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Panchang for Colombo — 22 October 2026

Shukla Ekadashi tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra · Thursday · (6.9271°, 79.8612°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Tula (Ashvina)

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 — 05:57 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 Ekadashiuntil 02:48 PMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraShatabhisha · pada 2until 08:49 PMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaVriddhiuntil 11:39 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 02:48 PMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:57 AM
Sunset05:53 PM
Moonrise03:03 PM
Moonset02:25 AM
Moon inAquarius
Sun inLibra
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:31 AM – 12:18 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:21 AM – 05:09 AM
Amrit Kalam01:18 PM – 02:58 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam01:24 PM – 02:54 PM
Gulika Kalam08:56 AM – 10:25 AM
Yamaganda05:57 AM – 07:26 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta01:06 PM – 01:54 PM
Durmuhurta04:17 PM – 05:05 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh05:57 AM – 07:26 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog07:26 AM – 08:56 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg08:56 AM – 10:25 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:25 AM – 11:55 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:55 AM – 01:24 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:24 PM – 02:54 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:54 PM – 04:23 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:23 PM – 05:53 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit05:53 PM – 07:23 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:23 PM – 08:54 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:54 PM – 10:24 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:24 PM – 11:55 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:55 PM – 01:25 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:25 AM – 02:56 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:56 AM – 04:26 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:26 AM – 05:57 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works

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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