Durban panchang, 5 December 2026
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:44 Moonrise 02:03 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 18:44- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 04:48 – 06:33
- Durmuhurta 04:48 – 05:44
- Durmuhurta 05:44 – 06:40
- Rahu Kalam 08:17 – 10:02
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:18 – 12:14
- Yamaganda 13:31 – 15:15
- 08:19 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 08:45 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
18:44 to 04:48 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:44 – 20:45
- Brahma Muhurta 03:28 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:22 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 21:22 Karana becomes Gara
- 04:11 next day Yoga becomes Atiganda
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 21:22
- Nakshatra Chitra until 08:19 · lord Mars
- Yoga Shobhana until 04:11 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 08:45, then Taitila
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 08:19 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 08:45 Karana becomes Taitila
- 21:22 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 21:22 Karana becomes Gara
- 04:11 next day Yoga becomes Atiganda
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 04:48 – 06:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 04:48 – 05:44
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:44 – 06:40
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:17 – 10:02
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:31 – 15:15
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 04:11 – 06:35 next day
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 04:48 – 08:19
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) 11:18 – 12:14
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:44 – 20:45
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 08:19 – 04:48 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 08:19 – 04:48 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 04:48 – 06:33 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 06:33 – 08:17 | Good |
| Rog | 08:17 – 10:02 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:02 – 11:46 | Bad |
| Char | 11:46 – 13:31 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:31 – 15:15 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:15 – 17:00 | Good |
| Kaal | 17:00 – 18:44 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:44 – 20:00 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:00 – 21:15 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:15 – 22:31 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:31 – 23:46 | Good |
| Char | 23:46 – 01:02 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:02 – 02:17 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:17 – 03:33 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:33 – 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 NowSaturn
- 05:58 NowJupiter
- 07:07 NowMars
- 08:17 NowSun
- 09:27 NowVenus
- 10:36 NowMercury
- 11:46 NowMoon
- 12:56 NowSaturn
- 14:05 NowJupiter
- 15:15 NowMars
- 16:25 NowSun
- 17:34 NowVenus
- 18:44 NowMercury
- 19:34 NowMoon
- 20:25 NowSaturn
- 21:15 NowJupiter
- 22:05 NowMars
- 22:56 NowSun
- 23:46 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:36 NowMercury
- 01:27 NowMoon
- 02:17 NowSaturn
- 03:07 NowJupiter
- 03:58 NowMars
- 04:48 NowSaturn
- 05:48 NowJupiter
- 06:48 NowMars
- 07:48 NowSun
- 08:48 NowVenus
- 09:48 NowMercury
- 10:48 NowMoon
- 11:48 NowSaturn
- 12:48 NowJupiter
- 13:48 NowMars
- 14:48 NowSun
- 15:48 NowVenus
- 16:48 NowMercury
- 17:48 NowMoon
- 18:48 NowSaturn
- 19:48 NowJupiter
- 20:48 NowMars
- 21:48 NowSun
- 22:48 NowVenus
- 23:48 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMoon
- 01:48 NowSaturn
- 02:48 NowJupiter
- 03:48 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:27 – 03:42 Libra
- 03:42 – 05:37 Scorpio
- 05:37 – 07:52 Sagittarius
- 07:52 – 10:13 Capricorn
- 10:13 – 12:32 Aquarius
- 12:32 – 14:50 Pisces
- 14:50 – 17:10 Aries
- 17:10 – 19:29 Taurus
- 19:29 – 21:33 Gemini
- 21:33 – 23:14 Cancer
- 23:14 – 00:41 next day Leo
- 00:41 – 02:04 next day Virgo
- 02:04 – 03:38 next day Libra
- 03:38 – 04:48 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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