Vedic astrology · glossary
Muhūrta
Electional timing: choosing an auspicious moment for an event by weighing the panchāṅga and the chart.
What it means
A muhūrta (also the name of a ~48-minute unit) is an auspicious moment chosen for weddings, house-warmings, journeys and other beginnings. A good election weighs the tithi, vāra, nakshatra and lagna of the moment against the person's own chart, and skips windows like Rāhu Kālam or an eclipse's sūtaka.
How it's computed
muhurtaFinder.ts scans a date/time range for an occasion, scoring each moment from panchāṅga quality plus the person's Tārā/Chandra bala (Ch.36 tables), penalising Rāhu Kālam/eclipses, and returns the top-ranked windows.
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Frequently asked
- How is a muhūrta chosen?
- By scoring candidate moments on the tithi, weekday, nakshatra and lagna against your chart, and rejecting inauspicious windows like Rāhu Kālam and eclipse sūtaka.
- What if no good time exists in my range?
- The finder reports honestly when fewer than three (or zero) suitable muhūrtas exist, rather than forcing a weak result.