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Vehicle purchase Muhurat, October 2026
October 2026 has 31 days. None of them falls inside a closed period, and after the tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga and karana filters 3 survive for a vehicle purchase.
3
pass every filter
12
one rule short
0
in a closed period
The 3 days that qualify
Krishna Panchami · Rohini nakshatra · Siddhi yoga · Taitila karana
Sunrise 06:13 · sunset 18:07 · Abhijit 11:46-12:34 · Rahu Kaal 13:39-15:09
Krishna Dashami · Pushya nakshatra · Shiva yoga · Vanija karana
Sunrise 06:16 · sunset 18:02 · Abhijit 11:45-12:32 · Rahu Kaal 07:44-09:12
Krishna Panchami · Mrigashira nakshatra · Shiva yoga · Kaulava karana
Sunrise 06:31 · sunset 17:37 · Abhijit 11:42-12:26 · Rahu Kaal 10:41-12:04
The days that carried the five movable (Chara) nakshatras
A vehicle is a thing that moves, so the Chara group is its own — Punarvasu, Swati, Shravana, Dhanishta and Shatabhisha, the widest of the seven classes.
| Day | Nakshatra | Tithi | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sun | Punarvasu | Krishna Navami | Tithi: Krishna Navami is a Rikta tithi |
| 12 Mon | Swati | Shukla Dwitiya | Yoga: Vishkambha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 20 Tue | Shravana | Shukla Navami | Tithi: Shukla Navami is a Rikta tithi |
| 21 Wed | Dhanishta | Shukla Dashami | Yoga: Ganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 22 Thu | Shatabhisha | Shukla Ekadashi | Karana: Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
One rule short — 12 days
They divide by the rule they missed: 6 on nakshatra, 4 on yoga, 1 on tithi, 1 on karana.
- 2 FriKrishna Shashthi, Mrigashira — short on yoga: Vyatipata is one of the nine ashubha yogas
- 7 WedKrishna Dwadashi, Magha — short on nakshatra: Magha is not in this occasion's set
- 8 ThuKrishna Trayodashi, Purva Phalguni — short on nakshatra: Purva Phalguni is not in this occasion's set
- 12 MonShukla Dwitiya, Swati — short on yoga: Vishkambha is one of the nine ashubha yogas
- 14 WedShukla Chaturthi, Anuradha — short on tithi: Shukla Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi
- 15 ThuShukla Panchami, Jyeshtha — short on nakshatra: Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set
- 16 FriShukla Shashthi, Jyeshtha — short on nakshatra: Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set
- 19 MonShukla Ashtami, Uttara Ashadha — short on nakshatra: Uttara Ashadha is not in this occasion's set
- 21 WedShukla Dashami, Dhanishta — short on yoga: Ganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas
- 22 ThuShukla Ekadashi, Shatabhisha — short on karana: Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise
- 23 FriShukla Dwadashi, Purva Bhadrapada — short on nakshatra: Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set
- 26 MonPurnima, Ashwini — short on yoga: Vajra is one of the nine ashubha yogas
Which rule did the excluding
No closure touches October 2026, so all 31 days were examined. 3 passed everything, 12 missed by a single rule, and 16 missed by two or more, in a month where one of this rite's 13 accepted nakshatras ran on 15 days. Nakshatra is the binding constraint here, ruling out 16 of the 31.
| Rule | What it asks for | Days it excluded | On its own |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | anything but the 3 Rikta tithis and Amavasya | 7 | 1 |
| Vara | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 13 | — |
| Nakshatra | 13 of the 27 | 16 | 6 |
| Yoga | none of the nine ashubha yogas | 11 | 4 |
| Karana | not Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise | 2 | 1 |
Read the last column as a counterfactual. 6 days of October fail on nakshatra and nothing else — 7, 8, 15, 16, 19, 23 — so a family willing to set aside that one rule has those days available. No other single relaxation buys as much.
Nakshatra supply. 13 of the 27 are accepted for this rite, and they fell on 15 days of October 2026, with Mrigashira and Rohini coming round twice.
Weekday supply. October 2026 holds 18 days of the right weekday (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday), none of them inside a closure, and 3 survive the rest of the filter — against 15 days supplied by the 13 nakshatras. Unlike the sky's four limbs, this is the one the calendar fixes.
A purchase is not a samskara, so Chaturmas is widely treated as open for it. Dhanteras and Akshaya Tritiya are used regardless of the panchang.
Every day of October 2026, and what ruled it out
All 31 days with the verdict and the reason, each linked to its own panchang page: all examined against 13 nakshatras, 3 through.
| Day | Verdict |
|---|---|
| 1 Thu | passes every filter |
| 2 Fri | Vyatipata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 3 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Ardra is not in this occasion's set |
| 4 Sun | Krishna Navami is a Rikta tithi; Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Parigha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 5 Mon | passes every filter |
| 6 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Ashlesha is not in this occasion's set |
| 7 Wed | Magha is not in this occasion's set |
| 8 Thu | Purva Phalguni is not in this occasion's set |
| 9 Fri | Krishna Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi; Uttara Phalguni is not in this occasion's set; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 10 Sat | Amavasya; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 11 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vaidhriti is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 12 Mon | Vishkambha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 13 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vishakha is not in this occasion's set |
| 14 Wed | Shukla Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi |
| 15 Thu | Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set |
| 16 Fri | Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set |
| 17 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Moola is not in this occasion's set; Atiganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 18 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Purva Ashadha is not in this occasion's set |
| 19 Mon | Uttara Ashadha is not in this occasion's set |
| 20 Tue | Shukla Navami is a Rikta tithi; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Shula is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 21 Wed | Ganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 22 Thu | Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 23 Fri | Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set |
| 24 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Uttara Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set; Vyaghata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 25 Sun | Shukla Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi; Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 26 Mon | Vajra is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 27 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Bharani is not in this occasion's set |
| 28 Wed | Krittika is not in this occasion's set; Vyatipata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 29 Thu | Krishna Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi; Parigha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 30 Fri | passes every filter |
| 31 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Ardra is not in this occasion's set |
October 2026 against the rest of 2026
October 2026 contributes 3 of the 29 days 2026 offers for a vehicle purchase — 3rd of the twelve, level with 3 other months, and above the 2 that is the median across the seven occasions this month. 2 months of the twelve offer nothing, none of them because the month is shut.
The other six occasions in October 2026
Same 31 days, seven different filters: in October they return between 0 and 3 qualifying days, median 2. This rite’s 3 is on the generous side of that, and the reason is the 13-nakshatra set and the 2 closures it carries.
Questions about October 2026
How many days in October 2026 are good for vehicle purchase?
3 days of the 31 pass every filter: 1 October (Thursday), 5 October (Monday), 30 October (Friday). They are not evenly spread — the widest gap between two of them is 25 days. 12 further days miss on one rule alone and are listed with the rule they missed.
Is any part of October 2026 closed for auspicious beginnings?
No. None of the closed periods of 2026 that apply to this occasion — Kharmas, Adhika maas — touches October 2026, so every day in the month was decided on its own panchang.
Why do other sites list more vehicle purchase dates in October 2026?
No closure touches October 2026, so the difference is the five limbs themselves: nakshatra alone rules out 16 of the 31 days, and 5 of the five bite at all this month. A list that returns four or five dates for any month you name is not reading a panchang.
Which nakshatras matter most for vehicle purchase?
The movable (Chara) and swift nakshatras, which suit a thing that travels, plus the soft ones. Within that set, the five movable (Chara) nakshatras is the group this occasion is built on, and October 2026 carries 5 days on which one of them falls: 4 October (Punarvasu), 12 October (Swati), 20 October (Shravana), 21 October (Dhanishta), 22 October (Shatabhisha).
Next
- Vehicle purchase across all twelve months
- The same filter, run interactively
- Why each closed period is closed
- The October 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 October muhurat