Kathmandu panchang, 2 September 2026
Sunrise 05:43 Sunset 18:22 Moonrise 21:25 Shravana month
Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal · 27.70°, 85.32° · Asia/Kathmandu (UTC+05:45)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:43 to 18:22- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:18 – 08:53
- Gulika Kalam 10:28 – 12:03
- Durmuhurta 11:37 – 12:28
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:37 – 12:28 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:03 – 13:38
- 06:28 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 06:28 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:36 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
18:22 to 05:44 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:22 – 20:39
- Brahma Muhurta 04:13 – 04:58 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:27 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 01:58 next day Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 04:41 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 04:41 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 06:28
- Nakshatra Bharani until 01:58 next day · lord Venus
- Yoga Dhruva until 21:27
- Karana Taitila until 06:28, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Leo
- 06:28 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 06:28 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:36 Karana becomes Vanija
- 21:27 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 01:58 next day Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 04:41 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 04:41 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:18 – 08:53
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:28 – 12:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:37 – 12:28
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:03 – 13:38
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 21:27 – 01:03 next day
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:43 – 01:58 next day
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. 04:13 – 04:58
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:37 – 12:28
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:22 – 20:39
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 01:58 – 05:44 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 01:58 – 05:44 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 01:58 – 05:44 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 04:41 – 05:44 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:43 – 07:18 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:18 – 08:53 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:53 – 10:28 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:28 – 12:03 | Good |
| Rog | 12:03 – 13:38 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:38 – 15:12 | Bad |
| Char | 15:12 – 16:47 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:47 – 18:22 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:22 – 19:47 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:47 – 21:13 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:13 – 22:38 | Good |
| Char | 22:38 – 00:03 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:03 – 01:28 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:28 – 02:53 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:53 – 04:19 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:19 – 05:44 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
- 05:43 NowMercury
- 06:47 NowMoon
- 07:50 NowSaturn
- 08:53 NowJupiter
- 09:56 NowMars
- 11:00 NowSun
- 12:03 NowVenus
- 13:06 NowMercury
- 14:09 NowMoon
- 15:12 NowSaturn
- 16:16 NowJupiter
- 17:19 NowMars
- 18:22 NowSun
- 19:19 NowVenus
- 20:16 NowMercury
- 21:13 NowMoon
- 22:09 NowSaturn
- 23:06 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:03 NowMars
- 01:00 NowSun
- 01:57 NowVenus
- 02:53 NowMercury
- 03:50 NowMoon
- 04:47 NowSaturn
- 05:43 NowMercury
- 06:43 NowMoon
- 07:43 NowSaturn
- 08:43 NowJupiter
- 09:43 NowMars
- 10:43 NowSun
- 11:43 NowVenus
- 12:43 NowMercury
- 13:43 NowMoon
- 14:43 NowSaturn
- 15:43 NowJupiter
- 16:43 NowMars
- 17:43 NowSun
- 18:43 NowVenus
- 19:43 NowMercury
- 20:43 NowMoon
- 21:43 NowSaturn
- 22:43 NowJupiter
- 23:43 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:43 NowSun
- 01:43 NowVenus
- 02:43 NowMercury
- 03:43 NowMoon
- 04:43 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:13 – 04:36 Cancer
- 04:36 – 06:52 Leo
- 06:52 – 09:08 Virgo
- 09:08 – 11:26 Libra
- 11:26 – 13:44 Scorpio
- 13:44 – 15:49 Sagittarius
- 15:49 – 17:32 Capricorn
- 17:32 – 19:00 Aquarius
- 19:00 – 20:26 Pisces
- 20:26 – 22:02 Aries
- 22:02 – 23:58 Taurus
- 23:58 – 02:13 next day Gemini
- 02:13 – 04:32 next day Cancer
- 04:32 – 05:44 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