Nairobi panchang, 12 December 2023
Sunrise 06:21 Sunset 18:31 Moonrise 05:34 Kartika month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:21 to 18:31- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 08:47 – 09:35
- Yamaganda 09:23 – 10:55
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:01 – 12:50
- Gulika Kalam 12:26 – 13:57
- Rahu Kalam 15:28 – 16:59
- 09:26 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 15:17 Karana becomes Naga
- 16:21 Yoga becomes Shula
Night
18:31 to 06:21 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 18:31 – 20:53
- Brahma Muhurta 04:47 – 05:34 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:32 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 02:32 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 02:32 next day
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 09:26 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Dhriti until 16:21
- Karana Chatushpada until 15:17, then Naga
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 09:26 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 15:17 Karana becomes Naga
- 16:21 Yoga becomes Shula
- 02:32 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 02:32 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:47 – 09:35
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:23 – 10:55
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:26 – 13:57
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:28 – 16:59
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 16:21 – 18:21
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. 04:46 – 05:33
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:01 – 12:50
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:31 – 20:53
Choghadiya
| Rog | 06:21 – 07:52 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 07:52 – 09:23 | Bad |
| Char | 09:23 – 10:55 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:55 – 12:26 | Good |
| Amrit | 12:26 – 13:57 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:57 – 15:28 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:28 – 16:59 | Good |
| Rog | 16:59 – 18:31 | Bad |
| Kaal | 18:31 – 20:00 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 20:00 – 21:28 | Good |
| Udveg | 21:28 – 22:57 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:57 – 00:26 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 00:26 – 01:55 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:55 – 03:24 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:24 – 04:52 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 04:52 – 06:21 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 Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:21 NowMars
- 07:22 NowSun
- 08:22 NowVenus
- 09:23 NowMercury
- 10:24 NowMoon
- 11:25 NowSaturn
- 12:26 NowJupiter
- 13:27 NowMars
- 14:27 NowSun
- 15:28 NowVenus
- 16:29 NowMercury
- 17:30 NowMoon
- 18:31 NowSaturn
- 19:30 NowJupiter
- 20:29 NowMars
- 21:28 NowSun
- 22:28 NowVenus
- 23:27 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:26 NowMoon
- 01:25 NowSaturn
- 02:24 NowJupiter
- 03:24 NowMars
- 04:23 NowSun
- 05:22 NowVenus
- 06:21 NowMars
- 07:21 NowSun
- 08:21 NowVenus
- 09:21 NowMercury
- 10:21 NowMoon
- 11:21 NowSaturn
- 12:21 NowJupiter
- 13:21 NowMars
- 14:21 NowSun
- 15:21 NowVenus
- 16:21 NowMercury
- 17:21 NowMoon
- 18:21 NowSaturn
- 19:21 NowJupiter
- 20:21 NowMars
- 21:21 NowSun
- 22:21 NowVenus
- 23:21 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:21 NowMoon
- 01:21 NowSaturn
- 02:21 NowJupiter
- 03:21 NowMars
- 04:21 NowSun
- 05:21 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:46 – 06:42 Scorpio
- 06:42 – 08:52 Sagittarius
- 08:52 – 10:54 Capricorn
- 10:54 – 12:47 Aquarius
- 12:47 – 14:39 Pisces
- 14:39 – 16:37 Aries
- 16:37 – 18:45 Taurus
- 18:45 – 20:54 Gemini
- 20:54 – 22:54 Cancer
- 22:54 – 00:46 next day Leo
- 00:46 – 02:35 next day Virgo
- 02:35 – 04:32 next day Libra
- 04:32 – 06:21 next day Scorpio
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