Nairobi panchang, 29 April 2026
Sunrise 06:28 Sunset 18:31 Moonrise 16:53 Vaishakha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:28 to 18:31- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:59 – 09:29
- Gulika Kalam 10:59 – 12:30
- Durmuhurta 12:06 – 12:54
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:06 – 12:54 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:30 – 14:00
- 17:22 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 17:22 Karana becomes Gara
- 18:21 Yoga becomes Vajra
Night
18:31 to 06:28 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:31 – 20:54
- Brahma Muhurta 04:53 – 05:40 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:46 Nakshatra becomes Chitra
- 06:00 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 17:22
- Nakshatra Hasta until 21:46 · lord Moon
- Yoga Harshana until 18:21
- Karana Taitila until 17:22, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Aries
- 17:22 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 17:22 Karana becomes Gara
- 18:21 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 21:46 Nakshatra becomes Chitra
- 06:00 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:59 – 09:29
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:59 – 12:30
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:06 – 12:54
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:30 – 14:00
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 18:21 – 19:33
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 Not used on Wednesdays 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 18:31 – 20:54
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:28 – 21:46
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 21:46 – 06:28 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:28 – 07:59 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:59 – 09:29 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:29 – 10:59 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:59 – 12:30 | Good |
| Rog | 12:30 – 14:00 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:00 – 15:30 | Bad |
| Char | 15:30 – 17:00 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:00 – 18:31 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:31 – 20:00 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:00 – 21:30 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:30 – 23:00 | Good |
| Char | 23:00 – 00:30 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:30 – 01:59 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:59 – 03:29 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:29 – 04:59 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:59 – 06:28 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
- 06:28 NowMercury
- 07:29 NowMoon
- 08:29 NowSaturn
- 09:29 NowJupiter
- 10:29 NowMars
- 11:29 NowSun
- 12:30 NowVenus
- 13:30 NowMercury
- 14:30 NowMoon
- 15:30 NowSaturn
- 16:30 NowJupiter
- 17:31 NowMars
- 18:31 NowSun
- 19:31 NowVenus
- 20:30 NowMercury
- 21:30 NowMoon
- 22:30 NowSaturn
- 23:30 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:30 NowMars
- 01:29 NowSun
- 02:29 NowVenus
- 03:29 NowMercury
- 04:29 NowMoon
- 05:29 NowSaturn
- 06:28 NowMercury
- 07:28 NowMoon
- 08:28 NowSaturn
- 09:28 NowJupiter
- 10:28 NowMars
- 11:28 NowSun
- 12:28 NowVenus
- 13:28 NowMercury
- 14:28 NowMoon
- 15:28 NowSaturn
- 16:28 NowJupiter
- 17:28 NowMars
- 18:28 NowSun
- 19:28 NowVenus
- 20:28 NowMercury
- 21:28 NowMoon
- 22:28 NowSaturn
- 23:28 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:28 NowMars
- 01:28 NowSun
- 02:28 NowVenus
- 03:28 NowMercury
- 04:28 NowMoon
- 05:28 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:53 – 05:35 Pisces
- 05:35 – 07:33 Aries
- 07:33 – 09:40 Taurus
- 09:40 – 11:49 Gemini
- 11:49 – 13:50 Cancer
- 13:50 – 15:41 Leo
- 15:41 – 17:31 Virgo
- 17:31 – 19:27 Libra
- 19:27 – 21:34 Scorpio
- 21:34 – 23:43 Sagittarius
- 23:43 – 01:46 next day Capricorn
- 01:46 – 03:39 next day Aquarius
- 03:39 – 05:31 next day Pisces
- 05:31 – 06:28 next day Aries
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