Nairobi panchang, 21 May 2025
Sunrise 06:28 Sunset 18:30 Moonrise 01:09 Vaishakha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:28 to 18:30- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:58 – 09:28
- Gulika Kalam 10:59 – 12:29
- Durmuhurta 12:05 – 12:53
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:05 – 12:53 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:29 – 13:59
- 13:43 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:28 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
Night
18:30 to 06:28 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:30 – 20:53
- Brahma Muhurta 04:52 – 05:40 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:04 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 00:52 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 00:52 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 00:52 next day
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 16:28 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 22:04
- Karana Taitila until 13:43, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Taurus
- 13:43 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:28 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 22:04 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 00:52 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 00:52 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 00:20 – 22:04
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:58 – 09:28
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:59 – 12:29
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:05 – 12:53
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:29 – 13:59
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 22:04 – 23:16
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. 04:52 – 05:40
- 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 18:30 – 20:53
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:28 – 07:58 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:58 – 09:28 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:28 – 10:59 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:59 – 12:29 | Good |
| Rog | 12:29 – 13:59 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:59 – 15:29 | Bad |
| Char | 15:29 – 16:59 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:59 – 18:30 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:30 – 19:59 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:59 – 21:29 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:29 – 22:59 | Good |
| Char | 22:59 – 00:29 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:29 – 01:59 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:59 – 03:29 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:29 – 04:58 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:58 – 06:28 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
- 06:28 NowMercury
- 07:28 NowMoon
- 08:28 NowSaturn
- 09:28 NowJupiter
- 10:29 NowMars
- 11:29 NowSun
- 12:29 NowVenus
- 13:29 NowMercury
- 14:29 NowMoon
- 15:29 NowSaturn
- 16:29 NowJupiter
- 17:29 NowMars
- 18:30 NowSun
- 19:29 NowVenus
- 20:29 NowMercury
- 21:29 NowMoon
- 22:29 NowSaturn
- 23:29 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:29 NowMars
- 01:29 NowSun
- 02:29 NowVenus
- 03:29 NowMercury
- 04:28 NowMoon
- 05:28 NowSaturn
- 06:28 NowMercury
- 07:28 NowMoon
- 08:28 NowSaturn
- 09:28 NowJupiter
- 10:28 NowMars
- 11:28 NowSun
- 12:28 NowVenus
- 13:28 NowMercury
- 14:28 NowMoon
- 15:28 NowSaturn
- 16:28 NowJupiter
- 17:28 NowMars
- 18:28 NowSun
- 19:28 NowVenus
- 20:28 NowMercury
- 21:28 NowMoon
- 22:28 NowSaturn
- 23:28 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:28 NowMars
- 01:28 NowSun
- 02:28 NowVenus
- 03:28 NowMercury
- 04:28 NowMoon
- 05:28 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:52 – 06:05 Aries
- 06:05 – 08:13 Taurus
- 08:13 – 10:22 Gemini
- 10:22 – 12:22 Cancer
- 12:22 – 14:14 Leo
- 14:14 – 16:03 Virgo
- 16:03 – 18:00 Libra
- 18:00 – 20:06 Scorpio
- 20:06 – 22:16 Sagittarius
- 22:16 – 00:18 next day Capricorn
- 00:18 – 02:11 next day Aquarius
- 02:11 – 04:03 next day Pisces
- 04:03 – 06:01 next day Aries
- 06:01 – 06:28 next day Taurus
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