Panchang · South Africa
On Sunday, 10 January 2027 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, the Sun rises at 05:08 AM and sets at 07:03 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Shukla Tritiya, until 05:59 AM, Jan 11; the nakshatra is Shravana until 11:42 AM, the yoga Vajra and the karana Taitila. Rahu Kaal is 05:19 PM to 07:03 PM and Abhijit Muhurat 11:38 AM to 12:34 PM.
Times for Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Sunday, 10 January 2027 · UTC+2 · Sunrise 05:08 AM · Sunset 07:03 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 Mithuna (Gemini) Moon sign, 12:29 PM, Jan 08 to 01:05 AM, Jan 11: the Moon is in their 8th sign.For Karka (Cancer) Moon sign, 01:05 AM, Jan 11 to 12:10 PM, Jan 13: 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.
Panchak 01:05 AM, Jan 11 to 12:10 PM, Jan 13
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.
Shravana is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which suits travel, vehicles and anything in motion; the yoga is inauspicious for new ventures; Sunday is the Sun's day, linked with authority, government work and dealing with seniors.
Delay loans and big investments.
Shravana is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which suits travel, vehicles and anything in motion; the yoga is inauspicious for new ventures.
Travel is fine in a good Choghadiya.
Shravana is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which favours journeys; the yoga is inauspicious for new ventures; Disha Shool today is west: travel that way is traditionally avoided.
A steady day for routine care.
Shravana is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which suits travel, vehicles and anything in motion; Sunday is the Sun's day, linked with vitality, morning sunlight and exercise.
Fine for everyday time together.
Shravana is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which suits travel, vehicles and anything in motion.
A normal day for daily practice.
Shravana is a Chara (movable) nakshatra, which suits travel, vehicles and anything in motion.
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 | 05:08 AM | 06:18 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 2 | Venus | 06:18 AM | 07:27 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 3 | Mercury | 07:27 AM | 08:37 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 4 | Moon | 08:37 AM | 09:47 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 5 | Saturn | 09:47 AM | 10:56 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 6 | Jupiter | 10:56 AM | 12:06 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 7 | Mars | 12:06 PM | 01:15 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 8 | Sun | 01:15 PM | 02:25 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 9 | Venus | 02:25 PM | 03:34 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 10 | Mercury | 03:34 PM | 04:44 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 11 | Moon | 04:44 PM | 05:53 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 12 | Saturn | 05:53 PM | 07:03 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Jupiter | 07:03 PM | 07:54 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 14 | Mars | 07:54 PM | 08:44 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 15 | Sun | 08:44 PM | 09:35 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 16 | Venus | 09:35 PM | 10:25 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 17 | Mercury | 10:25 PM | 11:16 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 18 | Moon | 11:16 PM | 12:06 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 19 | Saturn | 12:06 AM | 12:57 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 20 | Jupiter | 12:57 AM | 01:47 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 21 | Mars | 01:47 AM | 02:38 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 22 | Sun | 02:38 AM | 03:28 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 23 | Venus | 03:28 AM | 04:19 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 24 | Mercury | 04:19 AM | 05:09 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
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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 Tritiya is the tithi at sunrise (05:08 AM) in Pietermaritzburg and lasts until 05:59 AM, Jan 11. The tithi at sunrise names the day.
Shravana (pada 4), until 11:42 AM.
Sunrise is at 05:08 AM and sunset at 07:03 PM, local time, for Pietermaritzburg's own coordinates.
05:19 PM to 07:03 PM. Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime, so it moves with Pietermaritzburg's sunrise and sunset.
11:38 AM to 12:34 PM: the eighth of fifteen daytime muhurtas, around local noon, auspicious for most beginnings.
03:48 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 07:18 AM and sets at 08:44 PM.
Hold new starts and important pitches. Best window: Shubh 01:50 PM to 03:34 PM. Avoid Rahu Kaal, 05:19 PM to 07:03 PM.
People with Mithuna (Gemini) Moon sign, 12:29 PM, Jan 08 to 01:05 AM, Jan 11 and people with Karka (Cancer) Moon sign, 01:05 AM, Jan 11 to 12:10 PM, Jan 13: 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.
