Nairobi panchang, 21 December 2026
Sunrise 06:25 Sunset 18:35 Moonrise 15:57 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- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 07:56 – 09:28
- Yamaganda 10:59 – 12:30
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:06 – 12:55
- Durmuhurta 12:55 – 13:43
- Gulika Kalam 14:02 – 15:33
- Durmuhurta 15:21 – 16:09
- 10:39 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 15:06 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 15:06 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 16:06 Moon enters Taurus
Night
18:35 to 06:26 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:35 – 20:57
- Brahma Muhurta 04:51 – 05:38 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:02 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 01:34 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 15:06
- Nakshatra Bharani until 10:39 · lord Venus
- Yoga Siddha until 23:02
- Karana Balava until 15:06, then Kaulava
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 10:39 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 15:06 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 15:06 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 16:06 Moon enters Taurus
- 23:02 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 01:34 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:56 – 09:28
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:59 – 12:30
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:55 – 13:43
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:02 – 15:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:21 – 16:09
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 – 05:38
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:06 – 12:55
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:35 – 20:57
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:25 – 07:56 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 07:56 – 09:28 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:28 – 10:59 | Good |
| Rog | 10:59 – 12:30 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:30 – 14:02 | Bad |
| Char | 14:02 – 15:33 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:33 – 17:04 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:04 – 18:35 | Good |
| Char | 18:35 – 20:04 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:04 – 21:33 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:33 – 23:02 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:02 – 00:31 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:31 – 01:59 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:59 – 03:28 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:28 – 04:57 next day | Good |
| Char | 04:57 – 06:26 next day | Neutral |
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 NowMoon
- 07:26 NowSaturn
- 08:27 NowJupiter
- 09:28 NowMars
- 10:29 NowSun
- 11:29 NowVenus
- 12:30 NowMercury
- 13:31 NowMoon
- 14:32 NowSaturn
- 15:33 NowJupiter
- 16:34 NowMars
- 17:34 NowSun
- 18:35 NowVenus
- 19:34 NowMercury
- 20:34 NowMoon
- 21:33 NowSaturn
- 22:32 NowJupiter
- 23:31 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:31 NowSun
- 01:30 NowVenus
- 02:29 NowMercury
- 03:28 NowMoon
- 04:27 NowSaturn
- 05:27 NowJupiter
- 06:25 NowMoon
- 07:25 NowSaturn
- 08:25 NowJupiter
- 09:25 NowMars
- 10:25 NowSun
- 11:25 NowVenus
- 12:25 NowMercury
- 13:25 NowMoon
- 14:25 NowSaturn
- 15:25 NowJupiter
- 16:25 NowMars
- 17:25 NowSun
- 18:25 NowVenus
- 19:25 NowMercury
- 20:25 NowMoon
- 21:25 NowSaturn
- 22:25 NowJupiter
- 23:25 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:25 NowSun
- 01:25 NowVenus
- 02:25 NowMercury
- 03:25 NowMoon
- 04:25 NowSaturn
- 05:25 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:51 – 06:06 Scorpio
- 06:06 – 08:16 Sagittarius
- 08:16 – 10:18 Capricorn
- 10:18 – 12:11 Aquarius
- 12:11 – 14:03 Pisces
- 14:03 – 16:01 Aries
- 16:01 – 18:09 Taurus
- 18:09 – 20:18 Gemini
- 20:18 – 22:18 Cancer
- 22:18 – 00:09 next day Leo
- 00:09 – 01:59 next day Virgo
- 01:59 – 03:56 next day Libra
- 03:56 – 06:02 next day Scorpio
- 06:02 – 06:26 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