Kathmandu panchang, 13 March 2026
Sunrise 06:16 Sunset 18:10 Moonrise 02:24 Phalguna month
Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal · 27.70°, 85.32° · Asia/Kathmandu (UTC+05:45)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:16 to 18:10- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:45 – 09:15
- Durmuhurta 08:39 – 09:27
- Rahu Kalam 10:44 – 12:13
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:49 – 12:37
- Durmuhurta 12:37 – 13:24
- Yamaganda 15:11 – 16:40
- 06:44 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 06:44 Karana becomes Vanija
- 10:46 Yoga becomes Variyan
Night
18:10 to 06:15 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:10 – 20:35
- Brahma Muhurta 04:38 – 05:27 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:39 Karana becomes Vishti
- 03:18 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 06:44
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 03:18 next day · lord Venus
- Yoga Vyatipata until 10:46
- Karana Gara until 06:44, then Vanija
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 06:44 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 06:44 Karana becomes Vanija
- 10:46 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 19:39 Karana becomes Vishti
- 03:18 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 10:13 – 10:46
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:45 – 09:15
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:39 – 09:27
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:44 – 12:13
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:37 – 13:24
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:11 – 16:40
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. 04:39 – 05:28
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:49 – 12:37
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:10 – 20:35
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:16 – 07:45 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:45 – 09:15 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:15 – 10:44 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:44 – 12:13 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:13 – 13:42 | Good |
| Rog | 13:42 – 15:11 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:11 – 16:40 | Bad |
| Char | 16:40 – 18:10 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:10 – 19:40 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 19:40 – 21:11 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:11 – 22:42 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:42 – 00:12 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:12 – 01:43 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:43 – 03:14 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:14 – 04:45 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:45 – 06:15 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
- 06:16 NowVenus
- 07:16 NowMercury
- 08:15 NowMoon
- 09:15 NowSaturn
- 10:14 NowJupiter
- 11:13 NowMars
- 12:13 NowSun
- 13:12 NowVenus
- 14:12 NowMercury
- 15:11 NowMoon
- 16:11 NowSaturn
- 17:10 NowJupiter
- 18:10 NowMars
- 19:10 NowSun
- 20:10 NowVenus
- 21:11 NowMercury
- 22:11 NowMoon
- 23:12 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:12 NowJupiter
- 01:13 NowMars
- 02:13 NowSun
- 03:14 NowVenus
- 04:14 NowMercury
- 05:15 NowMoon
- 06:16 NowVenus
- 07:16 NowMercury
- 08:16 NowMoon
- 09:16 NowSaturn
- 10:16 NowJupiter
- 11:16 NowMars
- 12:16 NowSun
- 13:16 NowVenus
- 14:16 NowMercury
- 15:16 NowMoon
- 16:16 NowSaturn
- 17:16 NowJupiter
- 18:16 NowMars
- 19:16 NowSun
- 20:16 NowVenus
- 21:16 NowMercury
- 22:16 NowMoon
- 23:16 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:16 NowJupiter
- 01:16 NowMars
- 02:16 NowSun
- 03:16 NowVenus
- 04:16 NowMercury
- 05:16 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:39 – 04:56 Capricorn
- 04:56 – 06:24 Aquarius
- 06:24 – 07:50 Pisces
- 07:50 – 09:26 Aries
- 09:26 – 11:22 Taurus
- 11:22 – 13:37 Gemini
- 13:37 – 15:56 Cancer
- 15:56 – 18:13 Leo
- 18:13 – 20:28 Virgo
- 20:28 – 22:47 Libra
- 22:47 – 01:05 next day Scorpio
- 01:05 – 03:09 next day Sagittarius
- 03:09 – 04:52 next day Capricorn
- 04:52 – 06:15 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