Durban panchang, 15 December 2026
Sunrise 04:50 Sunset 18:51 Moonrise 10:12 Margashirsha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
04:50 to 18:51- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 07:38 – 08:34
- Yamaganda 08:20 – 10:05
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:22 – 12:19
- Gulika Kalam 11:51 – 13:36
- Rahu Kalam 15:21 – 17:06
- 04:52 Karana becomes Taitila
- 08:23 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 10:08 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 17:49 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 17:49 Karana becomes Gara
Night
18:51 to 04:50 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 18:51 – 20:51
- Brahma Muhurta 03:30 – 04:10 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 17:49
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 08:23 · lord Mars
- Yoga Harshana until 10:08
- Karana Kaulava until 04:52, then Taitila
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 04:52 Karana becomes Taitila
- 08:23 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 10:08 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 17:49 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 17:49 Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:38 – 08:34
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:20 – 10:05
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 10:08 – 11:20
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:51 – 13:36
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:21 – 17:06
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 04:50 – 08:23
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 08:23 – 04:50 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. 03:30 – 04:10
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:22 – 12:19
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:51 – 20:51
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 04:50 – 08:23
Choghadiya
| Rog | 04:50 – 06:35 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 06:35 – 08:20 | Bad |
| Char | 08:20 – 10:05 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:05 – 11:51 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:51 – 13:36 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:36 – 15:21 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:21 – 17:06 | Good |
| Rog | 17:06 – 18:51 | Bad |
| Kaal | 18:51 – 20:06 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 20:06 – 21:21 | Good |
| Udveg | 21:21 – 22:36 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:36 – 23:51 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:51 – 01:06 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:06 – 02:21 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:21 – 03:35 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:35 – 04:50 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
- 04:50 NowMars
- 06:00 NowSun
- 07:10 NowVenus
- 08:20 NowMercury
- 09:30 NowMoon
- 10:40 NowSaturn
- 11:51 NowJupiter
- 13:01 NowMars
- 14:11 NowSun
- 15:21 NowVenus
- 16:31 NowMercury
- 17:41 NowMoon
- 18:51 NowSaturn
- 19:41 NowJupiter
- 20:31 NowMars
- 21:21 NowSun
- 22:11 NowVenus
- 23:01 NowMercury
- 23:51 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:41 NowSaturn
- 01:31 NowJupiter
- 02:21 NowMars
- 03:10 NowSun
- 04:00 NowVenus
- 04:50 NowMars
- 05:50 NowSun
- 06:50 NowVenus
- 07:50 NowMercury
- 08:50 NowMoon
- 09:50 NowSaturn
- 10:50 NowJupiter
- 11:50 NowMars
- 12:50 NowSun
- 13:50 NowVenus
- 14:50 NowMercury
- 15:50 NowMoon
- 16:50 NowSaturn
- 17:50 NowJupiter
- 18:50 NowMars
- 19:50 NowSun
- 20:50 NowVenus
- 21:50 NowMercury
- 22:50 NowMoon
- 23:50 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:50 NowJupiter
- 01:50 NowMars
- 02:50 NowSun
- 03:50 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:30 – 04:58 Scorpio
- 04:58 – 07:13 Sagittarius
- 07:13 – 09:34 Capricorn
- 09:34 – 11:53 Aquarius
- 11:53 – 14:10 Pisces
- 14:10 – 16:31 Aries
- 16:31 – 18:50 Taurus
- 18:50 – 20:54 Gemini
- 20:54 – 22:35 Cancer
- 22:35 – 00:01 next day Leo
- 00:01 – 01:25 next day Virgo
- 01:25 – 02:59 next day Libra
- 02:59 – 04:50 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