DAILY PANCHANG

Friday, 16 October 2026

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa · Africa/Johannesburg · Friday

Sunrise 05:31 Sunset 18:15 ephemeris sun times

Tithi

Shukla Shashtiuntil 02:24 (next day)

Nakshatra

Mulathrough the day

Yoga

Shobhanauntil 18:35

Karana

Kaulavauntil 13:08

EPHEMERIS TIMELINE

Element transitions through the day

Each value begins at sunrise; “until” times are resolved from real Swiss Ephemeris longitudes.

TithiShukla Shashti until 02:24 +1dShukla Saptami ongoing
Moon NakshatraMula ongoing
YogaShobhana until 18:35Atiganda ongoing
KaranaKaulava until 13:08Taitila until 02:24 +1dGara ongoing
Moon RashiMoon in Sagittarius ongoing
Sun RashiSun in Virgo ongoing

Rahu Kaal

10:18 – 11:53 4th eighth of the day

Yamaganda

15:04 – 16:39 7th eighth of the day

Gulika Kaal

07:07 – 08:42 2nd eighth of the day

Abhijit Muhurta

11:29 – 12:17 Solar noon ± 24 minutes; considered auspicious except on Wednesdays.

CHOGHADIYA

Day · sunrise to sunset

ChoghadiyaNatureFromTo
Char Neutral 05:31 07:07
Labh Auspicious 07:07 08:42
Amrit Auspicious 08:42 10:18
Kaal Inauspicious 10:18 11:53
Shubh Auspicious 11:53 13:29
Rog Inauspicious 13:29 15:04
Udveg Inauspicious 15:04 16:39
Char Neutral 16:39 18:15

CHOGHADIYA

Night · sunset to sunrise

ChoghadiyaNatureFromTo
Rog Inauspicious 18:15 19:39
Kaal Inauspicious 19:39 21:04
Labh Auspicious 21:04 22:29
Udveg Inauspicious 22:29 23:53
Shubh Auspicious 23:53 01:18
Amrit Auspicious 01:18 02:42
Char Neutral 02:42 04:07
Rog Inauspicious 04:07 05:31

HORA

Planetary hours from sunrise

Friday is ruled by Venus, the first hora belongs to the day lord.

#LordFromTo
1Venus05:3106:31
2Mercury06:3107:31
3Moon07:3108:31
4Saturn08:3109:31
5Jupiter09:3110:31
6Mars10:3111:31
7Sun11:3112:31
8Venus12:3113:31
9Mercury13:3114:31
10Moon14:3115:31
11Saturn15:3116:31
12Jupiter16:3117:31
13Mars17:3118:31
14Sun18:3119:31
15Venus19:3120:31
16Mercury20:3121:31
17Moon21:3122:31
18Saturn22:3123:31
19Jupiter23:3100:31
20Mars00:3101:31
21Sun01:3102:31
22Venus02:3103:31
23Mercury03:3104:31
24Moon04:3105:31

Swiss Ephemeris (sweph 2.10.3-8; Swiss Ephemeris files; LAHIRI ayanamsa; true node)

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