Nairobi panchang, 4 October 2026
Sunrise 06:18 Sunset 18:24 Moonrise 00:54 Bhadrapada month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:18 to 18:24- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:57 – 12:45
- Yamaganda 12:21 – 13:52
- Gulika Kalam 15:22 – 16:53
- Durmuhurta 16:47 – 17:35
- Rahu Kalam 16:53 – 18:24
- 10:02 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 14:21 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:02 Moon enters Cancer
Night
18:24 to 06:18 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:24 – 20:47
- Brahma Muhurta 04:43 – 05:30 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:44 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 01:24 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 01:24 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 01:24 next day
- Nakshatra Punarvasu until 21:44 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Parigha until 10:02
- Karana Taitila until 14:21, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Virgo
- 10:02 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 14:21 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:02 Moon enters Cancer
- 21:44 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 01:24 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 01:24 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:21 – 13:52
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:22 – 16:53
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:47 – 17:35
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:53 – 18:24
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. 04:43 – 05:31
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:57 – 12:45
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:24 – 20:47
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 21:44 – 06:18 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:18 – 07:49 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:49 – 09:20 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:20 – 10:50 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:50 – 12:21 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:21 – 13:52 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:52 – 15:22 | Good |
| Rog | 15:22 – 16:53 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:53 – 18:24 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:24 – 19:53 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:53 – 21:22 | Good |
| Char | 21:22 – 22:52 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:52 – 00:21 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:21 – 01:50 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:50 – 03:19 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:19 – 04:49 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:49 – 06:18 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 Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:18 NowSun
- 07:19 NowVenus
- 08:19 NowMercury
- 09:20 NowMoon
- 10:20 NowSaturn
- 11:21 NowJupiter
- 12:21 NowMars
- 13:21 NowSun
- 14:22 NowVenus
- 15:22 NowMercury
- 16:23 NowMoon
- 17:23 NowSaturn
- 18:24 NowJupiter
- 19:23 NowMars
- 20:23 NowSun
- 21:22 NowVenus
- 22:22 NowMercury
- 23:21 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:21 NowSaturn
- 01:20 NowJupiter
- 02:20 NowMars
- 03:19 NowSun
- 04:19 NowVenus
- 05:18 NowMercury
- 06:18 NowSun
- 07:18 NowVenus
- 08:18 NowMercury
- 09:18 NowMoon
- 10:18 NowSaturn
- 11:18 NowJupiter
- 12:18 NowMars
- 13:18 NowSun
- 14:18 NowVenus
- 15:18 NowMercury
- 16:18 NowMoon
- 17:18 NowSaturn
- 18:18 NowJupiter
- 19:18 NowMars
- 20:18 NowSun
- 21:18 NowVenus
- 22:18 NowMercury
- 23:18 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:18 NowSaturn
- 01:18 NowJupiter
- 02:18 NowMars
- 03:18 NowSun
- 04:18 NowVenus
- 05:18 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:43 – 05:20 Leo
- 05:20 – 07:10 Virgo
- 07:10 – 09:06 Libra
- 09:06 – 11:13 Scorpio
- 11:13 – 13:22 Sagittarius
- 13:22 – 15:24 Capricorn
- 15:24 – 17:18 Aquarius
- 17:18 – 19:09 Pisces
- 19:09 – 21:08 Aries
- 21:08 – 23:15 Taurus
- 23:15 – 01:24 next day Gemini
- 01:24 – 03:25 next day Cancer
- 03:25 – 05:16 next day Leo
- 05:16 – 06:18 next day Virgo
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