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Panchang for Colombo — 2 January 2026

Shukla Chaturdashi tithi, Mrigashira nakshatra · Friday · (6.9271°, 79.8612°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Dhanu (Margashirsha)

A pañcāṅga is the day's five limbs — tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yoga and karaṇa. All five come from the real positions of the Sun and Moon and change through the day, so they are reckoned from Colombo (6.9271°, 79.8612°)'s own sunrise — 06:22 AM here today rather than from a national average. Below are today's five with the time each ends, and then the day's auspicious and inauspicious windows.

What it means
TithiShukla Chaturdashiuntil 06:53 PMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayFridayArts, music, marriage, vehicles, luxury, pleasure.
NakshatraMrigashira · pada 2until 08:04 PMMridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure.
YogaShuklauntil 01:07 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaGarauntil 08:38 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:22 AM
Sunset06:07 PM
Moonrise05:07 PM
Moonset04:55 AM
Moon inTaurus
Sun inSagittarius
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Hemanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:51 AM – 12:38 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:46 AM – 05:34 AM
Amrit Kalam12:38 PM – 02:03 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam10:46 AM – 12:14 PM
Gulika Kalam07:50 AM – 09:18 AM
Yamaganda03:10 PM – 04:38 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta11:04 AM – 11:51 AM
Durmuhurta02:12 PM – 02:59 PM

Day Choghadiya

Chara06:22 AM – 07:50 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh07:50 AM – 09:18 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit09:18 AM – 10:46 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:46 AM – 12:14 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh12:14 PM – 01:42 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:42 PM – 03:10 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:10 PM – 04:38 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:38 PM – 06:07 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

Night Choghadiya

Rog06:07 PM – 07:38 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:38 PM – 09:10 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara09:10 PM – 10:42 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:42 PM – 12:14 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:14 AM – 01:46 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:46 AM – 03:18 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:18 AM – 04:50 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog04:50 AM – 06:22 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

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Sources & citations

P Sun/Moon sidereal longitudes via Swiss Ephemeris (pyswisseph), Lahiri/Chitrapaksha ayanamsa
T1 Surya Siddhanta — tithi=Moon−Sun/12°, nakshatra=Moon/13°20′, yoga=(Sun+Moon)/13°20′, karana=half-tithi
T3 Rahu/Yamaganda/Gulika kalam — 8 equal day-octants by weekday (standard panchang convention)
T2 Prasna Marga — Visha (Varjyam) & Amrita ghati table per nakshatra
T2 Muhurta Chintamani — auspicious/inauspicious yogas, masa/ritu/ayana
T2 Abhijit = the midday muhurta — Jaimini Sutras, B. S. Rao 1955, commentator's note to Su.27: “The mid-day goes under the name of Abhijit and is considered as very auspicious for all work. It cuts away all evils. Abhijit sarva doshaghnam.” Day divided into 15 muhurtas of 2 ghati each, varying with daylength — Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra (Tara Chandra Shastri / Khemaraja edition)
T3 Durmuhurta — muhurta slots by weekday (standard panchang convention; no verse for it in our library, so it is not cited to one)
T3 Muhurta Chintamani — Choghadiya/Kalahora prakarana; weekday-rotated 7-cycle