Nairobi panchang, 17 February 2026
Sunrise 06:43 Sunset 18:50 Moonrise 06:32 Magha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:43 to 18:50- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 09:08 – 09:57
- Yamaganda 09:44 – 11:15
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:22 – 13:10
- Gulika Kalam 12:46 – 14:17
- Rahu Kalam 15:48 – 17:19
- 15:01 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 15:01 Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 18:46 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
Night
18:50 to 06:43 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 18:50 – 21:12
- Brahma Muhurta 05:08 – 05:55 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:58 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 02:48 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 15:01
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 18:46 · lord Mars
- Yoga Parigha until 21:58
- Karana Naga until 15:01, then Kimstughna
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 15:01 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 15:01 Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 18:46 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 21:58 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 02:48 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 23:20 – 10:39
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:08 – 09:57
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:44 – 11:15
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:46 – 14:17
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:48 – 17:19
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:43 – 18:46
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 18:46 – 06:43 next day
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. 05:08 – 05:55
- 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
| Rog | 06:43 – 08:14 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 08:14 – 09:44 | Bad |
| Char | 09:44 – 11:15 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:15 – 12:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 12:46 – 14:17 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:17 – 15:48 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:48 – 17:19 | Good |
| Rog | 17:19 – 18:50 | Bad |
| Kaal | 18:50 – 20:19 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 20:19 – 21:48 | Good |
| Udveg | 21:48 – 23:17 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:17 – 00:46 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 00:46 – 02:15 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:15 – 03:44 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:44 – 05:13 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 05:13 – 06:43 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
- 06:43 NowMars
- 07:43 NowSun
- 08:44 NowVenus
- 09:44 NowMercury
- 10:45 NowMoon
- 11:46 NowSaturn
- 12:46 NowJupiter
- 13:47 NowMars
- 14:47 NowSun
- 15:48 NowVenus
- 16:49 NowMercury
- 17:49 NowMoon
- 18:50 NowSaturn
- 19:49 NowJupiter
- 20:49 NowMars
- 21:48 NowSun
- 22:47 NowVenus
- 23:47 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:46 NowMoon
- 01:46 NowSaturn
- 02:45 NowJupiter
- 03:44 NowMars
- 04:44 NowSun
- 05:43 NowVenus
- 06:43 NowMars
- 07:43 NowSun
- 08:43 NowVenus
- 09:43 NowMercury
- 10:43 NowMoon
- 11:43 NowSaturn
- 12:43 NowJupiter
- 13:43 NowMars
- 14:43 NowSun
- 15:43 NowVenus
- 16:43 NowMercury
- 17:43 NowMoon
- 18:43 NowSaturn
- 19:43 NowJupiter
- 20:43 NowMars
- 21:43 NowSun
- 22:43 NowVenus
- 23:43 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:43 NowMoon
- 01:43 NowSaturn
- 02:43 NowJupiter
- 03:43 NowMars
- 04:43 NowSun
- 05:43 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:08 – 06:29 Capricorn
- 06:29 – 08:22 Aquarius
- 08:22 – 10:14 Pisces
- 10:14 – 12:12 Aries
- 12:12 – 14:19 Taurus
- 14:19 – 16:29 Gemini
- 16:29 – 18:29 Cancer
- 18:29 – 20:20 Leo
- 20:20 – 22:10 Virgo
- 22:10 – 00:06 next day Libra
- 00:06 – 02:13 next day Scorpio
- 02:13 – 04:23 next day Sagittarius
- 04:23 – 06:25 next day Capricorn
- 06:25 – 06:43 next day Aquarius
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