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Brahma muhurta time today for your city
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What brahma muhurta is
Brahma muhurta, “the muhurta of Brahman”, is the time before dawn that the Hindu tradition gives to meditation, prayer, japa and study, when the mind is said to be calm and the world quiet. Many people rise for it every day; it is also the time given for the morning bath on festivals such as Narak Chaturdashi.
How its time is calculated
The Jyotish day runs from sunrise to sunrise and is divided into 30 muhurtas: 15 for the daytime and 15 for the night. They are not fixed 48-minute blocks but fifteenths of the actual day and night at your place. Brahma muhurta is the 14th muhurta of the night, so it ends one muhurta before sunrise and begins two muhurtas before it. We use the same definition and engine as our Today page.
Why it changes with city and season
Two things move it: the time of sunrise, and the length of the night. Far from the equator both change a great deal. In London on 1 January 2027 brahma muhurta is 05:57–07:02, because the night is long and the sunrise late; on 1 July it is 03:48–04:18. In New Delhi, closer to the equator, it only moves from 05:25–06:19 on 1 January to 04:06–04:46 on 1 July. Daylight saving moves all of these by an hour on the clock, but not in the sky.
Brahma muhurta through 2027
On the first day of each month, in local time.
| 2027 | London | New York | Toronto | Dallas | New Delhi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 05:57–07:02 | 05:22–06:21 | 05:51–06:51 | 05:38–06:34 | 05:25–06:19 |
| 1 Feb | 05:40–06:40 | 05:15–06:10 | 05:41–06:38 | 05:35–06:29 | 05:24–06:17 |
| 1 Mar | 05:01–05:54 | 04:48–05:39 | 05:12–06:03 | 05:15–06:05 | 05:07–05:57 |
| 1 Apr | 05:08–05:52 | 05:09–05:54 | 05:29–06:14 | 05:44–06:29 | 04:39–05:26 |
| 1 May | 04:19–04:56 | 04:34–05:15 | 04:51–05:31 | 05:16–05:58 | 04:15–04:58 |
| 1 Jun | 03:48–04:18 | 04:14–04:51 | 04:29–05:04 | 05:01–05:41 | 04:02–04:43 |
| 1 Jul | 03:48–04:18 | 04:17–04:53 | 04:31–05:05 | 05:05–05:44 | 04:06–04:46 |
| 1 Aug | 04:15–04:50 | 04:35–05:14 | 04:51–05:29 | 05:19–06:00 | 04:18–05:00 |
| 1 Sep | 04:50–05:31 | 04:56–05:39 | 05:15–05:58 | 05:33–06:17 | 04:29–05:14 |
| 1 Oct | 05:22–06:11 | 05:15–06:04 | 05:37–06:26 | 05:44–06:33 | 04:37–05:25 |
| 1 Nov | 04:59–05:56 | 05:38–06:32 | 06:04–06:58 | 06:00–06:52 | 04:49–05:41 |
| 1 Dec | 05:37–06:40 | 05:04–06:02 | 05:33–06:32 | 05:21–06:16 | 05:08–06:02 |
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Frequently asked questions
What time is brahma muhurta today?
It depends on your city and the season. Choose your city above to see today’s and tomorrow’s brahma muhurta. As a rough guide it begins about 1 hour 36 minutes before sunrise and ends about 48 minutes before sunrise, but in long winter nights it starts earlier, and in short summer nights later.
How is brahma muhurta calculated?
The night, from sunset to the next sunrise, is divided into 15 equal muhurtas. Brahma muhurta is the 14th of them, the second-last before sunrise. When the night lasts exactly 12 hours each muhurta is 48 minutes, which is where the familiar “96 minutes before sunrise” comes from.
Why is brahma muhurta so early in the UK in summer?
Because summer nights are short and sunrise is very early. In London on 1 July 2027 sunrise is at 04:47, so brahma muhurta is 03:48–04:18; on 1 January it is 05:57–07:02.
Is brahma muhurta at the same time in India and abroad?
No. It follows local sunrise. On 1 January 2027 it is 05:25–06:19 in New Delhi but 05:57–07:02 in London, and the gap changes through the year.
What is brahma muhurta traditionally used for?
The tradition gives it to meditation, prayer, japa and study, as the calmest part of the night before the day begins.