Durban panchang, 21 December 2026
Sunrise 04:52 Sunset 18:54 Moonrise 16:21 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- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 06:38 – 08:23
- Yamaganda 10:08 – 11:53
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:25 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta 12:21 – 13:18
- Gulika Kalam 13:39 – 15:24
- Durmuhurta 15:10 – 16:06
- 09:39 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 14:06 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 14:06 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 15:06 Moon enters Taurus
Night
18:54 to 04:53 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:54 – 20:54
- Brahma Muhurta 03:33 – 04:13 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:02 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 00:34 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 14:06
- Nakshatra Bharani until 09:39 · lord Venus
- Yoga Siddha until 22:02
- Karana Balava until 14:06, then Kaulava
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:39 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 14:06 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 14:06 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 15:06 Moon enters Taurus
- 22:02 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 00:34 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:38 – 08:23
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:08 – 11:53
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:21 – 13:18
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:39 – 15:24
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:10 – 16:06
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. 03:33 – 04:13
- 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
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 04:52 – 06:38 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 06:38 – 08:23 | Bad |
| Shubh | 08:23 – 10:08 | Good |
| Rog | 10:08 – 11:53 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:53 – 13:39 | Bad |
| Char | 13:39 – 15:24 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:24 – 17:09 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:09 – 18:54 | Good |
| Char | 18:54 – 20:09 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:09 – 21:24 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:24 – 22:39 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:39 – 23:54 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:54 – 01:08 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:08 – 02:23 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:23 – 03:38 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:38 – 04:53 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
- 04:52 NowMoon
- 06:03 NowSaturn
- 07:13 NowJupiter
- 08:23 NowMars
- 09:33 NowSun
- 10:43 NowVenus
- 11:53 NowMercury
- 13:04 NowMoon
- 14:14 NowSaturn
- 15:24 NowJupiter
- 16:34 NowMars
- 17:44 NowSun
- 18:54 NowVenus
- 19:44 NowMercury
- 20:34 NowMoon
- 21:24 NowSaturn
- 22:14 NowJupiter
- 23:04 NowMars
- 23:54 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:44 NowVenus
- 01:33 NowMercury
- 02:23 NowMoon
- 03:13 NowSaturn
- 04:03 NowJupiter
- 04:52 NowMoon
- 05:52 NowSaturn
- 06:52 NowJupiter
- 07:52 NowMars
- 08:52 NowSun
- 09:52 NowVenus
- 10:52 NowMercury
- 11:52 NowMoon
- 12:52 NowSaturn
- 13:52 NowJupiter
- 14:52 NowMars
- 15:52 NowSun
- 16:52 NowVenus
- 17:52 NowMercury
- 18:52 NowMoon
- 19:52 NowSaturn
- 20:52 NowJupiter
- 21:52 NowMars
- 22:52 NowSun
- 23:52 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:52 NowMercury
- 01:52 NowMoon
- 02:52 NowSaturn
- 03:52 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:33 – 04:34 Scorpio
- 04:34 – 06:49 Sagittarius
- 06:49 – 09:11 Capricorn
- 09:11 – 11:29 Aquarius
- 11:29 – 13:47 Pisces
- 13:47 – 16:07 Aries
- 16:07 – 18:27 Taurus
- 18:27 – 20:30 Gemini
- 20:30 – 22:11 Cancer
- 22:11 – 23:38 Leo
- 23:38 – 01:01 next day Virgo
- 01:01 – 02:35 next day Libra
- 02:35 – 04:30 next day Scorpio
- 04:30 – 04:53 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