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Abhijit Muhurat Calculator | Today’s Auspicious Window

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The Abhijit Muhurat Calculator divides daylight into 15 equal muhurat windows and returns the 8th — Abhijit (Abhijinam) — centred on local noon. Its span follows the sun: roughly 24 minutes before to 24 minutes after solar noon for your coordinates, lengthening in summer and shrinking in winter.

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Quick reference

Muhurat division: daylight ÷ 15 = one muhurat (≈48 min near equinoxes). Abhijit is always the 8th window, containing solar noon.

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Tithi and nakshatra boundaries depend on where you are — enter your city's coordinates for precise results.

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Calculations use the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, the standard for Vedic charts.

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Results follow drik-panchang style astronomical computation, not printed-table approximation.

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Some regions use Surya Siddhanta conventions; where traditions conflict, your family panchang wins.

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A shopkeeper in Delhi wants to open a new outlet during Abhijit muhurat and compares what the window looks like on a summer date versus a winter date.

Result: 21 June: daylight ≈ 13 h 50 m, so one muhurat = 830 ÷ 15 ≈ 55 minutes; Abhijit (the 8th) spans ≈ 27 minutes each side of solar noon (≈ 12:20 IST) → roughly 11:53 AM–12:47 PM. 21 December: daylight ≈ 10 h 20 m, one muhurat ≈ 41 minutes; Abhijit ≈ ±20 minutes around solar noon (≈ 12:15 IST) → roughly 11:55 AM–12:35 PM.

What this means: The window is always centred on local solar noon, but its width follows the season — a December Abhijit is nearly a quarter narrower than a June one — and the centre itself shifts with longitude, so a Mumbai window runs later on the clock than Delhi's.

Formula & methodology

Formula: Tithi = ⌊(Moon−Sun elongation) ÷ 12°⌋; Nakshatra = ⌊Moon longitude ÷ 13°20'⌋; Vimshottari lord sequence Ketu→Venus→Sun→Moon→Mars→Rahu→Jupiter→Saturn→Mercury

How the Abhijit window is derived

Daylight — sunrise to sunset for your coordinates — is divided into 15 equal muhurats, and Abhijit is the 8th, straddling local solar noon. Solar noon itself is computed from your longitude against the IST meridian (82.5°E): roughly 4 minutes later per degree west, adjusted for the equation of time.

Because the division follows daylight, the window is wider in summer (about ±28 minutes in Delhi in June) and narrower in winter (about ±21 minutes in December), and it shifts with longitude — the same nominal “midday” muhurat runs earlier on the clock in Kolkata than in Delhi.

One traditional caveat is preserved: several classical texts advise against Abhijit on Wednesdays for certain undertakings, so the calculator flags Wednesday windows while still listing them, leaving the choice to the user.

Frequently asked questions

What is Abhijit muhurat?
The eighth of the fifteen daytime muhurats, centred on solar noon — traditionally exempt from the day's inauspicious influences, hence favoured for beginnings when no other muhurat is available.
How long does Abhijit muhurat last?
One muhurat — 48 minutes by definition, but daylight division means the actual window runs about 24 min either side of solar noon, longer in summer.
Is Abhijit muhurat good for all activities?
It suits most auspicious work — meetings, purchases, travel starts — except marriage and upanayana, which need full muhurat charts.
Does Abhijit muhurat apply on Wednesday?
Traditionally Abhijit is avoided on Wednesdays for certain activities in some texts; most modern panchangs still list it daily.

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