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Panchang for Colombo — 20 September 2026

Shukla Navami tithi, Purva Ashadha nakshatra · Sunday · (6.9271°, 79.8612°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Kanya (Bhadrapada)

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 — 06:00 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 Navamiuntil 05:52 PMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdaySundayAuthority, government, medicine, father, courage, gold.
NakshatraPurva Ashadha · pada 1until 04:34 AMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaSaubhagyauntil 03:22 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaKaulavauntil 05:52 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:00 AM
Sunset06:08 PM
Moonrise01:32 PM
Moonset12:28 AM
Moon inSagittarius
Sun inVirgo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:39 AM – 12:28 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:24 AM – 05:12 AM
Amrit Kalam11:12 PM – 01:00 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam04:37 PM – 06:08 PM
Gulika Kalam03:06 PM – 04:37 PM
Yamaganda12:04 PM – 01:35 PM
Varjyam12:28 PM – 02:15 PM
Durmuhurta04:30 PM – 05:19 PM

Day Choghadiya

Udveg06:00 AM – 07:31 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara07:31 AM – 09:02 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:02 AM – 10:33 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:33 AM – 12:04 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:04 PM – 01:35 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh01:35 PM – 03:06 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:06 PM – 04:37 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg04:37 PM – 06:08 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Shubh06:08 PM – 07:37 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog07:37 PM – 09:06 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:06 PM – 10:35 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:35 PM – 12:04 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:04 AM – 01:33 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:33 AM – 03:02 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal03:02 AM – 04:31 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:31 AM – 06:00 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

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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