Panchang · South Africa
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, the Sun rises at 04:51 AM and sets at 06:50 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Krishna Amavasya, until 02:52 AM, Dec 09; the nakshatra is Anuradha until 02:46 PM, the yoga Dhriti and the karana Chatushpada. Rahu Kaal is 03:20 PM to 05:05 PM and Abhijit Muhurat 11:22 AM to 12:18 PM. Observed on this day: Kartika Amavasya.
Times for Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Tuesday, 8 December 2026 · UTC+2 · Sunrise 04:51 AM · Sunset 06:50 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 Mesha (Aries) Moon sign, 05:44 AM, Dec 07 to 05:31 PM, Dec 09: the Moon is in their 8th sign.See it for your own chart →
Travel north is traditionally avoided on Tuesdays. Customs and remedies vary by region.
No Bhadra today.
Gandmool (Jyeshtha) 02:46 PM to 05:31 PM, Dec 09
From classical muhurta rules for today's nakshatra, tithi, yoga and weekday, with the best window from today's timings. General guidance, not personalised.
Hold new starts and important pitches.
Anuradha is a Mridu (soft) nakshatra, which suits friendship, the arts, romance and new clothes; Amavasya is Amavasya, avoided for new starts.
Delay loans and big investments.
Anuradha is a Mridu (soft) nakshatra, which suits friendship, the arts, romance and new clothes; Amavasya is Amavasya, avoided for new starts; Tuesday is the Mars's day, linked with property and land.
Postpone non-essential journeys if you can.
Anuradha is a Mridu (soft) nakshatra, which suits friendship, the arts, romance and new clothes; Amavasya is Amavasya, avoided for new starts; Disha Shool today is north: travel that way is traditionally avoided.
A steady day for routine care.
Anuradha is a Mridu (soft) nakshatra, which favours starting treatment or a new routine; Amavasya is Amavasya, avoided for new starts; Tuesday is the Mars's day, linked with sport and physical effort.
Fine for everyday time together.
Anuradha is a Mridu (soft) nakshatra, which favours friendship, marriage talks and gatherings; Amavasya is Amavasya, avoided for new starts.
Good for prayer, fasting and charity.
Anuradha is a Mridu (soft) nakshatra, which favours prayer, vows and charity; Amavasya 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 | Mars | 04:51 AM | 06:01 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 2 | Sun | 06:01 AM | 07:11 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 3 | Venus | 07:11 AM | 08:21 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 4 | Mercury | 08:21 AM | 09:31 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 5 | Moon | 09:31 AM | 10:40 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 6 | Saturn | 10:40 AM | 11:50 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 7 | Jupiter | 11:50 AM | 01:00 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 8 | Mars | 01:00 PM | 02:10 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 9 | Sun | 02:10 PM | 03:20 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 10 | Venus | 03:20 PM | 04:30 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 11 | Mercury | 04:30 PM | 05:40 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 12 | Moon | 05:40 PM | 06:50 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Saturn | 06:50 PM | 07:40 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 14 | Jupiter | 07:40 PM | 08:30 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 15 | Mars | 08:30 PM | 09:20 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 16 | Sun | 09:20 PM | 10:10 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 17 | Venus | 10:10 PM | 11:00 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 18 | Mercury | 11:00 PM | 11:50 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 19 | Moon | 11:50 PM | 12:41 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 20 | Saturn | 12:41 AM | 01:31 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 21 | Jupiter | 01:31 AM | 02:21 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 22 | Mars | 02:21 AM | 03:11 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 23 | Sun | 03:11 AM | 04:01 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 24 | Venus | 04:01 AM | 04:51 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
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 Amavasya is the tithi at sunrise (04:51 AM) in Pietermaritzburg and lasts until 02:52 AM, Dec 09. The tithi at sunrise names the day.
Anuradha (pada 3), until 02:46 PM.
Sunrise is at 04:51 AM and sunset at 06:50 PM, local time, for Pietermaritzburg's own coordinates.
03:20 PM to 05:05 PM. Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime, so it moves with Pietermaritzburg's sunrise and sunset.
11:22 AM to 12:18 PM: the eighth of fifteen daytime muhurtas, around local noon, auspicious for most beginnings.
03:31 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 04:02 AM and sets at 06:34 PM.
Kartika Amavasya, by Pietermaritzburg's sunrise and moonrise.
Hold new starts and important pitches. Best window: Labh 10:05 AM to 11:50 AM. Avoid Rahu Kaal, 03:20 PM to 05:05 PM.
People with Mesha (Aries) Moon sign, 05:44 AM, Dec 07 to 05:31 PM, Dec 09: 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.
