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Dussehra 2026 falls on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 in Johannesburg. It is Ashwin Shukla Paksha Dashami in the Hindu lunar calendar. Puja Muhurat is 1:09 PM – 3:42 PM. Sunrise is 5:29 AM and sunset 6:16 PM.
Same day as India · Dussehra 2026 →
Also known as: Vijayadashami · Dasara · Dashain · Dashehra
Windows are computed for this city — the tithi decides which are valid, so they shift with your location and are not the Indian times. Abhijit and Rahu Kaal belong to the day itself rather than to the festival.
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Dussehra — Vijayadashami — marks Rama’s victory over Ravana and Durga’s over Mahishasura, on the tenth day of the waxing moon in Ashwin. Its date is set by the *aparahna*, the afternoon window, since that is when the victory is commemorated.
Effigies of Ravana are burnt at dusk across north India, closing a fortnight of Ramlila performances. The day is considered auspicious for any beginning, needing no separate muhurat.
Dussehra 2026 in Johannesburg is on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. It falls on Ashwin Shukla Paksha Dashami.
Puja Muhurat in Johannesburg on Oct 20, 2026 is 1:09 PM – 3:42 PM. This is the window in which the main observance is performed.
Yes. Dussehra falls on Oct 20, 2026 in both Johannesburg and India this year, though the puja timings differ because sunrise and moonrise are local.
Dussehra is also known as Vijayadashami, Dasara, Dashain, Dashehra. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.