Panchang for Durban
Wednesday, 21 January 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), South Africa — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Durban on Wednesday, 21 January 2026: Shukla Tritiya tithi, Dhanishta nakshatra, Magha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:15 AM, sunset 7:00 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:08 PM–1:51 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
TritiyaShukla
until 11:18 PM
Nakshatra
Dhanishtapada 4
until 10:28 AM
Yoga
Vyatipata
until 3:28 PM
Karana
Taitila
until 11:18 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
7:00 PM
Moonrise
7:31 AM
Moonset
8:45 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:08 PM–1:51 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal6:59 AM–8:42 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:25 AM–12:08 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:40 AM–12:35 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:40 AM – 12:35 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:53 AM – 4:34 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:14 AM – 5:15 AM
Vijaya
2:25 PM – 3:20 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
7:00 PM – 8:02 PM
Nishita
11:47 PM – 12:28 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
3:37 AM – 5:14 AM
Varjyam · avoid
5:49 PM – 7:27 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:40 AM – 12:35 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:15 AM–10:28 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
10:28 AM–5:15 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
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
| 5:15 AM–6:24 AM | Mercury |
| 6:24 AM–7:33 AM | Moon |
| 7:33 AM–8:42 AM | Saturn |
| 8:42 AM–9:50 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:50 AM–10:59 AM | Mars |
| 10:59 AM–12:08 PM | Sun |
| 12:08 PM–1:16 PM | Venus |
| 1:16 PM–2:25 PM | Mercury |
| 2:25 PM–3:34 PM | Moon |
| 3:34 PM–4:43 PM | Saturn |
| 4:43 PM–5:51 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:51 PM–7:00 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 7:00 PM–7:51 PM | Sun |
| 7:51 PM–8:43 PM | Venus |
| 8:43 PM–9:34 PM | Mercury |
| 9:34 PM–10:25 PM | Moon |
| 10:25 PM–11:17 PM | Saturn |
| 11:17 PM–12:08 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:08 AM–1:00 AM | Mars |
| 1:00 AM–1:51 AM | Sun |
| 1:51 AM–2:42 AM | Venus |
| 2:42 AM–3:34 AM | Mercury |
| 3:34 AM–4:25 AM | Moon |
| 4:25 AM–5:16 AM | Saturn |
More for Durban: Choghadiya · Rahu Kaal
Computed for Durban (-29.86, 31.02, Africa/Johannesburg) at local sunrise using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, validated against standard Vedic almanacs.