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Panchang for Colombo — 24 November 2026

Shukla Purnima tithi, Krittika nakshatra · Tuesday · (6.9271°, 79.8612°)

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

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 Purnimauntil 08:23 PMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayTuesdayCourage, surgery, property, disputes — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraKrittika · pada 1until 11:25 PMMishra nakshatra — Mixed results; fire-rituals and routine works.
YogaParighauntil 04:05 PMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 10:05 AMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:04 AM
Sunset05:51 PM
Moonrise05:37 PM
Moonset05:23 AM
Moon inAries
Sun inScorpio
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:33 AM – 12:21 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:28 AM – 05:16 AM
Amrit Kalam09:21 PM – 10:46 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam02:54 PM – 04:22 PM
Gulika Kalam11:57 AM – 01:25 PM
Yamaganda09:00 AM – 10:29 AM
Varjyam12:48 PM – 02:14 PM
Durmuhurta10:46 AM – 11:33 AM
Durmuhurta01:55 PM – 02:42 PM

Day Choghadiya

Rog06:04 AM – 07:32 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:32 AM – 09:00 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara09:00 AM – 10:29 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:29 AM – 11:57 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:57 AM – 01:25 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:25 PM – 02:54 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:54 PM – 04:22 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog04:22 PM – 05:51 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Kaal05:51 PM – 07:22 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh07:22 PM – 08:54 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:54 PM – 10:25 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:25 PM – 11:57 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:57 PM – 01:29 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:29 AM – 03:00 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:00 AM – 04:32 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:32 AM – 06:04 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; 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