The tithi on 16 June 2026 is Shukla Paksha Pratipada. A tithi is one lunar day — the time the Moon takes to move 12° further from the Sun — and it governs which observances, fasts and ceremonies suit the day. End times on this page are converted to Withcott local time (Australia/Brisbane).
The Moon is in Ardra nakshatra. The zodiac is divided into 27 nakshatras of 13°20′ each; the one the Moon occupies colours the day's character and matters for naming ceremonies, travel decisions and muhurat selection in Withcott.
Today's yoga is Ganda. Yoga is computed from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon and cycles through 27 names; some yogas are read as favourable for new undertakings while others counsel routine work.
On 16 June 2026 the sun rises in Withcott at 6:40 AM and sets at 5:04 PM. Sunrise is the hinge of the whole panchang: the Hindu day begins at local sunrise, and Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika and the choghadiya sequence are all equal divisions of the daylight between these two moments.
The panchang — Sanskrit for "five limbs" — is the Hindu calendar that describes a day by its tithi (lunar day), nakshatra (lunar mansion), yoga, karana and vara (weekday). What you see here is the full panchang for Withcott, Queensland on 16 June 2026: the day runs under the Shukla Paksha Pratipada tithi with the Moon in Ardra nakshatra, and all auspicious and inauspicious windows are computed for Withcott itself, not borrowed from a generic India-time table.
Why does the city matter so much? Because nearly everything in a panchang is anchored to local sunrise. Withcott lies at 27.55°S, 152.02°E and keeps Australia/Brisbane time, so its days begin and end at different moments than any Indian city's. On 16 June 2026 the sun rises over Withcott at 6:40 AM and sets at 5:04 PM — figures no Indian city shares — and Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika, the eight choghadiya periods and Abhijit Muhurat are all fractions of that local daylight. Reading an India-time panchang in Withcott would put every one of those windows at the wrong local hour — and across a timezone gap, even the tithi in force on a given date can change.
A word on accuracy: every figure here is computed, not transcribed. Sun and Moon longitudes come from the Swiss Ephemeris — the precision engine behind professional jyotish software — referenced to the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa that India's Rashtriya Panchang adopts. The Moon gaining 12° on the Sun marks each new tithi; crossing the next 13°20′ arc marks each new nakshatra. We convert those universal moments to Australia/Brisbane time and then carve every sunrise-based window from Withcott's own daylight. The full method is on our methodology page.
For families in Withcott and across Queensland, this page turns the panchang into practical decisions for Tuesday, 16 June 2026: which hour suits a puja, a griha pravesh, a mundan, a new vehicle or setting out on a trip. Abhijit Muhurat (11:31 AM – 12:13 PM) is the day's most dependable auspicious window, while Rahu Kalam (2:28 PM – 3:46 PM) is best avoided for new beginnings. When a ceremony needs a longer stretch, pick a favourable choghadiya from the tables above — every entry is in Withcott local time, so no IST arithmetic is needed.
A panchang is the Hindu almanac that describes each day through five limbs — tithi (lunar day), nakshatra (the Moon's constellation), yoga, karana and vara (weekday) — and from them derives the day's auspicious (muhurat) and inauspicious (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda) periods. This page computes all of them for Withcott, Australia.
The daylight between Withcott's local sunrise and sunset is divided into eight equal parts, and one fixed part belongs to Rahu depending on the weekday (for example the 8th part on Sunday, the 2nd on Monday). Because Withcott's sunrise and day length differ from India's, its Rahu Kalam falls at different clock times than in Indian cities.
Rahu Kalam in Withcott on 16 June 2026 is from 2:28 PM – 3:46 PM Queensland local time. It is computed from Withcott's own sunrise and sunset — not India's — so it differs from Rahu Kalam in Indian cities.
The tithi is Shukla Paksha Pratipada, until 9:03 AM local time. Tithi end times are converted to Withcott's timezone (Australia/Brisbane).
All panchang timings depend on local sunrise and sunset. Withcott (-27.55°, 152.02°) has different sun times than India, so Rahu Kalam, choghadiya and muhurat windows shift — and because of the time difference, even the tithi prevailing on your calendar date can differ from India's. This page is computed specifically for Withcott.
Abhijit Muhurat, the most auspicious window of the day, is 11:31 AM – 12:13 PM local time in Withcott.
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