Panchang · South Africa
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026 in Durban, South Africa, the Sun rises at 04:49 AM and sets at 06:53 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Shukla Shashthi, until 05:50 PM; the nakshatra is Dhanishta until 08:23 AM, the yoga Harshana and the karana Kaulava. Rahu Kaal is 03:22 PM to 05:07 PM and Abhijit Muhurat 11:23 AM to 12:19 PM.
Times for Durban, South Africa
Tuesday, 15 December 2026 · UTC+2 · Sunrise 04:49 AM · Sunset 06:53 PM
Each lasts until the time shown, then the next one begins. The bar shows how much of it had passed at sunrise.
Plan your day
Calculated from sunrise and sunset at this place.
For starting something new.
Routine work is fine.
For Karka (Cancer) Moon sign, 07:06 PM, Dec 14 to 05:43 AM, Dec 17: the Moon is in their 8th sign.See it for your own chart →
Travel north is traditionally avoided on Tuesdays. Customs and remedies vary by region.
No Bhadra today.
Panchak 07:06 PM, Dec 14 to 05:43 AM, Dec 17
From classical muhurta rules for today's nakshatra, tithi, yoga and weekday, with the best window from today's timings. General guidance, not personalised.
A good day to begin work, apply or meet seniors.
Dhanishta is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which suits travel, vehicles and anything in motion; Shashthi is a Nanda tithi, good for completing and beginning work.
Good for buying, investing and opening accounts.
Dhanishta is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which suits travel, vehicles and anything in motion; Shashthi is a Nanda tithi, good for completing and beginning work; Tuesday is the Mars's day, linked with property and land.
A good day for journeys.
Dhanishta is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which favours journeys; Disha Shool today is north: travel that way is traditionally avoided.
A steady day for routine care.
Dhanishta is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which suits travel, vehicles and anything in motion; Tuesday is the Mars's day, linked with sport and physical effort.
Fine for everyday time together.
Dhanishta is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which suits travel, vehicles and anything in motion.
A normal day for daily practice.
Dhanishta is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which suits travel, vehicles and anything in motion.
Traditions differ by region and family; for an important start, check the Muhurat for your own chart.
Day and night each split into eight parts. Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good; Rog, Kaal and Udveg are avoided; Chal is neutral and suits travel.
Day and night each split into twelve planetary hours, starting with the weekday's lord at sunrise.
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mars | 04:49 AM | 06:00 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 2 | Sun | 06:00 AM | 07:10 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 3 | Venus | 07:10 AM | 08:20 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 4 | Mercury | 08:20 AM | 09:30 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 5 | Moon | 09:30 AM | 10:41 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 6 | Saturn | 10:41 AM | 11:51 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 7 | Jupiter | 11:51 AM | 01:01 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 8 | Mars | 01:01 PM | 02:12 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 9 | Sun | 02:12 PM | 03:22 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 10 | Venus | 03:22 PM | 04:32 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 11 | Mercury | 04:32 PM | 05:42 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 12 | Moon | 05:42 PM | 06:53 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Saturn | 06:53 PM | 07:42 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 14 | Jupiter | 07:42 PM | 08:32 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 15 | Mars | 08:32 PM | 09:22 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 16 | Sun | 09:22 PM | 10:12 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 17 | Venus | 10:12 PM | 11:01 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 18 | Mercury | 11:01 PM | 11:51 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 19 | Moon | 11:51 PM | 12:41 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 20 | Saturn | 12:41 AM | 01:31 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 21 | Jupiter | 01:31 AM | 02:20 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 22 | Mars | 02:20 AM | 03:10 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 23 | Sun | 03:10 AM | 04:00 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 24 | Venus | 04:00 AM | 04:50 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
Purnimanta month convention for Durban, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, 4057, South Africa. The Hindu day runs sunrise to sunrise, so a Tithi or Nakshatra ending “after midnight” still belongs to this day. Sidereal positions use the Lahiri ayanamsa; other almanacs can differ by a few minutes. Methodology
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Rahu Kaal, Abhijit Muhurat, Choghadiya and Hora are fractions of the local day, so they move with sunrise and sunset. Durban sits at 29.86°S, 31.03°E, 21 m above sea level, in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone.
Tithi and Nakshatra end at the same instant everywhere, but the local clock time differs, and the Tithi at Durban's own sunrise decides which date a festival or vrat falls on here.
Shukla Shashthi is the tithi at sunrise (04:49 AM) in Durban and lasts until 05:50 PM. The tithi at sunrise names the day.
Dhanishta (pada 4), until 08:23 AM.
Sunrise is at 04:49 AM and sunset at 06:53 PM, local time, for Durban's own coordinates.
03:22 PM to 05:07 PM. Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime, so it moves with Durban's sunrise and sunset.
11:23 AM to 12:19 PM: the eighth of fifteen daytime muhurtas, around local noon, auspicious for most beginnings.
03:30 AM to 04:10 AM: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta (about 48 minutes) before sunrise, traditionally kept for prayer and study.
The Moon rises at 10:15 AM and sets at 11:08 PM.
A good day to begin work, apply or meet seniors. Best window: Labh 10:06 AM to 11:51 AM. Avoid Rahu Kaal, 03:22 PM to 05:07 PM.
People with Karka (Cancer) Moon sign, 07:06 PM, Dec 14 to 05:43 AM, Dec 17: the Moon is in their 8th sign.
A Panchang is the Hindu almanac. For each day it gives five details (panch anga, "five parts"): Tithi (lunar day), Vara (weekday), Nakshatra (the Moon's lunar mansion), Yoga (a Sun–Moon combination) and Karana (half a Tithi), along with sunrise-based timings used to choose a Muhurat.
Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime (sunrise to sunset), assigned to Rahu by weekday. Traditionally people avoid starting new ventures, signing agreements or beginning journeys in it. Because it depends on local sunrise and sunset, it differs from city to city and day to day.
A Tithi is the time the Moon takes to gain 12° on the Sun, so it can end at any hour. By convention the Tithi prevailing at sunrise names the day, which is why a festival can fall on a different civil date in different places.
