Kathmandu panchang, 16 March 2026
Sunrise 06:13 Sunset 18:11 Moonrise 04:28 Phalguna month
Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal · 27.70°, 85.32° · Asia/Kathmandu (UTC+05:45)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:13 to 18:11- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 07:43 – 09:13
- Yamaganda 10:42 – 12:12
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:48 – 12:36
- Durmuhurta 12:36 – 13:24
- Gulika Kalam 13:42 – 15:12
- Durmuhurta 15:00 – 15:48
- 09:51 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 09:56 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 09:56 Karana becomes Gara
Night
18:11 to 06:12 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:11 – 20:35
- Brahma Muhurta 04:36 – 05:24 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:29 Moon enters Aquarius
- 21:52 Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 09:56
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 06:37 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Shiva until 09:51
- Karana Taitila until 09:56, then Gara
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Pisces
- 09:51 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 09:56 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 09:56 Karana becomes Gara
- 18:29 Moon enters Aquarius
- 21:52 Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:43 – 09:13
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:42 – 12:12
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:36 – 13:24
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:42 – 15:12
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:00 – 15:48
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. 04:37 – 05:25
- 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
| Amrit | 06:13 – 07:43 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 07:43 – 09:13 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:13 – 10:42 | Good |
| Rog | 10:42 – 12:12 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:12 – 13:42 | Bad |
| Char | 13:42 – 15:12 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:12 – 16:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:41 – 18:11 | Good |
| Char | 18:11 – 19:41 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:41 – 21:11 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:11 – 22:41 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:41 – 00:12 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:12 – 01:42 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:42 – 03:12 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:12 – 04:42 next day | Good |
| Char | 04:42 – 06:12 next day | Neutral |
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
- 06:13 NowMoon
- 07:13 NowSaturn
- 08:13 NowJupiter
- 09:13 NowMars
- 10:12 NowSun
- 11:12 NowVenus
- 12:12 NowMercury
- 13:12 NowMoon
- 14:12 NowSaturn
- 15:12 NowJupiter
- 16:11 NowMars
- 17:11 NowSun
- 18:11 NowVenus
- 19:11 NowMercury
- 20:11 NowMoon
- 21:11 NowSaturn
- 22:11 NowJupiter
- 23:11 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:12 NowSun
- 01:12 NowVenus
- 02:12 NowMercury
- 03:12 NowMoon
- 04:12 NowSaturn
- 05:12 NowJupiter
- 06:13 NowMoon
- 07:13 NowSaturn
- 08:13 NowJupiter
- 09:13 NowMars
- 10:13 NowSun
- 11:13 NowVenus
- 12:13 NowMercury
- 13:13 NowMoon
- 14:13 NowSaturn
- 15:13 NowJupiter
- 16:13 NowMars
- 17:13 NowSun
- 18:13 NowVenus
- 19:13 NowMercury
- 20:13 NowMoon
- 21:13 NowSaturn
- 22:13 NowJupiter
- 23:13 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:13 NowSun
- 01:13 NowVenus
- 02:13 NowMercury
- 03:13 NowMoon
- 04:13 NowSaturn
- 05:13 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:37 – 04:44 Capricorn
- 04:44 – 06:12 Aquarius
- 06:12 – 07:38 Pisces
- 07:38 – 09:14 Aries
- 09:14 – 11:10 Taurus
- 11:10 – 13:25 Gemini
- 13:25 – 15:44 Cancer
- 15:44 – 18:01 Leo
- 18:01 – 20:16 Virgo
- 20:16 – 22:35 Libra
- 22:35 – 00:53 next day Scorpio
- 00:53 – 02:57 next day Sagittarius
- 02:57 – 04:40 next day Capricorn
- 04:40 – 06:08 next day Aquarius
- 06:08 – 06:12 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