Amrutkaal ॐ अमृतकाल Kha Barora Panchang · 18 June 2026
34.69°N, 76.42°E · Asia/Kolkata
The Five Limbs
Auspicious Times
- Abhijit Muhurat
- 11:56 AM – 12:54 PM
- Brahma Muhurat
- 3:35 AM – 4:23 AM
Times to Avoid
- Rahu Kaal
- 2:14 PM – 4:02 PM
- Gulika Kaal
- 8:48 AM – 10:36 AM
- Yamaganda
- 5:11 AM – 6:59 AM
Kha Barora Rahu Kaal today → Kha Barora Choghadiya today →
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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 Kha Barora every day.
What is the tithi today in Kha Barora?
Today (18 June 2026) the tithi in Kha Barora is Shukla Paksha Chaturthi, until 7:01 PM IST.
What time is Rahu Kaal in Kha Barora today?
Rahu Kaal in Kha Barora today is 2:14 PM – 4:02 PM IST. It is one-eighth of the local daylight between Kha Barora's own sunrise and sunset, so it differs slightly from city to city even within India.
What is the shubh muhurat in Kha Barora today?
Abhijit Muhurat, the most dependable auspicious window of the day, is 11:56 AM – 12:54 PM IST in Kha Barora 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 Kha Barora (34.69°N, 76.42°E) differs from other cities. That is why this page is computed for Kha Barora's own coordinates.
About Panchang in Kha Barora
The five limbs of the panchang — tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana and vara — have guided Hindu timekeeping for millennia, and this page works all five out specifically for Kha Barora, Ladakh. On 18 June 2026 the day unfolds under the Shukla Paksha Chaturthi tithi with the Moon in Pushya nakshatra. Because the timings are tied to Kha Barora's own horizon (34.69°N, 76.42°E), they differ from the figures an Indian city would show.
Here is why this page is computed for Kha Barora and not merely translated from an Indian almanac: the panchang's machinery turns on local sunrise. At 34.69°N, 76.42°E on Asia/Kolkata time, Kha Barora's day starts and ends at its own hours. On 18 June 2026 the sun rises over Kha Barora at 5:11 AM and sets at 7:39 PM — figures no Indian city shares — and the inauspicious periods — Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika — along with the choghadiya sequence and Abhijit Muhurat are all slices of that local daylight, so each sits at a different clock time than it would in India. A large timezone offset can even move the tithi onto a different calendar date.
How these timings are calculated: planetary longitudes come from the Swiss Ephemeris, the same high-precision library used by professional astrology software, with the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa — the sidereal reference adopted by India's official Rashtriya Panchang. Tithi changes when the Moon moves 12° ahead of the Sun; nakshatra changes as the Moon crosses each 13°20′ arc of the zodiac. These transition moments are universal, and we convert each one into Asia/Kolkata local time, then derive sunrise-dependent windows from Kha Barora's own horizon. The full method is documented on our methodology page.
If you live in Kha Barora or elsewhere in Ladakh, use this page the way a family priest would: check the tithi and nakshatra first, then choose your hour. Abhijit Muhurat (11:56 AM – 12:54 PM) is the day's most dependable auspicious window, while Rahu Kalam (2:14 PM – 4:02 PM) is best avoided for new beginnings. The choghadiya tables above divide Thursday's daylight and night into auspicious and inauspicious spells — every figure already in Kha Barora local time, with no conversion from IST required.
Today's Tithi in Kha Barora
The tithi on 18 June 2026 is Shukla Paksha Chaturthi. 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 Kha Barora local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Today's Nakshatra in Kha Barora
The Moon is in Pushya 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 Kha Barora.
Today's Yoga in Kha Barora
Today's yoga is Vyaghata. 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 Kha Barora
On 18 June 2026 the sun rises in Kha Barora at 5:11 AM and sets at 7:39 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.