Nairobi panchang, 18 December 2024
Sunrise 06:24 Sunset 18:34 Moonrise 21:40 Margashirsha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:24 to 18:34- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:55 – 09:26
- Gulika Kalam 10:58 – 12:29
- Durmuhurta 12:05 – 12:53
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:05 – 12:53 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:29 – 14:00
- 07:36 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 07:36 Karana becomes Bava
- 17:03 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
Night
18:34 to 06:24 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:34 – 20:56
- Brahma Muhurta 04:50 – 05:37 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:28 Karana becomes Balava
- 22:28 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Tritiya until 07:36
- Nakshatra Pushya until 22:28 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Indra until 17:03
- Karana Vishti until 07:36, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:36 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 07:36 Karana becomes Bava
- 17:03 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 19:28 Karana becomes Balava
- 22:28 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
Times to avoid
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 19:56 – 07:36
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:55 – 09:26
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:58 – 12:29
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:05 – 12:53
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:29 – 14:00
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 17:03 – 16:03 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. 04:49 – 05:37
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:05 – 12:53
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:34 – 20:56
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:24 – 07:55 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:55 – 09:26 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:26 – 10:58 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:58 – 12:29 | Good |
| Rog | 12:29 – 14:00 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:00 – 15:32 | Bad |
| Char | 15:32 – 17:03 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:03 – 18:34 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:34 – 20:03 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:03 – 21:32 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:32 – 23:00 | Good |
| Char | 23:00 – 00:29 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:29 – 01:58 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:58 – 03:27 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:27 – 04:56 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:56 – 06:24 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
- 06:24 NowMercury
- 07:25 NowMoon
- 08:26 NowSaturn
- 09:26 NowJupiter
- 10:27 NowMars
- 11:28 NowSun
- 12:29 NowVenus
- 13:30 NowMercury
- 14:31 NowMoon
- 15:32 NowSaturn
- 16:32 NowJupiter
- 17:33 NowMars
- 18:34 NowSun
- 19:33 NowVenus
- 20:32 NowMercury
- 21:32 NowMoon
- 22:31 NowSaturn
- 23:30 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:29 NowMars
- 01:28 NowSun
- 02:28 NowVenus
- 03:27 NowMercury
- 04:26 NowMoon
- 05:25 NowSaturn
- 06:24 NowMercury
- 07:24 NowMoon
- 08:24 NowSaturn
- 09:24 NowJupiter
- 10:24 NowMars
- 11:24 NowSun
- 12:24 NowVenus
- 13:24 NowMercury
- 14:24 NowMoon
- 15:24 NowSaturn
- 16:24 NowJupiter
- 17:24 NowMars
- 18:24 NowSun
- 19:24 NowVenus
- 20:24 NowMercury
- 21:24 NowMoon
- 22:24 NowSaturn
- 23:24 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:24 NowMars
- 01:24 NowSun
- 02:24 NowVenus
- 03:24 NowMercury
- 04:24 NowMoon
- 05:24 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:49 – 06:16 Scorpio
- 06:16 – 08:25 Sagittarius
- 08:25 – 10:27 Capricorn
- 10:27 – 12:21 Aquarius
- 12:21 – 14:13 Pisces
- 14:13 – 16:11 Aries
- 16:11 – 18:18 Taurus
- 18:18 – 20:27 Gemini
- 20:27 – 22:28 Cancer
- 22:28 – 00:19 next day Leo
- 00:19 – 02:09 next day Virgo
- 02:09 – 04:05 next day Libra
- 04:05 – 06:12 next day Scorpio
- 06:12 – 06:24 next day Sagittarius
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