Nairobi panchang, 18 December 2023
Sunrise 06:24 Sunset 18:34 Moonrise 11:28 Margashirsha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:24 to 18:34- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 07:55 – 09:26
- Yamaganda 10:57 – 12:29
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:04 – 12:53
- Durmuhurta 12:53 – 13:42
- Gulika Kalam 14:00 – 15:31
- Durmuhurta 15:19 – 16:08
- 12:44 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 12:44 Karana becomes Gara
Night
18:34 to 06:24 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:34 – 20:56
- Brahma Muhurta 04:49 – 05:37 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:01 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 22:51 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 23:39 Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 12:44
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 22:51 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vajra until 19:01
- Karana Taitila until 12:44, then Gara
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 12:44 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 12:44 Karana becomes Gara
- 19:01 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 22:51 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 23:39 Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:55 – 09:26
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:57 – 12:29
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:53 – 13:42
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:00 – 15:31
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:19 – 16:08
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. 04:49 – 05:36
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:04 – 12:53
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:34 – 20:56
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:24 – 22:51
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:24 – 07:55 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 07:55 – 09:26 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:26 – 10:57 | Good |
| Rog | 10:57 – 12:29 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:29 – 14:00 | Bad |
| Char | 14:00 – 15:31 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:31 – 17:02 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:02 – 18:34 | Good |
| Char | 18:34 – 20:02 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:02 – 21:31 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:31 – 23:00 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:00 – 00:29 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:29 – 01:58 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:58 – 03:27 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:27 – 04:55 next day | Good |
| Char | 04:55 – 06:24 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
- 06:24 NowMoon
- 07:24 NowSaturn
- 08:25 NowJupiter
- 09:26 NowMars
- 10:27 NowSun
- 11:28 NowVenus
- 12:29 NowMercury
- 13:29 NowMoon
- 14:30 NowSaturn
- 15:31 NowJupiter
- 16:32 NowMars
- 17:33 NowSun
- 18:34 NowVenus
- 19:33 NowMercury
- 20:32 NowMoon
- 21:31 NowSaturn
- 22:30 NowJupiter
- 23:30 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:29 NowSun
- 01:28 NowVenus
- 02:27 NowMercury
- 03:27 NowMoon
- 04:26 NowSaturn
- 05:25 NowJupiter
- 06:24 NowMoon
- 07:24 NowSaturn
- 08:24 NowJupiter
- 09:24 NowMars
- 10:24 NowSun
- 11:24 NowVenus
- 12:24 NowMercury
- 13:24 NowMoon
- 14:24 NowSaturn
- 15:24 NowJupiter
- 16:24 NowMars
- 17:24 NowSun
- 18:24 NowVenus
- 19:24 NowMercury
- 20:24 NowMoon
- 21:24 NowSaturn
- 22:24 NowJupiter
- 23:24 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:24 NowSun
- 01:24 NowVenus
- 02:24 NowMercury
- 03:24 NowMoon
- 04:24 NowSaturn
- 05:24 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:49 – 06:19 Scorpio
- 06:19 – 08:28 Sagittarius
- 08:28 – 10:30 Capricorn
- 10:30 – 12:24 Aquarius
- 12:24 – 14:15 Pisces
- 14:15 – 16:14 Aries
- 16:14 – 18:21 Taurus
- 18:21 – 20:30 Gemini
- 20:30 – 22:31 Cancer
- 22:31 – 00:22 next day Leo
- 00:22 – 02:12 next day Virgo
- 02:12 – 04:08 next day Libra
- 04:08 – 06:15 next day Scorpio
- 06:15 – 06:24 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