Nairobi panchang, 8 January 2024
Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 18:44 Moonrise 03:19 Margashirsha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:34 to 18:44- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:05 – 09:36
- Yamaganda 11:07 – 12:39
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:14 – 13:03
- Durmuhurta 13:03 – 13:52
- Gulika Kalam 14:10 – 15:41
- Durmuhurta 15:29 – 16:18
- 09:59 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
18:44 to 06:34 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:44 – 21:06
- Brahma Muhurta 04:59 – 05:47 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:33 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 21:29 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 21:29 Karana becomes Gara
- 00:25 next day Yoga becomes Vriddhi
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 21:29
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 19:33 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Ganda until 00:25 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 09:59, then Taitila
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:59 Karana becomes Taitila
- 19:33 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 21:29 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 21:29 Karana becomes Gara
- 00:25 next day Yoga becomes Vriddhi
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:05 – 09:36
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:07 – 12:39
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:03 – 13:52
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:10 – 15:41
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:29 – 16:18
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 18:44 – 21:06
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:34 – 19:33
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:34 – 08:05 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:05 – 09:36 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:36 – 11:07 | Good |
| Rog | 11:07 – 12:39 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:39 – 14:10 | Bad |
| Char | 14:10 – 15:41 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:41 – 17:12 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:12 – 18:44 | Good |
| Char | 18:44 – 20:12 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:12 – 21:41 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:41 – 23:10 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:10 – 00:39 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:39 – 02:08 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:08 – 03:37 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:37 – 05:05 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:05 – 06:34 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
- 06:34 NowMoon
- 07:35 NowSaturn
- 08:35 NowJupiter
- 09:36 NowMars
- 10:37 NowSun
- 11:38 NowVenus
- 12:39 NowMercury
- 13:39 NowMoon
- 14:40 NowSaturn
- 15:41 NowJupiter
- 16:42 NowMars
- 17:43 NowSun
- 18:44 NowVenus
- 19:43 NowMercury
- 20:42 NowMoon
- 21:41 NowSaturn
- 22:40 NowJupiter
- 23:40 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:39 NowSun
- 01:38 NowVenus
- 02:37 NowMercury
- 03:37 NowMoon
- 04:36 NowSaturn
- 05:35 NowJupiter
- 06:34 NowMoon
- 07:34 NowSaturn
- 08:34 NowJupiter
- 09:34 NowMars
- 10:34 NowSun
- 11:34 NowVenus
- 12:34 NowMercury
- 13:34 NowMoon
- 14:34 NowSaturn
- 15:34 NowJupiter
- 16:34 NowMars
- 17:34 NowSun
- 18:34 NowVenus
- 19:34 NowMercury
- 20:34 NowMoon
- 21:34 NowSaturn
- 22:34 NowJupiter
- 23:34 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:34 NowSun
- 01:34 NowVenus
- 02:34 NowMercury
- 03:34 NowMoon
- 04:34 NowSaturn
- 05:34 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:59 – 07:06 Sagittarius
- 07:06 – 09:08 Capricorn
- 09:08 – 11:01 Aquarius
- 11:01 – 12:53 Pisces
- 12:53 – 14:51 Aries
- 14:51 – 16:59 Taurus
- 16:59 – 19:08 Gemini
- 19:08 – 21:08 Cancer
- 21:08 – 23:00 Leo
- 23:00 – 00:49 next day Virgo
- 00:49 – 02:46 next day Libra
- 02:46 – 04:52 next day Scorpio
- 04:52 – 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