Panchang · South Africa
On Sunday, 22 November 2026 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, the Sun rises at 04:52 AM and sets at 06:37 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Shukla Trayodashi, until 11:08 PM; the nakshatra is Ashwini until 12:46 AM, Nov 23, the yoga Vyatipata and the karana Kaulava. Rahu Kaal is 04:54 PM to 06:37 PM and Abhijit Muhurat 11:17 AM to 12:12 PM. Observed on this day: Pradosh Vrat.
Times for Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Sunday, 22 November 2026 · UTC+2 · Sunrise 04:52 AM · Sunset 06:37 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, 02:25 AM to 03:55 AM, Nov 24: 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.
No Bhadra today.
Gandmool (Ashwini) 02:25 AM to 12:46 AM, Nov 23
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.
Ashwini is a Kshipra (swift) nakshatra, which favours new work, applications and meetings; the yoga is inauspicious for new ventures; Sunday is the Sun's day, linked with authority, government work and dealing with seniors.
Fine for small purchases; think twice about big commitments.
Ashwini is a Kshipra (swift) nakshatra, which favours purchases and investments; the yoga is inauspicious for new ventures.
Travel is fine in a good Choghadiya.
Ashwini is a Kshipra (swift) nakshatra, which favours journeys; the yoga is inauspicious for new ventures; 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.
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 | 04:52 AM | 06:01 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 2 | Venus | 06:01 AM | 07:10 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 3 | Mercury | 07:10 AM | 08:18 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 4 | Moon | 08:18 AM | 09:27 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 5 | Saturn | 09:27 AM | 10:36 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 6 | Jupiter | 10:36 AM | 11:45 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 7 | Mars | 11:45 AM | 12:53 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 8 | Sun | 12:53 PM | 02:02 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 9 | Venus | 02:02 PM | 03:11 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 10 | Mercury | 03:11 PM | 04:20 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 11 | Moon | 04:20 PM | 05:28 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 12 | Saturn | 05:28 PM | 06:37 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Jupiter | 06:37 PM | 07:28 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 14 | Mars | 07:28 PM | 08:20 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 15 | Sun | 08:20 PM | 09:11 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 16 | Venus | 09:11 PM | 10:02 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 17 | Mercury | 10:02 PM | 10:53 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 18 | Moon | 10:53 PM | 11:45 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 19 | Saturn | 11:45 PM | 12:36 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 20 | Jupiter | 12:36 AM | 01:27 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 21 | Mars | 01:27 AM | 02:18 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 22 | Sun | 02:18 AM | 03:09 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 23 | Venus | 03:09 AM | 04:01 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 24 | Mercury | 04:01 AM | 04:52 AM | Study, trade, writing |
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
✦ festival · • vrat · each day opens its own Pietermaritzburg page
City data © GeoNames. Times for Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, in Africa/Johannesburg.
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 (04:52 AM) in Pietermaritzburg and lasts until 11:08 PM. The tithi at sunrise names the day.
Ashwini (pada 1), until 12:46 AM, Nov 23.
Sunrise is at 04:52 AM and sunset at 06:37 PM, local time, for Pietermaritzburg's own coordinates.
04:54 PM to 06:37 PM. Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime, so it moves with Pietermaritzburg's sunrise and sunset.
11:17 AM to 12:12 PM: the eighth of fifteen daytime muhurtas, around local noon, auspicious for most beginnings.
03:30 AM to 04:11 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 04:31 PM and sets at 03:20 AM, Nov 23.
Pradosh Vrat, by Pietermaritzburg's sunrise and moonrise.
Routine work is fine; keep big starts for a better day. Best window: Shubh 01:28 PM to 03:11 PM. Avoid Rahu Kaal, 04:54 PM to 06:37 PM.
People with Kanya (Virgo) Moon sign, 02:25 AM to 03:55 AM, Nov 24: 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.
