Panchang for Johannesburg on Sunday, 3 January 2027

Sunday, 3 January 2027 GMT+2 Vedic time Margashira māsa · Krishna paksha

Observance

Itu PujaSaphala Ekadashi (Saphala)

Upcoming Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti Hanuman Jayanti Mahaperiyava Aradhana Swami Vivekananda Jayanti Pongal, Bhogi, Sankranti (Karnataka)

Panchang timeline

local time
Shubh Ashubh
03 AM 05 AM 07 AM 09 AM 11 AM 01 PM 03 PM 05 PM 07 PM 09 PM 11 PM ☀ Sunrise 05:20 AM Sunset 07:04 PM Yoga → Shula Tithi → Dwadashi · Karana → Kaulava Nakshatra → Anuradha Brahma Pratah Sandhya 04:18 AM Amrit 08:29 AM Abhijit Vijaya Sayahna Sandhya 07:04 PM Yamaganda 12:12 PM Gulikai 03:38 PM Durm Rahu 05:21 PM Varjyam 10:33 PM NOW

Windows before 03 AM or after midnight are listed in the muhurat tables below.

Sunday, 3 January 2027

1. Tithi (Lunar day)

Krishna Ekadashi

until · then Dwadashi

Type
Nanda
Deity
Vishvedevas
Paksha
Krishna
2. Nakshatra (Lunar mansion)

Vishakha

until · then Anuradha

Pada
3
Lord
Jupiter
Deity
Indra-Agni
3. Yoga (Solar-lunar)

Dhriti

until · then Shula

4. Karana (Half-tithi)

Balava

until · then Kaulava

Nature
Saumya
Lord
Moon
5. Vara (Weekday)

Ravivara

Ruling graha
Surya (Sun)

Sun & moon

Day length 13h 44m

Surya (Sun)

Dhanu · Sagittarius
Sunrise
Solar noon
12:12 PM
Sunset

Sun in Purvashadha (pada 2)

Chandra (Moon)

Tula · Libra

Waning crescent

18.8% illuminated · waning

Moonrise
01:32 AM
Moonset
03:37 PM

Rashi & signs

Moon sign (Chandra)
Tula (Libra)
Sun sign (Surya)
Dhanu (Sagittarius)
Sun nakshatra
Purvashadha, pada 2
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)
24.2411°

Samvat & era

Vikram Samvat
2083 · Siddharthi
Shaka Samvat
1948 · Parabhava
Kali Yuga year
5127
Lunar month (Amanta)
Margashira
Solar month
Margashirsha
Ritu (Vedic · Drik)
Hemant (Pre-winter) · Shishir
National civil date
13 Pausha 1948 Shaka

Disha Shool & dosha

Inauspicious directionWest

Travel remedy

Consume jaggery before travel

Panchaka rahitaNot active

Special yogas: Utpata (Anandadi)

Chandrabalam

Favourable rashis

Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara

Chandrashtama (avoid initiations)

Meena

Shubh muhurat (auspicious)

  • Brahma Muhurat

  • Pratah Sandhya

  • Amrit Kalam

  • Abhijit Muhurat

  • Vijaya Muhurta

  • Godhuli Muhurta

  • Sayahna Sandhya

  • Nishita Muhurta

Ashubh muhurat (inauspicious)

  • Yamaganda

  • Gulikai Kalam

  • Dur Muhurtam

  • Rahu Kalam

  • Varjyam

Choghadiya (day & night)

Eight diurnal and eight nocturnal partitions for quick decisions

# Choghadiya Interval AuspiciousnessNature
01 Udveg AvoidInauspicious
02 Char GoodAuspicious
03 Labh GoodAuspicious
04 Amrit BestHighly auspicious
05 Kaal AvoidInauspicious
06 Shubh GoodAuspicious
07 Rog AvoidInauspicious
08 Udveg AvoidInauspicious

Planetary positions (graha spashta)

Lahiri · sidereal
Graha Rashi Degrees Motion
Sun (Surya) Dhanu (Sagittarius) 18° 15′ Direct
Moon (Chandra) Tula (Libra) 26° 52′ Direct
Mercury (Budha) Dhanu (Sagittarius) 19° 06′ Direct
Venus (Shukra) Vrischika (Scorpio) 1° 24′ Direct
Mars (Mangala) Simha (Leo) 15° 50′ Direct
Jupiter (Guru) Simha (Leo) 2° 03′ Retrograde
Saturn (Shani) Meena (Pisces) 14° 10′ Direct
Rahu Makara (Capricorn) 28° 29′ Retrograde
Ketu Karka (Cancer) 28° 29′ Retrograde

Hourly hora

from sunrise · Sun first
  1. Surya Hora
  2. Shukra Hora
  3. Budha Hora
  4. Chandra Hora
  5. Shani Hora
  6. Guru Hora
  7. Mangala Hora
  8. Surya Hora
  9. Shukra Hora
  10. Budha Hora
  11. Chandra Hora
  12. Shani Hora
  13. Guru Hora
  14. Mangala Hora
  15. Surya Hora
  16. Shukra Hora
  17. Budha Hora
  18. Chandra Hora
  19. Shani Hora
  20. Guru Hora
  21. Mangala Hora
  22. Surya Hora
  23. Shukra Hora
  24. Budha Hora

Regional Hindu calendars

Solar and lunisolar month and era for Sunday, 3 January 2027

Tamil calendar

Margazhi19(மார்கழி)

2057 · Parabhava

Telugu calendar

Margashira(మార్గశిరం)

1948 · Parabhava

Kannada calendar

Margashira(ಮಾರ್ಗಶಿರ)

1948 · Parabhava

Malayalam calendar

Dhanu19(ധനു)

1202

Bengali calendar

Poush18(পৌষ)

1433

Gujarati calendar

Magshar(માગશર)

2083 · Kalayukti

Marathi calendar

Margashirsh(मार्गशीर्ष)

1948 · Parabhava

Odia calendar

Pausa19(ପୌଷ)

1433

Vedic astronomical almanac

Understanding the Hindu Panchang

Pancha (five) anga (limbs): the five elements above describe every day in the Hindu calendar. They are calculated for your location and its sunrise (Drik ganita) with the Lahiri ayanamsa.

1 Tithi (lunar day)

The lunar day, measured by the angle between the Moon and the Sun. The tithi at sunrise governs the day's observances; its end time is shown above.

2 Nakshatra (lunar mansion)

The stretch of sky the Moon is passing through. Each has a ruling planet and four padas, shown with today's nakshatra above.

3 Yoga

A combination of the Sun's and Moon's positions. The current yoga and the one that follows it are listed above.

4 Karana (half-tithi)

Half of a tithi. Each karana has its own nature, shown with the current karana above.

5 Vara (weekday)

The Vedic day runs from one sunrise to the next and has a ruling graha, shown above.