Kathmandu panchang, 23 December 2026
Sunrise 06:52 Sunset 17:13 Moonrise 16:21 Margashirsha month
Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal · 27.70°, 85.32° · Asia/Kathmandu (UTC+05:45)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:52 to 17:13- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:09 – 09:27
- Gulika Kalam 10:45 – 12:02
- Durmuhurta 11:41 – 12:23
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:23 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:02 – 13:20
- 08:11 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 11:02 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 11:02 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
17:13 to 06:52 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:13 – 19:57
- Brahma Muhurta 05:03 – 05:57 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:30 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 18:41 Moon enters Gemini
- 21:08 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:08 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturdashi until 11:02
- Nakshatra Rohini until 08:11 · lord Moon
- Yoga Shubha until 17:30
- Karana Vanija until 11:02, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:11 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 11:02 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 11:02 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:30 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 18:41 Moon enters Gemini
- 21:08 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:08 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:09 – 09:27
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:45 – 12:02
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:41 – 12:23
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:02 – 13:20
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. 05:02 – 05:57
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:41 – 12:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:13 – 19:57
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:52 – 08:11
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:52 – 08:11
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 08:11 – 05:08 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:52 – 08:09 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:09 – 09:27 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:27 – 10:45 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:45 – 12:02 | Good |
| Rog | 12:02 – 13:20 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:20 – 14:37 | Bad |
| Char | 14:37 – 15:55 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:55 – 17:13 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:13 – 18:55 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:55 – 20:38 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:38 – 22:20 | Good |
| Char | 22:20 – 00:02 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:02 – 01:45 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:45 – 03:27 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:27 – 05:10 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:10 – 06:52 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
- 06:52 NowMercury
- 07:43 NowMoon
- 08:35 NowSaturn
- 09:27 NowJupiter
- 10:19 NowMars
- 11:10 NowSun
- 12:02 NowVenus
- 12:54 NowMercury
- 13:46 NowMoon
- 14:37 NowSaturn
- 15:29 NowJupiter
- 16:21 NowMars
- 17:13 NowSun
- 18:21 NowVenus
- 19:29 NowMercury
- 20:38 NowMoon
- 21:46 NowSaturn
- 22:54 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:02 NowMars
- 01:11 NowSun
- 02:19 NowVenus
- 03:27 NowMercury
- 04:36 NowMoon
- 05:44 NowSaturn
- 06:52 NowMercury
- 07:52 NowMoon
- 08:52 NowSaturn
- 09:52 NowJupiter
- 10:52 NowMars
- 11:52 NowSun
- 12:52 NowVenus
- 13:52 NowMercury
- 14:52 NowMoon
- 15:52 NowSaturn
- 16:52 NowJupiter
- 17:52 NowMars
- 18:52 NowSun
- 19:52 NowVenus
- 20:52 NowMercury
- 21:52 NowMoon
- 22:52 NowSaturn
- 23:52 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:52 NowMars
- 01:52 NowSun
- 02:52 NowVenus
- 03:52 NowMercury
- 04:52 NowMoon
- 05:52 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:02 – 06:24 Scorpio
- 06:24 – 08:28 Sagittarius
- 08:28 – 10:11 Capricorn
- 10:11 – 11:40 Aquarius
- 11:40 – 13:06 Pisces
- 13:06 – 14:42 Aries
- 14:42 – 16:38 Taurus
- 16:38 – 18:52 Gemini
- 18:52 – 21:12 Cancer
- 21:12 – 23:28 Leo
- 23:28 – 01:43 next day Virgo
- 01:43 – 04:02 next day Libra
- 04:02 – 06:20 next day Scorpio
- 06:20 – 06:52 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