DAILY PANCHANG

Wednesday, 16 December 2026

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa · Africa/Johannesburg · Wednesday

Sunrise 05:29 Sunset 19:54 ephemeris sun times

Tithi

Shukla Saptamiuntil 19:16

Nakshatra

Shatabhishauntil 10:32

Yoga

Vajrauntil 10:16

Karana

Garauntil 06:38

EPHEMERIS TIMELINE

Element transitions through the day

Each value begins at sunrise; “until” times are resolved from real Swiss Ephemeris longitudes.

TithiShukla Saptami until 19:16Shukla Ashtami ongoing
Moon NakshatraShatabhisha until 10:32Purva Bhadrapada ongoing
YogaVajra until 10:16Siddhi ongoing
KaranaGara until 06:38Vanija until 19:16Vishti ongoing
Moon RashiMoon in Aquarius ongoing
Sun RashiSun in Scorpio until 06:55Sun in Sagittarius ongoing

Rahu Kaal

12:41 – 14:30 5th eighth of the day

Yamaganda

07:17 – 09:05 2nd eighth of the day

Gulika Kaal

10:53 – 12:41 4th eighth of the day

Abhijit Muhurta

12:17 – 13:05 Solar noon ± 24 minutes; considered auspicious except on Wednesdays.

CHOGHADIYA

Day · sunrise to sunset

ChoghadiyaNatureFromTo
Labh Auspicious 05:29 07:17
Amrit Auspicious 07:17 09:05
Kaal Inauspicious 09:05 10:53
Shubh Auspicious 10:53 12:41
Rog Inauspicious 12:41 14:30
Udveg Inauspicious 14:30 16:18
Char Neutral 16:18 18:06
Labh Auspicious 18:06 19:54

CHOGHADIYA

Night · sunset to sunrise

ChoghadiyaNatureFromTo
Udveg Inauspicious 19:54 21:06
Shubh Auspicious 21:06 22:18
Amrit Auspicious 22:18 23:30
Char Neutral 23:30 00:41
Rog Inauspicious 00:41 01:53
Kaal Inauspicious 01:53 03:05
Labh Auspicious 03:05 04:17
Udveg Inauspicious 04:17 05:29

HORA

Planetary hours from sunrise

Wednesday is ruled by Mercury, the first hora belongs to the day lord.

#LordFromTo
1Mercury05:2906:29
2Moon06:2907:29
3Saturn07:2908:29
4Jupiter08:2909:29
5Mars09:2910:29
6Sun10:2911:29
7Venus11:2912:29
8Mercury12:2913:29
9Moon13:2914:29
10Saturn14:2915:29
11Jupiter15:2916:29
12Mars16:2917:29
13Sun17:2918:29
14Venus18:2919:29
15Mercury19:2920:29
16Moon20:2921:29
17Saturn21:2922:29
18Jupiter22:2923:29
19Mars23:2900:29
20Sun00:2901:29
21Venus01:2902:29
22Mercury02:2903:29
23Moon03:2904:29
24Saturn04:2905:29

Swiss Ephemeris (sweph 2.10.3-8; Swiss Ephemeris files; LAHIRI ayanamsa; true node)

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