Durban panchang, 8 December 2026
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:46 Moonrise 03:55 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- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 07:36 – 08:32
- Yamaganda 08:18 – 10:03
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:19 – 12:15
- Gulika Kalam 11:47 – 13:32
- Rahu Kalam 15:17 – 17:02
- 13:45 Karana becomes Naga
- 14:46 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
Night
18:46 to 04:49 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 18:46 – 20:47
- Brahma Muhurta 03:28 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:51 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 02:51 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 02:51 next day
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 14:46 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Dhriti until 05:09 next day
- Karana Chatushpada until 13:45, then Naga
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 13:45 Karana becomes Naga
- 14:46 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 02:51 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 02:51 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:36 – 08:32
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:18 – 10:03
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:47 – 13:32
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:17 – 17:02
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 – 20:47
Choghadiya
| Rog | 04:48 – 06:33 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 06:33 – 08:18 | Bad |
| Char | 08:18 – 10:03 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:03 – 11:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:47 – 13:32 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:32 – 15:17 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:17 – 17:02 | Good |
| Rog | 17:02 – 18:46 | Bad |
| Kaal | 18:46 – 20:02 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 20:02 – 21:17 | Good |
| Udveg | 21:17 – 22:32 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:32 – 23:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:47 – 01:03 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:03 – 02:18 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:18 – 03:33 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:33 – 04:49 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 NowMars
- 05:58 NowSun
- 07:08 NowVenus
- 08:18 NowMercury
- 09:28 NowMoon
- 10:37 NowSaturn
- 11:47 NowJupiter
- 12:57 NowMars
- 14:07 NowSun
- 15:17 NowVenus
- 16:27 NowMercury
- 17:36 NowMoon
- 18:46 NowSaturn
- 19:36 NowJupiter
- 20:27 NowMars
- 21:17 NowSun
- 22:07 NowVenus
- 22:57 NowMercury
- 23:47 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:38 NowSaturn
- 01:28 NowJupiter
- 02:18 NowMars
- 03:08 NowSun
- 03:58 NowVenus
- 04:48 NowMars
- 05:48 NowSun
- 06:48 NowVenus
- 07:48 NowMercury
- 08:48 NowMoon
- 09:48 NowSaturn
- 10:48 NowJupiter
- 11:48 NowMars
- 12:48 NowSun
- 13:48 NowVenus
- 14:48 NowMercury
- 15:48 NowMoon
- 16:48 NowSaturn
- 17:48 NowJupiter
- 18:48 NowMars
- 19:48 NowSun
- 20:48 NowVenus
- 21:48 NowMercury
- 22:48 NowMoon
- 23:48 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:48 NowJupiter
- 01:48 NowMars
- 02:48 NowSun
- 03:48 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:28 – 03:30 Libra
- 03:30 – 05:25 Scorpio
- 05:25 – 07:40 Sagittarius
- 07:40 – 10:02 Capricorn
- 10:02 – 12:20 Aquarius
- 12:20 – 14:38 Pisces
- 14:38 – 16:58 Aries
- 16:58 – 19:18 Taurus
- 19:18 – 21:21 Gemini
- 21:21 – 23:03 Cancer
- 23:03 – 00:29 next day Leo
- 00:29 – 01:52 next day Virgo
- 01:52 – 03:26 next day Libra
- 03:26 – 04:49 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