Nairobi panchang, 12 January 2024
Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 18:45 Moonrise 07:24 Pausha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:36 to 18:45- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:07 – 09:38
- Durmuhurta 09:01 – 09:50
- Rahu Kalam 11:09 – 12:40
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:16 – 13:05
- Durmuhurta 13:05 – 13:53
- Yamaganda 15:43 – 17:14
- 11:34 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 11:53 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 11:53 Karana becomes Balava
- 12:48 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
Night
18:45 to 06:36 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:45 – 21:07
- Brahma Muhurta 05:01 – 05:49 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:18 Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Pratipada until 11:53
- Nakshatra Uttara Ashadha until 12:48 · lord Sun
- Yoga Harshana until 11:34
- Karana Bava until 11:53, then Balava
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 11:34 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 11:53 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 11:53 Karana becomes Balava
- 12:48 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 22:18 Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:07 – 09:38
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:01 – 09:50
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:09 – 12:40
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 11:34 – 12:46
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:05 – 13:53
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:43 – 17:14
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. 05:01 – 05:48
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:16 – 13:05
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:45 – 21:07
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:36 – 11:53
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 12:48 – 06:36 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:36 – 08:07 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:07 – 09:38 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:38 – 11:09 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:09 – 12:40 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:40 – 14:11 | Good |
| Rog | 14:11 – 15:43 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:43 – 17:14 | Bad |
| Char | 17:14 – 18:45 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:45 – 20:14 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:14 – 21:43 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:43 – 23:12 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:12 – 00:41 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:41 – 02:09 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:09 – 03:38 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:38 – 05:07 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:07 – 06:36 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
- 06:36 NowVenus
- 07:36 NowMercury
- 08:37 NowMoon
- 09:38 NowSaturn
- 10:39 NowJupiter
- 11:40 NowMars
- 12:40 NowSun
- 13:41 NowVenus
- 14:42 NowMercury
- 15:43 NowMoon
- 16:43 NowSaturn
- 17:44 NowJupiter
- 18:45 NowMars
- 19:44 NowSun
- 20:44 NowVenus
- 21:43 NowMercury
- 22:42 NowMoon
- 23:41 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:41 NowJupiter
- 01:40 NowMars
- 02:39 NowSun
- 03:38 NowVenus
- 04:37 NowMercury
- 05:37 NowMoon
- 06:36 NowVenus
- 07:36 NowMercury
- 08:36 NowMoon
- 09:36 NowSaturn
- 10:36 NowJupiter
- 11:36 NowMars
- 12:36 NowSun
- 13:36 NowVenus
- 14:36 NowMercury
- 15:36 NowMoon
- 16:36 NowSaturn
- 17:36 NowJupiter
- 18:36 NowMars
- 19:36 NowSun
- 20:36 NowVenus
- 21:36 NowMercury
- 22:36 NowMoon
- 23:36 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:36 NowJupiter
- 01:36 NowMars
- 02:36 NowSun
- 03:36 NowVenus
- 04:36 NowMercury
- 05:36 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:01 – 06:50 Sagittarius
- 06:50 – 08:52 Capricorn
- 08:52 – 10:45 Aquarius
- 10:45 – 12:37 Pisces
- 12:37 – 14:35 Aries
- 14:35 – 16:43 Taurus
- 16:43 – 18:52 Gemini
- 18:52 – 20:53 Cancer
- 20:53 – 22:44 Leo
- 22:44 – 00:33 next day Virgo
- 00:33 – 02:30 next day Libra
- 02:30 – 04:37 next day Scorpio
- 04:37 – 06:36 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