Johannesburg, Friday, 2 October 2026
On Friday 2 October 2026 in Johannesburg, the tithi is Krishna Shashti until 6:46 am SAST; Rahu Kalam is 10:25 am to 11:57 am SAST. Sunrise 5:46 am, sunset 6:08 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
On this day
- Pitru Paksha continues until Saturday 10 October in Johannesburg. Shraddha days for Delhi, 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Shashti
until 6:46 am; then Krishna Saptami until 4:30 am Saturday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Mrigashira
until 11:25 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 · Vyatipata
until 2:48 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 · Vanija
until 6:46 am; then Vishti until 5:37 pm; then Bava until 4:30 am Saturday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:46 am to 5:37 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
10:25 am – 11:57 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:03 pm – 4:36 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:19 am – 8:52 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:46 am – 7:19 am | Sugam | good |
| 7:19 am – 8:52 am | Soram | avoid |
| 8:52 am – 10:25 am | Uthi | good |
| 10:25 am – 11:57 am | Visham | avoid |
| 11:57 am – 1:30 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 1:30 pm – 3:03 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 3:03 pm – 4:36 pm | Laabam | good |
| 4:36 pm – 6:08 pm | Dhanam | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:08 pm – 7:36 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 7:36 pm – 9:03 pm | Laabam | good |
| 9:03 pm – 10:30 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 10:30 pm – 11:57 pm | Sugam | good |
| 11:57 pm – 1:24 am | Soram | avoid |
| 1:24 am – 2:51 am | Uthi | good |
| 2:51 am – 4:18 am | Visham | avoid |
| 4:18 am – 5:45 am | Amirdha | good |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Friday the first part of the day is Sugam. 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 Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:46 am – 7:19 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:19 am – 8:52 am | Labh | good |
| 8:52 am – 10:25 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:25 am – 11:57 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 11:57 am – 1:30 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:30 pm – 3:03 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:03 pm – 4:36 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:36 pm – 6:08 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:08 pm – 7:36 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:36 pm – 9:03 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:03 pm – 10:30 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:30 pm – 11:57 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:57 pm – 1:24 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:24 am – 2:51 am | Amrit | good |
| 2:51 am – 4:18 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:18 am – 5:45 am | Rog | 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
11:33 am – 12:22 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
The Moon does not rise in Johannesburg on this date; it sets at 9:50 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: Venus on a Friday.
| 5:46 am – 6:48 am | Venus |
| 6:48 am – 7:50 am | Mercury |
| 7:50 am – 8:52 am | Moon |
| 8:52 am – 9:54 am | Saturn |
| 9:54 am – 10:56 am | Jupiter |
| 10:56 am – 11:57 am | Mars |
| 11:57 am – 12:59 pm | Sun |
| 12:59 pm – 2:01 pm | Venus |
| 2:01 pm – 3:03 pm | Mercury |
| 3:03 pm – 4:05 pm | Moon |
| 4:05 pm – 5:07 pm | Saturn |
| 5:07 pm – 6:08 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:08 pm – 7:06 pm | Mars |
| 7:06 pm – 8:05 pm | Sun |
| 8:05 pm – 9:03 pm | Venus |
| 9:03 pm – 10:01 pm | Mercury |
| 10:01 pm – 10:59 pm | Moon |
| 10:59 pm – 11:57 pm | Saturn |
| 11:57 pm – 12:55 am | Jupiter |
| 12:55 am – 1:53 am | Mars |
| 1:53 am – 2:51 am | Sun |
| 2:51 am – 3:49 am | Venus |
| 3:49 am – 4:47 am | Mercury |
| 4:47 am – 5:45 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 22 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 93 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 6:46 am, yoga at 2:48 pm, karana at 5:37 pm, nakshatra at 11:25 pm, tithi and karana at 4:30 am Saturday. Krishna Saptami begins and ends within the day, so no sunrise names it.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:25 am in Johannesburg.
Questions
What is the tithi in Johannesburg on 2 October 2026?
Krishna Shashti, until 6:46 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:46 am in Johannesburg).
When is Rahu Kalam in Johannesburg on 2 October 2026?
10:25 am to 11:57 am, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:03 pm to 4:36 pm and Gulikai 7:19 am to 8:52 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Johannesburg on 2 October 2026?
During daylight: Labh 7:19 am to 8:52 am, Amrit 8:52 am to 10:25 am, Shubh 11:57 am to 1:30 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:33 am to 12:22 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Johannesburg on 2 October 2026?
The Moon does not rise in Johannesburg on this date. It rises a little later each day, and about once a month that carries moonrise past midnight into the next date.
Tamil Day Sheet, Friday 2 October 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).