Godhuli Muhurta

It is believed that the three daily Muhurtas i.e.  Brahma, Abhijit, and Godhuli are very effective and that Brahma and Godhuli Muhurta do not carry any blemishes on any day of the year, although Abhijit coincides with DuMuhurta and Rahukala of the day on Wednesday and with Rahukala on Friday. 
One need not worry about Panchanga for conducting any sorts of rituals at the day in these three Muhurtas (for instance, one can comfortable do Grihapravesha on Tuesday, etc., or on Krishna Chaturthi tithi, etc., or in Pushyami Nakshatra, etc., so long as it is done in Brahma or Abhijit Muhurta). 

 In short we can say that 
All these three Muhurta are potent and auspicious.

We do not need to worry about Tithi, vaara, Nakshtra, Karana, and Yoga, while choosing to initiate

Puja, etc., in one of these three Muhurtas.

One muhurta stands for 2 Ghtais or 48 minute periods during a day,

Godhuli Muhurta

Go means a cow and dhuli means dust

Godhuli is defined as the time (the 30th part of a day or a period of 48 minutes) of the setting sun, when the cows which had gone out for grazing, return home from the forests in the evening. They raise the dust with their hoofs which disperse with rays of setting sun, Such a time is very auspicious, and no Planet placement, Nakshtra, Tithi, Karana, Lagna, Navamasha, Muhurta, Yoga, Ashtama Sthana , Jamitra Dosaha etc should be worried about when one fixes Godhuli Lagna. The Godhuli Lagna is best for all auspicious works. 

The seventh sign from the sign rising at the time of sunrise is called Godhuli Lagna. 

The actual period varies as per the existing season. The duration of this muhurta is for two ghaṭikās or 48 minutes

Traditionally, the brief era of the Godhuli Lagna is considered to provide broadly positive auspice for virtually any activity or event

Since selecting the Godhuli Muhurta is only an emergency measure, it should not be resorted when more auspicious periods are available. This Muhurta was also used by the kings for invasions.

Some facts should always be kept in mind while calculating Godhuli Lagna. 


Godhuli Lagna is considered excellent if the marriage muhurta has an inauspicious combination of Ascendant, Navamsha, tithi, Vara, Nakshtra etc. Though Godhuli Muhurta is used mostly in case of emergency. Duration opf Goshuli Lagna is 12 Minutes before sunset and 12 minutes after sunset.



But there are some Doshas Like Kulika Dosha, Krantisamya, Afflicted Nakshatra and Saturday Dosha which are active in Godhuli Lagna as well.  

However, there are some types of Doshas belong to Godhuli Lagna but still it has always been considered to start something new and great.

Hence the Doshas Due to the placement of Moon on the 1st, 6th or 8th house and Mars on the 1st, 7th or 8th house remain as they are. That’s why Godhuli Ascendant should only be Chosen For Marriage when There Is No Other Substitute.

Though Godhuli Lagna is considered auspicious. But if in female native horoscope Moon in the first, sixth or eighth house from Godhuli lagna then it is not regarded auspicious. Therefore, this time should be avoided by girls. 

And in case of male natives if Mars is posited in the first, seventh or eighth house from the lagna. It is not auspicious for males. 

Apart from it, Godhuli Muhurat is considered inauspicious before sunset on Thursday.

There is A Godhuli Bheda as Under. 

In Hemant Ritu, when Sun is round before Sunset, In summer when it is half set and in Rainy season when Sun is fully set, it is termed as Godhuli time. A wise Pundit fixes Godhuli lagna accordingly.

:Anju Anand