What is Muhurta ?

 

Muhūrta (Sanskrit: मुहूर्त, romanized: muhūrtaṃ) is a Hindu unit of measurement for time along with nimiṣa, kāṣṭhā, and kalā in the Hindu calendar.

In the Brāhmaṇas, muhūrta denotes a division of time: 1/30 of a day, or a period of 48 minutes. The sense "moment" is also common in the Brāhmanạs. In the Rigveda we only find the sense "moment".

Each muhūrta is further divided into 30 Kalā, or Indian minutes (1 Kalā = 1.6 western minutes or 96 Western seconds). Each kalā is further divided into 30 Kāṣṭhā, or Indian seconds (1 Kāṣṭhā ≈ 3.2 Western seconds).

The World Vedic Day is on July 11th according to Hinduism.

No.	Daily period	Name (मुहूर्त)	Translation	Correlate constellation/star (Greek)	Quality, or guṇa (गुण)
1	06:00–06:48 (sunrise)	Rudra (रुद्र)	"Cryer", "Howler"	Unknown	Inauspicious
2	06:48–07:36	Āhi (आहि)	"Serpent"	Lacerta	Inauspicious
3	07:36–08:24	Mitra (मित्र)	"Friend"	Unknown	Auspicious
4	08:24–09:12	Pitṝ (पितृ)	"Father"	Cepheus & Casseiopeia	Inauspicious
5	09:12–10:00	Vasu (वसु)	"Bright"	Delphinus	Auspicious
6	10:00–10:48	Vārāha (वाराह)	"Boar"	Unknown	Auspicious
7	10:48–11:36	Viśvedevā (विश्वेदेवा)	"Heavenly Lights in the Universe"	Unknown	Auspicious
8	11:36–12:24	Vidhi (विधि)	"Insight"	Unknown	Auspicious, except Mondays and Fridays
9	12:24–13:12	Sutamukhī (सतमुखी)	"Goat/Charioteer-Face"	Auriga	Auspicious
10	13:12–14:00	Puruhūta (पुरुहूत)	"Many Offerings"	Unknown (Taurus or Orion?)	Inauspicious
11	14:00–14:48	Vāhinī (वाहिनी)	"Possessed of Chariot"	Unknown (Gemini?)	Inauspicious
12	14:48–15:36	Naktanakarā (नक्तनकरा)	"Night Maker"	Unknown	Inauspicious
13	15:36–16:24	Varuṇa (वरुण)	"All-Enveloping Night Sky"	Unknown	Auspicious
14	16:24–17:12	Aryaman (अर्यमन्)	"Possessed of Nobility"	Unknown	Auspicious, except Sundays
15	17:12–18:00	Bhaga (भग)	"Share"/"Stake"	Unknown	Inauspicious
16	18:00–18:48 (sunset)	Girīśa (गिरीश)	"Lord who lifted the Mount (Krishna)"	Unknown	Auspicious
17	18:48–19:36	Ajapāda (अजपाद)	"Unborn Foot"/"Goat Foot"	Unknown	Inauspicious
18	19:36–20:24	Ahir-Budhnya (अहिर्बुध्न्य)	"Serpent at the Bottom"	Hydra	Auspicious
19	20:24–21:12	Puṣya (पुष्य)	"Nourishment"/"Blossom"	Unknown	Auspicious
20	21:12–22:00	Aśvinī (अश्विनी)	"Horsemen"	Unknown	Auspicious
21	22:00–22:48	Yama (यम)	"Restrainer" (Death)	Boötes (cf., Bhūteśa)	Inauspicious
22	22:48–23:36	Agni (अग्नि)	"Fire"/"Ignition"	Ara	Auspicious
23	23:36–00:24	Vidhātṛ (विधातृ)	"Distributor"	Unknown	Auspicious
24	00:24–01:12	Kaṇḍa (क्ण्ड)	"Ornament"	Corona Borealis	Auspicious
25	01:12–02:00	Aditi (अदिति)	"Limitless"/"Boundless"	goddess good time	Auspicious
26	02:00–02:48	Jīva/Amṛta (जीव/अमृत)	"Life"/"Immortal"	Unknown	Very Auspicious
27	02:48–03:36	Viṣṇu (विष्णु)	"All Pervading"	Hercules	Auspicious
28	03:36–04:24	Dyumadgadyuti (द्युमद्गद्युति)	"Resounding Light"	Lyra	Auspicious
29	04:24–05:12	Brahma (ब्रह्म)	"Universe"	Cygnus	Very Auspicious
30	05:12–06:00	Samudra (समुद्र)	"Ocean"	Deluge (region with several aqueous constellations)	Auspicious