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Panchang for Colombo — 23 October 2026

Shukla Dwadashi tithi, Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra · Friday · (6.9271°, 79.8612°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)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 Dwadashiuntil 02:36 PMBhadra tithi (the 2nd, 7th and 12th of a pakṣa) — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayFridayArts, music, marriage, vehicles, luxury, pleasure.
NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada · pada 2until 09:03 PMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaDhruvauntil 10:08 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaBalavauntil 02:36 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:57 AM
Sunset05:53 PM
Moonrise03:44 PM
Moonset03:12 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 Kalam12:58 PM – 02:34 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam10:25 AM – 11:55 AM
Gulika Kalam07:26 AM – 08:56 AM
Yamaganda02:54 PM – 04:23 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta10:43 AM – 11:31 AM
Durmuhurta01:54 PM – 02:42 PM

Day Choghadiya

Chara05:57 AM – 07:26 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh07:26 AM – 08:56 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:56 AM – 10:25 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:25 AM – 11:55 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:55 AM – 01:24 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:24 PM – 02:54 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:54 PM – 04:23 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:23 PM – 05:53 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

Night Choghadiya

Rog05:53 PM – 07:23 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:23 PM – 08:54 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:54 PM – 10:24 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:24 PM – 11:55 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:55 PM – 01:25 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:25 AM – 02:56 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:56 AM – 04:26 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog04:26 AM – 05:57 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