Kathmandu panchang, 18 February 2026
Sunrise 06:39 Sunset 17:55 Moonrise 07:05 Phalguna month
Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal · 27.70°, 85.32° · Asia/Kathmandu (UTC+05:45)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:39 to 17:55- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:04 – 09:28
- Gulika Kalam 10:53 – 12:17
- Durmuhurta 11:55 – 12:40
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:55 – 12:40 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:17 – 13:42
- 17:13 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 17:13 Karana becomes Balava
Night
17:55 to 06:38 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:55 – 20:28
- Brahma Muhurta 04:57 – 05:48 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:31 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 23:00 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 04:46 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Pratipada until 17:13
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 21:31 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Shiva until 23:00
- Karana Bava until 17:13, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 17:13 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 17:13 Karana becomes Balava
- 21:31 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 23:00 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 04:46 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:04 – 09:28
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:53 – 12:17
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:55 – 12:40
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:17 – 13:42
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. 04:57 – 05:48
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:55 – 12:40
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:55 – 20:28
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 17:13 – 06:38 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:39 – 08:04 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:04 – 09:28 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:28 – 10:53 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:53 – 12:17 | Good |
| Rog | 12:17 – 13:42 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:42 – 15:06 | Bad |
| Char | 15:06 – 16:31 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:31 – 17:55 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:55 – 19:31 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:31 – 21:06 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:06 – 22:41 | Good |
| Char | 22:41 – 00:17 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:17 – 01:52 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:52 – 03:28 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:28 – 05:03 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:03 – 06:38 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
- 06:39 NowMercury
- 07:36 NowMoon
- 08:32 NowSaturn
- 09:28 NowJupiter
- 10:25 NowMars
- 11:21 NowSun
- 12:17 NowVenus
- 13:14 NowMercury
- 14:10 NowMoon
- 15:06 NowSaturn
- 16:03 NowJupiter
- 16:59 NowMars
- 17:55 NowSun
- 18:59 NowVenus
- 20:03 NowMercury
- 21:06 NowMoon
- 22:10 NowSaturn
- 23:13 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:17 NowMars
- 01:20 NowSun
- 02:24 NowVenus
- 03:28 NowMercury
- 04:31 NowMoon
- 05:35 NowSaturn
- 06:39 NowMercury
- 07:39 NowMoon
- 08:39 NowSaturn
- 09:39 NowJupiter
- 10:39 NowMars
- 11:39 NowSun
- 12:39 NowVenus
- 13:39 NowMercury
- 14:39 NowMoon
- 15:39 NowSaturn
- 16:39 NowJupiter
- 17:39 NowMars
- 18:39 NowSun
- 19:39 NowVenus
- 20:39 NowMercury
- 21:39 NowMoon
- 22:39 NowSaturn
- 23:39 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:39 NowMars
- 01:39 NowSun
- 02:39 NowVenus
- 03:39 NowMercury
- 04:39 NowMoon
- 05:39 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:57 – 06:26 Capricorn
- 06:26 – 07:55 Aquarius
- 07:55 – 09:21 Pisces
- 09:21 – 10:57 Aries
- 10:57 – 12:53 Taurus
- 12:53 – 15:07 Gemini
- 15:07 – 17:27 Cancer
- 17:27 – 19:43 Leo
- 19:43 – 21:58 Virgo
- 21:58 – 00:17 next day Libra
- 00:17 – 02:35 next day Scorpio
- 02:35 – 04:39 next day Sagittarius
- 04:39 – 06:22 next day Capricorn
- 06:22 – 06:38 next day Aquarius
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