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Vivah muhurat 2026

The marriage dates of 2026 by the Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi and the Dharmasindhu: each day with its nakṣatra, tithi and window, the godhūli alternative, and what bars the rest of the year, for your city.

Vivah muhurat 2026 in Delhi

13 marriage dates

The last was Saturday, 27 June. The next is Wednesday, 10 February 2027.

Vivah muhurat 2027: all the dates

Marriage dates in 2026

Delhi time

A day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise, so a window can run into the next morning. The window is where an allowed nakṣatra and tithi overlap, less the barred stretches. MC 6.53⁠–⁠54

Each date carries a label. A fault-free lagna has a rising sign that the sixth chapter’s bars and faults leave clear. Where no lagna is clear, the lagnas with named faults are listed, which the texts allow when nothing better exists. Where no lagna is allowed at all, godhūli, at sunset, is the only window. MC 6.65⁠–⁠90, 6.97⁠–⁠99

DateNakshatraTithiLagnaGodhūli
March 2026 1 date Vivah muhurat in March 2026
Sat 14 Mar Phalguna Godhūli only Saturday: middlingDark fortnight: middling Uttara Ashadha Krishna Dashami, Krishna Ekadashi No lagna allowed 18:27 – 18:39
April 2026 2 dates Vivah muhurat in April 2026
Sat 25 Apr Vaishakha Godhūli only Saturday: middling Magha Shukla Dashami No lagna allowed 18:51 – 19:03
Sun 26 Apr Vaishakha Fault-free lagna Sunday: middling Magha Shukla Dashami, Shukla Ekadashi Taurus, Gemini navāṃśa 07:50 – 08:03 · 10 of 20, middling (on the edge: our reading) Lifted here: a malefic in the 7th from the Moon, by the Moon exalted, or in its own, a benefic’s or a friend’s sign; a blind lagna, by Mercury, Jupiter or Venus in a kendra other than the 7th, or in a trine Cancer, Virgo navāṃśa 11:30 – 11:46 · 10.5 of 20, middling Lifted here: a malefic in the 7th from the Moon, by the Moon exalted, or in its own, a benefic’s or a friend’s sign Cancer, Libra navāṃśa 11:46 – 12:01 · 10.5 of 20, middling Lifted here: a malefic in the 7th from the Moon, by the Moon exalted, or in its own, a benefic’s or a friend’s sign Cancer, Sagittarius navāṃśa 12:17 – 12:33 · 10.5 of 20, middling; kuvarga middling (our reading) Lifted here: a malefic in the 7th from the Moon, by the Moon exalted, or in its own, a benefic’s or a friend’s sign 18:40 – 19:04
May 2026 5 dates Vivah muhurat in May 2026
Wed 6 May Vaishakha Godhūli only Dark fortnight: middling Mula Krishna Panchami No lagna allowed 18:46 – 19:10
Thu 7 May Vaishakha Godhūli only Shashthi: little fruitDark fortnight: middling Uttara Ashadha Krishna Shashthi No lagna allowed 18:46 – 18:58
Fri 8 May Vaishakha Lagnas with faults only Shashthi: little fruitDark fortnight: middling Uttara Ashadha Krishna Shashthi, Krishna Saptami Taurus, Pisces navāṃśa 06:25 – 06:38 · 8 of 20, poor Faults: a Pisces navāṃśa, only when no other lagna exists; poor points, only when no other lagna exists Lifted here: a blind lagna, by Mercury, Jupiter or Venus in a kendra other than the 7th, or in a trine Taurus, Taurus navāṃśa 06:50 – 07:03 · 8 of 20, poor Faults: a Taurus or Cancer navāṃśa, by the Dharmasindhu only; poor points, only when no other lagna exists Lifted here: a blind lagna, by Mercury, Jupiter or Venus in a kendra other than the 7th, or in a trine Taurus, Gemini navāṃśa 07:03 – 07:16 · 8 of 20, poor Faults: poor points, only when no other lagna exists Lifted here: a blind lagna, by Mercury, Jupiter or Venus in a kendra other than the 7th, or in a trine Taurus, Cancer navāṃśa 07:16 – 07:30 · 8 of 20, poor Faults: a Taurus or Cancer navāṃśa, by the Dharmasindhu only; poor points, only when no other lagna exists; kuvarga: fewer than three benefic vargas Lifted here: a blind lagna, by Mercury, Jupiter or Venus in a kendra other than the 7th, or in a trine 18:47 – 19:11
Wed 13 May Vaishakha Lagnas with faults only Dark fortnight: middling Uttara Bhadrapada Krishna Ekadashi, Krishna Dvadashi Taurus, Pisces navāṃśa 06:06 – 06:18 · 11.5 of 20, middling Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics; a Pisces navāṃśa, only when no other lagna exists Lifted here: a blind lagna, by Mercury, Jupiter or Venus in a kendra other than the 7th, or in a trine Taurus, Taurus navāṃśa 06:31 – 06:43 · 11.5 of 20, middling Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics; a Taurus or Cancer navāṃśa, by the Dharmasindhu only Lifted here: a blind lagna, by Mercury, Jupiter or Venus in a kendra other than the 7th, or in a trine Taurus, Gemini navāṃśa 06:43 – 06:56 · 11.5 of 20, middling Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics Lifted here: a blind lagna, by Mercury, Jupiter or Venus in a kendra other than the 7th, or in a trine Taurus, Cancer navāṃśa 06:56 – 07:10 · 11.5 of 20, middling Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics; a Taurus or Cancer navāṃśa, by the Dharmasindhu only; kuvarga: fewer than three benefic vargas Lifted here: a blind lagna, by Mercury, Jupiter or Venus in a kendra other than the 7th, or in a trine Gemini, Libra navāṃśa 07:38 – 07:52 · 11.5 of 20, middling Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics Gemini, Pisces navāṃśa 08:51 – 09:06 · 11.5 of 20, middling Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics; a Pisces navāṃśa, only when no other lagna exists Gemini, Taurus navāṃśa 09:21 – 09:37 · 11.5 of 20, middling; kuvarga middling (our reading) Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics; a Taurus or Cancer navāṃśa, by the Dharmasindhu only Gemini, Gemini navāṃśa 09:37 – 09:52 · 11.5 of 20, middling Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics Capricorn, Pisces navāṃśa 23:53 – Thu 00:05 · 15 of 20, best (on the edge: our reading) Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics; a Pisces navāṃśa, only when no other lagna exists; kuvarga: fewer than three benefic vargas Lifted here: a deaf lagna, by its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna Capricorn, Taurus navāṃśa Thu 00:16 – 00:17 · 15 of 20, best (on the edge: our reading) Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics; a Taurus or Cancer navāṃśa, by the Dharmasindhu only Lifted here: a deaf lagna, by its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna None
Thu 14 May Vaishakha Lagnas with faults only Dark fortnight: middling Revati Krishna Dvadashi, Krishna Trayodashi Taurus, Pisces navāṃśa 06:02 – 06:14 · 11.5 of 20, middling Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics; a Pisces navāṃśa, only when no other lagna exists Lifted here: a blind lagna, by Mercury, Jupiter or Venus in a kendra other than the 7th, or in a trine Taurus, Taurus navāṃśa 06:27 – 06:39 · 11.5 of 20, middling Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics; a Taurus or Cancer navāṃśa, by the Dharmasindhu only Lifted here: a blind lagna, by Mercury, Jupiter or Venus in a kendra other than the 7th, or in a trine Taurus, Gemini navāṃśa 06:39 – 06:53 · 11.5 of 20, middling Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics Lifted here: a blind lagna, by Mercury, Jupiter or Venus in a kendra other than the 7th, or in a trine Taurus, Cancer navāṃśa 06:53 – 07:06 · 11.5 of 20, middling Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics; a Taurus or Cancer navāṃśa, by the Dharmasindhu only; kuvarga: fewer than three benefic vargas Lifted here: a blind lagna, by Mercury, Jupiter or Venus in a kendra other than the 7th, or in a trine Gemini, Libra navāṃśa 07:34 – 07:48 · 11.5 of 20, middling Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics Gemini, Pisces navāṃśa 08:47 – 09:02 · 11.5 of 20, middling Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics; a Pisces navāṃśa, only when no other lagna exists Gemini, Taurus navāṃśa 09:17 – 09:33 · 11.5 of 20, middling; kuvarga middling (our reading) Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics; a Taurus or Cancer navāṃśa, by the Dharmasindhu only Gemini, Gemini navāṃśa 09:33 – 09:48 · 11.5 of 20, middling Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics 18:51 – 19:03
June 2026 5 dates Vivah muhurat in June 2026
Fri 19 Jun Jyeshtha Godhūli only Shashthi: little fruit Magha Shukla Panchami, Shukla Shashthi No lagna allowed 19:08 – 19:32
Sat 20 Jun Jyeshtha Godhūli only Shashthi: little fruitSaturday: middling Magha Shukla Shashthi No lagna allowed 19:20 – 19:32
Mon 22 Jun Jyeshtha Godhūli only Ashtami: little fruit Hasta Shukla Ashtami No lagna allowed 19:09 – 19:33
Fri 26 Jun Jyeshtha Godhūli only Anuradha Shukla Dvadashi, Shukla Trayodashi No lagna allowed 19:09 – 19:33
Sat 27 Jun Jyeshtha Godhūli only Saturday on a Trayodashi: of great fault (Vasiṣṭha, MC 6.53 commentary); only Tuesday is barred outright Anuradha Shukla Trayodashi No lagna allowed 19:21 – 19:33
The faults and lifted rules named in this table, in full
  • A malefic in the 7th from the Moon: The Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu or Ketu elsewhere in the 7th sign from the Moon, the Moon not exalted, in its own, a benefic's or a friend's sign, nor aspected by a benefic the Dipika in MC 6.84 commentary, pp. 296⁠–⁠297
  • A blind lagna: A blind lagna at its time (by day Leo, Aries, Taurus; by night Virgo, Gemini, Cancer), not aspected by its lord or Jupiter, nor lifted by Mercury, Jupiter or Venus in a kendra other than the 7th or a trine (6.87) MC 6.79, 6.81, 6.87, pp. 293⁠–⁠294, 299
  • A Pisces navāṃśa, only when no other lagna exists: A Pisces navamsa: only when no other lagna clears MC 6.82 commentary, p. 294
  • Poor points, only when no other lagna exists: 5 to under 10 of 6.90's points: poor, only when no other lagna exists MC 6.90, p. 302
  • A Taurus or Cancer navāṃśa, by the Dharmasindhu only: A Taurus or Cancer navamsa: good by Dharmasindhu only DS p. 182
  • Kuvarga: fewer than three benefic vargas: Fewer than three of the lagna's six vargas (sign, hora, drekkana, navamsa, dvadashamsha, trimshamsha) ruled by benefics Vasishtha in MC 6.40 commentary, p. 265; DS p. 182
  • The Moon hemmed by malefics: Malefics on both sides of the Moon without MC's kartari: the lesser hemming fault MC 6.42 commentary, p. 268; DS p. 182
  • A deaf lagna: A deaf lagna at its time (by day Libra, Scorpio; by night Capricorn, Sagittarius), not aspected by its lord or Jupiter, nor lifted under 6.87 MC 6.79, 6.81, 6.87, pp. 293⁠–⁠294, 299
  • Lifted by the Moon exalted, or in its own, a benefic’s or a friend’s sign: Rajamartanda and Vyavaharasamuccaya in MC 6.65 commentary, p. 286
  • Lifted by Mercury, Jupiter or Venus in a kendra other than the 7th, or in a trine: MC 6.87, p. 299
  • Lifted by its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna: MC 6.81, p. 294

Marked days stay in the list as the texts grade them: the dark fortnight is middling DS p. 181; Sunday and Saturday are middling, and of great fault on a Dvādaśī or Trayodaśī, though only Tuesday is barred outright Vasiṣṭha, MC 6.53 commentary, p. 275; Ṣaṣṭhī and Aṣṭamī give little fruit DS p. 181; Kārtika from its śukla Ekādaśī and Mārgaśīrṣa are middling months MC 6.13 commentary, p. 235.

Your couple’s own dates: check this list against both kundlis

Days that miss one rule

Delhi time

These days are not marriage dates here. Each fails only the rules named, with their sources, and its window is shown as it would be without them.

These days pass every rule here except Jupiter’s sign: Jupiter in Leo, barred for its whole stay. MC 1.48, p. 40

  • Fri 20 Nov Uttara Bhadrapada · Shukla Ekadashi, Shukla Dvadashi 07:52 – 08:41, 09:05 – 15:20, 15:44 – 19:00, Sat 06:32 – 06:49
  • Sat 21 Nov Uttara Bhadrapada · Shukla Dvadashi 06:49 – 06:50
  • Wed 25 Nov Rohini, Mrigashira · Krishna Pratipada, Krishna Dvitiya 06:52 – 08:22, 08:46 – 15:00, 15:24 – 23:06, 23:30 – Thu 06:53
  • Mon 30 Nov Magha · Krishna Saptami 12:55 – 14:27
  • Sat 5 Dec Swati · Krishna Dvadashi, Krishna Trayodashi 11:49 – 14:21, 14:45 – 22:27, 22:51 – Sun 07:01
  • Sun 6 Dec Swati · Krishna Trayodashi 07:01 – 07:38, 10:05 – 13:38
  • Wed 9 Dec Mula · Shukla Pratipada 21:48 – 22:11, 22:35 – Thu 07:03
  • Thu 10 Dec Mula · Shukla Pratipada, Shukla Dvitiya 07:03 – 07:23, 07:47 – 09:24, 11:48 – 14:01, 14:25 – 22:07, 22:31 – 23:58
  • Fri 11 Dec Uttara Ashadha · Shukla Tritiya Sat 03:04 – 07:05

These days pass every rule here except Jupiter’s or Venus’s infancy or old age, past the shortest count of 3 days. MC 5.27⁠–⁠28, p. 188

  • Thu 12 Feb Mula · Krishna EkadashiVenus infant: within 10 days after rising in the west 14:30 – 17:54, 18:18 – 21:32
  • Sat 14 Feb Uttara Ashadha · Krishna TrayodashiVenus infant: within 10 days after rising in the west 18:16 – Sun 02:58
  • Thu 19 Feb Uttara Bhadrapada · Shukla TritiyaVenus infant: within 10 days after rising in the west 20:52 – Fri 02:39, Fri 03:03 – 06:56
  • Sat 21 Feb Revati · Shukla PanchamiVenus infant: within 10 days after rising in the west 13:01 – 17:19, 17:43 – 18:19
  • Mon 29 Jun Mula · PurnimaJupiter old: within 15 days before setting in the west 07:53 – 08:56, 09:20 – 18:07, 18:31 – Tue 00:46, Tue 01:10 – 04:03
  • Wed 1 Jul Uttara Ashadha · Krishna Pratipada, Krishna DvitiyaJupiter old: within 15 days before setting in the west 06:51 – 08:48, 09:12 – 16:04
  • Mon 6 Jul Uttara Bhadrapada · Krishna SaptamiJupiter old: within 15 days before setting in the west Tue 01:41 – 05:30

These days pass every rule here except the lagna: no rising sign in its window clears the sixth chapter’s bars, and it has no godhūli. MC 6.65⁠–⁠90, 6.97⁠–⁠99

  • Wed 25 Feb Mrigashira · Shukla DashamiBarred most by a planet in the 7th, Rāhu and Ketu included (our reading), Venus in the 3rd and the lagna lord, Venus or the Moon in the 6th Thu 02:41 – 06:50
  • Thu 26 Feb Mrigashira · Shukla DashamiBarred most by the navāṃśa, the Moon or a malefic in the lagna and Mars in the 10th 06:50 – 08:54, 09:18 – 12:11
  • Mon 9 Mar Anuradha · Krishna Shashthi, Krishna SaptamiBarred most by a planet in the 7th, Rāhu and Ketu included (our reading), the navāṃśa and the Moon or a malefic in the lagna 16:11 – 16:16, 16:40 – Tue 01:28, Tue 01:52 – 06:37
  • Wed 11 Mar Mula · Krishna AshtamiBarred most by a planet in the 8th, the navāṃśa and the Moon or a malefic in the lagna 22:48 – Thu 01:20, Thu 01:44 – 04:19
  • Fri 13 Mar Uttara Ashadha · Krishna DashamiBarred most by the Moon or a malefic in the lagna, a planet in the 7th, Rāhu and Ketu included (our reading) and Venus in the 3rd Sat 03:03 – 06:33
  • Sun 19 Apr Rohini · Shukla TritiyaBarred most by the Moon or a malefic in the lagna, Venus in the 3rd and the navāṃśa Mon 04:35 – 05:25, Mon 05:49 – 05:51
  • Mon 20 Apr Rohini, Mrigashira · Shukla Tritiya, Shukla PanchamiBarred most by the Moon or a malefic in the lagna, the navāṃśa and Saturn in the 12th 05:51 – 07:28, Tue 04:15 – 05:21, Tue 05:45 – 05:50

These days pass every rule here except vedha by a slow planet: Jupiter, Saturn, Rāhu or Ketu sits in the star paired with the Moon’s. MC 6.54, p. 276

  • Thu 30 Apr Swati · PurnimaRāhu in Śatabhiṣā pierces Svātī Fri 02:16 – 04:42, Fri 05:06 – 05:41
  • Fri 1 May Swati · PurnimaRāhu in Śatabhiṣā pierces Svātī 05:41 – 12:48, 13:12 – 21:13
  • Sun 21 Jun Uttara Phalguni · Shukla SaptamiSaturn in Revatī pierces Uttara Phalgunī 09:51 – 11:21
  • Wed 24 Jun Swati · Shukla Dashami, Shukla EkadashiRāhu in Śatabhiṣā pierces Svātī 13:59 – 17:48, 18:51 – Thu 01:06, Thu 01:30 – 05:25
  • Thu 25 Jun Swati · Shukla EkadashiRāhu in Śatabhiṣā pierces Svātī 05:25 – 09:11, 09:35 – 16:29

These days pass every rule here except the weekday: Tuesday, which Vasiṣṭha always avoids. MC 6.53

  • Tue 10 Mar Anuradha · Krishna Saptami 06:37 – 08:06, 09:33 – 16:12, 16:36 – 19:05
  • Tue 21 Apr Mrigashira · Shukla Panchami 05:50 – 12:31, 14:55 – 22:39, 23:03 – 23:58
  • Tue 12 May Uttara Bhadrapada · Krishna Ekadashi Wed 01:17 – 03:55, Wed 04:19 – 05:32

This day passes every rule here except an eclipse: the days around one visible here. DS p. 181, note

  • Wed 4 Mar Uttara Phalguni · Krishna Pratipada, Krishna DvitiyaLunar eclipse, 0.35 of the disc 07:39 – 08:30, 10:52 – 16:36, 17:00 – Thu 01:47, Thu 02:11 – 06:43

This day passes every rule here except the tithi: Navamī, a riktā tithi. MC 6.53, p. 275

  • Thu 12 Mar Mula · Krishna Navami 06:35 – 07:58, 08:22 – 09:58

This day passes every rule here except the month: Caitra, with the Sun in Aries, a marriage month only by the solar count that the commentary sets aside. MC 6.13 commentary, p. 235

  • Wed 15 Apr Uttara Bhadrapada · Krishna Trayodashi 15:22 – 22:31
23 more days fail two or more of these rules

These days pass every rule here except Jupiter’s sign: Jupiter in Leo, barred for its whole stay MC 1.48, p. 40 ; and the tithi: a riktā tithi, Caturthī, Navamī or Caturdaśī MC 6.53, p. 275 .

  • Wed 2 Dec Uttara Phalguni · Krishna Navami, Krishna Dashami 08:55 – 14:33, 14:57 – 22:38, 23:02 – Thu 06:58
  • Mon 7 Dec Anuradha · Krishna Chaturdashi 15:48 – 22:19, 22:43 – Tue 04:13
  • Sat 12 Dec Uttara Ashadha · Shukla Tritiya, Shukla Chaturthi 07:05 – 07:15, 07:39 – 12:52, 15:10 – 21:59, 22:23 – Sun 06:12

These days pass every rule here except the tithi: Navamī, a riktā tithi MC 6.53, p. 275 ; and the weekday: Tuesday, which Vasiṣṭha always avoids MC 6.53 .

  • Tue 24 Feb Rohini · Shukla Navami Wed 05:38 – 06:51
  • Tue 23 Jun Hasta · Shukla Navami 05:25 – 09:19, 09:43 – 10:13

These days pass every rule here except Jupiter’s sign: Jupiter in Leo, barred for its whole stay MC 1.48, p. 40 ; and vedha by a slow planet: Jupiter, Saturn, Rāhu or Ketu sits in the star paired with the Moon’s MC 6.54, p. 276 .

  • Thu 3 Dec Hasta · Krishna Dashami, Krishna EkadashiSaturn in Uttara Bhādrapadā pierces Hasta 09:23 – 14:29, 14:53 – 22:35, 23:28 – Fri 06:59
  • Fri 4 Dec Hasta · Krishna EkadashiSaturn in Uttara Bhādrapadā pierces Hasta 06:59 – 07:46, 08:10 – 10:23

This day passes every rule here except vedha by a slow planet: Jupiter, Saturn, Rāhu or Ketu sits in the star paired with the Moon’s MC 6.54, p. 276 ; and Venus’s setting by the 10 time-degrees, though it is clear by 8 SS 9.6⁠–⁠7 .

  • Sun 8 Feb Swati · Krishna SaptamiRāhu in Śatabhiṣā pierces Svātī; Venus 8.9 time-degrees from the Sun 07:06 – 10:04, 10:28 – 18:10, 18:34 – 22:22

This day passes every rule here except the tithi: Navamī, a riktā tithi MC 6.53, p. 275 ; and Venus’s setting by the 10 time-degrees, though it is clear by 8 SS 9.6⁠–⁠7 .

  • Wed 11 Feb Anuradha · Krishna Navami, Krishna DashamiVenus 9.7 time-degrees from the Sun 07:03 – 09:53, 10:17 – 10:53

This day passes every rule here except Jupiter’s or Venus’s infancy or old age, past the shortest count of 3 days MC 5.27⁠–⁠28, p. 188 ; and vedha by a slow planet: Jupiter, Saturn, Rāhu or Ketu sits in the star paired with the Moon’s MC 6.54, p. 276 .

  • Fri 13 Feb Mula · Krishna Ekadashi, Krishna DvadashiVenus infant: within 10 days after rising in the west; Jupiter in Punarvasu pierces Mūla 10:44 – 16:12

This day passes every rule here except Jupiter’s or Venus’s infancy or old age, past the shortest count of 3 days MC 5.27⁠–⁠28, p. 188 ; and the tithi: Caturthī, a riktā tithi MC 6.53, p. 275 .

  • Fri 20 Feb Uttara Bhadrapada · Shukla Tritiya, Shukla ChaturthiVenus infant: within 10 days after rising in the west 06:56 – 09:17, 09:41 – 17:23, 17:47 – Sat 01:52

This day passes every rule here except an eclipse: the days around one visible here DS p. 181, note ; and the tithi: Caturdaśī, a riktā tithi MC 6.53, p. 275 .

  • Mon 2 Mar Magha · Shukla Chaturdashi, PurnimaLunar eclipse, 0.35 of the disc 09:02 – 16:44, 17:08 – 17:56, Tue 05:28 – 06:45

This day passes every rule here except an eclipse: the days around one visible here DS p. 181, note ; and the weekday: Tuesday, which Vasiṣṭha always avoids MC 6.53 .

  • Tue 3 Mar Magha · PurnimaLunar eclipse, 0.35 of the disc 06:45 – 07:31

This day passes every rule here except an eclipse: the days around one visible here DS p. 181, note ; and vedha by a slow planet: Jupiter, Saturn, Rāhu or Ketu sits in the star paired with the Moon’s MC 6.54, p. 276 .

  • Thu 5 Mar Hasta · Krishna Dvitiya, Krishna TritiyaLunar eclipse, 0.35 of the disc; Saturn in Uttara Bhādrapadā pierces Hasta 10:09 – 15:59, 18:07 – Fri 01:44, Fri 02:08 – 03:08

This day passes every rule here except the tithi: Caturdaśī, a riktā tithi MC 6.53, p. 275 ; and the month: Caitra, with the Sun in Aries, a marriage month only by the solar count that the commentary sets aside MC 6.13 commentary, p. 235 .

  • Thu 16 Apr Uttara Bhadrapada · Krishna Chaturdashi 09:26 – 10:37

This day passes every rule here except the weekday: Tuesday, which Vasiṣṭha always avoids MC 6.53 ; and vedha by a slow planet: Jupiter, Saturn, Rāhu or Ketu sits in the star paired with the Moon’s MC 6.54, p. 276 .

  • Tue 28 Apr Hasta · Shukla TrayodashiSaturn in Uttara Bhādrapadā pierces Hasta 22:36 – Wed 04:50, Wed 05:14 – 05:43

This day passes every rule here except the tithi: Caturdaśī, a riktā tithi MC 6.53, p. 275 ; and vedha by a slow planet: Jupiter, Saturn, Rāhu or Ketu sits in the star paired with the Moon’s MC 6.54, p. 276 .

  • Wed 29 Apr Hasta · Shukla Trayodashi, Shukla ChaturdashiSaturn in Uttara Bhādrapadā pierces Hasta 05:43 – 12:56, 13:20 – 20:51, 22:03 – 22:07, 22:31 – Thu 00:16

This day passes every rule here except Jupiter’s or Venus’s infancy or old age, past the shortest count of 3 days MC 5.27⁠–⁠28, p. 188 ; and the weekday: Tuesday, which Vasiṣṭha always avoids MC 6.53 .

  • Tue 7 Jul Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati · Krishna Saptami, Krishna AshtamiJupiter old: within 15 days before setting in the west 05:30 – 08:24, 08:48 – 14:31, 16:55 – 17:36, 18:00 – Wed 00:15, Wed 00:39 – 05:30

This day passes every rule here except Jupiter’s sign: Jupiter in Leo, barred for its whole stay MC 1.48, p. 40 ; and the weekday: Tuesday, which Vasiṣṭha always avoids MC 6.53 .

  • Tue 24 Nov Rohini · Krishna Pratipada 23:34 – Wed 06:52

This day passes every rule here except Jupiter’s sign: Jupiter in Leo, barred for its whole stay MC 1.48, p. 40 ; and Mṛtyu yoga, the weekday’s star in the mṛtyu column MC 1.30, p. 23 .

  • Thu 26 Nov Mrigashira · Krishna Dvitiya, Krishna TritiyaThursday with Mṛgaśirā 06:53 – 08:18, 08:42 – 14:56, 15:20 – 17:47

This day passes every rule here except the tithi: Navamī, a riktā tithi MC 6.53, p. 275 ; the weekday: Tuesday, which Vasiṣṭha always avoids MC 6.53 ; and Venus’s setting by the 10 time-degrees, though it is clear by 8 SS 9.6⁠–⁠7 .

  • Tue 10 Feb Anuradha · Krishna NavamiVenus 9.5 time-degrees from the Sun 07:55 – 09:56, 10:20 – 18:02, 18:26 – Wed 01:42, Wed 05:18 – 07:03

This day passes every rule here except the tithi: Caturthī, a riktā tithi MC 6.53, p. 275 ; the weekday: Tuesday, which Vasiṣṭha always avoids MC 6.53 ; and vedha by a slow planet: Jupiter, Saturn, Rāhu or Ketu sits in the star paired with the Moon’s MC 6.54, p. 276 .

  • Tue 5 May Mula · Krishna ChaturthiJupiter in Punarvasu pierces Mūla 13:42 – 21:44, 22:08 – Wed 04:22, Wed 04:46 – 05:37

This day passes every rule here except Jupiter’s or Venus’s infancy or old age, past the shortest count of 3 days MC 5.27⁠–⁠28, p. 188 ; the tithi: Navamī, a riktā tithi MC 6.53, p. 275 ; and Utpāta yoga, the weekday’s star in the utpāta column MC 1.30, p. 23 .

  • Wed 8 Jul Revati · Krishna Ashtami, Krishna NavamiJupiter old: within 15 days before setting in the west; Wednesday with Revatī 05:30 – 08:20, 08:44 – 15:12

What bars marriage in 2026

Delhi time

In Delhi, 2026 has marriage dates in March, April, May and June. These stretches bar the rest of the year. Between them, a day can still fail on its nakṣatra, tithi or weekday.

BarDatesSource
Venus set Until Thu 12 Feb SS 9.6⁠–⁠7; MC 1.46⁠–⁠47
The Sun in Sagittarius Until Wed 14 Jan Garga in MC 6.13 comm., p. 235
Pauṣa, outside the marriage months Until Mon 19 Jan MC 6.13 comm., p. 235
Venus infant (10 days after rising in the west) Thu 12 Feb – Sun 22 Feb MC 5.27
Lunar eclipse, 0.35 of the disc (Chandra Grahan 2026) Sun 1 Mar – Fri 6 Mar DS p. 181, note
The Sun in Pisces (Kharmas 2026) Sun 15 Mar – Tue 14 Apr Garga in MC 6.13 comm., p. 235
Caitra, outside the marriage months Thu 19 Mar – Fri 17 Apr MC 6.13 comm., p. 235
Adhika Jyeṣṭha Sun 17 May – Mon 15 Jun MC 1.47; DS p. 4
Jupiter old (15 days before setting in the west) Mon 29 Jun – Tue 14 Jul MC 5.27
Jupiter set Tue 14 Jul – Wed 12 Aug SS 9.6⁠–⁠7; MC 1.46⁠–⁠48
Hari’s sleep Fri 24 Jul – Fri 20 Nov MC 6.13 comm., p. 235
Jupiter infant (15 days after rising in the east) Wed 12 Aug – Thu 27 Aug MC 5.27
Śrāvaṇa, outside the marriage months Wed 12 Aug – Fri 11 Sep MC 6.13 comm., p. 235
The Sun in Leo Mon 17 Aug – Thu 17 Sep Garga in MC 6.13 comm., p. 235
Bhādrapada, outside the marriage months Fri 11 Sep – Sat 10 Oct MC 6.13 comm., p. 235
Venus old (5 days before setting in the west) Tue 6 Oct – Sun 11 Oct MC 5.27
Āśvina, outside the marriage months Sat 10 Oct – Mon 9 Nov MC 6.13 comm., p. 235
Venus set Sun 11 Oct – Thu 29 Oct SS 9.6⁠–⁠7; MC 1.46⁠–⁠47
Venus infant (3 days after rising in the east) Thu 29 Oct – Sun 1 Nov MC 5.27
Jupiter in Leo (Simhastha) From Sat 31 Oct MC 1.48, p. 40
The Sun in Sagittarius (Kharmas 2026) From Wed 16 Dec Garga in MC 6.13 comm., p. 235

Months for marriage

  • Nārada, quoted in the commentary on the Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi: Māgha, Phālguna, Vaiśākha and Jyeṣṭha give good fortune, Kārtika and Mārgaśīrṣa are middling, and the other months are blamed. The commentary concludes that marriage is best when the lunar and solar months agree, and the Dharmasindhu gives the same four months as the best. MC 6.13 commentary, p. 235; DS p. 181
  • Months here are amānta, ending at the new moon. The middling ones are Āṣāḍha up to its śukla Daśamī, Kārtika from its śukla Ekādaśī, and Mārgaśīrṣa. They fall in the Sun’s southern course, when marriage is otherwise barred. MC 5.26, p. 186; MC 6.13 commentary, p. 235
  • No marriage while Hari sleeps, from Āṣāḍha śukla Ekādaśī to Kārtika śukla Ekādaśī, and none in Pauṣa or Caitra. MC 6.13 commentary, p. 235
  • Garga, quoted there: no marriage, tonsure, first feeding or house-building with the Sun in Pisces, Sagittarius or Leo. MC 6.13 commentary, p. 235
  • No marriage in an adhika or kṣaya month, nor in the adhika month before a kṣaya month. MC 1.47, pp. 39⁠–⁠40; DS p. 4

The verse’s second half allows Kārtika with the Sun in Scorpio, Pauṣa with the Sun in Capricorn and Caitra with the Sun in Aries. The commentator calls this the solar-month school’s view and sets it aside, except for a marriage that cannot wait; the Dharmasindhu allows it by local custom. It is not applied here. MC 6.13 commentary, p. 235; DS p. 181

Popularly, the Sun’s stays in Sagittarius and Pisces are called kharmās. Garga’s bar also takes in the Sun in Leo.

Jupiter and Venus

  • No marriage while Jupiter or Venus is set, nor in the planet’s “infancy” just after it rises or its “old age” just before it sets. MC 1.46⁠–⁠47, p. 39; MC 5.26, p. 186
  • A planet is 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. The distance is measured at the city, from the planet’s and the Sun’s rising (a morning planet) or setting (an evening one). Sūrya-siddhānta 9.6⁠–⁠7
  • Infancy and old age follow the Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi’s counts by the side of the sky. 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 whatever Jupiter’s setting bars, 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 Dharmasindhu limits the Leo bar by region: everywhere only while Jupiter is in Maghā or in what it calls the Leo portion (siṃhāṃśa), which it does not define; after that, no fault south of the Godāvarī or north of the Gaṅgā, while between the two rivers marriage stays barred for the whole stay. That relaxation is not applied here. DS p. 5

What depends on the couple’s charts

The dates here are general: they hold for anyone in the city. The texts add rules that need the bride’s and groom’s own charts, so a date from this list still has to be checked against both:

  • The bride needs Jupiter well placed from her Moon sign, the groom the Sun, and both the Moon. MC 6.12, p. 232; DS p. 181
  • For a first-born son or daughter, not in the birth month, on the birth nakṣatra or on the birth tithi. MC 6.14, p. 236
  • For an eldest bride and an eldest groom, not in the month of Jyeṣṭha. DS p. 181
  • Not a lagna that is the 8th sign from either partner’s birth lagna or Moon sign, unless the two lords are the same or friends. MC 6.44, p. 271

Kundli matching compares the two charts. Your couple’s own dates: check this list against both kundlis.

The twenty-one great doshas

The Dharmasindhu sums up the marriage checks as twenty-one great doṣas. The dates here apply the ones that fix the day and its window. The rest need the marriage lagna, which these pages do not compute yet, or the couple’s charts. DS p. 182 and its note

DoṣaWhat it isIn these dates
1 duḥpañcāṅgī a bad tithi, weekday, nakṣatra, yoga or karaṇa; the tithi’s fault is the least Applied
2 aṣṭamaḥ bhaumaḥ Mars in the 8th from the lagna Needs the marriage lagna, not applied yet
3 savidhu-khala-tanuḥ the lagna holding the Moon or a malefic Needs the marriage lagna, not applied yet
4 ṣaṇ-mṛti-induḥ the Moon in the 6th or 8th Needs the marriage lagna, not applied yet
5 sito ’rau Venus in the 6th Needs the marriage lagna, not applied yet
6 saṅkrāntiḥ the ghaṭīs around the Sun’s entry into a sign Applied
7 gaṇḍa-doṣaḥ the gaṇḍānta junctions of nakṣatra, tithi and lagna Applied
8 sakhala-bha a star occupied by a malefic Not applied yet
9 dinaja the weekday periods: kulika, ardhayāma and the like Not applied yet
10 cakra-cakrārdha-pātau the two mahāpātas, equal declinations of the Sun and Moon Applied
11 randhraṃ lagnam a lagna 8th from a partner’s birth lagna or Moon sign Needs both charts
12 kuvargaḥ malefic vargas outnumbering the rest in the six vargas Needs the marriage lagna, not applied yet
13 astaga-khalaḥ a malefic in the 7th Needs the marriage lagna, not applied yet
14 udayāsta-aśuciḥ the lagna and the 7th not pure Needs the marriage lagna, not applied yet
15 krūra-vedhaḥ a malefic’s vedha on the star Applied
16 kartarī malefics in the 2nd and 12th from the lagna or the Moon Needs the marriage lagna, not applied yet
17 ekārgala-aṅghriḥ a star quarter pierced by ekārgala Not applied yet
18 grahaṇa-bha the eclipse star Not applied yet
19 ku-lava a bad navāṃśa Needs the marriage lagna, not applied yet
20 duḥkṣaṇaḥ a durmuhūrta Not applied yet
21 utpāta-bha the Moon’s star on a day of an earthquake or like portent Not applied yet

Other years: Vivah muhurat 2027, Vivah muhurat 2028; all marriage dates.

Questions

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

When are the marriage dates in 2026?

In Delhi, 13 days: 14 March; 25 and 26 April; 6, 7, 8, 13 and 14 May; 19, 20, 22, 26 and 27 June. Each day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise; the table gives its lagnas, or godhūli where no lagna is allowed, with its nakṣatra and tithi. MC 6.53⁠–⁠54; DS p. 181

What do the labels on each date mean?

Each date carries a label. A fault-free lagna has a rising sign that the sixth chapter’s bars and faults leave clear. Where no lagna is clear, the lagnas with named faults are listed, which the texts allow when nothing better exists. Where no lagna is allowed at all, godhūli, at sunset, is the only window. Days with neither a lagna nor godhūli are left out of the list and shown with the days that miss a rule. MC 6.65⁠–⁠90, 6.97⁠–⁠99

Why are there no marriage dates from July to November?

Viṣṇu (Hari) sleeps for four months, from Āṣāḍha śukla Ekādaśī (Śayanī, popularly Devshayani), in late June or July, to Kārtika śukla Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī, popularly Dev Uthani), in late October or November, and the texts allow no marriage then. The Sun’s stay in Leo, from mid-August to mid-September, is barred as well. MC 6.13 commentary, p. 235

Which months are best for marriage?

Māgha, Phālguna, Vaiśākha and Jyeṣṭha, in Nārada’s words quoted by the Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi’s commentary; the Dharmasindhu agrees. Kārtika after Prabodhinī Ekādaśī and Mārgaśīrṣa are middling, and Āṣāḍha up to its śukla Daśamī. Every date in the table carries its lunar month. Nārada in MC 6.13 commentary, p. 235; DS p. 181

What is Godhuli muhurat?

Godhūli, the cow-dust hour, is half a ghaṭikā (12 minutes) either side of sunset. The Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi says that at that hour the nakṣatra, tithi, karaṇa, lagna, weekday, navāṃśa, muhūrta, yoga, the 8th house and jāmitra need no check. It is not used on a Thursday after sunset or a Saturday before it, or with the Moon in the 1st, 6th or 8th from the lagna, or Mars in the 1st, 7th or 8th. The Dharmasindhu keeps it for an emergency. The tables give it for each listed day; where no lagna is allowed, it is the only window. MC 6.97⁠–⁠99, pp. 305⁠–⁠307; DS p. 182

Does the date depend on our birth charts?

In part. The dates here hold for anyone in the city. The texts add rules that need both charts: Jupiter well placed from the bride’s Moon sign and the Sun from the groom’s; no marriage in a first-born’s birth month, nakṣatra or tithi; none in Jyeṣṭha for an eldest bride and groom; and no lagna 8th from either partner’s birth lagna or Moon sign. MC 6.12, 6.14, 6.44; DS p. 181

Why is the date different in my city?

A day runs from sunrise to sunrise at the city, and its window is where an allowed nakṣatra and tithi overlap, less the barred stretches. Those are moments, which fall at different clock hours, and sometimes on different dates, in different cities. The setting and rising of Jupiter and Venus are also seen from the city, and the lagnas rise at the city’s own hours. So a date can be listed in one city and missing in another.

How the dates are found

Read the methodology
The day
Sunrise to the next sunrise at the city. A day is listed when its lunar month is a marriage month, the Sun is outside Pisces, Sagittarius and Leo, Jupiter and Venus are clear, Jupiter is outside Leo and Capricorn, and it is not a Tuesday (MC 6.13, 6.53; DS p. 181).
The window
Where one of the eleven nakṣatras, free of vedha, meets a tithi other than a riktā or Amāvasyā (MC 6.53⁠–⁠54); Haradatta’s four more stars (DS p. 181) are not applied. From it go Bhadrā on earth, the bad yogas’ portions, the gaṇḍānta junctions of tithi, nakṣatra and lagna (MC 6.41), 16½ ghaṭikās either side of the Sun’s saṅkrānti (half of MC 6.78’s 33, our reading), mahāpāta, and the weekday-star yogas Utpāta, Mṛtyu, Kāṇa, Dagdha and viṣa.
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.
Eclipses
After and before an eclipse visible at the city: 3 and 1½ days for a quarter of the disc, 4 and 2 for half, 6 and 3 for three quarters, 8 and 4 for a total eclipse (DS p. 181, note; the binning is ours).
Flags
Ṣaṣṭhī and Aṣṭamī, Sunday and Saturday, and the dark fortnight stay in the list, marked as the texts grade them.
The lagna
Each window’s rising signs, judged piece by piece. MC 6.84’s houses, the jāmitra, kartarī, the navāṃśa rules and under 5 of 6.90’s 20 points bar a lagna; purity, kuvarga, the blind, deaf and lame lagnas and the lighter faults are named on it (MC 6.65⁠–⁠90). Where a text lifts a rule (6.81, 6.86, 6.87, and the Moon’s sign or a benefic’s aspect for the Moon’s faults), the lagna names the rule and what lifted it.
Not applied
The couple’s own charts. Trivikrama’s neutral Moon and Jupiter in the 7th, 6.66’s Sun-and-Moon strength, 6.88⁠–⁠89 and Kaśyapa’s Gauḍa-Mālava limit are noted, not applied.
Our readings
Our readings in the lagna rules: the waning Moon is the dark fortnight's Moon; Rahu and Ketu count in the jamitra; any fraction of MC 6.73's graded aspects counts as seeing; purity is judged by the lord's sign, not a navamsa chart; three benefic vargas are middling; 6.87 lifts the lame lagna as well as the blind and deaf; each vimsopaka edge belongs to the grade above.

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