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Vivah muhurat 2028

The marriage dates of 2028 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.

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Monday, 31 January

The first of 21 marriage dates in 2028 in Delhi, in 470 days.

NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada
TithiShukla Panchami
Fault-free lagnaTaurus, 13:26 – 13:40
Godhūli (alternative)None
Vivah muhurat in January 2028

Marriage dates in 2028

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
January 2028 1 date Vivah muhurat in January 2028
Mon 31 Jan Magha Fault-free lagna Uttara Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami Taurus, Gemini navāṃśa 13:26 – 13:40 · 15 of 20, best (on the edge: our reading) Lifted here: a blind lagna, by its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna Scorpio, Virgo navāṃśa Tue 02:20 – 02:36 · 13.5 of 20, middling; kuvarga middling (our reading) Scorpio, Libra navāṃśa Tue 02:36 – 02:51 · 13.5 of 20, middling Scorpio, Sagittarius navāṃśa Tue 03:07 – 03:22 · 13.5 of 20, middling None
February 2028 3 dates Vivah muhurat in February 2028
Thu 10 Feb Magha Fault-free lagna Dark fortnight: middling Magha Krishna Pratipada Scorpio, Libra navāṃśa Fri 01:56 – 02:12 · 12 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 Scorpio, Sagittarius navāṃśa Fri 02:27 – 02:43 · 12 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 Sagittarius, Gemini navāṃśa Fri 03:57 – 04:12 · 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 deaf lagna, by its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna Sagittarius, Virgo navāṃśa Fri 04:39 – 04:53 · 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; a deaf lagna, by its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna Sagittarius, Libra navāṃśa Fri 04:53 – 05:06 · 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; a deaf lagna, by its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna Sagittarius, Sagittarius navāṃśa Fri 05:19 – 05:32 · 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; a deaf lagna, by its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna None
Sat 19 Feb Magha Fault-free lagna Saturday: middlingDark fortnight: middling Mula Krishna Dashami, Krishna Ekadashi Scorpio, Libra navāṃśa Sun 01:21 – 01:36 · 13.5 of 20, middling Scorpio, Sagittarius navāṃśa Sun 01:52 – 02:07 · 13.5 of 20, middling None
Sun 27 Feb Phalguna Lagnas with faults only Sunday: middling Uttara Bhadrapada Shukla Dvitiya, Shukla Tritiya Scorpio, Cancer navāṃśa Mon 00:03 – 00:18 · 10 of 20, middling (on the edge: our reading); kuvarga middling (our reading) Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics; a Taurus or Cancer navāṃśa, by the Dharmasindhu only Scorpio, Virgo navāṃśa Mon 00:34 – 00:49 · 10 of 20, middling (on the edge: our reading); kuvarga middling (our reading) Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics Scorpio, Libra navāṃśa Mon 00:49 – 01:05 · 10 of 20, middling (on the edge: our reading) Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics Scorpio, Sagittarius navāṃśa Mon 01:20 – 01:36 · 10 of 20, middling (on the edge: our reading) Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics Sagittarius, Taurus navāṃśa Mon 02:36 – 02:50 · 13.5 of 20, middling; kuvarga middling (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 Sagittarius, Gemini navāṃśa Mon 02:50 – 03:05 · 13.5 of 20, middling Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics Lifted here: a deaf lagna, by its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna Sagittarius, Cancer navāṃśa Mon 03:05 – 03:19 · 13.5 of 20, middling; kuvarga middling (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 Sagittarius, Virgo navāṃśa Mon 03:33 – 03:46 · 13.5 of 20, middling Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics Lifted here: a deaf lagna, by its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna Sagittarius, Libra navāṃśa Mon 03:46 – 03:59 · 13.5 of 20, middling Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics Lifted here: a deaf lagna, by its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna Sagittarius, Sagittarius navāṃśa Mon 04:12 – 04:25 · 13.5 of 20, middling Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics Lifted here: a deaf lagna, by its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna None
October 2028 2 dates Vivah muhurat in October 2028
Sun 29 Oct Kartika, a middling month Godhūli only Sunday on a Dvadashi: of great fault (Vasiṣṭha, MC 6.53 commentary); only Tuesday is barred outright Uttara Bhadrapada Shukla Dvadashi No lagna allowed 17:24 – 17:48
Mon 30 Oct Kartika, a middling month Godhūli only Uttara Bhadrapada Shukla Dvadashi, Shukla Trayodashi No lagna allowed 17:24 – 17:48
November 2028 7 dates Vivah muhurat in November 2028
Sat 4 Nov Kartika, a middling month Lagnas with faults only Saturday: middlingDark fortnight: middling Rohini Krishna Dvitiya, Krishna Tritiya Virgo, Pisces navāṃśa Sun 03:33 – 03:41 · 8.5 of 20, poor Faults: the lagna hemmed by malefics; the Moon hemmed by malefics; 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 Virgo, Taurus navāṃśa Sun 03:56 – 04:11 · 8.5 of 20, poor Faults: the lagna hemmed by malefics; the Moon hemmed by malefics; 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 Virgo, Gemini navāṃśa Sun 04:11 – 04:27 · 8.5 of 20, poor; kuvarga middling (our reading) Faults: the lagna hemmed by malefics; the Moon hemmed by malefics; 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 Virgo, Cancer navāṃśa Sun 04:27 – 04:42 · 8.5 of 20, poor; kuvarga middling (our reading) Faults: the lagna hemmed by malefics; the Moon hemmed by malefics; 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 Virgo, Virgo navāṃśa Sun 04:57 – 05:12 · 8.5 of 20, poor; kuvarga middling (our reading) Faults: the lagna hemmed by malefics; the Moon hemmed by malefics; 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 17:32 – 17:44
Sun 5 Nov Kartika, a middling month Godhūli only Sunday: middlingDark fortnight: middling Rohini, Mrigashira Krishna Tritiya No lagna allowed 17:19 – 17:43
Sat 11 Nov Kartika, a middling month Godhūli only Saturday: middlingDark fortnight: middling Magha Krishna Dashami No lagna allowed 17:28 – 17:40
Thu 16 Nov Margashirsha, a middling month Fault-free lagna Anuradha Shukla Pratipada Virgo, Gemini navāṃśa Fri 03:24 – 03:39 · 17 of 20, best; kuvarga middling (our reading) Lifted here: a blind lagna, by Mercury, Jupiter or Venus in a kendra other than the 7th, or in a trine None
Fri 17 Nov Margashirsha, a middling month Lagnas with faults only Anuradha Shukla Pratipada, Shukla Dvitiya Cancer, Cancer navāṃśa 21:27 – 21:43 · 8.5 of 20, poor Faults: the lagna hemmed by malefics; a Taurus or Cancer navāṃśa, by the Dharmasindhu only; poor points, only when no other lagna exists Lifted here: a blind lagna, by its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna Cancer, Virgo navāṃśa 21:58 – 22:02 · 8.5 of 20, poor Faults: the lagna hemmed by malefics; poor points, only when no other lagna exists Lifted here: a blind lagna, by its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna 17:13 – 17:37
Sun 26 Nov Margashirsha, a middling month Lagnas with faults only Sunday: middling Uttara Bhadrapada Shukla Dashami, Shukla Ekadashi Cancer, Cancer navāṃśa 20:52 – 21:07 · 8.5 of 20, poor Faults: the lagna hemmed by malefics; a Taurus or Cancer navāṃśa, by the Dharmasindhu only; poor points, only when no other lagna exists Lifted here: a blind lagna, by its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna Cancer, Virgo navāṃśa 21:23 – 21:39 · 8.5 of 20, poor Faults: the lagna hemmed by malefics; poor points, only when no other lagna exists Lifted here: a blind lagna, by its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna Cancer, Libra navāṃśa 21:39 – 21:54 · 8.5 of 20, poor Faults: the lagna hemmed by malefics; poor points, only when no other lagna exists Lifted here: a blind lagna, by its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna Cancer, Sagittarius navāṃśa 22:10 – 22:26 · 8.5 of 20, poor; kuvarga middling (our reading) Faults: the lagna hemmed by malefics; poor points, only when no other lagna exists Lifted here: a blind lagna, by its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna 17:10 – 17:34
Mon 27 Nov Margashirsha, a middling month Godhūli only Uttara Bhadrapada Shukla Ekadashi No lagna allowed 17:10 – 17:34
December 2028 8 dates Vivah muhurat in December 2028
Fri 1 Dec Margashirsha, a middling month Lagnas with faults only Rohini Purnima Cancer, Cancer navāṃśa 20:32 – 20:48 · 13.5 of 20, middling Faults: the lagna hemmed by malefics; the Moon hemmed by malefics; a Taurus or Cancer navāṃśa, by the Dharmasindhu only 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 its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna Cancer, Virgo navāṃśa 21:03 – 21:19 · 13.5 of 20, middling Faults: the lagna hemmed by malefics; the Moon hemmed by malefics 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 its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna Cancer, Libra navāṃśa 21:19 – 21:35 · 13.5 of 20, middling Faults: the lagna hemmed by malefics; the Moon hemmed by malefics 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 its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna Cancer, Sagittarius navāṃśa 21:50 – 22:06 · 13.5 of 20, middling; kuvarga middling (our reading) Faults: the lagna hemmed by malefics; the Moon hemmed by malefics 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 its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna Virgo, Pisces navāṃśa Sat 01:40 – 01:55 · 12 of 20, middling Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics; a Pisces navāṃśa, only when no other lagna exists 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 Virgo, Taurus navāṃśa Sat 02:10 – 02:25 · 12 of 20, middling Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics; a Taurus or Cancer navāṃśa, by the Dharmasindhu only Lifted here: the Moon’s jāmitra, 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 Virgo, Gemini navāṃśa Sat 02:25 – 02:40 · 12 of 20, middling; kuvarga middling (our reading) Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics Lifted here: the Moon’s jāmitra, 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 Virgo, Cancer navāṃśa Sat 02:40 – 02:56 · 12 of 20, middling Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics; a Taurus or Cancer navāṃśa, by the Dharmasindhu only Lifted here: the Moon’s jāmitra, 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 Virgo, Virgo navāṃśa Sat 03:11 – 03:26 · 12 of 20, middling; kuvarga middling (our reading) Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics; the groom’s side not pure (our reading of the test) Lifted here: the Moon’s jāmitra, 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 None
Sat 2 Dec Margashirsha, a middling month Lagnas with faults only Saturday: middlingDark fortnight: middling Rohini, Mrigashira Krishna Pratipada Cancer, Cancer navāṃśa 20:28 – 20:44 · 13.5 of 20, middling Faults: the lagna hemmed by malefics; the Moon hemmed by malefics; a Taurus or Cancer navāṃśa, by the Dharmasindhu only; kuvarga: fewer than three benefic vargas 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 its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna Cancer, Virgo navāṃśa 20:59 – 21:15 · 13.5 of 20, middling; kuvarga middling (our reading) Faults: the lagna hemmed by malefics; the Moon hemmed by malefics 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 its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna Cancer, Libra navāṃśa 21:15 – 21:31 · 13.5 of 20, middling Faults: the lagna hemmed by malefics; the Moon hemmed by malefics; kuvarga: fewer than three benefic vargas 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 its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna Cancer, Sagittarius navāṃśa 21:46 – 22:02 · 13.5 of 20, middling Faults: the lagna hemmed by malefics; the Moon hemmed by malefics; kuvarga: fewer than three benefic vargas 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 its lord or Jupiter aspecting the lagna Virgo, Pisces navāṃśa Sun 01:36 – 01:51 · 12 of 20, middling Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics; a Pisces navāṃśa, only when no other lagna exists 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 Virgo, Taurus navāṃśa Sun 02:06 – 02:21 · 12 of 20, middling Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics; a Taurus or Cancer navāṃśa, by the Dharmasindhu only 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 Virgo, Gemini navāṃśa Sun 02:21 – 02:37 · 12 of 20, middling; kuvarga middling (our reading) Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics 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 Virgo, Cancer navāṃśa Sun 02:37 – 02:52 · 12 of 20, middling; kuvarga middling (our reading) Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics; a Taurus or Cancer navāṃśa, by the Dharmasindhu only 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 Virgo, Virgo navāṃśa Sun 03:07 – 03:22 · 12 of 20, middling; kuvarga middling (our reading) Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics; the groom’s side not pure (our reading of the test) 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 None
Sun 3 Dec Margashirsha, a middling month Lagnas with faults only Sunday: middlingDark fortnight: middling Mrigashira Krishna Pratipada, Krishna Dvitiya Cancer, Cancer navāṃśa 20:24 – 20:40 · 8.5 of 20, poor Faults: the lagna hemmed by malefics; 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 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 17:10 – 17:34
Fri 8 Dec Margashirsha, a middling month Godhūli only Dark fortnight: middling Magha Krishna Saptami No lagna allowed 17:11 – 17:35
Sun 10 Dec Margashirsha, a middling month Fault-free lagna Sunday: middlingDark fortnight: middling Hasta Krishna Dashami Cancer, Virgo navāṃśa 20:28 – 20:44 · 15 of 20, best (on the edge: our reading); kuvarga middling (our reading) Lifted here: a blind lagna, by Mercury, Jupiter or Venus in a kendra other than the 7th, or in a trine Leo, Virgo navāṃśa 23:34 – 23:49 · 13.5 of 20, middling 17:11 – 17:35
Mon 11 Dec Margashirsha, a middling month Fault-free lagna Dark fortnight: middling Hasta Krishna Dashami Capricorn, Gemini navāṃśa 10:32 – 10:43 · 10 of 20, middling (on the edge: our reading); kuvarga middling (our reading) 17:11 – 17:35
Wed 13 Dec Margashirsha, a middling month Lagnas with faults only Dark fortnight: middling Swati Krishna Dvadashi Capricorn, Pisces navāṃśa 09:49 – 10:01 · 10 of 20, middling (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 malefic in the 7th from the Moon, by the Moon exalted, or in its own, a benefic’s or a friend’s sign Capricorn, Taurus navāṃśa 10:13 – 10:19 · 10 of 20, middling (on the edge: our reading) Faults: the Moon hemmed by malefics; a Taurus or Cancer navāṃśa, by the Dharmasindhu only 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
Thu 14 Dec Margashirsha, a middling month Fault-free lagna Dark fortnight: middling Anuradha Krishna Trayodashi Capricorn, Gemini navāṃśa 10:20 – 10:31 · 15 of 20, best (on the edge: our reading); kuvarga middling (our reading) 17:12 – 17:24
The faults and lifted rules named in this table, in full
  • 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 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 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
  • 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 Taurus or Cancer navāṃśa, by the Dharmasindhu only: A Taurus or Cancer navamsa: good by Dharmasindhu only DS p. 182
  • The lagna hemmed by malefics: Malefics on both sides of the lagna without MC's kartari: the lesser hemming fault MC 6.42 commentary, p. 268; DS p. 182
  • 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
  • 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)
  • The groom’s side not pure (our reading of the test): The groom's side is not pure: neither the navamsa's lord, the lagna lord nor a benefic friend of the navamsa's lord joins or aspects the lagna or its navamsa (any aspect fraction, by the lord's sign: our reading) MC 6.73⁠–⁠76, pp. 290⁠–⁠292
  • 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
  • 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
  • Lifted by Mercury, Jupiter or Venus in a kendra other than the 7th, or in a trine: MC 6.87, p. 299

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

  • Sun 12 Mar Hasta · Krishna Dvitiya, Krishna Tritiya 06:34 – 07:57, 08:21 – 16:02, 16:26 – Mon 01:01
  • Thu 27 Apr Rohini · Shukla Tritiya 07:34 – 13:02, 13:26 – 13:30
  • Fri 5 May Uttara Phalguni, Hasta · Shukla Ekadashi, Shukla Dvadashi 06:33 – 12:30, 12:54 – 21:42, 22:06 – Sat 04:20, Sat 04:44 – 05:37
  • Sat 13 May Uttara Ashadha · Krishna Panchami, Krishna Shashthi 18:11 – 21:10, 21:34 – 22:45, 23:33 – Sun 03:49, Sun 04:13 – 05:31
  • Sun 14 May Uttara Ashadha · Krishna Shashthi 05:31 – 11:55
  • Fri 19 May Uttara Bhadrapada · Krishna Ekadashi 10:35 – 11:35, 11:59 – 20:47, 21:11 – Sat 03:25, Sat 03:49 – 05:28
  • Sat 20 May Uttara Bhadrapada · Krishna Ekadashi 05:28 – 10:21
  • Sun 21 May Revati · Krishna Dvadashi 05:28 – 11:27
  • Mon 26 Jun Magha · Shukla Panchami 16:43 – 18:17, 18:41 – Tue 00:56, Tue 01:20 – 05:26
  • Wed 28 Jun Uttara Phalguni · Shukla Saptami 23:39 – Thu 00:48, Thu 01:12 – 05:27
  • Thu 29 Jun Hasta · Shukla Ashtami 10:52 – 18:06, 18:30 – 20:48
  • Sat 1 Jul Swati · Shukla Dashami 08:34 – 08:46, 09:10 – 17:58, 18:22 – Sun 00:36

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 2 Feb Revati · Shukla ShashthiBarred most by a planet in the 8th, the navāṃśa and the Moon or a malefic in the lagna 07:10 – 09:10
  • Sun 6 Feb Mrigashira · Shukla EkadashiBarred most by the Moon or a malefic in the lagna, Mars in the 10th and the navāṃśa 12:24 – 13:20
  • Mon 14 Feb Hasta · Krishna PanchamiBarred most by the navāṃśa, the Moon or a malefic in the lagna and a planet in the 8th 07:01 – 09:43, 10:07 – 14:33
  • Thu 17 Feb Anuradha · Krishna AshtamiBarred most by the navāṃśa, a planet in the 7th, Rāhu and Ketu included (our reading) and the Moon or a malefic in the lagna 12:32 – 17:18, 20:54 – Fri 01:41
  • Sun 20 Feb Mula · Krishna EkadashiBarred most by a planet in the 7th, Rāhu and Ketu included (our reading), a planet in the 8th and the navāṃśa 06:56 – 09:19, 09:43 – 17:13
  • Mon 28 Feb Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati · Shukla TritiyaBarred most by a planet in the 7th, Rāhu and Ketu included (our reading), a planet in the 8th and the Moon or a malefic in the lagna 06:49 – 08:48, 09:12 – 09:37, 11:51 – 16:53, 17:17 – 19:17
  • Sun 12 Nov Uttara Phalguni · Krishna Ekadashi, Krishna DvadashiBarred most by the Moon or a malefic in the lagna, the navāṃśa and a planet in the 7th, Rāhu and Ketu included (our reading) 22:56 – 23:55, Mon 00:19 – 06:43
  • Mon 13 Nov Uttara Phalguni, Hasta · Krishna Dvadashi, Krishna TrayodashiBarred most by the Moon or a malefic in the lagna, the navāṃśa and a planet in the 7th, Rāhu and Ketu included (our reading) 06:43 – 09:07, 09:31 – 15:45, 16:09 – 23:51, Tue 00:15 – 06:10

These days pass 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

  • Thu 20 Jan Anuradha · Krishna Dashami Fri 06:22 – 07:15
  • Fri 21 Jan Anuradha · Krishna Dashami, Krishna Ekadashi 07:15 – 11:17, 11:41 – 11:53, 12:41 – 19:23, 19:47 – Sat 04:35, Sat 04:59 – 07:14
  • Sat 22 Jan Anuradha · Krishna Ekadashi 07:14 – 07:34
  • Sun 23 Jan Mula · Krishna Dvadashi, Krishna Trayodashi 10:06 – 11:09, 11:33 – 12:11, 15:47 – 19:15, 19:39 – Mon 04:27, Mon 04:51 – 07:14
  • Mon 24 Jan Mula · Krishna Trayodashi 07:14 – 11:05

These days pass every rule here except the tithi: a riktā tithi, Caturthī, Navamī or Caturdaśī. MC 6.53, p. 275

  • Fri 18 Feb Anuradha · Krishna Navami 06:58 – 09:27, 09:51 – 13:25
  • Mon 6 Nov Mrigashira · Krishna Chaturthi 06:38 – 09:34, 09:58 – 14:37
  • Wed 15 Nov Swati · Krishna Chaturdashi 06:45 – 08:59, 09:23 – 15:38, 16:02 – 21:34
  • Fri 15 Dec Anuradha · Krishna Chaturdashi 07:25 – 07:43

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

  • Sat 5 Feb Rohini · Shukla DashamiRāhu in Abhijit pierces Rohiṇī 12:55 – 18:24, 18:48 – Sun 03:36, Sun 04:00 – 07:07
  • Sat 18 Nov Mula · Shukla TritiyaKetu in Punarvasu pierces Mūla 21:52 – 23:32, 23:56 – Sun 06:48

This day passes every rule here except Kāṇa yoga, the weekday’s star in the kāṇa column. MC 1.30, p. 23

  • Fri 11 Feb Magha · Krishna Pratipada, Krishna DvitiyaFriday with Maghā 07:04 – 09:54, 10:18 – 14:49, 17:13 – 18:00, 18:24 – 22:01

This day passes every rule here except Mṛtyu yoga, the weekday’s star in the mṛtyu column. MC 1.30, p. 23

  • Mon 20 Nov Uttara Ashadha · Shukla PanchamiMonday with Uttarāṣāḍhā 21:32 – 23:24, 23:48 – Tue 05:36

This day passes every rule here except the weekday: Tuesday, which Vasiṣṭha always avoids. MC 6.53

  • Tue 12 Dec Swati · Krishna Ekadashi, Krishna Dvadashi 11:55 – 13:51, 14:15 – 17:25, 19:49 – 21:57, 22:21 – Wed 07:06
46 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 .

  • Sun 5 Mar Mrigashira · Shukla Navami 06:42 – 08:24, 08:48 – 16:30, 16:54 – 20:00
  • Thu 9 Mar Magha · Shukla Trayodashi, Shukla Chaturdashi 13:10 – 16:14, 16:38 – Fri 01:26, Fri 01:50 – 06:37
  • Fri 10 Mar Magha · Shukla Chaturdashi 06:37 – 08:04, 08:28 – 09:28
  • Mon 13 Mar Swati · Krishna Chaturthi 22:55 – Tue 01:10, Tue 01:34 – 05:03
  • Wed 3 May Magha · Shukla Navami, Shukla Dashami 05:39 – 12:38, 13:02 – 21:50, 22:14 – Thu 02:49
  • Sun 7 May Swati · Shukla Chaturdashi 19:17 – 21:34, 21:58 – Mon 00:37
  • Thu 15 Jun Uttara Bhadrapada · Krishna Ashtami, Krishna Navami 15:58 – 19:01, 19:25 – Fri 01:39, Fri 02:03 – 05:24
  • Fri 16 Jun Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati · Krishna Navami 05:24 – 09:45, 10:09 – 18:57, 19:21 – Sat 01:02
  • Fri 30 Jun Hasta · Shukla Navami 07:29 – 08:50, 09:14 – 09:34

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: 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 .

  • Fri 14 Apr Mula · Krishna Shashthi 17:33 – 23:04, 23:28 – Sat 05:43
  • Sat 15 Apr Mula · Krishna Shashthi 06:07 – 07:41
  • Sun 16 Apr Uttara Ashadha · Krishna Ashtami 09:39 – 13:45, 14:09 – 22:56, 23:20 – Mon 05:35
  • Fri 21 Apr Uttara Bhadrapada · Krishna Trayodashi Sat 00:08 – 05:15, Sat 05:39 – 05:49
  • Sat 22 Apr Uttara Bhadrapada · Krishna Trayodashi 05:49 – 10:06

These days pass 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 ; 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 .

  • Sun 16 Jan Uttara Phalguni · Krishna Panchami, Krishna ShashthiSaturn in Revatī pierces Uttara Phalgunī 09:14 – 11:37, 12:01 – 17:03, 17:51 – 19:43, 20:07 – 22:48, Mon 01:12 – 04:54, Mon 05:18 – 07:15
  • Mon 17 Jan Uttara Phalguni, Hasta · Krishna Shashthi, Krishna SaptamiSaturn in Revatī pierces Uttara Phalgunī 07:15 – 11:33, 11:57 – 19:39, 20:03 – Tue 04:50, Tue 05:14 – 06:19

These days pass every rule here except 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 .

  • Sun 13 Feb Uttara Phalguni, Hasta · Krishna Tritiya, Krishna ChaturthiSaturn in Revatī pierces Uttara Phalgunī 07:02 – 09:47, Mon 04:47 – 06:42
  • Sun 19 Nov Mula · Shukla Tritiya, Shukla ChaturthiKetu in Punarvasu pierces Mūla 06:48 – 08:43, 09:07 – 15:22, 15:46 – 20:26

These days pass 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 22 Feb Uttara Ashadha · Krishna TrayodashiTuesday with Uttarāṣāḍhā 17:49 – 22:51
  • Tue 21 Nov Uttara Ashadha · Shukla Panchami, Shukla ShashthiTuesday with Uttarāṣāḍhā 07:45 – 08:35, 08:59 – 13:10, 13:58 – 15:14, 15:38 – 22:36

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 .

  • Fri 3 Mar Rohini · Shukla Saptami, Shukla AshtamiRāhu in Abhijit pierces Rohiṇī 22:35 – Sat 01:49, Sat 02:13 – 06:43
  • Sat 29 Apr Mrigashira · Shukla PanchamiRāhu in Uttarāṣāḍhā pierces Mṛgaśirā 05:42 – 07:46

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

  • Tue 31 Oct Revati · Shukla Trayodashi, Shukla Chaturdashi 06:33 – 09:58, 10:22 – 15:48, 17:01 – Wed 00:42, Wed 01:06 – 06:06
  • Tue 14 Nov Swati · Krishna Chaturdashi Wed 03:49 – 06:45

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 ; and the weekday: Tuesday, which Vasiṣṭha always avoids MC 6.53 .

  • Tue 18 Jan Swati · Krishna Ashtami Wed 05:43 – 07:15

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

  • Wed 19 Jan Swati · Krishna Ashtami, Krishna Navami 07:15 – 11:25, 11:49 – 15:24, 17:24 – 19:31, 19:55 – Thu 00:01, Thu 02:07 – 04:42, Thu 05:06 – 05:44

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 1 Feb Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati · Shukla Panchami, Shukla ShashthiJupiter in Uttara Phalgunī pierces Revatī 07:10 – 09:04, 09:52 – 10:34, 10:58 – 18:40, 19:04 – Wed 03:51, Wed 04:15 – 07:10

This day passes every rule here except Utpāta yoga, the weekday’s star in the utpāta column MC 1.30, p. 23 ; 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 .

  • Sat 12 Feb Uttara Phalguni · Krishna TritiyaSaturday with Uttara Phalgunī; Saturn in Revatī pierces Uttara Phalgunī 19:09 – 23:19, Sun 00:28 – 03:08, Sun 03:32 – 07:02

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 .

  • Sat 6 May Hasta · Shukla Dvadashi, Shukla TrayodashiSaturday with Hasta 05:37 – 07:07, 08:19 – 12:26, 12:50 – 21:08

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 Jupiter’s sign: Jupiter in Leo, barred for its whole stay MC 1.48, p. 40 .

  • Wed 24 May Rohini · Shukla PratipadaVenus old: within 5 days before setting in the west 14:47 – 20:27, 20:51 – Thu 03:06, Thu 03:30 – 05:26

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 Jupiter’s sign: Jupiter in Leo, barred for its whole stay MC 1.48, p. 40 .

  • Sat 17 Jun Revati · Krishna DashamiSaturday with Revatī 05:24 – 09:41, 10:05 – 13:49

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 27 Jun Magha · Shukla Panchami, Shukla Shashthi 05:26 – 09:02, 09:26 – 11:15, 12:03 – 14:06

This day passes every rule here except Kāṇa yoga, the weekday’s star in the kāṇa column MC 1.30, p. 23 ; and the tithi: Navamī, a riktā tithi MC 6.53, p. 275 .

  • Fri 10 Nov Magha · Krishna NavamiFriday with Maghā 14:30 – 15:57, 16:21 – Sat 00:03, Sat 00:27 – 06:41

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 9 Dec Uttara Phalguni · Krishna Ashtami, Krishna NavamiSaturday with Uttara Phalgunī 16:40 – 22:09, 22:33 – Sun 07:04

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

  • Sat 4 Mar Rohini, Mrigashira · Shukla Ashtami, Shukla NavamiRāhu in Abhijit pierces Rohiṇī 06:43 – 08:28, 08:52 – 16:34, 16:58 – Sun 01:46, Sun 02:10 – 06:42
  • Fri 28 Apr Rohini, Mrigashira · Shukla Chaturthi, Shukla PanchamiRāhu in Uttarāṣāḍhā pierces Mṛgaśirā 05:43 – 06:35, 08:59 – 12:58, 13:22 – 22:09, 22:33 – Sat 04:48, Sat 05:12 – 05:42
  • Thu 11 May Mula · Krishna Tritiya, Krishna ChaturthiKetu in Punarvasu pierces Mūla 16:43 – 21:18, 21:42 – Fri 03:57, Fri 04:21 – 05:33
  • Fri 12 May Mula · Krishna ChaturthiKetu in Punarvasu pierces Mūla 05:33 – 12:03, 12:27 – 16:41
  • Wed 21 Jun Rohini · Krishna ChaturdashiRāhu in Uttarāṣāḍhā pierces Mṛgaśirā 05:24 – 09:25, 09:49 – 18:37, 19:01 – 23:20

These days pass every rule here except Jupiter’s sign: Jupiter in Leo, barred for its whole stay MC 1.48, p. 40 ; 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 2 May Magha · Shukla Navami Wed 05:12 – 05:39
  • Tue 20 Jun Rohini · Krishna Trayodashi, Krishna Chaturdashi 23:35 – Wed 01:16, Wed 03:16 – 05:24

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

  • Sat 11 Mar Uttara Phalguni · Krishna Pratipada, Krishna DvitiyaSaturday with Hasta; Saturday with Uttara Phalgunī 07:00 – 08:00, 08:24 – 16:06, 19:28 – Sun 01:18, Sun 01:42 – 06:34

This day passes every rule here except Jupiter’s sign: Jupiter in Leo, barred for its whole stay MC 1.48, p. 40 ; 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 .

  • Sun 23 Apr Revati · Krishna Chaturdashi 11:42 – 13:17, 13:41 – 22:29, 22:53 – Mon 00:21

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 tithi: Caturdaśī, a riktā tithi MC 6.53, p. 275 ; 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 25 Jan Uttara Ashadha · Krishna ChaturdashiTuesday with Uttarāṣāḍhā 14:02 – 18:17

This day passes every rule here except 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 29 Feb Revati · Shukla ChaturthiJupiter in Uttara Phalgunī pierces Revatī 06:47 – 08:44, 09:08 – 11:56

This day passes every rule here except Jupiter’s sign: Jupiter in Leo, barred for its whole stay MC 1.48, p. 40 ; 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 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 .

  • Mon 17 Apr Uttara Ashadha · Krishna Ashtami, Krishna NavamiMonday with Abhijit 05:59 – 12:13

What bars marriage in 2028

Delhi time

In Delhi, 2028 has marriage dates in January, February, October, November and December. These stretches bar the rest of the year. Between them, a day can still fail on its nakṣatra, tithi or weekday.

BarDatesSource
The Sun in Sagittarius (Kharmas 2027) Until Sat 15 Jan Garga in MC 6.13 comm., p. 235
Pauṣa, outside the marriage months Until Wed 26 Jan MC 6.13 comm., p. 235
Jupiter in Leo (Simhastha) Mon 28 Feb – Mon 24 Jul MC 1.48, p. 40
The Sun in Pisces (Kharmas 2028) Tue 14 Mar – Thu 13 Apr Garga in MC 6.13 comm., p. 235
Caitra, outside the marriage months Sun 26 Mar – Tue 25 Apr MC 6.13 comm., p. 235
Venus old (5 days before setting in the west) Tue 23 May – Sun 28 May MC 5.27
Venus set Sun 28 May – Wed 7 Jun SS 9.6⁠–⁠7; MC 1.46⁠–⁠47
Venus infant (3 days after rising in the east) Wed 7 Jun – Sat 10 Jun MC 5.27
Hari’s sleep Sun 2 Jul – Sat 28 Oct MC 6.13 comm., p. 235
Lunar eclipse, 0.39 of the disc (Chandra Grahan 2028) Tue 4 Jul – Sun 9 Jul DS p. 181, note
Śrāvaṇa, outside the marriage months Sat 22 Jul – Sun 20 Aug MC 6.13 comm., p. 235
The Sun in Leo Wed 16 Aug – Sat 16 Sep Garga in MC 6.13 comm., p. 235
Bhādrapada, outside the marriage months Sun 20 Aug – Mon 18 Sep MC 6.13 comm., p. 235
Jupiter old (15 days before setting in the west) Mon 28 Aug – Tue 12 Sep MC 5.27
Jupiter set Tue 12 Sep – Fri 13 Oct SS 9.6⁠–⁠7; MC 1.46⁠–⁠48
Āśvina, outside the marriage months Mon 18 Sep – Wed 18 Oct MC 6.13 comm., p. 235
Jupiter infant (15 days after rising in the east) Fri 13 Oct – Sat 28 Oct MC 5.27
The Sun in Sagittarius (Kharmas 2028) From Fri 15 Dec Garga in MC 6.13 comm., p. 235
Pauṣa, outside the marriage months From Sat 16 Dec MC 6.13 comm., p. 235
Lunar eclipse, 1.00 of the disc (Chandra Grahan 2028) From Wed 27 Dec DS p. 181, note

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 2026, Vivah muhurat 2027; all marriage dates.

Questions

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

When are the marriage dates in 2028?

In Delhi, 21 days: 31 January; 10, 19 and 27 February; 29 and 30 October; 4, 5, 11, 16, 17, 26 and 27 November; 1, 2, 3, 8, 10, 11, 13 and 14 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.

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