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Panchang for 16 November 2026, Johannesburg

Monday: Shukla Saptami at sunrise, Moon in Shravana, sunrise 05:10 and sunset 18:35 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, with every limb change and timing window of the day.

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The day at a glance

Vara (weekday)
Somavara (Moon)
Sunrise
05:10
Sunset
18:35
Next sunrise
05:09 (next day)
Moonrise and moonset
Moonrise 10:46 · Moonset 00:19 (next day)
Tithi at sunrise
Shukla Saptami
Nakshatra at sunrise
Shravana, pada 2 (lord Moon)
Yoga at sunrise
Vriddhi
Karana at sunrise
Gara
Moon sign at sunrise
Makara (Capricorn)
Sun sign at sunrise
Tula (Libra)
Rahu Kaal
06:50–08:31 Worst
Choghadiya
Good by daylight
  1. 05:10–06:50 Amrit good Best
  2. 08:31–10:12 Shubh good Better
  3. 15:14–16:54 Labh good Good
  4. 16:54–18:35 Amrit good Best
All 16 choghadiyas

Monday order; night times after midnight fall on the next date.

Day: sunrise 05:10 to sunset 18:35
TimeChoghadiyaQuality
05:10–06:50Amrit goodBest
06:50–08:31Kaal inauspiciousWorst
08:31–10:12Shubh goodBetter
10:12–11:52Rog inauspiciousBad
11:52–13:33Udveg inauspiciousBad
13:33–15:14Chal neutralNeutral
15:14–16:54Labh goodGood
16:54–18:35Amrit goodBest
Night: sunset 18:35 to next sunrise 05:09
TimeChoghadiyaQuality
18:35–19:54Chal neutralNeutral
19:54–21:13Rog inauspiciousBad
21:13–22:33Kaal inauspiciousWorst
22:33–23:52Labh goodGood
23:52–01:11Udveg inauspiciousBad
01:11–02:31Shubh goodBetter
02:31–03:50Amrit goodBest
03:50–05:09Chal neutralNeutral

Timing quality, best to worst

  • Best Amrit choghadiya · Jupiter hora
  • Better Shubh choghadiya · Venus hora
  • Good Labh choghadiya · Moon and Mercury horas
  • Neutral Chal choghadiya · Sun hora
  • Bad Udveg and Rog choghadiyas · Mars and Saturn horas
  • Worst Kaal choghadiya · Rahu Kaal

Grades follow the panchanga tradition; they are not a forecast.

Yamaganda · Gulika
10:12–11:52 · 13:33–15:14
Abhijit muhurta
11:25–12:19

Published day page · calculated · Panchanga tradition

How this day differs

  • Sunrise 05:10 (yesterday 05:10), sunset 18:35 (yesterday 18:34), daylight 13 h 25 min (yesterday 13 h 24 min).
  • Between this sunrise and the next: moonrise 10:46, yesterday 09:51; moonset 00:19 (next day), yesterday 23:45.
  • At 05:10 the tithi is Shukla Saptami; at yesterday’s sunrise (05:10) it was Shukla Shashthi.
  • At 05:10 the Moon is in Shravana (Uttara Ashadha at 05:10 yesterday), in Makara (Capricorn); the yoga is Vriddhi (yesterday Ganda).
  • Rahu Kaal moves from 16:54–18:34 on Sunday (daylight part 8 of 8) to 06:50–08:31 on Monday (part 2).

Johannesburg lies at 26.20° S, 28.05° E; local solar noon is at 11:52, with 13 h 25 min of daylight against 11 h 31 min in Bengaluru. The limbs end at the same instants everywhere; this page gives Johannesburg’s local clock.

Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika, Abhijit and Brahma muhurta

Each daylight part is 1 h 41 min today; the weekday picks which part is Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda or Gulika, which panchangas avoid for new work, while Abhijit (54 min) and Brahma muhurta count as favourable by tradition. Some panchangas reckon Brahma muhurta with fixed 48-minute muhurtas.

Timing windows on Monday 16 November 2026, Johannesburg
WindowTimeRule
Rahu Kaal06:50–08:31daylight part 2 of 8
Yamaganda10:12–11:52daylight part 4 of 8
Gulika Kaal13:33–15:14daylight part 6 of 8
Abhijit muhurta11:25–12:19day muhurta 8 of 15
Brahma muhurta03:45–04:27night muhurta 14 of 15 (42 min)

Month, paksha and year

Paksha
Shukla paksha (waxing Moon)
Amanta month
Kartika
Purnimanta month
Kartika
Ritu (by amanta month)
Sharad
Ayana (sidereal Sun)
Dakshinayana
Shaka Samvat
1948
Vikram Samvat (Chaitradi)
2083
Samvatsara
Parabhava

Amanta months run new Moon to new Moon (South and West India), purnimanta months full Moon to full Moon (North India).

When each limb changes

Times are local in Johannesburg (Africa/Johannesburg). The first of each is in effect at sunrise; each next one begins where the previous ends. “Next day” means after midnight, before the next sunrise.

Tithi
TithiEnds
Shukla Saptami00:50 (next day)
Shukla Ashtami02:36 (Wed 18 Nov 2026)
Nakshatra
NakshatraEnds
Shravana (lord Moon)22:46
Dhanishta (lord Mars)01:04 (Wed 18 Nov 2026)
Yoga
YogaEnds
Vriddhi04:22 (next day)
Dhruva04:34 (Wed 18 Nov 2026)
Karana
KaranaEnds
Gara11:44
Vanija00:50 (next day)
Vishti13:48 (next day)

About this day

  • The day is Monday, Somavara (Moon) in the tradition, from sunrise at 05:10 to the next sunrise at 05:09 (next day); the night lasts 10 h 34 min.
  • Shukla Saptami gives way to Shukla Ashtami at 00:50 (next day), 19 h 41 min after this sunrise.
  • The 1 h 41 min day choghadiyas begin with Amrit and the 1 h 19 min night choghadiyas with Chal, as on every Monday.
  • Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana change 5 times in all between this sunrise and the next.
  • The Sun enters sidereal Vrishchika (Scorpio) at 16:04: Vrishchika Sankranti, the start of a new solar month.

Method and limits

Calculated with the live Panchang’s model and checked against Drik Panchang on 28 city-and-date combinations (times within 2.3 minutes, moonrise and moonset within 6.4). Observance of fasts and festivals follows regional rules. Amrit Kaal, Varjyam and Durmuhurta are not calculated yet.

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