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Panchang for Colombo — 28 July 2026

Shukla Chaturdashi tithi, Purva Ashadha nakshatra · Tuesday · (6.9271°, 79.8612°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Karka (Ashadha)

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 — 06:04 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 06:19 PMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayTuesdayCourage, surgery, property, disputes — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraPurva Ashadha · pada 3until 01:11 PMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaVishkumbhauntil 11:33 PMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaVanijauntil 06:19 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:04 AM
Sunset06:30 PM
Moonrise05:45 PM
Moonset04:45 AM
Moon inSagittarius
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:52 AM – 12:41 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:28 AM – 05:16 AM
Amrit Kalam07:55 AM – 09:42 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam03:23 PM – 04:56 PM
Gulika Kalam12:17 PM – 01:50 PM
Yamaganda09:10 AM – 10:43 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta11:02 AM – 11:52 AM
Durmuhurta02:21 PM – 03:11 PM

Day Choghadiya

Rog06:04 AM – 07:37 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:37 AM – 09:10 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara09:10 AM – 10:43 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:43 AM – 12:17 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:17 PM – 01:50 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:50 PM – 03:23 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:23 PM – 04:56 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog04:56 PM – 06:30 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Kaal06:30 PM – 07:56 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh07:56 PM – 09:23 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:23 PM – 10:50 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:50 PM – 12:17 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:17 AM – 01:43 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:43 AM – 03:10 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:10 AM – 04:37 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:37 AM – 06:04 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; 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