Panchang for 8 December 2026, Johannesburg

The day at a glance

Vara (weekday)

Mangalavara (Mars)

Sunrise

05:07

Sunset

18:51

Next sunrise

05:08 (next day)

Moonrise and moonset

Moonset 18:38 · Moonrise 05:03 (next day)

Tithi at sunrise

Krishna Amavasya

Nakshatra at sunrise

Anuradha, pada 3 (lord Saturn)

Yoga at sunrise

Dhriti

Karana at sunrise

Chatushpada

Moon sign at sunrise

Vrishchika (Scorpio)

Sun sign at sunrise

Vrishchika (Scorpio)

Rahu Kaal

15:25–17:08 Worst

Choghadiya

Good by daylight

1. 10:16–11:59 Labh good Good
2. 11:59–13:42 Amrit good Best
3. 15:25–17:08 Shubh good Better

All 16 choghadiyas

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

Day: sunrise 05:07 to sunset 18:51

Time	Choghadiya	Quality
05:07–06:50	Rog inauspicious	Bad
06:50–08:33	Udveg inauspicious	Bad
08:33–10:16	Chal neutral	Neutral
10:16–11:59	Labh good	Good
11:59–13:42	Amrit good	Best
13:42–15:25	Kaal inauspicious	Worst
15:25–17:08	Shubh good	Better
17:08–18:51	Rog inauspicious	Bad

Night: sunset 18:51 to next sunrise 05:08

Time	Choghadiya	Quality
18:51–20:08	Kaal inauspicious	Worst
20:08–21:25	Labh good	Good
21:25–22:42	Udveg inauspicious	Bad
22:42–23:59	Shubh good	Better
23:59–01:16	Amrit good	Best
01:16–02:33	Chal neutral	Neutral
02:33–03:50	Rog inauspicious	Bad
03:50–05:08	Kaal inauspicious	Worst

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

08:33–10:16 · 11:59–13:42

Abhijit muhurta

11:32–12:27

Published day page · calculated · Panchanga tradition

How this day differs

• Sunrise 05:07 (yesterday 05:07), sunset 18:51 (yesterday 18:50), daylight 13 h 44 min (yesterday 13 h 43 min).
• Between this sunrise and the next: moonrise 05:03 (next day), yesterday 04:16 (next day); moonset 18:38, yesterday 17:42.
• At 05:07 the tithi is Krishna Amavasya; at yesterday’s sunrise (05:07) it was Krishna Chaturdashi.
• At 05:07 the Moon is in Anuradha (Vishakha at 05:07 yesterday), having moved from Tula (Libra) into Vrishchika (Scorpio); the yoga is Dhriti (yesterday Sukarma).
• Rahu Kaal moves from 06:50–08:33 on Monday (daylight part 2 of 8) to 15:25–17:08 on Tuesday (part 7).

Johannesburg lies at 26.20° S, 28.05° E; local solar noon is at 11:59, with 13 h 44 min of daylight against 11 h 23 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 43 min today; the weekday picks which part is Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda or Gulika, which panchangas avoid for new work, while Abhijit (55 min) and Brahma muhurta count as favourable by tradition. Some panchangas reckon Brahma muhurta with fixed 48-minute muhurtas.

Month, paksha and year

Paksha

Krishna paksha (waning Moon)

Amanta month

Kartika

Purnimanta month

Margashirsha

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

• Kartika Amavasya: Amavasya tithi from Tue 8 Dec 2026, 00:43 to Wed 9 Dec 2026, 02:52. Amavasya is in effect at sunrise. Vrat and puja days can fall on the previous day where the rule looks at moonrise, evening or midday instead. Amavasya 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.

About this day

• The day is Tuesday, Mangalavara (Mars) in the tradition, from sunrise at 05:07 to the next sunrise at 05:08 (next day); the night lasts 10 h 16 min.
• Krishna Amavasya gives way to Shukla Pratipada at 02:52 (next day), 21 h 45 min after this sunrise.
• The 1 h 43 min day choghadiyas begin with Rog and the 1 h 17 min night choghadiyas with Kaal, as on every Tuesday.
• Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana change 4 times in all between this sunrise and the next.

Around this day

• Johannesburg Panchang calendar for December 2026
• Today’s Panchang in Johannesburg · Choghadiya · Rahu Kaal
• The same date in Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune
• What a tithi is · nakshatra · yoga and karana · how Rahu Kaal is calculated

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.