Nairobi panchang, 17 March 2026
Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 18:43 Moonrise 05:09 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- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 09:03 – 09:51
- Yamaganda 09:39 – 11:10
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:16 – 13:05
- Gulika Kalam 12:41 – 14:11
- Rahu Kalam 15:42 – 17:12
- 06:53 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 06:53 Karana becomes Vishti
- 18:29 Karana becomes Shakuni
Night
18:43 to 06:38 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 18:43 – 21:06
- Brahma Muhurta 05:03 – 05:50 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 03:39 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 03:52 next day Yoga becomes Shubha
- 05:55 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 05:55 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 06:53
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 03:39 next day · lord Rahu
- Yoga Sadhya until 03:52 next day
- Karana Vanija until 06:53, then Vishti
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Pisces
- 06:53 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 06:53 Karana becomes Vishti
- 18:29 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 03:39 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 03:52 next day Yoga becomes Shubha
- 05:55 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 05:55 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
Times to avoid
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 06:53 – 18:29
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:03 – 09:51
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:39 – 11:10
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:41 – 14:11
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:42 – 17:12
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:38 – 03:39 next day
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 03:39 – 06:38 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. 05:03 – 05:50
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:16 – 13:05
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:43 – 21:06
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:38 – 06:53
Choghadiya
| Rog | 06:38 – 08:09 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 08:09 – 09:39 | Bad |
| Char | 09:39 – 11:10 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:10 – 12:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 12:41 – 14:11 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:11 – 15:42 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:42 – 17:12 | Good |
| Rog | 17:12 – 18:43 | Bad |
| Kaal | 18:43 – 20:12 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 20:12 – 21:42 | Good |
| Udveg | 21:42 – 23:11 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:11 – 00:40 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 00:40 – 02:10 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:10 – 03:39 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:39 – 05:08 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 05:08 – 06:38 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
- 06:38 NowMars
- 07:38 NowSun
- 08:39 NowVenus
- 09:39 NowMercury
- 10:40 NowMoon
- 11:40 NowSaturn
- 12:41 NowJupiter
- 13:41 NowMars
- 14:41 NowSun
- 15:42 NowVenus
- 16:42 NowMercury
- 17:43 NowMoon
- 18:43 NowSaturn
- 19:43 NowJupiter
- 20:42 NowMars
- 21:42 NowSun
- 22:41 NowVenus
- 23:41 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:40 NowMoon
- 01:40 NowSaturn
- 02:40 NowJupiter
- 03:39 NowMars
- 04:39 NowSun
- 05:38 NowVenus
- 06:38 NowMars
- 07:38 NowSun
- 08:38 NowVenus
- 09:38 NowMercury
- 10:38 NowMoon
- 11:38 NowSaturn
- 12:38 NowJupiter
- 13:38 NowMars
- 14:38 NowSun
- 15:38 NowVenus
- 16:38 NowMercury
- 17:38 NowMoon
- 18:38 NowSaturn
- 19:38 NowJupiter
- 20:38 NowMars
- 21:38 NowSun
- 22:38 NowVenus
- 23:38 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:38 NowMoon
- 01:38 NowSaturn
- 02:38 NowJupiter
- 03:38 NowMars
- 04:38 NowSun
- 05:38 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:03 – 06:32 Aquarius
- 06:32 – 08:24 Pisces
- 08:24 – 10:22 Aries
- 10:22 – 12:29 Taurus
- 12:29 – 14:38 Gemini
- 14:38 – 16:39 Cancer
- 16:39 – 18:30 Leo
- 18:30 – 20:20 Virgo
- 20:20 – 22:16 Libra
- 22:16 – 00:23 next day Scorpio
- 00:23 – 02:33 next day Sagittarius
- 02:33 – 04:35 next day Capricorn
- 04:35 – 06:28 next day Aquarius
- 06:28 – 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