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Panchang for Colombo — 21 December 2026

Shukla Dwadashi tithi, Bharani nakshatra · Monday · (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 — 06:17 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 05:36 PMBhadra tithi (the 2nd, 7th and 12th of a pakṣa) — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraBharani · pada 3until 01:09 PMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaSiddhauntil 01:32 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaBavauntil 07:00 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:17 AM
Sunset06:00 PM
Moonrise03:16 PM
Moonset03:02 AM
Moon inAries
Sun inSagittarius
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Hemanta

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta04:41 AM – 05:29 AM
Amrit Kalam09:02 AM – 10:30 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam07:44 AM – 09:12 AM
Gulika Kalam01:36 PM – 03:04 PM
Yamaganda10:40 AM – 12:08 PM
Varjyam
Abhijit Muhurta11:45 AM – 12:31 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta02:52 PM – 03:39 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit06:17 AM – 07:44 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:44 AM – 09:12 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:12 AM – 10:40 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:40 AM – 12:08 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:08 PM – 01:36 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:36 PM – 03:04 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:04 PM – 04:32 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:32 PM – 06:00 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara06:00 PM – 07:32 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh07:32 PM – 09:04 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit09:04 PM – 10:36 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:36 PM – 12:08 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh12:08 AM – 01:40 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:40 AM – 03:12 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:12 AM – 04:44 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:44 AM – 06:17 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