Kathmandu panchang, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 05:39 Sunset 18:33 Moonrise 15:30 Shravana month
Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal · 27.70°, 85.32° · Asia/Kathmandu (UTC+05:45)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:39 to 18:33- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:40 – 12:32
- Yamaganda 12:06 – 13:43
- Gulika Kalam 15:19 – 16:56
- Durmuhurta 16:50 – 17:41
- Rahu Kalam 16:56 – 18:33
- 06:29 Yoga becomes Priti
- 15:26 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:59 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
Night
18:33 to 05:39 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:33 – 20:46
- Brahma Muhurta 04:10 – 04:55 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:34 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 04:34 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 04:34 next day
- Nakshatra Mula until 17:59 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Vishkambha until 06:29
- Karana Vanija until 15:26, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Leo
- 06:29 Yoga becomes Priti
- 15:26 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:59 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 04:34 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 04:34 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:06 – 13:43
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:19 – 16:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:50 – 17:41
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:56 – 18:33
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. 04:10 – 04:54
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:40 – 12:32
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:33 – 20:46
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:39 – 17:59
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:39 – 17:59
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:39 – 17:59
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:39 – 07:15 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:15 – 08:52 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:52 – 10:29 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:29 – 12:06 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:06 – 13:43 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:43 – 15:19 | Good |
| Rog | 15:19 – 16:56 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:56 – 18:33 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:33 – 19:56 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:56 – 21:19 | Good |
| Char | 21:19 – 22:43 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:43 – 00:06 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:06 – 01:29 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:29 – 02:53 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:53 – 04:16 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:16 – 05:39 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
- 05:39 NowSun
- 06:43 NowVenus
- 07:48 NowMercury
- 08:52 NowMoon
- 09:57 NowSaturn
- 11:01 NowJupiter
- 12:06 NowMars
- 13:10 NowSun
- 14:15 NowVenus
- 15:19 NowMercury
- 16:24 NowMoon
- 17:28 NowSaturn
- 18:33 NowJupiter
- 19:28 NowMars
- 20:24 NowSun
- 21:19 NowVenus
- 22:15 NowMercury
- 23:10 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:06 NowSaturn
- 01:02 NowJupiter
- 01:57 NowMars
- 02:53 NowSun
- 03:48 NowVenus
- 04:44 NowMercury
- 05:39 NowSun
- 06:39 NowVenus
- 07:39 NowMercury
- 08:39 NowMoon
- 09:39 NowSaturn
- 10:39 NowJupiter
- 11:39 NowMars
- 12:39 NowSun
- 13:39 NowVenus
- 14:39 NowMercury
- 15:39 NowMoon
- 16:39 NowSaturn
- 17:39 NowJupiter
- 18:39 NowMars
- 19:39 NowSun
- 20:39 NowVenus
- 21:39 NowMercury
- 22:39 NowMoon
- 23:39 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:39 NowJupiter
- 01:39 NowMars
- 02:39 NowSun
- 03:39 NowVenus
- 04:39 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:10 – 05:15 Cancer
- 05:15 – 07:32 Leo
- 07:32 – 09:47 Virgo
- 09:47 – 12:06 Libra
- 12:06 – 14:24 Scorpio
- 14:24 – 16:28 Sagittarius
- 16:28 – 18:11 Capricorn
- 18:11 – 19:39 Aquarius
- 19:39 – 21:05 Pisces
- 21:05 – 22:41 Aries
- 22:41 – 00:37 next day Taurus
- 00:37 – 02:52 next day Gemini
- 02:52 – 05:11 next day Cancer
- 05:11 – 05:39 next day Leo
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