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Panchang for Colombo — 26 October 2026

Shukla Purnima tithi, Ashwini nakshatra · Monday · (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 Purnimauntil 09:41 AMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraAshwini · pada 2until 05:41 PMKshipra nakshatra — Trade, medicine, learning, fine arts, quick tasks.
YogaVajrauntil 02:17 PMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaBavauntil 09:41 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:57 AM
Sunset05:52 PM
Moonrise06:01 PM
Moonset05:43 AM
Moon inAries
Sun inLibra
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta04:21 AM – 05:09 AM
Amrit Kalam10:58 AM – 12:27 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam07:26 AM – 08:55 AM
Gulika Kalam01:23 PM – 02:53 PM
Yamaganda10:25 AM – 11:54 AM
Varjyam01:56 PM – 03:25 PM
Abhijit Muhurta11:30 AM – 12:18 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta02:41 PM – 03:29 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit05:57 AM – 07:26 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:26 AM – 08:55 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:55 AM – 10:25 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:25 AM – 11:54 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:54 AM – 01:23 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:23 PM – 02:53 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:53 PM – 04:22 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:22 PM – 05:52 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara05:52 PM – 07:22 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh07:22 PM – 08:53 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:53 PM – 10:23 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:23 PM – 11:54 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:54 PM – 01:25 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:25 AM – 02:55 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:55 AM – 04:26 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:26 AM – 05:57 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

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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