Nairobi panchang, 9 August 2026
Sunrise 06:37 Sunset 18:39 Moonrise 03:06 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- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:14 – 13:02
- Yamaganda 12:38 – 14:08
- Gulika Kalam 15:38 – 17:09
- Durmuhurta 17:03 – 17:51
- Rahu Kalam 17:09 – 18:39
- 08:35 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 08:35 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 12:13 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Night
18:39 to 06:37 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:39 – 21:02
- Brahma Muhurta 05:01 – 05:49 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:04 Karana becomes Taitila
- 23:34 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 05:31 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 05:31 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 08:35
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 12:13 · lord Mars
- Yoga Harshana until 23:34
- Karana Balava until 08:35, then Kaulava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Cancer
- 08:35 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 08:35 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 12:13 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 19:04 Karana becomes Taitila
- 23:34 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 05:31 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 05:31 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:38 – 14:08
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:38 – 17:09
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:03 – 17:51
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:09 – 18:39
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 23:34 – 00:46 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. 05:01 – 05:49
- Abhijit Muhurta 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 – 21:02
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:37 – 08:07 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:07 – 09:37 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:37 – 11:08 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:08 – 12:38 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:38 – 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 – 23:08 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:08 – 00:38 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:38 – 02:07 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:07 – 03:37 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:37 – 05:07 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 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 NowSun
- 07:37 NowVenus
- 08:37 NowMercury
- 09:37 NowMoon
- 10:37 NowSaturn
- 11:38 NowJupiter
- 12:38 NowMars
- 13:38 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
- 23:38 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:38 NowSaturn
- 01:38 NowJupiter
- 02:37 NowMars
- 03:37 NowSun
- 04:37 NowVenus
- 05:37 NowMercury
- 06:37 NowSun
- 07:37 NowVenus
- 08:37 NowMercury
- 09:37 NowMoon
- 10:37 NowSaturn
- 11:37 NowJupiter
- 12:37 NowMars
- 13:37 NowSun
- 14:37 NowVenus
- 15:37 NowMercury
- 16:37 NowMoon
- 17:37 NowSaturn
- 18:37 NowJupiter
- 19:37 NowMars
- 20:37 NowSun
- 21:37 NowVenus
- 22:37 NowMercury
- 23:37 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:37 NowSaturn
- 01:37 NowJupiter
- 02:37 NowMars
- 03:37 NowSun
- 04:37 NowVenus
- 05:37 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:01 – 05:08 Gemini
- 05:08 – 07:09 Cancer
- 07:09 – 09:00 Leo
- 09:00 – 10:50 Virgo
- 10:50 – 12:46 Libra
- 12:46 – 14:53 Scorpio
- 14:53 – 17:02 Sagittarius
- 17:02 – 19:04 Capricorn
- 19:04 – 20:58 Aquarius
- 20:58 – 22:50 Pisces
- 22:50 – 00:48 next day Aries
- 00:48 – 02:55 next day Taurus
- 02:55 – 05:04 next day Gemini
- 05:04 – 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