Vandnaa - Vivah Muhurat
विवाह मुहूर्त 2026 - 49 शुभ तिथियाँ
Complete list of favourable wedding dates in 2026 - computed from traditional Hindu panchang. Each date is checked against auspicious tithi, wedding-permitted nakshatra, exclusion windows (Chaturmas, Pitru Paksha, Holashtak, Kharmas) and traditional vivah-varjit weekdays.
Important: These dates clear the calendar-level criteria. A full wedding muhurat also requires lagna match, kundli compatibility (guna milan) and Venus/Jupiter non-combust check for your specific bride-and-groom horoscopes. Use this as a shortlist - then ask a pandit for the exact muhurat window.
16 Jan
Friday
शुक्रवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Mula
19 Jan
Monday
सोमवार • Pratipada • Shukla Paksha
Nakshatra: Uttara Ashadha
25 Jan
Sunday
रविवार • Saptami • Shukla Paksha
Nakshatra: Revati
29 Jan
Thursday
गुरुवार • Ekadashi • Shukla Paksha
Nakshatra: Mrigashira
5 Feb
Thursday
गुरुवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni
6 Feb
Friday
शुक्रवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Hasta
8 Feb
Sunday
रविवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Swati
11 Feb
Wednesday
बुधवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Anuradha
13 Feb
Friday
शुक्रवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Mula
15 Feb
Sunday
रविवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Uttara Ashadha
20 Feb
Friday
शुक्रवार • Tritiya • Shukla Paksha
Nakshatra: Uttara Bhadrapada
5 Mar
Thursday
गुरुवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni
6 Mar
Friday
शुक्रवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Hasta
8 Mar
Sunday
रविवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Swati
12 Mar
Thursday
गुरुवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Mula
16 Apr
Thursday
गुरुवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Uttara Bhadrapada
17 Apr
Friday
शुक्रवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Revati
26 Apr
Sunday
रविवार • Dashami • Shukla Paksha
Nakshatra: Magha
29 Apr
Wednesday
बुधवार • Trayodashi • Shukla Paksha
Nakshatra: Hasta
4 May
Monday
सोमवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Anuradha
6 May
Wednesday
बुधवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Mula
8 May
Friday
शुक्रवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Uttara Ashadha
13 May
Wednesday
बुधवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Uttara Bhadrapada
14 May
Thursday
गुरुवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Revati
18 May
Monday
सोमवार • Dwitiya • Shukla Paksha
Nakshatra: Rohini
25 May
Monday
सोमवार • Dashami • Shukla Paksha
Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni
27 May
Wednesday
बुधवार • Ekadashi • Shukla Paksha
Nakshatra: Hasta
29 May
Friday
शुक्रवार • Trayodashi • Shukla Paksha
Nakshatra: Swati
4 Jun
Thursday
गुरुवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Uttara Ashadha
10 Jun
Wednesday
बुधवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Uttara Bhadrapada
11 Jun
Thursday
गुरुवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Revati
14 Jun
Sunday
रविवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Rohini
15 Jun
Monday
सोमवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Mrigashira
25 Jun
Thursday
गुरुवार • Ekadashi • Shukla Paksha
Nakshatra: Swati
2 Jul
Thursday
गुरुवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Uttara Ashadha
8 Jul
Wednesday
बुधवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Revati
12 Jul
Sunday
रविवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Rohini
19 Jul
Sunday
रविवार • Shashti • Shukla Paksha
Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni
20 Jul
Monday
सोमवार • Saptami • Shukla Paksha
Nakshatra: Hasta
24 Jul
Friday
शुक्रवार • Dashami • Shukla Paksha
Nakshatra: Anuradha
25 Nov
Wednesday
बुधवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Rohini
26 Nov
Thursday
गुरुवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Mrigashira
3 Dec
Thursday
गुरुवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni
4 Dec
Friday
शुक्रवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Hasta
6 Dec
Sunday
रविवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Swati
10 Dec
Thursday
गुरुवार • Pratipada • Shukla Paksha
Nakshatra: Mula
28 Dec
Monday
सोमवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Magha
30 Dec
Wednesday
बुधवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni
31 Dec
Thursday
गुरुवार • - • Krishna Paksha
Nakshatra: Hasta
Why some months have no dates
Kharmas (Sun in Sagittarius)
16 December 2025 to 14 January 2026
Meen Maas (Sun in Pisces)
15 March 2026 to 13 April 2026
Holashtak (8 days before Holi)
24 February 2026 to 3 March 2026
Chaturmas (Vishnu sleeps - no auspicious events)
25 July 2026 to 20 November 2026
Pitru Paksha (ancestor fortnight)
26 September 2026 to 10 October 2026
No mangalik karya (weddings, sacred thread, griha pravesh) during these windows in classical Hindu tradition.
How wedding muhurat is calculated
Avoid Chaturthi, Ashtami, Navami, Chaturdashi, and Purnima/Amavasya. Preferred: Dwitiya, Tritiya, Panchami, Saptami, Dashami, Ekadashi, Dwadashi, Trayodashi.
Only 11 of the 27 nakshatras are considered auspicious for vivah: Rohini, Mrigashira, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Uttara Bhadrapada, and Revati.
Monday (Shiva-Parvati), Wednesday (Mercury), Thursday (Jupiter), Friday (Venus) - all favoured. Tuesday (Mars - aggression) and Saturday (Saturn - karmic weight) traditionally avoided. Sunday is regionally mixed.
No weddings during Chaturmas, Pitru Paksha, Holashtak, Kharmas (Sun in Sagittarius), Meen Maas (Sun in Pisces), or any Adhik Maas. These are absolute - no override regardless of how favourable the tithi/nakshatra is on a specific day inside.
The pandit then matches the date to the bride and groom's individual janma nakshatra, runs guna milan (36-point compatibility), confirms Venus and Jupiter are non-combust, and selects the precise lagna window within the day. This step is out of scope for a public calendar - book a pandit consultation for it.
FAQ
There are approximately 49 favourable wedding dates in 2026 based on standard shubh-vivah panchang criteria (auspicious tithi + nakshatra + non-vivah-varjit weekday + outside Chaturmas/Pitru Paksha/Holashtak/Kharmas). No dates fall in August, September, or October due to Chaturmas (July 25 to November 20).
Chaturmas is the 4-month period from Devshayani Ekadashi (July 25, 2026) to Devuthani Ekadashi (November 20, 2026) when Lord Vishnu is believed to be in cosmic sleep. No mangalik karya (auspicious events) - weddings, sacred thread ceremonies, griha-pravesh - are performed during this window. Devotional practices (vrat, jap, puja) continue normally.
Largely yes - the underlying panchang (tithi, nakshatra) is shared. Small regional differences arise from how each tradition weights specific nakshatras (some communities favour Magha for Brahmins; others avoid Mula). The dates here use the most commonly accepted 11-nakshatra wedding list applicable across both North and South Indian traditions.
Monday (Shiva-Parvati's day), Wednesday (Mercury - intellect), Thursday (Jupiter - wisdom and family) and Friday (Venus - love and beauty) are traditionally favoured. Tuesday (Mars - aggression) and Saturday (Saturn - karma weight) are avoided. Sunday is mixed - some communities favour it for its royal energy, others avoid it.
Yes - these dates have favourable tithi + nakshatra but a full wedding muhurat also requires lagna match for both bride and groom, Venus/Jupiter non-combust check, and your specific kundli compatibility (guna milan). Use this list to shortlist candidate dates, then a pandit will refine to the exact muhurat window (typically a 90-180 minute slot within the day).
Avoid the bride's janma nakshatra (birth nakshatra) and its 5th/9th. Avoid the groom's janma nakshatra too. This personal exclusion is on top of the calendar shortlist - so the family pandit will eliminate 2-3 dates from the public list based on the couple's specific charts.
No. Holashtak (8 days before Holi), Pitru Paksha, Adhik Maas, Chaturmas and Kharmas are absolute exclusions in classical jyotisha - no auspicious event is performed regardless of how favourable the tithi/nakshatra happens to be on a particular day inside the window.
Bring your shortlisted dates and your kundli to a pandit for the final muhurat. Or use Ask Pandit Ji for quick clarifications on any wedding ritual, vidhi, or vrat.