Johannesburg, Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Wednesday 2 September 2026
The next day, Thursday 3 September
On Wednesday 2 September 2026 in Johannesburg, the tithi is Krishna Shashti until 12:57 am SAST Thursday; Rahu Kalam is 12:08 pm to 1:35 pm SAST. Sunrise 6:19 am, sunset 5:56 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Shashti
until 12:57 am Thursday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Bharani
until 10:13 pm
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Dhruva
until 5:42 pm
Worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions added together. It is read with the tithi, nakshatra and karana when a muhurta is chosen.
Karana · Gara
until 1:52 pm; then Vanija until 12:57 am Thursday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 12:57 am to 11:58 am on Thursday. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
12:08 pm – 1:35 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:46 am – 9:14 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:41 am – 12:08 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:19 am – 7:46 am | Laabam | good |
| 7:46 am – 9:14 am | Dhanam | good |
| 9:14 am – 10:41 am | Sugam | good |
| 10:41 am – 12:08 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 12:08 pm – 1:35 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 1:35 pm – 3:02 pm | Uthi | good |
| 3:02 pm – 4:29 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 4:29 pm – 5:56 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:56 pm – 7:29 pm | Uthi | good |
| 7:29 pm – 9:02 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 9:02 pm – 10:34 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 10:34 pm – 12:07 am | Laabam | good |
| 12:07 am – 1:40 am | Dhanam | good |
| 1:40 am – 3:13 am | Sugam | good |
| 3:13 am – 4:46 am | Soram | avoid |
| 4:46 am – 6:18 am | Visham | avoid |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Wednesday the first part of the day is Laabam. Amirdha, Uthi, Laabam, Dhanam and Sugam are the good times.
Choghadiya
The day and the night each have eight choghadiyas. The names repeat in a cycle of seven, starting from a different name each weekday; on a Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:19 am – 7:46 am | Labh | good |
| 7:46 am – 9:14 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:14 am – 10:41 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:41 am – 12:08 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:08 pm – 1:35 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:35 pm – 3:02 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:02 pm – 4:29 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:29 pm – 5:56 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:56 pm – 7:29 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:29 pm – 9:02 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:02 pm – 10:34 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:34 pm – 12:07 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:07 am – 1:40 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:40 am – 3:13 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:13 am – 4:46 am | Labh | good |
| 4:46 am – 6:18 am | Udveg | avoid |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:44 am – 12:31 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 11:24 pm, moonset 9:11 am.
Hora
Twelve horas from sunrise to sunset and twelve from sunset to the next sunrise, each ruled by a planet. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's own planet: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 6:19 am – 7:17 am | Mercury |
| 7:17 am – 8:15 am | Moon |
| 8:15 am – 9:14 am | Saturn |
| 9:14 am – 10:12 am | Jupiter |
| 10:12 am – 11:10 am | Mars |
| 11:10 am – 12:08 pm | Sun |
| 12:08 pm – 1:06 pm | Venus |
| 1:06 pm – 2:04 pm | Mercury |
| 2:04 pm – 3:02 pm | Moon |
| 3:02 pm – 4:00 pm | Saturn |
| 4:00 pm – 4:58 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:58 pm – 5:56 pm | Mars |
| 5:56 pm – 6:58 pm | Sun |
| 6:58 pm – 8:00 pm | Venus |
| 8:00 pm – 9:02 pm | Mercury |
| 9:02 pm – 10:03 pm | Moon |
| 10:03 pm – 11:05 pm | Saturn |
| 11:05 pm – 12:07 am | Jupiter |
| 12:07 am – 1:09 am | Mars |
| 1:09 am – 2:11 am | Sun |
| 2:11 am – 3:13 am | Venus |
| 3:13 am – 4:15 am | Mercury |
| 4:15 am – 5:16 am | Moon |
| 5:16 am – 6:18 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 37 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 87 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 1:52 pm, yoga at 5:42 pm, nakshatra at 10:13 pm, tithi and karana at 12:57 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:08 pm in Johannesburg.
Questions
What is the tithi in Johannesburg on 2 September 2026?
Krishna Shashti, until 12:57 am Thursday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:19 am in Johannesburg).
When is Rahu Kalam in Johannesburg on 2 September 2026?
12:08 pm to 1:35 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:46 am to 9:14 am and Gulikai 10:41 am to 12:08 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Johannesburg on 2 September 2026?
During daylight: Labh 6:19 am to 7:46 am, Amrit 7:46 am to 9:14 am, Shubh 10:41 am to 12:08 pm, Labh 4:29 pm to 5:56 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:44 am to 12:31 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Johannesburg on 2 September 2026?
Moonrise is at 11:24 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Wednesday 2 September 2026, Johannesburg
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how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Johannesburg from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Johannesburg local time (SAST).