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Panchang for Colombo — 21 March 2026

Shukla Tritiya tithi, Ashwini nakshatra · Saturday · (6.9271°, 79.8612°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Meena (Phalguna)

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 — 06:14 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 Tritiyauntil 11:56 PMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySaturdayLabour, iron, oil, long-term work — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraAshwini · pada 1until 12:37 AMKshipra nakshatra — Trade, medicine, learning, fine arts, quick tasks.
YogaIndrauntil 07:01 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaTaitilauntil 01:15 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:14 AM
Sunset06:21 PM
Moonrise07:49 AM
Moonset08:23 PM
Moon inAries
Sun inPisces
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Shishira

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:53 AM – 12:41 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:38 AM – 05:26 AM
Amrit Kalam06:13 PM – 07:41 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam09:15 AM – 10:46 AM
Gulika Kalam06:14 AM – 07:44 AM
Yamaganda01:48 PM – 03:19 PM
Varjyam09:10 PM – 10:39 PM
Durmuhurta09:27 AM – 10:16 AM
Durmuhurta02:18 PM – 03:07 PM

Day Choghadiya

Kaal06:14 AM – 07:44 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh07:44 AM – 09:15 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:15 AM – 10:46 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:46 AM – 12:17 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:17 PM – 01:48 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:48 PM – 03:19 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:19 PM – 04:50 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:50 PM – 06:21 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Laabh06:21 PM – 07:50 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit07:50 PM – 09:19 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:19 PM – 10:48 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:48 PM – 12:17 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:17 AM – 01:46 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:46 AM – 03:15 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:15 AM – 04:44 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:44 AM – 06:14 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures

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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