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If you are taking tika in the US this Dashain, the auspicious hours start on Tuesday night

Dashain’s tika day is Wednesday 21 October in Nepal. Across US time zones that window opens on Tuesday evening and closes before dawn.

By Maya Rai · Sep 20, 2026

Vijaya Dashami, the tika day of Dashain, falls on Wednesday 21 October 2026 in Nepal — which means the auspicious window opens on Tuesday evening in the United States. Nepal's panchanga puts the tika hours from sunrise at 6:07am until the Dashami tithi ends…

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The tika window in your time zone

Here is Nepal's window converted, hour for hour. The United States is still on daylight time in October — the clocks do not go back until 1 November — so these are daylight-time hours.

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Does the Nepal clock actually matter in America?

For most families, no, and nobody back home expects it to. The panchanga fixes the hours for Nepal, where the whole country stops for the day. In the United States, 21 October is a Wednesday workday, and families take tika when the family can gather: the…

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The whole Dashain calendar, in US terms

Dashain is fifteen days, and only a few of them are marked outside Nepal. Ghatasthapana, when the jamara is sown, falls on Sunday 11 October, which is convenient for US families this year. The busiest days for gatherings are the weekend of Phulpati and Maha…

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If you are flying home for Dashain

Nepal all but closes for the public holidays, 17 to 23 October. Government offices, permit counters and many businesses shut, domestic flights and long-distance buses fill with people travelling to their family homes, and Kathmandu empties. If you are going…

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What time is tika in the USA for Dashain 2026?

Nepal's tika window on Wednesday 21 October runs from 6:07am to 2:26pm Kathmandu time. In the United States that is Tuesday 20 October from 8:22pm to 4:41am Wednesday on the East Coast, and from 5:22pm to 1:41am on the West Coast.

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Is it wrong to take tika at a different time in America?

No. The auspicious hours are set for Nepal, and families abroad have always taken tika when the household can gather. The order, elders to youngest, and the blessing itself are what count.

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How many Nepalis live in the United States?

The 2020 Census counted 219,503 people of Nepalese descent, including those who reported Nepalese in combination with another group, and 205,297 who reported Nepalese alone. That is a 269% increase on the 59,490 counted in 2010. Sources: Nepal's 2083…

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