Johannesburg, Tuesday, 6 October 2026
On Tuesday 6 October 2026 in Johannesburg, the tithi is Krishna Ekadashi until 9:05 pm SAST; Rahu Kalam is 3:03 pm to 4:37 pm SAST. Sunrise 5:42 am, sunset 6:10 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
On this day
- Pitru Paksha continues until Saturday 10 October in Johannesburg. Shraddha days for Delhi, 2026
- Ekadashi fast is on Tuesday 6 October (Smarta tradition; ISKCON and other Vaishnava calendars may keep it a day later). Ekadashi: the Smarta and Vaishnava days
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Ekadashi
until 9:05 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ashlesha
until 6:48 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 · Sadhya
until 1:30 am Wednesday
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 · Bava
until 9:50 am; then Balava until 9:05 pm
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
3:03 pm – 4:37 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
8:49 am – 10:23 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
11:56 am – 1:30 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:42 am – 7:16 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 7:16 am – 8:49 am | Laabam | good |
| 8:49 am – 10:23 am | Dhanam | good |
| 10:23 am – 11:56 am | Sugam | good |
| 11:56 am – 1:30 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 1:30 pm – 3:03 pm | Uthi | good |
| 3:03 pm – 4:37 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 4:37 pm – 6:10 pm | Amirdha | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:10 pm – 7:37 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 7:37 pm – 9:03 pm | Uthi | good |
| 9:03 pm – 10:29 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 10:29 pm – 11:56 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 11:56 pm – 1:22 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 1:22 am – 2:48 am | Laabam | good |
| 2:48 am – 4:15 am | Dhanam | good |
| 4:15 am – 5:41 am | Sugam | good |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Tuesday the first part of the day is Rogam. 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 Tuesday the day starts with Rog.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:42 am – 7:16 am | Rog | avoid |
| 7:16 am – 8:49 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:49 am – 10:23 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:23 am – 11:56 am | Labh | good |
| 11:56 am – 1:30 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:30 pm – 3:03 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:03 pm – 4:37 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:37 pm – 6:10 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:10 pm – 7:37 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:37 pm – 9:03 pm | Labh | good |
| 9:03 pm – 10:29 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:29 pm – 11:56 pm | Shubh | good |
| 11:56 pm – 1:22 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:22 am – 2:48 am | Char | neutral |
| 2:48 am – 4:15 am | Rog | avoid |
| 4:15 am – 5:41 am | Kaal | 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
11:31 am – 12:21 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 2:57 am, moonset 2:13 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: Mars on a Tuesday.
| 5:42 am – 6:44 am | Mars |
| 6:44 am – 7:47 am | Sun |
| 7:47 am – 8:49 am | Venus |
| 8:49 am – 9:51 am | Mercury |
| 9:51 am – 10:54 am | Moon |
| 10:54 am – 11:56 am | Saturn |
| 11:56 am – 12:59 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:59 pm – 2:01 pm | Mars |
| 2:01 pm – 3:03 pm | Sun |
| 3:03 pm – 4:06 pm | Venus |
| 4:06 pm – 5:08 pm | Mercury |
| 5:08 pm – 6:10 pm | Moon |
| 6:10 pm – 7:08 pm | Saturn |
| 7:08 pm – 8:05 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:05 pm – 9:03 pm | Mars |
| 9:03 pm – 10:01 pm | Sun |
| 10:01 pm – 10:58 pm | Venus |
| 10:58 pm – 11:56 pm | Mercury |
| 11:56 pm – 12:53 am | Moon |
| 12:53 am – 1:51 am | Saturn |
| 1:51 am – 2:48 am | Jupiter |
| 2:48 am – 3:46 am | Mars |
| 3:46 am – 4:43 am | Sun |
| 4:43 am – 5:41 am | Venus |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 28 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 94 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 9:50 am, nakshatra at 6:48 pm, tithi and karana at 9:05 pm, yoga at 1:30 am Wednesday.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:03 pm in Johannesburg.
Questions
What is the tithi in Johannesburg on 6 October 2026?
Krishna Ekadashi, until 9:05 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:42 am in Johannesburg).
When is Rahu Kalam in Johannesburg on 6 October 2026?
3:03 pm to 4:37 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 8:49 am to 10:23 am and Gulikai 11:56 am to 1:30 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Johannesburg on 6 October 2026?
During daylight: Labh 10:23 am to 11:56 am, Amrit 11:56 am to 1:30 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:31 am to 12:21 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Johannesburg on 6 October 2026?
Moonrise is at 2:57 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Tuesday 6 October 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).