Panchang for Durban
Wednesday, 16 August 2023 · Budhvar (Wednesday), South Africa — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Durban on Wednesday, 16 August 2023: Krishna Amavasya tithi, Ashlesha nakshatra, Adhik Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 5:33 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:01 PM–1:24 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AmavasyaKrishna
until 11:38 AM
Nakshatra
Ashleshapada 3
until 1:28 PM
Yoga
Variyana
until 3:01 PM
Karana
Naga
until 11:38 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Sunset
5:33 PM
Moonrise
6:43 AM
Moonset
5:36 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:01 PM–1:24 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:53 AM–9:16 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:38 AM–12:01 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:39 AM–12:23 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:39 AM – 12:23 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:46 AM – 5:38 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:12 AM – 6:30 AM
Vijaya
1:52 PM – 2:36 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:33 PM – 6:50 PM
Nishita
11:35 PM – 12:27 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
11:40 AM – 1:28 PM
Varjyam · avoid
2:58 AM – 4:46 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:39 AM – 12:23 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:30 AM–1:28 PM: Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha
1:28 PM–6:30 AM: Mithuna, Simha, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:30 AM–1:28 PM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
1:28 PM–6:30 AM: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
Hora (Planetary Hours)
Each hora is ruled by a planet — saffron = auspicious, gray = avoid. The first hora begins at sunrise, ruled by the weekday lord.
day horas
| 6:30 AM–7:25 AM | Mercury |
| 7:25 AM–8:20 AM | Moon |
| 8:20 AM–9:16 AM | Saturn |
| 9:16 AM–10:11 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:11 AM–11:06 AM | Mars |
| 11:06 AM–12:01 PM | Sun |
| 12:01 PM–12:56 PM | Venus |
| 12:56 PM–1:52 PM | Mercury |
| 1:52 PM–2:47 PM | Moon |
| 2:47 PM–3:42 PM | Saturn |
| 3:42 PM–4:37 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:37 PM–5:33 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:33 PM–6:37 PM | Sun |
| 6:37 PM–7:42 PM | Venus |
| 7:42 PM–8:47 PM | Mercury |
| 8:47 PM–9:51 PM | Moon |
| 9:51 PM–10:56 PM | Saturn |
| 10:56 PM–12:01 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:01 AM–1:05 AM | Mars |
| 1:05 AM–2:10 AM | Sun |
| 2:10 AM–3:15 AM | Venus |
| 3:15 AM–4:20 AM | Mercury |
| 4:20 AM–5:24 AM | Moon |
| 5:24 AM–6:29 AM | Saturn |
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Computed for Durban (-29.86, 31.02, Africa/Johannesburg) at local sunrise using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, validated against standard Vedic almanacs.