Nairobi panchang, 12 September 2026
Sunrise 06:27 Sunset 18:31 Moonrise 07:13 Bhadrapada month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:27 to 18:31- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:27 – 07:57
- Durmuhurta 06:27 – 07:15
- Durmuhurta 07:15 – 08:03
- Rahu Kalam 09:28 – 10:58
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:04 – 12:53
- Yamaganda 13:59 – 15:30
- 10:25 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 12:39 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 16:53 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
18:31 to 06:26 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:31 – 20:54
- Brahma Muhurta 04:51 – 05:38 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:38 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 04:38 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwitiya until 04:38 next day
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 10:25 · lord Sun
- Yoga Shubha until 12:39
- Karana Balava until 16:53, then Kaulava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Leo
- 10:25 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 12:39 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 16:53 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 04:38 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 04:38 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:27 – 07:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:27 – 07:15
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:15 – 08:03
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:28 – 10:58
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:59 – 15:30
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:27 – 10:25
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 09:24 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34, commentary p. 30 08:23 – 10:25
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 10:25 – 06:26 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. 04:51 – 05:39
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:04 – 12:53
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:31 – 20:54
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:27 – 07:57 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:57 – 09:28 | Good |
| Rog | 09:28 – 10:58 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:58 – 12:29 | Bad |
| Char | 12:29 – 13:59 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:59 – 15:30 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:30 – 17:00 | Good |
| Kaal | 17:00 – 18:31 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:31 – 20:00 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:00 – 21:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:29 – 22:59 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:59 – 00:28 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:28 – 01:58 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:58 – 03:27 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:27 – 04:57 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:57 – 06:26 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
- 06:27 NowSaturn
- 07:27 NowJupiter
- 08:27 NowMars
- 09:28 NowSun
- 10:28 NowVenus
- 11:28 NowMercury
- 12:29 NowMoon
- 13:29 NowSaturn
- 14:29 NowJupiter
- 15:30 NowMars
- 16:30 NowSun
- 17:30 NowVenus
- 18:31 NowMercury
- 19:30 NowMoon
- 20:30 NowSaturn
- 21:29 NowJupiter
- 22:29 NowMars
- 23:29 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:28 NowVenus
- 01:28 NowMercury
- 02:28 NowMoon
- 03:27 NowSaturn
- 04:27 NowJupiter
- 05:27 NowMars
- 06:27 NowSaturn
- 07:27 NowJupiter
- 08:27 NowMars
- 09:27 NowSun
- 10:27 NowVenus
- 11:27 NowMercury
- 12:27 NowMoon
- 13:27 NowSaturn
- 14:27 NowJupiter
- 15:27 NowMars
- 16:27 NowSun
- 17:27 NowVenus
- 18:27 NowMercury
- 19:27 NowMoon
- 20:27 NowSaturn
- 21:27 NowJupiter
- 22:27 NowMars
- 23:27 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:27 NowVenus
- 01:27 NowMercury
- 02:27 NowMoon
- 03:27 NowSaturn
- 04:27 NowJupiter
- 05:27 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:51 – 04:55 Cancer
- 04:55 – 06:47 Leo
- 06:47 – 08:36 Virgo
- 08:36 – 10:33 Libra
- 10:33 – 12:39 Scorpio
- 12:39 – 14:49 Sagittarius
- 14:49 – 16:51 Capricorn
- 16:51 – 18:44 Aquarius
- 18:44 – 20:36 Pisces
- 20:36 – 22:34 Aries
- 22:34 – 00:42 next day Taurus
- 00:42 – 02:51 next day Gemini
- 02:51 – 04:51 next day Cancer
- 04:51 – 06:26 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