Nairobi panchang, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 18:36 Moonrise 14:57 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 18:36- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:11 – 12:59
- Yamaganda 12:35 – 14:05
- Gulika Kalam 15:36 – 17:06
- Durmuhurta 17:00 – 17:48
- Rahu Kalam 17:06 – 18:36
- 12:41 Karana becomes Vishti
- 15:14 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
Night
18:36 to 06:33 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:36 – 21:00
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:45 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:49 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 01:49 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 04:34 next day Yoga becomes Ayushman
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 01:49 next day
- Nakshatra Mula until 15:14 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Priti until 04:34 next day
- Karana Vanija until 12:41, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Leo
- 12:41 Karana becomes Vishti
- 15:14 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 01:49 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 01:49 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 04:34 next day Yoga becomes Ayushman
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:35 – 14:05
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:36 – 17:06
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:00 – 17:48
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:06 – 18:36
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 – 12:59
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:36 – 21:00
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:34 – 15:14
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:34 – 15:14
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:34 – 15:14
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:34 – 08:04 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:04 – 09:34 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:34 – 11:05 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:05 – 12:35 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:35 – 14:05 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:05 – 15:36 | Good |
| Rog | 15:36 – 17:06 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:06 – 18:36 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:36 – 20:06 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:06 – 21:36 | Good |
| Char | 21:36 – 23:05 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:05 – 00:35 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:35 – 02:04 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:04 – 03:34 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:34 – 05:04 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:04 – 06:33 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
- 06:34 NowSun
- 07:34 NowVenus
- 08:34 NowMercury
- 09:34 NowMoon
- 10:34 NowSaturn
- 11:35 NowJupiter
- 12:35 NowMars
- 13:35 NowSun
- 14:35 NowVenus
- 15:36 NowMercury
- 16:36 NowMoon
- 17:36 NowSaturn
- 18:36 NowJupiter
- 19:36 NowMars
- 20:36 NowSun
- 21:36 NowVenus
- 22:35 NowMercury
- 23:35 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:35 NowSaturn
- 01:35 NowJupiter
- 02:34 NowMars
- 03:34 NowSun
- 04:34 NowVenus
- 05:33 NowMercury
- 06:34 NowSun
- 07:34 NowVenus
- 08:34 NowMercury
- 09:34 NowMoon
- 10:34 NowSaturn
- 11:34 NowJupiter
- 12:34 NowMars
- 13:34 NowSun
- 14:34 NowVenus
- 15:34 NowMercury
- 16:34 NowMoon
- 17:34 NowSaturn
- 18:34 NowJupiter
- 19:34 NowMars
- 20:34 NowSun
- 21:34 NowVenus
- 22:34 NowMercury
- 23:34 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:34 NowSaturn
- 01:34 NowJupiter
- 02:34 NowMars
- 03:34 NowSun
- 04:34 NowVenus
- 05:34 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:58 – 06:14 Cancer
- 06:14 – 08:05 Leo
- 08:05 – 09:55 Virgo
- 09:55 – 11:51 Libra
- 11:51 – 13:58 Scorpio
- 13:58 – 16:07 Sagittarius
- 16:07 – 18:09 Capricorn
- 18:09 – 20:03 Aquarius
- 20:03 – 21:55 Pisces
- 21:55 – 23:53 Aries
- 23:53 – 02:00 next day Taurus
- 02:00 – 04:09 next day Gemini
- 04:09 – 06:10 next day Cancer
- 06:10 – 06:33 next day Leo
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