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Brahma Muhurta Time in Pune — Today

Computed for Pune (Maharashtra), latitude 18.5204°N, longitude 73.8567°E, today 13 May 2026. Fresh on every page load — no cache.

Today's Brahma Muhurta

4:25 AM—5:13 AM

Duration: 48 minutes (one ghati). The window begins 96 minutes before sunrise and ends 48 minutes before sunrise.

Today's Sunrise

6:01 AM

Computed for your exact coordinates using the NOAA Solar Position Algorithm.

Today's Panchang

Vara
BUDHAVARA
Tithi
Ekadashi Krishna
Nakshatra
Uttara Bhadrapada
Yoga
Vishkumbha

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Brahma Muhurta in Pune — Next 7 Days

DateBrahma MuhurtaSunrise
Today13 May 20264:25 AM — 5:13 AM6:01 AM
14 May 20264:25 AM — 5:13 AM6:01 AM
15 May 20264:24 AM — 5:12 AM6:00 AM
16 May 20264:24 AM — 5:12 AM6:00 AM
17 May 20264:24 AM — 5:12 AM6:00 AM
18 May 20264:23 AM — 5:11 AM5:59 AM
19 May 20264:23 AM — 5:11 AM5:59 AM

Brahma Muhurta in Pune: The Local Tradition

Pune has the deepest brahma muhurta gurukula tradition among modern Indian metros. The Vaidik Sanshodhan Mandala — founded in 1930 by Tilak's intellectual descendants — preserves the daily Rig Veda swadhyaya at 4:30 AM, still attended by a small circle of pandits. Dagdusheth Halwai Ganapati's first aarti is at 6:00 AM but the temple trust runs a Vedic patashala in the basement gurukul where students begin chanting at 4:30 AM. Pataleshwar Cave Temple — a rock-cut 8th-century Rashtrakuta-era sanctum near JM Road — has its earliest devotees seated for solitary meditation in winter brahma muhurta; the cave's stone interior holds a 12°C ambient through the year. Shaniwar Wada's old Brahmin lanes still hold Sandhya Vandanam at 4:45 AM during the chaturmas months. The Iyengar Yoga Institute (BKS Iyengar's home centre) keeps brahma muhurta practice mandatory for resident teachers.

How sunrise varies in Pune

Pune at 73.86°E and 18.52°N has clearer pre-dawn skies than Mumbai due to its inland position and lower humidity. The Sahyadri foothills to the west delay direct sunlight reaching the city centre by 2–3 minutes after horizon sunrise, which traditional Pune households account for in their sandhya timings.

What is Brahma Muhurta?

Brahma Muhurta is the 96-minute window before sunrise that the Vedic tradition treats as the most spiritually charged hour of the day. It begins 96 minutes before sunrise and ends 48 minutes before sunrise — two ghatis of 48 minutes each.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Brahma Muhurta time in Pune today?

Today's Brahma Muhurta in Pune runs from 96 minutes before sunrise to 48 minutes before sunrise. Pune at 73.86°E is about a degree east of Mumbai, giving it sunrise — and therefore brahma muhurta — about four minutes earlier than Mumbai on any given date.

Where in Pune can I learn the Vedic practice associated with Brahma Muhurta?

The Vaidik Sanshodhan Mandala (Bhandarkar Road, founded 1930) runs daily 4:30 AM Veda recitation; visitors are welcomed with prior intimation. The Iyengar Yoga Institute on Hare Krishna Mandir Road keeps brahma muhurta as a core teaching tenet.

What is the exact time of Brahma Muhurta?

Brahma Muhurta spans from 96 minutes before sunrise to 48 minutes before sunrise — two ghatis of 48 minutes each. Because sunrise depends on your location and the date, the exact clock time changes daily. Select your city on this page for today's precise window, computed fresh on every page load.

Why is Brahma Muhurta considered auspicious?

Three plain reasons. The air is cleaner before traffic and industrial activity start — verifiable on any city's hourly air-quality data. The world is quieter, so attention is less divided. And your mind has not yet been pulled at by phones, news, or other people's worry. The tradition formalised this observation in texts like the Ashtanga Hridaya (Sutrasthana 2.1), the Charaka Samhita (Sutrasthana 5.8), and the Vishnu Purana (6.6.10) — they describe it as the hour most useful for inner work.

Does Brahma Muhurta apply outside India?

Yes. Brahma Muhurta is defined relative to your local sunrise, not to Indian Standard Time. If you live in London, New York, or Singapore, your brahma muhurta is the 96 minutes ending 48 minutes before your local sunrise. The same Vedic logic applies — only the clock-time numbers change with your latitude and longitude.

Brahma Muhurta time in other cities

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Brahma Muhurta time depends on local sunrise — every city has its own window.