Johannesburg, Saturday, 12 September 2026
On Saturday 12 September 2026 in Johannesburg, the tithi is Shukla Dwitiya until 3:39 am SAST Sunday; Rahu Kalam is 9:06 am to 10:35 am SAST. Sunrise 6:09 am, sunset 6:00 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Dwitiya
until 3:39 am Sunday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Uttara Phalguni
until 9:25 am
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Shubha
until 11:39 am
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 · Balava
until 3:54 pm; then Kaulava until 3:39 am Sunday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
No Bhadra Karanam between this sunrise and the next.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
9:06 am – 10:35 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:33 pm – 3:02 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:09 am – 7:37 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:09 am – 7:37 am | Soram | avoid |
| 7:37 am – 9:06 am | Uthi | good |
| 9:06 am – 10:35 am | Visham | avoid |
| 10:35 am – 12:04 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 12:04 pm – 1:33 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 1:33 pm – 3:02 pm | Laabam | good |
| 3:02 pm – 4:31 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 4:31 pm – 6:00 pm | Sugam | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 pm – 7:31 pm | Laabam | good |
| 7:31 pm – 9:02 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 9:02 pm – 10:33 pm | Sugam | good |
| 10:33 pm – 12:04 am | Soram | avoid |
| 12:04 am – 1:35 am | Uthi | good |
| 1:35 am – 3:06 am | Visham | avoid |
| 3:06 am – 4:37 am | Amirdha | good |
| 4:37 am – 6:07 am | Soram | avoid |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Saturday the first part of the day is Soram. 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:09 am – 7:37 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:37 am – 9:06 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:06 am – 10:35 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:35 am – 12:04 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:04 pm – 1:33 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:33 pm – 3:02 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:02 pm – 4:31 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:31 pm – 6:00 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 pm – 7:31 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:31 pm – 9:02 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:02 pm – 10:33 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:33 pm – 12:04 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:04 am – 1:35 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:35 am – 3:06 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:06 am – 4:37 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:37 am – 6:07 am | Labh | good |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:41 am – 12:28 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 6:41 am, moonset 7:25 pm.
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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 6:09 am – 7:08 am | Saturn |
| 7:08 am – 8:07 am | Jupiter |
| 8:07 am – 9:06 am | Mars |
| 9:06 am – 10:06 am | Sun |
| 10:06 am – 11:05 am | Venus |
| 11:05 am – 12:04 pm | Mercury |
| 12:04 pm – 1:04 pm | Moon |
| 1:04 pm – 2:03 pm | Saturn |
| 2:03 pm – 3:02 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:02 pm – 4:01 pm | Mars |
| 4:01 pm – 5:01 pm | Sun |
| 5:01 pm – 6:00 pm | Venus |
| 6:00 pm – 7:01 pm | Mercury |
| 7:01 pm – 8:01 pm | Moon |
| 8:01 pm – 9:02 pm | Saturn |
| 9:02 pm – 10:03 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:03 pm – 11:03 pm | Mars |
| 11:03 pm – 12:04 am | Sun |
| 12:04 am – 1:04 am | Venus |
| 1:04 am – 2:05 am | Mercury |
| 2:05 am – 3:06 am | Moon |
| 3:06 am – 4:06 am | Saturn |
| 4:06 am – 5:07 am | Jupiter |
| 5:07 am – 6:07 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 52 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 89 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 9:25 am, yoga at 11:39 am, karana at 3:54 pm, tithi and karana at 3:39 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:06 am in Johannesburg.
Questions
What is the tithi in Johannesburg on 12 September 2026?
Shukla Dwitiya, until 3:39 am Sunday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:09 am in Johannesburg).
When is Rahu Kalam in Johannesburg on 12 September 2026?
9:06 am to 10:35 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:33 pm to 3:02 pm and Gulikai 6:09 am to 7:37 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Johannesburg on 12 September 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:37 am to 9:06 am, Labh 1:33 pm to 3:02 pm, Amrit 3:02 pm to 4:31 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:41 am to 12:28 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Johannesburg on 12 September 2026?
Moonrise is at 6:41 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Saturday 12 September 2026, Johannesburg
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Calculated for Johannesburg from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Johannesburg local time (SAST).