Timings to Avoid
Durmuhurtham Today
New Delhi · Sunday, October 25, 2026
Durmuhurtham (durmuhurta, literally a difficult moment) is a weekday-specific flaw in the day's muhurtas. Panchangams list it next to Varjyam and Rahu Kalam so that ceremonies, journeys and important starts can be placed outside it. Depending on the weekday there is one durmuhurtham or two, each lasting a single muhurta — the windows for today and your city appear below.
Durmuhurtham today in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and other cities
| City | Durmuhurtham | Sunrise |
|---|---|---|
| New Delhi | 16:09 – 16:53 | 06:32 |
| Mumbai | 16:33 – 17:19 | 06:40 |
| Bengaluru | 16:19 – 17:05 | 06:15 |
| Chennai | 16:08 – 16:55 | 06:04 |
| Kolkata | 15:29 – 16:14 | 05:41 |
| Hyderabad | 16:12 – 16:58 | 06:15 |
| Pune | 16:30 – 17:16 | 06:35 |
| Ahmedabad | 16:32 – 17:17 | 06:45 |
| Jaipur | 16:16 – 17:01 | 06:36 |
| Lucknow | 15:55 – 16:40 | 06:15 |
Each city's muhurtas are measured from its own sunrise and sunset (IST); some weekdays have two durmuhurthams. Choose your city at the top of the page for its exact windows.
Durmuhurtham is avoided alongside the three daily segments: Rahu Kaal, Yamagandam and Gulika Kalam.
A day of fifteen muhurtas
Muhurta timing works with a unit about forty-eight minutes long. The daylight from sunrise to sunset is cut into fifteen equal muhurtas and the night into another fifteen, so the unit grows on long summer days and shrinks in winter. Each muhurta has a name and a presiding deity, and the midday one, the eighth, is the well-known Abhijit.
Durmuhurtham is not a separate kind of time but a label placed on particular muhurtas depending on the weekday. The muhurta texts list which ones are flawed on which day — sometimes one in daylight, sometimes one by day and one at night — and almanac traditions differ in a few of the details, which is why this page shows the computed windows for today rather than a table you could misread.
What to keep out of it
The windows are avoided for marriages, the first entry into a new house, upanayanam, naming ceremonies, setting out on a long journey and signing or launching anything meant to last. Short routine tasks are not affected. Because each window is only one muhurta long, it is usually easy to slide a start time forward or back and clear it.
On a Wednesday the single durmuhurtham falls on the midday muhurta — the same window that the Abhijit page notes is not taken on that weekday — so on Wednesdays the noon slot is avoided rather than sought.
Durmuhurtham, Varjyam and the kalams
Three different blemishes are often confused. Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulika are eighths of the daytime fixed by weekday. Durmuhurtham is a fifteenth of the day (or night), also fixed by weekday. Varjyam depends instead on the Moon's nakshatra and can fall at any hour; it is listed on the daily panchang page.
All of these are customary timing classifications, offered here for reference and not as predictions for any individual.
Frequently asked questions
What time is Durmuhurtham today?
Today's window, or both windows on a day that has two, is shown above for the selected city. Each lasts one muhurta, about 48 minutes when day and night are equal.
Why are there two durmuhurthams on some days?
The muhurta texts flag two muhurtas on some weekdays (on Tuesday, for example, one by day and one at night) and one on others, and almanacs differ on a few details; the page shows whatever the computation gives for today.
Is durmuhurtham the same as Varjyam?
No. Durmuhurtham is fixed by the weekday and the fifteen-part division of the day; Varjyam follows the Moon's nakshatra.
See also the full Panchang for today — or Choghadiya · Rahu Kaal · Shubh Muhurat · Abhijit Muhurat · Brahma Muhurta · Yamagandam · Gulika Kalam · Hora Timings · Gowri Panchangam.
Timings use classical Vedic computation (Lahiri ayanamsa, Drik) for the selected city. Auspicious and inauspicious windows are traditional classifications for reference, not personal predictions.