Nairobi panchang, 17 January 2026
Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 18:47 Moonrise 05:18 Pausha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:38 to 18:47- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:38 – 08:09
- Durmuhurta 06:38 – 07:26
- Durmuhurta 07:26 – 08:15
- Rahu Kalam 09:40 – 11:11
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:18 – 13:07
- Yamaganda 14:13 – 15:45
- 08:46 Karana becomes Shakuni
Night
18:47 to 06:38 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:47 – 21:09
- Brahma Muhurta 05:03 – 05:51 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:48 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 21:34 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 21:34 Karana becomes Chatushpada
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 21:34
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 07:44 next day · lord Venus
- Yoga Vyaghata until 18:48
- Karana Vishti until 08:46, then Shakuni
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 08:46 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 18:48 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 21:34 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 21:34 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:38 – 08:09
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:38 – 07:26
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:26 – 08:15
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:40 – 11:11
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:13 – 15:45
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. 05:03 – 05:50
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:18 – 13:07
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:47 – 21:09
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:38 – 21:34
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:38 – 08:09 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:09 – 09:40 | Good |
| Rog | 09:40 – 11:11 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:11 – 12:42 | Bad |
| Char | 12:42 – 14:13 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:13 – 15:45 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:45 – 17:16 | Good |
| Kaal | 17:16 – 18:47 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:47 – 20:16 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:16 – 21:45 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:45 – 23:14 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:14 – 00:42 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:42 – 02:11 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:11 – 03:40 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:40 – 05:09 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:09 – 06:38 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
- 06:38 NowSaturn
- 07:38 NowJupiter
- 08:39 NowMars
- 09:40 NowSun
- 10:41 NowVenus
- 11:42 NowMercury
- 12:42 NowMoon
- 13:43 NowSaturn
- 14:44 NowJupiter
- 15:45 NowMars
- 16:45 NowSun
- 17:46 NowVenus
- 18:47 NowMercury
- 19:46 NowMoon
- 20:45 NowSaturn
- 21:45 NowJupiter
- 22:44 NowMars
- 23:43 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:42 NowVenus
- 01:42 NowMercury
- 02:41 NowMoon
- 03:40 NowSaturn
- 04:39 NowJupiter
- 05:39 NowMars
- 06:38 NowSaturn
- 07:38 NowJupiter
- 08:38 NowMars
- 09:38 NowSun
- 10:38 NowVenus
- 11:38 NowMercury
- 12:38 NowMoon
- 13:38 NowSaturn
- 14:38 NowJupiter
- 15:38 NowMars
- 16:38 NowSun
- 17:38 NowVenus
- 18:38 NowMercury
- 19:38 NowMoon
- 20:38 NowSaturn
- 21:38 NowJupiter
- 22:38 NowMars
- 23:38 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:38 NowVenus
- 01:38 NowMercury
- 02:38 NowMoon
- 03:38 NowSaturn
- 04:38 NowJupiter
- 05:38 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:03 – 06:28 Sagittarius
- 06:28 – 08:30 Capricorn
- 08:30 – 10:24 Aquarius
- 10:24 – 12:16 Pisces
- 12:16 – 14:14 Aries
- 14:14 – 16:21 Taurus
- 16:21 – 18:30 Gemini
- 18:30 – 20:31 Cancer
- 20:31 – 22:22 Leo
- 22:22 – 00:12 next day Virgo
- 00:12 – 02:08 next day Libra
- 02:08 – 04:15 next day Scorpio
- 04:15 – 06:24 next day Sagittarius
- 06:24 – 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