Nairobi panchang, 5 January 2025
Sunrise 06:33 Sunset 18:43 Moonrise 11:10 Pausha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:33 to 18:43- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:13 – 13:02
- Yamaganda 12:38 – 14:09
- Gulika Kalam 15:40 – 17:11
- Durmuhurta 17:05 – 17:54
- Rahu Kalam 17:11 – 18:43
- 06:39 Karana becomes Taitila
- 12:05 Moon enters Pisces
- 17:45 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 17:45 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:48 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
Night
18:43 to 06:33 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:43 – 21:05
- Brahma Muhurta 04:59 – 05:46 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:20 next day Yoga becomes Parigha
- 04:50 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 17:45
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 17:48 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Variyan until 02:20 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 06:39, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 06:39 Karana becomes Taitila
- 12:05 Moon enters Pisces
- 17:45 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 17:45 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:48 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 02:20 next day Yoga becomes Parigha
- 04:50 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 07:38 – 05:02
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:38 – 14:09
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:40 – 17:11
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:05 – 17:54
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:11 – 18:43
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 02:20 – 12:57 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. 04:58 – 05:45
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:13 – 13:02
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:43 – 21:05
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:33 – 17:48
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 17:48 – 06:33 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:33 – 08:04 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:04 – 09:35 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:35 – 11:06 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:06 – 12:38 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:38 – 14:09 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:09 – 15:40 | Good |
| Rog | 15:40 – 17:11 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:11 – 18:43 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:43 – 20:11 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:11 – 21:40 | Good |
| Char | 21:40 – 23:09 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:09 – 00:38 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:38 – 02:07 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:07 – 03:36 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:36 – 05:04 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:04 – 06:33 next day | Good |
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
- 06:33 NowSun
- 07:34 NowVenus
- 08:34 NowMercury
- 09:35 NowMoon
- 10:36 NowSaturn
- 11:37 NowJupiter
- 12:38 NowMars
- 13:39 NowSun
- 14:39 NowVenus
- 15:40 NowMercury
- 16:41 NowMoon
- 17:42 NowSaturn
- 18:43 NowJupiter
- 19:42 NowMars
- 20:41 NowSun
- 21:40 NowVenus
- 22:39 NowMercury
- 23:39 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:38 NowSaturn
- 01:37 NowJupiter
- 02:36 NowMars
- 03:36 NowSun
- 04:35 NowVenus
- 05:34 NowMercury
- 06:33 NowSun
- 07:33 NowVenus
- 08:33 NowMercury
- 09:33 NowMoon
- 10:33 NowSaturn
- 11:33 NowJupiter
- 12:33 NowMars
- 13:33 NowSun
- 14:33 NowVenus
- 15:33 NowMercury
- 16:33 NowMoon
- 17:33 NowSaturn
- 18:33 NowJupiter
- 19:33 NowMars
- 20:33 NowSun
- 21:33 NowVenus
- 22:33 NowMercury
- 23:33 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:33 NowSaturn
- 01:33 NowJupiter
- 02:33 NowMars
- 03:33 NowSun
- 04:33 NowVenus
- 05:33 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:58 – 05:05 Scorpio
- 05:05 – 07:15 Sagittarius
- 07:15 – 09:17 Capricorn
- 09:17 – 11:10 Aquarius
- 11:10 – 13:02 Pisces
- 13:02 – 15:00 Aries
- 15:00 – 17:08 Taurus
- 17:08 – 19:17 Gemini
- 19:17 – 21:17 Cancer
- 21:17 – 23:08 Leo
- 23:08 – 00:58 next day Virgo
- 00:58 – 02:55 next day Libra
- 02:55 – 05:01 next day Scorpio
- 05:01 – 06:33 next day Sagittarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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