Muhurat Time Calculator

Work out muhurat time instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Muhurat Time Calculator

The daytime is divided into fifteen equal muhurats, so each lasts a fifteenth of the day length; Abhijit is the eighth, centred on local midday, and Brahma muhurat runs from 96 to 48 minutes before sunrise. Because muhurats divide the actual daylight period, they lengthen in summer and shorten in winter rather than being fixed clock intervals.

Formulas

Muhurat length

one muhurat = day length / 15

Abhijit

centred on local midday, which is sunrise plus half the day length

Worked example

With the default values below, Muhurat Time Calculator returns Length of one muhurat of 50.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Sunrise as a decimal houraccepts 0–23.99: 6
Sunset as a decimal houraccepts 0–23.99: 18.5

Results

Length of one muhurat: 50.00 min
Abhijit muhurat window: 11.833 to 12.667 hours
Brahma muhurat window: 4.4 to 5.2 hours
Length of daylight: 12.500 h

Step by step

1Values used
2Muhurat length
3Abhijit
4Length of one muhurat= 50.00 min
5Abhijit muhurat window= 11.833 to 12.667 hours
6Brahma muhurat window= 4.4 to 5.2 hours
7Length of daylight= 12.500 h

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 2 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 3 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is the Muhurat Time figure worked out?

one muhurat = day length / 15. The daytime is divided into fifteen equal muhurats, so each lasts a fifteenth of the day length; Abhijit is the eighth, centred on local midday, and Brahma muhurat runs from 96 to 48 minutes before sunrise.

Why does this matter?

Because muhurats divide the actual daylight period, they lengthen in summer and shorten in winter rather than being fixed clock intervals.

What do I need to enter?

Enter sunrise as a decimal hour, sunset as a decimal hour. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.