Kathmandu panchang, 19 September 2026
Sunrise 05:51 Sunset 18:03 Moonrise 13:22 Bhadrapada month
Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal · 27.70°, 85.32° · Asia/Kathmandu (UTC+05:45)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:51 to 18:03- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 05:51 – 07:23
- Durmuhurta 05:51 – 06:40
- Durmuhurta 06:40 – 07:29
- Rahu Kalam 08:54 – 10:25
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:33 – 12:21
- Yamaganda 13:28 – 15:00
- 14:44 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 15:42 Tithi becomes Shukla Navami
- 15:42 Karana becomes Balava
Night
18:03 to 05:52 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:03 – 20:24
- Brahma Muhurta 04:17 – 05:04 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:58 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 04:55 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ashtami until 15:42
- Nakshatra Mula until 01:58 next day · lord Ketu
- Yoga Ayushman until 14:44
- Karana Bava until 15:42, then Balava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Virgo
- 14:44 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 15:42 Tithi becomes Shukla Navami
- 15:42 Karana becomes Balava
- 01:58 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 04:55 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:51 – 07:23
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:51 – 06:40
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:40 – 07:29
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:54 – 10:25
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:28 – 15:00
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. 04:17 – 05:04
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:33 – 12:21
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:03 – 20:24
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 15:42 – 05:52 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 01:58 – 05:52 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 05:51 – 07:23 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:23 – 08:54 | Good |
| Rog | 08:54 – 10:25 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:25 – 11:57 | Bad |
| Char | 11:57 – 13:28 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:28 – 15:00 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:00 – 16:31 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:31 – 18:03 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:03 – 19:31 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:31 – 21:00 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:00 – 22:28 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:28 – 23:57 | Good |
| Char | 23:57 – 01:26 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:26 – 02:54 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:54 – 04:23 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:23 – 05:52 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 Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 05:51 NowSaturn
- 06:52 NowJupiter
- 07:53 NowMars
- 08:54 NowSun
- 09:55 NowVenus
- 10:56 NowMercury
- 11:57 NowMoon
- 12:58 NowSaturn
- 13:59 NowJupiter
- 15:00 NowMars
- 16:01 NowSun
- 17:02 NowVenus
- 18:03 NowMercury
- 19:02 NowMoon
- 20:01 NowSaturn
- 21:00 NowJupiter
- 21:59 NowMars
- 22:58 NowSun
- 23:57 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:56 NowMercury
- 01:55 NowMoon
- 02:54 NowSaturn
- 03:53 NowJupiter
- 04:53 NowMars
- 05:51 NowSaturn
- 06:51 NowJupiter
- 07:51 NowMars
- 08:51 NowSun
- 09:51 NowVenus
- 10:51 NowMercury
- 11:51 NowMoon
- 12:51 NowSaturn
- 13:51 NowJupiter
- 14:51 NowMars
- 15:51 NowSun
- 16:51 NowVenus
- 17:51 NowMercury
- 18:51 NowMoon
- 19:51 NowSaturn
- 20:51 NowJupiter
- 21:51 NowMars
- 22:51 NowSun
- 23:51 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:51 NowMercury
- 01:51 NowMoon
- 02:51 NowSaturn
- 03:51 NowJupiter
- 04:51 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:17 – 05:46 Leo
- 05:46 – 08:01 Virgo
- 08:01 – 10:20 Libra
- 10:20 – 12:38 Scorpio
- 12:38 – 14:42 Sagittarius
- 14:42 – 16:25 Capricorn
- 16:25 – 17:53 Aquarius
- 17:53 – 19:19 Pisces
- 19:19 – 20:55 Aries
- 20:55 – 22:51 Taurus
- 22:51 – 01:06 next day Gemini
- 01:06 – 03:25 next day Cancer
- 03:25 – 05:42 next day Leo
- 05:42 – 05:52 next day Virgo
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