Nairobi panchang, 29 December 2023
Sunrise 06:29 Sunset 18:39 Moonrise 20:55 Margashirsha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:29 to 18:39- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:00 – 09:32
- Durmuhurta 08:55 – 09:44
- Rahu Kalam 11:03 – 12:34
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:10 – 12:58
- Durmuhurta 12:58 – 13:47
- Yamaganda 15:37 – 17:08
- 18:18 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
18:39 to 06:30 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:39 – 21:01
- Brahma Muhurta 04:55 – 05:42 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:58 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 00:39 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Tritiya until 07:14 next day
- Nakshatra Pushya until 00:39 next day · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 23:58
- Karana Vanija until 18:18, then Vishti
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 18:18 Karana becomes Vishti
- 23:58 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 00:39 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 23:53 – 23:58
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:00 – 09:32
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:55 – 09:44
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:03 – 12:34
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:58 – 13:47
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:37 – 17:08
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 18:18 – 07:14 next day
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 23:58 – 01:10 next day
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:29 – 00:39 next day
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 00:39 – 06:30 next day
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. 04:54 – 05:42
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:10 – 12:58
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:39 – 21:01
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:29 – 08:00 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:00 – 09:32 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:32 – 11:03 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:03 – 12:34 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:34 – 14:05 | Good |
| Rog | 14:05 – 15:37 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:37 – 17:08 | Bad |
| Char | 17:08 – 18:39 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:39 – 20:08 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:08 – 21:37 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:37 – 23:05 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:05 – 00:34 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:34 – 02:03 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:03 – 03:32 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:32 – 05:01 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:01 – 06:30 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
- 06:29 NowVenus
- 07:30 NowMercury
- 08:31 NowMoon
- 09:32 NowSaturn
- 10:32 NowJupiter
- 11:33 NowMars
- 12:34 NowSun
- 13:35 NowVenus
- 14:36 NowMercury
- 15:37 NowMoon
- 16:37 NowSaturn
- 17:38 NowJupiter
- 18:39 NowMars
- 19:38 NowSun
- 20:37 NowVenus
- 21:37 NowMercury
- 22:36 NowMoon
- 23:35 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:34 NowJupiter
- 01:34 NowMars
- 02:33 NowSun
- 03:32 NowVenus
- 04:31 NowMercury
- 05:30 NowMoon
- 06:29 NowVenus
- 07:29 NowMercury
- 08:29 NowMoon
- 09:29 NowSaturn
- 10:29 NowJupiter
- 11:29 NowMars
- 12:29 NowSun
- 13:29 NowVenus
- 14:29 NowMercury
- 15:29 NowMoon
- 16:29 NowSaturn
- 17:29 NowJupiter
- 18:29 NowMars
- 19:29 NowSun
- 20:29 NowVenus
- 21:29 NowMercury
- 22:29 NowMoon
- 23:29 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:29 NowJupiter
- 01:29 NowMars
- 02:29 NowSun
- 03:29 NowVenus
- 04:29 NowMercury
- 05:29 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:54 – 05:36 Scorpio
- 05:36 – 07:45 Sagittarius
- 07:45 – 09:47 Capricorn
- 09:47 – 11:40 Aquarius
- 11:40 – 13:32 Pisces
- 13:32 – 15:30 Aries
- 15:30 – 17:38 Taurus
- 17:38 – 19:47 Gemini
- 19:47 – 21:48 Cancer
- 21:48 – 23:39 Leo
- 23:39 – 01:29 next day Virgo
- 01:29 – 03:25 next day Libra
- 03:25 – 05:32 next day Scorpio
- 05:32 – 06:30 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