💍Marriage (Vivah)
Marriage Muhurat, 2026 & 2027
All 730 days of 2026 and 2027 run through the filters this rite asks for. 19 days pass all of them — 7 in 2026, 12 in 2027. 453 days never reached the test — Kharmas, Adhika maas, Chaturmas, Asta, Holashtak shut them first — and the remainder failed on a limb the month pages name one by one.
19
days pass everything
64
one rule short
453
in a closed period
12
of 24 months with none
Why one year is wider than the other
2027 returns 12 qualifying days for a marriage and 2026 returns 7. The filter is identical in both and so is the closure list, so the whole difference is in where the closures fall — an intercalary lunar month in 2026 and not in 2027, and combustions that cost 45 days in 2026 against 8 days in 2027 because a combustion inside Chaturmas takes days Chaturmas had already shut. Take those two out of both years and the gap in open days falls from 73 days to 6; the cluster page works that through for all 7 occasions.
For this rite the effect is uneven rather than a shift. March 0 then 3, January 0 then 2, November 1 then 3, April 2 then 1 — 7 months of the twelve return the same count in both years, and even those do not return the same dates. One calendar date qualifies in both years: 26 November.
| Year | Qualify | One short | Closed | Lost that would have passed | Open days in the calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 25 | 263 | 20 | 102 |
| 2027 | 12 | 39 | 190 | 12 | 175 |
“Open days in the calendar” counts the days no closure covers at all, before any limb is read, and is the same figure for every occasion. The two columns before it are this rite’s own.
Month by month, 2026 and 2027
12 months of the 24 offer at least one qualifying day. January 2026, March 2026, May 2026, July 2026, August 2026, September 2026, October 2026, May 2027, July 2027, August 2027, September 2027, October 2027 offer none — 7 of those because a closure covers the whole month. Each row links to the day-by-day working.
2026 · 7 qualifying days of 365 · 4 months shut outright
| Month | Qualify | One short | Closed periods | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 0 | 0 | Shukra asta (all month), Dhanu Kharmas | Days → |
| February 2026 | 1 | 1 | Shukra asta, Holashtak | Days → |
| March 2026 | 0 | 3 | Holashtak, Meena Kharmas | Days → |
| April 2026 | 2 | 5 | Meena Kharmas | Days → |
| May 2026 | 0 | 7 | Adhika Jyeshtha | Days → |
| June 2026 | 1 | 3 | Adhika Jyeshtha | Days → |
| July 2026 | 0 | 3 | Guru asta, Chaturmas | Days → |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 | Guru asta, Chaturmas (all month) | Days → |
| September 2026 | 0 | 0 | Chaturmas (all month) | Days → |
| October 2026 | 0 | 0 | Chaturmas (all month), Shukra asta | Days → |
| November 2026 | 1 | 1 | Chaturmas | Days → |
| December 2026 | 2 | 2 | Dhanu Kharmas (next) | Days → |
2027 · 12 qualifying days of 365 · 3 months shut outright
| Month | Qualify | One short | Closed periods | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2027 | 2 | 4 | Dhanu Kharmas | Days → |
| February 2027 | 1 | 8 | none | Days → |
| March 2027 | 3 | 0 | Holashtak, Meena Kharmas | Days → |
| April 2027 | 1 | 4 | Meena Kharmas | Days → |
| May 2027 | 0 | 8 | none | Days → |
| June 2027 | 1 | 8 | none | Days → |
| July 2027 | 0 | 1 | Shukra asta, Chaturmas | Days → |
| August 2027 | 0 | 0 | Shukra asta (all month), Chaturmas (all month), Guru asta | Days → |
| September 2027 | 0 | 0 | Shukra asta, Chaturmas (all month), Guru asta | Days → |
| October 2027 | 0 | 0 | Chaturmas (all month) | Days → |
| November 2027 | 3 | 2 | Chaturmas | Days → |
| December 2027 | 1 | 4 | Dhanu Kharmas (next) | Days → |
Every qualifying day, in full
The whole shortlist on one page — 19 days across 12 months of 2026 and 2027, with the tithi and nakshatra that carried each. Between them sits the longest empty stretch of the two years: 153 days from 26 June 2026 to 25 November 2026 with nothing available for this rite at all.
February 2026 · 1 day
- 20 FebruaryFridayShukla Tritiya· Uttara Bhadrapada
June 2026 · 1 day
- 25 JuneThursdayShukla Ekadashi· Swati
November 2026 · 1 day
- 26 NovemberThursdayKrishna Dwitiya· Mrigashira
December 2026 · 2 days
- 3 DecemberThursdayKrishna Dashami· Uttara Phalguni
- 4 DecemberFridayKrishna Ekadashi· Hasta
January 2027 · 2 days
- 15 JanuaryFridayShukla Saptami· Revati
- 20 JanuaryWednesdayShukla Trayodashi· Mrigashira
February 2027 · 1 day
- 11 FebruaryThursdayShukla Panchami· Revati
March 2027 · 3 days
April 2027 · 1 day
- 28 AprilWednesdayKrishna Saptami· Uttara Ashadha
June 2027 · 1 day
- 21 JuneMondayKrishna Dwitiya· Uttara Ashadha
November 2027 · 3 days
- 12 NovemberFridayShukla Trayodashi· Revati
- 24 NovemberWednesdayKrishna Ekadashi· Hasta
- 26 NovemberFridayKrishna Trayodashi· Swati
December 2027 · 1 day
- 9 DecemberThursdayShukla Ekadashi· Revati
Each date links to its own panchang page for the end times of the tithi and nakshatra, and for Rahu Kaal and Abhijit inside the day. The window for the ceremony itself is elected inside one of these days against the charts of the people involved — that is a second pass no calendar can do.
The filter, in full
Nakshatra: 10 of the 27 — the ten vivah nakshatras. Moola is added for a second marriage and left out here.
Rohini, Mrigashira, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Uttara Ashadha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati.
Tithi: Dwitiya, Tritiya, Panchami, Saptami, Dashami, Ekadashi, Trayodashi and Purnima, with Ashtami excluded as well.
Vara: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Yoga: the nine ashubha yogas excluded. Karana: Vishti excluded.
Closures: Kharmas, Adhika maas, Chaturmas, Asta, Holashtak. Every closure applies, and this is where they are strictest. Inside a qualifying day the pheras still need a lagna window calculated from both charts.
Which of its own nakshatras did the work
A set of 10 nakshatras does not contribute evenly. Revati produced the most qualifying days for this rite across 2026 and 2027, 5 of the 19, and 8 of the 10 produced any at all. The other 2 produced none — each fell only on days that another rule had already spoiled: Magha, Anuradha.
- Revati5
- Hasta3
- Uttara Ashadha3
- Mrigashira2
- Swati2
- Uttara Bhadrapada2
- Rohini1
- Uttara Phalguni1
By weekday. Of the 4 weekdays this rite accepts, Thursday returned the most at 7 days — Thursday 7, Wednesday 5, Friday 5, Monday 2. The weekday is the one limb whose supply the calendar fixes rather than the sky: 2026 and 2027 together hold 418 days of an accepted weekday, 158 of them outside a closure, and 19 survive the rest of the filter.
What the closures cost this rite
5 of the 5 kinds of closed period apply here, removing 453 days across 2026 and 2027 before a limb is read. 32 of those days would have passed all five limbs — that is the real cost of the list, and it is why a calendar that skips the closures returns dates this one does not.
2026 · 263 days closed, 20 of them otherwise clear
Chaturmas 25 July – 20 November · 119 days taken
Shukra asta 26 November – 17 February · 61 days taken
Meena Kharmas 15 March – 14 April · 31 days taken
Guru asta 14 July – 13 August · 31 days taken
Adhika Jyeshtha 17 May – 15 June · 30 days taken
Dhanu Kharmas (next) 16 December – 14 January · 16 days taken
Dhanu Kharmas 16 December – 14 January · 14 days taken
Holashtak 23 February – 2 March · 8 days taken
2027 · 190 days closed, 12 of them otherwise clear
Chaturmas 14 July – 10 November · 120 days taken
Shukra asta 6 July – 17 September · 74 days taken
Meena Kharmas 15 March – 14 April · 31 days taken
Guru asta 16 August – 15 September · 31 days taken
Dhanu Kharmas (next) 16 December – 15 January · 16 days taken
Dhanu Kharmas 16 December – 14 January · 14 days taken
Holashtak 14 March – 21 March · 8 days taken
Questions
How many auspicious days for marriage are there in 2026 and 2027?
19 days pass every filter this occasion asks for, out of 730 — 7 in 2026 and 12 in 2027. 453 days fall inside a closed period and were never examined; the rest failed on one or more of the five limbs. March 2027 and November 2027 are the widest of the 24 months, level at 3 days each, and 12 months have none at all.
Are 2027's dates just 2026's moved by a few days?
No — the change is a redistribution, not a shift, and it is different for every rite. 2027 returns 12 qualifying days for a marriage and 2026 returns 7, but the months move independently: March goes from 0 to 3, January goes from 0 to 2, November goes from 1 to 3, while 7 months of the twelve return the same count in both years. Only one calendar date qualifies in both years for this rite — 26 November. The reason is above — an intercalary month in one year and not the other, and combustions that fall inside Chaturmas in one year and in open season in the other.
Which months of 2026 and 2027 are closed for marriage?
January 2026 (Shukra asta); August 2026 (Chaturmas); September 2026 (Chaturmas); October 2026 (Chaturmas); August 2027 (Shukra asta, Chaturmas); September 2027 (Chaturmas); October 2027 (Chaturmas). A month is listed here only when a closure covers every day of it — most closures cover part of a month and are shown on that month's page.
What rules out a day for marriage?
Over 2026 and 2027 together, nakshatra did the most excluding: it ruled out 174 of the 277 days that were examined at all, the other 453 having been shut by a closure before a limb was read. The rule most worth relaxing is a different one: 22 days fail on nakshatra and nothing else, so setting that single rule aside and holding the other four would return 41 days instead of 19. The ten vivah nakshatras. Moola is added for a second marriage and left out here. The full filter is set out above, and each month page names the failing limb for every single day.
Which nakshatra gives the most days for marriage?
Revati, with 5 of the 19 across 2026 and 2027. Only 8 of this rite's 10 nakshatras produced a qualifying day at all — Magha, Anuradha produced none, because every day they fell on had already failed the tithi, the weekday or a closure. By weekday, Thursday returned the most at 7 days.
The other 6 occasions
Qualifying days in 2026 and 2027, computed with each occasion’s own filter.
Next
Computed at sunrise for New Delhi from the JPL DE421 ephemeris. Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana are Sun–Moon angles and hold anywhere in India; sunrise and the windows derived from it shift with longitude.
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