Durban, Wednesday, 23 September 2026
On Wednesday 23 September 2026 in Durban, the tithi is Shukla Dwadashi until 7:21 pm SAST; Rahu Kalam is 11:49 am to 1:20 pm SAST. Sunrise 5:44 am, sunset 5:53 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Dwadashi
until 7:21 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Dhanishta
until 7:05 am Thursday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Sukarma
until 12:57 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 · Bava
until 6:52 am; then Balava until 7:21 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
No Bhadra Karanam between this sunrise and the next.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
11:49 am – 1:20 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:15 am – 8:46 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:17 am – 11:49 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:44 am – 7:15 am | Laabam | good |
| 7:15 am – 8:46 am | Dhanam | good |
| 8:46 am – 10:17 am | Sugam | good |
| 10:17 am – 11:49 am | Soram | avoid |
| 11:49 am – 1:20 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 1:20 pm – 2:51 pm | Uthi | good |
| 2:51 pm – 4:22 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 4:22 pm – 5:53 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:53 pm – 7:22 pm | Uthi | good |
| 7:22 pm – 8:50 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 8:50 pm – 10:19 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 10:19 pm – 11:48 pm | Laabam | good |
| 11:48 pm – 1:17 am | Dhanam | good |
| 1:17 am – 2:45 am | Sugam | good |
| 2:45 am – 4:14 am | Soram | avoid |
| 4:14 am – 5:43 am | Visham | avoid |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Wednesday the first part of the day is Laabam. 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:44 am – 7:15 am | Labh | good |
| 7:15 am – 8:46 am | Amrit | good |
| 8:46 am – 10:17 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:17 am – 11:49 am | Shubh | good |
| 11:49 am – 1:20 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:20 pm – 2:51 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 2:51 pm – 4:22 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:22 pm – 5:53 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:53 pm – 7:22 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:22 pm – 8:50 pm | Shubh | good |
| 8:50 pm – 10:19 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:19 pm – 11:48 pm | Char | neutral |
| 11:48 pm – 1:17 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:17 am – 2:45 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:45 am – 4:14 am | Labh | good |
| 4:14 am – 5:43 am | Udveg | avoid |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:24 am – 12:13 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 2:52 pm, moonset 4:17 am Thursday.
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: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 5:44 am – 6:45 am | Mercury |
| 6:45 am – 7:46 am | Moon |
| 7:46 am – 8:46 am | Saturn |
| 8:46 am – 9:47 am | Jupiter |
| 9:47 am – 10:48 am | Mars |
| 10:48 am – 11:49 am | Sun |
| 11:49 am – 12:49 pm | Venus |
| 12:49 pm – 1:50 pm | Mercury |
| 1:50 pm – 2:51 pm | Moon |
| 2:51 pm – 3:51 pm | Saturn |
| 3:51 pm – 4:52 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:52 pm – 5:53 pm | Mars |
| 5:53 pm – 6:52 pm | Sun |
| 6:52 pm – 7:51 pm | Venus |
| 7:51 pm – 8:50 pm | Mercury |
| 8:50 pm – 9:50 pm | Moon |
| 9:50 pm – 10:49 pm | Saturn |
| 10:49 pm – 11:48 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:48 pm – 12:47 am | Mars |
| 12:47 am – 1:46 am | Sun |
| 1:46 am – 2:45 am | Venus |
| 2:45 am – 3:45 am | Mercury |
| 3:45 am – 4:44 am | Moon |
| 4:44 am – 5:43 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 9 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 6:52 am, yoga at 12:57 pm, tithi and karana at 7:21 pm. The nakshatra runs on past the next sunrise, until 7:05 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:49 am in Durban.
Questions
What is the tithi in Durban on 23 September 2026?
Shukla Dwadashi, until 7:21 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:44 am in Durban).
When is Rahu Kalam in Durban on 23 September 2026?
11:49 am to 1:20 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:15 am to 8:46 am and Gulikai 10:17 am to 11:49 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Durban on 23 September 2026?
During daylight: Labh 5:44 am to 7:15 am, Amrit 7:15 am to 8:46 am, Shubh 10:17 am to 11:49 am, Labh 4:22 pm to 5:53 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:24 am to 12:13 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Durban on 23 September 2026?
Moonrise is at 2:52 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Wednesday 23 September 2026, Durban
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Calculated for Durban from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Durban local time (SAST).