Dasara 2026 in South Africa: date and local timings

Dasara (Vijayadashami) 2026 falls on Tuesday 20 October 2026 in all 2 South Africa cities listed here. In India it is on Tuesday 20 October 2026 – the same day. The rule: Ashwayuja sukla dasami prevailing at aparahna; larger coverage wins, tie -> first day. In Johannesburg the afternoon (fourth fifth of daylight) on 20 October 2026 runs 1:09 PM – 3:43 PM local time, and the tithi runs from 20 October 2026 9:20 AM to 21 October 2026 10:42 AM. The table gives the date for each city with the afternoon window and the tithi in local clock time (daylight saving applied), all computed from the NASA/JPL ephemeris for the city's own sunrise and sunset, never converted from IST. Dates here follow the Telugu (amanta) almanac rules. Many Hindu families in Fiji, Mauritius and South Africa use North-Indian (purnimanta) almanacs, which name the months differently and can differ for some vratams; the main festivals that are fixed by a tithi at a part of the day come out the same.

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