Kathmandu panchang, 20 January 2027
Sunrise 06:56 Sunset 17:33 Moonrise 15:04 Pausha month
Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal · 27.70°, 85.32° · Asia/Kathmandu (UTC+05:45)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:56 to 17:33- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:15 – 09:35
- Gulika Kalam 10:55 – 12:14
- Durmuhurta 11:53 – 12:35
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:53 – 12:35 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:14 – 13:34
- 15:14 Karana becomes Taitila
- 16:32 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Night
17:33 to 06:55 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:33 – 20:13
- Brahma Muhurta 05:08 – 06:02 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:38 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 01:27 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 01:27 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 01:27 next day
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 16:32 · lord Mars
- Yoga Indra until 22:38
- Karana Kaulava until 15:14, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 15:14 Karana becomes Taitila
- 16:32 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 22:38 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 01:27 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 01:27 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:15 – 09:35
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:55 – 12:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:53 – 12:35
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:14 – 13:34
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 22:38 – 18:23 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. 05:08 – 06:02
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:53 – 12:35
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:33 – 20:13
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:56 – 16:32
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 16:32 – 06:55 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:56 – 08:15 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:15 – 09:35 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:35 – 10:55 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:55 – 12:14 | Good |
| Rog | 12:14 – 13:34 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:34 – 14:54 | Bad |
| Char | 14:54 – 16:13 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:13 – 17:33 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:33 – 19:13 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:13 – 20:53 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:53 – 22:34 | Good |
| Char | 22:34 – 00:14 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:14 – 01:54 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:54 – 03:35 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:35 – 05:15 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:15 – 06:55 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
- 06:56 NowMercury
- 07:49 NowMoon
- 08:42 NowSaturn
- 09:35 NowJupiter
- 10:28 NowMars
- 11:21 NowSun
- 12:14 NowVenus
- 13:07 NowMercury
- 14:00 NowMoon
- 14:54 NowSaturn
- 15:47 NowJupiter
- 16:40 NowMars
- 17:33 NowSun
- 18:40 NowVenus
- 19:47 NowMercury
- 20:53 NowMoon
- 22:00 NowSaturn
- 23:07 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:14 NowMars
- 01:21 NowSun
- 02:28 NowVenus
- 03:35 NowMercury
- 04:42 NowMoon
- 05:48 NowSaturn
- 06:56 NowMercury
- 07:56 NowMoon
- 08:56 NowSaturn
- 09:56 NowJupiter
- 10:56 NowMars
- 11:56 NowSun
- 12:56 NowVenus
- 13:56 NowMercury
- 14:56 NowMoon
- 15:56 NowSaturn
- 16:56 NowJupiter
- 17:56 NowMars
- 18:56 NowSun
- 19:56 NowVenus
- 20:56 NowMercury
- 21:56 NowMoon
- 22:56 NowSaturn
- 23:56 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:56 NowMars
- 01:56 NowSun
- 02:56 NowVenus
- 03:56 NowMercury
- 04:56 NowMoon
- 05:56 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:08 – 06:38 Sagittarius
- 06:38 – 08:21 Capricorn
- 08:21 – 09:50 Aquarius
- 09:50 – 11:16 Pisces
- 11:16 – 12:52 Aries
- 12:52 – 14:48 Taurus
- 14:48 – 17:02 Gemini
- 17:02 – 19:22 Cancer
- 19:22 – 21:38 Leo
- 21:38 – 23:53 Virgo
- 23:53 – 02:12 next day Libra
- 02:12 – 04:30 next day Scorpio
- 04:30 – 06:34 next day Sagittarius
- 06:34 – 06:55 next day Capricorn
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