Panchang · South Africa
On Tuesday, 26 January 2027 in Pretoria, South Africa, the Sun rises at 05:38 AM and sets at 07:01 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Krishna Panchami, until 01:04 AM, Jan 27; the nakshatra is Uttara Phalguni until 08:37 PM, the yoga Atiganda and the karana Kaulava. Rahu Kaal is 03:40 PM to 05:21 PM and Abhijit Muhurat 11:53 AM to 12:46 PM.
Times for Pretoria, South Africa
Tuesday, 26 January 2027 · UTC+2 · Sunrise 05:38 AM · Sunset 07:01 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 Kumbha (Aquarius) Moon sign, 03:15 AM to 08:39 AM, Jan 28: 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.
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.
Uttara Phalguni is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours new work, applications and meetings; Panchami is a Purna tithi, good for completing and beginning work; the yoga is inauspicious for new ventures.
Good for buying, investing and opening accounts.
Uttara Phalguni is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours purchases and investments; Panchami is a Purna tithi, good for completing and beginning work; the yoga is inauspicious for new ventures; Tuesday is the Mars's day, linked with property and land.
Postpone non-essential journeys if you can.
Uttara Phalguni is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, traditionally avoided for journeys; the yoga is inauspicious for new ventures; Disha Shool today is north: travel that way is traditionally avoided.
Good for starting treatment, exercise or a new routine.
Uttara Phalguni is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours starting treatment or a new routine; Tuesday is the Mars's day, linked with sport and physical effort.
A warm day for family, friends and romance.
Uttara Phalguni is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours friendship, marriage talks and gatherings.
Good for prayer, fasting and charity.
Uttara Phalguni is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours prayer, vows and charity; Panchami 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 | 05:38 AM | 06:45 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 2 | Sun | 06:45 AM | 07:52 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 3 | Venus | 07:52 AM | 08:59 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 4 | Mercury | 08:59 AM | 10:06 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 5 | Moon | 10:06 AM | 11:13 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 6 | Saturn | 11:13 AM | 12:20 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 7 | Jupiter | 12:20 PM | 01:26 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 8 | Mars | 01:26 PM | 02:33 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 9 | Sun | 02:33 PM | 03:40 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 10 | Venus | 03:40 PM | 04:47 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 11 | Mercury | 04:47 PM | 05:54 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 12 | Moon | 05:54 PM | 07:01 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Saturn | 07:01 PM | 07:54 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 14 | Jupiter | 07:54 PM | 08:47 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 15 | Mars | 08:47 PM | 09:41 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 16 | Sun | 09:41 PM | 10:34 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 17 | Venus | 10:34 PM | 11:27 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 18 | Mercury | 11:27 PM | 12:20 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 19 | Moon | 12:20 AM | 01:13 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 20 | Saturn | 01:13 AM | 02:06 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 21 | Jupiter | 02:06 AM | 02:59 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 22 | Mars | 02:59 AM | 03:52 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 23 | Sun | 03:52 AM | 04:46 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 24 | Venus | 04:46 AM | 05:39 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
Purnimanta month convention for Pretoria, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, 0142, 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. Pretoria sits at 25.74°S, 28.19°E, 1,332 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 Pretoria's own sunrise decides which date a festival or vrat falls on here.
Krishna Panchami is the tithi at sunrise (05:38 AM) in Pretoria and lasts until 01:04 AM, Jan 27. The tithi at sunrise names the day.
Uttara Phalguni (pada 2), until 08:37 PM.
Sunrise is at 05:38 AM and sunset at 07:01 PM, local time, for Pretoria's own coordinates.
03:40 PM to 05:21 PM. Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime, so it moves with Pretoria's sunrise and sunset.
11:53 AM to 12:46 PM: the eighth of fifteen daytime muhurtas, around local noon, auspicious for most beginnings.
04:13 AM to 04:55 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 09:50 PM and sets at 10:32 AM, Jan 27.
A good day to begin work, apply or meet seniors. Best window: Labh 10:39 AM to 12:20 PM. Avoid Rahu Kaal, 03:40 PM to 05:21 PM.
People with Kumbha (Aquarius) Moon sign, 03:15 AM to 08:39 AM, Jan 28: 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.
