Rudra-muhurta, Rudra-muhūrta: 1 definition

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Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism

Rudra-muhūrta (रुद्र-मुहूर्त):—Name for a specific portion or phase of the day, used in ancient India during Vedic times. Rudra means “dreadful” and muhūrta means “division of time”, in this case, a 30th part of a day. This is the first muhūrta of a day.

The specific time range this day-part refers to is 06:00–06:48 (sunrise) and has Inauspicious qualities.

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