Nairobi panchang, 12 August 2026
Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 18:38 Moonrise 06:10 Ashadha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:36 to 18:38- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:06 – 09:37
- Gulika Kalam 11:07 – 12:37
- Durmuhurta 12:13 – 13:01
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:13 – 13:01 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:37 – 14:08
- 09:57 Karana becomes Naga
- 12:56 Yoga becomes Variyan
Night
18:38 to 06:36 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:38 – 21:02
- Brahma Muhurta 05:00 – 05:48 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:36 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 20:36 Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 03:36 next day Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 03:36 next day Moon enters Leo
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 20:36
- Nakshatra Ashlesha until 03:36 next day · lord Mercury
- Yoga Vyatipata until 12:56
- Karana Chatushpada until 09:57, then Naga
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Cancer
- 09:57 Karana becomes Naga
- 12:56 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 20:36 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 20:36 Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 03:36 next day Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 03:36 next day Moon enters Leo
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 16:21 – 12:56
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:06 – 09:37
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:07 – 12:37
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:13 – 13:01
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:37 – 14:08
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 – 05:48
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays 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 18:38 – 21:02
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:36 – 08:06 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:06 – 09:37 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:37 – 11:07 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:07 – 12:37 | Good |
| Rog | 12:37 – 14:08 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:08 – 15:38 | Bad |
| Char | 15:38 – 17:08 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:08 – 18:38 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:38 – 20:08 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:08 – 21:38 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:38 – 23:08 | Good |
| Char | 23:08 – 00:37 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:37 – 02:07 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:07 – 03:37 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:37 – 05:06 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:06 – 06:36 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
- 06:36 NowMercury
- 07:36 NowMoon
- 08:37 NowSaturn
- 09:37 NowJupiter
- 10:37 NowMars
- 11:37 NowSun
- 12:37 NowVenus
- 13:38 NowMercury
- 14:38 NowMoon
- 15:38 NowSaturn
- 16:38 NowJupiter
- 17:38 NowMars
- 18:38 NowSun
- 19:38 NowVenus
- 20:38 NowMercury
- 21:38 NowMoon
- 22:38 NowSaturn
- 23:37 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:37 NowMars
- 01:37 NowSun
- 02:37 NowVenus
- 03:37 NowMercury
- 04:36 NowMoon
- 05:36 NowSaturn
- 06:36 NowMercury
- 07:36 NowMoon
- 08:36 NowSaturn
- 09:36 NowJupiter
- 10:36 NowMars
- 11:36 NowSun
- 12:36 NowVenus
- 13:36 NowMercury
- 14:36 NowMoon
- 15:36 NowSaturn
- 16:36 NowJupiter
- 17:36 NowMars
- 18:36 NowSun
- 19:36 NowVenus
- 20:36 NowMercury
- 21:36 NowMoon
- 22:36 NowSaturn
- 23:36 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:36 NowMars
- 01:36 NowSun
- 02:36 NowVenus
- 03:36 NowMercury
- 04:36 NowMoon
- 05:36 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:01 – 06:57 Cancer
- 06:57 – 08:48 Leo
- 08:48 – 10:38 Virgo
- 10:38 – 12:35 Libra
- 12:35 – 14:41 Scorpio
- 14:41 – 16:51 Sagittarius
- 16:51 – 18:53 Capricorn
- 18:53 – 20:46 Aquarius
- 20:46 – 22:38 Pisces
- 22:38 – 00:36 next day Aries
- 00:36 – 02:44 next day Taurus
- 02:44 – 04:53 next day Gemini
- 04:53 – 06:36 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