Durban panchang, 3 December 2026
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:42 Moonrise 01:03 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 18:42- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 04:48 – 06:32
- Gulika Kalam 08:17 – 10:01
- Durmuhurta 09:26 – 10:22
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:17 – 12:13
- Rahu Kalam 13:30 – 15:14
- Durmuhurta 15:00 – 15:56
- 05:45 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 05:53 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 07:24 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
18:42 to 04:48 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 18:42 – 20:44
- Brahma Muhurta 03:27 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:34 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 19:34 Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dashami until 19:34
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 05:53 · lord Sun
- Yoga Priti until 05:45
- Karana Vanija until 07:24, then Vishti
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 05:45 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 05:53 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 07:24 Karana becomes Vishti
- 19:34 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 19:34 Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 04:48 – 06:32
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:17 – 10:01
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:26 – 10:22
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:30 – 15:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:00 – 15:56
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 04:48 – 05:53
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 – 12:13
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:42 – 20:44
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 04:48 – 19:34
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 04:48 – 06:32 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 06:32 – 08:17 | Bad |
| Udveg | 08:17 – 10:01 | Bad |
| Char | 10:01 – 11:45 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:45 – 13:30 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:30 – 15:14 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:14 – 16:58 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:58 – 18:42 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:42 – 19:58 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 19:58 – 21:14 | Neutral |
| Rog | 21:14 – 22:30 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:30 – 23:45 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:45 – 01:01 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:01 – 02:17 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:17 – 03:32 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 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 NowJupiter
- 05:58 NowMars
- 07:07 NowSun
- 08:17 NowVenus
- 09:26 NowMercury
- 10:36 NowMoon
- 11:45 NowSaturn
- 12:55 NowJupiter
- 14:04 NowMars
- 15:14 NowSun
- 16:23 NowVenus
- 17:33 NowMercury
- 18:42 NowMoon
- 19:33 NowSaturn
- 20:23 NowJupiter
- 21:14 NowMars
- 22:04 NowSun
- 22:55 NowVenus
- 23:45 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:36 NowMoon
- 01:26 NowSaturn
- 02:17 NowJupiter
- 03:07 NowMars
- 03:58 NowSun
- 04:48 NowJupiter
- 05:48 NowMars
- 06:48 NowSun
- 07:48 NowVenus
- 08:48 NowMercury
- 09:48 NowMoon
- 10:48 NowSaturn
- 11:48 NowJupiter
- 12:48 NowMars
- 13:48 NowSun
- 14:48 NowVenus
- 15:48 NowMercury
- 16:48 NowMoon
- 17:48 NowSaturn
- 18:48 NowJupiter
- 19:48 NowMars
- 20:48 NowSun
- 21:48 NowVenus
- 22:48 NowMercury
- 23:48 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:48 NowSaturn
- 01:48 NowJupiter
- 02:48 NowMars
- 03:48 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:27 – 03:50 Libra
- 03:50 – 05:45 Scorpio
- 05:45 – 08:00 Sagittarius
- 08:00 – 10:21 Capricorn
- 10:21 – 12:40 Aquarius
- 12:40 – 14:57 Pisces
- 14:57 – 17:18 Aries
- 17:18 – 19:37 Taurus
- 19:37 – 21:41 Gemini
- 21:41 – 23:22 Cancer
- 23:22 – 00:48 next day Leo
- 00:48 – 02:12 next day Virgo
- 02:12 – 03:46 next day Libra
- 03:46 – 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