The Jewel of Auspicious Moments

These are the names of the Muhurtas A Muhurta is a traditional Indian unit of time lasting 48 minutes; there are 30 in a full day-night cycle. for the day during the bright fortnight Shukla-paksha: the fifteen days of the waxing moon.. Regarding the Muhurtas of the night during the bright fortnight:

“The Giver, the Great Giver, Bliss, Joy, and Delight. The Entering, the Settling, and the Resting; the Peaceful and the Very Peaceful. The Arising, the Originating, the Manifesting, the Well-born, and the Existing.”

(Taittiriya Brahmana 3-10-1,2)

The names of the Muhurtas for the day during the dark fortnight Krishna-paksha: the fifteen days of the waning moon. are as follows:

“The Impeller, the Producer, the Radiant, the Illuminating, and the Shining. The Flaming, the Blazing, the Heating, the Deeply Heating, and the Scorching. The Bright, the Resplendent, the Beautiful, the Shimmering, and the Lovely.”

(Taittiriya Brahmana 3-10-1-2)

The Muhurtas of the night during the dark fortnight:

“The Commander, the Assenter, Bliss, Joy, and Delight. The Placing, the Seating, and the Abiding; the Settled. The Pervasive, the Mighty, the Powerful, the Auspicious, and the Being.”

(Taittiriya Brahmana 3-10-1-2)

The fact that within every Muhurta there are also fifteen "sub-moments" Sukshma-muhurta: micro-units of time used for precise astrological calculations is found in the Taittiriya Brahmana. For example:

“Now, when one says: 'Now,' or 'At that time'—that is it. These indeed are the moments within the moments.”

(Taittiriya Brahmana 3-10-6-6)

The names of these sub-moments are also found specified in the sacred verses. For example:

“Now, Then, At this moment, Fast, and Quick. Swift, A blink, A breath, Running, and Running past. Hasting, Speeding, Rapid, Faster, and Velocity.”

(Taittiriya Brahmana 3-10-1-4)

In the Atharva-Jyotisha An ancient astronomical and astrological treatise associated with the Atharvaveda. as well, the word Muhurta is found as a designation for time. Their names, as well as the placement of the Muhurta within the four limbs Likely referring to the divisions of the day or the body of the personified Time., are seen to be conceptualized. For example: