Kathmandu panchang, 15 March 2026
Sunrise 06:14 Sunset 18:11 Moonrise 03:51 Phalguna month
Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal · 27.70°, 85.32° · Asia/Kathmandu (UTC+05:45)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:14 to 18:11- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:48 – 12:36
- Yamaganda 12:12 – 13:42
- Gulika Kalam 15:11 – 16:41
- Durmuhurta 16:35 – 17:23
- Rahu Kalam 16:41 – 18:11
- 09:32 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 09:32 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 10:40 Yoga becomes Shiva
Night
18:11 to 06:13 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:11 – 20:35
- Brahma Muhurta 04:37 – 05:25 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:49 Karana becomes Taitila
- 06:11 next day Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 09:32
- Nakshatra Shravana until 06:11 next day · lord Moon
- Yoga Parigha until 10:40
- Karana Balava until 09:32, then Kaulava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Pisces
- 09:32 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 09:32 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 10:40 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 21:49 Karana becomes Taitila
- 06:11 next day Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:12 – 13:42
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:11 – 16:41
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:35 – 17:23
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:41 – 18:11
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. 04:38 – 05:26
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:48 – 12:36
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:11 – 20:35
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:14 – 07:44 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:44 – 09:13 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:13 – 10:43 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:43 – 12:12 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:12 – 13:42 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:42 – 15:11 | Good |
| Rog | 15:11 – 16:41 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:41 – 18:11 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:11 – 19:41 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:41 – 21:11 | Good |
| Char | 21:11 – 22:42 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:42 – 00:12 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:12 – 01:42 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:42 – 03:12 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:12 – 04:43 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:43 – 06:13 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
- 06:14 NowSun
- 07:14 NowVenus
- 08:14 NowMercury
- 09:13 NowMoon
- 10:13 NowSaturn
- 11:13 NowJupiter
- 12:12 NowMars
- 13:12 NowSun
- 14:12 NowVenus
- 15:11 NowMercury
- 16:11 NowMoon
- 17:11 NowSaturn
- 18:11 NowJupiter
- 19:11 NowMars
- 20:11 NowSun
- 21:11 NowVenus
- 22:11 NowMercury
- 23:12 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:12 NowSaturn
- 01:12 NowJupiter
- 02:12 NowMars
- 03:12 NowSun
- 04:13 NowVenus
- 05:13 NowMercury
- 06:14 NowSun
- 07:14 NowVenus
- 08:14 NowMercury
- 09:14 NowMoon
- 10:14 NowSaturn
- 11:14 NowJupiter
- 12:14 NowMars
- 13:14 NowSun
- 14:14 NowVenus
- 15:14 NowMercury
- 16:14 NowMoon
- 17:14 NowSaturn
- 18:14 NowJupiter
- 19:14 NowMars
- 20:14 NowSun
- 21:14 NowVenus
- 22:14 NowMercury
- 23:14 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:14 NowSaturn
- 01:14 NowJupiter
- 02:14 NowMars
- 03:14 NowSun
- 04:14 NowVenus
- 05:14 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:38 – 04:48 Capricorn
- 04:48 – 06:16 Aquarius
- 06:16 – 07:42 Pisces
- 07:42 – 09:18 Aries
- 09:18 – 11:14 Taurus
- 11:14 – 13:29 Gemini
- 13:29 – 15:48 Cancer
- 15:48 – 18:05 Leo
- 18:05 – 20:20 Virgo
- 20:20 – 22:39 Libra
- 22:39 – 00:57 next day Scorpio
- 00:57 – 03:01 next day Sagittarius
- 03:01 – 04:44 next day Capricorn
- 04:44 – 06:12 next day Aquarius
- 06:12 – 06:13 next day Pisces
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