Choghadiya in Johannesburg, South Africa — 6 August 2026
All sixteen Gauri Choghadiya windows for Johannesburg, divided from the city's real day and night arcs.
Day Choghadiya
| Window | Start | End | Nature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubha | 06:43 am | 08:06 am | Auspicious |
| Roga | 08:06 am | 09:28 am | Inauspicious |
| Udveg | 09:28 am | 10:51 am | Inauspicious |
| Chara | 10:51 am | 12:13 pm | Auspicious |
| Laabha | 12:13 pm | 01:36 pm | Auspicious |
| Amrit | 01:36 pm | 02:58 pm | Auspicious |
| Kaala | 02:58 pm | 04:21 pm | Inauspicious |
| Shubha | 04:21 pm | 05:43 pm | Auspicious |
Night Choghadiya
| Window | Start | End | Nature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 05:43 pm | 07:21 pm | Auspicious |
| Chara | 07:21 pm | 08:58 pm | Auspicious |
| Roga | 08:58 pm | 10:36 pm | Inauspicious |
| Kaala | 10:36 pm | 12:13 am | Inauspicious |
| Laabha | 12:13 am | 01:50 am | Auspicious |
| Udveg | 01:50 am | 03:28 am | Inauspicious |
| Shubha | 03:28 am | 05:05 am | Auspicious |
| Amrit | 05:05 am | 06:43 am | Auspicious |
The seven Choghadiya names
- Udveg — anxiety — inauspicious
- Chara — movement — favoured for travel — auspicious
- Laabha — gain — auspicious
- Amrit — nectar — auspicious
- Kaala — loss — inauspicious
- Shubha — auspicious — auspicious
- Roga — ailment — inauspicious
Source: standard Gauri Choghadiya sequence tables (weekday-indexed), cross-checked verbatim against PyJHora's gauri_choghadiya — see sources & methodology.
Questions, answered
What is the first auspicious Choghadiya in Johannesburg today?
Shubha, from 06:43 am to 08:06 am local time.
How many Choghadiya windows are there in a day?
Sixteen — the daytime arc (sunrise to sunset) and the night arc (sunset to next sunrise) are each divided into eight equal windows.
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