Nairobi panchang, 21 January 2026
Sunrise 06:39 Sunset 18:48 Moonrise 08:37 Magha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:39 to 18:48- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:10 – 09:41
- Gulika Kalam 11:12 – 12:43
- Durmuhurta 12:19 – 13:08
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:19 – 13:08 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:43 – 14:15
- 11:28 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 12:18 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:28 Yoga becomes Variyan
Night
18:48 to 06:39 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:48 – 21:10
- Brahma Muhurta 05:04 – 05:52 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:17 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 00:17 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 00:17 next day
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 11:28 · lord Mars
- Yoga Vyatipata until 16:28
- Karana Taitila until 12:18, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 11:28 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 12:18 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:28 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 00:17 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 00:17 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 17:31 – 16:28
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:10 – 09:41
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:12 – 12:43
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:19 – 13:08
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:43 – 14:15
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 06:39 – 11:28
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. 05:04 – 05:52
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:19 – 13:08
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:48 – 21:10
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 11:28 – 06:39 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:39 – 08:10 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:10 – 09:41 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:41 – 11:12 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:12 – 12:43 | Good |
| Rog | 12:43 – 14:15 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:15 – 15:46 | Bad |
| Char | 15:46 – 17:17 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:17 – 18:48 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:48 – 20:17 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:17 – 21:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:46 – 23:15 | Good |
| Char | 23:15 – 00:44 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:44 – 02:13 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:13 – 03:41 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:41 – 05:10 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:10 – 06:39 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
- 06:39 NowMercury
- 07:40 NowMoon
- 08:40 NowSaturn
- 09:41 NowJupiter
- 10:42 NowMars
- 11:43 NowSun
- 12:43 NowVenus
- 13:44 NowMercury
- 14:45 NowMoon
- 15:46 NowSaturn
- 16:47 NowJupiter
- 17:47 NowMars
- 18:48 NowSun
- 19:47 NowVenus
- 20:47 NowMercury
- 21:46 NowMoon
- 22:45 NowSaturn
- 23:44 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:44 NowMars
- 01:43 NowSun
- 02:42 NowVenus
- 03:41 NowMercury
- 04:41 NowMoon
- 05:40 NowSaturn
- 06:39 NowMercury
- 07:39 NowMoon
- 08:39 NowSaturn
- 09:39 NowJupiter
- 10:39 NowMars
- 11:39 NowSun
- 12:39 NowVenus
- 13:39 NowMercury
- 14:39 NowMoon
- 15:39 NowSaturn
- 16:39 NowJupiter
- 17:39 NowMars
- 18:39 NowSun
- 19:39 NowVenus
- 20:39 NowMercury
- 21:39 NowMoon
- 22:39 NowSaturn
- 23:39 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:39 NowMars
- 01:39 NowSun
- 02:39 NowVenus
- 03:39 NowMercury
- 04:39 NowMoon
- 05:39 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:04 – 06:13 Sagittarius
- 06:13 – 08:15 Capricorn
- 08:15 – 10:08 Aquarius
- 10:08 – 12:00 Pisces
- 12:00 – 13:58 Aries
- 13:58 – 16:06 Taurus
- 16:06 – 18:15 Gemini
- 18:15 – 20:15 Cancer
- 20:15 – 22:07 Leo
- 22:07 – 23:56 Virgo
- 23:56 – 01:53 next day Libra
- 01:53 – 03:59 next day Scorpio
- 03:59 – 06:09 next day Sagittarius
- 06:09 – 06:39 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