Thursday, 17 September 2026
Bhadrapada Masa · Shukla Shashthi
Sun's path today
Muhurtam & Kalam
| Abhijit Muhurta | 11:41 AM – 12:29 PM |
| Rahu Kalam | 01:36 PM – 03:07 PM |
| Yamagandam | 06:01 AM – 07:32 AM |
| Gulika Kalam | 09:03 AM – 10:34 AM |
The five limbs
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Thursday, Shukla Shashthi of Bhadrapada, with the tithi running until 10:50 AM. No festival or major vratam falls today — an ordinary day, which is most of them.
Shukla Shashthi is a nanda — joyful tithi: Celebration and beginnings. The moon is in Anuradha, devotion that keeps its shape under pressure, holding until 07:54 PM, and the yoga is Vishkambha.
The day runs from 06:01 AM to 06:09 PM. Abhijit muhurta — the window centred on solar noon and held open to nearly anything — falls between 11:41 AM and 12:29 PM. Rahu kalam runs 01:36 PM to 03:07 PM.
The moon stands in Simha. Abhijit muhurta, the window centred on solar noon, falls between 11:41 AM and 12:29 PM. All of these are computed for Colombo; change the city in the header and they move with it.
Timings are computed astronomically for the selected city and cross-referenced against the traditional panchangams in common use. Regional practice can differ by a day — please confirm important dates with the panchangam your family follows.