Nairobi panchang, 27 December 2023
Sunrise 06:28 Sunset 18:38 Moonrise 19:13 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- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:59 – 09:31
- Gulika Kalam 11:02 – 12:33
- Durmuhurta 12:09 – 12:57
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:09 – 12:57 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:33 – 14:04
- 15:51 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
18:38 to 06:29 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:38 – 21:00
- Brahma Muhurta 04:54 – 05:41 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:58 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 00:10 next day Yoga becomes Indra
- 04:16 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 04:16 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 04:16 next day
- Nakshatra Ardra until 20:58 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Brahma until 00:10 next day
- Karana Balava until 15:51, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 15:51 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 20:58 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 00:10 next day Yoga becomes Indra
- 04:16 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 04:16 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:59 – 09:31
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:02 – 12:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:09 – 12:57
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:33 – 14:04
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 – 05:41
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:09 – 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 04:16 – 06:29 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:28 – 07:59 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:59 – 09:31 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:31 – 11:02 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:02 – 12:33 | Good |
| Rog | 12:33 – 14:04 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:04 – 15:36 | Bad |
| Char | 15:36 – 17:07 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:07 – 18:38 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:38 – 20:07 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:07 – 21:36 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:36 – 23:05 | Good |
| Char | 23:05 – 00:33 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:33 – 02:02 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:02 – 03:31 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:31 – 05:00 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:00 – 06:29 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
- 06:28 NowMercury
- 07:29 NowMoon
- 08:30 NowSaturn
- 09:31 NowJupiter
- 10:31 NowMars
- 11:32 NowSun
- 12:33 NowVenus
- 13:34 NowMercury
- 14:35 NowMoon
- 15:36 NowSaturn
- 16:36 NowJupiter
- 17:37 NowMars
- 18:38 NowSun
- 19:37 NowVenus
- 20:37 NowMercury
- 21:36 NowMoon
- 22:35 NowSaturn
- 23:34 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:33 NowMars
- 01:33 NowSun
- 02:32 NowVenus
- 03:31 NowMercury
- 04:30 NowMoon
- 05:29 NowSaturn
- 06:28 NowMercury
- 07:28 NowMoon
- 08:28 NowSaturn
- 09:28 NowJupiter
- 10:28 NowMars
- 11:28 NowSun
- 12:28 NowVenus
- 13:28 NowMercury
- 14:28 NowMoon
- 15:28 NowSaturn
- 16:28 NowJupiter
- 17:28 NowMars
- 18:28 NowSun
- 19:28 NowVenus
- 20:28 NowMercury
- 21:28 NowMoon
- 22:28 NowSaturn
- 23:28 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:28 NowMars
- 01:28 NowSun
- 02:28 NowVenus
- 03:28 NowMercury
- 04:28 NowMoon
- 05:28 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:53 – 05:43 Scorpio
- 05:43 – 07:53 Sagittarius
- 07:53 – 09:55 Capricorn
- 09:55 – 11:48 Aquarius
- 11:48 – 13:40 Pisces
- 13:40 – 15:38 Aries
- 15:38 – 17:46 Taurus
- 17:46 – 19:55 Gemini
- 19:55 – 21:55 Cancer
- 21:55 – 23:47 Leo
- 23:47 – 01:36 next day Virgo
- 01:36 – 03:33 next day Libra
- 03:33 – 05:39 next day Scorpio
- 05:39 – 06:29 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