Durban panchang, 1 December 2026
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:41 Moonrise 00:03 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 18:41- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 07:35 – 08:30
- Yamaganda 08:16 – 10:00
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:17 – 12:12
- Gulika Kalam 11:44 – 13:29
- Rahu Kalam 15:13 – 16:57
- 05:30 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 08:08 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 08:45 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Night
18:41 to 04:48 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 18:41 – 20:42
- Brahma Muhurta 03:27 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:44 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 19:44 Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ashtami until 19:44
- Nakshatra Magha until 05:30 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 08:45
- Karana Balava until 08:08, then Kaulava
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 05:30 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 08:08 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 08:45 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 19:44 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 19:44 Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 10:57 – 08:45
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:35 – 08:30
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:16 – 10:00
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 08:45 – 09:57
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:44 – 13:29
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:13 – 16:57
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) 11:17 – 12:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:41 – 20:42
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 04:48 – 19:44
Choghadiya
| Rog | 04:48 – 06:32 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 06:32 – 08:16 | Bad |
| Char | 08:16 – 10:00 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:00 – 11:44 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:44 – 13:29 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:29 – 15:13 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:13 – 16:57 | Good |
| Rog | 16:57 – 18:41 | Bad |
| Kaal | 18:41 – 19:57 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 19:57 – 21:13 | Good |
| Udveg | 21:13 – 22:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:29 – 23:44 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:44 – 01:00 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:00 – 02:16 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:16 – 03:32 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:32 – 04:48 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
- 04:48 NowMars
- 05:57 NowSun
- 07:07 NowVenus
- 08:16 NowMercury
- 09:26 NowMoon
- 10:35 NowSaturn
- 11:44 NowJupiter
- 12:54 NowMars
- 14:03 NowSun
- 15:13 NowVenus
- 16:22 NowMercury
- 17:31 NowMoon
- 18:41 NowSaturn
- 19:31 NowJupiter
- 20:22 NowMars
- 21:13 NowSun
- 22:03 NowVenus
- 22:54 NowMercury
- 23:44 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:35 NowSaturn
- 01:26 NowJupiter
- 02:16 NowMars
- 03:07 NowSun
- 03:57 NowVenus
- 04:48 NowMars
- 05:48 NowSun
- 06:48 NowVenus
- 07:48 NowMercury
- 08:48 NowMoon
- 09:48 NowSaturn
- 10:48 NowJupiter
- 11:48 NowMars
- 12:48 NowSun
- 13:48 NowVenus
- 14:48 NowMercury
- 15:48 NowMoon
- 16:48 NowSaturn
- 17:48 NowJupiter
- 18:48 NowMars
- 19:48 NowSun
- 20:48 NowVenus
- 21:48 NowMercury
- 22:48 NowMoon
- 23:48 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:48 NowJupiter
- 01:48 NowMars
- 02:48 NowSun
- 03:48 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:27 – 03:58 Libra
- 03:58 – 05:53 Scorpio
- 05:53 – 08:08 Sagittarius
- 08:08 – 10:29 Capricorn
- 10:29 – 12:48 Aquarius
- 12:48 – 15:05 Pisces
- 15:05 – 17:26 Aries
- 17:26 – 19:45 Taurus
- 19:45 – 21:49 Gemini
- 21:49 – 23:30 Cancer
- 23:30 – 00:56 next day Leo
- 00:56 – 02:20 next day Virgo
- 02:20 – 03:54 next day Libra
- 03:54 – 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