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Kharmas 2026 (popular practice)

Kharmas is the popular name for the Sun’s months in sidereal Sagittarius (Dhanu) and Pisces (Meen). Popular practice avoids weddings and other new beginnings in them. Both that begin in 2026 are below, in your city’s time, with the rule the texts give.

Popular practice

Winter Kharmas in Delhi

16 December to 14 January

It begins in 60 days. The Sun is in Sagittarius (Dhanu) from Dhanu Sankranti to Makar Sankranti.

Spring Kharmas begins, Meen SankrantiSun 15 Mar
01:03
Ends, Mesh SankrantiTue 14 Apr
09:32
Winter Kharmas begins, Dhanu SankrantiWed 16 Dec
10:25
Ends, Makar SankrantiThu 14 Jan 2027
21:10

Kharmas 2026 in Delhi

Delhi time

Spring Kharmas: the Sun in Pisces (Meen)

15 March to 14 April 2026

Begins
Meen Sankranti, Sunday, 15 March 2026, at 01:03
Ends
Mesh Sankranti, Tuesday, 14 April 2026, at 09:32

Winter Kharmas: the Sun in Sagittarius (Dhanu)

16 December 2026 to 14 January 2027

Begins
Dhanu Sankranti, Wednesday, 16 December 2026, at 10:25
Ends
Makar Sankranti, Thursday, 14 January 2027, at 21:10

What the texts say

The texts read do not use the name Kharmas. Garga, quoted in the commentary on the Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi, bars four acts while the Sun is in Pisces, Sagittarius or Leo: the first tonsure, the first feeding, marriage and house work. Garga in MC 6.13 commentary, p. 235

मीने धनुषि सिंहे च स्थिते सप्ततुरंगमे । क्षौरमन्नं न कुर्वीत विवाहं गृहकर्म च With the Sun in Pisces, Sagittarius or Leo: no tonsure, first feeding, marriage or house work.

Garga adds Leo, which the popular Kharmas leaves out, and he names only these four acts.

What this site’s lists do

This site’s marriage dates follow Garga’s verse, so none falls while the Sun is in Pisces, Sagittarius or Leo. Garga in MC 6.13 commentary, p. 235

The mundan and griha pravesh lists keep to the Sun’s northern course, so neither gives a day while the Sun is in Sagittarius or Leo. Neither bars Pisces as such. MC 5.29; MC 13.1, p. 437

The lists: Vivah muhurat 2026, Mundan muhurat dates and Griha pravesh muhurat 2026.

Kharmas 2026 around the world

Each city’s own time
CitiesSpring beginsSpring endsWinter beginsWinter ends
Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Jaipur and Lucknow Sun 15 Mar, 01:03Tue 14 Apr, 09:32Wed 16 Dec, 10:25Thu 14 Jan 2027, 21:10
London Sat 14 Mar, 19:33Tue 14 Apr, 05:02Wed 16 Dec, 04:55Thu 14 Jan 2027, 15:40
New York City and Toronto Sat 14 Mar, 15:33Tue 14 Apr, 00:02Tue 15 Dec, 23:55Thu 14 Jan 2027, 10:40
Sydney Sun 15 Mar, 06:33Tue 14 Apr, 14:02Wed 16 Dec, 15:55Fri 15 Jan 2027, 02:40
Dubai Sat 14 Mar, 23:33Tue 14 Apr, 08:02Wed 16 Dec, 08:55Thu 14 Jan 2027, 19:40
Singapore Sun 15 Mar, 03:33Tue 14 Apr, 12:02Wed 16 Dec, 12:55Thu 14 Jan 2027, 23:40

The Sun enters each sign at one moment everywhere; each city’s clock and calendar date differ. Cities on the same clock share a row.

Other years: Kharmas 2027, Kharmas 2028; all Kharmas dates.

Questions

From the Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi and its commentary, and the Dharmasindhu, with the page for each.

When does Kharmas start and end in 2026?

In Delhi, the spring Kharmas runs from Sunday, 15 March 2026, at 01:03, to Tuesday, 14 April 2026, at 09:32, and the winter Kharmas from Wednesday, 16 December 2026, at 10:25, to Thursday, 14 January 2027, at 21:10. The times are Delhi’s (IST).

Why are weddings avoided in Kharmas?

Popular practice avoids weddings and other new beginnings while the Sun is in Sagittarius or Pisces. The texts read give Garga’s verse, quoted in the commentary on the Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi: no marriage, first tonsure, first feeding or house work while the Sun is in Pisces, Sagittarius or Leo. Garga in MC 6.13 commentary, p. 235

Is Kharmas the same as Malmas or Adhik Maas?

No. Kharmas follows the Sun’s sign, while the adhika month is the lunar leap month. The Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi and the Dharmasindhu bar marriage in an adhika month too. (MC 1.47, pp. 39⁠–⁠40; DS p. 4) Hindu calendar

Is griha pravesh done in Kharmas?

Garga’s verse names house work among the four acts it bars while the Sun is in Pisces, Sagittarius or Leo. This site’s griha pravesh list keeps to the Sun’s northern course, so it gives no day while the Sun is in Sagittarius or Leo, and it does not bar Pisces as such. Garga in MC 6.13 commentary, p. 235; MC 13.1, p. 437

Does Kharmas change abroad?

The Sun enters each sign at one moment everywhere, so Kharmas begins and ends at the same instant worldwide. Each city keeps its own clock, so the calendar date can differ: the spring Kharmas begins on Sunday, 15 March 2026 in Delhi and on Saturday, 14 March 2026 in London.

How the dates are found

Read the methodology
The dates
The Sun’s sidereal ingresses by the Lahiri ayanamsa: Kharmas runs from its entry into Pisces to its entry into Aries, and from its entry into Sagittarius to its entry into Capricorn.
Abroad
Each ingress is one moment everywhere, shown in each city’s own time, so the calendar date can differ from Delhi’s.
The name
Kharmas is the popular name, and the texts read do not use it. Garga’s verse, quoted in the commentary on Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.13 (p. 235), bars four acts while the Sun is in Pisces, Sagittarius or Leo.

Sidereal ingresses, Lahiri ayanamsa · each city’s own time · Swiss Ephemeris · Method