Amrutkaal ॐ अमृतकाल Sona Mota Panchang · 16 June 2026
23.13°N, 73.50°E · Asia/Kolkata
The Five Limbs
Auspicious Times
- Abhijit Muhurat
- 12:09 PM – 1:03 PM
- Brahma Muhurat
- 4:14 AM – 5:02 AM
Times to Avoid
- Rahu Kaal
- 4:00 PM – 5:41 PM
- Gulika Kaal
- 12:36 PM – 2:18 PM
- Yamaganda
- 9:13 AM – 10:55 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 Sona Mota every day.
What is the tithi today in Sona Mota?
Today (16 June 2026) the tithi in Sona Mota is Shukla Paksha Dvitiya, until 12:55 AM IST.
What time is Rahu Kaal in Sona Mota today?
Rahu Kaal in Sona Mota today is 4:00 PM – 5:41 PM IST. It is one-eighth of the local daylight between Sona Mota's own sunrise and sunset, so it differs slightly from city to city even within India.
What is the shubh muhurat in Sona Mota today?
Abhijit Muhurat, the most dependable auspicious window of the day, is 12:09 PM – 1:03 PM IST in Sona Mota 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 Sona Mota (23.13°N, 73.50°E) differs from other cities. That is why this page is computed for Sona Mota's own coordinates.
About Panchang in Sona Mota
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 Sona Mota, Gujarat. On 16 June 2026 the day unfolds under the Shukla Paksha Dvitiya tithi with the Moon in Ardra nakshatra. Because the timings are tied to Sona Mota's own horizon (23.13°N, 73.50°E), they differ from the figures an Indian city would show.
City-specific calculation is not a nicety; it changes the answers. Sona Mota sits at 23.13°N, 73.50°E in the Asia/Kolkata timezone, so its sunrise, sunset and day length differ from Delhi's or Mumbai's. On 16 June 2026 the sun rises over Sona Mota at 5:50 AM and sets at 7:23 PM — figures no Indian city shares — and since Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika, choghadiya and Abhijit Muhurat are all carved out of the local interval between sunrise and sunset, each of those windows lands at a different clock time here than in India. Even the prevailing tithi on your calendar date can differ, because tithi boundaries fall at fixed moments worldwide that convert to different local dates across timezones.
The numbers on this page are drik-siddha — derived from observed planetary positions rather than older mean-motion tables. We compute Sun and Moon longitudes with the Swiss Ephemeris and apply the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa used by the Indian government's Rashtriya Panchang. A tithi ends when the Moon gains a further 12° on the Sun, a nakshatra when the Moon crosses into the next 13°20′ segment; those instants are then expressed in Asia/Kolkata time, and all sunrise-based periods are cut from Sona Mota's actual daylight. Our methodology page explains every step.
Planning anything significant in Sona Mota or the surrounding Gujarat region on Tuesday, 16 June 2026? Start here. Whether it is a puja, griha pravesh, naming ceremony, vehicle purchase or the start of a journey, the day's structure is laid out for you. Abhijit Muhurat (12:09 PM – 1:03 PM) is the day's most dependable auspicious window, while Rahu Kalam (4:00 PM – 5:41 PM) is best avoided for new beginnings. The choghadiya tables above break Tuesday into favourable and unfavourable spells — all already in Sona Mota local time.
Today's Tithi in Sona Mota
The tithi on 16 June 2026 is Shukla Paksha Dvitiya. 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 Sona Mota local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Today's Nakshatra in Sona Mota
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 Sona Mota.
Today's Yoga in Sona Mota
Today's yoga is Vriddhi. 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 Sona Mota
On 16 June 2026 the sun rises in Sona Mota at 5:50 AM and sets at 7:23 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.