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Panchang for 20 November 2026, Johannesburg

Friday: Shukla Ekadashi at sunrise, Moon in Uttara Bhadrapada, sunrise 05:08 and sunset 18:38 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, with every limb change and timing window of the day.

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The day at a glance

Vara (weekday)
Shukravara (Venus)
Sunrise
05:08
Sunset
18:38
Next sunrise
05:08 (next day)
Moonrise and moonset
Moonrise 14:27 · Moonset 02:24 (next day)
Tithi at sunrise
Shukla Ekadashi
Nakshatra at sunrise
Uttara Bhadrapada, pada 1 (lord Saturn)
Yoga at sunrise
Vajra
Karana at sunrise
Vanija
Moon sign at sunrise
Mina (Pisces)
Sun sign at sunrise
Vrishchika (Scorpio)
Rahu Kaal
10:12–11:53 Worst
Choghadiya
Good by daylight
  1. 06:49–08:31 Labh good Good
  2. 08:31–10:12 Amrit good Best
  3. 11:53–13:34 Shubh good Better
All 16 choghadiyas

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

Day: sunrise 05:08 to sunset 18:38
TimeChoghadiyaQuality
05:08–06:49Chal neutralNeutral
06:49–08:31Labh goodGood
08:31–10:12Amrit goodBest
10:12–11:53Kaal inauspiciousWorst
11:53–13:34Shubh goodBetter
13:34–15:15Rog inauspiciousBad
15:15–16:57Udveg inauspiciousBad
16:57–18:38Chal neutralNeutral
Night: sunset 18:38 to next sunrise 05:08
TimeChoghadiyaQuality
18:38–19:57Rog inauspiciousBad
19:57–21:15Kaal inauspiciousWorst
21:15–22:34Labh goodGood
22:34–23:53Udveg inauspiciousBad
23:53–01:12Shubh goodBetter
01:12–02:30Amrit goodBest
02:30–03:49Chal neutralNeutral
03:49–05:08Rog inauspiciousBad

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
15:15–16:57 · 06:49–08:31
Abhijit muhurta
11:26–12:20

Published day page · calculated · Panchanga tradition

How this day differs

  • Sunrise 05:08 (yesterday 05:09), sunset 18:38 (yesterday 18:37), daylight 13 h 30 min (yesterday 13 h 28 min).
  • Between this sunrise and the next: moonrise 14:27, yesterday 13:30; moonset 02:24 (next day), yesterday 01:52 (next day).
  • At 05:08 the tithi is Shukla Ekadashi; at yesterday’s sunrise (05:09) it was Shukla Dashami.
  • At 05:08 the Moon is in Uttara Bhadrapada (Purva Bhadrapada at 05:09 yesterday), having moved from Kumbha (Aquarius) into Mina (Pisces); the yoga is Vajra (yesterday Harshana).
  • Rahu Kaal moves from 13:34–15:15 on Thursday (daylight part 6 of 8) to 10:12–11:53 on Friday (part 4).

Johannesburg lies at 26.20° S, 28.05° E; local solar noon is at 11:53, with 13 h 30 min of daylight against 11 h 30 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 Friday 20 November 2026, Johannesburg
WindowTimeRule
Rahu Kaal10:12–11:53daylight part 4 of 8
Yamaganda15:15–16:57daylight part 7 of 8
Gulika Kaal06:49–08:31daylight part 2 of 8
Abhijit muhurta11:26–12:20day muhurta 8 of 15
Brahma muhurta03:44–04:26night 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).

Ekadashi, Purnima and Amavasya

  • Devutthana Ekadashi: Ekadashi tithi from Fri 20 Nov 2026, 03:46 to Sat 21 Nov 2026, 03:02. Dashami still holds at arunodaya (96 minutes before sunrise) on the Smarta day, so calendars differ: Smarta calendars keep the fast on Friday 20 November 2026 (today), Vaishnava calendars on Saturday 21 November 2026. Follow your own tradition. Ekadashi dates for 2026.

This page reports the tithi calculation and the sunrise rule. Fasting and festival days also follow regional and sectarian rules; when in doubt, follow your own tradition or temple calendar.

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 Ekadashi03:02 (next day)
Shukla Dvadashi01:27 (Sun 22 Nov 2026)
Nakshatra
NakshatraEnds
Uttara Bhadrapada (lord Saturn)03:20 (next day)
Revati (lord Mercury)02:24 (Sun 22 Nov 2026)
Yoga
YogaEnds
Vajra01:24 (next day)
Siddhi22:59 (next day)
Karana
KaranaEnds
Vanija15:31
Vishti03:02 (next day)
Bava14:21 (next day)

About this day

  • The day is Friday, Shukravara (Venus) in the tradition, from sunrise at 05:08 to the next sunrise at 05:08 (next day); the night lasts 10 h 30 min.
  • Shukla Ekadashi gives way to Shukla Dvadashi at 03:02 (next day), 21 h 54 min after this sunrise.
  • The 1 h 41 min day choghadiyas begin with Chal and the 1 h 19 min night choghadiyas with Rog, as on every Friday.
  • Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana change 5 times in all between this sunrise and the next.

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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