Kathmandu panchang, 14 January 2026
Sunrise 06:56 Sunset 17:28 Moonrise 03:09 Pausha month
Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal · 27.70°, 85.32° · Asia/Kathmandu (UTC+05:45)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:56 to 17:28- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:15 – 09:34
- Gulika Kalam 10:53 – 12:12
- Durmuhurta 11:51 – 12:33
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:51 – 12:33 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:12 – 13:31
Night
17:28 to 06:56 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:28 – 20:10
- Brahma Muhurta 05:09 – 06:02 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:08 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 18:08 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 20:10 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 03:18 next day Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 18:08
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 03:18 next day · lord Saturn
- Yoga Ganda until 20:10
- Karana Balava until 18:08, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 18:08 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 18:08 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 20:10 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 03:18 next day Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:15 – 09:34
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:53 – 12:12
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:51 – 12:33
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:12 – 13:31
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. 05:09 – 06:02
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:51 – 12:33
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:28 – 20:10
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 06:56 – 03:18 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:56 – 03:18 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 18:08 – 06:56 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:56 – 08:15 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:15 – 09:34 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:34 – 10:53 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:53 – 12:12 | Good |
| Rog | 12:12 – 13:31 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:31 – 14:50 | Bad |
| Char | 14:50 – 16:09 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:09 – 17:28 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:28 – 19:09 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:09 – 20:50 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:50 – 22:31 | Good |
| Char | 22:31 – 00:12 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:12 – 01:53 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:53 – 03:34 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:34 – 05:15 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:15 – 06:56 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
- 06:56 NowMercury
- 07:49 NowMoon
- 08:42 NowSaturn
- 09:34 NowJupiter
- 10:27 NowMars
- 11:20 NowSun
- 12:12 NowVenus
- 13:05 NowMercury
- 13:58 NowMoon
- 14:50 NowSaturn
- 15:43 NowJupiter
- 16:35 NowMars
- 17:28 NowSun
- 18:35 NowVenus
- 19:43 NowMercury
- 20:50 NowMoon
- 21:58 NowSaturn
- 23:05 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:12 NowMars
- 01:20 NowSun
- 02:27 NowVenus
- 03:34 NowMercury
- 04:42 NowMoon
- 05:49 NowSaturn
- 06:56 NowMercury
- 07:56 NowMoon
- 08:56 NowSaturn
- 09:56 NowJupiter
- 10:56 NowMars
- 11:56 NowSun
- 12:56 NowVenus
- 13:56 NowMercury
- 14:56 NowMoon
- 15:56 NowSaturn
- 16:56 NowJupiter
- 17:56 NowMars
- 18:56 NowSun
- 19:56 NowVenus
- 20:56 NowMercury
- 21:56 NowMoon
- 22:56 NowSaturn
- 23:56 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:56 NowMars
- 01:56 NowSun
- 02:56 NowVenus
- 03:56 NowMercury
- 04:56 NowMoon
- 05:56 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:09 – 07:01 Sagittarius
- 07:01 – 08:44 Capricorn
- 08:44 – 10:12 Aquarius
- 10:12 – 11:38 Pisces
- 11:38 – 13:14 Aries
- 13:14 – 15:10 Taurus
- 15:10 – 17:25 Gemini
- 17:25 – 19:44 Cancer
- 19:44 – 22:01 Leo
- 22:01 – 00:16 next day Virgo
- 00:16 – 02:35 next day Libra
- 02:35 – 04:53 next day Scorpio
- 04:53 – 06:56 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