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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Kathmandu, NP
2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Kathmandu · 27.70°N, 85.32°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:59 AM |
| Sunset | 5:42 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 43 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:05 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:32 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:00 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 18 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 43 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:42 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:31 AM |
| Moonset | 4:14 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.22°N, 145.21°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:17 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:56 AM | 6:47 PM | 1:21 PM | Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 8° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 7:53 AM | 6:22 PM | 1:08 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 12:44 AM | 2:16 PM | 7:30 AM | Visible about 4.5 h after dark, highest 63° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 1:55 AM | 3:04 PM | 8:30 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:33 PM | 5:48 AM | 11:38 PM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 64° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Kathmandu is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Patan3 km away
- Madhyapur Thimi7 km away
- Hetauda42 km away
- Bharatpur87 km away
- Birganj88 km away
- Janakpur124 km away
- Mothihari124 km away
- Bettiah129 km away
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