Panchang · South Africa
On Friday, 4 December 2026 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, the Sun rises at 04:50 AM and sets at 06:47 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Krishna Ekadashi, until 08:15 PM; the nakshatra is Hasta until 06:53 AM, the yoga Ayushman and the karana Bava. Rahu Kaal is 10:04 AM to 11:49 AM and Abhijit Muhurat 11:21 AM to 12:17 PM. Observed on this day: Utpanna Ekadashi.
Times for Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Friday, 4 December 2026 · UTC+2 · Sunrise 04:50 AM · Sunset 06:47 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 Kumbha (Aquarius) Moon sign, 11:29 AM, Dec 02 to 07:33 PM: the Moon is in their 8th sign.For Meena (Pisces) Moon sign, 07:33 PM to 05:44 AM, Dec 07: the Moon is in their 8th sign.See it for your own chart →
Travel west is traditionally avoided on Fridays. Customs and remedies vary by region.
No Bhadra today.
Neither falls today.
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.
Hasta is a Kshipra (swift) nakshatra, which favours new work, applications and meetings; Ekadashi is a Nanda tithi, good for completing and beginning work.
Good for buying, investing and opening accounts.
Hasta is a Kshipra (swift) nakshatra, which favours purchases and investments; Ekadashi is a Nanda tithi, good for completing and beginning work; Friday is the Venus's day, linked with buying clothes, jewellery and vehicles.
A good day for journeys.
Hasta 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.
Hasta is a Kshipra (swift) nakshatra, which favours starting treatment or a new routine.
Fine for everyday time together.
Hasta is a Kshipra (swift) nakshatra, which suits trade, learning, medicine and quick tasks; Friday is the Venus's day, linked with romance, art and gifts.
Good for prayer, fasting and charity.
Hasta 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 | Venus | 04:50 AM | 06:00 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 2 | Mercury | 06:00 AM | 07:10 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 3 | Moon | 07:10 AM | 08:20 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 4 | Saturn | 08:20 AM | 09:29 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 5 | Jupiter | 09:29 AM | 10:39 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 6 | Mars | 10:39 AM | 11:49 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 7 | Sun | 11:49 AM | 12:58 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 8 | Venus | 12:58 PM | 02:08 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 9 | Mercury | 02:08 PM | 03:18 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 10 | Moon | 03:18 PM | 04:27 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 11 | Saturn | 04:27 PM | 05:37 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 12 | Jupiter | 05:37 PM | 06:47 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Mars | 06:47 PM | 07:37 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 14 | Sun | 07:37 PM | 08:27 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 15 | Venus | 08:27 PM | 09:18 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 16 | Mercury | 09:18 PM | 10:08 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 17 | Moon | 10:08 PM | 10:58 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 18 | Saturn | 10:58 PM | 11:49 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 19 | Jupiter | 11:49 PM | 12:39 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 20 | Mars | 12:39 AM | 01:29 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 21 | Sun | 01:29 AM | 02:20 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 22 | Venus | 02:20 AM | 03:10 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 23 | Mercury | 03:10 AM | 04:00 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 24 | Moon | 04:00 AM | 04:51 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
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.
Krishna Ekadashi is the tithi at sunrise (04:50 AM) in Pietermaritzburg and lasts until 08:15 PM. The tithi at sunrise names the day.
Hasta (pada 4), until 06:53 AM.
Sunrise is at 04:50 AM and sunset at 06:47 PM, local time, for Pietermaritzburg's own coordinates.
10:04 AM to 11:49 AM. Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime, so it moves with Pietermaritzburg's sunrise and sunset.
11:21 AM to 12:17 PM: the eighth of fifteen daytime muhurtas, around local noon, auspicious for most beginnings.
03:30 AM to 04:10 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 01:38 AM and sets at 02:43 PM.
Utpanna Ekadashi, by Pietermaritzburg's sunrise and moonrise.
A good day to begin work, apply or meet seniors. Best window: Shubh 11:49 AM to 01:33 PM. Avoid Rahu Kaal, 10:04 AM to 11:49 AM.
People with Kumbha (Aquarius) Moon sign, 11:29 AM, Dec 02 to 07:33 PM and people with Meena (Pisces) Moon sign, 07:33 PM to 05:44 AM, Dec 07: 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.
