Nairobi panchang, 28 February 2024
Sunrise 06:42 Sunset 18:48 Moonrise 21:34 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 18:48- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:12 – 09:43
- Gulika Kalam 11:14 – 12:45
- Durmuhurta 12:21 – 13:09
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:21 – 13:09 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:45 – 14:16
- 12:38 Karana becomes Balava
- 14:46 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 18:29 Moon enters Libra
Night
18:48 to 06:42 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:48 – 21:11
- Brahma Muhurta 05:06 – 05:54 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:49 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 01:49 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturthi until 01:49 next day
- Nakshatra Chitra until 07:52 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Ganda until 14:46
- Karana Bava until 12:38, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 12:38 Karana becomes Balava
- 14:46 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 18:29 Moon enters Libra
- 01:49 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 01:49 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:12 – 09:43
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:14 – 12:45
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:21 – 13:09
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:45 – 14:16
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 09:55 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 08:47 – 11:03
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 – 05:54
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:21 – 13:09
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:48 – 21:11
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:42 – 08:12 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:12 – 09:43 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:43 – 11:14 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:14 – 12:45 | Good |
| Rog | 12:45 – 14:16 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:16 – 15:46 | Bad |
| Char | 15:46 – 17:17 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:17 – 18:48 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:48 – 20:17 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:17 – 21:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:46 – 23:16 | Good |
| Char | 23:16 – 00:45 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:45 – 02:14 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:14 – 03:43 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:43 – 05:12 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:12 – 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
- 07:42 NowMoon
- 08:43 NowSaturn
- 09:43 NowJupiter
- 10:44 NowMars
- 11:44 NowSun
- 12:45 NowVenus
- 13:45 NowMercury
- 14:46 NowMoon
- 15:46 NowSaturn
- 16:47 NowJupiter
- 17:47 NowMars
- 18:48 NowSun
- 19:47 NowVenus
- 20:47 NowMercury
- 21:46 NowMoon
- 22:46 NowSaturn
- 23:45 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:45 NowMars
- 01:44 NowSun
- 02:44 NowVenus
- 03:43 NowMercury
- 04:43 NowMoon
- 05:42 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 – 05:47 Capricorn
- 05:47 – 07:41 Aquarius
- 07:41 – 09:32 Pisces
- 09:32 – 11:31 Aries
- 11:31 – 13:38 Taurus
- 13:38 – 15:47 Gemini
- 15:47 – 17:48 Cancer
- 17:48 – 19:39 Leo
- 19:39 – 21:29 Virgo
- 21:29 – 23:25 Libra
- 23:25 – 01:32 next day Scorpio
- 01:32 – 03:41 next day Sagittarius
- 03:41 – 05:43 next day Capricorn
- 05:43 – 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