Nairobi panchang, 16 January 2026
Sunrise 06:37 Sunset 18:47 Moonrise 04:25 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 18:47- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:08 – 09:40
- Durmuhurta 09:03 – 09:52
- Rahu Kalam 11:11 – 12:42
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:18 – 13:06
- Durmuhurta 13:06 – 13:55
- Yamaganda 15:44 – 17:15
- 06:52 Karana becomes Vanija
- 18:36 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
Night
18:47 to 06:38 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:47 – 21:09
- Brahma Muhurta 05:03 – 05:50 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 19:52 Karana becomes Vishti
- 05:42 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 19:52
- Nakshatra Mula until 05:42 next day · lord Ketu
- Yoga Dhruva until 18:36
- Karana Gara until 06:52, then Vanija
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 06:52 Karana becomes Vanija
- 18:36 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 19:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 19:52 Karana becomes Vishti
- 05:42 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:08 – 09:40
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:03 – 09:52
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:11 – 12:42
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:06 – 13:55
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:44 – 17:15
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 18:36 – 22:12
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 – 05:50
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:18 – 13:06
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:47 – 21:09
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:37 – 08:08 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:08 – 09:40 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:40 – 11:11 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:11 – 12:42 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:42 – 14:13 | Good |
| Rog | 14:13 – 15:44 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:44 – 17:15 | Bad |
| Char | 17:15 – 18:47 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:47 – 20:15 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:15 – 21:44 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:44 – 23:13 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:13 – 00:42 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:42 – 02:11 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:11 – 03:40 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:40 – 05:09 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:09 – 06:38 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 NowVenus
- 07:38 NowMercury
- 08:39 NowMoon
- 09:40 NowSaturn
- 10:40 NowJupiter
- 11:41 NowMars
- 12:42 NowSun
- 13:43 NowVenus
- 14:43 NowMercury
- 15:44 NowMoon
- 16:45 NowSaturn
- 17:46 NowJupiter
- 18:47 NowMars
- 19:46 NowSun
- 20:45 NowVenus
- 21:44 NowMercury
- 22:44 NowMoon
- 23:43 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:42 NowJupiter
- 01:41 NowMars
- 02:41 NowSun
- 03:40 NowVenus
- 04:39 NowMercury
- 05:38 NowMoon
- 06:37 NowVenus
- 07:37 NowMercury
- 08:37 NowMoon
- 09:37 NowSaturn
- 10:37 NowJupiter
- 11:37 NowMars
- 12:37 NowSun
- 13:37 NowVenus
- 14:37 NowMercury
- 15:37 NowMoon
- 16:37 NowSaturn
- 17:37 NowJupiter
- 18:37 NowMars
- 19:37 NowSun
- 20:37 NowVenus
- 21:37 NowMercury
- 22:37 NowMoon
- 23:37 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:37 NowJupiter
- 01:37 NowMars
- 02:37 NowSun
- 03:37 NowVenus
- 04:37 NowMercury
- 05:37 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:02 – 06:32 Sagittarius
- 06:32 – 08:34 Capricorn
- 08:34 – 10:28 Aquarius
- 10:28 – 12:19 Pisces
- 12:19 – 14:18 Aries
- 14:18 – 16:25 Taurus
- 16:25 – 18:34 Gemini
- 18:34 – 20:35 Cancer
- 20:35 – 22:26 Leo
- 22:26 – 00:16 next day Virgo
- 00:16 – 02:12 next day Libra
- 02:12 – 04:19 next day Scorpio
- 04:19 – 06:28 next day Sagittarius
- 06:28 – 06:38 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