Nairobi panchang, 4 December 2024
Sunrise 06:18 Sunset 18:27 Moonrise 08:57 Margashirsha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:18 to 18:27- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:49 – 09:20
- Gulika Kalam 10:51 – 12:23
- Durmuhurta 11:58 – 12:47
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:58 – 12:47 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:23 – 13:54
- 10:40 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 10:40 Karana becomes Vanija
- 11:26 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 14:44 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
Night
18:27 to 06:18 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:27 – 20:50
- Brahma Muhurta 04:43 – 05:31 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:49 Moon enters Capricorn
- 22:33 Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 10:40
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 14:44 · lord Venus
- Yoga Ganda until 11:26
- Karana Gara until 10:40, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 10:40 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 10:40 Karana becomes Vanija
- 11:26 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 14:44 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 20:49 Moon enters Capricorn
- 22:33 Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:49 – 09:20
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:51 – 12:23
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:58 – 12:47
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:23 – 13:54
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. 04:43 – 05:30
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:58 – 12:47
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:27 – 20:50
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 14:44 – 06:18 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:18 – 07:49 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:49 – 09:20 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:20 – 10:51 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:51 – 12:23 | Good |
| Rog | 12:23 – 13:54 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:54 – 15:25 | Bad |
| Char | 15:25 – 16:56 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:56 – 18:27 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:27 – 19:56 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:56 – 21:25 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:25 – 22:54 | Good |
| Char | 22:54 – 00:23 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:23 – 01:52 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:52 – 03:20 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:20 – 04:49 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:49 – 06:18 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
- 06:18 NowMercury
- 07:19 NowMoon
- 08:19 NowSaturn
- 09:20 NowJupiter
- 10:21 NowMars
- 11:22 NowSun
- 12:23 NowVenus
- 13:23 NowMercury
- 14:24 NowMoon
- 15:25 NowSaturn
- 16:26 NowJupiter
- 17:27 NowMars
- 18:27 NowSun
- 19:27 NowVenus
- 20:26 NowMercury
- 21:25 NowMoon
- 22:24 NowSaturn
- 23:24 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:23 NowMars
- 01:22 NowSun
- 02:21 NowVenus
- 03:20 NowMercury
- 04:20 NowMoon
- 05:19 NowSaturn
- 06:18 NowMercury
- 07:18 NowMoon
- 08:18 NowSaturn
- 09:18 NowJupiter
- 10:18 NowMars
- 11:18 NowSun
- 12:18 NowVenus
- 13:18 NowMercury
- 14:18 NowMoon
- 15:18 NowSaturn
- 16:18 NowJupiter
- 17:18 NowMars
- 18:18 NowSun
- 19:18 NowVenus
- 20:18 NowMercury
- 21:18 NowMoon
- 22:18 NowSaturn
- 23:18 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:18 NowMars
- 01:18 NowSun
- 02:18 NowVenus
- 03:18 NowMercury
- 04:18 NowMoon
- 05:18 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:43 – 05:04 Libra
- 05:04 – 07:11 Scorpio
- 07:11 – 09:20 Sagittarius
- 09:20 – 11:22 Capricorn
- 11:22 – 13:16 Aquarius
- 13:16 – 15:08 Pisces
- 15:08 – 17:06 Aries
- 17:06 – 19:13 Taurus
- 19:13 – 21:22 Gemini
- 21:22 – 23:23 Cancer
- 23:23 – 01:14 next day Leo
- 01:14 – 03:04 next day Virgo
- 03:04 – 05:00 next day Libra
- 05:00 – 06:18 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