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Vehicle purchase muhurat

The days from 2026 to 2028 for buying a car or a two-wheeler, by the Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi’s rule for buying and the riding days it quotes, with the dates for taking delivery or a first drive, for your city.

Next date to buy in Delhi

Wednesday, 21 October 2026

It is in 3 days.

NakshatraShatabhisha
TithiShukla Ekadashi
First window21:12 – 23:15
All October 2026 dates

The next dates in Delhi

Delhi time

The texts give no time of day for buying, so some windows run through the night.

  • 21Oct Wednesday, 21 October 2026 Shatabhisha · Shukla Ekadashi 21:12 – 23:15, Thu 01:48 – 02:36
  • 22Oct Thursday, 22 October 2026 Shatabhisha · Shukla Ekadashi, Shukla Dvadashi 07:51 – 08:39, 10:59 – 13:30, 15:28 – 17:14, 17:38 – 20:49
  • 25Oct Sunday, 25 October 2026 Ashwini · Purnima 20:10 – Mon 01:08, Mon 01:32 – 03:37, Mon 05:54 – 06:29
  • 26Oct Monday, 26 October 2026 Ashwini · Purnima, Krishna Pratipada 06:29 – 07:53, 10:05 – 10:20, 12:04 – 12:27, 13:11 – 13:28, 15:25 – 16:58, 17:22 – 17:41
  • 6Nov Friday, 6 November 2026 Chitra · Krishna Trayodashi Sat 04:43 – 06:38
  • 15Nov Sunday, 15 November 2026 Shravana · Shukla Shashthi, Shukla Saptami 23:29 – 23:45, Mon 00:09 – 06:45

Each year

The rule

  • The Moon in one of the six buying stars: Revatī, Śatabhiṣā, Aśvinī, Svātī, Śravaṇa or Citrā. MC 2.16, commentary p. 63
  • A Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, never a Tuesday or Saturday: the riding days of the Vyavahāroccaya, quoted in the commentary. MC 2.18 commentary, p. 64
  • No riktā tithi, the 4th, 9th or 14th. MC 2.18 sets this rule for horses; applying it to vehicles is our reading. MC 2.18

The texts speak of horses, elephants and chariots. Reading their rules for a car or a two-wheeler is ours. Each year’s page has the dates for taking delivery or a first drive, the stars to avoid and what the windows leave out.

Questions

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

When are the vehicle purchase dates?

In Delhi: 74 dates in 2026, 15 still to come; 76 dates in 2027; 74 dates in 2028. The next is Wednesday, 21 October 2026, under Shatabhisha. Each year’s page lists every date with its windows. MC 2.16; 2.18 commentary, p. 64

Which nakshatra is good for buying a vehicle?

For buying, the six buying stars of MC 2.16: Revatī, Śatabhiṣā, Aśvinī, Svātī, Śravaṇa and Citrā. For taking delivery or a first drive, the Vyavahāroccaya’s eleven riding stars: those six and Mṛgaśirā, Punarvasu, Hasta, Puṣya and Dhaniṣṭhā. The texts speak of horses, elephants and chariots; reading their rules for a car or a two-wheeler is ours. MC 2.16; 2.18 commentary, p. 64

Which days of the week are good for buying a vehicle?

Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the riding days of the Vyavahāroccaya, quoted in MC’s commentary. Never a Tuesday or Saturday. MC 2.18 commentary, p. 64

Is the delivery date different from the purchase date?

It can be. Buying takes the six buying stars of MC 2.16; taking delivery or a first drive takes the eleven riding stars of the Vyavahāroccaya, a wider list, on the same weekdays. The switch above the table shows each list. MC 2.16; 2.18 commentary, p. 64

Can I buy a vehicle in Pitru Paksha or an adhika month?

The texts read give no rule against it: buying is not on the adhika lists, and no Pitṛ-pakṣa bar was found. Many families avoid new purchases during Pitru Paksha. The texts read give no such rule, so those dates stay in the list. MC 1.46⁠–⁠47; DS p. 4

How the dates are found

Read the methodology
Buying
The Moon in a buying star (MC 2.16), on a riding weekday (the Vyavahāroccaya, MC 2.18 commentary), and no riktā tithi (MC 2.18’s horse rule; our reading for vehicles).
Delivery
The same with the eleven riding stars (MC 2.18 commentary, p. 64).
Windows
The stretches of the day that pass every bar of the muhurta finder for buying; under 5 minutes are dropped. The texts give no time of day.
Sunrise and sunset
At the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, for the chosen city. Every time is that city’s own.

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