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Tulsi Vivah dates

When Tulsi Vivah falls in 2026, 2027 and 2028: the day after the Prabodhinī (Dev Uthani) Ekādaśī fast, and its early-night time, for Delhi and cities abroad.

Next Tulsi Vivah in Delhi

Saturday, 21 November 2026

Tulsi Vivah is in 34 days. In Delhi, the Smārta fast for the Prabodhinī Ekādaśī is on Friday, so Tulsi Vivah is on Saturday, the pāraṇa day, in the early night.

Early night17:24 – 20:05
Ekādaśī fastFri 20 Nov
Tulsi Vivah 2026: every city and why

Tulsi Vivah dates, 2026 to 2028

Each city’s own time
YearDelhiLondonNew York CitySydney
Tulsi Vivah 2026 Sat 21 Nov Early night 17:24 – 20:05 Sat 21 Nov Early night 16:02 – 19:08 Sat 21 Nov Early night 16:32 – 19:24 Sun 22 Nov Early night 19:41 – 21:41
Tulsi Vivah 2027 Thu 11 Nov Early night 17:28 – 20:07 Wed 10 Nov Early night 16:17 – 19:16 Wed 10 Nov Early night 16:41 – 19:28 Thu 11 Nov Early night 19:30 – 21:34
Tulsi Vivah 2028 Sun 29 Oct Early night 17:36 – 20:12 Sun 29 Oct Early night 16:36 – 19:27 Sun 29 Oct Early night 17:54 – 20:36 Mon 30 Oct Early night 19:20 – 21:27

Each year’s page lists all 16 cities and why each keeps its day. Dharmasindhu pp. 81⁠–⁠82

Questions

From the Dharmasindhu pp. 81⁠–⁠82, with the page for each.

When is Tulsi Vivah?

In Delhi: Saturday, 21 November 2026, Thursday, 11 November 2027 and Sunday, 29 October 2028. Each city keeps its own day by its own sunrise and sunset. Dharmasindhu pp. 81⁠–⁠82

What time is Tulsi Vivah?

In the early night of the pāraṇa day, the evening after the Prabodhinī Ekādaśī fast is broken, when Viṣṇu is woken. The Dharmasindhu says the early night; we show pradoṣa, the three muhūrtas after sunset, as our reading of it. Dharmasindhu p. 81

Can Tulsi Vivah be done on another day?

Yes. The Dharmasindhu records that the marriage is done everywhere with the waking of Viṣṇu on the pāraṇa day. Done apart from the waking of Viṣṇu, the marriage may go on any of the three days from the Navamī, any day from the Ekādaśī to the Pūrṇimā, or a day with a marriage nakṣatra in Kārtika’s bright fortnight. The Nirṇaya-sindhu has a golden image of Hari worshipped with Tulasī for three days from the Navamī, then the marriage rite. Dharmasindhu p. 81; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 306

Why is it the day after Dev Uthani Ekadashi?

The marriage is joined to the Prabodhotsava, the waking of Viṣṇu, which custom holds in the early night of the pāraṇa day, the day after the Prabodhinī (Dev Uthani) Ekādaśī fast. Some texts put the waking on the Ekādaśī night itself; the Nirṇaya-sindhu leaves that to regional custom. Dharmasindhu p. 81; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 308

Why is the date different in the US or UK?

Tulsi Vivah is decided by the Ekādaśī fast at the city. The tithi begins and ends at the same moment everywhere, but sunrise and sunset come at different hours, so a city far to the west or east can keep another day. Dharmasindhu pp. 81⁠–⁠82

How the day is found

Read the methodology
The day
The pāraṇa day of the Prabodhinī (Kārtika śukla) Ekādaśī, the day after the Smārta fast, when the marriage is joined to the waking of Viṣṇu. Dharmasindhu pp. 81⁠–⁠82.
The fast
The Smārta Ekādaśī fast and its pāraṇa, by the rules of our Ekadashi pages. The Vaiṣṇava pāraṇa day is shown where it differs.
Early night
Pradoṣa, the three muhūrtas after sunset: our reading of the texts’ early night (pūrva-rātra).
Other times
Any of the three days from the Navamī, any day from the Ekādaśī to the Pūrṇimā, or a marriage nakṣatra in the bright fortnight (Dharmasindhu p. 81); three days of worship from the Navamī, then the marriage (Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 306).
Sunrise and sunset
At the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, for the chosen city. Every date is that city’s own.

Sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction · Lahiri ayanamsa for month names · each city’s own time · Swiss Ephemeris · Method