Nairobi panchang, 18 March 2029
Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 18:43 Moonrise 08:40 Chaitra (adhika) 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 18:43- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:16 – 13:04
- Yamaganda 12:40 – 14:11
- Gulika Kalam 15:41 – 17:12
- Durmuhurta 17:06 – 17:54
- Rahu Kalam 17:12 – 18:43
- 14:44 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 14:44 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
18:43 to 06:38 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:43 – 21:06
- Brahma Muhurta 05:02 – 05:50 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:06 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 21:41 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 03:57 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 14:44
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 21:41 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Indra until 20:06
- Karana Gara until 14:44, then Vanija
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Pisces
- 14:44 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 14:44 Karana becomes Vanija
- 20:06 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 21:41 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 03:57 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:40 – 14:11
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:41 – 17:12
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:06 – 17:54
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:12 – 18:43
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 20:06 – 20:53 next day
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 21:41 – 06:38 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. 05:02 – 05:50
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:16 – 13:04
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:43 – 21:06
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:38 – 21:41
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 21:41 – 06:38 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:38 – 08:08 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:08 – 09:39 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:39 – 11:10 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:10 – 12:40 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:40 – 14:11 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:11 – 15:41 | Good |
| Rog | 15:41 – 17:12 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:12 – 18:43 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:43 – 20:12 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:12 – 21:41 | Good |
| Char | 21:41 – 23:11 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:11 – 00:40 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:40 – 02:09 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:09 – 03:39 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:39 – 05:08 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:08 – 06:38 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
- 06:38 NowSun
- 07:38 NowVenus
- 08:39 NowMercury
- 09:39 NowMoon
- 10:39 NowSaturn
- 11:40 NowJupiter
- 12:40 NowMars
- 13:41 NowSun
- 14:41 NowVenus
- 15:41 NowMercury
- 16:42 NowMoon
- 17:42 NowSaturn
- 18:43 NowJupiter
- 19:42 NowMars
- 20:42 NowSun
- 21:41 NowVenus
- 22:41 NowMercury
- 23:41 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:40 NowSaturn
- 01:40 NowJupiter
- 02:39 NowMars
- 03:39 NowSun
- 04:38 NowVenus
- 05:38 NowMercury
- 06:38 NowSun
- 07:38 NowVenus
- 08:38 NowMercury
- 09:38 NowMoon
- 10:38 NowSaturn
- 11:38 NowJupiter
- 12:38 NowMars
- 13:38 NowSun
- 14:38 NowVenus
- 15:38 NowMercury
- 16:38 NowMoon
- 17:38 NowSaturn
- 18:38 NowJupiter
- 19:38 NowMars
- 20:38 NowSun
- 21:38 NowVenus
- 22:38 NowMercury
- 23:38 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:38 NowSaturn
- 01:38 NowJupiter
- 02:38 NowMars
- 03:38 NowSun
- 04:38 NowVenus
- 05:38 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:02 – 06:27 Aquarius
- 06:27 – 08:19 Pisces
- 08:19 – 10:17 Aries
- 10:17 – 12:25 Taurus
- 12:25 – 14:34 Gemini
- 14:34 – 16:34 Cancer
- 16:34 – 18:25 Leo
- 18:25 – 20:15 Virgo
- 20:15 – 22:12 Libra
- 22:12 – 00:18 next day Scorpio
- 00:18 – 02:28 next day Sagittarius
- 02:28 – 04:30 next day Capricorn
- 04:30 – 06:23 next day Aquarius
- 06:23 – 06:38 next day Pisces
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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