Nairobi panchang, 3 January 2027
Sunrise 06:32 Sunset 18:41 Moonrise 02:43 Margashirsha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:32 to 18:41- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:12 – 13:01
- Yamaganda 12:37 – 14:08
- Gulika Kalam 15:39 – 17:10
- Durmuhurta 17:04 – 17:53
- Rahu Kalam 17:10 – 18:41
- 09:07 Yoga becomes Shula
- 12:30 Moon enters Scorpio
- 13:38 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 13:38 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
18:41 to 06:32 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:41 – 21:04
- Brahma Muhurta 04:57 – 05:45 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:07 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 02:40 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 13:38
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 19:07 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Dhriti until 09:07
- Karana Balava until 13:38, then Kaulava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:07 Yoga becomes Shula
- 12:30 Moon enters Scorpio
- 13:38 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 13:38 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 19:07 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 02:40 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 09:07 – 11:07
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:37 – 14:08
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:39 – 17:10
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:04 – 17:53
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:10 – 18:41
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:32 – 19:07
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 19:07 – 06:32 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. 04:57 – 05:44
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:12 – 13:01
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:41 – 21:04
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:32 – 08:03 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:03 – 09:34 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:34 – 11:05 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:05 – 12:37 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:37 – 14:08 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:08 – 15:39 | Good |
| Rog | 15:39 – 17:10 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:10 – 18:41 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:41 – 20:10 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:10 – 21:39 | Good |
| Char | 21:39 – 23:08 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:08 – 00:37 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:37 – 02:06 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:06 – 03:34 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:34 – 05:03 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:03 – 06:32 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
- 06:32 NowSun
- 07:32 NowVenus
- 08:33 NowMercury
- 09:34 NowMoon
- 10:35 NowSaturn
- 11:36 NowJupiter
- 12:37 NowMars
- 13:37 NowSun
- 14:38 NowVenus
- 15:39 NowMercury
- 16:40 NowMoon
- 17:41 NowSaturn
- 18:41 NowJupiter
- 19:41 NowMars
- 20:40 NowSun
- 21:39 NowVenus
- 22:38 NowMercury
- 23:38 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:37 NowSaturn
- 01:36 NowJupiter
- 02:35 NowMars
- 03:34 NowSun
- 04:34 NowVenus
- 05:33 NowMercury
- 06:32 NowSun
- 07:32 NowVenus
- 08:32 NowMercury
- 09:32 NowMoon
- 10:32 NowSaturn
- 11:32 NowJupiter
- 12:32 NowMars
- 13:32 NowSun
- 14:32 NowVenus
- 15:32 NowMercury
- 16:32 NowMoon
- 17:32 NowSaturn
- 18:32 NowJupiter
- 19:32 NowMars
- 20:32 NowSun
- 21:32 NowVenus
- 22:32 NowMercury
- 23:32 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:32 NowSaturn
- 01:32 NowJupiter
- 02:32 NowMars
- 03:32 NowSun
- 04:32 NowVenus
- 05:32 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:57 – 05:15 Scorpio
- 05:15 – 07:24 Sagittarius
- 07:24 – 09:27 Capricorn
- 09:27 – 11:20 Aquarius
- 11:20 – 13:12 Pisces
- 13:12 – 15:10 Aries
- 15:10 – 17:17 Taurus
- 17:17 – 19:26 Gemini
- 19:26 – 21:27 Cancer
- 21:27 – 23:18 Leo
- 23:18 – 01:08 next day Virgo
- 01:08 – 03:04 next day Libra
- 03:04 – 05:11 next day Scorpio
- 05:11 – 06:32 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