Panchang for Colombo
Saturday, 17 December 2022 · Shanivar (Saturday), Sri Lanka — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Colombo on Saturday, 17 December 2022: Krishna Navami tithi, Uttara Phalguni nakshatra, Margashirsha maas, Vikram Samvat 2078 (Ananda). Sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 5:59 PM. Rahu Kaal 9:11 AM–10:39 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
NavamiKrishna
until 3:42 AM
Nakshatra
Uttara Phalgunipada 4
until 9:19 AM
Yoga
Ayushman
until 7:34 AM
Karana
Taitila
until 3:28 PM
Vara
Shanivar(Saturday)
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
5:59 PM
Moonrise
12:31 AM
Moonset
12:53 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal9:11 AM–10:39 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal1:35 PM–3:03 PM
- Gulika Kaal6:16 AM–7:44 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:44 AM – 12:31 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:37 AM – 5:27 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:02 AM – 6:16 AM
Vijaya
2:05 PM – 2:51 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:59 PM – 7:13 PM
Nishita
11:43 PM – 12:32 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
4:04 AM – 5:44 AM
Varjyam · avoid
6:04 PM – 7:44 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
6:16 AM – 7:03 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Karka, Kanya, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:16 AM–9:19 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
9:19 AM–6:16 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
Hora (Planetary Hours)
Each hora is ruled by a planet — saffron = auspicious, gray = avoid. The first hora begins at sunrise, ruled by the weekday lord.
day horas
| 6:16 AM–7:14 AM | Saturn |
| 7:14 AM–8:13 AM | Jupiter |
| 8:13 AM–9:11 AM | Mars |
| 9:11 AM–10:10 AM | Sun |
| 10:10 AM–11:09 AM | Venus |
| 11:09 AM–12:07 PM | Mercury |
| 12:07 PM–1:06 PM | Moon |
| 1:06 PM–2:05 PM | Saturn |
| 2:05 PM–3:03 PM | Jupiter |
| 3:03 PM–4:02 PM | Mars |
| 4:02 PM–5:00 PM | Sun |
| 5:00 PM–5:59 PM | Venus |
night horas
| 5:59 PM–7:00 PM | Mercury |
| 7:00 PM–8:02 PM | Moon |
| 8:02 PM–9:03 PM | Saturn |
| 9:03 PM–10:05 PM | Jupiter |
| 10:05 PM–11:06 PM | Mars |
| 11:06 PM–12:08 AM | Sun |
| 12:08 AM–1:09 AM | Venus |
| 1:09 AM–2:10 AM | Mercury |
| 2:10 AM–3:12 AM | Moon |
| 3:12 AM–4:13 AM | Saturn |
| 4:13 AM–5:15 AM | Jupiter |
| 5:15 AM–6:16 AM | Mars |
More for Colombo: Choghadiya · Rahu Kaal
Computed for Colombo (6.93, 79.86, Asia/Colombo) at local sunrise using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, validated against standard Vedic almanacs.