Types of Muhurat In A Day: Complete Guide To Auspicious Timings!

“Muhurat”, a word we Indians come across a lot many times when there is an auspicious ceremony in the family or there’s a pooja at home or even before purchasing assets, property, vehicles or performing a house ‘Griha Pravesh’ Pooja. Muhurat is the first and the foremost thing to consider for us Indians when starting a new business or religious ceremonies, but do we really know the importance of Muhurat or do we really know of many of them impact our daily lives and the events that take place in our lives daily? 

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Well, this blog from AstroSage AI is curated and designed in a way to help us become more familiar with the word “Muhurat” and understand it better. Let’s deep dive into this interesting topic and get to the core of it.

What Is Muhurat?

Time is a significant concept, and is practiced by people across all cultures, religions and dimensions. People have relied on time since forever and we have mention of the notion of time even in the Vedic scriptures. In the ancient times in India, people calculated time using old and indigenous ways such as noting the movement of the Sun, movement of other heavenly bodies including the other luminary, the Moon. A duration of 30 Kalas, or 48 Western minutes, is referred to as muhurta. A day and night consisting of thirty Muhurtas is equal to twenty-four Western hours.

In addition to RigVeda, Taittiriya Brahmana and Satapatha Brahmana both make mention of Muhurta. According to Brahmanas, Muhurta is a division of time, which can be 48 minutes or one-thirtieth of a day. Fifteen Muhurtas are described in Taittiriya Brahmana. Vijnanam, Samjnananam, Janad, Sabhijanat, Samkalpamanam, Prakalpanam, and so on are among them. One Kastha is equivalent to eighteen Nimisas in Manusmiriti. Nimisas means “eye blinking.”

Significance Of Muhurat

In Hinduism, all individuals consider selecting an auspicious hour to carry out ceremonies, rituals, prayers, and pujas. According to astrological beliefs, completing a task in an auspicious Muhurta enhances the likelihood of success. In the same vein, when we perform a Puja during a favorable Muhurta, you can absorb the advantages of participating or carrying out a particular ritual.

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• Muhurtas were the preferred method of conducting Yagnas in the Vedic era.
• When performing Pujas, those without a birth chart or those with a Dosha must glance at the Muhurta.
• One can avoid bad energies and evil forces by participating in pujas on an auspicious Muhurta.
• According to astrology, a positive Muhurta can assist in clearing our bodies of energy flow abnormalities.
• It gives us confidence and assists us in making better decisions.

These are a few of the meanings attached to doing or taking part in a puja at a favorable moment. Keep in mind that temple pujas are conducted according to the Muhurtas. The planets’ alignment is significant in a Muhurta. Their layout makes it easier to get successful outcomes in the tasks one may be working on. To better understand the Muhurta, astrologists must take into account the combination of weekdays with Ascendant and Nakshatra. The best course of action is to: 

• When our Kundali has no planet in its eighth house in transit.
• When the Ascendant is on an auspicious planet.
• When the Ascendant is not along with the Paap Kartari and the Moon.
• When it is not a New Moon day.
• When it is the fourth, ninth, or fourteenth days of the lunar month,
• When the planet is in Trikha or Kendra house.
• When it is not in Rikta Tithi

These are some of the aspects of finding the auspicious Muhurta as per astrology. They are best suited for starting a new business, conducting ceremonies like marriage, house warming, pujas, and other new ventures. It enhances the chances of gaining a positive result in the work you are doing.

Types Of Muhurat

• Choghadiya Muhurta – It is an auspicious time best suited to start a new work. It is a practice in many Indian states. Here each period is known as Choghadiya, which is equal to one and a half hours or 3.75 Ghats. Here, the favorable Muhurtas are Shub, Labh, and Amrit Siddhi. The inauspicious Muhurtas are Rog, Kal, and Udveg.
• Brahma Muhurta -It is one and a half hours before sunrise. As per Ayurveda, there are three Doshas in our body. They are Vata (air and ether), Pitta (fire and water), and Kapha (earth and water). Within 24 hours, these Doshas have different periods of predominance. The time between 3 AM and 6 AM is the period when Vata is active, and Brahma Muhurta falls in it. So, the performance of meditation or yoga in Brahma Muhurta is highly beneficial.
• Abhijit Muhurat – It is the best time of day to make investments and also for conducting meetings. When we engage in these tasks during Abhijit Muhurat, the results will be positive.
• Rahu Kaal – It is an inauspicious time and is not suited to conduct any business transactions. Devotees restrain from performing holy deeds or pujas during Rahu Kaal. However, there is no problem in continuing the task you were already doing in Rahu Kaal.
• Shubh Hora – It refers to the auspicious timing in a day. It is the best fit for delivering prayers, rituals, and wedding ceremonies. As weddings are new beginnings, people choose Shub Muhurtas before performing it.

These are some of the Muhurtas of the day. It is always better to plan your day according to Shubh Muhurtas. When we conduct Pujas, it is beneficial to do so in an auspicious Muhurta. It is because it would enhance the results as well as improve our connection with the Divine power. 

Now before we key off, we’d like to discuss the Hora Muhurat of different types and to let you know whether they are shubh or ashubh in nature and which Hora is suitable for what kind of work to perform or carry out during a day. Did you know Hora Muhurats can be further divided into different horas classified as per the planets and the characteristics of the planets ruling them? Yes, you read it correctly, there are multiple Hora Muhurats in a day and can assist us in getting the best results out of the daily activities we perform. Let us  take a look at each one, their significance and how to calculate a Hora Muhurat.

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Types Of Hora Muhurat In A Day

What Is Hora Muhurat?

In Vedic Astrology a day is divided into 12 Hora Muhurats. One Hora Muhurat roughly extends up to one hour each. Each Muhurat is ruled by different planets namely: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn and then repeated in the same order. For example:

The first Hora on Sunday is ruled by the Sun

The first Hora on Monday is ruled by the Moon and so on…

You can refer to the Hora Table by AstroSage AI for better understanding and future reference. The rising hora after Sunrise is always ruled by the planet which rules that particular day and other horas follow afterwards.

Each planet’s Hora is said to be positive or negative depending on the nature of work and the nature of the planet ruling that particular Hora. Let us now understand how Hora for each hour differs from the other and what impacts it can have on our daily life or events.

Steps For Calculating Hora Muhurat:

• First determine the day of the week and the correct time for Sunrise and Sunset for the same day by looking at the Panchang.
• Divide the time between sunrise and sunset into 12 equal sections for Day time horas.
• Same way divide the time between sunset and next sunrise into 12 equal sections for Night time horas. 
• Deduce the first hora of the day based on the planet rulership based on which day it is. 

Seven Planets & Their Influences As Per Hora

Let us now see how each planet influences Hora and the type of activities to perform during particular Hora. Following Hora timings for performing or carrying out different activities can result in great benefits such as greater success, finding the right direction, optimization of time correctly and enhanced spiritual and personal growth. 

• Sun: The Sun represents leadership, your bosses, authority, vitality, physical strength, etc.

Activities: seeking promotion, resolving conflicts at work and in personal life, conducting interviews and meetings.

• Moon: Moon represents mother, emotions, nurturing, artistics

Activities: Commencing travel, water/liquid related business, establishing social connections or networking

• Mars: Mars represents energy, courage, action

Activities: Property related activities; such as buying and selling, health & wellness treatments, weapons related work, etc.

• Mercury: Intelligence, communication, speech

Activities: Communication, opening marketing or PR agencies, opening stationery or printing business, media, journalism related activities.

• Jupiter: knowledge, education, wisdom, spiritual growth

Activities: Taking new admissions, starting education, spiritual pursuits, counselling, making financial investments.

• Venus: love, beauty, art

Activities: Starting businesses related to cosmetics, enrolling into design colleges, proposing to your prospective partner, etc.

• Saturn: Taskmaster, discipline, systematic

Activities: Planning long term goals, dealing in metals or scrap work, showcasing and highlighting your hard work to gain recognition.

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Challenges Of Using Hora Muhurat Daily

• Hora Muhurat changes daily and at a fast pace. 
• Aligning activities as per different horas in a day can be challenging.
• Availability and the flexibility to complete a task or activity as per the Hora timings must be there.

Remedies For Different Horas

• Chant Mantras as per the hora in a day; for example: chant mantras like: “Om Suryay Namah” for Sun hora, “ Om Shukray Namah” for Venus hora, and so on. 
• Offering donations as per a particular hora. Eg: donate white items for Moon Hora, etc.
• Arrange a Navgrah Havan at home to balance the energies of all the planets. 

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