Panchang for 7 January 2027, Johannesburg

The day at a glance

Vara (weekday)

Guruvara (Jupiter)

Sunrise

05:22

Sunset

19:04

Next sunrise

05:23 (next day)

Moonrise and moonset

Moonset 19:02

Tithi at sunrise

Krishna Amavasya

Nakshatra at sunrise

Purva Ashadha, pada 1 (lord Venus)

Yoga at sunrise

Dhruva

Karana at sunrise

Chatushpada

Moon sign at sunrise

Dhanu (Sagittarius)

Sun sign at sunrise

Dhanu (Sagittarius)

Rahu Kaal

13:56–15:39 Worst

Choghadiya

Good by daylight

1. 05:22–07:05 Shubh good Better
2. 12:13–13:56 Labh good Good
3. 13:56–15:39 Amrit good Best
4. 17:22–19:04 Shubh good Better

All 16 choghadiyas

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

Day: sunrise 05:22 to sunset 19:04

Time	Choghadiya	Quality
05:22–07:05	Shubh good	Better
07:05–08:48	Rog inauspicious	Bad
08:48–10:31	Udveg inauspicious	Bad
10:31–12:13	Chal neutral	Neutral
12:13–13:56	Labh good	Good
13:56–15:39	Amrit good	Best
15:39–17:22	Kaal inauspicious	Worst
17:22–19:04	Shubh good	Better

Night: sunset 19:04 to next sunrise 05:23

Time	Choghadiya	Quality
19:04–20:22	Amrit good	Best
20:22–21:39	Chal neutral	Neutral
21:39–22:56	Rog inauspicious	Bad
22:56–00:14	Kaal inauspicious	Worst
00:14–01:31	Labh good	Good
01:31–02:48	Udveg inauspicious	Bad
02:48–04:06	Shubh good	Better
04:06–05:23	Amrit good	Best

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

05:22–07:05 · 08:48–10:31

Abhijit muhurta

11:46–12:41

Published day page · calculated · Panchanga tradition

How this day differs

• Sunrise 05:22 (yesterday 05:22), sunset 19:04 (yesterday 19:04), daylight 13 h 42 min (yesterday 13 h 43 min).
• Between this sunrise and the next: no moonrise; moonset 19:02, yesterday 18:17.
• At 05:22 the tithi is Krishna Amavasya; at yesterday’s sunrise (05:22) it was Krishna Chaturdashi.
• At 05:22 the Moon is in Purva Ashadha (Mula at 05:22 yesterday), in Dhanu (Sagittarius); the yoga is Dhruva (yesterday Vriddhi).
• Rahu Kaal moves from 12:13–13:56 on Wednesday (daylight part 5 of 8) to 13:56–15:39 on Thursday (part 6).

Johannesburg lies at 26.20° S, 28.05° E; local solar noon is at 12:13, with 13 h 42 min of daylight against 11 h 24 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

Margashirsha

Purnimanta month

Pausha

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

• Margashirsha Amavasya: Amavasya tithi from Wed 6 Jan 2027, 19:45 to Thu 7 Jan 2027, 22:25. 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 2027.

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 Thursday, Guruvara (Jupiter) in the tradition, from sunrise at 05:22 to the next sunrise at 05:23 (next day); the night lasts 10 h 19 min.
• Krishna Amavasya gives way to Shukla Pratipada at 22:25, 17 h 02 min after this sunrise.
• The 1 h 43 min day choghadiyas begin with Shubh and the 1 h 17 min night choghadiyas with Amrit, as on every Thursday.
• Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana change 4 times in all between this sunrise and the next.

Around this day

• Johannesburg Panchang calendar for January 2027
• 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.