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Panchang for Colombo — 20 December 2026

Shukla Ekadashi tithi, Ashwini nakshatra · Sunday · (6.9271°, 79.8612°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Dhanu (Margashirsha)

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 — 06:16 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 08:15 PMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySundayAuthority, government, medicine, father, courage, gold.
NakshatraAshwini · pada 3until 02:55 PMKshipra nakshatra — Trade, medicine, learning, fine arts, quick tasks.
YogaParighauntil 08:10 AMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaVanijauntil 09:18 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:16 AM
Sunset06:00 PM
Moonrise02:22 PM
Moonset02:06 AM
Moon inAries
Sun inSagittarius
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Hemanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:44 AM – 12:31 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:40 AM – 05:28 AM
Amrit Kalam08:23 AM – 09:53 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam04:32 PM – 06:00 PM
Gulika Kalam03:04 PM – 04:32 PM
Yamaganda12:08 PM – 01:36 PM
Varjyam11:24 AM – 12:55 PM
Durmuhurta04:26 PM – 05:13 PM

Day Choghadiya

Udveg06:16 AM – 07:44 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara07:44 AM – 09:12 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:12 AM – 10:40 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:40 AM – 12:08 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:08 PM – 01:36 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh01:36 PM – 03:04 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:04 PM – 04:32 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg04:32 PM – 06:00 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Shubh06:00 PM – 07:32 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog07:32 PM – 09:04 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:04 PM – 10:36 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:36 PM – 12:08 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:08 AM – 01:40 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:40 AM – 03:12 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal03:12 AM – 04:44 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:44 AM – 06:16 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