Durban panchang, 26 December 2026
Sunrise 04:55 Sunset 18:57 Moonrise 21:23 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
04:55 to 18:57- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 04:55 – 06:40
- Durmuhurta 04:55 – 05:51
- Durmuhurta 05:51 – 06:47
- Rahu Kalam 08:25 – 10:11
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:28 – 12:24
- Yamaganda 13:41 – 15:26
- 06:12 Karana becomes Vishti
- 16:35 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 16:35 Karana becomes Bava
- 16:43 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
Night
18:57 to 04:56 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:57 – 20:56
- Brahma Muhurta 03:36 – 04:16 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:52 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 03:05 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Tritiya until 16:35
- Nakshatra Pushya until 16:43 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 20:52
- Karana Vanija until 06:12, then Vishti
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 06:12 Karana becomes Vishti
- 16:35 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 16:35 Karana becomes Bava
- 16:43 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 20:52 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 03:05 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 00:46 – 20:52
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 04:55 – 06:40
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 04:55 – 05:51
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:51 – 06:47
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 06:12 – 16:35
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:25 – 10:11
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:41 – 15:26
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 20:52 – 22:04
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. 03:35 – 04:15
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:28 – 12:24
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:57 – 20:56
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 16:35 – 04:56 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 04:55 – 06:40 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 06:40 – 08:25 | Good |
| Rog | 08:25 – 10:11 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:11 – 11:56 | Bad |
| Char | 11:56 – 13:41 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:41 – 15:26 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:26 – 17:11 | Good |
| Kaal | 17:11 – 18:57 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:57 – 20:11 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:11 – 21:26 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:26 – 22:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:41 – 23:56 | Good |
| Char | 23:56 – 01:11 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:11 – 02:26 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:26 – 03:41 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:41 – 04:56 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
- 04:55 NowSaturn
- 06:05 NowJupiter
- 07:15 NowMars
- 08:25 NowSun
- 09:36 NowVenus
- 10:46 NowMercury
- 11:56 NowMoon
- 13:06 NowSaturn
- 14:16 NowJupiter
- 15:26 NowMars
- 16:36 NowSun
- 17:46 NowVenus
- 18:57 NowMercury
- 19:47 NowMoon
- 20:36 NowSaturn
- 21:26 NowJupiter
- 22:16 NowMars
- 23:06 NowSun
- 23:56 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:46 NowMercury
- 01:36 NowMoon
- 02:26 NowSaturn
- 03:16 NowJupiter
- 04:06 NowMars
- 04:55 NowSaturn
- 05:55 NowJupiter
- 06:55 NowMars
- 07:55 NowSun
- 08:55 NowVenus
- 09:55 NowMercury
- 10:55 NowMoon
- 11:55 NowSaturn
- 12:55 NowJupiter
- 13:55 NowMars
- 14:55 NowSun
- 15:55 NowVenus
- 16:55 NowMercury
- 17:55 NowMoon
- 18:55 NowSaturn
- 19:55 NowJupiter
- 20:55 NowMars
- 21:55 NowSun
- 22:55 NowVenus
- 23:55 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:55 NowMoon
- 01:55 NowSaturn
- 02:55 NowJupiter
- 03:55 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:35 – 04:15 Scorpio
- 04:15 – 06:30 Sagittarius
- 06:30 – 08:51 Capricorn
- 08:51 – 11:09 Aquarius
- 11:09 – 13:27 Pisces
- 13:27 – 15:48 Aries
- 15:48 – 18:07 Taurus
- 18:07 – 20:11 Gemini
- 20:11 – 21:52 Cancer
- 21:52 – 23:18 Leo
- 23:18 – 00:42 next day Virgo
- 00:42 – 02:16 next day Libra
- 02:16 – 04:11 next day Scorpio
- 04:11 – 04:56 next day Sagittarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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