Kathmandu panchang, 16 December 2026
Sunrise 06:48 Sunset 17:10 Moonrise 11:30 Margashirsha month
Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal · 27.70°, 85.32° · Asia/Kathmandu (UTC+05:45)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:48 to 17:10- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:06 – 09:23
- Gulika Kalam 10:41 – 11:59
- Durmuhurta 11:38 – 12:19
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:38 – 12:19 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:59 – 13:16
- 10:23 Karana becomes Vanija
- 14:01 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 14:17 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
Night
17:10 to 06:48 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:10 – 19:53
- Brahma Muhurta 04:59 – 05:54 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:01 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 23:01 Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Saptami until 23:01
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 14:17 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vajra until 14:01
- Karana Gara until 10:23, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 10:23 Karana becomes Vanija
- 14:01 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 14:17 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 23:01 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 23:01 Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:06 – 09:23
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:41 – 11:59
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:38 – 12:19
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:59 – 13:16
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 23:01 – 09:28 next day
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 09:28 – 11:27 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. 04:59 – 05:53
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:38 – 12:19
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:10 – 19:53
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:48 – 23:01
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 10:40 – 14:17
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:48 – 08:06 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:06 – 09:23 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:23 – 10:41 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:41 – 11:59 | Good |
| Rog | 11:59 – 13:16 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:16 – 14:34 | Bad |
| Char | 14:34 – 15:52 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:52 – 17:10 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:10 – 18:52 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:52 – 20:34 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:34 – 22:17 | Good |
| Char | 22:17 – 23:59 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:59 – 01:41 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:41 – 03:24 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:24 – 05:06 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:06 – 06:48 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
- 06:48 NowMercury
- 07:40 NowMoon
- 08:31 NowSaturn
- 09:23 NowJupiter
- 10:15 NowMars
- 11:07 NowSun
- 11:59 NowVenus
- 12:51 NowMercury
- 13:42 NowMoon
- 14:34 NowSaturn
- 15:26 NowJupiter
- 16:18 NowMars
- 17:10 NowSun
- 18:18 NowVenus
- 19:26 NowMercury
- 20:34 NowMoon
- 21:43 NowSaturn
- 22:51 NowJupiter
- 23:59 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:07 NowSun
- 02:15 NowVenus
- 03:24 NowMercury
- 04:32 NowMoon
- 05:40 NowSaturn
- 06:48 NowMercury
- 07:48 NowMoon
- 08:48 NowSaturn
- 09:48 NowJupiter
- 10:48 NowMars
- 11:48 NowSun
- 12:48 NowVenus
- 13:48 NowMercury
- 14:48 NowMoon
- 15:48 NowSaturn
- 16:48 NowJupiter
- 17:48 NowMars
- 18:48 NowSun
- 19:48 NowVenus
- 20:48 NowMercury
- 21:48 NowMoon
- 22:48 NowSaturn
- 23:48 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMars
- 01:48 NowSun
- 02:48 NowVenus
- 03:48 NowMercury
- 04:48 NowMoon
- 05:48 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:59 – 06:52 Scorpio
- 06:52 – 08:56 Sagittarius
- 08:56 – 10:39 Capricorn
- 10:39 – 12:07 Aquarius
- 12:07 – 13:33 Pisces
- 13:33 – 15:09 Aries
- 15:09 – 17:05 Taurus
- 17:05 – 19:20 Gemini
- 19:20 – 21:39 Cancer
- 21:39 – 23:56 Leo
- 23:56 – 02:11 next day Virgo
- 02:11 – 04:30 next day Libra
- 04:30 – 06:48 next day Scorpio
- 06:48 – 06:48 next day Sagittarius
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