DAILY PANCHANG

Wednesday, 23 December 2026

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

Sunrise 05:32 Sunset 19:58 ephemeris sun times

Tithi

Shukla Chaturdashiuntil 07:17

Nakshatra

Mrigashirshauntil 01:23 (next day)

Yoga

Shubhauntil 13:45

Karana

Vanijauntil 07:17

EPHEMERIS TIMELINE

Element transitions through the day

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

TithiShukla Chaturdashi until 07:17Shukla Purnima until 03:28 +1dKrishna Pratipad ongoing
Moon NakshatraMrigashirsha until 01:23 +1dArdra ongoing
YogaShubha until 13:45Shukla ongoing
KaranaVanija until 07:17Vishti until 17:23Bava until 03:28 +1dBalava ongoing
Moon RashiMoon in Taurus until 14:56Moon in Gemini ongoing
Sun RashiSun in Sagittarius ongoing

Rahu Kaal

12:45 – 14:33 5th eighth of the day

Yamaganda

07:20 – 09:08 2nd eighth of the day

Gulika Kaal

10:57 – 12:45 4th eighth of the day

Abhijit Muhurta

12:21 – 13:09 Solar noon ± 24 minutes; considered auspicious except on Wednesdays.

CHOGHADIYA

Day · sunrise to sunset

ChoghadiyaNatureFromTo
Labh Auspicious 05:32 07:20
Amrit Auspicious 07:20 09:08
Kaal Inauspicious 09:08 10:57
Shubh Auspicious 10:57 12:45
Rog Inauspicious 12:45 14:33
Udveg Inauspicious 14:33 16:21
Char Neutral 16:21 18:09
Labh Auspicious 18:09 19:58

CHOGHADIYA

Night · sunset to sunrise

ChoghadiyaNatureFromTo
Udveg Inauspicious 19:58 21:09
Shubh Auspicious 21:09 22:21
Amrit Auspicious 22:21 23:33
Char Neutral 23:33 00:45
Rog Inauspicious 00:45 01:57
Kaal Inauspicious 01:57 03:08
Labh Auspicious 03:08 04:20
Udveg Inauspicious 04:20 05:32

HORA

Planetary hours from sunrise

Wednesday is ruled by Mercury, the first hora belongs to the day lord.

#LordFromTo
1Mercury05:3206:32
2Moon06:3207:32
3Saturn07:3208:32
4Jupiter08:3209:32
5Mars09:3210:32
6Sun10:3211:32
7Venus11:3212:32
8Mercury12:3213:32
9Moon13:3214:32
10Saturn14:3215:32
11Jupiter15:3216:32
12Mars16:3217:32
13Sun17:3218:32
14Venus18:3219:32
15Mercury19:3220:32
16Moon20:3221:32
17Saturn21:3222:32
18Jupiter22:3223:32
19Mars23:3200:32
20Sun00:3201:32
21Venus01:3202:32
22Mercury02:3203:32
23Moon03:3204:32
24Saturn04:3205:32

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

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