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Panchang for Kathmandu — 22 October 2026

Shukla Ekadashi tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra · Thursday · (27.7172°, 85.324°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Tula (Ashvina)

A pañcāṅga is the day's five limbs — tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yoga and karaṇa. All five come from the real positions of the Sun and Moon and change through the day, so they are reckoned from Kathmandu (27.7172°, 85.324°)'s own sunrise — 06:08 AM here today rather than from a national average. Below are today's five with the time each ends, and then the day's auspicious and inauspicious windows.

What it means
TithiShukla Ekadashiuntil 03:03 PMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraShatabhisha · pada 2until 09:04 PMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaVriddhiuntil 11:54 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 03:03 PMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:08 AM
Sunset05:28 PM
Moonrise03:06 PM
Moonset02:01 AM
Moon inAquarius
Sun inLibra
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:25 AM – 12:10 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:32 AM – 05:20 AM
Amrit Kalam01:44 PM – 03:24 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam01:13 PM – 02:38 PM
Gulika Kalam08:58 AM – 10:23 AM
Yamaganda06:08 AM – 07:33 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta12:56 PM – 01:41 PM
Durmuhurta03:57 PM – 04:42 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh06:08 AM – 07:33 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog07:33 AM – 08:58 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg08:58 AM – 10:23 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:23 AM – 11:48 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:48 AM – 01:13 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:13 PM – 02:38 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:38 PM – 04:03 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:03 PM – 05:28 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit05:28 PM – 07:03 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:03 PM – 08:38 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:38 PM – 10:13 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:13 PM – 11:48 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:48 PM – 01:23 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:23 AM – 02:58 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:58 AM – 04:33 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:33 AM – 06:08 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works

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Sources & citations

P Sun/Moon sidereal longitudes via Swiss Ephemeris (pyswisseph), Lahiri/Chitrapaksha ayanamsa
T1 Surya Siddhanta — tithi=Moon−Sun/12°, nakshatra=Moon/13°20′, yoga=(Sun+Moon)/13°20′, karana=half-tithi
T3 Rahu/Yamaganda/Gulika kalam — 8 equal day-octants by weekday (standard panchang convention)
T2 Prasna Marga — Visha (Varjyam) & Amrita ghati table per nakshatra
T2 Muhurta Chintamani — auspicious/inauspicious yogas, masa/ritu/ayana
T2 Abhijit = the midday muhurta — Jaimini Sutras, B. S. Rao 1955, commentator's note to Su.27: “The mid-day goes under the name of Abhijit and is considered as very auspicious for all work. It cuts away all evils. Abhijit sarva doshaghnam.” Day divided into 15 muhurtas of 2 ghati each, varying with daylength — Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra (Tara Chandra Shastri / Khemaraja edition)
T3 Durmuhurta — muhurta slots by weekday (standard panchang convention; no verse for it in our library, so it is not cited to one)
T3 Muhurta Chintamani — Choghadiya/Kalahora prakarana; weekday-rotated 7-cycle