Shastra Panchangam

Johannesburg, Saturday, 3 October 2026

On Saturday 3 October 2026 in Johannesburg, the tithi is Krishna Ashtami until 2:22 am SAST Sunday; Rahu Kalam is 8:51 am to 10:24 am SAST. Sunrise 5:45 am, sunset 6:09 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.

On this day

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Ashtami

until 2:22 am Sunday

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

Nakshatra · Ardra

until 10:00 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 · Variyana

until 11:52 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 3:25 pm; then Kaulava until 2:22 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

8:51 am – 10:24 am

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

Yamagandam

1:30 pm – 3:03 pm

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

Gulikai

5:45 am – 7:18 am

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
5:45 am – 7:18 amSoramavoid
7:18 am – 8:51 amUthigood
8:51 am – 10:24 amVishamavoid
10:24 am – 11:57 amAmirdhagood
11:57 am – 1:30 pmRogamavoid
1:30 pm – 3:03 pmLaabamgood
3:03 pm – 4:36 pmDhanamgood
4:36 pm – 6:09 pmSugamgood
Night
6:09 pm – 7:36 pmLaabamgood
7:36 pm – 9:03 pmDhanamgood
9:03 pm – 10:30 pmSugamgood
10:30 pm – 11:57 pmSoramavoid
11:57 pm – 1:23 amUthigood
1:23 am – 2:50 amVishamavoid
2:50 am – 4:17 amAmirdhagood
4:17 am – 5:44 amSoramavoid

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
5:45 am – 7:18 amKaalavoid
7:18 am – 8:51 amShubhgood
8:51 am – 10:24 amRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
10:24 am – 11:57 amUdvegavoid
11:57 am – 1:30 pmCharneutral
1:30 pm – 3:03 pmLabhgood
3:03 pm – 4:36 pmAmritgood
4:36 pm – 6:09 pmKaalavoid
Night
6:09 pm – 7:36 pmLabhgood
7:36 pm – 9:03 pmUdvegavoid
9:03 pm – 10:30 pmShubhgood
10:30 pm – 11:57 pmAmritgood
11:57 pm – 1:23 amCharneutral
1:23 am – 2:50 amRogavoid
2:50 am – 4:17 amKaalavoid
4:17 am – 5:44 amLabhgood

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

Abhijit Muhurta

11:32 am – 12:22 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 12:29 am, moonset 10:55 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: Saturn on a Saturday.

5:45 am – 6:47 amSaturn
6:47 am – 7:49 amJupiter
7:49 am – 8:51 amMars
8:51 am – 9:53 amSun
9:53 am – 10:55 amVenus
10:55 am – 11:57 amMercury
11:57 am – 12:59 pmMoon
12:59 pm – 2:01 pmSaturn
2:01 pm – 3:03 pmJupiter
3:03 pm – 4:05 pmMars
4:05 pm – 5:07 pmSun
5:07 pm – 6:09 pmVenus
6:09 pm – 7:07 pmMercury
7:07 pm – 8:05 pmMoon
8:05 pm – 9:03 pmSaturn
9:03 pm – 10:01 pmJupiter
10:01 pm – 10:59 pmMars
10:59 pm – 11:57 pmSun
11:57 pm – 12:54 amVenus
12:54 am – 1:52 amMercury
1:52 am – 2:50 amMoon
2:50 am – 3:48 amSaturn
3:48 am – 4:46 amJupiter
4:46 am – 5:44 amMars

About this day

Daylight lasts 12 hours and 24 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 93 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 11:52 am, karana at 3:25 pm, nakshatra at 10:00 pm, tithi and karana at 2:22 am Sunday.

On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 8:51 am in Johannesburg.

Questions

What is the tithi in Johannesburg on 3 October 2026?

Krishna Ashtami, until 2:22 am Sunday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:45 am in Johannesburg).

When is Rahu Kalam in Johannesburg on 3 October 2026?

8:51 am to 10:24 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:30 pm to 3:03 pm and Gulikai 5:45 am to 7:18 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Johannesburg on 3 October 2026?

During daylight: Shubh 7:18 am to 8:51 am, Labh 1:30 pm to 3:03 pm, Amrit 3:03 pm to 4:36 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:32 am to 12:22 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Johannesburg on 3 October 2026?

Moonrise is at 12:29 am.

Tamil Day Sheet, Saturday 3 October 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).