Panchang for Colombo
Wednesday, 18 February 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), Sri Lanka — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Colombo on Wednesday, 18 February 2026: Shukla Pratipada tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra, Phalguna maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 6:23 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:25 PM–1:55 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PratipadaShukla
until 4:58 PM
Nakshatra
Shatabhishapada 2
until 9:16 PM
Yoga
Shiva
until 10:45 PM
Karana
Bava
until 4:58 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
6:23 PM
Moonrise
6:55 AM
Moonset
7:09 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:25 PM–1:55 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:57 AM–9:27 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:56 AM–12:25 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat12:02 PM–12:49 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
12:02 PM – 12:49 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:51 AM – 5:40 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:15 AM – 6:28 AM
Vijaya
2:25 PM – 3:12 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:23 PM – 7:36 PM
Nishita
12:01 AM – 12:50 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
2:04 PM – 3:40 PM
Varjyam · avoid
3:34 AM – 5:08 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:02 PM – 12:49 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:28 AM–9:16 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
9:16 PM–6:28 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
| 6:28 AM–7:27 AM | Mercury |
| 7:27 AM–8:27 AM | Moon |
| 8:27 AM–9:27 AM | Saturn |
| 9:27 AM–10:26 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:26 AM–11:26 AM | Mars |
| 11:26 AM–12:25 PM | Sun |
| 12:25 PM–1:25 PM | Venus |
| 1:25 PM–2:25 PM | Mercury |
| 2:25 PM–3:24 PM | Moon |
| 3:24 PM–4:24 PM | Saturn |
| 4:24 PM–5:23 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:23 PM–6:23 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:23 PM–7:23 PM | Sun |
| 7:23 PM–8:24 PM | Venus |
| 8:24 PM–9:24 PM | Mercury |
| 9:24 PM–10:25 PM | Moon |
| 10:25 PM–11:25 PM | Saturn |
| 11:25 PM–12:25 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:25 AM–1:26 AM | Mars |
| 1:26 AM–2:26 AM | Sun |
| 2:26 AM–3:26 AM | Venus |
| 3:26 AM–4:27 AM | Mercury |
| 4:27 AM–5:27 AM | Moon |
| 5:27 AM–6:28 AM | Saturn |
More for Colombo: Choghadiya · Rahu Kaal
Computed for Colombo (6.93, 79.86, Asia/Colombo) at local sunrise using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, validated against standard Vedic almanacs.