Nairobi panchang, 5 August 2026
Sunrise 06:37 Sunset 18:39 Ashadha 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 18:39- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:08 – 09:38
- Gulika Kalam 11:08 – 12:38
- Durmuhurta 12:14 – 13:02
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:14 – 13:02 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:38 – 14:09
- 06:57 Karana becomes Bava
- 14:59 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 18:12 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 18:12 Karana becomes Balava
Night
18:39 to 06:37 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:39 – 21:03
- Brahma Muhurta 05:01 – 05:49 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:48 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 05:21 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Saptami until 18:12
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 18:48 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Shula until 14:59
- Karana Vishti until 06:57, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Cancer
- 06:57 Karana becomes Bava
- 14:59 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 18:12 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 18:12 Karana becomes Balava
- 18:48 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 05:21 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:08 – 09:38
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:08 – 12:38
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:14 – 13:02
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:38 – 14:09
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 14:59 – 17:23
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:37 – 18:48
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 10:54 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34, commentary p. 30 09:54 – 11:53
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 18:48 – 06:37 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 Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:14 – 13:02
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:39 – 21:03
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:37 – 18:48
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:37 – 18:12
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:37 – 08:08 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:08 – 09:38 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:38 – 11:08 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:08 – 12:38 | Good |
| Rog | 12:38 – 14:09 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:09 – 15:39 | Bad |
| Char | 15:39 – 17:09 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:09 – 18:39 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:39 – 20:09 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:09 – 21:39 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:39 – 23:08 | Good |
| Char | 23:08 – 00:38 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:38 – 02:08 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:08 – 03:38 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:38 – 05:07 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:07 – 06:37 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
- 06:37 NowMercury
- 07:37 NowMoon
- 08:38 NowSaturn
- 09:38 NowJupiter
- 10:38 NowMars
- 11:38 NowSun
- 12:38 NowVenus
- 13:38 NowMercury
- 14:39 NowMoon
- 15:39 NowSaturn
- 16:39 NowJupiter
- 17:39 NowMars
- 18:39 NowSun
- 19:39 NowVenus
- 20:39 NowMercury
- 21:39 NowMoon
- 22:39 NowSaturn
- 23:38 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:38 NowMars
- 01:38 NowSun
- 02:38 NowVenus
- 03:38 NowMercury
- 04:38 NowMoon
- 05:37 NowSaturn
- 06:37 NowMercury
- 07:37 NowMoon
- 08:37 NowSaturn
- 09:37 NowJupiter
- 10:37 NowMars
- 11:37 NowSun
- 12:37 NowVenus
- 13:37 NowMercury
- 14:37 NowMoon
- 15:37 NowSaturn
- 16:37 NowJupiter
- 17:37 NowMars
- 18:37 NowSun
- 19:37 NowVenus
- 20:37 NowMercury
- 21:37 NowMoon
- 22:37 NowSaturn
- 23:37 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:37 NowMars
- 01:37 NowSun
- 02:37 NowVenus
- 03:37 NowMercury
- 04:37 NowMoon
- 05:37 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:02 – 05:24 Gemini
- 05:24 – 07:25 Cancer
- 07:25 – 09:16 Leo
- 09:16 – 11:06 Virgo
- 11:06 – 13:02 Libra
- 13:02 – 15:09 Scorpio
- 15:09 – 17:18 Sagittarius
- 17:18 – 19:20 Capricorn
- 19:20 – 21:14 Aquarius
- 21:14 – 23:05 Pisces
- 23:05 – 01:04 next day Aries
- 01:04 – 03:11 next day Taurus
- 03:11 – 05:20 next day Gemini
- 05:20 – 06:37 next day Cancer
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