Panchang for Colombo
Wednesday, 26 July 2023 · Budhvar (Wednesday), Sri Lanka — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Colombo on Wednesday, 26 July 2023: Shukla Ashtami tithi, Swati nakshatra, Adhik Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 6:31 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:18 PM–1:51 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AshtamiShukla
until 3:53 PM
Nakshatra
Swatipada 1
until 1:11 AM
Yoga
Sadhya
until 2:39 PM
Karana
Bava
until 3:53 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
6:31 PM
Moonrise
12:22 PM
Moonset
12:28 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:18 PM–1:51 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:38 AM–9:11 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:44 AM–12:18 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:53 AM–12:43 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:53 AM – 12:43 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:32 AM – 5:18 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:55 AM – 6:04 AM
Vijaya
2:22 PM – 3:12 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:31 PM – 7:40 PM
Nishita
11:55 PM – 12:41 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
3:58 PM – 5:39 PM
Varjyam · avoid
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Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:53 AM – 12:43 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:04 AM–1:11 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
1:11 AM–6:04 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
| 6:04 AM–7:06 AM | Mercury |
| 7:06 AM–8:09 AM | Moon |
| 8:09 AM–9:11 AM | Saturn |
| 9:11 AM–10:13 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:13 AM–11:15 AM | Mars |
| 11:15 AM–12:18 PM | Sun |
| 12:18 PM–1:20 PM | Venus |
| 1:20 PM–2:22 PM | Mercury |
| 2:22 PM–3:24 PM | Moon |
| 3:24 PM–4:27 PM | Saturn |
| 4:27 PM–5:29 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:29 PM–6:31 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:31 PM–7:29 PM | Sun |
| 7:29 PM–8:27 PM | Venus |
| 8:27 PM–9:24 PM | Mercury |
| 9:24 PM–10:22 PM | Moon |
| 10:22 PM–11:20 PM | Saturn |
| 11:20 PM–12:18 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:18 AM–1:16 AM | Mars |
| 1:16 AM–2:13 AM | Sun |
| 2:13 AM–3:11 AM | Venus |
| 3:11 AM–4:09 AM | Mercury |
| 4:09 AM–5:07 AM | Moon |
| 5:07 AM–6:04 AM | Saturn |
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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.