Nairobi panchang, 5 January 2024
Sunrise 06:32 Sunset 18:42 Moonrise 01:00 Margashirsha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:32 to 18:42- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:04 – 09:35
- Durmuhurta 08:58 – 09:47
- Rahu Kalam 11:06 – 12:37
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:13 – 13:02
- Durmuhurta 13:02 – 13:50
- Yamaganda 15:40 – 17:11
- 08:31 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:19 Nakshatra becomes Swati
Night
18:42 to 06:33 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:42 – 21:04
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:46 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 21:16 Karana becomes Vanija
- 04:17 next day Yoga becomes Dhriti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 21:16
- Nakshatra Chitra until 17:19 · lord Mars
- Yoga Sukarman until 04:17 next day
- Karana Taitila until 08:31, then Gara
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:31 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:19 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 21:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 21:16 Karana becomes Vanija
- 04:17 next day Yoga becomes Dhriti
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:04 – 09:35
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:58 – 09:47
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:06 – 12:37
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:02 – 13:50
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:40 – 17:11
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. 04:58 – 05:45
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:13 – 13:02
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:42 – 21:04
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:32 – 08:04 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:04 – 09:35 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:35 – 11:06 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:06 – 12:37 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:37 – 14:09 | Good |
| Rog | 14:09 – 15:40 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:40 – 17:11 | Bad |
| Char | 17:11 – 18:42 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:42 – 20:11 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:11 – 21:40 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:40 – 23:09 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:09 – 00:38 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:38 – 02:06 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:06 – 03:35 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:35 – 05:04 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:04 – 06:33 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
- 06:32 NowVenus
- 07:33 NowMercury
- 08:34 NowMoon
- 09:35 NowSaturn
- 10:36 NowJupiter
- 11:37 NowMars
- 12:37 NowSun
- 13:38 NowVenus
- 14:39 NowMercury
- 15:40 NowMoon
- 16:41 NowSaturn
- 17:41 NowJupiter
- 18:42 NowMars
- 19:41 NowSun
- 20:41 NowVenus
- 21:40 NowMercury
- 22:39 NowMoon
- 23:38 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:38 NowJupiter
- 01:37 NowMars
- 02:36 NowSun
- 03:35 NowVenus
- 04:34 NowMercury
- 05:34 NowMoon
- 06:32 NowVenus
- 07:32 NowMercury
- 08:32 NowMoon
- 09:32 NowSaturn
- 10:32 NowJupiter
- 11:32 NowMars
- 12:32 NowSun
- 13:32 NowVenus
- 14:32 NowMercury
- 15:32 NowMoon
- 16:32 NowSaturn
- 17:32 NowJupiter
- 18:32 NowMars
- 19:32 NowSun
- 20:32 NowVenus
- 21:32 NowMercury
- 22:32 NowMoon
- 23:32 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:32 NowJupiter
- 01:32 NowMars
- 02:32 NowSun
- 03:32 NowVenus
- 04:32 NowMercury
- 05:32 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:58 – 05:08 Scorpio
- 05:08 – 07:18 Sagittarius
- 07:18 – 09:20 Capricorn
- 09:20 – 11:13 Aquarius
- 11:13 – 13:05 Pisces
- 13:05 – 15:03 Aries
- 15:03 – 17:10 Taurus
- 17:10 – 19:20 Gemini
- 19:20 – 21:20 Cancer
- 21:20 – 23:11 Leo
- 23:11 – 01:01 next day Virgo
- 01:01 – 02:57 next day Libra
- 02:57 – 05:04 next day Scorpio
- 05:04 – 06:33 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