Nairobi panchang, 18 March 2026
Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 18:43 Moonrise 05:56 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- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:08 – 09:39
- Gulika Kalam 11:10 – 12:40
- Durmuhurta 12:16 – 13:04
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:16 – 13:04 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:40 – 14:11
- 17:13 Karana becomes Naga
Night
18:43 to 06:38 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:43 – 21:06
- Brahma Muhurta 05:02 – 05:50 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:06 Moon enters Pisces
- 01:31 next day Yoga becomes Shukla
- 02:51 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 04:23 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 04:23 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 04:23 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 02:51 next day · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shubha until 01:31 next day
- Karana Chatushpada until 17:13, then Naga
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Pisces
- 17:13 Karana becomes Naga
- 21:06 Moon enters Pisces
- 01:31 next day Yoga becomes Shukla
- 02:51 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 04:23 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 04:23 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:08 – 09:39
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:10 – 12:40
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:16 – 13:04
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:40 – 14:11
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 03:06 next day Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 02:06 – 04:05 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 Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:16 – 13:04
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:43 – 21:06
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:38 – 08:08 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:08 – 09:39 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:39 – 11:10 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:10 – 12:40 | Good |
| Rog | 12:40 – 14:11 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:11 – 15:42 | Bad |
| Char | 15:42 – 17:12 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:12 – 18:43 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:43 – 20:12 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:12 – 21:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:41 – 23:11 | Good |
| Char | 23:11 – 00:40 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:40 – 02:10 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:10 – 03:39 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:39 – 05:08 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 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 NowMercury
- 07:38 NowMoon
- 08:39 NowSaturn
- 09:39 NowJupiter
- 10:39 NowMars
- 11:40 NowSun
- 12:40 NowVenus
- 13:41 NowMercury
- 14:41 NowMoon
- 15:42 NowSaturn
- 16:42 NowJupiter
- 17:42 NowMars
- 18:43 NowSun
- 19:42 NowVenus
- 20:42 NowMercury
- 21:41 NowMoon
- 22:41 NowSaturn
- 23:41 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:40 NowMars
- 01:40 NowSun
- 02:39 NowVenus
- 03:39 NowMercury
- 04:38 NowMoon
- 05:38 NowSaturn
- 06:38 NowMercury
- 07:38 NowMoon
- 08:38 NowSaturn
- 09:38 NowJupiter
- 10:38 NowMars
- 11:38 NowSun
- 12:38 NowVenus
- 13:38 NowMercury
- 14:38 NowMoon
- 15:38 NowSaturn
- 16:38 NowJupiter
- 17:38 NowMars
- 18:38 NowSun
- 19:38 NowVenus
- 20:38 NowMercury
- 21:38 NowMoon
- 22:38 NowSaturn
- 23:38 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:38 NowMars
- 01:38 NowSun
- 02:38 NowVenus
- 03:38 NowMercury
- 04:38 NowMoon
- 05:38 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:03 – 06:28 Aquarius
- 06:28 – 08:20 Pisces
- 08:20 – 10:18 Aries
- 10:18 – 12:25 Taurus
- 12:25 – 14:35 Gemini
- 14:35 – 16:35 Cancer
- 16:35 – 18:26 Leo
- 18:26 – 20:16 Virgo
- 20:16 – 22:12 Libra
- 22:12 – 00:19 next day Scorpio
- 00:19 – 02:29 next day Sagittarius
- 02:29 – 04:31 next day Capricorn
- 04:31 – 06:24 next day Aquarius
- 06:24 – 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