Panchang for 20 December 2026, Johannesburg

The day at a glance

Vara (weekday)

Ravivara (Sun)

Sunrise

05:11

Sunset

18:58

Next sunrise

05:12 (next day)

Moonrise and moonset

Moonrise 15:15 · Moonset 02:13 (next day)

Tithi at sunrise

Shukla Ekadashi

Nakshatra at sunrise

Ashwini, pada 3 (lord Ketu)

Yoga at sunrise

Shiva

Karana at sunrise

Vanija

Moon sign at sunrise

Mesha (Aries)

Sun sign at sunrise

Dhanu (Sagittarius)

Rahu Kaal

17:15–18:58 Worst

Choghadiya

Good by daylight

1. 08:38–10:21 Labh good Good
2. 10:21–12:05 Amrit good Best
3. 13:48–15:32 Shubh good Better

All 16 choghadiyas

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

Day: sunrise 05:11 to sunset 18:58

Time	Choghadiya	Quality
05:11–06:55	Udveg inauspicious	Bad
06:55–08:38	Chal neutral	Neutral
08:38–10:21	Labh good	Good
10:21–12:05	Amrit good	Best
12:05–13:48	Kaal inauspicious	Worst
13:48–15:32	Shubh good	Better
15:32–17:15	Rog inauspicious	Bad
17:15–18:58	Udveg inauspicious	Bad

Night: sunset 18:58 to next sunrise 05:12

Time	Choghadiya	Quality
18:58–20:15	Shubh good	Better
20:15–21:32	Amrit good	Best
21:32–22:48	Chal neutral	Neutral
22:48–00:05	Rog inauspicious	Bad
00:05–01:22	Kaal inauspicious	Worst
01:22–02:38	Labh good	Good
02:38–03:55	Udveg inauspicious	Bad
03:55–05:12	Shubh good	Better

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

12:05–13:48 · 15:32–17:15

Abhijit muhurta

11:37–12:32

Published day page · calculated · Panchanga tradition

How this day differs

• Sunrise 05:11 (yesterday 05:11), sunset 18:58 (yesterday 18:58), daylight 13 h 47 min (yesterday 13 h 47 min).
• Between this sunrise and the next: moonrise 15:15, yesterday 14:10; moonset 02:13 (next day), yesterday 01:30 (next day).
• At 05:11 the tithi is Shukla Ekadashi; at yesterday’s sunrise (05:11) it was Shukla Dashami.
• At 05:11 the Moon is in Ashwini (Revati at 05:11 yesterday), having moved from Mina (Pisces) into Mesha (Aries); the yoga is Shiva (yesterday Variyan).
• Rahu Kaal moves from 08:38–10:21 on Saturday (daylight part 3 of 8) to 17:15–18:58 on Sunday (part 8).

Johannesburg lies at 26.20° S, 28.05° E; local solar noon is at 12:05, with 13 h 47 min of daylight against 11 h 22 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

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).

Ekadashi, Purnima and Amavasya

• Mokshada Ekadashi: Ekadashi tithi from Sat 19 Dec 2026, 18:40 to Sun 20 Dec 2026, 16:45. the fast is kept on Sunday 20 December 2026 (today). 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.

About this day

• The day is Sunday, Ravivara (Sun) in the tradition, from sunrise at 05:11 to the next sunrise at 05:12 (next day); the night lasts 10 h 13 min.
• Shukla Ekadashi gives way to Shukla Dvadashi at 16:45, 11 h 34 min after this sunrise.
• The 1 h 43 min day choghadiyas begin with Udveg and the 1 h 17 min night choghadiyas with Shubh, as on every Sunday.
• Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana change 6 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.