DAILY PANCHANG

Friday, 16 October 2026

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · Africa/Johannesburg · Friday

Sunrise 05:16 Sunset 18:06 ephemeris sun times

Tithi

Shukla Shashtiuntil 02:24 (next day)

Nakshatra

Mulathrough the day

Yoga

Shobhanauntil 18:35

Karana

Kaulavauntil 13:08

EPHEMERIS TIMELINE

Element transitions through the day

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

TithiShukla Shashti until 02:24 +1dShukla Saptami ongoing
Moon NakshatraMula ongoing
YogaShobhana until 18:35Atiganda ongoing
KaranaKaulava until 13:08Taitila until 02:24 +1dGara ongoing
Moon RashiMoon in Sagittarius ongoing
Sun RashiSun in Virgo ongoing

Rahu Kaal

10:05 – 11:41 4th eighth of the day

Yamaganda

14:54 – 16:30 7th eighth of the day

Gulika Kaal

06:53 – 08:29 2nd eighth of the day

Abhijit Muhurta

11:17 – 12:05 Solar noon ± 24 minutes; considered auspicious except on Wednesdays.

CHOGHADIYA

Day · sunrise to sunset

ChoghadiyaNatureFromTo
Char Neutral 05:16 06:53
Labh Auspicious 06:53 08:29
Amrit Auspicious 08:29 10:05
Kaal Inauspicious 10:05 11:41
Shubh Auspicious 11:41 13:17
Rog Inauspicious 13:17 14:54
Udveg Inauspicious 14:54 16:30
Char Neutral 16:30 18:06

CHOGHADIYA

Night · sunset to sunrise

ChoghadiyaNatureFromTo
Rog Inauspicious 18:06 19:30
Kaal Inauspicious 19:30 20:54
Labh Auspicious 20:54 22:17
Udveg Inauspicious 22:17 23:41
Shubh Auspicious 23:41 01:05
Amrit Auspicious 01:05 02:29
Char Neutral 02:29 03:53
Rog Inauspicious 03:53 05:16

HORA

Planetary hours from sunrise

Friday is ruled by Venus — the first hora belongs to the day lord.

#LordFromTo
1Venus05:1606:16
2Mercury06:1607:16
3Moon07:1608:16
4Saturn08:1609:16
5Jupiter09:1610:16
6Mars10:1611:16
7Sun11:1612:16
8Venus12:1613:16
9Mercury13:1614:16
10Moon14:1615:16
11Saturn15:1616:16
12Jupiter16:1617:16
13Mars17:1618:16
14Sun18:1619:16
15Venus19:1620:16
16Mercury20:1621:16
17Moon21:1622:16
18Saturn22:1623:16
19Jupiter23:1600:16
20Mars00:1601:16
21Sun01:1602:16
22Venus02:1603:16
23Mercury03:1604:16
24Moon04:1605:16

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

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