Johannesburg, Sunday, 4 October 2026
On Sunday 4 October 2026 in Johannesburg, the tithi is Krishna Navami until 12:24 am SAST Monday; Rahu Kalam is 4:36 pm to 6:09 pm SAST. Sunrise 5:44 am, sunset 6:09 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
On this day
- Pitru Paksha continues until Saturday 10 October in Johannesburg. Shraddha days for Delhi, 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Navami
until 12:24 am Monday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Punarvasu
until 8:44 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 · Parigha
until 9:02 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 · Taitila
until 1:22 pm; then Gara until 12:24 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
4:36 pm – 6:09 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
11:57 am – 1:30 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
3:03 pm – 4:36 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:44 am – 7:17 am | Uthi | good |
| 7:17 am – 8:50 am | Amirdha | good |
| 8:50 am – 10:24 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 10:24 am – 11:57 am | Laabam | good |
| 11:57 am – 1:30 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 1:30 pm – 3:03 pm | Sugam | good |
| 3:03 pm – 4:36 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 4:36 pm – 6:09 pm | Visham | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:09 pm – 7:36 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 7:36 pm – 9:03 pm | Sugam | good |
| 9:03 pm – 10:29 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 10:29 pm – 11:56 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 11:56 pm – 1:23 am | Uthi | good |
| 1:23 am – 2:50 am | Amirdha | good |
| 2:50 am – 4:16 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 4:16 am – 5:43 am | Laabam | good |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:44 am – 7:17 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:17 am – 8:50 am | Char | neutral |
| 8:50 am – 10:24 am | Labh | good |
| 10:24 am – 11:57 am | Amrit | good |
| 11:57 am – 1:30 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:30 pm – 3:03 pm | Shubh | good |
| 3:03 pm – 4:36 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 4:36 pm – 6:09 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:09 pm – 7:36 pm | Shubh | good |
| 7:36 pm – 9:03 pm | Amrit | good |
| 9:03 pm – 10:29 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:29 pm – 11:56 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 11:56 pm – 1:23 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:23 am – 2:50 am | Labh | good |
| 2:50 am – 4:16 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:16 am – 5:43 am | Shubh | 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
11:32 am – 12:22 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 1:25 am, moonset 12:02 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: the Sun on a Sunday.
| 5:44 am – 6:46 am | Sun |
| 6:46 am – 7:48 am | Venus |
| 7:48 am – 8:50 am | Mercury |
| 8:50 am – 9:53 am | Moon |
| 9:53 am – 10:55 am | Saturn |
| 10:55 am – 11:57 am | Jupiter |
| 11:57 am – 12:59 pm | Mars |
| 12:59 pm – 2:01 pm | Sun |
| 2:01 pm – 3:03 pm | Venus |
| 3:03 pm – 4:05 pm | Mercury |
| 4:05 pm – 5:07 pm | Moon |
| 5:07 pm – 6:09 pm | Saturn |
| 6:09 pm – 7:07 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:07 pm – 8:05 pm | Mars |
| 8:05 pm – 9:03 pm | Sun |
| 9:03 pm – 10:01 pm | Venus |
| 10:01 pm – 10:58 pm | Mercury |
| 10:58 pm – 11:56 pm | Moon |
| 11:56 pm – 12:54 am | Saturn |
| 12:54 am – 1:52 am | Jupiter |
| 1:52 am – 2:50 am | Mars |
| 2:50 am – 3:47 am | Sun |
| 3:47 am – 4:45 am | Venus |
| 4:45 am – 5:43 am | Mercury |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 25 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 93 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 9:02 am, karana at 1:22 pm, nakshatra at 8:44 pm, tithi and karana at 12:24 am Monday.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:36 pm in Johannesburg.
Questions
What is the tithi in Johannesburg on 4 October 2026?
Krishna Navami, until 12:24 am Monday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:44 am in Johannesburg).
When is Rahu Kalam in Johannesburg on 4 October 2026?
4:36 pm to 6:09 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 11:57 am to 1:30 pm and Gulikai 3:03 pm to 4:36 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Johannesburg on 4 October 2026?
During daylight: Labh 8:50 am to 10:24 am, Amrit 10:24 am to 11:57 am, Shubh 1:30 pm to 3:03 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:32 am to 12:22 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Johannesburg on 4 October 2026?
Moonrise is at 1:25 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Sunday 4 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).