Nairobi panchang, 14 August 2026
Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 18:38 Moonrise 07:52 Shravana 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- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:06 – 09:36
- Durmuhurta 09:00 – 09:48
- Rahu Kalam 11:07 – 12:37
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:13 – 13:01
- Durmuhurta 13:01 – 13:49
- Yamaganda 15:38 – 17:08
- 06:58 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 16:17 Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 16:17 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
18:38 to 06:36 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:38 – 21:02
- Brahma Muhurta 05:00 – 05:48 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:12 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 03:33 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 04:39 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwitiya until 16:17
- Nakshatra Purva Phalguni until 01:12 next day · lord Venus
- Yoga Parigha until 06:58
- Karana Kaulava until 16:17, then Taitila
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Cancer
- 06:58 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 16:17 Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 16:17 Karana becomes Taitila
- 01:12 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 03:33 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 04:39 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:06 – 09:36
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:00 – 09:48
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:07 – 12:37
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:01 – 13:49
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:38 – 17:08
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. 05:00 – 05:48
- Abhijit Muhurta 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
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:36 – 01:12 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:36 – 01:12 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 01:12 – 06:36 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:36 – 08:06 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:06 – 09:36 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:36 – 11:07 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:07 – 12:37 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:37 – 14:07 | Good |
| Rog | 14:07 – 15:38 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:38 – 17:08 | Bad |
| Char | 17:08 – 18:38 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:38 – 20:08 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:08 – 21:37 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:37 – 23:07 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:07 – 00:37 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:37 – 02:07 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:07 – 03:36 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:36 – 05:06 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 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 NowVenus
- 07:36 NowMercury
- 08:36 NowMoon
- 09:36 NowSaturn
- 10:37 NowJupiter
- 11:37 NowMars
- 12:37 NowSun
- 13:37 NowVenus
- 14:37 NowMercury
- 15:38 NowMoon
- 16:38 NowSaturn
- 17:38 NowJupiter
- 18:38 NowMars
- 19:38 NowSun
- 20:38 NowVenus
- 21:37 NowMercury
- 22:37 NowMoon
- 23:37 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:37 NowJupiter
- 01:37 NowMars
- 02:36 NowSun
- 03:36 NowVenus
- 04:36 NowMercury
- 05:36 NowMoon
- 06:36 NowVenus
- 07:36 NowMercury
- 08:36 NowMoon
- 09:36 NowSaturn
- 10:36 NowJupiter
- 11:36 NowMars
- 12:36 NowSun
- 13:36 NowVenus
- 14:36 NowMercury
- 15:36 NowMoon
- 16:36 NowSaturn
- 17:36 NowJupiter
- 18:36 NowMars
- 19:36 NowSun
- 20:36 NowVenus
- 21:36 NowMercury
- 22:36 NowMoon
- 23:36 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:36 NowJupiter
- 01:36 NowMars
- 02:36 NowSun
- 03:36 NowVenus
- 04:36 NowMercury
- 05:36 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:00 – 06:49 Cancer
- 06:49 – 08:41 Leo
- 08:41 – 10:30 Virgo
- 10:30 – 12:27 Libra
- 12:27 – 14:33 Scorpio
- 14:33 – 16:43 Sagittarius
- 16:43 – 18:45 Capricorn
- 18:45 – 20:38 Aquarius
- 20:38 – 22:30 Pisces
- 22:30 – 00:28 next day Aries
- 00:28 – 02:36 next day Taurus
- 02:36 – 04:45 next day Gemini
- 04:45 – 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