Nairobi panchang, 24 December 2026
Sunrise 06:27 Sunset 18:37 Moonrise 19:16 Margashirsha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:27 to 18:37- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 06:27 – 07:58
- Gulika Kalam 09:29 – 11:00
- Durmuhurta 10:30 – 11:19
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:07 – 12:56
- Rahu Kalam 14:03 – 15:34
- Durmuhurta 15:22 – 16:11
- 10:21 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 14:32 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
18:37 to 06:27 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 18:37 – 20:59
- Brahma Muhurta 04:52 – 05:40 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:17 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 00:37 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 00:37 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 05:58 next day Yoga becomes Indra
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 00:37 next day
- Nakshatra Ardra until 23:17 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Shukla until 10:21
- Karana Balava until 14:32, then Kaulava
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 10:21 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 14:32 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 23:17 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 00:37 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 00:37 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 05:58 next day Yoga becomes Indra
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:27 – 07:58
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:29 – 11:00
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:30 – 11:19
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:03 – 15:34
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:22 – 16:11
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:27 – 23:17
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. 04:52 – 05:39
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:07 – 12:56
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:37 – 20:59
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 23:17 – 06:27 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 23:17 – 06:27 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 06:27 – 07:58 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 07:58 – 09:29 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:29 – 11:00 | Bad |
| Char | 11:00 – 12:32 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:32 – 14:03 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:03 – 15:34 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:34 – 17:05 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:05 – 18:37 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:37 – 20:06 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 20:06 – 21:34 | Neutral |
| Rog | 21:34 – 23:03 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:03 – 00:32 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:32 – 02:01 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:01 – 03:30 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:30 – 04:58 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 04:58 – 06:27 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
- 06:27 NowJupiter
- 07:28 NowMars
- 08:28 NowSun
- 09:29 NowVenus
- 10:30 NowMercury
- 11:31 NowMoon
- 12:32 NowSaturn
- 13:33 NowJupiter
- 14:33 NowMars
- 15:34 NowSun
- 16:35 NowVenus
- 17:36 NowMercury
- 18:37 NowMoon
- 19:36 NowSaturn
- 20:35 NowJupiter
- 21:34 NowMars
- 22:34 NowSun
- 23:33 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:32 NowMercury
- 01:31 NowMoon
- 02:30 NowSaturn
- 03:30 NowJupiter
- 04:29 NowMars
- 05:28 NowSun
- 06:27 NowJupiter
- 07:27 NowMars
- 08:27 NowSun
- 09:27 NowVenus
- 10:27 NowMercury
- 11:27 NowMoon
- 12:27 NowSaturn
- 13:27 NowJupiter
- 14:27 NowMars
- 15:27 NowSun
- 16:27 NowVenus
- 17:27 NowMercury
- 18:27 NowMoon
- 19:27 NowSaturn
- 20:27 NowJupiter
- 21:27 NowMars
- 22:27 NowSun
- 23:27 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:27 NowMercury
- 01:27 NowMoon
- 02:27 NowSaturn
- 03:27 NowJupiter
- 04:27 NowMars
- 05:27 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:52 – 05:54 Scorpio
- 05:54 – 08:04 Sagittarius
- 08:04 – 10:06 Capricorn
- 10:06 – 11:59 Aquarius
- 11:59 – 13:51 Pisces
- 13:51 – 15:49 Aries
- 15:49 – 17:57 Taurus
- 17:57 – 20:06 Gemini
- 20:06 – 22:06 Cancer
- 22:06 – 23:58 Leo
- 23:58 – 01:47 next day Virgo
- 01:47 – 03:44 next day Libra
- 03:44 – 05:50 next day Scorpio
- 05:50 – 06:27 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