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Panchang for 23 January 2027, Johannesburg

Saturday: Krishna Pratipada at sunrise, Moon in Ashlesha, sunrise 05:35 and sunset 19:03 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, with every limb change and timing window of the day.

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The day at a glance

Vara (weekday)
Shanivara (Saturn)
Sunrise
05:35
Sunset
19:03
Next sunrise
05:36 (next day)
Moonrise and moonset
Moonset 06:21 · Moonrise 19:59
Tithi at sunrise
Krishna Pratipada
Nakshatra at sunrise
Ashlesha, pada 1 (lord Mercury)
Yoga at sunrise
Priti
Karana at sunrise
Kaulava
Moon sign at sunrise
Karka (Cancer)
Sun sign at sunrise
Makara (Capricorn)
Rahu Kaal
08:57–10:38 Worst
Choghadiya
Good by daylight
  1. 07:16–08:57 Shubh good Better
  2. 14:00–15:41 Labh good Good
  3. 15:41–17:22 Amrit good Best
All 16 choghadiyas

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

Day: sunrise 05:35 to sunset 19:03
TimeChoghadiyaQuality
05:35–07:16Kaal inauspiciousWorst
07:16–08:57Shubh goodBetter
08:57–10:38Rog inauspiciousBad
10:38–12:19Udveg inauspiciousBad
12:19–14:00Chal neutralNeutral
14:00–15:41Labh goodGood
15:41–17:22Amrit goodBest
17:22–19:03Kaal inauspiciousWorst
Night: sunset 19:03 to next sunrise 05:36
TimeChoghadiyaQuality
19:03–20:22Labh goodGood
20:22–21:41Udveg inauspiciousBad
21:41–23:00Shubh goodBetter
23:00–00:19Amrit goodBest
00:19–01:38Chal neutralNeutral
01:38–02:57Rog inauspiciousBad
02:57–04:17Kaal inauspiciousWorst
04:17–05:36Labh goodGood

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
14:00–15:41 · 05:35–07:16
Abhijit muhurta
11:52–12:46

Published day page · calculated · Panchanga tradition

How this day differs

  • Sunrise 05:35 (yesterday 05:34), sunset 19:03 (yesterday 19:03), daylight 13 h 28 min (yesterday 13 h 29 min).
  • Between this sunrise and the next: moonrise 19:59, yesterday 19:15; moonset 06:21, yesterday none.
  • At 05:35 the tithi is Krishna Pratipada; at yesterday’s sunrise (05:34) it was Shukla Purnima.
  • At 05:35 the Moon is in Ashlesha (Punarvasu at 05:34 yesterday), in Karka (Cancer); the yoga is Priti (yesterday Vishkambha).
  • Rahu Kaal moves from 10:37–12:19 on Friday (daylight part 4 of 8) to 08:57–10:38 on Saturday (part 3).

Johannesburg lies at 26.20° S, 28.05° E; local solar noon is at 12:19, with 13 h 28 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 Saturday 23 January 2027, Johannesburg
WindowTimeRule
Rahu Kaal08:57–10:38daylight part 3 of 8
Yamaganda14:00–15:41daylight part 6 of 8
Gulika Kaal05:35–07:16daylight part 1 of 8
Abhijit muhurta11:52–12:46day muhurta 8 of 15
Brahma muhurta04:11–04:53night muhurta 14 of 15 (42 min)

Month, paksha and year

Paksha
Krishna paksha (waning Moon)
Amanta month
Pausha
Purnimanta month
Magha
Ritu (by amanta month)
Hemanta
Ayana (sidereal Sun)
Uttarayana
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
Krishna Pratipada10:43
Krishna Dvitiya07:28 (next day)
Nakshatra
NakshatraEnds
Ashlesha (lord Mercury)01:22 (next day)
Magha (lord Ketu)23:10 (next day)
Yoga
YogaEnds
Priti06:07
Ayushman02:08 (next day)
Saubhagya22:31 (next day)
Karana
KaranaEnds
Kaulava10:43
Taitila21:02
Gara07:28 (next day)

About this day

  • The day is Saturday, Shanivara (Saturn) in the tradition, from sunrise at 05:35 to the next sunrise at 05:36 (next day); the night lasts 10 h 33 min.
  • Krishna Pratipada gives way to Krishna Dvitiya at 10:43, 5 h 08 min after this sunrise.
  • The 1 h 41 min day choghadiyas begin with Kaal and the 1 h 19 min night choghadiyas with Labh, as on every Saturday.
  • Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana change 6 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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