When you plan to begin something important, the tradition looks for a favourable moment rather than treating all times alike. That chosen moment is a muhurta (also spelled muhurat).
To find one, the tradition checks five factors: the tithi (lunar day), weekday, nakshatra (lunar mansion), yoga (a value computed from the Sun and Moon) and karana (half a tithi). These are the five limbs of the panchang, the Vedic almanac.
Muhurta is a significant part of the Samhita branch of Vedic astrology.
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