Durban panchang, 20 December 2026
Sunrise 04:52 Sunset 18:54 Moonrise 15:10 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
04:52 to 18:54- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:25 – 12:21
- Yamaganda 11:53 – 13:38
- Gulika Kalam 15:23 – 17:09
- Durmuhurta 17:02 – 17:58
- Rahu Kalam 17:09 – 18:54
- 05:48 Karana becomes Vishti
- 11:25 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 16:45 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 16:45 Karana becomes Bava
Night
18:54 to 04:52 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:54 – 20:54
- Brahma Muhurta 03:33 – 04:13 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:37 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
- 03:30 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 16:45
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 11:25 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Shiva until 01:37 next day
- Karana Vanija until 05:48, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 05:48 Karana becomes Vishti
- 11:25 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 16:45 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 16:45 Karana becomes Bava
- 01:37 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
- 03:30 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:53 – 13:38
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:23 – 17:09
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:02 – 17:58
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:09 – 18:54
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 11:25 – 04:52 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. 03:32 – 04:12
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:25 – 12:21
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:54 – 20:54
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 04:52 – 11:25
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 04:52 – 11:25
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 04:52 – 06:37 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 06:37 – 08:22 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:22 – 10:08 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:08 – 11:53 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:53 – 13:38 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:38 – 15:23 | Good |
| Rog | 15:23 – 17:09 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:09 – 18:54 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:54 – 20:09 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:09 – 21:24 | Good |
| Char | 21:24 – 22:38 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:38 – 23:53 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:53 – 01:08 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:08 – 02:23 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:23 – 03:38 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:38 – 04:52 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
- 04:52 NowSun
- 06:02 NowVenus
- 07:12 NowMercury
- 08:22 NowMoon
- 09:33 NowSaturn
- 10:43 NowJupiter
- 11:53 NowMars
- 13:03 NowSun
- 14:13 NowVenus
- 15:23 NowMercury
- 16:34 NowMoon
- 17:44 NowSaturn
- 18:54 NowJupiter
- 19:44 NowMars
- 20:34 NowSun
- 21:24 NowVenus
- 22:13 NowMercury
- 23:03 NowMoon
- 23:53 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:43 NowJupiter
- 01:33 NowMars
- 02:23 NowSun
- 03:13 NowVenus
- 04:03 NowMercury
- 04:52 NowSun
- 05:52 NowVenus
- 06:52 NowMercury
- 07:52 NowMoon
- 08:52 NowSaturn
- 09:52 NowJupiter
- 10:52 NowMars
- 11:52 NowSun
- 12:52 NowVenus
- 13:52 NowMercury
- 14:52 NowMoon
- 15:52 NowSaturn
- 16:52 NowJupiter
- 17:52 NowMars
- 18:52 NowSun
- 19:52 NowVenus
- 20:52 NowMercury
- 21:52 NowMoon
- 22:52 NowSaturn
- 23:52 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:52 NowMars
- 01:52 NowSun
- 02:52 NowVenus
- 03:52 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:32 – 04:38 Scorpio
- 04:38 – 06:53 Sagittarius
- 06:53 – 09:14 Capricorn
- 09:14 – 11:33 Aquarius
- 11:33 – 13:51 Pisces
- 13:51 – 16:11 Aries
- 16:11 – 18:30 Taurus
- 18:30 – 20:34 Gemini
- 20:34 – 22:15 Cancer
- 22:15 – 23:42 Leo
- 23:42 – 01:05 next day Virgo
- 01:05 – 02:39 next day Libra
- 02:39 – 04:34 next day Scorpio
- 04:34 – 04:52 next day Sagittarius
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