Nairobi panchang, 7 October 2026
Sunrise 06:17 Sunset 18:23 Moonrise 03:36 Bhadrapada month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:17 to 18:23- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:48 – 09:19
- Gulika Kalam 10:49 – 12:20
- Durmuhurta 11:56 – 12:44
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:56 – 12:44 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:20 – 13:51
- 09:24 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
18:23 to 06:17 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:23 – 20:46
- Brahma Muhurta 04:42 – 05:29 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:10 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 20:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 20:47 Karana becomes Gara
- 00:22 next day Yoga becomes Shukla
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 20:47
- Nakshatra Magha until 19:10 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Shubha until 00:22 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 09:24, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Virgo
- 09:24 Karana becomes Taitila
- 19:10 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 20:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 20:47 Karana becomes Gara
- 00:22 next day Yoga becomes Shukla
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:48 – 09:19
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:49 – 12:20
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:56 – 12:44
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:20 – 13:51
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 03:41 next day Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34, commentary p. 30 02:41 – 04:42 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. 04:42 – 05:30
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:56 – 12:44
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:23 – 20:46
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:17 – 20:47
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:17 – 07:48 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:48 – 09:19 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:19 – 10:49 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:49 – 12:20 | Good |
| Rog | 12:20 – 13:51 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:51 – 15:22 | Bad |
| Char | 15:22 – 16:52 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:52 – 18:23 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:23 – 19:52 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:52 – 21:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:21 – 22:51 | Good |
| Char | 22:51 – 00:20 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:20 – 01:49 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:49 – 03:18 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:18 – 04:48 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:48 – 06:17 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 Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:17 NowMercury
- 07:18 NowMoon
- 08:18 NowSaturn
- 09:19 NowJupiter
- 10:19 NowMars
- 11:20 NowSun
- 12:20 NowVenus
- 13:21 NowMercury
- 14:21 NowMoon
- 15:22 NowSaturn
- 16:22 NowJupiter
- 17:23 NowMars
- 18:23 NowSun
- 19:22 NowVenus
- 20:22 NowMercury
- 21:21 NowMoon
- 22:21 NowSaturn
- 23:20 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:20 NowMars
- 01:19 NowSun
- 02:19 NowVenus
- 03:18 NowMercury
- 04:18 NowMoon
- 05:17 NowSaturn
- 06:17 NowMercury
- 07:17 NowMoon
- 08:17 NowSaturn
- 09:17 NowJupiter
- 10:17 NowMars
- 11:17 NowSun
- 12:17 NowVenus
- 13:17 NowMercury
- 14:17 NowMoon
- 15:17 NowSaturn
- 16:17 NowJupiter
- 17:17 NowMars
- 18:17 NowSun
- 19:17 NowVenus
- 20:17 NowMercury
- 21:17 NowMoon
- 22:17 NowSaturn
- 23:17 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:17 NowMars
- 01:17 NowSun
- 02:17 NowVenus
- 03:17 NowMercury
- 04:17 NowMoon
- 05:17 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:42 – 05:08 Leo
- 05:08 – 06:58 Virgo
- 06:58 – 08:54 Libra
- 08:54 – 11:01 Scorpio
- 11:01 – 13:10 Sagittarius
- 13:10 – 15:13 Capricorn
- 15:13 – 17:06 Aquarius
- 17:06 – 18:58 Pisces
- 18:58 – 20:56 Aries
- 20:56 – 23:03 Taurus
- 23:03 – 01:12 next day Gemini
- 01:12 – 03:13 next day Cancer
- 03:13 – 05:04 next day Leo
- 05:04 – 06:17 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