Abhijit Muhurat — The Most Auspicious Time of Every Day in Vedic Astrology
Abhijit Muhurat occurs every day around midday for approximately 48 minutes — the most universally auspicious Muhurat in Vedic astrology. Complete guide with today's timings for all cities.
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What is Abhijit Muhurat?
Abhijit means 'victorious' in Sanskrit. It is the 48-minute window centred on local solar noon — 24 minutes before to 24 minutes after the Sun's highest point. Unlike most Muhurats that require checking Tithi, Nakshatra, and planetary positions, Abhijit is considered auspicious every day with very few exceptions.
Abhijit Muhurat Today — Approximate City Timings
Delhi: ~12:00–12:48 PM IST Mumbai: ~12:35–1:23 PM Bengaluru: ~12:17–1:05 PM Chennai: ~12:08–12:56 PM Kolkata: ~11:30 AM–12:18 PM Hyderabad: ~12:18–1:06 PM For exact timing → check Panchang on Churki
When to Avoid Abhijit
Wednesdays: traditionally avoided — Sun-Mercury combination less ideal. During Rahu Kalam: Rahu Kalam takes precedence over Abhijit. Marriage: Abhijit alone insufficient — marriage needs full Muhurat analysis.
How Abhijit Muhurat Is Calculated (and Why It Changes Through the Year)
Classical texts divide the daytime, from sunrise to sunset, into 15 equal muhurtas. Abhijit is the 8th of these, the one in the middle of the day. Its length is therefore one fifteenth of the day, not a fixed 48 minutes, and it starts and ends close to local solar noon.
Worked example for New Delhi on 1 November 2026: sunrise is at 6:32 AM and sunset at 5:36 PM, so the day is about 11 hours 4 minutes long and one fifteenth is about 44 minutes. Seven muhurtas pass before Abhijit begins, so it starts at 11:42 AM and ends at 12:26 PM.
This is why 48 minutes is only an approximation. In New Delhi the window is about 41 minutes long around 1 January and about 56 minutes long around 1 July, and it never starts at exactly 12:00 PM for the whole year. Start times in New Delhi on the first of each month, computed from the actual sunrise and sunset: 1 Nov 2026 11:42 AM; 1 Dec 2026 11:49 AM; 1 Jan 2027 12:03 PM; 1 Feb 2027 12:13 PM; 1 Mar 2027 12:10 PM; 1 Apr 2027 12:00 PM; 1 May 2027 11:52 AM; 1 Jun 2027 11:51 AM; 1 Jul 2027 11:57 AM; 1 Aug 2027 12:00 PM; 1 Sep 2027 11:55 AM; 1 Oct 2027 11:46 AM.
These timings are for New Delhi only. Sunrise and sunset change with your city, so use the Churki Panchang to see Abhijit Muhurat for your own location, and remember that Wednesdays and Rahu Kalam are treated as exceptions, as described above.
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