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Vivah Muhurat 2026 — Shubh Marriage Dates

In 2026 there are 57 vivah muhurat dates, 12 of them still ahead — the next is Saturday, 21 November 2026, 06:50 – 02:30 (22 November).

  • Computed for Jaipur from the positions of the Sun, the Moon, Jupiter and Venus — not copied from a printed list.
  • Every window shows the nakshatra, tithi, yoga and karana it was cleared on, and every closed season shows its start and end.

Vivah Muhurat 2026 month by month

MonthHow manyDatesNote
January0—Shukra asta · Kharmas
February519, 20, 21, 25, 269 more held back by asta
March82, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12
April815, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29
May81, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14
June1019, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
July61, 6, 7, 8, 11, 127 more held back by asta
August0—Guru asta · Chaturmas
September0—Chaturmas
October0—Chaturmas · Shukra asta
November521, 24, 25, 26, 30
December72, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12

January 2026 vivah muhurat dates

Venus is combust (Shukra asta) from 26 November 2025 to 17 February 2026 and Kharmas (the Sun in Dhanu) runs from 16 December 2025 to 14 January 2026.

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February 2026 vivah muhurat dates

DateMuhuratNakshatraTithiWhy it qualifies
Thursday, 19 February 202620:52 – 06:59 (20 February)Uttara BhadrapadaShukla TritiyaVivah nakshatra; yoga Sadhya, karana Taitila / Garaja — neither rejected
Friday, 20 February 202606:59 – 01:52 (21 February)Uttara Bhadrapada, RevatiShukla Tritiya → Shukla ChaturthiVivah nakshatra; yoga Sadhya / Shubha, karana Garaja / Vanija — neither rejected
Rikta tithi — allowed by the almanacs; some families avoid it
Saturday, 21 February 202613:01 – 19:07RevatiShukla PanchamiVivah nakshatra; yoga Shubha / Shukla, karana Bava — neither rejected
Wednesday, 25 February 202601:28 – 06:53 (26 February)MrigashiraShukla Navami → Shukla DashamiVivah nakshatra; yoga Preeti, karana Kaulava / Taitila — neither rejected
Rikta tithi — allowed by the almanacs; some families avoid it
Thursday, 26 February 202606:53 – 12:11MrigashiraShukla DashamiVivah nakshatra; yoga Preeti, karana Taitila — neither rejected

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March 2026 vivah muhurat dates

DateMuhuratNakshatraTithiWhy it qualifies
Monday, 2 March 202612:19 – 17:56
05:28 – 06:48 (3 March)
MaghaShukla Chaturdashi → PurnimaVivah nakshatra; yoga Sukarma, karana Vanija / Bava — neither rejected
Rikta tithi — allowed by the almanacs; some families avoid it
Tuesday, 3 March 202606:48 – 07:31MaghaPurnimaVivah nakshatra; yoga Sukarma, karana Bava — neither rejected
Wednesday, 4 March 202607:39 – 08:52Uttara PhalguniKrishna PratipadaVivah nakshatra; yoga Dhriti, karana Kaulava — neither rejected
Saturday, 7 March 202611:15 – 06:43 (8 March)SwatiKrishna Chaturthi → Krishna PanchamiVivah nakshatra; yoga Dhruva, karana Balava / Kaulava — neither rejected
Rikta tithi — allowed by the almanacs; some families avoid it
Sunday, 8 March 202606:43 – 07:04SwatiKrishna PanchamiVivah nakshatra; yoga Dhruva, karana Kaulava — neither rejected
Monday, 9 March 202616:11 – 23:27AnuradhaKrishna ShashtiVivah nakshatra; yoga Harshana, karana Vanija — neither rejected
Wednesday, 11 March 202622:00 – 06:39 (12 March)MulaKrishna Ashtami → Krishna NavamiVivah nakshatra; yoga Siddhi, karana Kaulava / Taitila — neither rejected
Rikta tithi — allowed by the almanacs; some families avoid it
Thursday, 12 March 202606:39 – 09:58MulaKrishna NavamiVivah nakshatra; yoga Siddhi, karana Taitila — neither rejected
Rikta tithi — allowed by the almanacs; some families avoid it

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April 2026 vivah muhurat dates

DateMuhuratNakshatraTithiWhy it qualifies
Wednesday, 15 April 202615:22 – 22:31Uttara BhadrapadaKrishna TrayodashiVivah nakshatra; yoga Indra, karana Vanija — neither rejected
Sunday, 19 April 202604:35 – 05:58 (20 April)RohiniShukla TritiyaVivah nakshatra; yoga Saubhagya, karana Garaja — neither rejected
Monday, 20 April 202605:58 – 17:50
04:15 – 05:57 (21 April)
Rohini, MrigashiraShukla Tritiya → Shukla Chaturthi (kshaya) → Shukla PanchamiVivah nakshatra; yoga Saubhagya / Shobhana, karana Garaja / Vanija / Bava — neither rejected
Rikta tithi — allowed by the almanacs; some families avoid it
Tuesday, 21 April 202605:57 – 12:31MrigashiraShukla PanchamiVivah nakshatra; yoga Shobhana, karana Bava — neither rejected
Saturday, 25 April 202623:43 – 05:52 (26 April)MaghaShukla DashamiVivah nakshatra; yoga Vriddhi, karana Taitila — neither rejected
Sunday, 26 April 202605:52 – 20:27MaghaShukla Dashami → Shukla EkadashiVivah nakshatra; yoga Vriddhi, karana Taitila / Garaja / Vanija — neither rejected
Tuesday, 28 April 202621:04 – 05:50 (29 April)Uttara Phalguni, HastaShukla TrayodashiVivah nakshatra; yoga Harshana, karana Kaulava — neither rejected
Wednesday, 29 April 202605:50 – 20:51HastaShukla Trayodashi → Shukla ChaturdashiVivah nakshatra; yoga Harshana, karana Kaulava / Taitila / Garaja — neither rejected
Rikta tithi — allowed by the almanacs; some families avoid it

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May 2026 vivah muhurat dates

DateMuhuratNakshatraTithiWhy it qualifies
Friday, 1 May 202610:00 – 21:13SwatiPurnimaVivah nakshatra; yoga Siddhi, karana Bava — neither rejected
Sunday, 3 May 202607:10 – 22:28AnuradhaKrishna DwitiyaVivah nakshatra; yoga Variyan, karana Taitila / Garaja — neither rejected
Tuesday, 5 May 202612:54 – 05:44 (6 May)MulaKrishna ChaturthiVivah nakshatra; yoga Shiva / Siddha, karana Bava / Balava — neither rejected
Rikta tithi — allowed by the almanacs; some families avoid it
Wednesday, 6 May 202605:44 – 15:53MulaKrishna Chaturthi → Krishna PanchamiVivah nakshatra; yoga Siddha, karana Balava / Kaulava — neither rejected
Rikta tithi — allowed by the almanacs; some families avoid it
Thursday, 7 May 202618:45 – 05:43 (8 May)Uttara AshadhaKrishna ShashtiVivah nakshatra; yoga Sadhya / Shubha, karana Garaja / Vanija — neither rejected
Friday, 8 May 202605:43 – 12:22Uttara AshadhaKrishna ShashtiVivah nakshatra; yoga Shubha, karana Vanija — neither rejected
Wednesday, 13 May 202620:54 – 05:39 (14 May)Uttara Bhadrapada, RevatiKrishna DwadashiVivah nakshatra; yoga Preeti, karana Kaulava / Taitila — neither rejected
Thursday, 14 May 202605:39 – 22:34RevatiKrishna Dwadashi → Krishna TrayodashiVivah nakshatra; yoga Preeti / Ayushman, karana Taitila / Garaja / Vanija — neither rejected

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June 2026 vivah muhurat dates

DateMuhuratNakshatraTithiWhy it qualifies
Friday, 19 June 202610:07 – 14:53MaghaShukla PanchamiVivah nakshatra; yoga Harshana, karana Balava — neither rejected
Sunday, 21 June 202609:31 – 11:21Uttara PhalguniShukla SaptamiVivah nakshatra; yoga Siddhi, karana Vanija — neither rejected
Monday, 22 June 202610:31 – 05:33 (23 June)HastaShukla Ashtami → Shukla NavamiVivah nakshatra; yoga Variyan, karana Bava / Balava / Kaulava — neither rejected
Rikta tithi — allowed by the almanacs; some families avoid it
Tuesday, 23 June 202605:33 – 10:13HastaShukla NavamiVivah nakshatra; yoga Variyan, karana Kaulava — neither rejected
Rikta tithi — allowed by the almanacs; some families avoid it
Wednesday, 24 June 202613:59 – 05:34 (25 June)SwatiShukla Dashami → Shukla EkadashiVivah nakshatra; yoga Shiva, karana Garaja / Vanija — neither rejected
Thursday, 25 June 202605:34 – 07:08SwatiShukla EkadashiVivah nakshatra; yoga Shiva, karana Vanija — neither rejected
Friday, 26 June 202619:16 – 05:34 (27 June)AnuradhaShukla Dwadashi → Shukla TrayodashiVivah nakshatra; yoga Sadhya, karana Balava / Kaulava — neither rejected
Saturday, 27 June 202605:34 – 22:11AnuradhaShukla TrayodashiVivah nakshatra; yoga Sadhya / Shubha, karana Kaulava / Taitila — neither rejected
Sunday, 28 June 202601:09 – 03:06 (29 June)MulaShukla ChaturdashiVivah nakshatra; yoga Shukla, karana Vanija — neither rejected
Rikta tithi — allowed by the almanacs; some families avoid it
Monday, 29 June 202616:17 – 04:03 (30 June)MulaPurnimaVivah nakshatra; yoga Brahma, karana Bava — neither rejected

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July 2026 vivah muhurat dates

DateMuhuratNakshatraTithiWhy it qualifies
Wednesday, 1 July 202606:51 – 16:04Uttara AshadhaKrishna Pratipada → Krishna DwitiyaVivah nakshatra; yoga Indra, karana Kaulava / Taitila — neither rejected
Monday, 6 July 202601:41 – 05:38 (7 July)Uttara BhadrapadaKrishna SaptamiVivah nakshatra; yoga Shobhana, karana Bava — neither rejected
Tuesday, 7 July 202605:38 – 14:31Uttara BhadrapadaKrishna Saptami → Krishna AshtamiVivah nakshatra; yoga Shobhana, karana Bava / Balava — neither rejected
Wednesday, 8 July 202612:38 – 16:00RevatiKrishna NavamiVivah nakshatra; yoga Sukarma, karana Taitila — neither rejected
Rikta tithi — allowed by the almanacs; some families avoid it
Saturday, 11 July 202600:05 – 05:40 (12 July)RohiniKrishna Dwadashi → Krishna TrayodashiVivah nakshatra; yoga Vriddhi, karana Taitila / Garaja — neither rejected
Sunday, 12 July 202605:40 – 22:30Rohini, MrigashiraKrishna TrayodashiVivah nakshatra; yoga Vriddhi / Dhruva, karana Garaja / Vanija — neither rejected

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August 2026 vivah muhurat dates

Jupiter is combust (Guru asta) from 14 July 2026 to 13 August 2026 and Chaturmas runs from 24 July 2026 to 20 November 2026.

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September 2026 vivah muhurat dates

Chaturmas runs from 24 July 2026 to 20 November 2026.

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October 2026 vivah muhurat dates

Chaturmas runs from 24 July 2026 to 20 November 2026 and Venus is combust (Shukra asta) from 19 October 2026 to 29 October 2026.

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November 2026 vivah muhurat dates

DateMuhuratNakshatraTithiWhy it qualifies
Saturday, 21 November 202606:50 – 02:30 (22 November)Uttara Bhadrapada, RevatiShukla DwadashiVivah nakshatra; yoga Siddhi, karana Bava / Balava — neither rejected
Tuesday, 24 November 202623:25 – 06:53 (25 November)RohiniKrishna PratipadaVivah nakshatra; yoga Shiva, karana Balava / Kaulava — neither rejected
Wednesday, 25 November 202606:53 – 06:54 (26 November)Rohini, MrigashiraKrishna Pratipada → Krishna DwitiyaVivah nakshatra; yoga Shiva / Siddha, karana Kaulava / Taitila / Garaja — neither rejected
Thursday, 26 November 202606:54 – 17:47MrigashiraKrishna Dwitiya → Krishna TritiyaVivah nakshatra; yoga Siddha / Sadhya, karana Garaja / Vanija — neither rejected
Monday, 30 November 202612:55 – 14:27MaghaKrishna SaptamiVivah nakshatra; yoga Indra, karana Bava — neither rejected

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December 2026 vivah muhurat dates

DateMuhuratNakshatraTithiWhy it qualifies
Wednesday, 2 December 202610:31 – 06:59 (3 December)Uttara PhalguniKrishna Navami → Krishna DashamiVivah nakshatra; yoga Preeti, karana Taitila / Garaja / Vanija — neither rejected
Rikta tithi — allowed by the almanacs; some families avoid it
Thursday, 3 December 202606:59 – 10:54
23:04 – 07:00 (4 December)
Uttara Phalguni, HastaKrishna Dashami → Krishna EkadashiVivah nakshatra; yoga Preeti / Ayushman, karana Vanija / Bava — neither rejected
Friday, 4 December 202607:00 – 10:23HastaKrishna EkadashiVivah nakshatra; yoga Ayushman / Saubhagya, karana Bava — neither rejected
Saturday, 5 December 202611:49 – 07:01 (6 December)SwatiKrishna Dwadashi → Krishna TrayodashiVivah nakshatra; yoga Shobhana, karana Kaulava / Taitila / Garaja — neither rejected
Sunday, 6 December 202607:01 – 07:41SwatiKrishna TrayodashiVivah nakshatra; yoga Shobhana, karana Garaja — neither rejected
Friday, 11 December 202603:04 – 07:05 (12 December)Uttara AshadhaShukla TritiyaVivah nakshatra; yoga Vriddhi, karana Garaja — neither rejected
Saturday, 12 December 202607:05 – 03:28 (13 December)Uttara AshadhaShukla Tritiya → Shukla ChaturthiVivah nakshatra; yoga Vriddhi / Dhruva, karana Garaja / Vanija — neither rejected
Rikta tithi — allowed by the almanacs; some families avoid it

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Kharmas, Chaturmas and asta in 2026

PeriodFromUntil
Shukra asta — Venus within 10° of the Sun26 November 2025, 11:5117 February 2026, 15:08
Kharmas — Sun in Dhanu16 December 2025, 04:2014 January 2026, 15:07
Kharmas — Sun in Meena15 March 2026, 01:0314 April 2026, 09:32
Adhika Jyeshtha — adhika (extra) month17 May 2026, 01:3115 June 2026, 08:24
Guru asta — Jupiter within 11° of the Sun14 July 2026, 18:0413 August 2026, 15:53
Chaturmas — Devshayani to Devuthani Ekadashi24 July 2026, 09:1320 November 2026, 07:16
Shukra asta — Venus within 10° of the Sun19 October 2026, 08:1529 October 2026, 09:40
Kharmas — Sun in Dhanu16 December 2026, 10:2514 January 2027, 21:10

Vivah Muhurat rules used on this page

  • Kharmas is closed: no marriage while the Sun is in Dhanu (Sagittarius) or Meena (Pisces) (16 December 2025 – 14 January 2026, 15 March 2026 – 14 April 2026 and 16 December 2026 – 14 January 2027).
  • Chaturmas is closed: from the moment Devshayani Ekadashi begins (24 July 2026, 09:13) to the moment Devuthani Ekadashi begins (20 November 2026, 07:16).
  • An adhika month is closed: Adhika Jyeshtha, an adhika month, runs from 17 May 2026 to 15 June 2026.
  • Guru and Shukra must be clear of the Sun: no marriage while Jupiter is within 11° of the Sun or Venus within 10° (8° while retrograde) — the classical combustion (asta) orbs.
  • Nakshatra: the Moon in one of the eleven vivah nakshatras — Rohini, Mrigashira, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Uttara Bhadrapada and Revati.
  • Tithi: never Amavasya. The rikta tithis (Chaturthi, Navami, Chaturdashi) are allowed, because the published almanacs allow them for marriage, and are marked in the table.
  • Yoga and karana: the window avoids the nine rejected yogas — Atiganda, Ganda, Parigha, Shula, Vaidhriti, Vajra, Vishkamba, Vyaghata and Vyatipata — and the karanas Chatushpada, Kimstughna, Naga, Shakuni and Vishti.
  • The day: sunrise to the next sunrise, for Jaipur. A day that any closed season touches at all is left out whole; inside the days that remain, the muhurat is the time when every condition above holds at once.
  • Not checked here: the lagna for the pheras and the couple's own charts (Guru, Surya and Chandra bala). A priest fixes the lagna inside the window.

Dates held back by Guru or Shukra asta

These days clear every other rule, but Jupiter or Venus is inside its combustion orb. Almanacs that count asta only while the planet is invisible list some of them.

DatePlanetDistance from the SunMuhurat
Thursday, 15 January 2026Venus2.0° (orb 10°)05:47 – 07:16 (16 January)
Friday, 16 January 2026Venus2.2° (orb 10°)07:16 – 21:06
Friday, 23 January 2026Venus3.9° (orb 10°)15:59 – 07:15 (24 January)
Saturday, 24 January 2026Venus4.2° (orb 10°)07:15 – 07:15 (25 January)
Sunday, 25 January 2026Venus4.4° (orb 10°)07:15 – 13:35
Wednesday, 28 January 2026Venus5.1° (orb 10°)09:27 – 03:17 (29 January)
Thursday, 29 January 2026Venus5.4° (orb 10°)13:55 – 20:27
Monday, 2 February 2026Venus6.3° (orb 10°)22:47 – 07:11 (3 February)
Tuesday, 3 February 2026Venus6.5° (orb 10°)07:11 – 22:10
Wednesday, 4 February 2026Venus6.8° (orb 10°)01:04 – 07:10 (5 February)
Thursday, 5 February 2026Venus7.0° (orb 10°)07:10 – 07:09 (6 February)
Friday, 6 February 2026Venus7.3° (orb 10°)07:09 – 23:37
Sunday, 8 February 2026Venus7.8° (orb 10°)00:08 – 05:02 (9 February)
Tuesday, 10 February 2026Venus8.2° (orb 10°)07:55 – 01:42 (11 February)
Thursday, 12 February 2026Venus8.7° (orb 10°)13:42 – 03:06 (13 February)
Saturday, 14 February 2026Venus9.2° (orb 10°)18:16 – 03:17 (15 February)
Thursday, 16 July 2026Jupiter9.2° (orb 11°)19:52 – 01:22 (17 July)
Saturday, 18 July 2026Jupiter7.7° (orb 11°)18:00 – 20:45
Sunday, 19 July 2026Jupiter7.0° (orb 11°)19:23 – 05:44 (20 July)
Monday, 20 July 2026Jupiter6.2° (orb 11°)05:44 – 19:09
Tuesday, 21 July 2026Jupiter5.5° (orb 11°)20:49 – 05:45 (22 July)
Wednesday, 22 July 2026Jupiter4.8° (orb 11°)05:45 – 23:03
Thursday, 23 July 2026Jupiter4.0° (orb 11°)01:42 – 05:46 (24 July)

Why other calendars show different dates

  • Asta by orb or by sight. This page treats Jupiter or Venus as combust while it is inside its classical orb. Some almanacs count asta only while the planet is actually lost in the Sun's glare, a shorter stretch — so they also list some of the 23 days in the held-back table above.
  • Rikta tithis. Marked here, not removed: the major almanacs allow them for marriage.
  • Kharmas and Chaturmas. A few published lists include dates inside these seasons; this page follows the classical rule and leaves both out.
  • Further doshas and the lagna. Stricter almanacs screen every day for more doshas than these, which removes a few more dates. Treat this list as the panchang-shuddhi starting point and have the final muhurat fixed by your priest.
  • The city. The day starts at sunrise, so a window near dawn can fall on a different date in another city.

Muhurat for another city

The day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise, and sunrise differs across India by well over an hour — so a window near dawn can belong to a different date in another city, and every clock time moves.

These links recompute the list for the city you pick. They are variants of this page: each carries a canonical back to the address above and asks search engines not to index it.

Common questions

How many vivah muhurat dates are there in 2026?

57. By month: February 5, March 8, April 8, May 8, June 10, July 6, November 5, December 7. None in January, August, September and October.

When is the next vivah muhurat in 2026?

Saturday, 21 November 2026, 06:50 – 02:30 (22 November), with the Moon in Uttara Bhadrapada (times for Jaipur).

Which months of 2026 have no vivah muhurat?

January, August, September and October — Venus is combust (Shukra asta) from 26 November 2025 to 17 February 2026, Kharmas (the Sun in Dhanu) runs from 16 December 2025 to 14 January 2026, Jupiter is combust (Guru asta) from 14 July 2026 to 13 August 2026, Chaturmas runs from 24 July 2026 to 20 November 2026 and Venus is combust (Shukra asta) from 19 October 2026 to 29 October 2026.

When is Kharmas in 2026?

Kharmas (the Sun in Dhanu) runs from 16 December 2025 to 14 January 2026, Kharmas (the Sun in Meena) runs from 15 March 2026 to 14 April 2026 and Kharmas (the Sun in Dhanu) runs from 16 December 2026 to 14 January 2027.

When does Chaturmas start and end in 2026?

Chaturmas runs from 24 July 2026 to 20 November 2026 — from the start of Devshayani Ekadashi to the start of Devuthani Ekadashi. No marriage is fixed inside it.

Is Guru or Shukra combust (asta) in 2026?

Venus is combust (Shukra asta) from 26 November 2025 to 17 February 2026, Jupiter is combust (Guru asta) from 14 July 2026 to 13 August 2026 and Venus is combust (Shukra asta) from 19 October 2026 to 29 October 2026. No date is given while either is combust.

Can a marriage be fixed on Chaturthi, Navami or Chaturdashi?

The major almanacs allow these rikta tithis for marriage, so this list does too. 16 of the 2026 dates carry one and are marked in the table — families who avoid rikta can skip them.

Why does another panchang show different dates?

Mostly for three reasons: how asta is counted (by orb or by sight), whether further doshas and the lagna are screened, and which city's sunrise is used. Each is set out above under 'Why other calendars show different dates'.