Panchang for Colombo
Wednesday, 8 January 2025 · Budhvar (Wednesday), Sri Lanka — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Colombo on Wednesday, 8 January 2025: Shukla Navami tithi, Ashwini nakshatra, Pausha maas, Vikram Samvat 2081 (Pingala). Sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 6:10 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:18 PM–1:46 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
NavamiShukla
until 2:26 PM
Nakshatra
Ashwinipada 3
until 4:30 PM
Yoga
Siddha
until 8:23 PM
Karana
Kaulava
until 2:26 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Sunset
6:10 PM
Moonrise
12:59 PM
Moonset
1:42 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:18 PM–1:46 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:54 AM–9:22 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:50 AM–12:18 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:54 AM–12:41 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:54 AM – 12:41 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:47 AM – 5:36 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:12 AM – 6:26 AM
Vijaya
2:15 PM – 3:02 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:10 PM – 7:24 PM
Nishita
11:53 PM – 12:42 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
9:47 PM – 11:18 PM
Varjyam · avoid
12:43 PM – 2:14 PM
1:33 AM – 3:03 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:54 AM – 12:41 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:26 AM–4:30 PM: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
4:30 PM–6:26 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara 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
| 6:26 AM–7:24 AM | Mercury |
| 7:24 AM–8:23 AM | Moon |
| 8:23 AM–9:22 AM | Saturn |
| 9:22 AM–10:20 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:20 AM–11:19 AM | Mars |
| 11:19 AM–12:18 PM | Sun |
| 12:18 PM–1:16 PM | Venus |
| 1:16 PM–2:15 PM | Mercury |
| 2:15 PM–3:14 PM | Moon |
| 3:14 PM–4:13 PM | Saturn |
| 4:13 PM–5:11 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:11 PM–6:10 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:10 PM–7:11 PM | Sun |
| 7:11 PM–8:13 PM | Venus |
| 8:13 PM–9:14 PM | Mercury |
| 9:14 PM–10:15 PM | Moon |
| 10:15 PM–11:17 PM | Saturn |
| 11:17 PM–12:18 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:18 AM–1:19 AM | Mars |
| 1:19 AM–2:21 AM | Sun |
| 2:21 AM–3:22 AM | Venus |
| 3:22 AM–4:23 AM | Mercury |
| 4:23 AM–5:25 AM | Moon |
| 5:25 AM–6:26 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.