Nairobi panchang, 29 March 2026
Sunrise 06:35 Sunset 18:39 Moonrise 16:03 Chaitra month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:35 to 18:39- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:13 – 13:01
- Yamaganda 12:37 – 14:08
- Gulika Kalam 15:38 – 17:09
- Durmuhurta 17:03 – 17:51
- Rahu Kalam 17:09 – 18:39
- 12:08 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 12:08 Moon enters Leo
- 15:49 Yoga becomes Shula
- 16:55 Karana becomes Balava
Night
18:39 to 06:35 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:39 – 21:02
- Brahma Muhurta 04:59 – 05:47 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:40 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 04:40 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 04:40 next day
- Nakshatra Ashlesha until 12:08 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Dhriti until 15:49
- Karana Bava until 16:55, then Balava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Pisces
- 12:08 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 12:08 Moon enters Leo
- 15:49 Yoga becomes Shula
- 16:55 Karana becomes Balava
- 04:40 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 04:40 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:37 – 14:08
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:38 – 17:09
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 15:49 – 17:49
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:03 – 17:51
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:09 – 18:39
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. 05:00 – 05:47
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:13 – 13:01
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:39 – 21:02
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:35 – 08:05 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:05 – 09:36 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:36 – 11:06 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:06 – 12:37 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:37 – 14:08 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:08 – 15:38 | Good |
| Rog | 15:38 – 17:09 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:09 – 18:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:39 – 20:09 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:09 – 21:38 | Good |
| Char | 21:38 – 23:07 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:07 – 00:37 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:37 – 02:06 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:06 – 03:36 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:36 – 05:05 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:05 – 06:35 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
- 06:35 NowSun
- 07:35 NowVenus
- 08:36 NowMercury
- 09:36 NowMoon
- 10:36 NowSaturn
- 11:37 NowJupiter
- 12:37 NowMars
- 13:37 NowSun
- 14:38 NowVenus
- 15:38 NowMercury
- 16:38 NowMoon
- 17:39 NowSaturn
- 18:39 NowJupiter
- 19:39 NowMars
- 20:38 NowSun
- 21:38 NowVenus
- 22:38 NowMercury
- 23:37 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:37 NowSaturn
- 01:36 NowJupiter
- 02:36 NowMars
- 03:36 NowSun
- 04:35 NowVenus
- 05:35 NowMercury
- 06:35 NowSun
- 07:35 NowVenus
- 08:35 NowMercury
- 09:35 NowMoon
- 10:35 NowSaturn
- 11:35 NowJupiter
- 12:35 NowMars
- 13:35 NowSun
- 14:35 NowVenus
- 15:35 NowMercury
- 16:35 NowMoon
- 17:35 NowSaturn
- 18:35 NowJupiter
- 19:35 NowMars
- 20:35 NowSun
- 21:35 NowVenus
- 22:35 NowMercury
- 23:35 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:35 NowSaturn
- 01:35 NowJupiter
- 02:35 NowMars
- 03:35 NowSun
- 04:35 NowVenus
- 05:35 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:00 – 05:45 Aquarius
- 05:45 – 07:36 Pisces
- 07:36 – 09:35 Aries
- 09:35 – 11:42 Taurus
- 11:42 – 13:51 Gemini
- 13:51 – 15:52 Cancer
- 15:52 – 17:43 Leo
- 17:43 – 19:33 Virgo
- 19:33 – 21:29 Libra
- 21:29 – 23:36 Scorpio
- 23:36 – 01:45 next day Sagittarius
- 01:45 – 03:47 next day Capricorn
- 03:47 – 05:41 next day Aquarius
- 05:41 – 06:35 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