Nairobi panchang, 12 January 2026
Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 18:45 Moonrise 01:14 Pausha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:36 to 18:45- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:07 – 09:38
- Yamaganda 11:09 – 12:40
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:16 – 13:05
- Durmuhurta 13:05 – 13:53
- Gulika Kalam 14:12 – 15:43
- Durmuhurta 15:31 – 16:19
- 10:13 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 10:13 Karana becomes Vanija
- 15:42 Yoga becomes Shula
- 18:35 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
Night
18:45 to 06:36 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:45 – 21:07
- Brahma Muhurta 05:01 – 05:49 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:30 Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 10:13
- Nakshatra Swati until 18:35 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Dhriti until 15:42
- Karana Gara until 10:13, then Vanija
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 10:13 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 10:13 Karana becomes Vanija
- 15:42 Yoga becomes Shula
- 18:35 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 23:30 Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:07 – 09:38
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:09 – 12:40
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:05 – 13:53
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:12 – 15:43
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:31 – 16:19
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 15:42 – 17:42
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 00:50 next day Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 23:41 – 01:59 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. 05:01 – 05:48
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:16 – 13:05
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:45 – 21:07
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:36 – 08:07 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:07 – 09:38 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:38 – 11:09 | Good |
| Rog | 11:09 – 12:40 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:40 – 14:12 | Bad |
| Char | 14:12 – 15:43 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:43 – 17:14 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:14 – 18:45 | Good |
| Char | 18:45 – 20:14 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:14 – 21:43 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:43 – 23:12 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:12 – 00:41 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:41 – 02:10 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:10 – 03:38 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:38 – 05:07 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:07 – 06:36 next day | Neutral |
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
- 06:36 NowMoon
- 07:37 NowSaturn
- 08:37 NowJupiter
- 09:38 NowMars
- 10:39 NowSun
- 11:40 NowVenus
- 12:40 NowMercury
- 13:41 NowMoon
- 14:42 NowSaturn
- 15:43 NowJupiter
- 16:44 NowMars
- 17:44 NowSun
- 18:45 NowVenus
- 19:44 NowMercury
- 20:44 NowMoon
- 21:43 NowSaturn
- 22:42 NowJupiter
- 23:41 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:41 NowSun
- 01:40 NowVenus
- 02:39 NowMercury
- 03:38 NowMoon
- 04:38 NowSaturn
- 05:37 NowJupiter
- 06:36 NowMoon
- 07:36 NowSaturn
- 08:36 NowJupiter
- 09:36 NowMars
- 10:36 NowSun
- 11:36 NowVenus
- 12:36 NowMercury
- 13:36 NowMoon
- 14:36 NowSaturn
- 15:36 NowJupiter
- 16:36 NowMars
- 17:36 NowSun
- 18:36 NowVenus
- 19:36 NowMercury
- 20:36 NowMoon
- 21:36 NowSaturn
- 22:36 NowJupiter
- 23:36 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:36 NowSun
- 01:36 NowVenus
- 02:36 NowMercury
- 03:36 NowMoon
- 04:36 NowSaturn
- 05:36 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:01 – 06:48 Sagittarius
- 06:48 – 08:50 Capricorn
- 08:50 – 10:44 Aquarius
- 10:44 – 12:35 Pisces
- 12:35 – 14:33 Aries
- 14:33 – 16:41 Taurus
- 16:41 – 18:50 Gemini
- 18:50 – 20:51 Cancer
- 20:51 – 22:42 Leo
- 22:42 – 00:32 next day Virgo
- 00:32 – 02:28 next day Libra
- 02:28 – 04:35 next day Scorpio
- 04:35 – 06:36 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