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Panchang for Colombo — 26 August 2026

Shukla Trayodashi tithi, Shravana nakshatra · Wednesday · (6.9271°, 79.8612°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Simha (Shravana)

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 Trayodashiuntil 07:59 AMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayWednesdayTrade, learning, accounts, communication, short travel.
NakshatraShravana · pada 2until 12:48 AMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaSaubhagyauntil 07:59 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaTaitilauntil 07:59 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:04 AM
Sunset06:21 PM
Moonrise05:11 PM
Moonset04:19 AM
Moon inCapricorn
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta04:28 AM – 05:16 AM
Amrit Kalam01:39 PM – 03:22 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam12:12 PM – 01:44 PM
Gulika Kalam10:40 AM – 12:12 PM
Yamaganda07:36 AM – 09:08 AM
Varjyam
Abhijit Muhurta11:47 AM – 12:37 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta09:20 AM – 10:09 AM

Day Choghadiya

Laabh06:04 AM – 07:36 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit07:36 AM – 09:08 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:08 AM – 10:40 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:40 AM – 12:12 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:12 PM – 01:44 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:44 PM – 03:16 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:16 PM – 04:48 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:48 PM – 06:21 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures

Night Choghadiya

Udveg06:21 PM – 07:48 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara07:48 PM – 09:16 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:16 PM – 10:44 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:44 PM – 12:12 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:12 AM – 01:40 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh01:40 AM – 03:08 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:08 AM – 04:36 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg04:36 AM – 06:04 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; 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