Nairobi panchang, 8 March 2028
Sunrise 06:40 Sunset 18:46 Moonrise 16:30 Phalguna month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:40 to 18:46- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:11 – 09:41
- Gulika Kalam 11:12 – 12:43
- Durmuhurta 12:19 – 13:07
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:19 – 13:07 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:43 – 14:14
- 12:30 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 14:57 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 14:57 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
18:46 to 06:40 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:46 – 21:09
- Brahma Muhurta 05:05 – 05:52 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:17 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 02:26 next day Yoga becomes Sukarman
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 14:57
- Nakshatra Pushya until 12:30 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Atiganda until 02:26 next day
- Karana Balava until 14:57, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 12:30 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 14:57 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 14:57 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 01:17 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 02:26 next day Yoga becomes Sukarman
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:18 – 08:42
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:11 – 09:41
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:12 – 12:43
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:19 – 13:07
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:43 – 14:14
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. 05:05 – 05:52
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:19 – 13:07
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:46 – 21:09
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:40 – 14:57
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:40 – 08:11 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:11 – 09:41 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:41 – 11:12 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:12 – 12:43 | Good |
| Rog | 12:43 – 14:14 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:14 – 15:44 | Bad |
| Char | 15:44 – 17:15 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:15 – 18:46 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:46 – 20:15 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:15 – 21:44 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:44 – 23:13 | Good |
| Char | 23:13 – 00:43 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:43 – 02:12 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:12 – 03:41 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:41 – 05:11 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:11 – 06:40 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
- 06:40 NowMercury
- 07:41 NowMoon
- 08:41 NowSaturn
- 09:41 NowJupiter
- 10:42 NowMars
- 11:42 NowSun
- 12:43 NowVenus
- 13:43 NowMercury
- 14:44 NowMoon
- 15:44 NowSaturn
- 16:45 NowJupiter
- 17:45 NowMars
- 18:46 NowSun
- 19:45 NowVenus
- 20:45 NowMercury
- 21:44 NowMoon
- 22:44 NowSaturn
- 23:43 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:43 NowMars
- 01:42 NowSun
- 02:42 NowVenus
- 03:41 NowMercury
- 04:41 NowMoon
- 05:40 NowSaturn
- 06:40 NowMercury
- 07:40 NowMoon
- 08:40 NowSaturn
- 09:40 NowJupiter
- 10:40 NowMars
- 11:40 NowSun
- 12:40 NowVenus
- 13:40 NowMercury
- 14:40 NowMoon
- 15:40 NowSaturn
- 16:40 NowJupiter
- 17:40 NowMars
- 18:40 NowSun
- 19:40 NowVenus
- 20:40 NowMercury
- 21:40 NowMoon
- 22:40 NowSaturn
- 23:40 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:40 NowMars
- 01:40 NowSun
- 02:40 NowVenus
- 03:40 NowMercury
- 04:40 NowMoon
- 05:40 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:05 – 05:12 Capricorn
- 05:12 – 07:05 Aquarius
- 07:05 – 08:57 Pisces
- 08:57 – 10:55 Aries
- 10:55 – 13:03 Taurus
- 13:03 – 15:12 Gemini
- 15:12 – 17:12 Cancer
- 17:12 – 19:04 Leo
- 19:04 – 20:53 Virgo
- 20:53 – 22:50 Libra
- 22:50 – 00:56 next day Scorpio
- 00:56 – 03:06 next day Sagittarius
- 03:06 – 05:08 next day Capricorn
- 05:08 – 06:40 next day Aquarius
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