Panchang · South Africa
On Saturday, 24 October 2026 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, the Sun rises at 05:12 AM and sets at 06:14 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Shukla Trayodashi, until 10:07 AM; the nakshatra is Uttara Bhadrapada until 05:02 PM, the yoga Vyaghata and the karana Taitila. Rahu Kaal is 08:27 AM to 10:05 AM and Abhijit Muhurat 11:17 AM to 12:09 PM.
Times for Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Saturday, 24 October 2026 · UTC+2 · Sunrise 05:12 AM · Sunset 06:14 PM
Each lasts until the time shown, then the next one begins. The bar shows how much of it had passed at sunrise.
Plan your day
Calculated from sunrise and sunset at this place.
For starting something new.
Routine work is fine.
For Simha (Leo) Moon sign, 11:34 AM, Oct 23 to 03:52 PM, Oct 25: the Moon is in their 8th sign.See it for your own chart →
Travel east is traditionally avoided on Saturdays. Customs and remedies vary by region.
No Bhadra today.
Panchak 11:34 AM, Oct 23 to 03:52 PM, Oct 25Gandmool (Revati) 05:02 PM to 03:52 PM, Oct 25
From classical muhurta rules for today's nakshatra, tithi, yoga and weekday, with the best window from today's timings. General guidance, not personalised.
Routine work is fine; keep big starts for a better day.
Uttara Bhadrapada is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours new work, applications and meetings; the yoga is inauspicious for new ventures; Saturday is the Saturn's day, linked with steady labour and discipline.
Fine for small purchases; think twice about big commitments.
Uttara Bhadrapada is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours purchases and investments; the yoga is inauspicious for new ventures.
Postpone non-essential journeys if you can.
Uttara Bhadrapada is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, traditionally avoided for journeys; the yoga is inauspicious for new ventures; Disha Shool today is east: travel that way is traditionally avoided.
Good for starting treatment, exercise or a new routine.
Uttara Bhadrapada is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours starting treatment or a new routine.
A warm day for family, friends and romance.
Uttara Bhadrapada is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours friendship, marriage talks and gatherings.
Good for prayer, fasting and charity.
Uttara Bhadrapada is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours prayer, vows 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 | Saturn | 05:12 AM | 06:17 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 2 | Jupiter | 06:17 AM | 07:22 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 3 | Mars | 07:22 AM | 08:27 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 4 | Sun | 08:27 AM | 09:32 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 5 | Venus | 09:32 AM | 10:38 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 6 | Mercury | 10:38 AM | 11:43 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 7 | Moon | 11:43 AM | 12:48 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 8 | Saturn | 12:48 PM | 01:53 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 9 | Jupiter | 01:53 PM | 02:58 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 10 | Mars | 02:58 PM | 04:04 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 11 | Sun | 04:04 PM | 05:09 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 12 | Venus | 05:09 PM | 06:14 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Mercury | 06:14 PM | 07:09 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 14 | Moon | 07:09 PM | 08:04 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 15 | Saturn | 08:04 PM | 08:58 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 16 | Jupiter | 08:58 PM | 09:53 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 17 | Mars | 09:53 PM | 10:48 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 18 | Sun | 10:48 PM | 11:42 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 19 | Venus | 11:42 PM | 12:37 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 20 | Mercury | 12:37 AM | 01:32 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 21 | Moon | 01:32 AM | 02:27 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 22 | Saturn | 02:27 AM | 03:21 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 23 | Jupiter | 03:21 AM | 04:16 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 24 | Mars | 04:16 AM | 05:11 AM | Courage, property, sport |
Purnimanta month convention for Msunduzi Local Municipality, uMgungundlovu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, 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. Pietermaritzburg sits at 29.62°S, 30.39°E, 636 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 Pietermaritzburg's own sunrise decides which date a festival or vrat falls on here.
Shukla Trayodashi is the tithi at sunrise (05:12 AM) in Pietermaritzburg and lasts until 10:07 AM. The tithi at sunrise names the day.
Uttara Bhadrapada (pada 2), until 05:02 PM.
Sunrise is at 05:12 AM and sunset at 06:14 PM, local time, for Pietermaritzburg's own coordinates.
08:27 AM to 10:05 AM. Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime, so it moves with Pietermaritzburg's sunrise and sunset.
11:17 AM to 12:09 PM: the eighth of fifteen daytime muhurtas, around local noon, auspicious for most beginnings.
03:44 AM to 04:28 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 04:42 PM and sets at 04:14 AM, Oct 25.
Routine work is fine; keep big starts for a better day. Best window: Abhijit Muhurat 11:17 AM to 12:09 PM. Avoid Rahu Kaal, 08:27 AM to 10:05 AM.
People with Simha (Leo) Moon sign, 11:34 AM, Oct 23 to 03:52 PM, Oct 25: 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.
