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Daylight hours in Kathmandu today
October 27, 2026 · Kathmandu, Nepal
Capital1,442,271 people
Kathmandu has 11h 14m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 06:12 and sunset is at 17:25. All times are calculated astronomically for Kathmandu's exact coordinates.
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 11:48 in Kathmandu, 11 minutes before the clock says 12. The gap comes from the city's longitude within its timezone, the equation of time, and summer time where it applies. At midday the sun currently stands 49.6° 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
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10h 34m | 06:56 | 17:31 |
| February | 11h 13m | 06:42 | 17:55 |
| March | 11h 58m | 06:15 | 18:13 |
| April | 12h 49m | 05:40 | 18:29 |
| May | 13h 30m | 05:16 | 18:46 |
| June | 13h 53m | 05:08 | 19:01 |
| July | 13h 44m | 05:18 | 19:02 |
| August | 13h 9m | 05:35 | 18:44 |
| September | 12h 21m | 05:50 | 18:10 |
| October | 11h 32m | 06:04 | 17:36 |
| November | 10h 48m | 06:25 | 17:13 |
| December | 10h 24m | 06:47 | 17:12 |