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Panchang for 27 January 2027, Johannesburg

Wednesday: Krishna Shashthi at sunrise, Moon in Hasta, sunrise 05:38 and sunset 19:02 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, with every limb change and timing window of the day.

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The day at a glance

Vara (weekday)
Budhavara (Mercury)
Sunrise
05:38
Sunset
19:02
Next sunrise
05:39 (next day)
Moonrise and moonset
Moonset 10:36 · Moonrise 22:19
Tithi at sunrise
Krishna Shashthi
Nakshatra at sunrise
Hasta, pada 2 (lord Moon)
Yoga at sunrise
Sukarma
Karana at sunrise
Gara
Moon sign at sunrise
Kanya (Virgo)
Sun sign at sunrise
Makara (Capricorn)
Rahu Kaal
12:20–14:00 Worst
Choghadiya
Good by daylight
  1. 05:38–07:18 Labh good Good
  2. 07:18–08:59 Amrit good Best
  3. 10:39–12:20 Shubh good Better
  4. 17:21–19:02 Labh good Good
All 16 choghadiyas

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

Day: sunrise 05:38 to sunset 19:02
TimeChoghadiyaQuality
05:38–07:18Labh goodGood
07:18–08:59Amrit goodBest
08:59–10:39Kaal inauspiciousWorst
10:39–12:20Shubh goodBetter
12:20–14:00Rog inauspiciousBad
14:00–15:41Udveg inauspiciousBad
15:41–17:21Chal neutralNeutral
17:21–19:02Labh goodGood
Night: sunset 19:02 to next sunrise 05:39
TimeChoghadiyaQuality
19:02–20:21Udveg inauspiciousBad
20:21–21:41Shubh goodBetter
21:41–23:01Amrit goodBest
23:01–00:20Chal neutralNeutral
00:20–01:40Rog inauspiciousBad
01:40–02:59Kaal inauspiciousWorst
02:59–04:19Labh goodGood
04:19–05:39Udveg 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
07:18–08:59 · 10:39–12:20
Abhijit muhurta
11:53–12:47 (Wednesday: many panchangas do not count it)

Published day page · calculated · Panchanga tradition

How this day differs

  • Sunrise 05:38 (yesterday 05:37), sunset 19:02 (yesterday 19:02), daylight 13 h 24 min (yesterday 13 h 25 min).
  • Between this sunrise and the next: moonrise 22:19, yesterday 21:46; moonset 10:36, yesterday 09:37.
  • At 05:38 the tithi is Krishna Shashthi; at yesterday’s sunrise (05:37) it was Krishna Panchami.
  • At 05:38 the Moon is in Hasta (Uttara Phalguni at 05:37 yesterday), in Kanya (Virgo); the yoga is Sukarma (yesterday Atiganda).
  • Rahu Kaal moves from 15:41–17:21 on Tuesday (daylight part 7 of 8) to 12:20–14:00 on Wednesday (part 5).

Johannesburg lies at 26.20° S, 28.05° E; local solar noon is at 12:20, with 13 h 24 min of daylight against 11 h 32 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 40 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 Wednesday 27 January 2027, Johannesburg
WindowTimeRule
Rahu Kaal12:20–14:00daylight part 5 of 8
Yamaganda07:18–08:59daylight part 2 of 8
Gulika Kaal10:39–12:20daylight part 4 of 8
Abhijit muhurta11:53–12:47day muhurta 8 of 15; many panchangas skip it on a Wednesday
Brahma muhurta04:13–04:56night 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 Shashthi00:24 (next day)
Krishna Saptami00:33 (Fri 29 Jan 2027)
Nakshatra
NakshatraEnds
Hasta (lord Moon)20:25
Chitra (lord Mars)21:02 (next day)
Yoga
YogaEnds
Sukarma14:47
Dhriti13:26 (next day)
Karana
KaranaEnds
Gara12:38
Vanija00:24 (next day)
Vishti12:23 (next day)

About this day

  • The day is Wednesday, Budhavara (Mercury) in the tradition, from sunrise at 05:38 to the next sunrise at 05:39 (next day); the night lasts 10 h 37 min.
  • Krishna Shashthi gives way to Krishna Saptami at 00:24 (next day), 18 h 46 min after this sunrise.
  • The 1 h 40 min day choghadiyas begin with Labh and the 1 h 20 min night choghadiyas with Udveg, as on every Wednesday.
  • 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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