DAILY PANCHANG

Tuesday, 18 August 2026

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa · Africa/Johannesburg · Tuesday

Sunrise 07:21 Sunset 18:18 ephemeris sun times

Tithi

Shukla Shashtiuntil 14:21

Nakshatra

Swatiuntil 03:17 (next day)

Yoga

Shuklauntil 23:53

Karana

Taitilauntil 14:21

EPHEMERIS TIMELINE

Element transitions through the day

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

TithiShukla Shashti until 14:21Shukla Saptami ongoing
Moon NakshatraSwati until 03:17 +1dVishakha ongoing
YogaShukla until 23:53Brahma ongoing
KaranaTaitila until 14:21Gara until 03:01 +1dVanija ongoing
Moon RashiMoon in Libra ongoing
Sun RashiSun in Leo ongoing

Rahu Kaal

15:34 – 16:56 7th eighth of the day

Yamaganda

10:06 – 11:28 3rd eighth of the day

Gulika Kaal

12:50 – 14:12 5th eighth of the day

Abhijit Muhurta

12:26 – 13:14 Solar noon ± 24 minutes; considered auspicious except on Wednesdays.

CHOGHADIYA

Day · sunrise to sunset

ChoghadiyaNatureFromTo
Rog Inauspicious 07:21 08:43
Udveg Inauspicious 08:43 10:06
Char Neutral 10:06 11:28
Labh Auspicious 11:28 12:50
Amrit Auspicious 12:50 14:12
Kaal Inauspicious 14:12 15:34
Shubh Auspicious 15:34 16:56
Rog Inauspicious 16:56 18:18

CHOGHADIYA

Night · sunset to sunrise

ChoghadiyaNatureFromTo
Kaal Inauspicious 18:18 19:56
Labh Auspicious 19:56 21:34
Udveg Inauspicious 21:34 23:12
Shubh Auspicious 23:12 00:50
Amrit Auspicious 00:50 02:28
Char Neutral 02:28 04:06
Rog Inauspicious 04:06 05:43
Kaal Inauspicious 05:43 07:21

HORA

Planetary hours from sunrise

Tuesday is ruled by Mars, the first hora belongs to the day lord.

#LordFromTo
1Mars07:2108:21
2Sun08:2109:21
3Venus09:2110:21
4Mercury10:2111:21
5Moon11:2112:21
6Saturn12:2113:21
7Jupiter13:2114:21
8Mars14:2115:21
9Sun15:2116:21
10Venus16:2117:21
11Mercury17:2118:21
12Moon18:2119:21
13Saturn19:2120:21
14Jupiter20:2121:21
15Mars21:2122:21
16Sun22:2123:21
17Venus23:2100:21
18Mercury00:2101:21
19Moon01:2102:21
20Saturn02:2103:21
21Jupiter03:2104:21
22Mars04:2105:21
23Sun05:2106:21
24Venus06:2107:21

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

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