Amrutkaal ॐ अमृतकाल Chain Panchang · 17 June 2026
23.03°N, 74.69°E · Asia/Kolkata
The Five Limbs
Auspicious Times
- Abhijit Muhurat
- 12:05 PM – 12:59 PM
- Brahma Muhurat
- 4:09 AM – 4:57 AM
Times to Avoid
- Rahu Kaal
- 12:32 PM – 2:13 PM
- Gulika Kaal
- 10:50 AM – 12:32 PM
- Yamaganda
- 7:27 AM – 9:09 AM
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a panchang?
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 derives from them the day's auspicious and inauspicious periods. This page computes all of them for Chain every day.
What is the tithi today in Chain?
Today (17 June 2026) the tithi in Chain is Shukla Paksha Tritiya, until 9:41 PM IST.
What time is Rahu Kaal in Chain today?
Rahu Kaal in Chain today is 12:32 PM – 2:13 PM IST. It is one-eighth of the local daylight between Chain's own sunrise and sunset, so it differs slightly from city to city even within India.
What is the shubh muhurat in Chain today?
Abhijit Muhurat, the most dependable auspicious window of the day, is 12:05 PM – 12:59 PM IST in Chain today. For longer ceremonies, also check the auspicious choghadiya periods listed on this page.
Why is the panchang slightly different for each city?
Sunrise-based periods — Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika, choghadiya, Abhijit Muhurat — are fractions of the local day length, and sunrise in Chain (23.03°N, 74.69°E) differs from other cities. That is why this page is computed for Chain's own coordinates.
About Panchang in Chain
Think of the panchang as the Hindu day's instruction sheet: five limbs — tithi (lunar day), nakshatra (the Moon's mansion), yoga, karana and vara — that tell you what each day favours. For Chain, Madhya Pradesh on 17 June 2026 the sheet reads Shukla Paksha Tritiya tithi with the Moon in Punarvasu nakshatra. Every window further down is computed for Chain's location (23.03°N, 74.69°E) rather than copied from a standard Indian-city table.
Why does the city matter so much? Because nearly everything in a panchang is anchored to local sunrise. Chain lies at 23.03°N, 74.69°E and keeps Asia/Kolkata time, so its days begin and end at different moments than any Indian city's. On 17 June 2026 the sun rises over Chain at 5:45 AM and sets at 7:18 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 Chain 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 Asia/Kolkata time and then carve every sunrise-based window from Chain's own daylight. The full method is on our methodology page.
For families in Chain and across Madhya Pradesh, this page turns the panchang into practical decisions for Wednesday, 17 June 2026: which hour suits a puja, a griha pravesh, a mundan, a new vehicle or setting out on a trip. Abhijit Muhurat (12:05 PM – 12:59 PM) is the day's most dependable auspicious window, while Rahu Kalam (12:32 PM – 2:13 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 Chain local time, so no IST arithmetic is needed.
Today's Tithi in Chain
The tithi on 17 June 2026 is Shukla Paksha Tritiya. 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 Chain local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Today's Nakshatra in Chain
The Moon is in Punarvasu 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 Chain.
Today's Yoga in Chain
Today's yoga is Dhruva. 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.
Sunrise and Sunset in Chain
On 17 June 2026 the sun rises in Chain at 5:45 AM and sets at 7:18 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.