Panchang for Colombo
Wednesday, 18 November 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), Sri Lanka — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Colombo on Wednesday, 18 November 2026: Shukla Ashtami tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra, Kartika maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 5:50 PM. Rahu Kaal 11:57 AM–1:25 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AshtamiShukla
until 6:06 AM
Nakshatra
Shatabhishapada 1
until 6:11 AM
Yoga
Dhruva
until 8:05 AM
Karana
Bava
until 6:06 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
5:50 PM
Moonrise
12:52 PM
Moonset
1:05 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal11:57 AM–1:25 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:31 AM–9:00 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:28 AM–11:57 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:33 AM–12:20 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:33 AM – 12:20 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:25 AM – 5:14 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:49 AM – 6:03 AM
Vijaya
1:55 PM – 2:42 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:50 PM – 7:04 PM
Nishita
11:32 PM – 12:21 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
10:30 PM – 12:12 AM
Varjyam · avoid
12:16 PM – 1:58 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:33 AM – 12:20 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
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
| 6:03 AM–7:02 AM | Mercury |
| 7:02 AM–8:01 AM | Moon |
| 8:01 AM–9:00 AM | Saturn |
| 9:00 AM–9:59 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:59 AM–10:58 AM | Mars |
| 10:58 AM–11:57 AM | Sun |
| 11:57 AM–12:56 PM | Venus |
| 12:56 PM–1:55 PM | Mercury |
| 1:55 PM–2:54 PM | Moon |
| 2:54 PM–3:53 PM | Saturn |
| 3:53 PM–4:51 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:51 PM–5:50 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:50 PM–6:52 PM | Sun |
| 6:52 PM–7:53 PM | Venus |
| 7:53 PM–8:54 PM | Mercury |
| 8:54 PM–9:55 PM | Moon |
| 9:55 PM–10:56 PM | Saturn |
| 10:56 PM–11:57 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:57 PM–12:58 AM | Mars |
| 12:58 AM–1:59 AM | Sun |
| 1:59 AM–3:00 AM | Venus |
| 3:00 AM–4:01 AM | Mercury |
| 4:01 AM–5:02 AM | Moon |
| 5:02 AM–6:03 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.