DAILY PANCHANG

Sunday, 20 December 2026

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

Sunrise 05:31 Sunset 19:56 ephemeris sun times

Tithi

Shukla Ekadashiuntil 16:45

Nakshatra

Ashwiniuntil 11:25

Yoga

Shivauntil 01:37 (next day)

Karana

Vanijauntil 05:48

EPHEMERIS TIMELINE

Element transitions through the day

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

TithiShukla Ekadashi until 16:45Shukla Dwadashi ongoing
Moon NakshatraAshwini until 11:25Bharani ongoing
YogaShiva until 01:37 +1dSiddha ongoing
KaranaVanija until 05:48Vishti until 16:45Bava until 03:30 +1dBalava ongoing
Moon RashiMoon in Aries ongoing
Sun RashiSun in Sagittarius ongoing

Rahu Kaal

18:08 – 19:56 8th eighth of the day

Yamaganda

12:43 – 14:32 5th eighth of the day

Gulika Kaal

16:20 – 18:08 7th eighth of the day

Abhijit Muhurta

12:19 – 13:07 Solar noon ± 24 minutes; considered auspicious except on Wednesdays.

CHOGHADIYA

Day · sunrise to sunset

ChoghadiyaNatureFromTo
Udveg Inauspicious 05:31 07:19
Char Neutral 07:19 09:07
Labh Auspicious 09:07 10:55
Amrit Auspicious 10:55 12:43
Kaal Inauspicious 12:43 14:32
Shubh Auspicious 14:32 16:20
Rog Inauspicious 16:20 18:08
Udveg Inauspicious 18:08 19:56

CHOGHADIYA

Night · sunset to sunrise

ChoghadiyaNatureFromTo
Shubh Auspicious 19:56 21:08
Amrit Auspicious 21:08 22:20
Char Neutral 22:20 23:32
Rog Inauspicious 23:32 00:43
Kaal Inauspicious 00:43 01:55
Labh Auspicious 01:55 03:07
Udveg Inauspicious 03:07 04:19
Shubh Auspicious 04:19 05:31

HORA

Planetary hours from sunrise

Sunday is ruled by Sun, the first hora belongs to the day lord.

#LordFromTo
1Sun05:3106:31
2Venus06:3107:31
3Mercury07:3108:31
4Moon08:3109:31
5Saturn09:3110:31
6Jupiter10:3111:31
7Mars11:3112:31
8Sun12:3113:31
9Venus13:3114:31
10Mercury14:3115:31
11Moon15:3116:31
12Saturn16:3117:31
13Jupiter17:3118:31
14Mars18:3119:31
15Sun19:3120:31
16Venus20:3121:31
17Mercury21:3122:31
18Moon22:3123:31
19Saturn23:3100:31
20Jupiter00:3101:31
21Mars01:3102:31
22Sun02:3103:31
23Venus03:3104:31
24Mercury04:3105:31

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

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