Kathmandu panchang, 29 January 2026
Sunrise 06:53 Sunset 17:40 Moonrise 13:46 Magha 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 17:40- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 06:53 – 08:14
- Gulika Kalam 09:34 – 10:55
- Durmuhurta 10:28 – 11:12
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:55 – 12:38
- Rahu Kalam 13:37 – 14:58
- Durmuhurta 14:48 – 15:31
- 07:46 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 14:10 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 14:10 Karana becomes Bava
Night
17:40 to 06:52 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 17:40 – 20:19
- Brahma Muhurta 05:06 – 05:59 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:46 Moon enters Gemini
- 20:42 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 00:47 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 05:44 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 14:10
- Nakshatra Rohini until 07:46 · lord Moon
- Yoga Indra until 20:42
- Karana Vishti until 14:10, then Bava
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 07:46 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 14:10 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 14:10 Karana becomes Bava
- 18:46 Moon enters Gemini
- 20:42 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 00:47 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 05:44 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:53 – 08:14
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:34 – 10:55
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:28 – 11:12
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:37 – 14:58
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:48 – 15:31
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 20:42 – 17:13 next day
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:53 – 07:46
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:46 – 05:44 next day
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:44 – 06:52 next day
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. 05:07 – 06:00
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:55 – 12:38
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:40 – 20:19
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:53 – 07:46
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 06:53 – 08:14 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:14 – 09:34 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:34 – 10:55 | Bad |
| Char | 10:55 – 12:16 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:16 – 13:37 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:37 – 14:58 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:58 – 16:19 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:19 – 17:40 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:40 – 19:19 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 19:19 – 20:58 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:58 – 22:37 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:37 – 00:16 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:16 – 01:55 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:55 – 03:34 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:34 – 05:13 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:13 – 06:52 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
- 06:53 NowJupiter
- 07:47 NowMars
- 08:40 NowSun
- 09:34 NowVenus
- 10:28 NowMercury
- 11:22 NowMoon
- 12:16 NowSaturn
- 13:10 NowJupiter
- 14:04 NowMars
- 14:58 NowSun
- 15:52 NowVenus
- 16:46 NowMercury
- 17:40 NowMoon
- 18:46 NowSaturn
- 19:52 NowJupiter
- 20:58 NowMars
- 22:04 NowSun
- 23:10 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:16 NowMercury
- 01:22 NowMoon
- 02:28 NowSaturn
- 03:34 NowJupiter
- 04:40 NowMars
- 05:46 NowSun
- 06:53 NowJupiter
- 07:53 NowMars
- 08:53 NowSun
- 09:53 NowVenus
- 10:53 NowMercury
- 11:53 NowMoon
- 12:53 NowSaturn
- 13:53 NowJupiter
- 14:53 NowMars
- 15:53 NowSun
- 16:53 NowVenus
- 17:53 NowMercury
- 18:53 NowMoon
- 19:53 NowSaturn
- 20:53 NowJupiter
- 21:53 NowMars
- 22:53 NowSun
- 23:53 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:53 NowMercury
- 01:53 NowMoon
- 02:53 NowSaturn
- 03:53 NowJupiter
- 04:53 NowMars
- 05:53 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:07 – 06:02 Sagittarius
- 06:02 – 07:45 Capricorn
- 07:45 – 09:13 Aquarius
- 09:13 – 10:39 Pisces
- 10:39 – 12:15 Aries
- 12:15 – 14:11 Taurus
- 14:11 – 16:26 Gemini
- 16:26 – 18:45 Cancer
- 18:45 – 21:02 Leo
- 21:02 – 23:17 Virgo
- 23:17 – 01:36 next day Libra
- 01:36 – 03:54 next day Scorpio
- 03:54 – 05:58 next day Sagittarius
- 05:58 – 06:52 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