Panchang · South Africa
On Sunday, 20 December 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa, the Sun rises at 05:31 AM and sets at 07:56 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Shukla Ekadashi, until 04:45 PM; the nakshatra is Ashwini until 11:26 AM, the yoga Shiva and the karana Vanija. Rahu Kaal is 06:08 PM to 07:56 PM and Abhijit Muhurat 12:15 PM to 01:13 PM. Observed on this day: Mokshada Ekadashi.
Times for Cape Town, South Africa
Sunday, 20 December 2026 · UTC+2 · Sunrise 05:31 AM · Sunset 07:56 PM
Each lasts until the time shown, then the next one begins. The bar shows how much of it had passed at sunrise.
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Calculated from sunrise and sunset at this place.
For starting something new.
Routine work is fine.
For Kanya (Virgo) Moon sign, 12:28 PM, Dec 19 to 03:06 PM, Dec 21: the Moon is in their 8th sign.See it for your own chart →
Travel west is traditionally avoided on Sundays. Customs and remedies vary by region.
05:48 AM to 04:45 PM: avoided for auspicious work.
Gandmool (Ashwini) 12:28 PM, Dec 19 to 11:26 AM
From classical muhurta rules for today's nakshatra, tithi, yoga and weekday, with the best window from today's timings. General guidance, not personalised.
A good day to begin work, apply or meet seniors.
Ashwini is a Kshipra (swift) nakshatra, which favours new work, applications and meetings; Ekadashi is a Nanda tithi, good for completing and beginning work; Sunday is the Sun's day, linked with authority, government work and dealing with seniors.
Good for buying, investing and opening accounts.
Ashwini is a Kshipra (swift) nakshatra, which favours purchases and investments; Ekadashi is a Nanda tithi, good for completing and beginning work.
A good day for journeys.
Ashwini is a Kshipra (swift) nakshatra, which favours journeys; Disha Shool today is west: travel that way is traditionally avoided.
Good for starting treatment, exercise or a new routine.
Ashwini is a Kshipra (swift) nakshatra, which favours starting treatment or a new routine; Sunday is the Sun's day, linked with vitality, morning sunlight and exercise.
Fine for everyday time together.
Ashwini is a Kshipra (swift) nakshatra, which suits trade, learning, medicine and quick tasks.
Good for prayer, fasting and charity.
Ashwini is a Kshipra (swift) nakshatra, which favours prayer, vows and charity; Ekadashi is traditionally a day for fasting, prayer and charity.
Traditions differ by region and family; for an important start, check the Muhurat for your own chart.
Day and night each split into eight parts. Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good; Rog, Kaal and Udveg are avoided; Chal is neutral and suits travel.
Day and night each split into twelve planetary hours, starting with the weekday's lord at sunrise.
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | 05:31 AM | 06:43 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 2 | Venus | 06:43 AM | 07:56 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 3 | Mercury | 07:56 AM | 09:08 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 4 | Moon | 09:08 AM | 10:20 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 5 | Saturn | 10:20 AM | 11:32 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 6 | Jupiter | 11:32 AM | 12:44 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 7 | Mars | 12:44 PM | 01:56 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 8 | Sun | 01:56 PM | 03:08 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 9 | Venus | 03:08 PM | 04:20 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 10 | Mercury | 04:20 PM | 05:32 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 11 | Moon | 05:32 PM | 06:44 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 12 | Saturn | 06:44 PM | 07:56 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Jupiter | 07:56 PM | 08:44 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 14 | Mars | 08:44 PM | 09:32 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 15 | Sun | 09:32 PM | 10:20 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 16 | Venus | 10:20 PM | 11:08 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 17 | Mercury | 11:08 PM | 11:56 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 18 | Moon | 11:56 PM | 12:44 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 19 | Saturn | 12:44 AM | 01:32 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 20 | Jupiter | 01:32 AM | 02:20 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 21 | Mars | 02:20 AM | 03:08 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 22 | Sun | 03:08 AM | 03:56 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 23 | Venus | 03:56 AM | 04:44 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 24 | Mercury | 04:44 AM | 05:32 AM | Study, trade, writing |
Purnimanta month convention for Cape Town, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, 8001, South Africa. The Hindu day runs sunrise to sunrise, so a Tithi or Nakshatra ending “after midnight” still belongs to this day. Sidereal positions use the Lahiri ayanamsa; other almanacs can differ by a few minutes. Methodology
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Rahu Kaal, Abhijit Muhurat, Choghadiya and Hora are fractions of the local day, so they move with sunrise and sunset. Cape Town sits at 33.93°S, 18.42°E, 25 m above sea level, in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone.
Tithi and Nakshatra end at the same instant everywhere, but the local clock time differs, and the Tithi at Cape Town's own sunrise decides which date a festival or vrat falls on here.
Shukla Ekadashi is the tithi at sunrise (05:31 AM) in Cape Town and lasts until 04:45 PM. The tithi at sunrise names the day.
Ashwini (pada 3), until 11:26 AM.
Sunrise is at 05:31 AM and sunset at 07:56 PM, local time, for Cape Town's own coordinates.
06:08 PM to 07:56 PM. Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime, so it moves with Cape Town's sunrise and sunset.
12:15 PM to 01:13 PM: the eighth of fifteen daytime muhurtas, around local noon, auspicious for most beginnings.
04:15 AM to 04:53 AM: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta (about 48 minutes) before sunrise, traditionally kept for prayer and study.
The Moon rises at 04:16 PM and sets at 02:31 AM, Dec 21.
Mokshada Ekadashi, by Cape Town's sunrise and moonrise.
A good day to begin work, apply or meet seniors. Best window: Shubh 02:32 PM to 04:20 PM. Avoid Rahu Kaal, 06:08 PM to 07:56 PM.
People with Kanya (Virgo) Moon sign, 12:28 PM, Dec 19 to 03:06 PM, Dec 21: the Moon is in their 8th sign.
A Panchang is the Hindu almanac. For each day it gives five details (panch anga, "five parts"): Tithi (lunar day), Vara (weekday), Nakshatra (the Moon's lunar mansion), Yoga (a Sun–Moon combination) and Karana (half a Tithi), along with sunrise-based timings used to choose a Muhurat.
Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime (sunrise to sunset), assigned to Rahu by weekday. Traditionally people avoid starting new ventures, signing agreements or beginning journeys in it. Because it depends on local sunrise and sunset, it differs from city to city and day to day.
A Tithi is the time the Moon takes to gain 12° on the Sun, so it can end at any hour. By convention the Tithi prevailing at sunrise names the day, which is why a festival can fall on a different civil date in different places.
