 Gemini
- 22:12 – 23:54 Cancer
- 23:54 – 01:20 next day Leo
- 01:20 – 02:43 next day Virgo
- 02:43 – 04:18 next day Libra
- 04:18 – 04:49 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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