Panchang for Colombo
Wednesday, 21 January 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), Sri Lanka — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Colombo on Wednesday, 21 January 2026: Shukla Tritiya tithi, Dhanishta nakshatra, Magha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 6:16 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:22 PM–1:51 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
TritiyaShukla
until 2:48 AM
Nakshatra
Dhanishtapada 3
until 1:58 PM
Yoga
Vyatipata
until 6:58 PM
Karana
Taitila
until 2:48 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
6:16 PM
Moonrise
8:17 AM
Moonset
8:26 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:22 PM–1:51 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:57 AM–9:26 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:54 AM–12:22 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:59 AM–12:46 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:59 AM – 12:46 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:51 AM – 5:40 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:16 AM – 6:29 AM
Vijaya
2:20 PM – 3:07 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:16 PM – 7:29 PM
Nishita
11:58 PM – 12:47 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
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Varjyam · avoid
9:19 PM – 10:57 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:59 AM – 12:46 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:29 AM–1:58 PM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
1:58 PM–6:29 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, 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
| 6:29 AM–7:28 AM | Mercury |
| 7:28 AM–8:27 AM | Moon |
| 8:27 AM–9:26 AM | Saturn |
| 9:26 AM–10:25 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:25 AM–11:23 AM | Mars |
| 11:23 AM–12:22 PM | Sun |
| 12:22 PM–1:21 PM | Venus |
| 1:21 PM–2:20 PM | Mercury |
| 2:20 PM–3:19 PM | Moon |
| 3:19 PM–4:18 PM | Saturn |
| 4:18 PM–5:17 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:17 PM–6:16 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:16 PM–7:17 PM | Sun |
| 7:17 PM–8:18 PM | Venus |
| 8:18 PM–9:19 PM | Mercury |
| 9:19 PM–10:20 PM | Moon |
| 10:20 PM–11:21 PM | Saturn |
| 11:21 PM–12:22 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:22 AM–1:24 AM | Mars |
| 1:24 AM–2:25 AM | Sun |
| 2:25 AM–3:26 AM | Venus |
| 3:26 AM–4:27 AM | Mercury |
| 4:27 AM–5:28 AM | Moon |
| 5:28 AM–6:29 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.