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Panchang for Colombo — 7 August 2026

Krishna Navami tithi, Krittika nakshatra · Friday · (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 — 06:05 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
TithiKrishna Navamiuntil 04:37 PMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayFridayArts, music, marriage, vehicles, luxury, pleasure.
NakshatraKrittika · pada 2until 06:43 PMMishra nakshatra — Mixed results; fire-rituals and routine works.
YogaVriddhiuntil 12:11 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaGarauntil 04:37 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:05 AM
Sunset06:28 PM
Moonrise12:19 AM
Moonset01:06 PM
Moon inTaurus
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:51 AM – 12:41 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:29 AM – 05:17 AM
Amrit Kalam04:34 PM – 06:03 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam10:43 AM – 12:16 PM
Gulika Kalam07:37 AM – 09:10 AM
Yamaganda03:22 PM – 04:55 PM
Varjyam07:36 AM – 09:05 AM
Durmuhurta11:02 AM – 11:51 AM
Durmuhurta02:20 PM – 03:09 PM

Day Choghadiya

Chara06:05 AM – 07:37 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh07:37 AM – 09:10 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit09:10 AM – 10:43 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:43 AM – 12:16 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh12:16 PM – 01:49 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:49 PM – 03:22 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:22 PM – 04:55 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:55 PM – 06:28 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

Night Choghadiya

Rog06:28 PM – 07:55 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:55 PM – 09:22 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara09:22 PM – 10:49 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:49 PM – 12:16 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:16 AM – 01:43 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:43 AM – 03:10 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:10 AM – 04:37 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog04:37 AM – 06:05 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