Nairobi panchang, 21 August 2026
Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 18:37 Moonrise 13:14 Shravana month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:34 to 18:37- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:04 – 09:35
- Durmuhurta 08:59 – 09:47
- Rahu Kalam 11:05 – 12:35
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:11 – 13:00
- Durmuhurta 13:00 – 13:48
- Yamaganda 15:36 – 17:06
- 07:56 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 09:23 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
Night
18:37 to 06:34 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:37 – 21:00
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:46 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:06 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 21:06 Karana becomes Taitila
- 02:48 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Navami until 21:06
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 09:23 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 02:48 next day
- Karana Balava until 07:56, then Kaulava
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Leo
- 07:56 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 09:23 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 21:06 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 21:06 Karana becomes Taitila
- 02:48 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 01:55 – 02:48 next day
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:04 – 09:35
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:59 – 09:47
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:05 – 12:35
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:00 – 13:48
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:36 – 17:06
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 02:48 – 04:00 next day
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 09:23 – 06:34 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. 04:58 – 05:46
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:11 – 13:00
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:37 – 21:00
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 09:23 – 06:34 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:34 – 08:04 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:04 – 09:35 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:35 – 11:05 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:05 – 12:35 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:35 – 14:06 | Good |
| Rog | 14:06 – 15:36 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:36 – 17:06 | Bad |
| Char | 17:06 – 18:37 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:37 – 20:06 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:06 – 21:36 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:36 – 23:06 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:06 – 00:35 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:35 – 02:05 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:05 – 03:35 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:35 – 05:04 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:04 – 06:34 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
- 06:34 NowVenus
- 07:34 NowMercury
- 08:35 NowMoon
- 09:35 NowSaturn
- 10:35 NowJupiter
- 11:35 NowMars
- 12:35 NowSun
- 13:36 NowVenus
- 14:36 NowMercury
- 15:36 NowMoon
- 16:36 NowSaturn
- 17:37 NowJupiter
- 18:37 NowMars
- 19:37 NowSun
- 20:36 NowVenus
- 21:36 NowMercury
- 22:36 NowMoon
- 23:36 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:35 NowJupiter
- 01:35 NowMars
- 02:35 NowSun
- 03:35 NowVenus
- 04:34 NowMercury
- 05:34 NowMoon
- 06:34 NowVenus
- 07:34 NowMercury
- 08:34 NowMoon
- 09:34 NowSaturn
- 10:34 NowJupiter
- 11:34 NowMars
- 12:34 NowSun
- 13:34 NowVenus
- 14:34 NowMercury
- 15:34 NowMoon
- 16:34 NowSaturn
- 17:34 NowJupiter
- 18:34 NowMars
- 19:34 NowSun
- 20:34 NowVenus
- 21:34 NowMercury
- 22:34 NowMoon
- 23:34 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:34 NowJupiter
- 01:34 NowMars
- 02:34 NowSun
- 03:34 NowVenus
- 04:34 NowMercury
- 05:34 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:58 – 06:22 Cancer
- 06:22 – 08:13 Leo
- 08:13 – 10:03 Virgo
- 10:03 – 11:59 Libra
- 11:59 – 14:06 Scorpio
- 14:06 – 16:15 Sagittarius
- 16:15 – 18:17 Capricorn
- 18:17 – 20:11 Aquarius
- 20:11 – 22:02 Pisces
- 22:02 – 00:01 next day Aries
- 00:01 – 02:08 next day Taurus
- 02:08 – 04:17 next day Gemini
- 04:17 – 06:18 next day Cancer
- 06:18 – 06:34 next day Leo
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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