Kathmandu panchang, 20 December 2026
Sunrise 06:50 Sunset 17:11 Moonrise 13:40 Margashirsha month
Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal · 27.70°, 85.32° · Asia/Kathmandu (UTC+05:45)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:50 to 17:11- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:40 – 12:21
- Yamaganda 12:01 – 13:18
- Gulika Kalam 14:36 – 15:54
- Durmuhurta 15:48 – 16:30
- Rahu Kalam 15:54 – 17:11
- 08:25 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 09:33 Karana becomes Vishti
- 15:10 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
17:11 to 06:51 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:11 – 19:55
- Brahma Muhurta 05:01 – 05:56 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:30 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 20:30 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:22 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 20:30
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 15:10 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Parigha until 08:25
- Karana Vanija until 09:33, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:25 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 09:33 Karana becomes Vishti
- 15:10 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 20:30 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 20:30 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:22 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:01 – 13:18
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:36 – 15:54
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:48 – 16:30
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:54 – 17:11
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 15:10 – 06:51 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. 05:01 – 05:55
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:40 – 12:21
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:11 – 19:55
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:50 – 15:10
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:50 – 15:10
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:50 – 08:08 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:08 – 09:25 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:25 – 10:43 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:43 – 12:01 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:01 – 13:18 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:18 – 14:36 | Good |
| Rog | 14:36 – 15:54 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:54 – 17:11 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:11 – 18:54 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:54 – 20:36 | Good |
| Char | 20:36 – 22:19 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:19 – 00:01 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:01 – 01:43 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:43 – 03:26 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:26 – 05:08 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:08 – 06:51 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
- 06:50 NowSun
- 07:42 NowVenus
- 08:34 NowMercury
- 09:25 NowMoon
- 10:17 NowSaturn
- 11:09 NowJupiter
- 12:01 NowMars
- 12:52 NowSun
- 13:44 NowVenus
- 14:36 NowMercury
- 15:28 NowMoon
- 16:19 NowSaturn
- 17:11 NowJupiter
- 18:20 NowMars
- 19:28 NowSun
- 20:36 NowVenus
- 21:44 NowMercury
- 22:53 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:01 NowSaturn
- 01:09 NowJupiter
- 02:17 NowMars
- 03:26 NowSun
- 04:34 NowVenus
- 05:42 NowMercury
- 06:50 NowSun
- 07:50 NowVenus
- 08:50 NowMercury
- 09:50 NowMoon
- 10:50 NowSaturn
- 11:50 NowJupiter
- 12:50 NowMars
- 13:50 NowSun
- 14:50 NowVenus
- 15:50 NowMercury
- 16:50 NowMoon
- 17:50 NowSaturn
- 18:50 NowJupiter
- 19:50 NowMars
- 20:50 NowSun
- 21:50 NowVenus
- 22:50 NowMercury
- 23:50 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:50 NowSaturn
- 01:50 NowJupiter
- 02:50 NowMars
- 03:50 NowSun
- 04:50 NowVenus
- 05:50 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:01 – 06:36 Scorpio
- 06:36 – 08:40 Sagittarius
- 08:40 – 10:23 Capricorn
- 10:23 – 11:51 Aquarius
- 11:51 – 13:17 Pisces
- 13:17 – 14:54 Aries
- 14:54 – 16:50 Taurus
- 16:50 – 19:04 Gemini
- 19:04 – 21:24 Cancer
- 21:24 – 23:40 Leo
- 23:40 – 01:55 next day Virgo
- 01:55 – 04:14 next day Libra
- 04:14 – 06:32 next day Scorpio
- 06:32 – 06:51 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