DAILY PANCHANG

Wednesday, 16 December 2026

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

Sunrise 04:49 Sunset 18:53 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

11:51 – 13:37 5th eighth of the day

Yamaganda

06:34 – 08:20 2nd eighth of the day

Gulika Kaal

10:05 – 11:51 4th eighth of the day

Abhijit Muhurta

11:27 – 12:15 Solar noon ± 24 minutes; considered auspicious except on Wednesdays.

CHOGHADIYA

Day · sunrise to sunset

ChoghadiyaNatureFromTo
Labh Auspicious 04:49 06:34
Amrit Auspicious 06:34 08:20
Kaal Inauspicious 08:20 10:05
Shubh Auspicious 10:05 11:51
Rog Inauspicious 11:51 13:37
Udveg Inauspicious 13:37 15:22
Char Neutral 15:22 17:08
Labh Auspicious 17:08 18:53

CHOGHADIYA

Night · sunset to sunrise

ChoghadiyaNatureFromTo
Udveg Inauspicious 18:53 20:08
Shubh Auspicious 20:08 21:22
Amrit Auspicious 21:22 22:37
Char Neutral 22:37 23:51
Rog Inauspicious 23:51 01:05
Kaal Inauspicious 01:05 02:20
Labh Auspicious 02:20 03:34
Udveg Inauspicious 03:34 04:49

HORA

Planetary hours from sunrise

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

#LordFromTo
1Mercury04:4905:49
2Moon05:4906:49
3Saturn06:4907:49
4Jupiter07:4908:49
5Mars08:4909:49
6Sun09:4910:49
7Venus10:4911:49
8Mercury11:4912:49
9Moon12:4913:49
10Saturn13:4914:49
11Jupiter14:4915:49
12Mars15:4916:49
13Sun16:4917:49
14Venus17:4918:49
15Mercury18:4919:49
16Moon19:4920:49
17Saturn20:4921:49
18Jupiter21:4922:49
19Mars22:4923:49
20Sun23:4900:49
21Venus00:4901:49
22Mercury01:4902:49
23Moon02:4903:49
24Saturn03:4904:49

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

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