Kathmandu panchang, 28 December 2026
Sunrise 06:54 Sunset 17:16 Moonrise 22:10 Margashirsha month
Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal · 27.70°, 85.32° · Asia/Kathmandu (UTC+05:45)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:54 to 17:16- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:11 – 09:29
- Yamaganda 10:47 – 12:05
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:44 – 12:25
- Durmuhurta 12:25 – 13:07
- Gulika Kalam 13:22 – 14:40
- Durmuhurta 14:30 – 15:11
- 15:13 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 15:13 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:48 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
Night
17:16 to 06:54 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:16 – 19:59
- Brahma Muhurta 05:05 – 05:59 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:10 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 02:21 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 15:13
- Nakshatra Magha until 16:48 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Priti until 18:10
- Karana Taitila until 15:13, then Gara
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 15:13 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 15:13 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:48 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 18:10 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 02:21 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:11 – 09:29
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:47 – 12:05
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:25 – 13:07
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:22 – 14:40
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:30 – 15:11
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. 05:05 – 05:59
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:44 – 12:25
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:16 – 19:59
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 16:48 – 06:54 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:54 – 08:11 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:11 – 09:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:29 – 10:47 | Good |
| Rog | 10:47 – 12:05 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:05 – 13:22 | Bad |
| Char | 13:22 – 14:40 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:40 – 15:58 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:58 – 17:16 | Good |
| Char | 17:16 – 18:58 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 18:58 – 20:40 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:40 – 22:23 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:23 – 00:05 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:05 – 01:47 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:47 – 03:29 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:29 – 05:12 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:12 – 06:54 next day | Neutral |
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
- 06:54 NowMoon
- 07:46 NowSaturn
- 08:37 NowJupiter
- 09:29 NowMars
- 10:21 NowSun
- 11:13 NowVenus
- 12:05 NowMercury
- 12:56 NowMoon
- 13:48 NowSaturn
- 14:40 NowJupiter
- 15:32 NowMars
- 16:24 NowSun
- 17:16 NowVenus
- 18:24 NowMercury
- 19:32 NowMoon
- 20:40 NowSaturn
- 21:48 NowJupiter
- 22:57 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:05 NowSun
- 01:13 NowVenus
- 02:21 NowMercury
- 03:29 NowMoon
- 04:38 NowSaturn
- 05:46 NowJupiter
- 06:54 NowMoon
- 07:54 NowSaturn
- 08:54 NowJupiter
- 09:54 NowMars
- 10:54 NowSun
- 11:54 NowVenus
- 12:54 NowMercury
- 13:54 NowMoon
- 14:54 NowSaturn
- 15:54 NowJupiter
- 16:54 NowMars
- 17:54 NowSun
- 18:54 NowVenus
- 19:54 NowMercury
- 20:54 NowMoon
- 21:54 NowSaturn
- 22:54 NowJupiter
- 23:54 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:54 NowSun
- 01:54 NowVenus
- 02:54 NowMercury
- 03:54 NowMoon
- 04:54 NowSaturn
- 05:54 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:05 – 06:04 Scorpio
- 06:04 – 08:09 Sagittarius
- 08:09 – 09:52 Capricorn
- 09:52 – 11:20 Aquarius
- 11:20 – 12:46 Pisces
- 12:46 – 14:22 Aries
- 14:22 – 16:18 Taurus
- 16:18 – 18:33 Gemini
- 18:33 – 20:52 Cancer
- 20:52 – 23:08 Leo
- 23:08 – 01:24 next day Virgo
- 01:24 – 03:42 next day Libra
- 03:42 – 06:01 next day Scorpio
- 06:01 – 06:54 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