Nairobi panchang, 26 December 2026
Sunrise 06:28 Sunset 18:38 Moonrise 21:18 Margashirsha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:28 to 18:38- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:28 – 07:59
- Durmuhurta 06:28 – 07:16
- Durmuhurta 07:16 – 08:05
- Rahu Kalam 09:30 – 11:01
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:08 – 12:57
- Yamaganda 14:04 – 15:35
- 07:12 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:35 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 17:35 Karana becomes Bava
- 17:43 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
Night
18:38 to 06:28 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:38 – 21:00
- Brahma Muhurta 04:53 – 05:41 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:52 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 04:05 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Tritiya until 17:35
- Nakshatra Pushya until 17:43 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 21:52
- Karana Vanija until 07:12, then Vishti
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:12 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:35 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 17:35 Karana becomes Bava
- 17:43 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 21:52 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 04:05 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 01:46 – 21:52
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:28 – 07:59
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:28 – 07:16
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 07:12 – 17:35
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:16 – 08:05
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:30 – 11:01
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:04 – 15:35
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 21:52 – 23:04
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. 04:53 – 05:40
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:08 – 12:57
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:38 – 21:00
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 17:35 – 06:28 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:28 – 07:59 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:59 – 09:30 | Good |
| Rog | 09:30 – 11:01 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:01 – 12:33 | Bad |
| Char | 12:33 – 14:04 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:04 – 15:35 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:35 – 17:06 | Good |
| Kaal | 17:06 – 18:38 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:38 – 20:07 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:07 – 21:35 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:35 – 23:04 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:04 – 00:33 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:33 – 02:02 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:02 – 03:31 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:31 – 04:59 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:59 – 06:28 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
- 06:28 NowSaturn
- 07:29 NowJupiter
- 08:29 NowMars
- 09:30 NowSun
- 10:31 NowVenus
- 11:32 NowMercury
- 12:33 NowMoon
- 13:34 NowSaturn
- 14:34 NowJupiter
- 15:35 NowMars
- 16:36 NowSun
- 17:37 NowVenus
- 18:38 NowMercury
- 19:37 NowMoon
- 20:36 NowSaturn
- 21:35 NowJupiter
- 22:35 NowMars
- 23:34 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:33 NowVenus
- 01:32 NowMercury
- 02:31 NowMoon
- 03:31 NowSaturn
- 04:30 NowJupiter
- 05:29 NowMars
- 06:28 NowSaturn
- 07:28 NowJupiter
- 08:28 NowMars
- 09:28 NowSun
- 10:28 NowVenus
- 11:28 NowMercury
- 12:28 NowMoon
- 13:28 NowSaturn
- 14:28 NowJupiter
- 15:28 NowMars
- 16:28 NowSun
- 17:28 NowVenus
- 18:28 NowMercury
- 19:28 NowMoon
- 20:28 NowSaturn
- 21:28 NowJupiter
- 22:28 NowMars
- 23:28 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:28 NowVenus
- 01:28 NowMercury
- 02:28 NowMoon
- 03:28 NowSaturn
- 04:28 NowJupiter
- 05:28 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:53 – 05:46 Scorpio
- 05:46 – 07:56 Sagittarius
- 07:56 – 09:58 Capricorn
- 09:58 – 11:51 Aquarius
- 11:51 – 13:43 Pisces
- 13:43 – 15:41 Aries
- 15:41 – 17:49 Taurus
- 17:49 – 19:58 Gemini
- 19:58 – 21:58 Cancer
- 21:58 – 23:50 Leo
- 23:50 – 01:39 next day Virgo
- 01:39 – 03:36 next day Libra
- 03:36 – 05:42 next day Scorpio
- 05:42 – 06:28 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