Nairobi panchang, 28 January 2026
Sunrise 06:41 Sunset 18:49 Moonrise 14:30 Magha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:41 to 18:49- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:12 – 09:43
- Gulika Kalam 11:14 – 12:45
- Durmuhurta 12:21 – 13:09
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:21 – 13:09 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:45 – 14:16
- 06:57 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 14:06 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 14:06 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
18:49 to 06:41 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:49 – 21:12
- Brahma Muhurta 05:06 – 05:54 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:24 Yoga becomes Indra
- 00:47 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 05:01 next day Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dashami until 14:06
- Nakshatra Krittika until 06:57 · lord Sun
- Yoga Brahma until 21:24
- Karana Gara until 14:06, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 06:57 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 14:06 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 14:06 Karana becomes Vanija
- 21:24 Yoga becomes Indra
- 00:47 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 05:01 next day Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:12 – 09:43
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:14 – 12:45
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:21 – 13:09
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:45 – 14:16
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. 05:06 – 05:53
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:21 – 13:09
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:49 – 21:12
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:41 – 06:57
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:41 – 06:57
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:41 – 05:01 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:57 – 05:01 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:01 – 06:41 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:41 – 08:12 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:12 – 09:43 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:43 – 11:14 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:14 – 12:45 | Good |
| Rog | 12:45 – 14:16 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:16 – 15:47 | Bad |
| Char | 15:47 – 17:18 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:18 – 18:49 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:49 – 20:18 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:18 – 21:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:47 – 23:16 | Good |
| Char | 23:16 – 00:45 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:45 – 02:14 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:14 – 03:43 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:43 – 05:12 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:12 – 06:41 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
- 06:41 NowMercury
- 07:42 NowMoon
- 08:42 NowSaturn
- 09:43 NowJupiter
- 10:44 NowMars
- 11:44 NowSun
- 12:45 NowVenus
- 13:46 NowMercury
- 14:47 NowMoon
- 15:47 NowSaturn
- 16:48 NowJupiter
- 17:49 NowMars
- 18:49 NowSun
- 19:49 NowVenus
- 20:48 NowMercury
- 21:47 NowMoon
- 22:47 NowSaturn
- 23:46 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:45 NowMars
- 01:45 NowSun
- 02:44 NowVenus
- 03:43 NowMercury
- 04:42 NowMoon
- 05:42 NowSaturn
- 06:41 NowMercury
- 07:41 NowMoon
- 08:41 NowSaturn
- 09:41 NowJupiter
- 10:41 NowMars
- 11:41 NowSun
- 12:41 NowVenus
- 13:41 NowMercury
- 14:41 NowMoon
- 15:41 NowSaturn
- 16:41 NowJupiter
- 17:41 NowMars
- 18:41 NowSun
- 19:41 NowVenus
- 20:41 NowMercury
- 21:41 NowMoon
- 22:41 NowSaturn
- 23:41 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:41 NowMars
- 01:41 NowSun
- 02:41 NowVenus
- 03:41 NowMercury
- 04:41 NowMoon
- 05:41 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:06 – 05:45 Sagittarius
- 05:45 – 07:47 Capricorn
- 07:47 – 09:41 Aquarius
- 09:41 – 11:32 Pisces
- 11:32 – 13:31 Aries
- 13:31 – 15:38 Taurus
- 15:38 – 17:47 Gemini
- 17:47 – 19:48 Cancer
- 19:48 – 21:39 Leo
- 21:39 – 23:29 Virgo
- 23:29 – 01:25 next day Libra
- 01:25 – 03:32 next day Scorpio
- 03:32 – 05:41 next day Sagittarius
- 05:41 – 06:41 next day Capricorn
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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