What is Muhurat?

A muhurat (muhurta) is an auspicious span of time selected for beginning an important activity — a wedding, house-warming, journey or purchase. Choosing it well is called muhurta-shodhana.

How a muhurat is judged

A good muhurat aligns the five panchang limbs — an auspicious tithi and nakshatra, a favourable weekday (vaara), and benefic yoga/karana — while avoiding blemishes such as Rahu Kaal, an inauspicious tithi, or a malefic yoga. Certain limb combinations form named yogas.

Named auspicious yogas

Some combinations are auspicious by themselves regardless of activity: Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga (a weekday–nakshatra pairing), Ravi and Guru Pushya (Pushya nakshatra on Sunday or Thursday), Amrit Siddhi, and the daily Abhijit muhurat around midday.

Activity muhurats and periods

For events like marriage, dedicated Vivah muhurats are computed. Some periods are blackout windows — Panchak, Gand Mool, Kharmas and Chaturmas — during which many muhurats are avoided.

Related tools

Muhurat dates Rahu Kaal & Abhijit Choghadiya

FAQ

What makes a time auspicious?

A favourable combination of tithi, nakshatra, weekday, yoga and karana, free of blemishes like Rahu Kaal or a malefic yoga.

What is Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga?

An auspicious weekday–nakshatra combination considered good for almost any undertaking; it recurs many times a year.