Nairobi panchang, 21 March 2026
Sunrise 06:37 Sunset 18:42 Moonrise 08:23 Chaitra month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:37 to 18:42- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:37 – 08:08
- Durmuhurta 06:37 – 07:25
- Durmuhurta 07:25 – 08:14
- Rahu Kalam 09:38 – 11:09
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:15 – 13:04
- Yamaganda 14:10 – 15:41
- 10:45 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:31 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
Night
18:42 to 06:37 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:42 – 21:05
- Brahma Muhurta 05:01 – 05:49 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:26 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 21:26 Karana becomes Vanija
- 22:07 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 21:26
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 22:07 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Indra until 16:31
- Karana Taitila until 10:45, then Gara
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Pisces
- 10:45 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:31 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 21:26 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 21:26 Karana becomes Vanija
- 22:07 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:37 – 08:08
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:37 – 07:25
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:25 – 08:14
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:38 – 11:09
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:10 – 15:41
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 16:31 – 13:11 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. 05:02 – 05:49
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:15 – 13:04
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:42 – 21:05
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 21:26 – 06:37 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 22:07 – 06:37 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:37 – 08:08 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:08 – 09:38 | Good |
| Rog | 09:38 – 11:09 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:09 – 12:39 | Bad |
| Char | 12:39 – 14:10 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:10 – 15:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:41 – 17:11 | Good |
| Kaal | 17:11 – 18:42 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:42 – 20:11 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:11 – 21:41 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:41 – 23:10 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:10 – 00:39 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:39 – 02:09 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:09 – 03:38 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:38 – 05:07 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:07 – 06:37 next day | Good |
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
- 06:37 NowSaturn
- 07:37 NowJupiter
- 08:38 NowMars
- 09:38 NowSun
- 10:39 NowVenus
- 11:39 NowMercury
- 12:39 NowMoon
- 13:40 NowSaturn
- 14:40 NowJupiter
- 15:41 NowMars
- 16:41 NowSun
- 17:41 NowVenus
- 18:42 NowMercury
- 19:41 NowMoon
- 20:41 NowSaturn
- 21:41 NowJupiter
- 22:40 NowMars
- 23:40 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:39 NowVenus
- 01:39 NowMercury
- 02:38 NowMoon
- 03:38 NowSaturn
- 04:38 NowJupiter
- 05:37 NowMars
- 06:37 NowSaturn
- 07:37 NowJupiter
- 08:37 NowMars
- 09:37 NowSun
- 10:37 NowVenus
- 11:37 NowMercury
- 12:37 NowMoon
- 13:37 NowSaturn
- 14:37 NowJupiter
- 15:37 NowMars
- 16:37 NowSun
- 17:37 NowVenus
- 18:37 NowMercury
- 19:37 NowMoon
- 20:37 NowSaturn
- 21:37 NowJupiter
- 22:37 NowMars
- 23:37 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:37 NowVenus
- 01:37 NowMercury
- 02:37 NowMoon
- 03:37 NowSaturn
- 04:37 NowJupiter
- 05:37 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:02 – 06:16 Aquarius
- 06:16 – 08:08 Pisces
- 08:08 – 10:06 Aries
- 10:06 – 12:14 Taurus
- 12:14 – 14:23 Gemini
- 14:23 – 16:23 Cancer
- 16:23 – 18:15 Leo
- 18:15 – 20:04 Virgo
- 20:04 – 22:01 Libra
- 22:01 – 00:07 next day Scorpio
- 00:07 – 02:17 next day Sagittarius
- 02:17 – 04:19 next day Capricorn
- 04:19 – 06:12 next day Aquarius
- 06:12 – 06:37 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