Nairobi panchang, 17 January 2029
Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 18:47 Moonrise 08:34 Magha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:38 to 18:47- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:09 – 09:40
- Gulika Kalam 11:11 – 12:42
- Durmuhurta 12:18 – 13:07
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:18 – 13:07 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:42 – 14:14
- 10:52 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:37 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
Night
18:47 to 06:38 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:47 – 21:09
- Brahma Muhurta 05:03 – 05:51 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:44 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 23:44 Karana becomes Vanija
- 05:26 next day Yoga becomes Variyan
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 23:44
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 17:37 · lord Mars
- Yoga Vyatipata until 05:26 next day
- Karana Taitila until 10:52, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 10:52 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:37 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 23:44 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 23:44 Karana becomes Vanija
- 05:26 next day Yoga becomes Variyan
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 05:15 – 05:26 next day
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:09 – 09:40
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:11 – 12:42
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:18 – 13:07
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:42 – 14:14
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 06:38 – 17:37
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. 05:03 – 05:50
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:18 – 13:07
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:47 – 21:09
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 17:37 – 06:38 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:38 – 08:09 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:09 – 09:40 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:40 – 11:11 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:11 – 12:42 | Good |
| Rog | 12:42 – 14:14 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:14 – 15:45 | Bad |
| Char | 15:45 – 17:16 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:16 – 18:47 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:47 – 20:16 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:16 – 21:45 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:45 – 23:14 | Good |
| Char | 23:14 – 00:43 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:43 – 02:11 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:11 – 03:40 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:40 – 05:09 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:09 – 06:38 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
- 06:38 NowMercury
- 07:39 NowMoon
- 08:39 NowSaturn
- 09:40 NowJupiter
- 10:41 NowMars
- 11:42 NowSun
- 12:42 NowVenus
- 13:43 NowMercury
- 14:44 NowMoon
- 15:45 NowSaturn
- 16:45 NowJupiter
- 17:46 NowMars
- 18:47 NowSun
- 19:46 NowVenus
- 20:46 NowMercury
- 21:45 NowMoon
- 22:44 NowSaturn
- 23:43 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:43 NowMars
- 01:42 NowSun
- 02:41 NowVenus
- 03:40 NowMercury
- 04:40 NowMoon
- 05:39 NowSaturn
- 06:38 NowMercury
- 07:38 NowMoon
- 08:38 NowSaturn
- 09:38 NowJupiter
- 10:38 NowMars
- 11:38 NowSun
- 12:38 NowVenus
- 13:38 NowMercury
- 14:38 NowMoon
- 15:38 NowSaturn
- 16:38 NowJupiter
- 17:38 NowMars
- 18:38 NowSun
- 19:38 NowVenus
- 20:38 NowMercury
- 21:38 NowMoon
- 22:38 NowSaturn
- 23:38 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:38 NowMars
- 01:38 NowSun
- 02:38 NowVenus
- 03:38 NowMercury
- 04:38 NowMoon
- 05:38 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:03 – 06:28 Sagittarius
- 06:28 – 08:30 Capricorn
- 08:30 – 10:23 Aquarius
- 10:23 – 12:15 Pisces
- 12:15 – 14:13 Aries
- 14:13 – 16:20 Taurus
- 16:20 – 18:30 Gemini
- 18:30 – 20:30 Cancer
- 20:30 – 22:21 Leo
- 22:21 – 00:11 next day Virgo
- 00:11 – 02:07 next day Libra
- 02:07 – 04:14 next day Scorpio
- 04:14 – 06:24 next day Sagittarius
- 06:24 – 06:38 next day Capricorn
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