Sunrise in Kathmandu today
September 11, 2026 · Kathmandu, Nepal
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Sunrise in Kathmandu today is at 05:48. Day length is 12h 27m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Kathmandu's coordinates and updated daily.
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.
The sun comes up over the east horizon in Kathmandu today, at a bearing of 84°. It starts getting light 24 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises 5 minutes earlier in Kathmandu than in Pokhara, 146 km to the west-northwest.
The time of sunrise slides earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times 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.
Sunrise in Kathmandu by month
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:56 | 17:31 | 10h 34m |
| February | 06:42 | 17:55 | 11h 13m |
| March | 06:15 | 18:13 | 11h 58m |
| April | 05:40 | 18:29 | 12h 49m |
| May | 05:16 | 18:46 | 13h 30m |
| June | 05:08 | 19:01 | 13h 53m |
| July | 05:18 | 19:02 | 13h 44m |
| August | 05:35 | 18:44 | 13h 9m |
| September | 05:50 | 18:10 | 12h 21m |
| October | 06:04 | 17:36 | 11h 32m |
| November | 06:25 | 17:13 | 10h 48m |
| December | 06:47 | 17:12 | 10h 24m |