Nairobi panchang, 16 January 2028
Sunrise 06:37 Sunset 18:46 Moonrise 22:45 Pausha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:37 to 18:46- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:17 – 13:06
- Yamaganda 12:42 – 14:13
- Gulika Kalam 15:44 – 17:15
- Durmuhurta 17:09 – 17:58
- Rahu Kalam 17:15 – 18:46
- 06:44 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 12:16 Moon enters Virgo
- 14:57 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 14:57 Karana becomes Gara
Night
18:46 to 06:37 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:46 – 21:09
- Brahma Muhurta 05:03 – 05:50 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:18 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 01:45 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 05:00 next day Nakshatra becomes Hasta
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 14:57
- Nakshatra Purva Phalguni until 06:44 · lord Venus
- Yoga Shobhana until 20:18
- Karana Taitila until 14:57, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 06:44 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 12:16 Moon enters Virgo
- 14:57 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 14:57 Karana becomes Gara
- 20:18 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 01:45 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 05:00 next day Nakshatra becomes Hasta
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:42 – 14:13
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:44 – 17:15
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:09 – 17:58
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:15 – 18:46
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 20:18 – 22:42
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. 05:02 – 05:50
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:17 – 13:06
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:46 – 21:09
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:44 – 05:00 next day
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 05:00 – 06:37 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:00 – 06:37 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:00 – 06:37 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:37 – 08:08 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:08 – 09:39 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:39 – 11:11 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:11 – 12:42 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:42 – 14:13 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:13 – 15:44 | Good |
| Rog | 15:44 – 17:15 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:15 – 18:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:46 – 20:15 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:15 – 21:44 | Good |
| Char | 21:44 – 23:13 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:13 – 00:42 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:42 – 02:11 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:11 – 03:40 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:40 – 05:09 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:09 – 06:37 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
- 06:37 NowSun
- 07:38 NowVenus
- 08:39 NowMercury
- 09:39 NowMoon
- 10:40 NowSaturn
- 11:41 NowJupiter
- 12:42 NowMars
- 13:43 NowSun
- 14:43 NowVenus
- 15:44 NowMercury
- 16:45 NowMoon
- 17:46 NowSaturn
- 18:46 NowJupiter
- 19:46 NowMars
- 20:45 NowSun
- 21:44 NowVenus
- 22:43 NowMercury
- 23:43 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:42 NowSaturn
- 01:41 NowJupiter
- 02:40 NowMars
- 03:40 NowSun
- 04:39 NowVenus
- 05:38 NowMercury
- 06:37 NowSun
- 07:37 NowVenus
- 08:37 NowMercury
- 09:37 NowMoon
- 10:37 NowSaturn
- 11:37 NowJupiter
- 12:37 NowMars
- 13:37 NowSun
- 14:37 NowVenus
- 15:37 NowMercury
- 16:37 NowMoon
- 17:37 NowSaturn
- 18:37 NowJupiter
- 19:37 NowMars
- 20:37 NowSun
- 21:37 NowVenus
- 22:37 NowMercury
- 23:37 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:37 NowSaturn
- 01:37 NowJupiter
- 02:37 NowMars
- 03:37 NowSun
- 04:37 NowVenus
- 05:37 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:02 – 06:34 Sagittarius
- 06:34 – 08:36 Capricorn
- 08:36 – 10:30 Aquarius
- 10:30 – 12:21 Pisces
- 12:21 – 14:20 Aries
- 14:20 – 16:27 Taurus
- 16:27 – 18:36 Gemini
- 18:36 – 20:37 Cancer
- 20:37 – 22:28 Leo
- 22:28 – 00:18 next day Virgo
- 00:18 – 02:14 next day Libra
- 02:14 – 04:21 next day Scorpio
- 04:21 – 06:30 next day Sagittarius
- 06:30 – 06:37 next day Capricorn
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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