DAILY PANCHĀṄGA · CHENNAI

Thursday, 18 June 2026

Your Panchāṅga calendar locationChennai, IndiaSunrise, moonrise and daily windows are calculated for this locality.

WHAT MATTERS TODAY

A simple plan for the day

Use the day normally. If you are choosing a time for an important new start, prefer the supportive window and avoid beginning it during Rahu Kalam.

For a meaningful start11:44 am–12:35 pm

Avoid new starts01:46 pm–03:23 pm

Why these times?

These are traditional divisions of the local solar day. They help organize timing; they do not predict or guarantee an outcome.

Tithi: Shukla Chaturthi · Nakṣatra: Pushya

INTERACTIVE INDIAN CALENDAR

June 2026

1 Krishna Pratipada Jyeshtha Tithi 04:37 pmStar 07:08 pm Rahu Kalam 07:17 am–08:54 amAbhijit 11:41 am–12:32 pm 2 Krishna Dvitiya Mula Tithi 07:01 pmStar 10:06 pm Rahu Kalam 03:19 pm–04:56 pmAbhijit 11:41 am–12:32 pm 3 Krishna Tritiya Purva Ashadha Tithi 09:21 pmStar 12:59 am Rahu Kalam 12:07 pm–01:43 pmAbhijit 11:41 am–12:32 pm 4 Krishna Chaturthi Uttara Ashadha Tithi 11:30 pmStar 03:41 am Rahu Kalam 01:43 pm–03:20 pmAbhijit 11:41 am–12:32 pm 5 Krishna Panchami Shravana Tithi 01:20 amStar 06:03 am Rahu Kalam 10:30 am–12:07 pmAbhijit 11:41 am–12:33 pm 6 Krishna Shashthi Shravana Tithi 02:41 amStar 06:03 am Rahu Kalam 08:54 am–10:31 amAbhijit 11:41 am–12:33 pm 7 Krishna Saptami Dhanishtha Tithi 03:24 amStar 07:55 am Rahu Kalam 04:57 pm–06:33 pmAbhijit 11:42 am–12:33 pm 8 Krishna Ashtami Shatabhisha Tithi 03:24 amStar 09:09 am Rahu Kalam 07:18 am–08:54 amAbhijit 11:42 am–12:33 pm 9 Krishna Navami Purva Bhadrapada Tithi 02:35 amStar 09:39 am Rahu Kalam 03:21 pm–04:57 pmAbhijit 11:42 am–12:33 pm 10 Krishna Dashami Uttara Bhadrapada Tithi 12:58 amStar 09:21 am Rahu Kalam 12:08 pm–01:44 pmAbhijit 11:42 am–12:34 pm 11 Krishna Ekadashi Revati Tithi 10:36 pmStar 08:16 am Rahu Kalam 01:45 pm–03:21 pmAbhijit 11:42 am–12:34 pm Krishna Ekādaśī 12 Krishna Dvadashi Ashwini Tithi 07:37 pmStar 06:28 am Rahu Kalam 10:32 am–12:08 pmAbhijit 11:42 am–12:34 pm 13 Krishna Trayodashi Krittika Tithi 04:08 pmStar 01:17 am Rahu Kalam 08:55 am–10:32 amAbhijit 11:43 am–12:34 pm 14 Krishna Chaturdashi Rohini Tithi 12:20 pmStar 10:14 pm Rahu Kalam 04:59 pm–06:35 pmAbhijit 11:43 am–12:34 pm 15 Amavasya Mrigashira Tithi 08:24 amStar 07:08 pm Rahu Kalam 07:19 am–08:56 amAbhijit 11:43 am–12:35 pm Amāvasyā 16 Shukla Dvitiya Ardra Tithi 12:52 amStar 04:12 pm Rahu Kalam 03:23 pm–04:59 pmAbhijit 11:43 am–12:35 pm 17 Shukla Tritiya Punarvasu Tithi 09:39 pmStar 01:37 pm Rahu Kalam 12:09 pm–01:46 pmAbhijit 11:44 am–12:35 pm Pratap Jayanti 18 Shukla Chaturthi Pushya Tithi 06:59 pmStar 11:32 am Rahu Kalam 01:46 pm–03:23 pmAbhijit 11:44 am–12:35 pm Guru Arjan Dev’s Martyrdom Day 19 Shukla Panchami Ashlesha Tithi 05:00 pmStar 10:07 am Rahu Kalam 10:33 am–12:10 pmAbhijit 11:44 am–12:36 pm 20 Shukla Shashthi Magha Tithi 03:47 pmStar 09:25 am Rahu Kalam 08:57 am–10:33 amAbhijit 11:44 am–12:36 pm Jamatri Shashthi 21 Shukla Saptami Purva Phalguni Tithi 03:21 pmStar 09:31 am Rahu Kalam 05:00 pm–06:37 pmAbhijit 11:44 am–12:36 pm 22 Shukla Ashtami Uttara Phalguni Tithi 03:40 pmStar 10:22 am Rahu Kalam 07:20 am–08:57 amAbhijit 11:45 am–12:36 pm 23 Shukla Navami Hasta Tithi 04:40 pmStar 11:54 am Rahu Kalam 03:24 pm–05:01 pmAbhijit 11:45 am–12:36 pm 24 Shukla Dashami Chitra Tithi 06:12 pmStar 01:59 pm Rahu Kalam 12:11 pm–01:48 pmAbhijit 11:45 am–12:37 pm 25 Shukla Ekadashi Swati Tithi 08:09 pmStar 04:29 pm Rahu Kalam 01:48 pm–03:24 pmAbhijit 11:45 am–12:37 pm Shukla Ekādaśī 26 Shukla Dvadashi Vishakha Tithi 10:22 pmStar 07:15 pm Rahu Kalam 10:35 am–12:11 pmAbhijit 11:45 am–12:37 pm Muharram 27 Shukla Trayodashi Anuradha Tithi 12:43 amStar 10:11 pm Rahu Kalam 08:58 am–10:35 amAbhijit 11:46 am–12:37 pm 28 Shukla Chaturdashi Jyeshtha Tithi 03:06 amStar 01:08 am Rahu Kalam 05:02 pm–06:38 pmAbhijit 11:46 am–12:37 pm 29 Purnima Mula Tithi 05:26 amStar 04:03 am Rahu Kalam 07:22 am–08:59 amAbhijit 11:46 am–12:38 pm Pūrṇimā 30 Krishna Pratipada Purva Ashadha Tithi 07:38 amStar 06:51 am Rahu Kalam 03:25 pm–05:02 pmAbhijit 11:46 am–12:38 pm Guru Hargovinda Singh’s Birthday

Each date shows only the essentials. Hover or focus for timing, or use the selected-day panel.

OFFICIAL PRINCIPAL FESTIVALS

Dates to know in June 2026

17Pratap Jayanti · Hejira New Year’s DayMulti-tradition 18Guru Arjan Dev’s Martyrdom DaySikh 20Jamatri ShashthiHindu · Bengal 26MuharramMuslim 30Guru Hargovinda Singh’s BirthdaySikh · Jammu & Kashmir

Published by the Positional Astronomy Centre, India Meteorological Department, Government of India. Regional observance can differ. View official source

SHUBH MUHURAT PLANNER

Find a strong time for what matters

Choose the occasion. Jyotisya ranks transparent local Pañcāṅga candidates and shows both support and counterweights.

Choose an occasion to see the highest-priority candidate windows from Chennai.

General calendar candidates are available now. A complete personalized Muhūrta also needs a verified birth chart and a released occasion-specific tradition; real-world safety and professional facts always come first.

Full Panchāṅga details

VāraThursdayfrom Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 5:43 am IST to the next local sunrise

TithiShukla Chaturthiuntil Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 6:59 pm IST

NakṣatraPushya · pāda 3until Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 11:32 am IST

YogaVyaghatauntil Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 5:35 pm IST

KaraṇaVanijauntil Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 8:14 am IST

SunriseThursday, 18 June 2026 at 5:43 am IST

SunsetThursday, 18 June 2026 at 6:36 pm IST

MoonriseThursday, 18 June 2026 at 8:54 am IST

MoonsetThursday, 18 June 2026 at 9:56 pm IST

Timing windows

Window	Time	Traditional reading
Rahu Kalam	Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 1:46 pm IST – Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 3:23 pm IST	Traditionally avoided for new beginnings
Gulika Kalam	Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 8:56 am IST – Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 10:33 am IST	Traditionally avoided for new beginnings
Yamaganda	Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 5:43 am IST – Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 7:19 am IST	Traditionally avoided for new beginnings
Abhijit Muhurta	Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 11:44 am IST – Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 12:35 pm IST	Traditionally favored for observance
Brahma Muhurta	Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 4:14 am IST – Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 4:58 am IST	Traditionally favored for observance

These are classical divisions of the solar day — planning context from tradition, not predictions or warnings about outcomes.

This is the sky's calendar. Your chart is how it lands for you.

The panchāṅga is the same for everyone in Chennai today. Personal reflection depends on your own birth chart — your daśā period, transits and houses. Jyotisya calculates those factors in about a minute, free, and lets you inspect the evidence and limits behind the reference reading.

See what today means for your chart →

How this is calculated

All positions use the same pinned astronomy engine and Lahiri IAE ayanamsha as the birth-chart engine, so the almanac and a chart calculated for the same instant always agree.
The five limbs are stated as of local sunrise; each limb's end time is the instant its defining angle crosses the next classical boundary (tithi and karana from the Sun-Moon elongation, nitya yoga from the Sun+Moon sum in sidereal longitude, nakshatra from the sidereal Moon).
Rahu Kalam, Gulika Kalam and Yamaganda divide sunrise-to-sunset into eight equal segments selected by weekday; Abhijit muhurta is the eighth of fifteen equal day muhurtas; Brahma muhurta is the second-to-last night muhurta pair before sunrise.
Timing windows are classical day divisions for planning and observance. They are not predictions, guarantees or warnings about what will happen.
Cities outside the tropics can have distorted windows near solstices; the computation still uses the actual local sunrise and sunset for that date.
Principal festival source layer: Rashtriya Panchang, Positional Astronomy Centre, India Meteorological Department. Regional variants remain separately labelled.