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Panchang for Colombo — 23 December 2026

Shukla Chaturdashi tithi, Rohini nakshatra · Wednesday · (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 — 06:18 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 Chaturdashiuntil 10:47 AMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayWednesdayTrade, learning, accounts, communication, short travel.
NakshatraRohini · pada 4until 07:56 AMSthira nakshatra — Griha-pravesh, planting, coronation, long-term & permanent works.
YogaShubhauntil 05:15 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVanijauntil 10:47 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:18 AM
Sunset06:01 PM
Moonrise05:24 PM
Moonset05:10 AM
Moon inTaurus
Sun inSagittarius
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Hemanta

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta04:42 AM – 05:30 AM
Amrit Kalam05:26 AM – 06:50 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam12:09 PM – 01:37 PM
Gulika Kalam10:41 AM – 12:09 PM
Yamaganda07:45 AM – 09:13 AM
Varjyam
Abhijit Muhurta11:46 AM – 12:32 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta09:25 AM – 10:12 AM

Day Choghadiya

Laabh06:18 AM – 07:45 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit07:45 AM – 09:13 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:13 AM – 10:41 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:41 AM – 12:09 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:09 PM – 01:37 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:37 PM – 03:05 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:05 PM – 04:33 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:33 PM – 06:01 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures

Night Choghadiya

Udveg06:01 PM – 07:33 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara07:33 PM – 09:05 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:05 PM – 10:37 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:37 PM – 12:09 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:09 AM – 01:41 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh01:41 AM – 03:13 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:13 AM – 04:45 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg04:45 AM – 06:18 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; 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