Nairobi panchang, 2 February 2026
Sunrise 06:42 Sunset 18:50 Moonrise 19:30 Magha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:42 to 18:50- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:13 – 09:44
- Yamaganda 11:15 – 12:46
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:22 – 13:10
- Durmuhurta 13:10 – 13:59
- Gulika Kalam 14:17 – 15:48
- Durmuhurta 15:36 – 16:24
- 12:12 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
18:50 to 06:42 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:50 – 21:12
- Brahma Muhurta 05:07 – 05:54 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:17 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 20:17 Moon enters Leo
- 23:22 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 23:22 Karana becomes Taitila
- 02:15 next day Yoga becomes Shobhana
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 23:22
- Nakshatra Ashlesha until 20:17 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Saubhagya until 02:15 next day
- Karana Balava until 12:12, then Kaulava
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 12:12 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 20:17 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 20:17 Moon enters Leo
- 23:22 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 23:22 Karana becomes Taitila
- 02:15 next day Yoga becomes Shobhana
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:13 – 09:44
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:15 – 12:46
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:10 – 13:59
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:17 – 15:48
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:36 – 16:24
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. 05:07 – 05:54
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:22 – 13:10
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:50 – 21:12
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:42 – 08:13 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:13 – 09:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:44 – 11:15 | Good |
| Rog | 11:15 – 12:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:46 – 14:17 | Bad |
| Char | 14:17 – 15:48 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:48 – 17:19 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:19 – 18:50 | Good |
| Char | 18:50 – 20:19 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:19 – 21:48 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:48 – 23:17 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:17 – 00:46 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:46 – 02:15 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:15 – 03:44 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:44 – 05:13 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:13 – 06:42 next day | Neutral |
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
- 06:42 NowMoon
- 07:42 NowSaturn
- 08:43 NowJupiter
- 09:44 NowMars
- 10:45 NowSun
- 11:45 NowVenus
- 12:46 NowMercury
- 13:47 NowMoon
- 14:47 NowSaturn
- 15:48 NowJupiter
- 16:49 NowMars
- 17:49 NowSun
- 18:50 NowVenus
- 19:49 NowMercury
- 20:49 NowMoon
- 21:48 NowSaturn
- 22:47 NowJupiter
- 23:47 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:46 NowSun
- 01:45 NowVenus
- 02:45 NowMercury
- 03:44 NowMoon
- 04:43 NowSaturn
- 05:43 NowJupiter
- 06:42 NowMoon
- 07:42 NowSaturn
- 08:42 NowJupiter
- 09:42 NowMars
- 10:42 NowSun
- 11:42 NowVenus
- 12:42 NowMercury
- 13:42 NowMoon
- 14:42 NowSaturn
- 15:42 NowJupiter
- 16:42 NowMars
- 17:42 NowSun
- 18:42 NowVenus
- 19:42 NowMercury
- 20:42 NowMoon
- 21:42 NowSaturn
- 22:42 NowJupiter
- 23:42 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:42 NowSun
- 01:42 NowVenus
- 02:42 NowMercury
- 03:42 NowMoon
- 04:42 NowSaturn
- 05:42 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:07 – 05:26 Sagittarius
- 05:26 – 07:28 Capricorn
- 07:28 – 09:21 Aquarius
- 09:21 – 11:13 Pisces
- 11:13 – 13:11 Aries
- 13:11 – 15:18 Taurus
- 15:18 – 17:28 Gemini
- 17:28 – 19:28 Cancer
- 19:28 – 21:19 Leo
- 21:19 – 23:09 Virgo
- 23:09 – 01:05 next day Libra
- 01:05 – 03:12 next day Scorpio
- 03:12 – 05:22 next day Sagittarius
- 05:22 – 06:42 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