Durban, Thursday, 14 May 2026
Thursday 14 May 2026
Pradosham
The next day, Friday 15 May
On Thursday 14 May 2026 in Durban, the tithi is Krishna Dwadashi until 7:51 am SAST; Rahu Kalam is 1:12 pm to 2:32 pm SAST. Sunrise 6:33 am, sunset 5:12 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
On this day
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 5:12 pm to 7:36 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Dwadashi
until 7:51 am; then Krishna Trayodashi until 5:02 am Friday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Revati
until 7:04 pm
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Priti
until 2:24 pm
Worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions added together. It is read with the tithi, nakshatra and karana when a muhurta is chosen.
Karana · Taitila
until 7:51 am; then Gara until 6:31 pm; then Vanija until 5:02 am Friday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 5:02 am to 3:25 pm on Friday. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
1:12 pm – 2:32 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
6:33 am – 7:52 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:12 am – 10:32 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:33 am – 7:52 am | Dhanam | good |
| 7:52 am – 9:12 am | Sugam | good |
| 9:12 am – 10:32 am | Soram | avoid |
| 10:32 am – 11:52 am | Uthi | good |
| 11:52 am – 1:12 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 1:12 pm – 2:32 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 2:32 pm – 3:52 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 3:52 pm – 5:12 pm | Laabam | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:12 pm – 6:52 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 6:52 pm – 8:32 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 8:32 pm – 10:12 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 10:12 pm – 11:52 pm | Laabam | good |
| 11:52 pm – 1:33 am | Dhanam | good |
| 1:33 am – 3:13 am | Sugam | good |
| 3:13 am – 4:53 am | Soram | avoid |
| 4:53 am – 6:33 am | Uthi | good |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Thursday the first part of the day is Dhanam. Amirdha, Uthi, Laabam, Dhanam and Sugam are the good times.
Choghadiya
The day and the night each have eight choghadiyas. The names repeat in a cycle of seven, starting from a different name each weekday; on a Thursday the day starts with Shubh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:33 am – 7:52 am | Shubh | good |
| 7:52 am – 9:12 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:12 am – 10:32 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:32 am – 11:52 am | Char | neutral |
| 11:52 am – 1:12 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:12 pm – 2:32 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 2:32 pm – 3:52 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:52 pm – 5:12 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:12 pm – 6:52 pm | Amrit | good |
| 6:52 pm – 8:32 pm | Char | neutral |
| 8:32 pm – 10:12 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:12 pm – 11:52 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 11:52 pm – 1:33 am | Labh | good |
| 1:33 am – 3:13 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:13 am – 4:53 am | Shubh | good |
| 4:53 am – 6:33 am | Amrit | good |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:31 am – 12:13 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:52 am Friday, moonset 3:10 pm.
Hora
Twelve horas from sunrise to sunset and twelve from sunset to the next sunrise, each ruled by a planet. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's own planet: Jupiter on a Thursday.
| 6:33 am – 7:26 am | Jupiter |
| 7:26 am – 8:19 am | Mars |
| 8:19 am – 9:12 am | Sun |
| 9:12 am – 10:06 am | Venus |
| 10:06 am – 10:59 am | Mercury |
| 10:59 am – 11:52 am | Moon |
| 11:52 am – 12:45 pm | Saturn |
| 12:45 pm – 1:39 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:39 pm – 2:32 pm | Mars |
| 2:32 pm – 3:25 pm | Sun |
| 3:25 pm – 4:18 pm | Venus |
| 4:18 pm – 5:12 pm | Mercury |
| 5:12 pm – 6:18 pm | Moon |
| 6:18 pm – 7:25 pm | Saturn |
| 7:25 pm – 8:32 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:32 pm – 9:39 pm | Mars |
| 9:39 pm – 10:46 pm | Sun |
| 10:46 pm – 11:52 pm | Venus |
| 11:52 pm – 12:59 am | Mercury |
| 12:59 am – 2:06 am | Moon |
| 2:06 am – 3:13 am | Saturn |
| 3:13 am – 4:20 am | Jupiter |
| 4:20 am – 5:26 am | Mars |
| 5:26 am – 6:33 am | Sun |
About this day
Daylight lasts 10 hours and 39 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 80 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 7:51 am, yoga at 2:24 pm, karana at 6:31 pm, nakshatra at 7:04 pm, tithi and karana at 5:02 am Friday. Krishna Trayodashi begins and ends within the day, so no sunrise names it.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:12 pm in Durban.
Questions
What is the tithi in Durban on 14 May 2026?
Krishna Dwadashi, until 7:51 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:33 am in Durban).
When is Rahu Kalam in Durban on 14 May 2026?
1:12 pm to 2:32 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:33 am to 7:52 am and Gulikai 9:12 am to 10:32 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Durban on 14 May 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 6:33 am to 7:52 am, Labh 11:52 am to 1:12 pm, Shubh 3:52 pm to 5:12 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:31 am to 12:13 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Durban on 14 May 2026?
Moonrise is at 4:52 am on Friday 15 May.
Tamil Day Sheet, Thursday 14 May 2026, Durban
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how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Durban from its own sunrise and sunset, by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Durban local time (SAST).