Kathmandu panchang, 25 December 2024
Sunrise 06:53 Sunset 17:14 Moonrise 01:39 Margashirsha month
Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal · 27.70°, 85.32° · Asia/Kathmandu (UTC+05:45)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:53 to 17:14- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:10 – 09:28
- Gulika Kalam 10:46 – 12:03
- Durmuhurta 11:43 – 12:24
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:43 – 12:24 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:03 – 13:21
- 09:28 Karana becomes Vishti
- 15:37 Nakshatra becomes Swati
Night
17:14 to 06:53 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:14 – 19:58
- Brahma Muhurta 05:04 – 05:59 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:01 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 22:44 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 22:44 Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dashami until 22:44
- Nakshatra Chitra until 15:37 · lord Mars
- Yoga Atiganda until 22:01
- Karana Vanija until 09:28, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:28 Karana becomes Vishti
- 15:37 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 22:01 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 22:44 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 22:44 Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:10 – 09:28
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:46 – 12:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:43 – 12:24
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:03 – 13:21
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 05:03 – 05:58
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:43 – 12:24
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:14 – 19:58
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:53 – 08:10 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:10 – 09:28 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:28 – 10:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:46 – 12:03 | Good |
| Rog | 12:03 – 13:21 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:21 – 14:39 | Bad |
| Char | 14:39 – 15:56 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:56 – 17:14 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:14 – 18:56 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:56 – 20:39 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:39 – 22:21 | Good |
| Char | 22:21 – 00:04 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:04 – 01:46 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:46 – 03:28 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:28 – 05:11 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:11 – 06:53 next day | Bad |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:53 NowMercury
- 07:44 NowMoon
- 08:36 NowSaturn
- 09:28 NowJupiter
- 10:20 NowMars
- 11:12 NowSun
- 12:03 NowVenus
- 12:55 NowMercury
- 13:47 NowMoon
- 14:39 NowSaturn
- 15:31 NowJupiter
- 16:22 NowMars
- 17:14 NowSun
- 18:22 NowVenus
- 19:31 NowMercury
- 20:39 NowMoon
- 21:47 NowSaturn
- 22:55 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:04 NowMars
- 01:12 NowSun
- 02:20 NowVenus
- 03:28 NowMercury
- 04:37 NowMoon
- 05:45 NowSaturn
- 06:53 NowMercury
- 07:53 NowMoon
- 08:53 NowSaturn
- 09:53 NowJupiter
- 10:53 NowMars
- 11:53 NowSun
- 12:53 NowVenus
- 13:53 NowMercury
- 14:53 NowMoon
- 15:53 NowSaturn
- 16:53 NowJupiter
- 17:53 NowMars
- 18:53 NowSun
- 19:53 NowVenus
- 20:53 NowMercury
- 21:53 NowMoon
- 22:53 NowSaturn
- 23:53 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:53 NowMars
- 01:53 NowSun
- 02:53 NowVenus
- 03:53 NowMercury
- 04:53 NowMoon
- 05:53 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:03 – 06:14 Scorpio
- 06:14 – 08:18 Sagittarius
- 08:18 – 10:01 Capricorn
- 10:01 – 11:30 Aquarius
- 11:30 – 12:56 Pisces
- 12:56 – 14:32 Aries
- 14:32 – 16:28 Taurus
- 16:28 – 18:42 Gemini
- 18:42 – 21:02 Cancer
- 21:02 – 23:18 Leo
- 23:18 – 01:34 next day Virgo
- 01:34 – 03:52 next day Libra
- 03:52 – 06:10 next day Scorpio
- 06:10 – 06:53 next day Sagittarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in Asia/Kathmandu (UTC+5:45) · Method