Vivah muhurat 2027
The marriage dates of 2027 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.
Wednesday, 10 February
The first of 25 marriage dates in 2027 in Delhi, in 115 days.
Wednesday, 10 February
The first of 24 marriage dates in 2027 in Mumbai, in 115 days.
Wednesday, 10 February
The first of 25 marriage dates in 2027 in Kolkata, in 115 days.
Wednesday, 10 February
The first of 25 marriage dates in 2027 in Chennai, in 115 days.
Wednesday, 10 February
The first of 25 marriage dates in 2027 in Bengaluru, in 115 days.
Wednesday, 10 February
The first of 25 marriage dates in 2027 in Hyderabad, in 115 days.
Wednesday, 10 February
The first of 25 marriage dates in 2027 in Ahmedabad, in 115 days.
Wednesday, 10 February
The first of 25 marriage dates in 2027 in Pune, in 115 days.
Wednesday, 10 February
The first of 25 marriage dates in 2027 in Jaipur, in 115 days.
Wednesday, 10 February
The first of 25 marriage dates in 2027 in Lucknow, in 115 days.
Wednesday, 10 February
The first of 25 marriage dates in 2027 in London, in 116 days.
Wednesday, 10 February
The first of 27 marriage dates in 2027 in New York City, in 116 days.
Wednesday, 10 February
The first of 27 marriage dates in 2027 in Toronto, in 116 days.
Thursday, 11 February
The first of 23 marriage dates in 2027 in Sydney, in 116 days.
Wednesday, 10 February
The first of 24 marriage dates in 2027 in Dubai, in 115 days.
Wednesday, 10 February
The first of 24 marriage dates in 2027 in Singapore, in 115 days.
Marriage dates in 2027
Delhi timeA 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
| Date | Nakshatra | Tithi | Lagna | Godhūli |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2027 3 dates Vivah muhurat in February 2027 | ||||
| Wed 10 Feb Magha Godhūli only | Uttara Bhadrapada | Shukla Panchami | No lagna allowed | 17:54 – 18:18 |
| Thu 11 Feb Magha Godhūli only Shashthi: little fruit | Revati | Shukla Panchami, Shukla Shashthi | No lagna allowed | 17:54 – 18:06 |
| Sat 27 Feb Magha Fault-free lagna Ashtami: little fruitSaturday: middlingDark fortnight: middling | Anuradha | Krishna Saptami, Krishna Ashtami | Libra, Libra navāṃśa 21:42 – 21:55 · 15 of 20, best (on the edge: our reading) Libra, Libra navāṃśa 21:55 – 21:57 · 15 of 20, best (on the edge: our reading); kuvarga middling (our reading) | None |
| March 2027 4 dates Vivah muhurat in March 2027 | ||||
| Thu 4 Mar Magha Fault-free lagna Dark fortnight: middling | Uttara Ashadha | Krishna Ekadashi, Krishna Dvadashi | Taurus, Gemini navāṃśa 11:20 – 11:33 · 10 of 20, middling (on the edge: our reading) Lifted here: a malefic in the 7th from the Moon, by a benefic aspecting the Moon; a blind lagna, by its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna | None |
| Wed 10 Mar Phalguna Lagnas with faults only | Uttara Bhadrapada | Shukla Dvitiya | Taurus, Pisces navāṃśa 10:18 – 10:31 · 16.5 of 20, best Faults: a Pisces navāṃśa, only when no other lagna exists Lifted here: a blind lagna, by its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna Taurus, Taurus navāṃśa 10:43 – 10:52 · 16.5 of 20, best Faults: a Taurus or Cancer navāṃśa, by the Dharmasindhu only Lifted here: a blind lagna, by its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna | None |
| Thu 11 Mar Phalguna Lagnas with faults only | Revati | Shukla Tritiya | Taurus, Pisces navāṃśa 10:14 – 10:27 · 16.5 of 20, best Faults: a Pisces navāṃśa, only when no other lagna exists Lifted here: a blind lagna, by its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna | 18:13 – 18:25 |
| Sun 14 Mar Phalguna Godhūli only Shashthi: little fruitSunday: middling | Rohini | Shukla Shashthi, Shukla Saptami | No lagna allowed | 18:15 – 18:39 |
| May 2027 8 dates Vivah muhurat in May 2027 | ||||
| Sat 8 May Vaishakha Fault-free lagna Saturday: middling | Rohini, Mrigashira | Shukla Dvitiya, Shukla Tritiya | Gemini, Gemini navāṃśa 09:57 – 10:13 · 11.5 of 20, middling | None |
| Sun 9 May Vaishakha Fault-free lagna Sunday: middling | Mrigashira | Shukla Tritiya | Gemini, Libra navāṃśa 07:54 – 08:08 · 11.5 of 20, middling | 18:47 – 19:11 |
| Sun 16 May Vaishakha Godhūli only Sunday on a Dvadashi: of great fault (Vasiṣṭha, MC 6.53 commentary); only Tuesday is barred outright | Hasta | Shukla Ekadashi, Shukla Dvadashi | No lagna allowed | 18:52 – 19:16 |
| Mon 17 May Vaishakha Godhūli only | Hasta | Shukla Dvadashi | No lagna allowed | 18:52 – 19:16 |
| Sat 22 May Vaishakha Godhūli only Saturday: middlingDark fortnight: middling | Mula | Krishna Dvitiya, Krishna Tritiya | No lagna allowed | 19:07 – 19:19 |
| Sun 23 May Vaishakha Godhūli only Sunday: middlingDark fortnight: middling | Mula | Krishna Tritiya | No lagna allowed | 18:56 – 19:20 |
| Sun 30 May Vaishakha Godhūli only Sunday: middlingDark fortnight: middling | Uttara Bhadrapada | Krishna Dashami | No lagna allowed | 19:00 – 19:24 |
| Mon 31 May Vaishakha Godhūli only Dark fortnight: middling | Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati | Krishna Ekadashi | No lagna allowed | 19:00 – 19:24 |
| June 2027 8 dates Vivah muhurat in June 2027 | ||||
| Fri 4 Jun Jyeshtha Godhūli only | Rohini | Shukla Pratipada | No lagna allowed | 19:02 – 19:26 |
| Sat 5 Jun Jyeshtha Fault-free lagna Saturday: middling | Rohini, Mrigashira | Shukla Pratipada, Shukla Dvitiya | Virgo, Gemini navāṃśa 14:16 – 14:31 · 10 of 20, middling (on the edge: our reading); kuvarga middling (our reading) Virgo, Virgo navāṃśa 15:01 – 15:17 · 10 of 20, middling (on the edge: our reading); kuvarga middling (our reading) | None |
| Fri 11 Jun Jyeshtha Godhūli only Ashtami: little fruit | Uttara Phalguni | Shukla Ashtami | No lagna allowed | 19:05 – 19:29 |
| Sun 13 Jun Jyeshtha Godhūli only Sunday: middling | Hasta | Shukla Dashami | No lagna allowed | 19:06 – 19:30 |
| Mon 14 Jun Jyeshtha Godhūli only | Swati | Shukla Ekadashi, Shukla Dvadashi | No lagna allowed | 19:06 – 19:30 |
| Wed 16 Jun Jyeshtha Godhūli only | Anuradha | Shukla Trayodashi | No lagna allowed | 19:07 – 19:31 |
| Fri 18 Jun Jyeshtha Godhūli only | Mula | Purnima | No lagna allowed | 19:08 – 19:32 |
| Sat 19 Jun Jyeshtha Fault-free lagna Saturday: middlingDark fortnight: middling | Mula | Purnima, Krishna Pratipada | Virgo, Gemini navāṃśa 13:21 – 13:36 · 10 of 20, middling (on the edge: our reading); 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 Virgo, Virgo navāṃśa 14:06 – 14:22 · 10 of 20, middling (on the edge: our reading); 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 | None |
| November 2027 1 date Vivah muhurat in November 2027 | ||||
| Mon 29 Nov Margashirsha, a middling month Fault-free lagna | Mula | Shukla Dvitiya | Leo, Virgo navāṃśa Tue 00:20 – 00:35 · 10 of 20, middling (on the edge: our reading) Lifted here: kartarī round the Moon, by a benefic aspecting the Moon Leo, Libra navāṃśa Tue 00:35 – 00:50 · 10 of 20, middling (on the edge: our reading); kuvarga middling (our reading) Lifted here: kartarī round the Moon, by a benefic aspecting the Moon | None |
| December 2027 1 date Vivah muhurat in December 2027 | ||||
| Mon 13 Dec Margashirsha, a middling month Fault-free lagna Dark fortnight: middling | Mrigashira | Purnima, Krishna Pratipada | Leo, Virgo navāṃśa 23:25 – 23:40 · 10 of 20, middling (on the edge: our reading) Lifted here: the Moon’s jāmitra, by the Moon exalted, or in its own, a benefic’s or a friend’s sign | None |
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
- A Taurus or Cancer navāṃśa, by the Dharmasindhu only: A Taurus or Cancer navamsa: good by Dharmasindhu only DS p. 182
- Kartarī round the Moon: Kartari round the Moon, no benefic aspecting the Moon Kashyapa in MC 6.42 commentary, p. 268
- The Moon’s jāmitra: The Moon in the 55th navamsa from the Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu or Ketu (the navamsa opposite theirs), unless the Moon is exalted, in its own, a benefic's or a friend's sign, or aspected by a benefic MC 6.65 and commentary, pp. 285–286 (1925 printing)
- Lifted by a benefic aspecting the Moon: Rajamartanda and Vyavaharasamuccaya in MC 6.65 commentary, p. 286; Kashyapa in MC 6.42 commentary, p. 268
- Lifted by its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna: MC 6.81, p. 294
- 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
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 timeThese 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 the month: Pauṣa or Caitra, a marriage month only by the solar count that the commentary sets aside. MC 6.13 commentary, p. 235
- Thu 28 Jan Swati · Krishna Saptami, Krishna AshtamiPauṣa, with the Sun in Capricorn Fri 00:32 – 04:06, Fri 04:30 – 07:12
- Fri 29 Jan Swati · Krishna AshtamiPauṣa, with the Sun in Capricorn 07:12 – 07:23, 09:32 – 10:45, 11:09 – 16:13, 18:37 – 18:50, 19:14 – Sat 01:54
- Wed 3 Feb Mula · Krishna DvadashiPauṣa, with the Sun in Capricorn 07:09 – 10:25, 10:49 – 12:26
- Fri 16 Apr Magha · Shukla Dashami, Shukla EkadashiCaitra, with the Sun in Aries 09:06 – 10:58, 11:46 – 13:48, 14:12 – 18:27, 20:25 – 22:24
- Wed 21 Apr Swati · Krishna Pratipada, Krishna DvitiyaCaitra, with the Sun in Aries 05:51 – 13:28, 13:52 – 22:40, 23:04 – Thu 04:44
- Sun 25 Apr Mula · Krishna PanchamiCaitra, with the Sun in Aries 09:45 – 13:12, 13:36 – 22:24, 22:48 – Mon 05:03, Mon 05:27 – 05:46
- Mon 26 Apr Mula · Krishna Panchami, Krishna ShashthiCaitra, with the Sun in Aries 05:46 – 07:13, 08:01 – 11:30
- Wed 28 Apr Uttara Ashadha · Krishna Saptami, Krishna AshtamiCaitra, with the Sun in Aries 05:44 – 13:01, 13:25 – 17:30
- Mon 3 May Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati · Krishna Dvadashi, Krishna TrayodashiCaitra, with the Sun in Aries 18:51 – 21:53, 22:17 – Tue 04:31, Tue 04:55 – 05:39
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
- Sat 20 Feb Magha · Purnima, Krishna PratipadaBarred most by a planet in the 7th, Rāhu and Ketu included (our reading), the navāṃśa and the Moon or a malefic in the lagna 18:25 – Sun 02:36, Sun 03:00 – 04:29, Sun 05:17 – 06:55
- Sun 21 Feb Magha · Krishna PratipadaBarred most by the navāṃśa, the Moon or a malefic in the lagna and a planet in the 7th, Rāhu and Ketu included (our reading) 06:55 – 09:14, 09:38 – 13:51
- Mon 1 Mar Mula · Krishna DashamiBarred most by the Moon or a malefic in the lagna, a planet in the 8th and a planet in the 7th, Rāhu and Ketu included (our reading) Tue 02:24 – 06:46
- Wed 3 Mar Uttara Ashadha · Krishna EkadashiBarred most by the Moon or a malefic in the lagna, a planet in the 8th and a planet in the 7th, Rāhu and Ketu included (our reading) Thu 01:06 – 01:52, Thu 02:16 – 06:44
- Fri 7 May Rohini · Shukla DvitiyaBarred most by the Moon or a malefic in the lagna, a planet in the 7th, Rāhu and Ketu included (our reading) and the navāṃśa 23:42 – Sat 04:15, Sat 04:39 – 05:36
- Thu 20 May Anuradha · Purnima, Krishna PratipadaBarred most by a planet in the 7th, Rāhu and Ketu included (our reading), a planet in the 8th and the navāṃśa 13:21 – 16:05, 16:53 – 20:46, 21:10 – Fri 03:24, Fri 03:48 – 05:28
- Fri 21 May Anuradha · Krishna PratipadaBarred most by the Moon or a malefic in the lagna, a planet in the 7th, Rāhu and Ketu included (our reading) and the navāṃśa 05:28 – 08:26
- Thu 2 Dec Uttara Ashadha · Shukla PanchamiBarred most by a planet in the 7th, Rāhu and Ketu included (our reading), the lagna lord, Venus or the Moon in the 6th and the navāṃśa 13:44 – 14:34, 14:58 – 22:39, 23:03 – Fri 02:30
- Thu 9 Dec Revati · Shukla EkadashiBarred most by a planet in the 8th, the navāṃśa and the Moon or a malefic in the lagna 11:13 – 14:06, 14:30 – 15:15
These days pass every rule here except the weekday: Tuesday, which Vasiṣṭha always avoids. MC 6.53
- Tue 16 Feb Mrigashira · Shukla Dashami, Shukla Ekadashi 10:46 – 17:40, 18:04 – 19:55, 20:43 – Wed 01:38
- Tue 2 Mar Mula · Krishna Dashami 06:46 – 08:39, 09:03 – 16:45, 17:09 – 19:27
- Tue 9 Mar Uttara Bhadrapada · Shukla Pratipada, Shukla Dvitiya 09:58 – 16:17, 16:41 – 19:04, 21:12 – Wed 01:29, Wed 01:53 – 06:38
- Tue 1 Jun Revati · Krishna Ekadashi, Krishna Dvadashi 05:24 – 10:47, 11:11 – 12:02
- Tue 15 Jun Swati · Shukla Dvadashi 05:23 – 09:52, 10:16 – 12:19
- Tue 30 Nov Mula · Shukla Dvitiya, Shukla Tritiya 06:56 – 08:03, 08:27 – 14:42, 15:06 – 21:29
- Tue 14 Dec Mrigashira · Krishna Pratipada 07:06 – 07:08, 07:32 – 07:54
These days pass every rule here except the tithi: a riktā tithi, Caturthī, Navamī or Caturdaśī. MC 6.53, p. 275
- Sun 14 Feb Rohini · Shukla Navami Mon 04:46 – 07:00
- Mon 15 Feb Rohini · Shukla Navami 07:00 – 09:38, 10:02 – 12:33
- Wed 24 Feb Hasta · Krishna Chaturthi 06:52 – 09:02, 09:26 – 09:39
- Wed 19 May Swati · Shukla Chaturdashi 05:29 – 11:38, 12:02 – 12:19
- Thu 17 Jun Anuradha · Shukla Chaturdashi 05:24 – 09:44, 10:08 – 18:56, 19:20 – 21:30
- Wed 1 Dec Uttara Ashadha · Shukla Chaturthi 23:45 – Thu 06:40
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
- Mon 22 Feb Uttara Phalguni · Krishna Dvitiya, Krishna TritiyaSaturn in Revatī pierces Uttara Phalgunī 11:55 – 17:16, 17:40 – Tue 02:28, Tue 02:52 – 05:00
- Sat 15 May Uttara Phalguni · Shukla EkadashiSaturn in Revatī pierces Uttara Phalgunī 18:55 – 21:05, 21:29 – Sun 03:44, Sun 04:08 – 04:31
- Wed 9 Jun Magha · Shukla ShashthiRāhu in Śravaṇa pierces Maghā 20:36 – Thu 02:06, Thu 02:30 – 05:23
- Thu 10 Jun Magha · Shukla Shashthi, Shukla SaptamiRāhu in Śravaṇa pierces Maghā 05:23 – 10:11, 10:35 – 15:24, 16:36 – 18:24
- Wed 8 Dec Revati · Shukla EkadashiJupiter in Uttara Phalgunī pierces Revatī Thu 06:34 – 07:03
These days pass every rule here except Jupiter’s sign: Jupiter in Leo, barred for its whole stay. MC 1.48, p. 40
- Sat 26 Jun Uttara Bhadrapada · Krishna Saptami, Krishna Ashtami 19:23 – Sun 00:59, Sun 01:23 – 05:26
- Wed 10 Nov Uttara Bhadrapada · Shukla Dvadashi 09:11 – 09:22, 09:46 – 16:00, 16:24 – 23:40, Thu 00:52 – 06:41
- Sat 20 Nov Magha · Krishna Ashtami 23:55 – Sun 06:49
- Wed 24 Nov Hasta · Krishna Ekadashi, Krishna Dvadashi 06:51 – 08:27, 08:51 – 15:05, 15:29 – 18:53
- Thu 25 Nov Swati · Krishna Trayodashi 18:17 – 23:07, 23:31 – Fri 06:53
These days pass every rule here except Mṛtyu yoga, the weekday’s star in the mṛtyu column. MC 1.30, p. 23
- Sun 28 Feb Anuradha · Krishna AshtamiSunday with Anurādhā 06:48 – 08:47, 09:11 – 13:47
- Sun 28 Nov Anuradha · Shukla PratipadaSunday with Anurādhā 09:18 – 14:49, 15:13 – 18:40
51 more days fail two or more of these rules
These days pass every rule here except the tithi: a riktā tithi, Caturthī, Navamī or Caturdaśī MC 6.53, p. 275 ; and the month: Pauṣa or Caitra, a marriage month only by the solar count that the commentary sets aside MC 6.13 commentary, p. 235 .
- Mon 25 Jan Uttara Phalguni · Krishna Chaturthi, Krishna PanchamiPauṣa, with the Sun in Capricorn Tue 01:18 – 04:18, Tue 04:42 – 07:13
- Sat 30 Jan Anuradha · Krishna Navami, Krishna DashamiPauṣa, with the Sun in Capricorn Sun 03:55 – 03:58, Sun 04:22 – 07:11
- Thu 4 Feb Uttara Ashadha · Krishna Trayodashi, Krishna ChaturdashiPauṣa, with the Sun in Capricorn 15:32 – 18:27, 18:51 – Fri 03:39, Fri 04:03 – 07:08
- Fri 5 Feb Uttara Ashadha · Krishna ChaturdashiPauṣa, with the Sun in Capricorn 07:08 – 10:17, 10:41 – 18:23
- Mon 19 Apr Hasta · Shukla Trayodashi, Shukla ChaturdashiCaitra, with the Sun in Aries 05:54 – 13:36, 14:00 – 22:47
- Fri 23 Apr Anuradha · Krishna Tritiya, Krishna ChaturthiCaitra, with the Sun in Aries 14:13 – 22:32, 22:56 – Sat 05:10, Sat 05:34 – 05:48
- Sat 24 Apr Anuradha · Krishna ChaturthiCaitra, with the Sun in Aries 05:48 – 06:57
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 month: Pauṣa, with the Sun in Capricorn, a marriage month only by the solar count that the commentary sets aside MC 6.13 commentary, p. 235 .
- Thu 14 Jan Revati · Shukla Saptami Fri 03:46 – 05:01, Fri 05:25 – 07:16
- Fri 15 Jan Revati · Shukla Saptami 07:16 – 11:40, 12:04 – 14:13
- Mon 18 Jan Rohini · Shukla Ekadashi 21:05 – Tue 04:45, Tue 05:09 – 07:15
- Sat 23 Jan Magha · Krishna Dvitiya Sun 05:41 – 07:14
- Sun 24 Jan Magha · Krishna Dvitiya, Krishna Tritiya 07:14 – 11:04, 11:28 – 19:10, 19:34 – 21:30
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 11 Nov Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati · Shukla Dvadashi, Shukla TrayodashiJupiter in Uttara Phalgunī pierces Revatī 06:41 – 09:18, 09:42 – 15:56, 16:20 – Fri 00:02, Fri 00:26 – 06:42
- Fri 12 Nov Revati · Shukla TrayodashiJupiter in Uttara Phalgunī pierces Revatī 06:42 – 07:07
- Mon 15 Nov Rohini · Krishna Pratipada, Krishna Dvitiya, Krishna TritiyaRāhu in Abhijit pierces Rohiṇī 07:06 – 09:02, 09:26 – 15:40, 16:04 – 23:46, Tue 00:10 – 06:45
- Mon 22 Nov Uttara Phalguni · Krishna DashamiSaturn in Revatī pierces Uttara Phalgunī 20:43 – 23:19, 23:43 – Tue 06:50
These days pass every rule here except the month: Pauṣa or Caitra, a marriage month only by the solar count that the commentary sets aside MC 6.13 commentary, p. 235 ; and the weekday: Tuesday, which Vasiṣṭha always avoids MC 6.53 .
- Tue 2 Feb Mula · Krishna Ekadashi, Krishna DvadashiPauṣa, with the Sun in Capricorn 10:09 – 10:29, 10:53 – 18:35, 18:59 – Wed 03:46, Wed 04:10 – 07:09
- Tue 20 Apr Swati · Krishna PratipadaCaitra, with the Sun in Aries Wed 04:28 – 05:22, Wed 05:46 – 05:51
- Tue 4 May Revati · Krishna TrayodashiCaitra, with the Sun in Aries 05:39 – 12:37, 13:01 – 19:31
These days pass every rule here except the tithi: a riktā tithi, Caturthī, Navamī or Caturdaśī MC 6.53, p. 275 ; and the weekday: Tuesday, which Vasiṣṭha always avoids MC 6.53 .
- Tue 9 Feb Uttara Bhadrapada · Shukla Chaturthi Wed 03:43 – 07:04
- Tue 18 May Swati · Shukla Chaturdashi 23:55 – Wed 03:32, Wed 03:56 – 05:29
- Tue 7 Dec Uttara Bhadrapada · Shukla Navami, Shukla Dashami 14:38 – 22:20, 22:44 – Wed 06:57
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 .
- Sun 27 Jun Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati · Krishna Ashtami, Krishna Navami 05:26 – 09:05, 09:29 – 18:16, 18:40 – Mon 00:55, Mon 01:19 – 05:26
- Sun 21 Nov Magha · Krishna Ashtami, Krishna Navami 06:49 – 08:38, 09:02 – 15:17, 15:41 – 19:25
- Fri 26 Nov Swati · Krishna Trayodashi, Krishna Chaturdashi 06:53 – 08:19, 08:43 – 14:57, 15:21 – 17:59
These days pass every rule here except the month: Pauṣa or Caitra, a marriage month only by the solar count that the commentary sets aside MC 6.13 commentary, p. 235 ; 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 27 Jan Hasta · Krishna ShashthiPauṣa, with the Sun in Capricorn; Saturn in Uttara Bhādrapadā pierces Hasta 07:12 – 10:52, 11:16 – 18:58, 19:22 – 23:56
- Sun 18 Apr Uttara Phalguni · Shukla Dvadashi, Shukla TrayodashiCaitra, with the Sun in Aries; Saturn in Revatī pierces Uttara Phalgunī 06:06 – 13:40, 14:04 – 17:38, Mon 01:34 – 05:30
These days pass every rule here except the tithi: a riktā tithi, Caturthī, Navamī or Caturdaśī 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 .
- Thu 13 May Magha · Shukla Ashtami, Shukla NavamiRāhu in Śravaṇa pierces Maghā 14:29 – 21:13, 21:37 – Fri 03:52, Fri 04:16 – 05:32
- Sun 12 Dec Rohini · Shukla Chaturdashi, PurnimaRāhu in Abhijit pierces Rohiṇī 16:42 – 22:00, 22:24 – Mon 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 ; and Jupiter’s sign: Jupiter in Leo, barred for its whole stay MC 1.48, p. 40 .
- Thu 8 Jul Uttara Phalguni · Shukla ShashthiVenus old: within 15 days before setting in the east Fri 00:36 – 05:31
- Fri 9 Jul Uttara Phalguni, Hasta · Shukla Shashthi, Shukla SaptamiVenus old: within 15 days before setting in the east 05:31 – 08:17, 08:41 – 17:29, 17:53 – 18:16, Sat 05:13 – 05:31
This day passes every rule here except Mṛtyu yoga, the weekday’s star in the mṛtyu column MC 1.30, p. 23 ; and the month: Pauṣa, with the Sun in Capricorn, a marriage month only by the solar count that the commentary sets aside MC 6.13 commentary, p. 235 .
- Sun 31 Jan Anuradha · Krishna DashamiSunday with Anurādhā 07:11 – 10:37, 11:01 – 18:43, 19:07 – Mon 03:54, Mon 04:18 – 06:28
This day passes every rule here except Mṛtyu yoga, the weekday’s star in the mṛtyu column MC 1.30, p. 23 ; and the tithi: Caturthī, a riktā tithi MC 6.53, p. 275 .
- Mon 24 May Uttara Ashadha · Krishna Chaturthi, Krishna PanchamiMonday with Uttarāṣāḍhā 22:08 – Tue 03:09, Tue 03:33 – 04:53
This day passes every rule here except Dagdha yoga, one of Nārada’s burnt weekday-star pairs Nārada in MC 1.5 commentary, p. 13 ; and the weekday: Tuesday, which Vasiṣṭha always avoids MC 6.53 .
- Tue 25 May Uttara Ashadha · Krishna PanchamiTuesday with Uttarāṣāḍhā 11:39 – 17:57, 20:12 – 20:26, 20:50 – Wed 01:07
This day passes every rule here except 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 .
- Sat 12 Jun Uttara Phalguni · Shukla NavamiSaturday with Uttara Phalgunī 05:23 – 10:04, 10:28 – 10:48
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 16 Nov Mrigashira · Krishna Tritiya 06:45 – 08:58, 09:22 – 15:37, 16:01 – 19:22
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 ; 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 .
- Mon 28 Jun Revati · Krishna NavamiVenus old: within 15 days before setting in the east 05:26 – 09:01, 09:25 – 11:45, 14:09 – 18:12, 18:36 – 21:00
- Fri 2 Jul Rohini, Mrigashira · Krishna Trayodashi, Krishna ChaturdashiVenus old: within 15 days before setting in the east 05:28 – 08:45, 09:09 – 17:57, 18:21 – Sat 00:35, Sat 00:59 – 05:28
- Sat 3 Jul Mrigashira · Krishna ChaturdashiVenus old: within 15 days before setting in the east 05:28 – 08:41, 09:05 – 12:06
- Sun 11 Jul Swati · Shukla NavamiVenus old: within 15 days before setting in the east 23:05 – Mon 00:00, Mon 00:24 – 05:32
- Mon 12 Jul Swati · Shukla Navami, Shukla DashamiVenus old: within 15 days before setting in the east 05:32 – 08:06, 08:30 – 17:17, 17:41 – 23:56
This day passes every rule here except Jupiter’s sign: Jupiter in Leo, barred for its whole stay MC 1.48, p. 40 ; the month: Pauṣa, with the Sun in Capricorn, a marriage month only by the solar count that the commentary sets aside MC 6.13 commentary, p. 235 ; and the weekday: Tuesday, which Vasiṣṭha always avoids MC 6.53 .
- Tue 19 Jan Rohini · Shukla Ekadashi, Shukla Dvadashi 07:15 – 11:24, 11:48 – 18:54
This day passes every rule here except the month: Pauṣa, with the Sun in Capricorn, a marriage month only by the solar count that the commentary sets aside MC 6.13 commentary, p. 235 ; 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 26 Jan Uttara Phalguni, Hasta · Krishna Panchami, Krishna ShashthiSaturn in Uttara Bhādrapadā pierces Hasta 07:13 – 10:56, 11:20 – 19:02, 19:26 – Wed 04:09, Wed 04:57 – 07:12
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 23 Feb Uttara Phalguni, Hasta · Krishna Tritiya, Krishna ChaturthiSaturn in Revatī pierces Uttara Phalgunī 07:00 – 09:06, 09:30 – 17:12, 17:36 – Wed 02:24, Wed 05:14 – 06:52
This day passes every rule here except Dagdha yoga, one of Nārada’s burnt weekday-star pairs Nārada in MC 1.5 commentary, p. 13 ; 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 ; and the weekday: Tuesday, which Vasiṣṭha always avoids MC 6.53 .
- Tue 27 Apr Uttara Ashadha · Krishna SaptamiTuesday with Uttarāṣāḍhā 14:25 – 22:16, 22:40 – Wed 04:55, Wed 05:19 – 05:44
This day passes every rule here except Kāṇa yoga, the weekday’s star in the kāṇa column MC 1.30, p. 23 ; the tithi: Navamī, 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 .
- Fri 14 May Magha · Shukla NavamiFriday with Maghā; Rāhu in Śravaṇa pierces Maghā 05:32 – 08:50, 12:26 – 12:42
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 ; Jupiter’s sign: Jupiter in Leo, barred for its whole stay MC 1.48, p. 40 ; and Utpāta yoga, the weekday’s star in the utpāta column MC 1.30, p. 23 .
- Thu 1 Jul Rohini · Krishna TrayodashiVenus old: within 15 days before setting in the east; Thursday with Rohiṇī 19:31 – Fri 00:39, Fri 01:03 – 02:51, Fri 05:15 – 05:28
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 ; 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 .
- Sat 10 Jul Hasta · Shukla Saptami, Shukla AshtamiVenus old: within 15 days before setting in the east; Saturday with Hasta 05:31 – 08:14, 08:38 – 17:25, 17:49 – 22:51
This day passes every rule here except Jupiter’s sign: Jupiter in Leo, barred for its whole stay MC 1.48, p. 40 ; 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 23 Nov Uttara Phalguni, Hasta · Krishna Dashami, Krishna EkadashiSaturn in Revatī pierces Uttara Phalgunī 06:50 – 08:30, 08:54 – 13:21, 14:09 – 15:09, 15:33 – 23:15, 23:39 – Wed 06:51
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 ; Jupiter’s sign: Jupiter in Leo, barred for its whole stay MC 1.48, p. 40 ; the tithi: Caturthī, 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 7 Jul Magha · Shukla Chaturthi, Shukla PanchamiVenus old: within 15 days before setting in the east; Rāhu in Śravaṇa pierces Maghā 05:30 – 08:13, 18:44 – 23:58
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 ; Jupiter’s sign: Jupiter in Leo, barred for its whole stay MC 1.48, p. 40 ; 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 6 Jul Magha · Shukla ChaturthiVenus old: within 15 days before setting in the east; Rāhu in Śravaṇa pierces Maghā Wed 04:51 – 05:30
What bars marriage in 2027
Delhi timeIn Delhi, 2027 has marriage dates in February, March, May, June, November and December. These stretches bar the rest of the year. Between them, a day can still fail on its nakṣatra, tithi or weekday.
| Bar | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Jupiter in Leo (Simhastha) | Until Mon 25 Jan | MC 1.48, p. 40 |
| The Sun in Sagittarius (Kharmas 2026) | Until Thu 14 Jan | Garga in MC 6.13 comm., p. 235 |
| Pauṣa, outside the marriage months | Fri 8 Jan – Sat 6 Feb | MC 6.13 comm., p. 235 |
| The Sun in Pisces (Kharmas 2027) | Mon 15 Mar – Wed 14 Apr | Garga in MC 6.13 comm., p. 235 |
| Caitra, outside the marriage months | Wed 7 Apr – Thu 6 May | MC 6.13 comm., p. 235 |
| Jupiter in Leo (Simhastha) | Sat 26 Jun – Fri 26 Nov | MC 1.48, p. 40 |
| Venus old (15 days before setting in the east) | Mon 28 Jun – Tue 13 Jul | MC 5.27 |
| Venus set | Tue 13 Jul – Tue 28 Sep | SS 9.6–7; MC 1.46–47 |
| Hari’s sleep | Tue 13 Jul – Tue 9 Nov | MC 6.13 comm., p. 235 |
| Jupiter old (15 days before setting in the west) | Thu 29 Jul – Fri 13 Aug | MC 5.27 |
| Solar eclipse, 0.17 of the disc (Surya Grahan 2027) | Sat 31 Jul – Thu 5 Aug | DS p. 181, note |
| Śrāvaṇa, outside the marriage months | Mon 2 Aug – Tue 31 Aug | MC 6.13 comm., p. 235 |
| Jupiter set | Fri 13 Aug – Mon 13 Sep | SS 9.6–7; MC 1.46–48 |
| The Sun in Leo | Tue 17 Aug – Fri 17 Sep | Garga in MC 6.13 comm., p. 235 |
| Bhādrapada, outside the marriage months | Tue 31 Aug – Thu 30 Sep | MC 6.13 comm., p. 235 |
| Jupiter infant (15 days after rising in the east) | Mon 13 Sep – Tue 28 Sep | MC 5.27 |
| Venus infant (10 days after rising in the west) | Tue 28 Sep – Fri 8 Oct | MC 5.27 |
| Āśvina, outside the marriage months | Thu 30 Sep – Fri 29 Oct | MC 6.13 comm., p. 235 |
| The Sun in Sagittarius (Kharmas 2027) | From Thu 16 Dec | Garga in MC 6.13 comm., p. 235 |
| Pauṣa, outside the marriage months | From Tue 28 Dec | 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
| Doṣa | What it is | In 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 2026, 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 2027?
In Delhi, 25 days: 10, 11 and 27 February; 4, 10, 11 and 14 March; 8, 9, 16, 17, 22, 23, 30 and 31 May; 4, 5, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18 and 19 June; 29 November; 13 December. 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.
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