Nairobi panchang, 21 February 2024
Sunrise 06:42 Sunset 18:49 Moonrise 16:46 Magha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:42 to 18:49- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:13 – 09:44
- Gulika Kalam 11:15 – 12:46
- Durmuhurta 12:22 – 13:10
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:22 – 13:10 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:46 – 14:17
- 08:58 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 08:58 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 09:20 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 11:47 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
Night
18:49 to 06:42 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:49 – 21:12
- Brahma Muhurta 05:07 – 05:55 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:52 Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 08:58
- Nakshatra Punarvasu until 11:47 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Ayushman until 09:20
- Karana Balava until 08:58, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 08:58 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 08:58 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 09:20 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 11:47 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 21:52 Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:13 – 09:44
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:15 – 12:46
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:22 – 13:10
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:46 – 14:17
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. 05:07 – 05:55
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:22 – 13:10
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:49 – 21:12
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:42 – 08:58
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:42 – 08:13 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:13 – 09:44 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:44 – 11:15 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:15 – 12:46 | Good |
| Rog | 12:46 – 14:17 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:17 – 15:48 | Bad |
| Char | 15:48 – 17:18 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:18 – 18:49 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:49 – 20:18 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:18 – 21:48 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:48 – 23:17 | Good |
| Char | 23:17 – 00:46 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:46 – 02:15 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:15 – 03:44 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:44 – 05:13 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:13 – 06:42 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
- 06:42 NowMercury
- 07:43 NowMoon
- 08:44 NowSaturn
- 09:44 NowJupiter
- 10:45 NowMars
- 11:45 NowSun
- 12:46 NowVenus
- 13:46 NowMercury
- 14:47 NowMoon
- 15:48 NowSaturn
- 16:48 NowJupiter
- 17:49 NowMars
- 18:49 NowSun
- 19:49 NowVenus
- 20:48 NowMercury
- 21:48 NowMoon
- 22:47 NowSaturn
- 23:46 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:46 NowMars
- 01:45 NowSun
- 02:45 NowVenus
- 03:44 NowMercury
- 04:44 NowMoon
- 05:43 NowSaturn
- 06:42 NowMercury
- 07:42 NowMoon
- 08:42 NowSaturn
- 09:42 NowJupiter
- 10:42 NowMars
- 11:42 NowSun
- 12:42 NowVenus
- 13:42 NowMercury
- 14:42 NowMoon
- 15:42 NowSaturn
- 16:42 NowJupiter
- 17:42 NowMars
- 18:42 NowSun
- 19:42 NowVenus
- 20:42 NowMercury
- 21:42 NowMoon
- 22:42 NowSaturn
- 23:42 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:42 NowMars
- 01:42 NowSun
- 02:42 NowVenus
- 03:42 NowMercury
- 04:42 NowMoon
- 05:42 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:07 – 06:15 Capricorn
- 06:15 – 08:08 Aquarius
- 08:08 – 10:00 Pisces
- 10:00 – 11:58 Aries
- 11:58 – 14:06 Taurus
- 14:06 – 16:15 Gemini
- 16:15 – 18:15 Cancer
- 18:15 – 20:07 Leo
- 20:07 – 21:56 Virgo
- 21:56 – 23:53 Libra
- 23:53 – 01:59 next day Scorpio
- 01:59 – 04:09 next day Sagittarius
- 04:09 – 06:11 next day Capricorn
- 06:11 – 06:42 next day Aquarius
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