Nairobi panchang, 20 December 2026
Sunrise 06:25 Sunset 18:35 Moonrise 14:59 Margashirsha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:25 to 18:35- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:05 – 12:54
- Yamaganda 12:30 – 14:01
- Gulika Kalam 15:32 – 17:04
- Durmuhurta 16:57 – 17:46
- Rahu Kalam 17:04 – 18:35
- 06:48 Karana becomes Vishti
- 12:25 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 17:45 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 17:45 Karana becomes Bava
Night
18:35 to 06:25 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:35 – 20:57
- Brahma Muhurta 04:51 – 05:38 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:37 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
- 04:30 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 17:45
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 12:25 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Shiva until 02:37 next day
- Karana Vanija until 06:48, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 06:48 Karana becomes Vishti
- 12:25 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 17:45 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 17:45 Karana becomes Bava
- 02:37 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
- 04:30 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:30 – 14:01
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:32 – 17:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:57 – 17:46
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:04 – 18:35
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 12:25 – 06:25 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. 04:50 – 05:37
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:05 – 12:54
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:35 – 20:57
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:25 – 12:25
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:25 – 12:25
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:25 – 07:56 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:56 – 09:27 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:27 – 10:59 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:59 – 12:30 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:30 – 14:01 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:01 – 15:32 | Good |
| Rog | 15:32 – 17:04 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:04 – 18:35 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:35 – 20:04 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:04 – 21:32 | Good |
| Char | 21:32 – 23:01 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:01 – 00:30 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:30 – 01:59 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:59 – 03:28 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:28 – 04:56 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:56 – 06:25 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
- 06:25 NowSun
- 07:26 NowVenus
- 08:26 NowMercury
- 09:27 NowMoon
- 10:28 NowSaturn
- 11:29 NowJupiter
- 12:30 NowMars
- 13:31 NowSun
- 14:31 NowVenus
- 15:32 NowMercury
- 16:33 NowMoon
- 17:34 NowSaturn
- 18:35 NowJupiter
- 19:34 NowMars
- 20:33 NowSun
- 21:32 NowVenus
- 22:32 NowMercury
- 23:31 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:30 NowSaturn
- 01:29 NowJupiter
- 02:28 NowMars
- 03:28 NowSun
- 04:27 NowVenus
- 05:26 NowMercury
- 06:25 NowSun
- 07:25 NowVenus
- 08:25 NowMercury
- 09:25 NowMoon
- 10:25 NowSaturn
- 11:25 NowJupiter
- 12:25 NowMars
- 13:25 NowSun
- 14:25 NowVenus
- 15:25 NowMercury
- 16:25 NowMoon
- 17:25 NowSaturn
- 18:25 NowJupiter
- 19:25 NowMars
- 20:25 NowSun
- 21:25 NowVenus
- 22:25 NowMercury
- 23:25 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:25 NowSaturn
- 01:25 NowJupiter
- 02:25 NowMars
- 03:25 NowSun
- 04:25 NowVenus
- 05:25 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:50 – 06:10 Scorpio
- 06:10 – 08:20 Sagittarius
- 08:20 – 10:22 Capricorn
- 10:22 – 12:15 Aquarius
- 12:15 – 14:07 Pisces
- 14:07 – 16:05 Aries
- 16:05 – 18:12 Taurus
- 18:12 – 20:22 Gemini
- 20:22 – 22:22 Cancer
- 22:22 – 00:13 next day Leo
- 00:13 – 02:03 next day Virgo
- 02:03 – 03:59 next day Libra
- 03:59 – 06:06 next day Scorpio
- 06:06 – 06:25 next day Sagittarius
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