What is "muhurta"

n. A unit of time measurement in the Hindu calendar, approximately 48 minutes.

Muhūrt is a Hindu unit of measurement for time in the Hindu calendar.

In the Brāhmaṇas, muhūrta denotes a division of time: one-thirtieth of a day, or a period of forty-eight minutes. The sense "moment" is also common in the Brāhmanạs. In the Rigveda we only find the sense "moment."