Nairobi panchang, 14 January 2026
Sunrise 06:37 Sunset 18:46 Moonrise 02:44 Pausha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:37 to 18:46- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:08 – 09:39
- Gulika Kalam 11:10 – 12:41
- Durmuhurta 12:17 – 13:06
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:17 – 13:06 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:41 – 14:12
- 15:23 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 15:23 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 17:25 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
Night
18:46 to 06:37 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:46 – 21:08
- Brahma Muhurta 05:02 – 05:50 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:33 next day Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 04:37 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 15:23
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 00:33 next day · lord Saturn
- Yoga Ganda until 17:25
- Karana Balava until 15:23, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 15:23 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 15:23 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 17:25 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 00:33 next day Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 04:37 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:08 – 09:39
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:10 – 12:41
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:17 – 13:06
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:41 – 14:12
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. 05:02 – 05:49
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:17 – 13:06
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:46 – 21:08
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 06:37 – 00:33 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:37 – 00:33 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 15:23 – 06:37 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:37 – 08:08 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:08 – 09:39 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:39 – 11:10 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:10 – 12:41 | Good |
| Rog | 12:41 – 14:12 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:12 – 15:44 | Bad |
| Char | 15:44 – 17:15 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:15 – 18:46 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:46 – 20:15 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:15 – 21:44 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:44 – 23:13 | Good |
| Char | 23:13 – 00:41 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:41 – 02:10 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:10 – 03:39 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:39 – 05:08 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:08 – 06:37 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
- 06:37 NowMercury
- 07:37 NowMoon
- 08:38 NowSaturn
- 09:39 NowJupiter
- 10:40 NowMars
- 11:40 NowSun
- 12:41 NowVenus
- 13:42 NowMercury
- 14:43 NowMoon
- 15:44 NowSaturn
- 16:44 NowJupiter
- 17:45 NowMars
- 18:46 NowSun
- 19:45 NowVenus
- 20:44 NowMercury
- 21:44 NowMoon
- 22:43 NowSaturn
- 23:42 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:41 NowMars
- 01:41 NowSun
- 02:40 NowVenus
- 03:39 NowMercury
- 04:38 NowMoon
- 05:38 NowSaturn
- 06:37 NowMercury
- 07:37 NowMoon
- 08:37 NowSaturn
- 09:37 NowJupiter
- 10:37 NowMars
- 11:37 NowSun
- 12:37 NowVenus
- 13:37 NowMercury
- 14:37 NowMoon
- 15:37 NowSaturn
- 16:37 NowJupiter
- 17:37 NowMars
- 18:37 NowSun
- 19:37 NowVenus
- 20:37 NowMercury
- 21:37 NowMoon
- 22:37 NowSaturn
- 23:37 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:37 NowMars
- 01:37 NowSun
- 02:37 NowVenus
- 03:37 NowMercury
- 04:37 NowMoon
- 05:37 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:02 – 06:40 Sagittarius
- 06:40 – 08:42 Capricorn
- 08:42 – 10:36 Aquarius
- 10:36 – 12:27 Pisces
- 12:27 – 14:26 Aries
- 14:26 – 16:33 Taurus
- 16:33 – 18:42 Gemini
- 18:42 – 20:43 Cancer
- 20:43 – 22:34 Leo
- 22:34 – 00:24 next day Virgo
- 00:24 – 02:20 next day Libra
- 02:20 – 04:27 next day Scorpio
- 04:27 – 06:36 next day Sagittarius
- 06:36 – 06:37 next day Capricorn
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