Durban panchang, 6 December 2026
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:45 Moonrise 02:36 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 18:45- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:19 – 12:14
- Yamaganda 11:46 – 13:31
- Gulika Kalam 15:16 – 17:00
- Durmuhurta 16:53 – 17:49
- Rahu Kalam 17:00 – 18:45
- 10:04 Karana becomes Vanija
- 10:08 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
Night
18:45 to 04:48 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:45 – 20:45
- Brahma Muhurta 03:28 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 22:52 Karana becomes Vishti
- 04:16 next day Yoga becomes Sukarman
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 22:52
- Nakshatra Swati until 10:08 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Atiganda until 04:16 next day
- Karana Gara until 10:04, then Vanija
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 10:04 Karana becomes Vanija
- 10:08 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 22:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 22:52 Karana becomes Vishti
- 04:16 next day Yoga becomes Sukarman
Times to avoid
- 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
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:46 – 13:31
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:16 – 17:00
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:53 – 17:49
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:00 – 18:45
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 10:08 – 04:48 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. 03:28 – 04:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:19 – 12:14
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:45 – 20:45
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 04:48 – 06:33 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 06:33 – 08:17 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:17 – 10:02 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:02 – 11:46 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:46 – 13:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:31 – 15:16 | Good |
| Rog | 15:16 – 17:00 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:00 – 18:45 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:45 – 20:00 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:00 – 21:16 | Good |
| Char | 21:16 – 22:31 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:31 – 23:47 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:47 – 01:02 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:02 – 02:17 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:17 – 03:33 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 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 NowSun
- 05:58 NowVenus
- 07:08 NowMercury
- 08:17 NowMoon
- 09:27 NowSaturn
- 10:37 NowJupiter
- 11:46 NowMars
- 12:56 NowSun
- 14:06 NowVenus
- 15:16 NowMercury
- 16:25 NowMoon
- 17:35 NowSaturn
- 18:45 NowJupiter
- 19:35 NowMars
- 20:25 NowSun
- 21:16 NowVenus
- 22:06 NowMercury
- 22:56 NowMoon
- 23:47 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:37 NowJupiter
- 01:27 NowMars
- 02:17 NowSun
- 03:08 NowVenus
- 03:58 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)
- 03:28 – 03:38 Libra
- 03:38 – 05:33 Scorpio
- 05:33 – 07:48 Sagittarius
- 07:48 – 10:09 Capricorn
- 10:09 – 12:28 Aquarius
- 12:28 – 14:46 Pisces
- 14:46 – 17:06 Aries
- 17:06 – 19:26 Taurus
- 19:26 – 21:29 Gemini
- 21:29 – 23:10 Cancer
- 23:10 – 00:37 next day Leo
- 00:37 – 02:00 next day Virgo
- 02:00 – 03:34 next day Libra
- 03:34 – 04:48 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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