Panchang for Colombo
Tuesday, 24 January 2023 · Mangalvar (Tuesday), Sri Lanka — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Colombo on Tuesday, 24 January 2023: Shukla Tritiya tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra, Magha maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 6:17 PM. Rahu Kaal 3:20 PM–4:48 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
TritiyaShukla
until 3:23 PM
Nakshatra
Shatabhishapada 2
until 9:58 PM
Yoga
Variyana
until 9:37 PM
Karana
Gara
until 3:23 PM
Vara
Mangalvar(Tuesday)
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
6:17 PM
Moonrise
8:43 AM
Moonset
8:55 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal3:20 PM–4:48 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal9:26 AM–10:55 AM
- Gulika Kaal12:23 PM–1:52 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
12:00 PM – 12:47 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:52 AM – 5:41 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
11:59 PM – 12:48 AM
Bhadra · avoid
1:54 AM – 6:29 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
3:31 PM – 4:57 PM
Varjyam · avoid
6:54 AM – 8:20 AM
3:52 AM – 5:21 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
8:51 AM – 9:38 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:29 AM–9:58 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
9:58 PM–6:29 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati
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 | Mars |
| 7:28 AM–8:27 AM | Sun |
| 8:27 AM–9:26 AM | Venus |
| 9:26 AM–10:25 AM | Mercury |
| 10:25 AM–11:24 AM | Moon |
| 11:24 AM–12:23 PM | Saturn |
| 12:23 PM–1:22 PM | Jupiter |
| 1:22 PM–2:21 PM | Mars |
| 2:21 PM–3:20 PM | Sun |
| 3:20 PM–4:19 PM | Venus |
| 4:19 PM–5:18 PM | Mercury |
| 5:18 PM–6:17 PM | Moon |
night horas
| 6:17 PM–7:18 PM | Saturn |
| 7:18 PM–8:19 PM | Jupiter |
| 8:19 PM–9:20 PM | Mars |
| 9:20 PM–10:21 PM | Sun |
| 10:21 PM–11:22 PM | Venus |
| 11:22 PM–12:23 AM | Mercury |
| 12:23 AM–1:24 AM | Moon |
| 1:24 AM–2:25 AM | Saturn |
| 2:25 AM–3:26 AM | Jupiter |
| 3:26 AM–4:27 AM | Mars |
| 4:27 AM–5:28 AM | Sun |
| 5:28 AM–6:29 AM | Venus |
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Computed for Colombo (6.93, 79.86, Asia/Colombo) at local sunrise using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, validated against standard Vedic almanacs.