Shastra Panchangam

Johannesburg, Sunday, 27 September 2026

On Sunday 27 September 2026 in Johannesburg, the tithi is Krishna Pratipada until 5:29 pm SAST; Rahu Kalam is 4:34 pm to 6:06 pm SAST. Sunrise 5:52 am, sunset 6:06 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.

On this day

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Pratipada

until 5:29 pm

The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.

Nakshatra · Uttara Bhadrapada

until 7:38 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 · Vriddhi

until 7:47 am; then Dhruva until 5:24 am Monday

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 6:13 am; then Kaulava until 5:29 pm; then Taitila until 4:39 am Monday

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

4:34 pm – 6:06 pm

Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.

Yamagandam

11:59 am – 1:31 pm

Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.

Gulikai

3:03 pm – 4:34 pm

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
5:52 am – 7:24 amUthigood
7:24 am – 8:55 amAmirdhagood
8:55 am – 10:27 amRogamavoid
10:27 am – 11:59 amLaabamgood
11:59 am – 1:31 pmDhanamgood
1:31 pm – 3:03 pmSugamgood
3:03 pm – 4:34 pmSoramavoid
4:34 pm – 6:06 pmVishamavoid
Night
6:06 pm – 7:34 pmDhanamgood
7:34 pm – 9:02 pmSugamgood
9:02 pm – 10:30 pmSoramavoid
10:30 pm – 11:58 pmVishamavoid
11:58 pm – 1:27 amUthigood
1:27 am – 2:55 amAmirdhagood
2:55 am – 4:23 amRogamavoid
4:23 am – 5:51 amLaabamgood

Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Sunday the first part of the day is Uthi. 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.

Day
5:52 am – 7:24 amUdvegavoid
7:24 am – 8:55 amCharneutral
8:55 am – 10:27 amLabhgood
10:27 am – 11:59 amAmritgood
11:59 am – 1:31 pmKaalavoid
1:31 pm – 3:03 pmShubhgood
3:03 pm – 4:34 pmRogavoid
4:34 pm – 6:06 pmUdvegavoid · Rahu Kalam
Night
6:06 pm – 7:34 pmShubhgood
7:34 pm – 9:02 pmAmritgood
9:02 pm – 10:30 pmCharneutral
10:30 pm – 11:58 pmRogavoid
11:58 pm – 1:27 amKaalavoid
1:27 am – 2:55 amLabhgood
2:55 am – 4:23 amUdvegavoid
4:23 am – 5:51 amShubhgood

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.

Abhijit Muhurta

11:35 am – 12:24 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 7:01 pm, moonset 6:36 am Monday.

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: the Sun on a Sunday.

5:52 am – 6:53 amSun
6:53 am – 7:54 amVenus
7:54 am – 8:55 amMercury
8:55 am – 9:57 amMoon
9:57 am – 10:58 amSaturn
10:58 am – 11:59 amJupiter
11:59 am – 1:00 pmMars
1:00 pm – 2:01 pmSun
2:01 pm – 3:03 pmVenus
3:03 pm – 4:04 pmMercury
4:04 pm – 5:05 pmMoon
5:05 pm – 6:06 pmSaturn
6:06 pm – 7:05 pmJupiter
7:05 pm – 8:04 pmMars
8:04 pm – 9:02 pmSun
9:02 pm – 10:01 pmVenus
10:01 pm – 11:00 pmMercury
11:00 pm – 11:58 pmMoon
11:58 pm – 12:57 amSaturn
12:57 am – 1:56 amJupiter
1:56 am – 2:55 amMars
2:55 am – 3:53 amSun
3:53 am – 4:52 amVenus
4:52 am – 5:51 amMercury

About this day

Daylight lasts 12 hours and 14 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 92 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 6:13 am, nakshatra at 7:38 am, yoga at 7:47 am, tithi and karana at 5:29 pm, karana at 4:39 am Monday, yoga at 5:24 am Monday.

On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:34 pm in Johannesburg.

Questions

What is the tithi in Johannesburg on 27 September 2026?

Krishna Pratipada, until 5:29 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:52 am in Johannesburg).

When is Rahu Kalam in Johannesburg on 27 September 2026?

4:34 pm to 6:06 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 11:59 am to 1:31 pm and Gulikai 3:03 pm to 4:34 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Johannesburg on 27 September 2026?

During daylight: Labh 8:55 am to 10:27 am, Amrit 10:27 am to 11:59 am, Shubh 1:31 pm to 3:03 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:35 am to 12:24 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Johannesburg on 27 September 2026?

Moonrise is at 7:01 pm.

Tamil Day Sheet, Sunday 27 September 2026, Johannesburg

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    How this was computed
    Calculated for Johannesburg from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Johannesburg local time (SAST).