Nairobi panchang, 20 November 2024
Sunrise 06:13 Sunset 18:22 Moonrise 23:02 Kartika month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:13 to 18:22- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:45 – 09:16
- Gulika Kalam 10:47 – 12:18
- Durmuhurta 11:54 – 12:42
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:54 – 12:42 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:18 – 13:49
- 06:17 Moon enters Cancer
- 10:38 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 12:20 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 14:20 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 14:20 Karana becomes Gara
Night
18:22 to 06:14 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:22 – 20:45
- Brahma Muhurta 04:39 – 05:26 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:20 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 14:20
- Nakshatra Punarvasu until 12:20 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shubha until 10:38
- Karana Taitila until 14:20, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 06:17 Moon enters Cancer
- 10:38 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 12:20 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 14:20 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 14:20 Karana becomes Gara
- 02:20 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:45 – 09:16
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:47 – 12:18
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:54 – 12:42
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:18 – 13:49
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. 04:39 – 05:26
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:54 – 12:42
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:22 – 20:45
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:13 – 07:45 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:45 – 09:16 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:16 – 10:47 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:47 – 12:18 | Good |
| Rog | 12:18 – 13:49 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:49 – 15:20 | Bad |
| Char | 15:20 – 16:51 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:51 – 18:22 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:22 – 19:51 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:51 – 21:20 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:20 – 22:49 | Good |
| Char | 22:49 – 00:18 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:18 – 01:47 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:47 – 03:16 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:16 – 04:45 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:45 – 06:14 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
- 06:13 NowMercury
- 07:14 NowMoon
- 08:15 NowSaturn
- 09:16 NowJupiter
- 10:16 NowMars
- 11:17 NowSun
- 12:18 NowVenus
- 13:19 NowMercury
- 14:19 NowMoon
- 15:20 NowSaturn
- 16:21 NowJupiter
- 17:22 NowMars
- 18:22 NowSun
- 19:22 NowVenus
- 20:21 NowMercury
- 21:20 NowMoon
- 22:20 NowSaturn
- 23:19 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:18 NowMars
- 01:17 NowSun
- 02:17 NowVenus
- 03:16 NowMercury
- 04:15 NowMoon
- 05:14 NowSaturn
- 06:13 NowMercury
- 07:13 NowMoon
- 08:13 NowSaturn
- 09:13 NowJupiter
- 10:13 NowMars
- 11:13 NowSun
- 12:13 NowVenus
- 13:13 NowMercury
- 14:13 NowMoon
- 15:13 NowSaturn
- 16:13 NowJupiter
- 17:13 NowMars
- 18:13 NowSun
- 19:13 NowVenus
- 20:13 NowMercury
- 21:13 NowMoon
- 22:13 NowSaturn
- 23:13 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:13 NowMars
- 01:13 NowSun
- 02:13 NowVenus
- 03:13 NowMercury
- 04:13 NowMoon
- 05:13 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:39 – 05:59 Libra
- 05:59 – 08:06 Scorpio
- 08:06 – 10:15 Sagittarius
- 10:15 – 12:18 Capricorn
- 12:18 – 14:11 Aquarius
- 14:11 – 16:03 Pisces
- 16:03 – 18:01 Aries
- 18:01 – 20:08 Taurus
- 20:08 – 22:17 Gemini
- 22:17 – 00:18 next day Cancer
- 00:18 – 02:09 next day Leo
- 02:09 – 03:59 next day Virgo
- 03:59 – 05:55 next day Libra
- 05:55 – 06:14 next day Scorpio
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