Panchang for Colombo
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 · Mangalvar (Tuesday), Sri Lanka — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Colombo on Tuesday, 16 January 2024: Shukla Shashthi tithi, Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra, Pausha maas, Vikram Samvat 2080 (Nala). Sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 6:13 PM. Rahu Kaal 3:17 PM–4:45 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
ShashthiShukla
until 11:58 PM
Nakshatra
Uttara Bhadrapadapada 1
until 4:38 AM
Yoga
Parigha
until 8:01 PM
Karana
Kaulava
until 1:05 PM
Vara
Mangalvar(Tuesday)
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
6:13 PM
Moonrise
10:34 AM
Moonset
10:57 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal3:17 PM–4:45 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal9:24 AM–10:52 AM
- Gulika Kaal12:21 PM–1:49 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:57 AM – 12:44 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:50 AM – 5:39 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:14 AM – 6:28 AM
Vijaya
2:18 PM – 3:05 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:13 PM – 7:27 PM
Nishita
11:56 PM – 12:45 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
12:09 AM – 1:39 AM
Varjyam · avoid
3:10 PM – 4:40 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
8:49 AM – 9:36 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:28 AM–4:38 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
4:38 AM–6:28 AM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, 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
| 6:28 AM–7:27 AM | Mars |
| 7:27 AM–8:25 AM | Sun |
| 8:25 AM–9:24 AM | Venus |
| 9:24 AM–10:23 AM | Mercury |
| 10:23 AM–11:22 AM | Moon |
| 11:22 AM–12:21 PM | Saturn |
| 12:21 PM–1:19 PM | Jupiter |
| 1:19 PM–2:18 PM | Mars |
| 2:18 PM–3:17 PM | Sun |
| 3:17 PM–4:16 PM | Venus |
| 4:16 PM–5:15 PM | Mercury |
| 5:15 PM–6:13 PM | Moon |
night horas
| 6:13 PM–7:15 PM | Saturn |
| 7:15 PM–8:16 PM | Jupiter |
| 8:16 PM–9:17 PM | Mars |
| 9:17 PM–10:18 PM | Sun |
| 10:18 PM–11:19 PM | Venus |
| 11:19 PM–12:21 AM | Mercury |
| 12:21 AM–1:22 AM | Moon |
| 1:22 AM–2:23 AM | Saturn |
| 2:23 AM–3:24 AM | Jupiter |
| 3:24 AM–4:26 AM | Mars |
| 4:26 AM–5:27 AM | Sun |
| 5:27 AM–6:28 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.