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Panchang for 11 December 2026, Johannesburg

Friday: Shukla Dvitiya at sunrise, Moon in Purva Ashadha, sunrise 05:08 and sunset 18:53 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
18:53
Next sunrise
05:08 (next day)
Moonrise and moonset
Moonrise 06:49 · Moonset 21:04
Tithi at sunrise
Shukla Dvitiya
Nakshatra at sunrise
Purva Ashadha, pada 2 (lord Venus)
Yoga at sunrise
Ganda
Karana at sunrise
Kaulava
Moon sign at sunrise
Dhanu (Sagittarius)
Sun sign at sunrise
Vrishchika (Scorpio)
Rahu Kaal
10:17–12:01 Worst
Choghadiya
Good by daylight
  1. 06:51–08:34 Labh good Good
  2. 08:34–10:17 Amrit good Best
  3. 12:01–13:44 Shubh good Better
All 16 choghadiyas

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

Day: sunrise 05:08 to sunset 18:53
TimeChoghadiyaQuality
05:08–06:51Chal neutralNeutral
06:51–08:34Labh goodGood
08:34–10:17Amrit goodBest
10:17–12:01Kaal inauspiciousWorst
12:01–13:44Shubh goodBetter
13:44–15:27Rog inauspiciousBad
15:27–17:10Udveg inauspiciousBad
17:10–18:53Chal neutralNeutral
Night: sunset 18:53 to next sunrise 05:08
TimeChoghadiyaQuality
18:53–20:10Rog inauspiciousBad
20:10–21:27Kaal inauspiciousWorst
21:27–22:44Labh goodGood
22:44–00:01Udveg inauspiciousBad
00:01–01:18Shubh goodBetter
01:18–02:34Amrit goodBest
02:34–03:51Chal neutralNeutral
03:51–05:08Rog 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
15:27–17:10 · 06:51–08:34
Abhijit muhurta
11:33–12:28

Published day page · calculated · Panchanga tradition

How this day differs

  • Sunrise 05:08 (yesterday 05:08), sunset 18:53 (yesterday 18:52), daylight 13 h 45 min (yesterday 13 h 45 min).
  • Between this sunrise and the next: moonrise 06:49, yesterday 05:55; moonset 21:04, yesterday 20:20.
  • At 05:08 the tithi is Shukla Dvitiya; at yesterday’s sunrise (05:08) it was Shukla Pratipada.
  • At 05:08 the Moon is in Purva Ashadha (Mula at 05:08 yesterday), in Dhanu (Sagittarius); the yoga is Ganda (yesterday Shula).
  • Rahu Kaal moves from 13:43–15:26 on Thursday (daylight part 6 of 8) to 10:17–12:01 on Friday (part 4).

Johannesburg lies at 26.20° S, 28.05° E; local solar noon is at 12:01, with 13 h 45 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.

Timing windows on Friday 11 December 2026, Johannesburg
WindowTimeRule
Rahu Kaal10:17–12:01daylight part 4 of 8
Yamaganda15:27–17:10daylight part 7 of 8
Gulika Kaal06:51–08:34daylight part 2 of 8
Abhijit muhurta11:33–12:28day muhurta 8 of 15
Brahma muhurta03:46–04:27night muhurta 14 of 15 (41 min)

Month, paksha and year

Paksha
Shukla paksha (waxing Moon)
Amanta month
Margashirsha
Purnimanta month
Margashirsha
Ritu (by amanta month)
Hemanta
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 Dvitiya07:54
Shukla Tritiya10:37 (next day)
Nakshatra
NakshatraEnds
Purva Ashadha (lord Venus)23:33
Uttara Ashadha (lord Sun)02:41 (Sun 13 Dec 2026)
Yoga
YogaEnds
Ganda06:46
Vriddhi07:45 (next day)
Karana
KaranaEnds
Kaulava07:54
Taitila21:15
Gara10:37 (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 15 min.
  • Shukla Dvitiya gives way to Shukla Tritiya at 07:54, 2 h 46 min after this sunrise.
  • The 1 h 43 min day choghadiyas begin with Chal and the 1 h 17 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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