Nairobi panchang, 7 January 2026
Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 18:43 Moonrise 22:28 Pausha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:34 to 18:43- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:05 – 09:36
- Gulika Kalam 11:07 – 12:38
- Durmuhurta 12:14 – 13:03
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:14 – 13:03 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:38 – 14:10
- 09:26 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 16:03 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 16:07 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
18:43 to 06:34 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:43 – 21:05
- Brahma Muhurta 04:59 – 05:47 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:04 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 04:04 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 04:04 next day
- Nakshatra Magha until 09:26 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Ayushman until 16:03
- Karana Kaulava until 16:07, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:26 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 16:03 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 16:07 Karana becomes Taitila
- 04:04 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 04:04 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:05 – 09:36
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:07 – 12:38
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:14 – 13:03
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:38 – 14:10
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. 04:59 – 05:46
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:14 – 13:03
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:43 – 21:05
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:34 – 08:05 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:05 – 09:36 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:36 – 11:07 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:07 – 12:38 | Good |
| Rog | 12:38 – 14:10 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:10 – 15:41 | Bad |
| Char | 15:41 – 17:12 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:12 – 18:43 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:43 – 20:12 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:12 – 21:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:41 – 23:10 | Good |
| Char | 23:10 – 00:39 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:39 – 02:08 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:08 – 03:36 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:36 – 05:05 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:05 – 06:34 next day | Bad |
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
- 06:34 NowMercury
- 07:34 NowMoon
- 08:35 NowSaturn
- 09:36 NowJupiter
- 10:37 NowMars
- 11:38 NowSun
- 12:38 NowVenus
- 13:39 NowMercury
- 14:40 NowMoon
- 15:41 NowSaturn
- 16:42 NowJupiter
- 17:43 NowMars
- 18:43 NowSun
- 19:43 NowVenus
- 20:42 NowMercury
- 21:41 NowMoon
- 22:40 NowSaturn
- 23:39 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:39 NowMars
- 01:38 NowSun
- 02:37 NowVenus
- 03:36 NowMercury
- 04:36 NowMoon
- 05:35 NowSaturn
- 06:34 NowMercury
- 07:34 NowMoon
- 08:34 NowSaturn
- 09:34 NowJupiter
- 10:34 NowMars
- 11:34 NowSun
- 12:34 NowVenus
- 13:34 NowMercury
- 14:34 NowMoon
- 15:34 NowSaturn
- 16:34 NowJupiter
- 17:34 NowMars
- 18:34 NowSun
- 19:34 NowVenus
- 20:34 NowMercury
- 21:34 NowMoon
- 22:34 NowSaturn
- 23:34 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:34 NowMars
- 01:34 NowSun
- 02:34 NowVenus
- 03:34 NowMercury
- 04:34 NowMoon
- 05:34 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:59 – 07:08 Sagittarius
- 07:08 – 09:10 Capricorn
- 09:10 – 11:03 Aquarius
- 11:03 – 12:55 Pisces
- 12:55 – 14:53 Aries
- 14:53 – 17:01 Taurus
- 17:01 – 19:10 Gemini
- 19:10 – 21:10 Cancer
- 21:10 – 23:02 Leo
- 23:02 – 00:51 next day Virgo
- 00:51 – 02:48 next day Libra
- 02:48 – 04:54 next day Scorpio
- 04:54 – 06:34 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