Kathmandu panchang, 18 January 2026
Sunrise 06:56 Sunset 17:31 Moonrise 06:39 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 17:31- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:52 – 12:35
- Yamaganda 12:14 – 13:33
- Gulika Kalam 14:53 – 16:12
- Durmuhurta 16:07 – 16:49
- Rahu Kalam 16:12 – 17:31
- 10:29 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 13:01 Karana becomes Naga
- 16:56 Moon enters Capricorn
Night
17:31 to 06:56 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:31 – 20:12
- Brahma Muhurta 05:08 – 06:02 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:26 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 01:36 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 01:36 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 01:36 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 10:29 · lord Venus
- Yoga Harshana until 21:26
- Karana Chatushpada until 13:01, then Naga
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 10:29 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 13:01 Karana becomes Naga
- 16:56 Moon enters Capricorn
- 21:26 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 01:36 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 01:36 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:14 – 13:33
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:53 – 16:12
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:07 – 16:49
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:12 – 17:31
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 21:26 – 22:38
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 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:52 – 12:35
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:31 – 20:12
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 10:29 – 06:56 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:56 – 08:15 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:15 – 09:35 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:35 – 10:54 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:54 – 12:14 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:14 – 13:33 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:33 – 14:53 | Good |
| Rog | 14:53 – 16:12 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:12 – 17:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:31 – 19:12 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:12 – 20:52 | Good |
| Char | 20:52 – 22:33 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:33 – 00:14 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:14 – 01:54 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:54 – 03:35 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:35 – 05:15 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:15 – 06:56 next day | Good |
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 NowSun
- 07:49 NowVenus
- 08:42 NowMercury
- 09:35 NowMoon
- 10:28 NowSaturn
- 11:21 NowJupiter
- 12:14 NowMars
- 13:07 NowSun
- 14:00 NowVenus
- 14:53 NowMercury
- 15:45 NowMoon
- 16:38 NowSaturn
- 17:31 NowJupiter
- 18:38 NowMars
- 19:45 NowSun
- 20:52 NowVenus
- 22:00 NowMercury
- 23:07 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:14 NowSaturn
- 01:21 NowJupiter
- 02:28 NowMars
- 03:35 NowSun
- 04:42 NowVenus
- 05:49 NowMercury
- 06:56 NowSun
- 07:56 NowVenus
- 08:56 NowMercury
- 09:56 NowMoon
- 10:56 NowSaturn
- 11:56 NowJupiter
- 12:56 NowMars
- 13:56 NowSun
- 14:56 NowVenus
- 15:56 NowMercury
- 16:56 NowMoon
- 17:56 NowSaturn
- 18:56 NowJupiter
- 19:56 NowMars
- 20:56 NowSun
- 21:56 NowVenus
- 22:56 NowMercury
- 23:56 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:56 NowSaturn
- 01:56 NowJupiter
- 02:56 NowMars
- 03:56 NowSun
- 04:56 NowVenus
- 05:56 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:09 – 06:45 Sagittarius
- 06:45 – 08:28 Capricorn
- 08:28 – 09:56 Aquarius
- 09:56 – 11:22 Pisces
- 11:22 – 12:59 Aries
- 12:59 – 14:55 Taurus
- 14:55 – 17:09 Gemini
- 17:09 – 19:29 Cancer
- 19:29 – 21:45 Leo
- 21:45 – 00:00 next day Virgo
- 00:00 – 02:19 next day Libra
- 02:19 – 04:37 next day Scorpio
- 04:37 – 06:41 next day Sagittarius
- 06:41 – 06:56 next day Capricorn
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