Nairobi panchang, 16 August 2028
Sunrise 06:35 Sunset 18:38 Moonrise 02:28 Shravana month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:35 to 18:38- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:06 – 09:36
- Gulika Kalam 11:06 – 12:36
- Durmuhurta 12:12 – 13:01
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:12 – 13:01 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:36 – 14:07
- 14:06 Karana becomes Balava
- 15:32 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 15:42 Yoga becomes Vajra
Night
18:38 to 06:35 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:38 – 21:01
- Brahma Muhurta 04:59 – 05:47 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:19 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 01:19 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 01:19 next day
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 15:32 · lord Mars
- Yoga Harshana until 15:42
- Karana Bava until 14:06, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Cancer
- 14:06 Karana becomes Balava
- 15:32 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 15:42 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 01:19 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 01:19 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:06 – 09:36
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:06 – 12:36
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:12 – 13:01
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:36 – 14:07
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 15:42 – 16:54
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. 05:00 – 05:47
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays 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 18:38 – 21:01
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:35 – 15:32
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 01:19 – 06:35 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:35 – 08:06 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:06 – 09:36 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:36 – 11:06 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:06 – 12:36 | Good |
| Rog | 12:36 – 14:07 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:07 – 15:37 | Bad |
| Char | 15:37 – 17:07 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:07 – 18:38 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:38 – 20:07 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:07 – 21:37 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:37 – 23:07 | Good |
| Char | 23:07 – 00:36 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:36 – 02:06 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:06 – 03:36 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:36 – 05:05 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:05 – 06:35 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
- 06:35 NowMercury
- 07:35 NowMoon
- 08:36 NowSaturn
- 09:36 NowJupiter
- 10:36 NowMars
- 11:36 NowSun
- 12:36 NowVenus
- 13:37 NowMercury
- 14:37 NowMoon
- 15:37 NowSaturn
- 16:37 NowJupiter
- 17:37 NowMars
- 18:38 NowSun
- 19:37 NowVenus
- 20:37 NowMercury
- 21:37 NowMoon
- 22:37 NowSaturn
- 23:37 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:36 NowMars
- 01:36 NowSun
- 02:36 NowVenus
- 03:36 NowMercury
- 04:35 NowMoon
- 05:35 NowSaturn
- 06:35 NowMercury
- 07:35 NowMoon
- 08:35 NowSaturn
- 09:35 NowJupiter
- 10:35 NowMars
- 11:35 NowSun
- 12:35 NowVenus
- 13:35 NowMercury
- 14:35 NowMoon
- 15:35 NowSaturn
- 16:35 NowJupiter
- 17:35 NowMars
- 18:35 NowSun
- 19:35 NowVenus
- 20:35 NowMercury
- 21:35 NowMoon
- 22:35 NowSaturn
- 23:35 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:35 NowMars
- 01:35 NowSun
- 02:35 NowVenus
- 03:35 NowMercury
- 04:35 NowMoon
- 05:35 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:00 – 06:39 Cancer
- 06:39 – 08:31 Leo
- 08:31 – 10:20 Virgo
- 10:20 – 12:17 Libra
- 12:17 – 14:23 Scorpio
- 14:23 – 16:33 Sagittarius
- 16:33 – 18:35 Capricorn
- 18:35 – 20:28 Aquarius
- 20:28 – 22:20 Pisces
- 22:20 – 00:18 next day Aries
- 00:18 – 02:26 next day Taurus
- 02:26 – 04:35 next day Gemini
- 04:35 – 06:35 next day Cancer
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