Nairobi panchang, 1 January 2026
Sunrise 06:31 Sunset 18:41 Moonrise 16:46 Pausha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:31 to 18:41- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 06:31 – 08:02
- Gulika Kalam 09:33 – 11:05
- Durmuhurta 10:34 – 11:23
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:11 – 13:00
- Rahu Kalam 14:07 – 15:38
- Durmuhurta 15:26 – 16:15
- 09:36 Karana becomes Taitila
- 14:42 Yoga becomes Shukla
Night
18:41 to 06:31 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 18:41 – 21:03
- Brahma Muhurta 04:57 – 05:44 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:52 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 19:52 Karana becomes Gara
- 20:18 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 06:08 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 19:52
- Nakshatra Rohini until 20:18 · lord Moon
- Yoga Shubha until 14:42
- Karana Kaulava until 09:36, then Taitila
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:36 Karana becomes Taitila
- 14:42 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 19:52 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 19:52 Karana becomes Gara
- 20:18 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 06:08 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:31 – 08:02
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:33 – 11:05
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:34 – 11:23
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:07 – 15:38
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:26 – 16:15
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:31 – 20:18
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 20:18 – 06:31 next day
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 04:56 – 05:43
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:11 – 13:00
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:41 – 21:03
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 20:18 – 06:31 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 06:31 – 08:02 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:02 – 09:33 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:33 – 11:05 | Bad |
| Char | 11:05 – 12:36 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:36 – 14:07 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:07 – 15:38 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:38 – 17:09 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:09 – 18:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:41 – 20:10 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 20:10 – 21:38 | Neutral |
| Rog | 21:38 – 23:07 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:07 – 00:36 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:36 – 02:05 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:05 – 03:34 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:34 – 05:02 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:02 – 06:31 next day | Good |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:31 NowJupiter
- 07:32 NowMars
- 08:32 NowSun
- 09:33 NowVenus
- 10:34 NowMercury
- 11:35 NowMoon
- 12:36 NowSaturn
- 13:37 NowJupiter
- 14:37 NowMars
- 15:38 NowSun
- 16:39 NowVenus
- 17:40 NowMercury
- 18:41 NowMoon
- 19:40 NowSaturn
- 20:39 NowJupiter
- 21:38 NowMars
- 22:38 NowSun
- 23:37 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:36 NowMercury
- 01:35 NowMoon
- 02:34 NowSaturn
- 03:34 NowJupiter
- 04:33 NowMars
- 05:32 NowSun
- 06:31 NowJupiter
- 07:31 NowMars
- 08:31 NowSun
- 09:31 NowVenus
- 10:31 NowMercury
- 11:31 NowMoon
- 12:31 NowSaturn
- 13:31 NowJupiter
- 14:31 NowMars
- 15:31 NowSun
- 16:31 NowVenus
- 17:31 NowMercury
- 18:31 NowMoon
- 19:31 NowSaturn
- 20:31 NowJupiter
- 21:31 NowMars
- 22:31 NowSun
- 23:31 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:31 NowMercury
- 01:31 NowMoon
- 02:31 NowSaturn
- 03:31 NowJupiter
- 04:31 NowMars
- 05:31 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:56 – 05:22 Scorpio
- 05:22 – 07:31 Sagittarius
- 07:31 – 09:33 Capricorn
- 09:33 – 11:27 Aquarius
- 11:27 – 13:18 Pisces
- 13:18 – 15:17 Aries
- 15:17 – 17:24 Taurus
- 17:24 – 19:33 Gemini
- 19:33 – 21:34 Cancer
- 21:34 – 23:25 Leo
- 23:25 – 01:15 next day Virgo
- 01:15 – 03:11 next day Libra
- 03:11 – 05:18 next day Scorpio
- 05:18 – 06:31 next day Sagittarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in Africa/Nairobi (UTC+3) · Method