Panchang for Colombo
Wednesday, 16 August 2023 · Budhvar (Wednesday), Sri Lanka — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Colombo on Wednesday, 16 August 2023: Krishna Amavasya tithi, Ashlesha nakshatra, Adhik Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 6:26 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:16 PM–1:48 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AmavasyaKrishna
until 3:08 PM
Nakshatra
Ashleshapada 3
until 4:58 PM
Yoga
Variyana
until 6:31 PM
Karana
Naga
until 3:08 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
6:26 PM
Moonrise
5:55 AM
Moonset
6:35 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:16 PM–1:48 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:38 AM–9:11 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:43 AM–12:16 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:51 AM–12:41 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:51 AM – 12:41 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:32 AM – 5:19 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:56 AM – 6:06 AM
Vijaya
2:19 PM – 3:09 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:26 PM – 7:36 PM
Nishita
11:53 PM – 12:39 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
3:10 PM – 4:58 PM
Varjyam · avoid
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Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:51 AM – 12:41 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:06 AM–4:58 PM: Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha
4:58 PM–6:06 AM: Mithuna, Simha, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:06 AM–4:58 PM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
4:58 PM–6:06 AM: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva 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
| 6:06 AM–7:07 AM | Mercury |
| 7:07 AM–8:09 AM | Moon |
| 8:09 AM–9:11 AM | Saturn |
| 9:11 AM–10:12 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:12 AM–11:14 AM | Mars |
| 11:14 AM–12:16 PM | Sun |
| 12:16 PM–1:18 PM | Venus |
| 1:18 PM–2:19 PM | Mercury |
| 2:19 PM–3:21 PM | Moon |
| 3:21 PM–4:23 PM | Saturn |
| 4:23 PM–5:25 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:25 PM–6:26 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:26 PM–7:25 PM | Sun |
| 7:25 PM–8:23 PM | Venus |
| 8:23 PM–9:21 PM | Mercury |
| 9:21 PM–10:19 PM | Moon |
| 10:19 PM–11:18 PM | Saturn |
| 11:18 PM–12:16 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:16 AM–1:14 AM | Mars |
| 1:14 AM–2:12 AM | Sun |
| 2:12 AM–3:11 AM | Venus |
| 3:11 AM–4:09 AM | Mercury |
| 4:09 AM–5:07 AM | Moon |
| 5:07 AM–6:06 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.