Johannesburg, Tuesday, 20 October 2026
On Tuesday 20 October 2026 in Johannesburg, the tithi is Shukla Navami until 9:21 am SAST; Rahu Kalam is 3:05 pm to 4:41 pm SAST. Sunrise 5:28 am, sunset 6:18 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
On this day
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Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Navami
until 9:21 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Shravana
until 2:32 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 · Shula
until 9:20 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 · Kaulava
until 9:21 am; then Taitila until 10:07 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
3:05 pm – 4:41 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
8:40 am – 10:17 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
11:53 am – 1:29 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:28 am – 7:04 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 7:04 am – 8:40 am | Laabam | good |
| 8:40 am – 10:17 am | Dhanam | good |
| 10:17 am – 11:53 am | Sugam | good |
| 11:53 am – 1:29 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 1:29 pm – 3:05 pm | Uthi | good |
| 3:05 pm – 4:41 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 4:41 pm – 6:18 pm | Amirdha | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:18 pm – 7:41 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 7:41 pm – 9:05 pm | Uthi | good |
| 9:05 pm – 10:29 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 10:29 pm – 11:52 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 11:52 pm – 1:16 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 1:16 am – 2:40 am | Laabam | good |
| 2:40 am – 4:03 am | Dhanam | good |
| 4:03 am – 5:27 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:28 am – 7:04 am | Rog | avoid |
| 7:04 am – 8:40 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:40 am – 10:17 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:17 am – 11:53 am | Labh | good |
| 11:53 am – 1:29 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:29 pm – 3:05 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:05 pm – 4:41 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:41 pm – 6:18 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:18 pm – 7:41 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:41 pm – 9:05 pm | Labh | good |
| 9:05 pm – 10:29 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:29 pm – 11:52 pm | Shubh | good |
| 11:52 pm – 1:16 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:16 am – 2:40 am | Char | neutral |
| 2:40 am – 4:03 am | Rog | avoid |
| 4:03 am – 5:27 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
11:27 am – 12:18 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:56 pm, moonset 2:22 am Wednesday.
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.
| 5:28 am – 6:32 am | Mars |
| 6:32 am – 7:36 am | Sun |
| 7:36 am – 8:40 am | Venus |
| 8:40 am – 9:45 am | Mercury |
| 9:45 am – 10:49 am | Moon |
| 10:49 am – 11:53 am | Saturn |
| 11:53 am – 12:57 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:57 pm – 2:01 pm | Mars |
| 2:01 pm – 3:05 pm | Sun |
| 3:05 pm – 4:09 pm | Venus |
| 4:09 pm – 5:13 pm | Mercury |
| 5:13 pm – 6:18 pm | Moon |
| 6:18 pm – 7:13 pm | Saturn |
| 7:13 pm – 8:09 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:09 pm – 9:05 pm | Mars |
| 9:05 pm – 10:01 pm | Sun |
| 10:01 pm – 10:57 pm | Venus |
| 10:57 pm – 11:52 pm | Mercury |
| 11:52 pm – 12:48 am | Moon |
| 12:48 am – 1:44 am | Saturn |
| 1:44 am – 2:40 am | Jupiter |
| 2:40 am – 3:36 am | Mars |
| 3:36 am – 4:31 am | Sun |
| 4:31 am – 5:27 am | Venus |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 49 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 96 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 9:21 am, nakshatra at 2:32 pm, yoga at 9:20 pm, karana at 10:07 pm.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:05 pm in Johannesburg.
Questions
What is the tithi in Johannesburg on 20 October 2026?
Shukla Navami, until 9:21 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:28 am in Johannesburg).
When is Rahu Kalam in Johannesburg on 20 October 2026?
3:05 pm to 4:41 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 8:40 am to 10:17 am and Gulikai 11:53 am to 1:29 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Johannesburg on 20 October 2026?
During daylight: Labh 10:17 am to 11:53 am, Amrit 11:53 am to 1:29 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:27 am to 12:18 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Johannesburg on 20 October 2026?
Moonrise is at 12:56 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Tuesday 20 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).