Nairobi panchang, 24 April 2026
Sunrise 06:29 Sunset 18:32 Moonrise 13:12 Vaishakha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:29 to 18:32- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:59 – 09:30
- Durmuhurta 08:54 – 09:42
- Rahu Kalam 11:00 – 12:30
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:06 – 12:54
- Durmuhurta 12:54 – 13:43
- Yamaganda 15:31 – 17:01
- 16:52 Tithi becomes Shukla Navami
- 16:52 Karana becomes Balava
- 17:44 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
Night
18:32 to 06:29 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:32 – 20:55
- Brahma Muhurta 04:53 – 05:41 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:54 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 04:21 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ashtami until 16:52
- Nakshatra Pushya until 17:44 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Shula until 22:54
- Karana Bava until 16:52, then Balava
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Aries
- 16:52 Tithi becomes Shukla Navami
- 16:52 Karana becomes Balava
- 17:44 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 22:54 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 04:21 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:59 – 09:30
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:54 – 09:42
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:00 – 12:30
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:54 – 13:43
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:31 – 17:01
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 22:54 – 01:18 next day
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:29 – 17:44
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 17:44 – 06:29 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. 04:53 – 05:41
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:06 – 12:54
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:32 – 20:55
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 17:44 – 06:29 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:29 – 07:59 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:59 – 09:30 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:30 – 11:00 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:00 – 12:30 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:30 – 14:01 | Good |
| Rog | 14:01 – 15:31 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:31 – 17:01 | Bad |
| Char | 17:01 – 18:32 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:32 – 20:01 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:01 – 21:31 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:31 – 23:01 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:01 – 00:30 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:30 – 02:00 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:00 – 03:30 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:30 – 04:59 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:59 – 06:29 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
- 06:29 NowVenus
- 07:29 NowMercury
- 08:30 NowMoon
- 09:30 NowSaturn
- 10:30 NowJupiter
- 11:30 NowMars
- 12:30 NowSun
- 13:31 NowVenus
- 14:31 NowMercury
- 15:31 NowMoon
- 16:31 NowSaturn
- 17:31 NowJupiter
- 18:32 NowMars
- 19:31 NowSun
- 20:31 NowVenus
- 21:31 NowMercury
- 22:31 NowMoon
- 23:31 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:30 NowJupiter
- 01:30 NowMars
- 02:30 NowSun
- 03:30 NowVenus
- 04:29 NowMercury
- 05:29 NowMoon
- 06:29 NowVenus
- 07:29 NowMercury
- 08:29 NowMoon
- 09:29 NowSaturn
- 10:29 NowJupiter
- 11:29 NowMars
- 12:29 NowSun
- 13:29 NowVenus
- 14:29 NowMercury
- 15:29 NowMoon
- 16:29 NowSaturn
- 17:29 NowJupiter
- 18:29 NowMars
- 19:29 NowSun
- 20:29 NowVenus
- 21:29 NowMercury
- 22:29 NowMoon
- 23:29 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:29 NowJupiter
- 01:29 NowMars
- 02:29 NowSun
- 03:29 NowVenus
- 04:29 NowMercury
- 05:29 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:53 – 05:54 Pisces
- 05:54 – 07:52 Aries
- 07:52 – 10:00 Taurus
- 10:00 – 12:09 Gemini
- 12:09 – 14:10 Cancer
- 14:10 – 16:01 Leo
- 16:01 – 17:51 Virgo
- 17:51 – 19:47 Libra
- 19:47 – 21:54 Scorpio
- 21:54 – 00:03 next day Sagittarius
- 00:03 – 02:05 next day Capricorn
- 02:05 – 03:59 next day Aquarius
- 03:59 – 05:50 next day Pisces
- 05:50 – 06:29 next day Aries
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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