Panchang for Colombo
Tuesday, 18 August 2026 · Mangalvar (Tuesday), Sri Lanka — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Colombo on Tuesday, 18 August 2026: Shukla Shashthi tithi, Swati nakshatra, Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 6:25 PM. Rahu Kaal 3:20 PM–4:53 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
ShashthiShukla
until 5:51 PM
Nakshatra
Swatipada 1
until 6:47 AM
Yoga
Shukla
until 3:23 AM
Karana
Taitila
until 5:51 PM
Vara
Mangalvar(Tuesday)
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
6:25 PM
Moonrise
10:32 AM
Moonset
10:35 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal3:20 PM–4:53 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal9:10 AM–10:43 AM
- Gulika Kaal12:15 PM–1:48 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:51 AM – 12:40 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:32 AM – 5:19 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:55 AM – 6:05 AM
Vijaya
2:19 PM – 3:08 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:25 PM – 7:35 PM
Nishita
11:52 PM – 12:39 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
9:19 PM – 11:03 PM
Varjyam · avoid
11:00 AM – 12:43 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
8:33 AM – 9:23 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
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
| 6:05 AM–7:07 AM | Mars |
| 7:07 AM–8:09 AM | Sun |
| 8:09 AM–9:10 AM | Venus |
| 9:10 AM–10:12 AM | Mercury |
| 10:12 AM–11:14 AM | Moon |
| 11:14 AM–12:15 PM | Saturn |
| 12:15 PM–1:17 PM | Jupiter |
| 1:17 PM–2:19 PM | Mars |
| 2:19 PM–3:20 PM | Sun |
| 3:20 PM–4:22 PM | Venus |
| 4:22 PM–5:24 PM | Mercury |
| 5:24 PM–6:25 PM | Moon |
night horas
| 6:25 PM–7:24 PM | Saturn |
| 7:24 PM–8:22 PM | Jupiter |
| 8:22 PM–9:20 PM | Mars |
| 9:20 PM–10:19 PM | Sun |
| 10:19 PM–11:17 PM | Venus |
| 11:17 PM–12:15 AM | Mercury |
| 12:15 AM–1:14 AM | Moon |
| 1:14 AM–2:12 AM | Saturn |
| 2:12 AM–3:10 AM | Jupiter |
| 3:10 AM–4:09 AM | Mars |
| 4:09 AM–5:07 AM | Sun |
| 5:07 AM–6:05 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.