DAILY PANCHANG

Thursday, 20 August 2026

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

Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 18:20 ephemeris sun times

Tithi

Shukla Ashtamiuntil 17:48

Nakshatra

Anuradhathrough the day

Yoga

Indrauntil 00:55 (next day)

Karana

Bavauntil 17:48

EPHEMERIS TIMELINE

Element transitions through the day

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

TithiShukla Ashtami until 17:48Shukla Navami ongoing
Moon NakshatraAnuradha ongoing
YogaIndra until 00:55 +1dVaidhriti ongoing
KaranaBava until 17:48Balava until 06:56 +1dKaulava ongoing
Moon RashiMoon in Scorpio ongoing
Sun RashiSun in Leo ongoing

Rahu Kaal

14:12 – 15:35 6th eighth of the day

Yamaganda

07:19 – 08:42 1st eighth of the day

Gulika Kaal

10:04 – 11:27 3rd eighth of the day

Abhijit Muhurta

12:25 – 13:13 Solar noon ± 24 minutes; considered auspicious except on Wednesdays.

CHOGHADIYA

Day · sunrise to sunset

ChoghadiyaNatureFromTo
Shubh Auspicious 07:19 08:42
Rog Inauspicious 08:42 10:04
Udveg Inauspicious 10:04 11:27
Char Neutral 11:27 12:49
Labh Auspicious 12:49 14:12
Amrit Auspicious 14:12 15:35
Kaal Inauspicious 15:35 16:57
Shubh Auspicious 16:57 18:20

CHOGHADIYA

Night · sunset to sunrise

ChoghadiyaNatureFromTo
Amrit Auspicious 18:20 19:57
Char Neutral 19:57 21:35
Rog Inauspicious 21:35 23:12
Kaal Inauspicious 23:12 00:49
Labh Auspicious 00:49 02:27
Udveg Inauspicious 02:27 04:04
Shubh Auspicious 04:04 05:42
Amrit Auspicious 05:42 07:19

HORA

Planetary hours from sunrise

Thursday is ruled by Jupiter, the first hora belongs to the day lord.

#LordFromTo
1Jupiter07:1908:19
2Mars08:1909:19
3Sun09:1910:19
4Venus10:1911:19
5Mercury11:1912:19
6Moon12:1913:19
7Saturn13:1914:19
8Jupiter14:1915:19
9Mars15:1916:19
10Sun16:1917:19
11Venus17:1918:19
12Mercury18:1919:19
13Moon19:1920:19
14Saturn20:1921:19
15Jupiter21:1922:19
16Mars22:1923:19
17Sun23:1900:19
18Venus00:1901:19
19Mercury01:1902:19
20Moon02:1903:19
21Saturn03:1904:19
22Jupiter04:1905:19
23Mars05:1906:19
24Sun06:1907:19

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

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