Daylight hours in Kathmandu today

September 11, 2026 · Kathmandu, Nepal

Capital1,442,271 people

Kathmandu has 12h 27m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 05:48 and sunset is at 18:15. All times are calculated astronomically for Kathmandu's exact coordinates.

Day length
12h 27m
Sunrise
05:48
Sunset
18:15
Solar noon
12:01
Dawn
05:24
Dusk
18:39
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Kathmandu lies at 28°N. In Kathmandu, day length ranges from 10h 23m in winter to 13h 54m in summer — a swing of about 3h 31m.

Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 12:01 in Kathmandu, almost exactly when the clock says 12. At midday the sun currently stands 67.0° above the horizon in Kathmandu. Over the year the midday sun ranges from 38.8° at the winter solstice to 85.7° at the summer solstice.

Day length changes fastest near the spring and autumn equinoxes and slowest near the longest day and shortest day of the year. See the year chart to visualise how daylight hours shift month by month for Kathmandu.

The longest day in Kathmandu is around 13h 54m (around June 21). The shortest is around 10h 23m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter losing about 2 minutes per day.

Daylight hours in Kathmandu by month

MonthDay lengthSunriseSunset
January10h 34m06:5617:31
February11h 13m06:4217:55
March11h 58m06:1518:13
April12h 49m05:4018:29
May13h 30m05:1618:46
June13h 53m05:0819:01
July13h 44m05:1819:02
August13h 9m05:3518:44
September12h 21m05:5018:10
October11h 32m06:0417:36
November10h 48m06:2517:13
December10h 24m06:4717:12