Durban panchang, 27 December 2026
Sunrise 04:56 Sunset 18:57 Moonrise 22:01 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
04:56 to 18:57- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:28 – 12:24
- Yamaganda 11:56 – 13:41
- Gulika Kalam 15:27 – 17:12
- Durmuhurta 17:05 – 18:01
- Rahu Kalam 17:12 – 18:57
- 13:43 Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 13:43 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 14:34 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 14:34 Moon enters Leo
- 17:23 Yoga becomes Priti
Night
18:57 to 04:56 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:57 – 20:57
- Brahma Muhurta 03:36 – 04:16 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:31 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturthi until 13:43
- Nakshatra Ashlesha until 14:34 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Vishkambha until 17:23
- Karana Balava until 13:43, then Kaulava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 13:43 Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 13:43 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 14:34 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 14:34 Moon enters Leo
- 17:23 Yoga becomes Priti
- 00:31 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:56 – 13:41
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:27 – 17:12
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:05 – 18:01
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:12 – 18:57
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. 03:36 – 04:16
- 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 – 20:57
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 04:56 – 06:41 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 06:41 – 08:26 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:26 – 10:11 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:11 – 11:56 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:56 – 13:41 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:41 – 15:27 | Good |
| Rog | 15:27 – 17:12 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:12 – 18:57 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:57 – 20:12 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:12 – 21:27 | Good |
| Char | 21:27 – 22:42 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:42 – 23:57 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:57 – 01:12 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:12 – 02:27 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:27 – 03:41 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 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
- 04:56 NowSun
- 06:06 NowVenus
- 07:16 NowMercury
- 08:26 NowMoon
- 09:36 NowSaturn
- 10:46 NowJupiter
- 11:56 NowMars
- 13:06 NowSun
- 14:17 NowVenus
- 15:27 NowMercury
- 16:37 NowMoon
- 17:47 NowSaturn
- 18:57 NowJupiter
- 19:47 NowMars
- 20:37 NowSun
- 21:27 NowVenus
- 22:17 NowMercury
- 23:07 NowMoon
- 23:57 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:47 NowJupiter
- 01:37 NowMars
- 02:27 NowSun
- 03:16 NowVenus
- 04:06 NowMercury
- 04:56 NowSun
- 05:56 NowVenus
- 06:56 NowMercury
- 07:56 NowMoon
- 08:56 NowSaturn
- 09:56 NowJupiter
- 10:56 NowMars
- 11:56 NowSun
- 12:56 NowVenus
- 13:56 NowMercury
- 14:56 NowMoon
- 15:56 NowSaturn
- 16:56 NowJupiter
- 17:56 NowMars
- 18:56 NowSun
- 19:56 NowVenus
- 20:56 NowMercury
- 21:56 NowMoon
- 22:56 NowSaturn
- 23:56 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:56 NowMars
- 01:56 NowSun
- 02:56 NowVenus
- 03:56 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:36 – 04:11 Scorpio
- 04:11 – 06:26 Sagittarius
- 06:26 – 08:47 Capricorn
- 08:47 – 11:05 Aquarius
- 11:05 – 13:23 Pisces
- 13:23 – 15:44 Aries
- 15:44 – 18:03 Taurus
- 18:03 – 20:07 Gemini
- 20:07 – 21:48 Cancer
- 21:48 – 23:14 Leo
- 23:14 – 00:38 next day Virgo
- 00:38 – 02:12 next day Libra
- 02:12 – 04:07 next day Scorpio
- 04:07 – 04:56 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