Durban panchang, 7 December 2026
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:46 Moonrise 03:13 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 18:46- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 06:33 – 08:18
- Yamaganda 10:02 – 11:47
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:19 – 12:15
- Durmuhurta 12:15 – 13:11
- Gulika Kalam 13:32 – 15:16
- Durmuhurta 15:02 – 15:58
- 05:44 Moon enters Scorpio
- 11:45 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 12:18 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
Night
18:46 to 04:48 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:46 – 20:46
- Brahma Muhurta 03:28 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:43 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 00:43 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 04:36 next day Yoga becomes Dhriti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 00:43 next day
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 12:18 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Sukarman until 04:36 next day
- Karana Vishti until 11:45, then Shakuni
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 05:44 Moon enters Scorpio
- 11:45 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 12:18 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 00:43 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 00:43 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 04:36 next day Yoga becomes Dhriti
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:33 – 08:18
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:02 – 11:47
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:15 – 13:11
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:32 – 15:16
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:02 – 15:58
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 – 12:15
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:46 – 20:46
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 12:18 – 04:48 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 04:48 – 06:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 06:33 – 08:18 | Bad |
| Shubh | 08:18 – 10:02 | Good |
| Rog | 10:02 – 11:47 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:47 – 13:32 | Bad |
| Char | 13:32 – 15:16 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:16 – 17:01 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:01 – 18:46 | Good |
| Char | 18:46 – 20:01 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:01 – 21:16 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:16 – 22:32 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:32 – 23:47 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:47 – 01:02 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:02 – 02:18 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:18 – 03:33 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:33 – 04:48 next day | Neutral |
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 NowMoon
- 05:58 NowSaturn
- 07:08 NowJupiter
- 08:18 NowMars
- 09:27 NowSun
- 10:37 NowVenus
- 11:47 NowMercury
- 12:57 NowMoon
- 14:06 NowSaturn
- 15:16 NowJupiter
- 16:26 NowMars
- 17:36 NowSun
- 18:46 NowVenus
- 19:36 NowMercury
- 20:26 NowMoon
- 21:16 NowSaturn
- 22:06 NowJupiter
- 22:57 NowMars
- 23:47 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:37 NowVenus
- 01:27 NowMercury
- 02:18 NowMoon
- 03:08 NowSaturn
- 03:58 NowJupiter
- 04:48 NowMoon
- 05:48 NowSaturn
- 06:48 NowJupiter
- 07:48 NowMars
- 08:48 NowSun
- 09:48 NowVenus
- 10:48 NowMercury
- 11:48 NowMoon
- 12:48 NowSaturn
- 13:48 NowJupiter
- 14:48 NowMars
- 15:48 NowSun
- 16:48 NowVenus
- 17:48 NowMercury
- 18:48 NowMoon
- 19:48 NowSaturn
- 20:48 NowJupiter
- 21:48 NowMars
- 22:48 NowSun
- 23:48 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMercury
- 01:48 NowMoon
- 02:48 NowSaturn
- 03:48 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:28 – 03:34 Libra
- 03:34 – 05:29 Scorpio
- 05:29 – 07:44 Sagittarius
- 07:44 – 10:06 Capricorn
- 10:06 – 12:24 Aquarius
- 12:24 – 14:42 Pisces
- 14:42 – 17:02 Aries
- 17:02 – 19:22 Taurus
- 19:22 – 21:25 Gemini
- 21:25 – 23:07 Cancer
- 23:07 – 00:33 next day Leo
- 00:33 – 01:56 next day Virgo
- 01:56 – 03:30 next day Libra
- 03:30 – 04:48 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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