Nairobi panchang, 16 March 2026
Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 18:43 Moonrise 04:22 Phalguna 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 18:43- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:09 – 09:40
- Yamaganda 11:10 – 12:41
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:17 – 13:05
- Durmuhurta 13:05 – 13:53
- Gulika Kalam 14:11 – 15:42
- Durmuhurta 15:30 – 16:18
- 07:06 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 07:11 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 07:11 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:44 Moon enters Aquarius
Night
18:43 to 06:38 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:43 – 21:06
- Brahma Muhurta 05:03 – 05:50 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:07 Karana becomes Vanija
- 03:52 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 05:45 next day Yoga becomes Sadhya
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 07:11
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 03:52 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Shiva until 07:06
- Karana Taitila until 07:11, then Gara
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Pisces
- 07:06 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 07:11 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 07:11 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:44 Moon enters Aquarius
- 19:07 Karana becomes Vanija
- 03:52 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 05:45 next day Yoga becomes Sadhya
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:09 – 09:40
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:10 – 12:41
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:05 – 13:53
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:11 – 15:42
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:30 – 16:18
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) 12:17 – 13:05
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:43 – 21:06
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:38 – 08:09 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:09 – 09:40 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:40 – 11:10 | Good |
| Rog | 11:10 – 12:41 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:41 – 14:11 | Bad |
| Char | 14:11 – 15:42 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:42 – 17:13 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:13 – 18:43 | Good |
| Char | 18:43 – 20:13 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:13 – 21:42 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:42 – 23:11 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:11 – 00:41 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:41 – 02:10 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:10 – 03:39 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:39 – 05:09 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:09 – 06:38 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
- 06:38 NowMoon
- 07:39 NowSaturn
- 08:39 NowJupiter
- 09:40 NowMars
- 10:40 NowSun
- 11:40 NowVenus
- 12:41 NowMercury
- 13:41 NowMoon
- 14:42 NowSaturn
- 15:42 NowJupiter
- 16:43 NowMars
- 17:43 NowSun
- 18:43 NowVenus
- 19:43 NowMercury
- 20:42 NowMoon
- 21:42 NowSaturn
- 22:42 NowJupiter
- 23:41 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:41 NowSun
- 01:40 NowVenus
- 02:40 NowMercury
- 03:39 NowMoon
- 04:39 NowSaturn
- 05:39 NowJupiter
- 06:38 NowMoon
- 07:38 NowSaturn
- 08:38 NowJupiter
- 09:38 NowMars
- 10:38 NowSun
- 11:38 NowVenus
- 12:38 NowMercury
- 13:38 NowMoon
- 14:38 NowSaturn
- 15:38 NowJupiter
- 16:38 NowMars
- 17:38 NowSun
- 18:38 NowVenus
- 19:38 NowMercury
- 20:38 NowMoon
- 21:38 NowSaturn
- 22:38 NowJupiter
- 23:38 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:38 NowSun
- 01:38 NowVenus
- 02:38 NowMercury
- 03:38 NowMoon
- 04:38 NowSaturn
- 05:38 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:03 – 06:36 Aquarius
- 06:36 – 08:28 Pisces
- 08:28 – 10:26 Aries
- 10:26 – 12:33 Taurus
- 12:33 – 14:42 Gemini
- 14:42 – 16:43 Cancer
- 16:43 – 18:34 Leo
- 18:34 – 20:24 Virgo
- 20:24 – 22:20 Libra
- 22:20 – 00:27 next day Scorpio
- 00:27 – 02:36 next day Sagittarius
- 02:36 – 04:39 next day Capricorn
- 04:39 – 06:32 next day Aquarius
- 06:32 – 06:38 next day Pisces
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