Nairobi panchang, 18 January 2026
Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 18:47 Moonrise 06:10 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- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:18 – 13:07
- Yamaganda 12:43 – 14:14
- Gulika Kalam 15:45 – 17:16
- Durmuhurta 17:10 – 17:59
- Rahu Kalam 17:16 – 18:47
- 07:44 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 10:16 Karana becomes Naga
- 14:11 Moon enters Capricorn
- 18:41 Yoga becomes Vajra
Night
18:47 to 06:38 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:47 – 21:09
- Brahma Muhurta 05:04 – 05:51 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:51 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 22:51 Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 22:51
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 07:44 · lord Venus
- Yoga Harshana until 18:41
- Karana Chatushpada until 10:16, then Naga
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 07:44 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 10:16 Karana becomes Naga
- 14:11 Moon enters Capricorn
- 18:41 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 22:51 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 22:51 Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:43 – 14:14
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:45 – 17:16
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:10 – 17:59
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:16 – 18:47
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 18:41 – 19:53
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 – 05:51
- 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
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:44 – 06:38 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:38 – 08:09 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:09 – 09:40 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:40 – 11:11 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:11 – 12:43 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:43 – 14:14 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:14 – 15:45 | Good |
| Rog | 15:45 – 17:16 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:16 – 18:47 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:47 – 20:16 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:16 – 21:45 | Good |
| Char | 21:45 – 23:14 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:14 – 00:43 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:43 – 02:12 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:12 – 03:41 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:41 – 05:09 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 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 NowSun
- 07:39 NowVenus
- 08:40 NowMercury
- 09:40 NowMoon
- 10:41 NowSaturn
- 11:42 NowJupiter
- 12:43 NowMars
- 13:43 NowSun
- 14:44 NowVenus
- 15:45 NowMercury
- 16:46 NowMoon
- 17:46 NowSaturn
- 18:47 NowJupiter
- 19:46 NowMars
- 20:46 NowSun
- 21:45 NowVenus
- 22:44 NowMercury
- 23:44 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:43 NowSaturn
- 01:42 NowJupiter
- 02:41 NowMars
- 03:41 NowSun
- 04:40 NowVenus
- 05:39 NowMercury
- 06:38 NowSun
- 07:38 NowVenus
- 08:38 NowMercury
- 09:38 NowMoon
- 10:38 NowSaturn
- 11:38 NowJupiter
- 12:38 NowMars
- 13:38 NowSun
- 14:38 NowVenus
- 15:38 NowMercury
- 16:38 NowMoon
- 17:38 NowSaturn
- 18:38 NowJupiter
- 19:38 NowMars
- 20:38 NowSun
- 21:38 NowVenus
- 22:38 NowMercury
- 23:38 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:38 NowSaturn
- 01:38 NowJupiter
- 02:38 NowMars
- 03:38 NowSun
- 04:38 NowVenus
- 05:38 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:03 – 06:24 Sagittarius
- 06:24 – 08:27 Capricorn
- 08:27 – 10:20 Aquarius
- 10:20 – 12:12 Pisces
- 12:12 – 14:10 Aries
- 14:10 – 16:17 Taurus
- 16:17 – 18:27 Gemini
- 18:27 – 20:27 Cancer
- 20:27 – 22:18 Leo
- 22:18 – 00:08 next day Virgo
- 00:08 – 02:04 next day Libra
- 02:04 – 04:11 next day Scorpio
- 04:11 – 06:21 next day Sagittarius
- 06:21 – 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