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📿 Panchangam — 23 May 2026
Tithi (Lunar Day)
Ashtami
Shukla Paksha
▶ 23 May 05:05 AM
■ 24 May 04:28 AM
→ Continues to next day
Nakshatra (Star)
Pada 2
▶ 23 May 02:01 AM
■ 24 May 02:02 AM
→ Continues to next day
(Drik system — see 8-system table)
Yoga
Dhruva
Auspicious ✓
▶ 23 May 12:00 AM
■ 23 May 06:01 AM
Karana
Vishti (Bhadra)
⚠️ Vishti (Bhadra)
Vara (Day)
Saturday
Lord Venkateswara
Moon Phase
Waxing Gibbous 🌔
Tithi (Lunar Day) 8/30 · Leo
Today's Key Details
Today's Main Recommendation
Rahu Kalam: 08:58 AM – 10:32 AM
Varjyam: 10:02 AM – 11:38 AM
Do important work only when both Rahu Kalam and Varjyam are absent.
☀️ Sunrise / Sunset — Colombo
🌅 Sunrise05:49 AM
🌇 Sunset06:24 PM
⏱12:34:54
⚠ Colombo
🙏 Deity to Pray Today
🕉️
Lord Venkateswara
Today is Saturday. Worship Lord Venkateswara. Tithi deity: Shiva. Magha nakshatra is presided by Pitru.
🌙 Brahma Muhurta
04:13 AM – 05:01 AM
☀️ Abhijit Muhurta
11:43 AM – 12:31 PM
💧 Amrit Kalam
07:19 AM – 08:49 AM
⛔ Inauspicious Times — Colombo
⚠️ Colombo
🔴 Rahu Kalam
08:58 AM – 10:32 AM
🟠 Gulika Kalam
05:49 AM – 07:24 AM
🟡 Yamagandam
01:41 PM – 03:16 PM
🔵 Varjyam
10:02 AM – 11:38 AM
🔷 Durmuhurtam 1
07:30 AM – 08:20 AM
🔷 Durmuhurtam 2
08:46 AM – 09:36 AM
⏰ Choghadiya — Colombo
☀️ Day Choghadiya
| Period | Time | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| ✗ Kaal | 05:49 AM – 07:24 AM | Avoid all important work |
| ✓ Shubh | 07:24 AM – 08:58 AM | Good for all new beginnings |
| ✗ Rog | 08:58 AM – 10:32 AM | Avoid travel and new ventures |
| ✗ Udveg | 10:32 AM – 12:07 PM | Avoid disputes and government work |
| ✓ Char | 12:07 PM – 01:41 PM | Excellent for travel |
| ✓ Labh | 01:41 PM – 03:16 PM | Excellent for business and commerce |
| ✓✓ Amrit | 03:16 PM – 04:50 PM | Highly auspicious for all work |
| ✗ Kaal | 04:50 PM – 06:24 PM | Avoid all important work |
🌙 Night Choghadiya
| Period | Time | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Labh | 06:24 PM – 07:50 PM | Excellent for business and commerce |
| ✗ Udveg | 07:50 PM – 09:16 PM | Avoid disputes and government work |
| ✓ Shubh | 09:16 PM – 10:41 PM | Good for all new beginnings |
| ✓✓ Amrit | 10:41 PM – 12:07 AM | Highly auspicious for all work |
| ✓ Char | 12:07 AM – 01:32 AM | Excellent for travel |
| ✗ Rog | 01:32 AM – 02:58 AM | Avoid travel and new ventures |
| ✗ Kaal | 02:58 AM – 04:24 AM | Avoid all important work |
| ✓ Labh | 04:24 AM – 05:49 AM | Excellent for business and commerce |
🌺 Gowri Panchangam — Colombo
| Gowri Naal | Time | Nature | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manmada | 05:49 AM – 08:20 AM | Good | Auspicious — good for new ventures |
| Yama | 08:20 AM – 10:51 AM | Bad | Inauspicious — avoid |
| Mrityu | 10:51 AM – 01:22 PM | Very Bad | Death period — strictly avoid |
| Saubhagya | 01:22 PM – 03:53 PM | Excellent | Fortune — highly auspicious |
| Rahu | 03:53 PM – 06:24 PM | Bad | Inauspicious — avoid important work |
🪐 Hora (Planetary Hours) — Colombo
☀️ Day Hora
| Planet | Time | Good For | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 💚 | Mercury | 05:49 AM – 06:52 AM | Education, communication, trade, accounts |
| 🌙 | Moon | 06:52 AM – 07:55 AM | Travel, agriculture, liquids, mother, emotion |
| ⚫ | Saturn | 07:55 AM – 08:58 AM | Long-term projects, service, old people |
| 🟡 | Jupiter | 08:58 AM – 10:01 AM | Religion, finance, children, wisdom, expansio |
| 🔴 | Mars | 10:01 AM – 11:04 AM | Courage, surgery, sports, property |
| ☀️ | Sun | 11:04 AM – 12:07 PM | Government work, authority, health, father |
| ⚪ | Venus | 12:07 PM – 01:10 PM | Marriage, arts, pleasure, vehicles, beauty |
| 💚 | Mercury | 01:10 PM – 02:13 PM | Education, communication, trade, accounts |
| 🌙 | Moon | 02:13 PM – 03:16 PM | Travel, agriculture, liquids, mother, emotion |
| ⚫ | Saturn | 03:16 PM – 04:18 PM | Long-term projects, service, old people |
| 🟡 | Jupiter | 04:18 PM – 05:21 PM | Religion, finance, children, wisdom, expansio |
| 🔴 | Mars | 05:21 PM – 06:24 PM | Courage, surgery, sports, property |
🌙 Night Hora
| Planet | Time | Good For | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☀️ | Sun | 06:24 PM – 07:21 PM | Government work, authority, health, father |
| ⚪ | Venus | 07:21 PM – 08:18 PM | Marriage, arts, pleasure, vehicles, beauty |
| 💚 | Mercury | 08:18 PM – 09:16 PM | Education, communication, trade, accounts |
| 🌙 | Moon | 09:16 PM – 10:13 PM | Travel, agriculture, liquids, mother, emotion |
| ⚫ | Saturn | 10:13 PM – 11:10 PM | Long-term projects, service, old people |
| 🟡 | Jupiter | 11:10 PM – 12:07 AM | Religion, finance, children, wisdom, expansio |
| 🔴 | Mars | 12:07 AM – 01:04 AM | Courage, surgery, sports, property |
| ☀️ | Sun | 01:04 AM – 02:01 AM | Government work, authority, health, father |
| ⚪ | Venus | 02:01 AM – 02:58 AM | Marriage, arts, pleasure, vehicles, beauty |
| 💚 | Mercury | 02:58 AM – 03:55 AM | Education, communication, trade, accounts |
| 🌙 | Moon | 03:55 AM – 04:52 AM | Travel, agriculture, liquids, mother, emotion |
| ⚫ | Saturn | 04:52 AM – 05:49 AM | Long-term projects, service, old people |
📅 Activity Muhurtas
| Tithi (Lunar Day) | Rating | ✓ | ⚠ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 💍 Marriage (Vivah) | Neutral ~ | Magha nakshatra is favourable Dhruva yoga is auspicious |
Ashtami tithi is inauspicious Weekday is not ideal |
| 🏠 House Entry (Gruha Pravesh) | Avoid ✗ | Dhruva yoga is auspicious | Magha nakshatra is not ideal Ashtami tithi is inauspicious |
| 🚗 Vehicle Purchase | Neutral ~ | Dhruva yoga is auspicious | Magha nakshatra is not ideal Avoid Rahu Kalam & Gulika Kalam |
| 💼 Business / New Venture | Neutral ~ | Dhruva yoga is auspicious | Magha nakshatra is not ideal Avoid Rahu Kalam & Gulika Kalam |
| ✈️ Journey / Travel | Neutral ~ | Dhruva yoga is auspicious | Magha nakshatra is not ideal Avoid Rahu Kalam & Gulika Kalam |
| 📚 Education / Study Commencement | Neutral ~ | Dhruva yoga is auspicious | Magha nakshatra is not ideal Avoid Rahu Kalam & Gulika Kalam |
🔗 Related Panchangam Pages
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Auspicious TimesInauspicious TimesMarriage (Vivah)Brahma MuhurtaAbhijit MuhurtaAmrit KalamRahu KalamGulika KalamYamagandamVarjyamDurmuhurtam 1
Learn Panchangam concepts
🌟 Good Times
⚡ Vijaya Muhurta
12:32 PM – 12:57 PM
🐄 Godhuli Muhurta
5:36 PM – 6:48 PM
🌙 Nishita Muhurta
11:43 PM – 12:31 AM
🧭 Disha Shool
Avoid travelling — East
Remedy: Eat iron supplement / dark food before leaving
⚖️ Panchangam Across Eight Traditional Systems (8)
(Drik system — see 8-system table)
| System | Tithi (Lunar Day) | Nakshatra (Star) | Yoga |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drik Siddhanta — Lahiri (Modern Astronomical) North India, Maharashtra, Global — Government of India official | Ayanamsa: 24.166° |
Ashtami ▶ 23 May 05:05 AM ■ → |
Magha Pada 2 ▶ 23 May 02:01 AM ■ → |
Dhruva Auspicious ✓ ▶ 23 May 12:00 AM ■ 23 May 06:01 AM |
| Surya Siddhanta (Ancient, c. 400 CE) Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, West Bengal | Ayanamsa: 23.854° |
Ashtami ▶ 23 May 05:05 AM ■ → |
Magha Pada 2 ▶ 23 May 01:28 AM ■ → |
Dhruva Auspicious ✓ ▶ 23 May 12:00 AM ■ 23 May 04:58 AM |
| Arya Siddhanta — Aryabhata (c. 499 CE) Kerala | Ayanamsa: 23.75° |
Ashtami ▶ 23 May 05:05 AM ■ → |
Magha Pada 2 ▶ 23 May 01:17 AM ■ → |
Dhruva Auspicious ✓ ▶ 23 May 12:00 AM ■ 23 May 04:38 AM |
| Vakya Panchangam (Oral / Tabular Tradition) Tamil Nadu (Traditional oral method) | Ayanamsa: 23.854° |
Ashtami ▶ 23 May 05:05 AM ■ → |
Magha Pada 2 ▶ 23 May 01:28 AM ■ → |
Dhruva Auspicious ✓ ▶ 23 May 12:00 AM ■ 23 May 04:58 AM |
| Tirukkanitha Panchangam (Revised Tamil) Tamil Nadu (Modern almanac) | Ayanamsa: 23.956° |
Ashtami ▶ 23 May 05:05 AM ■ → |
Magha Pada 2 ▶ 23 May 01:39 AM ■ → |
Dhruva Auspicious ✓ ▶ 23 May 12:00 AM ■ 23 May 05:19 AM |
| Krishnamurti Paddhati (KP System) Pan-India astrology community (KP Jyotish) | Ayanamsa: 23.856° |
Ashtami ▶ 23 May 05:05 AM ■ → |
Magha Pada 2 ▶ 23 May 01:28 AM ■ → |
Dhruva Auspicious ✓ ▶ 23 May 12:00 AM ■ 23 May 04:59 AM |
| Raman Ayanamsa (B.V. Raman) South Indian Jyotish practitioners | Ayanamsa: 22.46° |
Ashtami ▶ 23 May 05:05 AM ■ → |
Magha Pada 3 ▶ ← ■ 23 May 10:56 PM |
Dhruva Auspicious ✓ ▶ 23 May 12:00 AM ■ 23 May 12:21 AM |
| Sri Yukteshwar Ayanamsa (Kriya Yoga Tradition) Yogic / Kriya Yoga tradition | Ayanamsa: 22.461° |
Ashtami ▶ 23 May 05:05 AM ■ → |
Magha Pada 3 ▶ ← ■ 23 May 10:56 PM |
Dhruva Auspicious ✓ ▶ 23 May 12:00 AM ■ 23 May 12:21 AM |
🔗 Inauspicious Times / Auspicious Times
⏱ Today's Time Elements — Colombo
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⭐ Tarabalam (Star Strength Today)
⭐ Tarabalam — Magha Based on today's nakshatra
Find your birth star (janma nakshatra) to see if today is auspicious for you.
| Birth Nakshatra | Tara | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Ashwini (Ashwini) | Janma | Neutral |
| Bharani (Bharani) | Parama Mitra | Excellent |
| Krittika (Krittika) | Mitra | Good |
| Rohini (Rohini) | Naidhana | Bad |
| Mrigashira (Mrigashira) | Sadhana | Good |
| Ardra (Ardra) | Pratyak | Bad |
| Punarvasu (Punarvasu) | Kshema | Good |
| Pushya (Pushya) | Vipat | Bad |
| Ashlesha (Ashlesha) | Sampat | Good |
| Magha (Magha) ← Today | Janma | Neutral |
| Purva Phalguni (Purva Phalguni) | Parama Mitra | Excellent |
| Uttara Phalguni (Uttara Phalguni) | Mitra | Good |
| Hasta (Hasta) | Naidhana | Bad |
| Chitra (Chitra) | Sadhana | Good |
| Swati (Swati) | Pratyak | Bad |
| Vishakha (Vishakha) | Kshema | Good |
| Anuradha (Anuradha) | Vipat | Bad |
| Jyeshtha (Jyeshtha) | Sampat | Good |
| Mula (Mula) | Janma | Neutral |
| Purva Ashadha (Purva Ashadha) | Parama Mitra | Excellent |
| Uttara Ashadha (Uttara Ashadha) | Mitra | Good |
| Shravana (Shravana) | Naidhana | Bad |
| Dhanishtha (Dhanishtha) | Sadhana | Good |
| Shatabhisha (Shatabhisha) | Pratyak | Bad |
| Purva Bhadrapada (Purva Bhadrapada) | Kshema | Good |
| Uttara Bhadrapada (Uttara Bhadrapada) | Vipat | Bad |
| Revati (Revati) | Sampat | Good |
❓ FAQ
Tithi (Lunar Day) 23 May 2026 Colombo?
Ashtami Shukla Paksha.
23 May 05:05 AM →
→ Continues to next day
Choghadiya Colombo?
Day Choghadiya: Kaal (05:49 AM–07:24 AM), Shubh (07:24 AM–08:58 AM), Rog (08:58 AM–10:32 AM), Udveg (10:32 AM–12:07 PM)...
Varjyam Colombo?
10:02 AM – 11:38 AM
Nakshatra (Star) Colombo?
Magha Pada 2. ■ 24 May 02:02 AM
Rahu Kalam Colombo?
08:58 AM – 10:32 AM (Asia/Colombo)
Deity to Pray Today?
Today is Saturday. Worship Lord Venkateswara. Tithi deity: Shiva. Magha nakshatra is presided by Pitru.
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