Brahma-Muhurta

> > As far as calculating muhurtas is concerned, please note that it is not
> > always 48 minutes -- more precisely it is 1/15th of the time between
> > sunset and sunrise, so it varies every day. If you want to have the
> > exact time, you should consider this.
>
> Thank you for this additional info Adipurusa Prabhu. It is quite
> important. What is the reference for this statement? Can Jaya Tirtha
> Charan Prabhu confirm that this is true?

Shyamasundara P. once wrote: In order to convert Vedic time into Western
time we will take reference from another Vedic text, the Taittiriya
Brahmana, third canto, chapter ten (quoted in Bharatiya Jyotisha Sastra -
The History of Indian Astronomy published by the Indian Government, vol. 1,
p. 42). In that section it is explained that the day and night are each
divided into 15 muhurtas. When day and night are of equal length, a muhurta
is equal to 48 minutes, and thus one danda equals 24 minutes.

> If we consider like this each Muhurta in the day comes to around 52
> minutes for Aug 1 in Mumbai for eg instead of 48 minutes. But what happens
> to each muhurta in the night from sunset to sunrise, does that decrease in
> duration?

Yes, it varies according to the length of day/night.


Hope this helps

ys bh. Jan