Bhoomi Pujan Muhurat: The Rules, the Months by Plot Facing and Where to Dig

Bhoomi pujan (भूमि पूजन) — worship of the land and the first digging for a new house, griha-arambha in the books — has its own chapter in Muhurta Chintamani, the Vastu prakarana. Its muhurat depends on more than the day: the lunar month, the Sun's sign, and in the strictest reading the direction the house will face.

This guide sets out those rules with their sources — Narada's months, Shripati's months by the plot's facing, the other school of B.V. Raman, the tithi, weekday and nakshatra, and the corner where the digging begins — and shows how they fall in 2027. The almanac this site checks its calendar views against publishes no year list for a bhoomi pujan, so the lists on this site apply the books' rules directly. A widely read website's 2027 list has 17 days: 9 are in the calendar view here, and each of the other 8 is closed by a rule the book states — five of them by the month or the Sun's sign, among them days in Jyeshtha and Ashadha, which neither Narada nor B.V. Raman gives.

The dates themselves are on the year pages: Bhoomi Pujan Muhurat 2027 gives every date of 2027 for New Delhi in both views, with its windows, nakshatra and tithi, and Bhoomi Pujan Muhurat 2026 the dates of November and December 2026.

The Rules at a Glance

• The month: one of Narada's six lunar months, with the Sun in none of Mithuna, Kanya, Dhanu or Meena — so never in either Kharmas.
• The facing: in the strictest reading, the Sun's sign and the month form one of Shripati's pairs for the direction the house will face.
• The day: never a Sunday or a Tuesday; no rikta tithi, Amavasya, Pratipada or Ashtami; one of the stars the book lists.
• The seasons: not in an adhika month, and not while Venus or Jupiter is combust.
• The hour: daytime only. Neither view checks the lagna; the personal muhurat does.

How the Rules Fall in 2027

The lists on this site come in two views. The calendar view applies Narada's months and the day's rules. The strict view keeps only the days that fall in one of Shripati's pairs, and also leaves out Panchaka, Simhastha Guru and the hours around a sankranti. At New Delhi:

• 2027: 33 days in the calendar view (7 in February, 4 in March, 7 in May, 11 in November and 4 in December) and 8 in the strict view (5 in May and 3 in December).
• November–December 2026: 12 days in the calendar view (6 in November and 6 in December) and none in the strict view; the strict view's first date is 8 May 2027.

The strict view leaves out 25 of the 33 days of 2027: Shripati's pairs close 20 of them, Simhastha Guru 11, Panchaka 8 and the hours around a sankranti 2 (a day can fall under two rules). The times are for New Delhi in IST, computed with the Swiss Ephemeris and the Lahiri ayanamsa; other cities differ by minutes. For another city, the free muhurat finder lists the days in both views for up to three months at a time.

Narada's Months

Muhurta Chintamani's Vastu prakarana quotes Narada for the months of starting a house: Margashirsha, Phalguna, Vaishakha, Magha, Shravana and Kartika (lunar months, counted from new moon to new moon). Narada also warns against the Sun in Mithuna, Kanya, Dhanu or Meena, and leaves those months out whatever the lunar month — so both Kharmas months, the Sun in Dhanu and in Meena, are closed for building.

In 2027 at New Delhi the six months fall like this:

Shripati's Months by the Plot's Facing

Shripati, also quoted in the Vastu prakarana, is stricter: the Sun's sign and the lunar month have to form a pair, and the pair depends on which way the house faces.

The stretches are counted by the lunar month and the Sun's sign at each sunrise. The strict list keeps a day that falls in any pair, so it suits a plot of either facing — and in 2027 all eight of its days fall in the two north- or south-facing pairs. For an east- or west-facing plot none of Shripati's three stretches keeps a day in 2027: Pausha is not one of Narada's months, so the calendar view has no date in it; the two Phalguna dates fall to Panchaka (10 March) and to the hours around the Sun's entry into Meena (15 March); and in Shravana Venus and Jupiter are combust. Such a family follows Narada's months — the calendar view — or waits for one of Shripati's stretches in a later year.

The book's Hindi commentary adds tithis to avoid by facing: an east-facing house from Purnima to Krishna Ashtami, a north-facing one from Krishna Navami to Chaturdashi, a west-facing one from Amavasya to Shukla Ashtami, and a south-facing one from Shukla Navami to Chaturdashi. The public lists cannot apply them without knowing the facing; the personal muhurat does.

The Other School: B.V. Raman

B.V. Raman's Muhurtha gives a different set, and some families follow it:

• Months: Chaitra, Vaishakha, Shravana, Kartika and Magha; he rejects Margashirsha, Pausha and Phalguna — two of Narada's months among them.
• Stars: Rohini, Mrigashira, Chitra, Hasta, Jyeshtha, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha and Shravana.
• Tithis: the odd ones except the 9th, and the 2nd, 6th and 10th.
• Weekday: Monday only in the bright half; a fixed lagna.

The lists here follow Narada and Shripati as Muhurta Chintamani quotes them. The two schools share four months — Magha, Vaishakha, Shravana and Kartika — but not their stars and tithis, so a date from one school is not automatically good in the other. The personal bhoomi pujan muhurat can use Raman's school instead.

Tithi, Weekday, Nakshatra and Panchaka

Muhurta Chintamani's Vastu prakarana, with its Hindi commentary:

• Tithi: Dwitiya, Tritiya, Panchami, Shashthi, Saptami, Dashami, Ekadashi, Dwadashi or Trayodashi of either half, or Purnima — no rikta tithi, Amavasya, Pratipada or Ashtami.
• Weekday: never Sunday or Tuesday.
• Nakshatra: best in the fixed and soft stars — Rohini, the three Uttaras, Mrigashira, Chitra, Anuradha and Revati — and also in Pushya, Hasta, Swati, Dhanishtha and Shatabhisha.
• Panchaka, the Moon in Kumbha or Meena: the commentary avoids it, and Mandavya applies it to raising pillars; the strict view leaves it out.
• Not in an adhika month, nor while Venus or Jupiter is combust, and the strict view adds Simhastha Guru, which the book names for building too. The day of an eclipse is closed by Garga's rule.
• Daytime only, with Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda and Gulika cut out of every window.

Where to Dig First: Rahu's Mouth (Rahu Mukh)

The Vastu prakarana, with its commentary, places Rahu's mouth (Rahu mukh) for building by the Sun's sign, and the first digging for the foundation at the corner behind his mouth. The Piyushadhara commentary gives the reason: his mouth, belly and tail take three corners, and the fourth is dug.

So for the May 2027 dates the first digging falls in the north-west while the Sun is in Mesha, and in the south-west once it is in Vrishabha; for the December dates, with the Sun in Vrishchika, in the north-east.

What a Public List Cannot Check

• The plot's facing, for Shripati's pairs and the commentary's tithis.
• The lagna. The book asks for a rising sign that is not movable, no benefic in the 8th or 12th, and the Sun, Mars and Saturn in the 3rd, 6th or 11th. Neither view computes it.
• The owner's own strength: the Sun's place from the owner's Moon sign (Raja-Martanda), and the day's Tara.

The book exempts a house of thatch or wood from the month rule; the lists assume a pucca house. The personal bhoomi pujan muhurat at the end of this page asks for the owner's kundli, the city and the facing, and checks the lagna and the owner's own stars.

Planning a Bhoomi Pujan

• Decide the school first: Narada's months (the calendar view), Shripati's pairs (the strict view), or Raman's.
• Then pick the date on Bhoomi Pujan Muhurat 2027, or on Bhoomi Pujan Muhurat 2026 for November and December 2026.
• Your own city: the free muhurat finder lists the bhoomi pujan days in both views for up to three months.
• Moving in later? Entering a new house has its own rules: see Griha Pravesh Muhurat 2027 and the Kharmas 2026–27 guide.
• Simhastha Guru closes building in the strict view until 25 January 2027 and from 26 June 2027; the Simhastha Guru guide explains it.