Nairobi panchang, 7 January 2024
Sunrise 06:33 Sunset 18:43 Moonrise 02:28 Margashirsha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:33 to 18:43- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:14 – 13:03
- Yamaganda 12:38 – 14:09
- Gulika Kalam 15:41 – 17:12
- Durmuhurta 17:06 – 17:54
- Rahu Kalam 17:12 – 18:43
- 10:20 Karana becomes Balava
- 13:31 Moon enters Scorpio
Night
18:43 to 06:34 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:43 – 21:05
- Brahma Muhurta 04:59 – 05:46 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:38 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 22:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 22:16 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 02:22 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 22:16
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 19:38 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shula until 02:22 next day
- Karana Bava until 10:20, then Balava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 10:20 Karana becomes Balava
- 13:31 Moon enters Scorpio
- 19:38 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 22:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 22:16 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 02:22 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 03:39 – 05:39
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:38 – 14:09
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:41 – 17:12
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:06 – 17:54
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:12 – 18:43
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 02:22 – 04:46 next day
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:33 – 19:38
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 18:42 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 17:39 – 19:45
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 19:38 – 06:34 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. 04:59 – 05:46
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:14 – 13:03
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:43 – 21:05
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:33 – 08:05 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:05 – 09:36 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:36 – 11:07 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:07 – 12:38 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:38 – 14:09 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:09 – 15:41 | Good |
| Rog | 15:41 – 17:12 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:12 – 18:43 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:43 – 20:12 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:12 – 21:41 | Good |
| Char | 21:41 – 23:10 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:10 – 00:38 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:38 – 02:07 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:07 – 03:36 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:36 – 05:05 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:05 – 06:34 next day | Good |
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
- 06:33 NowSun
- 07:34 NowVenus
- 08:35 NowMercury
- 09:36 NowMoon
- 10:37 NowSaturn
- 11:37 NowJupiter
- 12:38 NowMars
- 13:39 NowSun
- 14:40 NowVenus
- 15:41 NowMercury
- 16:41 NowMoon
- 17:42 NowSaturn
- 18:43 NowJupiter
- 19:42 NowMars
- 20:42 NowSun
- 21:41 NowVenus
- 22:40 NowMercury
- 23:39 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:38 NowSaturn
- 01:38 NowJupiter
- 02:37 NowMars
- 03:36 NowSun
- 04:35 NowVenus
- 05:35 NowMercury
- 06:33 NowSun
- 07:33 NowVenus
- 08:33 NowMercury
- 09:33 NowMoon
- 10:33 NowSaturn
- 11:33 NowJupiter
- 12:33 NowMars
- 13:33 NowSun
- 14:33 NowVenus
- 15:33 NowMercury
- 16:33 NowMoon
- 17:33 NowSaturn
- 18:33 NowJupiter
- 19:33 NowMars
- 20:33 NowSun
- 21:33 NowVenus
- 22:33 NowMercury
- 23:33 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:33 NowSaturn
- 01:33 NowJupiter
- 02:33 NowMars
- 03:33 NowSun
- 04:33 NowVenus
- 05:33 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:59 – 05:00 Scorpio
- 05:00 – 07:10 Sagittarius
- 07:10 – 09:12 Capricorn
- 09:12 – 11:05 Aquarius
- 11:05 – 12:57 Pisces
- 12:57 – 14:55 Aries
- 14:55 – 17:03 Taurus
- 17:03 – 19:12 Gemini
- 19:12 – 21:12 Cancer
- 21:12 – 23:04 Leo
- 23:04 – 00:53 next day Virgo
- 00:53 – 02:50 next day Libra
- 02:50 – 04:56 next day Scorpio
- 04:56 – 06:34 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