· Africa/Johannesburg
Today, Friday, July 17, 2026, the Vedic panchang in Johannesburg, Gauteng runs from sunrise at 6:55 AM to sunset at 5:34 PM — a 10h 39m daylight window in Africa/Johannesburg with a waxing crescent. The tithi is Chaturthi, the moon sits in Magha nakshatra, and Gemini is the rising sign (lagna) at sunrise in Johannesburg.
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How each element shifts across the day — from midnight to midnight in local time.
The rising sign at the eastern horizon shifts through the zodiac roughly every two hours. This step line holds each lagna until the next transition.
A kundli tells you the sky at your exact moment of birth — down to the minute. For personal predictions, your own birth chart matters more than any city's panchang.
Daylight and moon visibility across the day.
Auspicious and inauspicious windows for Johannesburg today, computed from local sunrise and sunset.
Panchang varies by latitude, longitude, and timezone. Sunrise alone can differ by 20+ minutes between nearby cities.
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Panchang for Friday, July 17, 2026 · Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa · Africa/Johannesburg · lat -26.2023, lon 28.0436