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Gulika Kalam, Rahu Kaal and Yamaganda today in Kathmandu
1:12 PM – 2:36 PM
The rest of the day is clear of it
Next: Tue 27 Oct, 11:47 AM – 1:12 PM
Gulika Kalam in Kathmandu was from 1:12 PM to 2:36 PM today. It is already over.
Rahu Kaal
7:34 AM – 8:59 AM
Over
Yamaganda Kaal
10:23 AM – 11:48 AM
Over
Sunrise 6:10 AM · Sunset 5:25 PM · Purnima tithi · Ashwini nakshatra
All times are local to Kathmandu, computed for Asia/Kathmandu (UTC+05:45).
| Period | Time | Nature | Traditionally read as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulika Kaal | 1:12 PM - 2:36 PM | Mixed | Use extra care with new commitments; traditions treat this as a caution period. |
| Rahu Kaal | 7:34 AM - 8:59 AM | Inauspicious | Avoid beginning important work. Work already under way can continue. |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 10:23 AM - 11:48 AM | Inauspicious | Usually avoided for journeys, ceremonies and important new starts. |
| Abhijit Muhurat | 11:25 AM - 12:10 PM | Auspicious | A broadly favourable midday window for important work when a detailed muhurta is unavailable. |
- How long Gulika Kaal lasts. It is one eighth of the daylight, so 1 hour 24 minutes today. Through 2026 it runs from 1 hour 18 minutes (around 22 December) to 1 hour 44 minutes (around 21 June).
- Local noon. Midway between sunrise and sunset, Kathmandu's noon falls at 11:48 AM today, 12 minutes before 12:00 on the clock. Kathmandu lies 0.9° west of the 86.25° E meridian its clock keeps, which makes noon 4 minutes late; the time of year (the equation of time) takes off 16 minutes today. Abhijit Muhurat is centred on this moment, not on twelve o'clock.
- Day length. Kathmandu has 11 hours 15 minutes of daylight today, against 11 hours 25 minutes a week ago and 11 hours 5 minutes a week from now: the days here are getting shorter by about 10 minutes a week, and will until the shortest day, around 22 December. In 2026 the longest day is 13 hours 54 minutes (around 21 June) and the shortest 10 hours 24 minutes (around 22 December), a swing of 3 hours 31 minutes.
- The year's extremes. The earliest sunrise of 2026 is 5:07 AM (around 10 June) and the latest 6:56 AM (around 11 January); the earliest sunset is 5:08 PM (around 1 December) and the latest 7:04 PM (around 1 July). None falls on a solstice: the Sun's clock time drifts through the year, so the latest mornings come weeks after the shortest day.
- The overhead Sun. Kathmandu lies 27.7° north, 4.3° beyond the Tropic of Cancer, so the Sun never stands directly overhead: at its highest, around 21 June, it is 86° above the horizon at noon.
Gulika Kaal is one eighth of the daylight, fixed by the weekday and measured from your local sunrise — so it falls at a different clock time in every city and moves a little every day. Rahu Kaal and Yamaganda are the same construction on different segments.
Everything above comes from the same computation behind today's full Panchang, using Swiss Ephemeris positions and your city's actual coordinates rather than a national average.
For what these periods mean and how they are traditionally used — including their limits — read the Gulika Kalam guide. For choosing a time deliberately, see how muhurta is actually chosen.
The slow transits work on a different scale entirely — Saturn and Jupiter change sign in years rather than in hours. Shani Gochar, Guru Gochar, Rahu Ketu Gochar, Sade Sati, Mercury retrograde.
Timing guidance here is a framework for planning, not medical, legal or financial advice. Never delay medical care for a timing window.
Gulika Kalam questions, answered
What time does Gulika Kalam start in Kathmandu today?
The table above starts at sunrise in Kathmandu, which is 6:10 AM today. Every window on this page is measured from that sunrise, so the first period begins there rather than at midnight.
Which timezone are these Gulika Kalam times in?
All times on this page are local to Kathmandu, computed for Asia/Kathmandu (UTC+05:45). They are not converted from Indian Standard Time — sunrise is calculated for Kathmandu's own coordinates and the whole table is measured from it.
Why is Gulika Kalam different in Kathmandu than in Delhi?
Because the periods are divisions of the time between Kathmandu's own sunrise and sunset, not a national table. Sunrise differs across India by well over an hour, so a time computed for Delhi is wrong in Kathmandu by a meaningful margin.
How many Gulika Kalam periods are there?
4 are listed above for Kathmandu — the full set covering the daylight period this tool divides.
Delhi and every major city on one page: Gulika Kalam today.
These windows are derived from local sunrise, so they differ by city. A time computed for Delhi is wrong in Chennai by a meaningful margin.
For everything else about today in Kathmandu — tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana and the full set of muhurta windows — open the full Panchang for Kathmandu.
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