Panchang for Colombo
Monday, 23 January 2023 · Somvar (Monday), Sri Lanka — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Colombo on Monday, 23 January 2023: Shukla Dwitiya tithi, Dhanishta nakshatra, Magha maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 6:17 PM. Rahu Kaal 7:58 AM–9:26 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DwitiyaShukla
until 6:44 PM
Nakshatra
Dhanishtapada 1
until 12:27 AM
Yoga
Vyatipata
until 1:28 AM
Karana
Balava
until 8:34 AM
Vara
Somvar(Monday)
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
6:17 PM
Moonrise
7:50 AM
Moonset
7:58 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal7:58 AM–9:26 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal10:54 AM–12:23 PM
- Gulika Kaal1:51 PM–3:20 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:59 AM – 12:46 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:52 AM – 5:40 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:16 AM – 6:29 AM
Vijaya
2:21 PM – 3:08 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:17 PM – 7:30 PM
Nishita
11:58 PM – 12:47 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
3:18 PM – 4:43 PM
Varjyam · avoid
6:52 AM – 8:17 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:46 PM – 1:34 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:29 AM–1:52 PM: Mesha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Makara, Meena
1:52 PM–6:29 AM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:29 AM–12:27 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
12:27 AM–6:29 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, 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
| 6:29 AM–7:28 AM | Moon |
| 7:28 AM–8:27 AM | Saturn |
| 8:27 AM–9:26 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:26 AM–10:25 AM | Mars |
| 10:25 AM–11:24 AM | Sun |
| 11:24 AM–12:23 PM | Venus |
| 12:23 PM–1:22 PM | Mercury |
| 1:22 PM–2:21 PM | Moon |
| 2:21 PM–3:20 PM | Saturn |
| 3:20 PM–4:19 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:19 PM–5:18 PM | Mars |
| 5:18 PM–6:17 PM | Sun |
night horas
| 6:17 PM–7:18 PM | Venus |
| 7:18 PM–8:19 PM | Mercury |
| 8:19 PM–9:20 PM | Moon |
| 9:20 PM–10:21 PM | Saturn |
| 10:21 PM–11:22 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:22 PM–12:23 AM | Mars |
| 12:23 AM–1:24 AM | Sun |
| 1:24 AM–2:25 AM | Venus |
| 2:25 AM–3:26 AM | Mercury |
| 3:26 AM–4:27 AM | Moon |
| 4:27 AM–5:28 AM | Saturn |
| 5:28 AM–6:29 AM | Jupiter |
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.