What time is Abhijit Muhurat today?

It straddles your city's solar noon — roughly 24 minutes either side of the midpoint between sunrise and sunset. The exact window differs by city and by day; the live timing above is for the detected city, and every city page computes its own.

Is Abhijit Muhurat good for marriage?

Not on its own. Abhijit covers everyday beginnings; marriage and other major samskaras are timed with full panchanga matching — tithi, nakshatra, lagna and more. Use Abhijit for the errands around the event, not the event itself.

Why is Abhijit Muhurat not observed on Wednesdays?

A classical rule voids the midday muhurta on Budhavara, Mercury's day; texts state the exclusion without elaborating much. Traditions differ in how strictly they follow it, so this site shows the Wednesday window struck through rather than hiding it.

Is Abhijit at the same clock time everywhere?

No — it is centred on the local apparent noon, which depends on longitude and season. Delhi and Mumbai differ by around half an hour, and a city's own window drifts through the year.

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Abhijit Muhurat Today

Abhijit is the eighth of the day's fifteen muhurtas — roughly 48 minutes straddling local solar noon. Tradition treats it as svayam-siddha, self-certified: auspicious for most work without further checking, with one classical exception — many traditions do not observe it on Wednesdays. Today's window for your city is below.

Today's Abhijit Muhurat in Mumbai

Showing Mumbai based on your location. The window straddles the local solar noon — pick your own city from the list further down.

Abhijit Muhurat

12:19 – 13:11

Auspicious

Later today — starts at 12:19

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What is Abhijit Muhurat?

Classical texts divide the daytime into fifteen muhurtas of about 48 minutes each; Abhijit is the eighth — the exact middle of the day. The name means "the victorious", and the tradition around it is one of confidence: a window in which the day's own strength stands behind whatever is begun. It is called svayam-siddha — self-certified — meaning it needs no further panchanga vetting for ordinary work. For anyone who cannot consult a full muhurta for every errand, Abhijit is the tradition's standing answer: when in doubt, use midday.

How the window is calculated

Divide the span from local sunrise to local sunset by fifteen; Abhijit occupies the eighth part, from seven-fifteenths of the day after sunrise to eight-fifteenths. On a twelve-hour day that is 11:36 to 12:24 — 24 minutes either side of apparent noon. Two things follow. The window tracks the solar noon of your place, not 12:00 clock time: in cities sitting west of their time zone's reference meridian it falls visibly after twelve. And its length breathes with the season — long days stretch each muhurta past 48 minutes, short days compress it.

The Wednesday exception

Several classical traditions void Abhijit on Wednesdays — the maxim excludes it on Budhavara, Mercury's day. Panchangs differ on how strictly to apply this, so this site takes the transparent path: on Wednesdays the window's times are still computed and shown, but struck through and flagged as not observed, and the tomorrow strip shows when it resumes. If your family or regional tradition does use Wednesday's Abhijit, the times are right there; if it does not, nothing on the page invites you to pick it by mistake.

What Abhijit Muhurat is used for

Everyday beginnings that want a good moment without ceremony: opening a shop, a first payment, filing papers, starting a journey, a first lesson. One classical caveat attaches to travel — Abhijit is held favourable for setting out in all directions except due south. For weighty rites — marriage, griha pravesh, major samskaras — Abhijit is not a substitute for proper muhurta selection; those still call for full panchanga matching. Think of it as the strongest general-purpose window of the day, not a master key.

Frequently asked questions

What time is Abhijit Muhurat today?: It straddles your city's solar noon — roughly 24 minutes either side of the midpoint between sunrise and sunset. The exact window differs by city and by day; the live timing above is for the detected city, and every city page computes its own.
Is Abhijit Muhurat good for marriage?: Not on its own. Abhijit covers everyday beginnings; marriage and other major samskaras are timed with full panchanga matching — tithi, nakshatra, lagna and more. Use Abhijit for the errands around the event, not the event itself.
Why is Abhijit Muhurat not observed on Wednesdays?: A classical rule voids the midday muhurta on Budhavara, Mercury's day; texts state the exclusion without elaborating much. Traditions differ in how strictly they follow it, so this site shows the Wednesday window struck through rather than hiding it.
Is Abhijit at the same clock time everywhere?: No — it is centred on the local apparent noon, which depends on longitude and season. Delhi and Mumbai differ by around half an hour, and a city's own window drifts through the year.

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Abhijit Muhurat by city

Abhijit straddles the local solar noon, which differs with longitude and season — so each city has its own window. Open yours for today's exact timing.