Durban panchang, 29 November 2026
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:39 Moonrise 23:29 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
04:48 to 18:39- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:16 – 12:11
- Yamaganda 11:44 – 13:28
- Gulika Kalam 15:12 – 16:55
- Durmuhurta 16:48 – 17:44
- Rahu Kalam 16:55 – 18:39
- 07:29 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 11:18 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:38 Yoga becomes Indra
Night
18:39 to 04:48 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:39 – 20:41
- Brahma Muhurta 03:27 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:17 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 22:17 Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Shashthi until 22:17
- Nakshatra Pushya until 07:29 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Brahma until 13:38
- Karana Gara until 11:18, then Vanija
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 07:29 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 11:18 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:38 Yoga becomes Indra
- 22:17 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 22:17 Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:44 – 13:28
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:12 – 16:55
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:48 – 17:44
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:55 – 18:39
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 22:17 – 06:12 next day
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 06:12 – 09:25 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. 03:27 – 04:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:16 – 12:11
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:39 – 20:41
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 04:48 – 07:29
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:29 – 04:48 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 04:48 – 06:32 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 06:32 – 08:16 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:16 – 10:00 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:00 – 11:44 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:44 – 13:28 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:28 – 15:12 | Good |
| Rog | 15:12 – 16:55 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:55 – 18:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:39 – 19:55 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:55 – 21:11 | Good |
| Char | 21:11 – 22:28 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:28 – 23:44 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:44 – 01:00 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:00 – 02:16 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:16 – 03:32 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:32 – 04:48 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 Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 04:48 NowSun
- 05:58 NowVenus
- 07:07 NowMercury
- 08:16 NowMoon
- 09:25 NowSaturn
- 10:35 NowJupiter
- 11:44 NowMars
- 12:53 NowSun
- 14:02 NowVenus
- 15:12 NowMercury
- 16:21 NowMoon
- 17:30 NowSaturn
- 18:39 NowJupiter
- 19:30 NowMars
- 20:21 NowSun
- 21:11 NowVenus
- 22:02 NowMercury
- 22:53 NowMoon
- 23:44 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:34 NowJupiter
- 01:25 NowMars
- 02:16 NowSun
- 03:07 NowVenus
- 03:57 NowMercury
- 04:48 NowSun
- 05:48 NowVenus
- 06:48 NowMercury
- 07:48 NowMoon
- 08:48 NowSaturn
- 09:48 NowJupiter
- 10:48 NowMars
- 11:48 NowSun
- 12:48 NowVenus
- 13:48 NowMercury
- 14:48 NowMoon
- 15:48 NowSaturn
- 16:48 NowJupiter
- 17:48 NowMars
- 18:48 NowSun
- 19:48 NowVenus
- 20:48 NowMercury
- 21:48 NowMoon
- 22:48 NowSaturn
- 23:48 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMars
- 01:48 NowSun
- 02:48 NowVenus
- 03:48 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:27 – 04:06 Libra
- 04:06 – 06:01 Scorpio
- 06:01 – 08:16 Sagittarius
- 08:16 – 10:37 Capricorn
- 10:37 – 12:56 Aquarius
- 12:56 – 15:13 Pisces
- 15:13 – 17:34 Aries
- 17:34 – 19:53 Taurus
- 19:53 – 21:57 Gemini
- 21:57 – 23:38 Cancer
- 23:38 – 01:04 next day Leo
- 01:04 – 02:28 next day Virgo
- 02:28 – 04:02 next day Libra
- 04:02 – 04:48 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