Panchang in Maclear, Eastern Cape, South Africa Sat 5 Dec 2026
sunrise to sunrise · times in SAST
Breaking the fast
Utpanna Ekadashi
Shubh muhurat on Saturday 5 December
- Before sunrise, Sat 5 Dec
- 03:35–04:15Brahma Muhurta
- From sunrise 04:55
- 06:47–08:26Shubha choghadiyawithout Dur Muhurtam
- 11:28–12:25Abhijit Muhurat
- 13:42–15:28Labha choghadiyain Yamaganda
- 15:28–17:13Amrita choghadiya
- After sunset 18:59
- 18:59–20:13Labha choghadiya
- 21:28–22:42Shubha choghadiya
- 22:42–23:57Amrita choghadiya
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00:40–02:23 SunAmrit Kalamin Swati
- 03:40–04:55 SunLabha choghadiya
- 03:35–04:15 SunNext day's Brahma Muhurta
Times to avoid
Sunrise and sunset
Panchang
Choghadiya
Choghadiya by day
- 04:55–06:40Kalabad
- 06:40–08:26Shubhagood
- 08:26–10:11Rogabad
- 10:11–11:57Udvegabad
- 11:57–13:42Charaneutral
- 13:42–15:28Labhain Yamaganda
- 15:28–17:13Amritagood
- 17:13–18:59Kalabad
Choghadiya by night
- 18:59–20:13Labhagood
- 20:13–21:28Udvegabad
- 21:28–22:42Shubhagood
- 22:42–23:57Amritagood
- 23:57–01:11 SunCharaneutral
- 01:11–02:26 SunRogabad
- 02:26–03:40 SunKalabad
- 03:40–04:55 SunLabhagood
The day, from Brahma Muhurta to the next sunrise
Time runs down. Bands: choghadiya. Bars: muhurta and kala, over their real times.
- Before sunrise, Sat 5 Dec: Brahma Muhurta, 03:35–04:15, good
- Kala, bad, 04:55–06:40
- Shubha, good, 06:40–08:26
- Roga, bad, 08:26–10:11
- Udvega, bad, 10:11–11:57
- Chara, neutral, 11:57–13:42
- Labha, good, 13:42–15:28
- Amrita, good, 15:28–17:13
- Kala, bad, 17:13–18:59
- Labha, good, 18:59–20:13
- Udvega, bad, 20:13–21:28
- Shubha, good, 21:28–22:42
- Amrita, good, 22:42–23:57
- Chara, neutral, 23:57–01:11 Sun
- Roga, bad, 01:11–02:26 Sun
- Kala, bad, 02:26–03:40 Sun
- Labha, good, 03:40–04:55 Sun
- Gulikai Kalam, 04:55–06:40, bad
- Dur Muhurtam, 04:55–05:51, bad
- Dur Muhurtam, 05:51–06:47, bad
- Rahu Kaal, 08:26–10:11, bad
- Abhijit, 11:28–12:25, good
- Yamaganda, 13:42–15:28, bad
- Next day's Brahma Muhurta, 03:35–04:15 Sun
How each value is worked out
Which tithi is on Sat 5 Dec? Krishna Dwadashi
At sunrise the Moon led the Sun by 316.2°: Krishna Dwadashi.
The Moon gains on the Sun about 12° a day. Each 12° of lead is one tithi: 312°–324° is the 27th, Krishna Dwadashi. A day takes the tithi in force at its sunrise, 04:55 here. Ekadashi ended at 20:15 Fri, before it. Dwadashi ends at 21:22, when the lead reaches 324°. The lead passed 180° at the full moon of 24 Nov, so the Moon is waning: Krishna paksha.
What time is Brahma Muhurta on Sat 5 Dec? 03:35–04:15
Brahma Muhurta is the 14th of 15 equal parts of the night before sunrise: 03:35–04:15.
The night of Fri 4 Dec ran from sunset 18:58 Fri to sunrise 04:55, 9 h 57 m. Cut into 15 muhurtas of 39 m, its 14th is Brahma Muhurta, the one before the last.
Daylight in 15 muhurtas
When is Abhijit Muhurat on Sat 5 Dec? 11:28–12:25
Abhijit is the 8th of 15 equal parts of daylight, the one around midday: 11:28–12:25.
When is Dur Muhurtam on Sat 5 Dec? 04:55–05:51
Dur Muhurtam is the 1st and 2nd of 15 equal parts of daylight: 04:55–05:51 and 05:51–06:47.
When is Dur Muhurtam on Sat 5 Dec? 05:51–06:47
Dur Muhurtam is the 1st and 2nd of 15 equal parts of daylight: 04:55–05:51 and 05:51–06:47.
Daylight here, 04:55 to 18:59, is cut into 15 muhurtas of 56 m. Abhijit is the 8th, the middle one. Dur Muhurtam on a Saturday is the 1st and 2nd, 04:55–05:51 and 05:51–06:47.
Which choghadiya is good on Sat 5 Dec?
04:55–06:40 is Kala, ruled by Shani (Saturn), the 1st of 8 equal parts of Saturday's daylight, counted bad.
Daylight here, 04:55 to 18:59, splits into 8 choghadiyas of 1 h 45 m. Their names follow a fixed order that starts from the weekday, and each name is counted good, neutral or bad.
The night here, 18:59 to 04:55 Sun, splits into 8 choghadiyas of 1 h 14 m. Their names follow a fixed order that starts from the weekday, and each name is counted good, neutral or bad.
Daylight in 8 parts
When is Rahu Kaal on Sat 5 Dec? 08:26–10:11
Rahu Kaal (Rahu Kalam) is the 3rd of 8 equal parts of Saturday's daylight: 08:26–10:11.
When is Yamagandam on Sat 5 Dec? 13:42–15:28
Yamaganda is the 6th of 8 equal parts of Saturday's daylight: 13:42–15:28.
When is Gulika Kalam on Sat 5 Dec? 04:55–06:40
Gulikai Kalam is the 1st of 8 equal parts of Saturday's daylight: 04:55–06:40.
Daylight here runs 04:55 to 18:59, 14 h 4 m. Cut into 8 equal parts of 1 h 45 m, it gives the day's windows by weekday: on a Saturday Rahu Kaal is the 3rd part, Yamaganda the 6th and Gulikai Kalam the 1st.
Sunrise and sunset
What time is sunrise on Sat 5 Dec? 04:55
Day here: sunrise 04:55, sunset 18:59, 14 h 4 m of daylight.
What time is sunset on Sat 5 Dec? 18:59
Day here: sunrise 04:55, sunset 18:59, 14 h 4 m of daylight.
Sunrise and sunset are computed for this place. Daylight lasts 14 h 4 m and the night until the next sunrise 9 h 56 m; every window and choghadiya is cut from these two lengths.
Sunrise and sunset are computed for this place. Daylight lasts 14 h 4 m and the night until the next sunrise 9 h 56 m; every window and choghadiya is cut from these two lengths.
Which nakshatra is it on Sat 5 Dec? Chitra
At sunrise the Moon was at 184.9°: Chitra, pada 4.
The fixed stars divide the Moon's path into 27 nakshatras of 13°20′, each in 4 padas of 3°20′. Chitra spans 173°20′–186°40′; the Moon entered its pada 4 at 183°20′. It leaves at 08:19, for Swati.
Which yoga is it on Sat 5 Dec? Shobhana
At sunrise the Sun and Moon together made 413.6°, one turn and 53.6°: Shobhana.
Add the Sun's and the Moon's places among the stars: 228.7° + 184.9° = 413.6°, one full turn and 53.6°. Past the turn, cut into 27 parts of 13°20′, it gives the yoga: 53°20′–66°40′ is the 5th, Shobhana. It ends at 04:11 Sun, then Atiganda.
Which karana is it on Sat 5 Dec? Kaulava
At sunrise the lead was 316.2°: the first half of Dwadashi, Kaulava.
A karana is half a tithi: 6° of the Moon's lead, so the first half of Dwadashi is Kaulava and the second Taitila. Kaulava runs until 08:45, when the lead reaches 318°; Taitila until 21:22.
Which vara is Sat 5 Dec, and from when? Shaniwara
This day began at sunrise, 04:55 on Saturday: Shaniwara.
A Hindu day runs from one sunrise to the next, not midnight to midnight. This one runs 04:55 to 04:55 Sun, so the hours after midnight still belong to Shaniwara.
Which Hindu month is Sat 5 Dec in (amanta)? Kartika
This month began at the new moon of 9 Nov, with the Sun in Tula: Kartika.
An amanta month runs from new moon to new moon and takes its name from the rashi the Sun is in at the new moon that begins it: Tula gives Kartika. The Sun enters Vrishchika on 16 Nov, inside the month. The next new moon, 9 Dec, finds it in Vrishchika and begins Margashirsha.
Which Hindu month is Sat 5 Dec in (purnimanta)? Margashirsha
Counted full moon to full moon, this waning half already belongs to Margashirsha.
A purnimanta month runs from full moon to full moon, so its waning half comes first. It shares its name with the amanta month that its second half falls in: the new moon of 9 Dec, with the Sun in Vrishchika, begins Margashirsha. Until then this Krishna paksha reads Margashirsha here, and Kartika in the amanta count.
Which samvat year is Sat 5 Dec in? Vikram 2083 · Shaka 1948
Vikram Samvat 2083 began at the Chaitra new moon of 19 Mar 2026.
A samvat year begins with Chaitra, the month whose new moon finds the Sun in Meena: 19 Mar 2026, 03:23 Thu. Since then the Sun has moved 254.5° round the stars. Vikram Samvat numbers that year 2083; Shaka Samvat numbers it 1948.
Moonrise and moonset
What time is moonrise on Sat 5 Dec? 02:43 Sun
The Moon rises here at 02:43 Sun.
What time is moonset on Sat 5 Dec? 15:56
The Moon was up at sunrise and set at 15:56; it rises again at 02:43 Sun, so this day's moonrise falls in its night.
The Moon was up at sunrise and sets at 15:56, in this day's daylight; it rises again at 02:43 Sun.