Nairobi panchang, 21 October 2026
Sunrise 06:13 Sunset 18:20 Moonrise 14:39 Ashwin month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:13 to 18:20- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:44 – 09:15
- Gulika Kalam 10:46 – 12:17
- Durmuhurta 11:53 – 12:41
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:53 – 12:41 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:17 – 13:48
- 11:42 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 11:42 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:18 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
Night
18:20 to 06:13 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:20 – 20:43
- Brahma Muhurta 04:38 – 05:26 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:03 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 00:06 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dashami until 11:42
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 17:18 · lord Mars
- Yoga Ganda until 22:03
- Karana Gara until 11:42, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Libra
- 11:42 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 11:42 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:18 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 22:03 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 00:06 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:44 – 09:15
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:46 – 12:17
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:53 – 12:41
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:17 – 13:48
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 00:06 – 12:18 next day
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 06:13 – 17:18
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 17:38 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34, commentary p. 30 16:33 – 18:42
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. 04:38 – 05:26
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:53 – 12:41
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:20 – 20:43
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:13 – 17:18
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:13 – 07:44 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:44 – 09:15 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:15 – 10:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:46 – 12:17 | Good |
| Rog | 12:17 – 13:48 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:48 – 15:19 | Bad |
| Char | 15:19 – 16:49 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:49 – 18:20 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:20 – 19:49 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:49 – 21:19 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:19 – 22:48 | Good |
| Char | 22:48 – 00:17 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:17 – 01:46 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:46 – 03:15 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:15 – 04:44 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:44 – 06:13 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
- 06:13 NowMercury
- 07:14 NowMoon
- 08:15 NowSaturn
- 09:15 NowJupiter
- 10:16 NowMars
- 11:16 NowSun
- 12:17 NowVenus
- 13:17 NowMercury
- 14:18 NowMoon
- 15:19 NowSaturn
- 16:19 NowJupiter
- 17:20 NowMars
- 18:20 NowSun
- 19:20 NowVenus
- 20:19 NowMercury
- 21:19 NowMoon
- 22:18 NowSaturn
- 23:17 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:17 NowMars
- 01:16 NowSun
- 02:16 NowVenus
- 03:15 NowMercury
- 04:14 NowMoon
- 05:14 NowSaturn
- 06:13 NowMercury
- 07:13 NowMoon
- 08:13 NowSaturn
- 09:13 NowJupiter
- 10:13 NowMars
- 11:13 NowSun
- 12:13 NowVenus
- 13:13 NowMercury
- 14:13 NowMoon
- 15:13 NowSaturn
- 16:13 NowJupiter
- 17:13 NowMars
- 18:13 NowSun
- 19:13 NowVenus
- 20:13 NowMercury
- 21:13 NowMoon
- 22:13 NowSaturn
- 23:13 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:13 NowMars
- 01:13 NowSun
- 02:13 NowVenus
- 03:13 NowMercury
- 04:13 NowMoon
- 05:13 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:38 – 06:03 Virgo
- 06:03 – 07:59 Libra
- 07:59 – 10:06 Scorpio
- 10:06 – 12:15 Sagittarius
- 12:15 – 14:17 Capricorn
- 14:17 – 16:11 Aquarius
- 16:11 – 18:03 Pisces
- 18:03 – 20:01 Aries
- 20:01 – 22:08 Taurus
- 22:08 – 00:17 next day Gemini
- 00:17 – 02:18 next day Cancer
- 02:18 – 04:09 next day Leo
- 04:09 – 05:59 next day Virgo
- 05:59 – 06:13 next day Libra
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