Kathmandu
Sunrise and sunset in Kathmandu
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Kathmandu, in local time. At 27.7° N, the day lasts from 10 h 23 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 54 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 06:07, sunset at 17:28.
Day length 11 h 20 min, 1 min 32 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:48, with the Sun 51° above the horizon.
Times are Kathmandu time (GMT+5:45).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:49 | 18:46 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:16 | 18:19 |
| Civil twilight | 05:44 | 17:51 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:07 | 17:28 |
| Golden hour | 06:07–06:39 | 16:56–17:28 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Kathmandu
- Longest day: June 21, 13 h 54 min, from sunrise at 05:08 to sunset at 19:02.
- Shortest day: December 22, 10 h 23 min, from sunrise at 06:50 to sunset at 17:13.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:54 | 17:35 | 10 h 41 min |
| February 21 | 06:36 | 17:58 | 11 h 23 min |
| March 21 | 06:06 | 18:15 | 12 h 08 min |
| April 21 | 05:33 | 18:31 | 12 h 58 min |
| May 21 | 05:11 | 18:49 | 13 h 37 min |
| June 21 | 05:08 | 19:02 | 13 h 54 min |
| July 21 | 05:20 | 18:59 | 13 h 39 min |
| August 21 | 05:37 | 18:36 | 12 h 59 min |
| September 21 | 05:51 | 18:01 | 12 h 10 min |
| October 21 | 06:07 | 17:29 | 11 h 22 min |
| November 21 | 06:29 | 17:09 | 10 h 41 min |
| December 21 | 06:49 | 17:13 | 10 h 23 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 27.7° N, 85.3° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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