Griha pravesh muhurat
Dates for entering a new house in 2026, 2027 and 2028, by the Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi’s chapter on house entry, month by month for your city, with the rule for each door direction.
Monday, 15 March 2027
The next griha pravesh muhurat in Delhi is in 148 days.
Monday, 15 March 2027
The next griha pravesh muhurat in Mumbai is in 148 days.
Monday, 15 March 2027
The next griha pravesh muhurat in Kolkata is in 148 days.
Monday, 15 March 2027
The next griha pravesh muhurat in Chennai is in 148 days.
Monday, 15 March 2027
The next griha pravesh muhurat in Bengaluru is in 148 days.
Monday, 15 March 2027
The next griha pravesh muhurat in Hyderabad is in 148 days.
Monday, 15 March 2027
The next griha pravesh muhurat in Ahmedabad is in 148 days.
Monday, 15 March 2027
The next griha pravesh muhurat in Pune is in 148 days.
Monday, 15 March 2027
The next griha pravesh muhurat in Jaipur is in 148 days.
Monday, 15 March 2027
The next griha pravesh muhurat in Lucknow is in 148 days.
Monday, 15 March 2027
The next griha pravesh muhurat in London is in 149 days.
Monday, 15 March 2027
The next griha pravesh muhurat in New York City is in 149 days.
Monday, 15 March 2027
The next griha pravesh muhurat in Toronto is in 149 days.
Monday, 15 March 2027
The next griha pravesh muhurat in Sydney is in 148 days.
Monday, 15 March 2027
The next griha pravesh muhurat in Dubai is in 148 days.
Monday, 15 March 2027
The next griha pravesh muhurat in Singapore is in 148 days.
House entry dates, 2026 to 2028
Delhi time| Month | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | – | – | – |
| February | – | – | 5 |
| March | – | 15, 31 | – |
| April | – | 1, 2, 3 | – |
| May | 13, 14 | 15 | – |
| June | 24, 27 | – | – |
| July | – | – | – |
| August | – | – | – |
| September | – | – | – |
| October | – | – | – |
| November | – | – | – |
| December | – | – | – |
Each year’s page gives every date with its nakṣatra, tithi and lagna windows, narrows them to your door, says what bars each empty month, and lists the days that miss one rule. MC 13.1–6
House entry dates, 2026 to 2028
Mumbai time| Month | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | – | – | – |
| February | – | – | 5 |
| March | – | 15, 31 | – |
| April | – | 1, 2, 3 | – |
| May | 13, 14 | 15 | – |
| June | 24, 27 | – | – |
| July | – | – | – |
| August | – | – | – |
| September | – | – | – |
| October | – | – | – |
| November | – | – | – |
| December | – | – | – |
Each year’s page gives every date with its nakṣatra, tithi and lagna windows, narrows them to your door, says what bars each empty month, and lists the days that miss one rule. MC 13.1–6
House entry dates, 2026 to 2028
Kolkata time| Month | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | – | – | – |
| February | – | – | 5 |
| March | 16 | 15, 31 | – |
| April | – | 1, 2, 3 | – |
| May | 13, 14 | 15 | – |
| June | 24, 27 | – | – |
| July | – | – | – |
| August | – | – | – |
| September | – | – | – |
| October | – | – | – |
| November | – | – | – |
| December | – | – | – |
Each year’s page gives every date with its nakṣatra, tithi and lagna windows, narrows them to your door, says what bars each empty month, and lists the days that miss one rule. MC 13.1–6
House entry dates, 2026 to 2028
Chennai time| Month | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | – | – | – |
| February | – | – | 5 |
| March | – | 15, 31 | – |
| April | – | 1, 2, 3 | – |
| May | 13, 14 | 15 | – |
| June | 24, 27 | – | – |
| July | – | – | – |
| August | – | – | – |
| September | – | – | – |
| October | – | – | – |
| November | – | – | – |
| December | – | – | – |
Each year’s page gives every date with its nakṣatra, tithi and lagna windows, narrows them to your door, says what bars each empty month, and lists the days that miss one rule. MC 13.1–6
House entry dates, 2026 to 2028
Bengaluru time| Month | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | – | – | – |
| February | – | – | 5 |
| March | – | 15, 31 | – |
| April | – | 1, 2, 3 | – |
| May | 13, 14 | 15 | – |
| June | 24, 27 | – | – |
| July | – | – | – |
| August | – | – | – |
| September | – | – | – |
| October | – | – | – |
| November | – | – | – |
| December | – | – | – |
Each year’s page gives every date with its nakṣatra, tithi and lagna windows, narrows them to your door, says what bars each empty month, and lists the days that miss one rule. MC 13.1–6
House entry dates, 2026 to 2028
Hyderabad time| Month | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | – | – | – |
| February | – | – | 5 |
| March | – | 15, 31 | – |
| April | – | 1, 2, 3 | – |
| May | 13, 14 | 15 | – |
| June | 24, 27 | – | – |
| July | – | – | – |
| August | – | – | – |
| September | – | – | – |
| October | – | – | – |
| November | – | – | – |
| December | – | – | – |
Each year’s page gives every date with its nakṣatra, tithi and lagna windows, narrows them to your door, says what bars each empty month, and lists the days that miss one rule. MC 13.1–6
House entry dates, 2026 to 2028
Ahmedabad time| Month | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | – | – | – |
| February | – | – | 5 |
| March | – | 15, 31 | – |
| April | – | 1, 2, 3 | – |
| May | 13, 14 | 15 | – |
| June | 24, 27 | – | – |
| July | – | – | – |
| August | – | – | – |
| September | – | – | – |
| October | – | – | – |
| November | – | – | – |
| December | – | – | – |
Each year’s page gives every date with its nakṣatra, tithi and lagna windows, narrows them to your door, says what bars each empty month, and lists the days that miss one rule. MC 13.1–6
House entry dates, 2026 to 2028
Pune time| Month | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | – | – | – |
| February | – | – | 5 |
| March | – | 15, 31 | – |
| April | – | 1, 2, 3 | – |
| May | 13, 14 | 15 | – |
| June | 24, 27 | – | – |
| July | – | – | – |
| August | – | – | – |
| September | – | – | – |
| October | – | – | – |
| November | – | – | – |
| December | – | – | – |
Each year’s page gives every date with its nakṣatra, tithi and lagna windows, narrows them to your door, says what bars each empty month, and lists the days that miss one rule. MC 13.1–6
House entry dates, 2026 to 2028
Jaipur time| Month | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | – | – | – |
| February | – | – | 5 |
| March | – | 15, 31 | – |
| April | – | 1, 2, 3 | – |
| May | 13, 14 | 15 | – |
| June | 24, 27 | – | – |
| July | – | – | – |
| August | – | – | – |
| September | – | – | – |
| October | – | – | – |
| November | – | – | – |
| December | – | – | – |
Each year’s page gives every date with its nakṣatra, tithi and lagna windows, narrows them to your door, says what bars each empty month, and lists the days that miss one rule. MC 13.1–6
House entry dates, 2026 to 2028
Lucknow time| Month | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | – | – | – |
| February | – | – | 5 |
| March | – | 15, 31 | – |
| April | – | 1, 2, 3 | – |
| May | 13, 14 | 15 | – |
| June | 24, 27 | – | – |
| July | – | – | – |
| August | – | – | – |
| September | – | – | – |
| October | – | – | – |
| November | – | – | – |
| December | – | – | – |
Each year’s page gives every date with its nakṣatra, tithi and lagna windows, narrows them to your door, says what bars each empty month, and lists the days that miss one rule. MC 13.1–6
House entry dates, 2026 to 2028
London time| Month | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | – | – | – |
| February | – | – | 5 |
| March | – | 15, 31 | – |
| April | – | 2, 3 | – |
| May | 13, 14 | 15 | – |
| June | 24 | – | – |
| July | – | – | – |
| August | – | – | – |
| September | – | – | – |
| October | – | – | – |
| November | – | – | – |
| December | – | – | – |
Each year’s page gives every date with its nakṣatra, tithi and lagna windows, narrows them to your door, says what bars each empty month, and lists the days that miss one rule. MC 13.1–6
House entry dates, 2026 to 2028
New York City time| Month | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | – | – | 31 |
| February | – | – | 5 |
| March | 16 | 15, 31 | – |
| April | – | 1, 2, 3 | – |
| May | 11, 13, 14 | 15 | – |
| June | 26 | – | – |
| July | – | – | – |
| August | – | – | – |
| September | – | – | – |
| October | – | – | – |
| November | – | – | – |
| December | – | – | – |
Each year’s page gives every date with its nakṣatra, tithi and lagna windows, narrows them to your door, says what bars each empty month, and lists the days that miss one rule. MC 13.1–6
House entry dates, 2026 to 2028
Toronto time| Month | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | – | – | 31 |
| February | – | – | 5 |
| March | 16 | 15, 31 | – |
| April | – | 1, 2, 3 | – |
| May | 11, 13, 14 | 15 | – |
| June | 26 | – | – |
| July | – | – | – |
| August | – | – | – |
| September | – | – | – |
| October | – | – | – |
| November | – | – | – |
| December | – | – | – |
Each year’s page gives every date with its nakṣatra, tithi and lagna windows, narrows them to your door, says what bars each empty month, and lists the days that miss one rule. MC 13.1–6
House entry dates, 2026 to 2028
Sydney time| Month | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | – | – | – |
| February | – | – | 5 |
| March | 16 | 15, 31 | – |
| April | – | 1, 2, 3 | – |
| May | 13, 14 | 15 | – |
| June | 24, 27 | 14 | – |
| July | – | – | – |
| August | – | – | – |
| September | – | – | – |
| October | – | – | – |
| November | – | – | – |
| December | – | – | – |
Each year’s page gives every date with its nakṣatra, tithi and lagna windows, narrows them to your door, says what bars each empty month, and lists the days that miss one rule. MC 13.1–6
House entry dates, 2026 to 2028
Dubai time| Month | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | – | – | – |
| February | – | – | 5 |
| March | – | 15, 31 | – |
| April | – | 1, 2, 3 | – |
| May | 13, 14 | 15 | – |
| June | 24, 27 | – | – |
| July | – | – | – |
| August | – | – | – |
| September | – | – | – |
| October | – | – | – |
| November | – | – | – |
| December | – | – | – |
Each year’s page gives every date with its nakṣatra, tithi and lagna windows, narrows them to your door, says what bars each empty month, and lists the days that miss one rule. MC 13.1–6
House entry dates, 2026 to 2028
Singapore time| Month | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | – | – | – |
| February | – | – | 5 |
| March | 16 | 15, 31 | – |
| April | – | 1, 2, 3 | – |
| May | 13, 14 | 15 | – |
| June | 24, 27 | – | – |
| July | – | – | – |
| August | – | – | – |
| September | – | – | – |
| October | – | – | – |
| November | – | – | – |
| December | – | – | – |
Each year’s page gives every date with its nakṣatra, tithi and lagna windows, narrows them to your door, says what bars each empty month, and lists the days that miss one rule. MC 13.1–6
Months for entering a new house
- For a new house, only in the Sun’s northern course (uttarāyaṇa), in Māgha, Phālguna, Vaiśākha or Jyeṣṭha. MC 13.1, p. 437
- Nārada counts Kārtika and Mārgaśīrṣa as middling, for necessity. They fall in the southern course, so their days appear only among the days that miss one rule. Nārada in MC 13.1 commentary, p. 438
- The lunar month governs; Vasiṣṭha sets the solar month aside for entry. Caitra brings loss and is barred, and the commentary adds Āṣāḍha. MC 13.1 commentary, p. 438; MC 13.4, p. 442
- Guru: no entry with the Sun in Cancer, Virgo or Aquarius. Guru in MC 13.1 commentary, p. 439
- No entry in an adhika or kṣaya month. MC 1.47, pp. 39–40; DS p. 4
The Dharmasindhu gives entry the house-building months, Vaiśākha, Phālguna, Pauṣa, Śrāvaṇa and Mārgaśīrṣa, with Nārada adding Jyeṣṭha, Kārtika and Māgha. The Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi’s northern-course rule is stricter for a new house, and the dates here follow it. DS p. 242
Jupiter and Venus
- For a new house, no entry while Jupiter or Venus is set, “infant” or “old”: the commentary applies the marriage chapter’s rule, and Vasiṣṭha asks for the northern course with Jupiter and Venus strong. MC 13.1 commentary, p. 438; MC 1.46
- Set within the Sūrya-siddhānta’s distance from the Sun, in time-degrees: 11 for Jupiter; for Venus, 8 while it is retrograde and 10 otherwise, measured at the city. Sūrya-siddhānta 9.6–7
- Infancy and old age by the Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi’s counts: Jupiter 15 days each; Venus infant for 3 days after rising in the east and 10 after rising in the west, old for 15 days before setting in the east and 5 before setting in the west. MC 5.27, p. 188
- Jupiter in Leo or Capricorn bars entry for the whole of its stay. MC 1.48, p. 40
- Siṃhastha, Jupiter’s stay in Leo, runs from 31 Oct 2026 to 24 Jul 2028, in three spans. Nashik Kumbh Mela 2027
MC 5.28 records 10, 7 or 3 days as other counts, and the Dharmasindhu takes 7 days either side as the middle view. A day clear only by the shortest count is listed among the days that miss one rule. MC 5.28, p. 188; DS p. 5
The day and the hour
- The Moon in one of Vasiṣṭha’s ten stars: Citrā, the three Uttaras, Rohiṇī, Mṛgaśira, Anurādhā, Dhaniṣṭhā, Revatī or Śatabhiṣā. Vasiṣṭha in MC 13.1 commentary, p. 439
- The pot chakra: counting the Sun’s star as the 1st, the Moon’s star is not the 1st (fire), the 2nd to 5th (desertion), the 14th to 17th (quarrel) or the 18th to 21st (destruction). MC 13.6, p. 446; DS p. 242
- Not a riktā tithi (Caturthī, Navamī, Caturdaśī) or Amāvasyā, and not a Sunday or Tuesday. MC 13.4, p. 442
- A fixed lagna, or a dual one, never a movable one, and its navāṃśa not movable. MC 13.1, 13.4 and commentary, pp. 442–443
- The 4th and 8th houses empty of every planet, and the Moon not in the 1st, 6th, 8th or 12th. MC 13.4 and commentary, p. 443
- From each window go Bhadrā, the bad yogas’ portions, the gaṇḍānta junctions, the Sun’s saṅkrānti, mahāpāta and the weekday-star yogas, as for marriage. MC 13.1 commentary, p. 439
- Kept and marked: the dark fortnight after Daśamī, and Saturday, which Vasiṣṭha gives “stability, with a fear of thieves”. Vasiṣṭha in MC 13.1 commentary, pp. 438, 443
- The vāstu-pūjā and bhūta-bali are done the day before entry. MC 13.3a, 1925 printing p. 441; DS p. 242
Not applied here, because they need the owner’s chart: the lagna should not be the 8th sign from the owner’s birth lagna or Moon sign, and is best 3rd, 6th, 10th or 11th from them. MC 13.1, 13.4
An old or rebuilt house
An old house, or one rebuilt after fire or flood, also allows Mārgaśīrṣa, Kārtika and Śrāvaṇa and four more stars (Śatabhiṣā, Puṣya, Svātī and Dhaniṣṭhā), and the setting of Jupiter or Venus and Jupiter in Leo or Capricorn need not be checked. The dates on this page are for a new house. MC 13.2, 1925 printing p. 440
Questions
From the Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi’s chapter on house entry and the Dharmasindhu, with the page for each.
When is the next griha pravesh muhurat?
In Delhi, Monday, 15 March 2027, with the Moon in Mṛgaśirā; the first lagna window is Virgo, 18:38 – 19:08. Delhi has 4 in 2026, 6 in 2027 and 1 in 2028 house-entry dates for a new house. MC 13.1, 13.4, 13.6
Does the door direction change the date?
Yes. The Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi ties the tithi to the direction the main door faces: Pūrṇā tithis (Pañcamī, Daśamī, Pūrṇimā) for an east door, Nandā (Pratipadā, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekādaśī) for south, Bhadrā (Dvitīyā, Saptamī, Dvādaśī) for west and Jayā (Tṛtīyā, Aṣṭamī, Trayodaśī) for north. It keeps the Sun on the door’s left side, and asks for a star of the door’s quarter: Kṛttikā to Āśleṣā for east, Maghā to Viśākhā for south, Anurādhā to Śravaṇa for west and Dhaniṣṭhā to Bharaṇī for north. The door switch on this page narrows the dates to your door. MC 13.1, 13.5, p. 444; 11.33 commentary, p. 353
Which months are good for griha pravesh?
Māgha, Phālguna, Vaiśākha and Jyeṣṭha, with the Sun in its northern course. Nārada counts Kārtika and Mārgaśīrṣa as middling. Caitra and Āṣāḍha are barred, and so is the Sun in Cancer, Virgo or Aquarius. MC 13.1 and commentary, pp. 437–439
What about an old or rebuilt house?
An old house, or one rebuilt after fire or flood, also allows Mārgaśīrṣa, Kārtika and Śrāvaṇa and four more stars, and the checks on Jupiter and Venus are dropped. The dates on this page are for a new house. MC 13.2, 1925 printing p. 440
Why are there no dates in some months?
The month rules rule out most of the year: the Sun’s southern course (mid-July to mid-January), Caitra and Āṣāḍha, and the Sun in Aquarius. Within the four months a day still needs one of ten stars that also passes the pot chakra, an allowed tithi and weekday, and a fixed or dual lagna with the 4th and 8th houses empty, so few days remain. MC 13.1, 13.4, 13.6
Why is the date different in my city?
The windows are lagnas, which rise at different clock times in each city, and the 4th and 8th houses and the Moon’s house follow the lagna. Sunrise also decides which civil day a window belongs to, and the setting and rising of Jupiter and Venus are seen from the city.
How the dates are found
Read the methodology- The day
- Sunrise to the next sunrise at the city. Listed when its lunar month is Māgha, Phālguna, Vaiśākha or Jyeṣṭha with the Sun in its northern course and not adhika, the Sun is outside Cancer, Virgo and Aquarius, Jupiter and Venus are clear, Jupiter is outside Leo and Capricorn, the star is one of ten and passes the pot chakra, the tithi is not riktā or Amāvasyā, and it is not a Sunday or Tuesday (MC 13.1, 13.4, 13.6).
- The window
- A fixed or dual lagna whose navāṃśa is not movable, with the 4th and 8th houses empty and the Moon out of the 1st, 6th, 8th and 12th (MC 13.1, 13.4). From it go Bhadrā, the bad yogas’ portions, the gaṇḍānta junctions, 16½ ghaṭikās either side of the Sun’s saṅkrānti (our reading), mahāpāta and the weekday-star yogas, as for marriage (p. 439).
- The door
- MC 13.5’s tithi class and the Sun’s side for each direction, and MC 13.1’s stars of the door’s quarter (the 11.33 commentary, p. 353), applied by the door switch.
- Jupiter and Venus
- Set by the Sūrya-siddhānta’s time-degrees (Jupiter 11; Venus 8 retrograde, 10 direct), measured from the rising or setting at the city; infancy and old age by MC 5.27’s counts.
- Flags
- The dark fortnight after Daśamī and Saturday stay in the list, marked as Vasiṣṭha grades them.
- Not applied
- The owner’s birth lagna and Moon sign (MC 13.1, 13.4), the planets’ preferred places (MC 13.3b), and the old-house rules (MC 13.2).
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