Durban panchang, 2 December 2026
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:42 Moonrise 00:33 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 18:42- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 06:32 – 08:16
- Gulika Kalam 10:01 – 11:45
- Durmuhurta 11:17 – 12:13
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:17 – 12:13 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:45 – 13:29
- 05:25 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 07:01 Yoga becomes Priti
- 07:29 Karana becomes Gara
- 11:29 Moon enters Virgo
Night
18:42 to 04:48 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:42 – 20:43
- Brahma Muhurta 03:27 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:22 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 19:22 Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 19:22
- Nakshatra Purva Phalguni until 05:25 · lord Venus
- Yoga Vishkambha until 07:01
- Karana Taitila until 07:29, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 05:25 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 07:01 Yoga becomes Priti
- 07:29 Karana becomes Gara
- 11:29 Moon enters Virgo
- 19:22 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 19:22 Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:32 – 08:16
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:01 – 11:45
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:17 – 12:13
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:45 – 13:29
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) 11:17 – 12:13
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:42 – 20:43
Choghadiya
| Labh | 04:48 – 06:32 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 06:32 – 08:16 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:16 – 10:01 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:01 – 11:45 | Good |
| Rog | 11:45 – 13:29 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:29 – 15:13 | Bad |
| Char | 15:13 – 16:57 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:57 – 18:42 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:42 – 19:57 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:57 – 21:13 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:13 – 22:29 | Good |
| Char | 22:29 – 23:45 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:45 – 01:01 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:01 – 02:16 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:16 – 03:32 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 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 NowMercury
- 05:58 NowMoon
- 07:07 NowSaturn
- 08:16 NowJupiter
- 09:26 NowMars
- 10:35 NowSun
- 11:45 NowVenus
- 12:54 NowMercury
- 14:04 NowMoon
- 15:13 NowSaturn
- 16:23 NowJupiter
- 17:32 NowMars
- 18:42 NowSun
- 19:32 NowVenus
- 20:23 NowMercury
- 21:13 NowMoon
- 22:04 NowSaturn
- 22:54 NowJupiter
- 23:45 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:35 NowSun
- 01:26 NowVenus
- 02:16 NowMercury
- 03:07 NowMoon
- 03:57 NowSaturn
- 04:48 NowMercury
- 05:48 NowMoon
- 06:48 NowSaturn
- 07:48 NowJupiter
- 08:48 NowMars
- 09:48 NowSun
- 10:48 NowVenus
- 11:48 NowMercury
- 12:48 NowMoon
- 13:48 NowSaturn
- 14:48 NowJupiter
- 15:48 NowMars
- 16:48 NowSun
- 17:48 NowVenus
- 18:48 NowMercury
- 19:48 NowMoon
- 20:48 NowSaturn
- 21:48 NowJupiter
- 22:48 NowMars
- 23:48 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:48 NowVenus
- 01:48 NowMercury
- 02:48 NowMoon
- 03:48 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:27 – 03:54 Libra
- 03:54 – 05:49 Scorpio
- 05:49 – 08:04 Sagittarius
- 08:04 – 10:25 Capricorn
- 10:25 – 12:44 Aquarius
- 12:44 – 15:01 Pisces
- 15:01 – 17:22 Aries
- 17:22 – 19:41 Taurus
- 19:41 – 21:45 Gemini
- 21:45 – 23:26 Cancer
- 23:26 – 00:52 next day Leo
- 00:52 – 02:16 next day Virgo
- 02:16 – 03:50 next day Libra
- 03:50 – 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