💍Marriage (Vivah)
Marriage Muhurat, February 2026
Of the 28 days in February 2026, exactly one passes the classical test for a marriage, and 23 never reached the test at all — Shukra asta and Holashtak covers them. Relax the nakshatra rule on its own and 1 further day would come in.
1
pass every filter
1
one rule short
23
in a closed period
Shukra asta — 26 November to 17 February · 17 days of this month
Holashtak — 23 February to 2 March (observed regionally) · 6 days of this month
The day that qualify
Shukla Tritiya · Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra · Sadhya yoga · Gara karana
Sunrise 06:55 · sunset 18:14 · Abhijit 12:12-12:57 · Rahu Kaal 11:10-12:35
What removed the rest of the month
Marriage is the one occasion every closure applies to, and in most months they take more days than the five limbs do.
- Shukra asta took 17 days of February
- Holashtak took 6 days of February
The nakshatra filter is the other narrow one. The ten vivah nakshatras are ten of the twenty-seven, and they fall on 10 days of February 2026 — 3 Magha, 5 Uttara Phalguni, 6 Hasta, 8 Swati, 11 Anuradha, 15 Uttara Ashadha, 20 Uttara Bhadrapada, 21 Revati, 25 Rohini, 26 Mrigashira — of which 1 survives everything else.
One rule short — 1 day
All 1 of these miss on the same rule, nakshatra, with the other four limbs and every closure satisfied.
- 19 ThuShukla Dwitiya, Purva Bhadrapada — short on nakshatra: Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set
Which rule did the excluding
23 days of February were shut by a closure and never examined. Of the 5 that were, 1 passed everything, 1 missed by a single rule, and 3 missed by two or more, in a month where one of this rite's 10 accepted nakshatras ran on 10 days. Nakshatra is the binding constraint here, ruling out 3 of the 5.
| Rule | What it asks for | Days it excluded | On its own |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | 7 of the fifteen — Dwitiya, Tritiya, Panchami, Saptami, Dashami, Ekadashi, Trayodashi and Purnima, Ashtami excluded | 2 | — |
| Vara | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 2 | — |
| Nakshatra | 10 of the 27 | 3 | 1 |
| Karana | not Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise | 1 | — |
Read the last column as a counterfactual. 1 day of February fail on nakshatra and nothing else — 19 — so a family willing to set aside that one rule has that day available. No other single relaxation buys as much.
Nakshatra supply. 10 of the 27 are accepted for this rite, and they fell on 10 days of February 2026.
Weekday supply. February 2026 holds 16 days of the right weekday (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday), 3 of them outside a closure, and 1 survives the rest of the filter — against 10 days supplied by the 10 nakshatras. Unlike the sky's four limbs, this is the one the calendar fixes.
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.
Every day of February 2026, and what ruled it out
All 28 days with the verdict and the reason, each linked to its own panchang page: 23 shut before being read, 5 examined against 10 nakshatras, 1 through.
| Day | Verdict |
|---|---|
| 1 Sun | Shukra asta; Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Pushya is not in this occasion's set; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 2 Mon | Shukra asta; Krishna Pratipada is not among the favoured tithis; Ashlesha is not in this occasion's set |
| 3 Tue | Shukra asta; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 4 Wed | Shukra asta; Purva Phalguni is not in this occasion's set; Atiganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 5 Thu | Shukra asta; Krishna Chaturthi is not among the favoured tithis |
| 6 Fri | Shukra asta |
| 7 Sat | Shukra asta; Krishna Shashthi is not among the favoured tithis; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Chitra is not in this occasion's set; Shula is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 8 Sun | Shukra asta; Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Ganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 9 Mon | Shukra asta; Krishna Ashtami is not among the favoured tithis; Vishakha is not in this occasion's set |
| 10 Tue | Shukra asta; Krishna Ashtami is not among the favoured tithis; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vishakha is not in this occasion's set |
| 11 Wed | Shukra asta; Krishna Navami is not among the favoured tithis; Vyaghata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 12 Thu | Shukra asta; Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 13 Fri | Shukra asta; Moola is not in this occasion's set; Vajra is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 14 Sat | Shukra asta; Krishna Dwadashi is not among the favoured tithis; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Purva Ashadha is not in this occasion's set |
| 15 Sun | Shukra asta; Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vyatipata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 16 Mon | Shukra asta; Krishna Chaturdashi is not among the favoured tithis; Shravana is not in this occasion's set |
| 17 Tue | Shukra asta; Amavasya is not among the favoured tithis; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Dhanishta is not in this occasion's set; Parigha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 18 Wed | Shukla Pratipada is not among the favoured tithis; Shatabhisha is not in this occasion's set |
| 19 Thu | Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set |
| 20 Fri | passes every filter |
| 21 Sat | Shukla Chaturthi is not among the favoured tithis; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 22 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Ashwini is not in this occasion's set |
| 23 Mon | Holashtak; Shukla Shashthi is not among the favoured tithis; Bharani is not in this occasion's set |
| 24 Tue | Holashtak; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Krittika is not in this occasion's set |
| 25 Wed | Holashtak; Shukla Navami is not among the favoured tithis; Vishkambha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 26 Thu | Holashtak |
| 27 Fri | Holashtak; Ardra is not in this occasion's set |
| 28 Sat | Holashtak; Shukla Dwadashi is not among the favoured tithis; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Punarvasu is not in this occasion's set |
February 2026 against the rest of 2026
Across the whole of 2026 this occasion has 7 qualifying days, and February 2026's 1 puts it 3rd of the twelve, level with 2 other months. April 2026 and December 2026 are the widest, level at 2 days each, and 7 months of the year have none at all.
The other six occasions in February 2026
Same 28 days, seven different filters: in February they return between 1 and 4 qualifying days, median 3. This rite’s 1 is on the narrow side of that, and the reason is the 10-nakshatra set and the 5 closures it carries.
Questions about February 2026
How many days in February 2026 are good for marriage?
1 day of the 28 pass every filter: 20 February (Friday). 1 further day misses on one rule alone and is listed with the rule it missed.
Is any part of February 2026 closed for auspicious beginnings?
Shukra asta, 26 November to 17 February. Venus is combust — within 10° of the Sun in longitude, closest on 6 January. Shukra governs conjugal life, so a pandit declines these days however good the tithi and nakshatra are. Holashtak, 23 February to 2 March. The eight days ending at Holika Dahan on 2 March. Observed in Punjab, Himachal, Haryana and much of North India; not generally in the south or in Bengal.
Why do other sites list more marriage dates in February 2026?
The closures alone take 23 of this month's 28 days — Shukra asta, Holashtak apply here — and a list assembled without them has 23 more days to draw on than this one does. Of the 5 that were examined, nakshatra removed 3.
What is Guru or Shukra asta, and why does it matter for a wedding?
A planet is asta — combust — when it comes within a few degrees of the Sun in longitude and is lost in its glare. Jupiter sanctifies the vivah and Venus governs conjugal life, so a pandit declines the days either one is combust however good the tithi and nakshatra are. Shukra asta runs 26 November to 17 February; Guru asta runs 14 July to 13 August; Shukra asta runs 18 October to 30 October in 2026. It is the closure published lists most often miss, and in 2026 it removes more days than Kharmas does.
Next
- Marriage across all twelve months
- The same filter, run interactively
- Why each closed period is closed
- The February panchang in full
Computed at sunrise for New Delhi from the JPL DE421 ephemeris; all five limbs change through the day, so a day listed here can turn at noon.
Ask a pandit for the February muhurat