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Auspicious dates for what matters
Every date is computed from the classical panchang gates — auspicious nakshatra and tithi, avoiding Chaturmas, Kharmas and Adhika Maas, with the guru–shukra tara not combust. Pick an activity, then personalise to your birth chart.
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What is a muhurat?
A muhurat is an auspicious window of time chosen to begin an important activity. Vedic tradition holds that starting work when the panchang is favourable aligns it with supportive cosmic energy, improving the chance of a smooth, successful outcome. A muhurat is selected by weighing the five limbs of the panchang together — not a single factor.
How auspicious dates are chosen
Our engine checks each day against the classical gates: an auspicious nakshatra for the activity, a supportive tithi, a favourable weekday, and the avoidance of blocked periods — Chaturmas, Kharmas (Sun in Sagittarius/Pisces), Adhika Maas (leap month), and the Guru–Shukra tara being combust (Tara Asta). A date must clear all of them to be listed as shubh.
Why you should still personalise
A generally auspicious date is even better when it also suits your own birth chart — specifically a strong Chandra Bala (the transiting Moon in a favourable position from your natal Moon) and a supportive Tara Bala. Use the Personalise panel on any activity page to narrow the list to the dates that fit you, or ask an astrologer to set the exact lagna and time.
What makes a time auspicious?
A muhurat is judged on several factors together. The nakshatra must suit the activity (for example, fixed nakshatras like Rohini, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha and Uttara Bhadrapada favour marriage); the tithi should be a benefic one (Nanda, Bhadra, Jaya, Rikta and Purna tithis each carry a nature), avoiding Amavasya and most Rikta tithis; the weekday (vara) should agree with the activity; and an auspicious yoga such as Sarvartha Siddhi or Amrit Siddhi strengthens the day. Equally important is what is absent — the window must be clear of Bhadra (Vishti Karana), Panchak, Gandamool, Rahu Kaal and the blocked months (Chaturmas, Kharmas and Adhika Maas).
What is an Abujh (self-auspicious) muhurat?
A few days are considered so auspicious that they need no muhurat calculation at all — an Abujh muhurat. The best known are Akshaya Tritiya, Vasant Panchami, Bhadli Navami, Devuthani (Dev Uthani) Ekadashi and Phulera Dooj. On these days weddings, griha pravesh and new ventures are begun freely, which is why they see a surge of marriages even in months that otherwise have few dates.
Muhurat for life’s milestones
Hindu tradition sets an auspicious time for each major occasion. The most commonly chosen are:
- Vivah (marriage) — the most carefully chosen muhurat — fixed nakshatra, benefic tithi and lagna, Jupiter and Venus not combust.
- Griha Pravesh — first entry into a new home; extra weight on Vastu and Chandra Bala.
- Namkaran — the naming ceremony, usually on about the 11th day after birth.
- Annaprashan — a baby’s first solid food, around six months.
- Mundan / Chudakarana — the child’s first haircut ceremony.
- Upanayana (sacred thread) — the Yajnopavita rite, linked to the start of study.
- Bhoomi Pujan / Shilanyas — land worship before beginning construction.
- Vehicle & property purchase — an auspicious day to buy a new vehicle or property.
The lagna and the muhurta chart
Choosing the day is the first step; a full muhurat also fixes the exact minute. For that an astrologer casts a muhurta chart — the horoscope of the moment the work begins — and checks that the rising sign (lagna) and its lord are strong, that benefics like Jupiter and Venus support the relevant houses, and that no malefic sits in a harmful place. For a wedding, the 7th house (partnership) and 8th house (longevity of the marriage) are watched closely; for griha pravesh, the 4th house of home. This is why our dates list gives you the clean, panchang-clear days, while the exact time is best set with an astrologer for anything as important as a marriage.
When is the wedding season?
Marriage muhurats cluster in the months when Jupiter and Venus are visible (not combust) and outside the blocked periods — chiefly late winter to early summer (Magha–Vaishakha, roughly February to May) and again after the Chaturmas, from Kartika onward (around November). No dates fall during Chaturmas (Devshayani to Prabodhini Ekadashi), Kharmas (when the Sun is in Sagittarius or Pisces), or an Adhika Maas — which is why 2026, a leap-month year, has fewer early dates and a busy November. The month-wise list on each activity page shows exactly which months are open.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a muhurat?
A muhurat is the most favourable time to begin an activity, derived from the combination of tithi, nakshatra, weekday, yoga and karana. Choosing the right muhurat is believed to improve the chance of success.
Which is the most auspicious muhurat?
Abhijit Muhurta (around midday) and Amrit Kaal are generally the most auspicious; Brahma Muhurta before sunrise is best for meditation and study.
Which times should be avoided when picking a muhurat?
Avoid the inauspicious periods — Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal and Varjyam — even within an otherwise auspicious window.
What is Chaturmas and Kharmas, and why are no weddings held then?
Chaturmas is the four-month period from Devshayani Ekadashi to Prabodhini Ekadashi (roughly July–November) when Vishnu is said to rest, so weddings and new ventures pause. Kharmas is the month when the Sun transits Sagittarius or Pisces (Dhanurmasa and Meenamasa), also considered inauspicious for marriage. Our engine skips both automatically.
Do I still need an astrologer if I use this list?
The list gives you the days that clear the classical panchang gates — a strong starting point. For a major event like a wedding, an astrologer additionally sets the exact time (the muhurta chart and lagna) and checks it against the couple’s birth charts, which this tool does not compute.