Nairobi panchang, 24 January 2024
Sunrise 06:40 Sunset 18:49 Moonrise 17:59 Pausha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:40 to 18:49- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:11 – 09:42
- Gulika Kalam 11:13 – 12:44
- Durmuhurta 12:20 – 13:08
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:20 – 13:08 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:44 – 14:15
- 06:42 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
18:49 to 06:40 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:49 – 21:11
- Brahma Muhurta 05:05 – 05:53 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:20 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 19:20 Karana becomes Vishti
- 23:16 Moon enters Cancer
- 05:01 next day Yoga becomes Priti
- 05:46 next day Nakshatra becomes Pushya
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturdashi until 19:20
- Nakshatra Punarvasu until 05:46 next day · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Vishkambha until 05:01 next day
- Karana Gara until 06:42, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 06:42 Karana becomes Vanija
- 19:20 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 19:20 Karana becomes Vishti
- 23:16 Moon enters Cancer
- 05:01 next day Yoga becomes Priti
- 05:46 next day Nakshatra becomes Pushya
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) 05:34 – 05:09
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 05:09 – 06:21
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:11 – 09:42
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:13 – 12:44
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:20 – 13:08
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:44 – 14:15
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 23:16 – 08:04 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. 05:05 – 05:52
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:20 – 13:08
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:49 – 21:11
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 20:01 – 05:46 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:40 – 08:11 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:11 – 09:42 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:42 – 11:13 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:13 – 12:44 | Good |
| Rog | 12:44 – 14:15 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:15 – 15:46 | Bad |
| Char | 15:46 – 17:17 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:17 – 18:49 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:49 – 20:18 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:18 – 21:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:46 – 23:15 | Good |
| Char | 23:15 – 00:44 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:44 – 02:13 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:13 – 03:42 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:42 – 05:11 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:11 – 06:40 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
- 06:40 NowMercury
- 07:40 NowMoon
- 08:41 NowSaturn
- 09:42 NowJupiter
- 10:43 NowMars
- 11:43 NowSun
- 12:44 NowVenus
- 13:45 NowMercury
- 14:46 NowMoon
- 15:46 NowSaturn
- 16:47 NowJupiter
- 17:48 NowMars
- 18:49 NowSun
- 19:48 NowVenus
- 20:47 NowMercury
- 21:46 NowMoon
- 22:46 NowSaturn
- 23:45 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:44 NowMars
- 01:44 NowSun
- 02:43 NowVenus
- 03:42 NowMercury
- 04:41 NowMoon
- 05:41 NowSaturn
- 06:40 NowMercury
- 07:40 NowMoon
- 08:40 NowSaturn
- 09:40 NowJupiter
- 10:40 NowMars
- 11:40 NowSun
- 12:40 NowVenus
- 13:40 NowMercury
- 14:40 NowMoon
- 15:40 NowSaturn
- 16:40 NowJupiter
- 17:40 NowMars
- 18:40 NowSun
- 19:40 NowVenus
- 20:40 NowMercury
- 21:40 NowMoon
- 22:40 NowSaturn
- 23:40 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:40 NowMars
- 01:40 NowSun
- 02:40 NowVenus
- 03:40 NowMercury
- 04:40 NowMoon
- 05:40 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:05 – 06:03 Sagittarius
- 06:03 – 08:05 Capricorn
- 08:05 – 09:58 Aquarius
- 09:58 – 11:50 Pisces
- 11:50 – 13:48 Aries
- 13:48 – 15:56 Taurus
- 15:56 – 18:05 Gemini
- 18:05 – 20:05 Cancer
- 20:05 – 21:57 Leo
- 21:57 – 23:46 Virgo
- 23:46 – 01:43 next day Libra
- 01:43 – 03:49 next day Scorpio
- 03:49 – 05:59 next day Sagittarius
- 05:59 – 06:40 next day Capricorn
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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