Bhoomi Pujan Muhurat 2026: November and December Dates

Two views, two lists

The books give main rules and further cautions for laying a foundation, so this page gives two lists. The calendar view follows the books' main rules for laying a foundation. The strict view starts from the same windows and also applies Simhastha and Makara Guru (by region), the 7 days on either side of Venus' or Jupiter's combustion, only Shripati's pairs of the Sun's sign and the month, no Panchaka and 16 ghatis (6 h 24 min) on either side of each sankranti. A strict window always lies inside a calendar window, so the strict list is a shorter version of the same list, never a different one.

The biggest difference is Simhastha Guru, Jupiter in Leo: Muhurta Chintamani puts laying a foundation on the list of acts kept away from it, and many calendars do not apply it. Jupiter is in Magha or the first pada of Purva Phalguni from 31 Oct 2026, 12:02 to 25 Jan 2027, 01:31 IST, which the books rule out in every region. The Simhastha Guru guide explains the rule and its regions, and Kharmas 2026–27 the two months of the Sun in Dhanu and Meena.

Which list to follow is a family matter. If your family keeps the books strictly, use the strict view; if it keeps their main rules, use the calendar view. Why muhurat dates differ lists the other reasons two calendars disagree.

The almanac this site checks its calendar views against publishes no year list for laying a foundation, so both views apply the rules of Muhurta Chintamani's Vastu prakarana and the authorities it quotes directly.

Closed periods for laying a foundation in 2026

These stretches rule out laying a foundation at New Delhi, computed from the ephemeris to the minute (IST). "Both views" means every list on this page leaves them out; "Strict view" means only the strict list does. A period that began before this range is shown from its real start.

1. Venus newly risen (balya) Strict view

   29 Oct 2026, 09:39 – 5 Nov 2026, 09:39

   The 7 days after the planet rises again (balya — Dharma Sindhu's middle view): the strict view only.

2. Simhastha Guru: Jupiter in Magha or the first pada of Purva Phalguni Strict view

   31 Oct 2026, 12:02 – 25 Jan 2027, 01:31

   Jupiter in Magha or the first pada of Purva Phalguni: the strict view rules out laying a foundation in every region, except while the Sun is in Mesha (Muhurta Chintamani, Shubhashubha prakarana, with Dharma Sindhu).

3. The Sun in Dhanu (Sagittarius) Both views

   from 16 Dec 2026, 10:25 to 14 Jan 2027, 21:10

   Narada, quoted in Muhurta Chintamani's Vastu prakarana, leaves the Sun in Mithuna, Kanya, Dhanu or Meena out for starting a house.

Sankrantis: the Sun's entry into each sign

The strict view avoids 16 ghatis (6 h 24 min) on either side of the moment the Sun enters a sign (B.V. Raman, Muhurtha). The sankrantis of this range at New Delhi, in IST:

• Vrishchika (Scorpio): the Sun enters at 16 Nov 2026, 19:43; avoided 16 Nov 2026, 13:19 – 17 Nov 2026, 02:07
• Dhanu (Sagittarius): the Sun enters at 16 Dec 2026, 10:25; avoided 16 Dec 2026, 04:01–16:49

Neither list rules out laying a foundation for these periods at New Delhi. Kharmas is closed here by Narada's Sun signs (Dhanu and Meena) rather than as Kharmas; Chaturmas is not a rule for building in these books (many families wait by custom); Holashtak is kept by Muhurta Chintamani only on the Beas, the Ravi and the Sutlej and at Pushkar. If your family keeps any of them, skip those dates (IST):

• Chaturmas: 24 Jul 2026, 09:13 – 21 Nov 2026, 06:31 — this list keeps 2 days in it: 11 and 20 November

How these dates are chosen

• The 12 days on this page follow the rules of the full Bhoomi Pujan Muhurat 2027 list, which sets out each rule with its source: how the 2027 bhoomi pujan dates are chosen.
• In November and December 2026 at New Delhi, the windows fall in Chitra (2 days), Rohini (1 day), Mrigashira (1 day), Pushya (1 day), Uttara Phalguni (1 day), Swati (1 day), Anuradha (1 day), Uttara Ashadha (1 day), Dhanishtha (1 day), Shatabhisha (1 day), Uttara Bhadrapada (1 day) and Revati (1 day).
• In short, for laying a foundation (bhoomi pujan): a fixed or soft star or Shatabhisha, Swati, Dhanishtha, Hasta or Pushya, the lunar months Margashirsha, Phalguna, Vaishakha, Magha, Shravana or Kartika with the Sun not in Mithuna, Kanya, Dhanu or Meena (Narada, quoted in Muhurta Chintamani's Vastu prakarana), only Dwitiya, Tritiya, Panchami, Shashthi, Saptami, Dashami, Ekadashi, Dwadashi or Trayodashi of either half, or Purnima, and never a Sunday or Tuesday; no Bhadra; no Vyatipata or Vaidhriti and the opening ghatis of the other bad yogas cut; the gandanta quarters and Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda and Gulika cut out; at least one ghati (24 minutes) left. Never on the day of an eclipse (Garga, quoted in Muhurta Chintamani's Samskara prakarana: no auspicious act then, even at its due time). An eclipse counts wherever on Earth it is seen.

What the strict view adds

• For laying a foundation, the strict view adds Simhastha and Makara Guru (by region), the 7 days on either side of Venus' or Jupiter's combustion, only Shripati's pairs of the Sun's sign and the month, no Panchaka and 16 ghatis (6 h 24 min) on either side of each sankranti — each set out on the Bhoomi Pujan Muhurat 2027 page.

What these lists leave to you

• These lists do not check the lagna, or your own stars; the Bhoomi Pujan Muhurat 2027 page lists what is left to you.

For your city or your own dates

A nakshatra or tithi changes at the same moment everywhere, but each place has its own sunrise, sunset and Rahu Kalam, so another city's windows start and end a few minutes apart, and a day near a change can drop out or come in. The muhurat finder computes both views of the bhoomi pujan list for your city and your own dates, up to three months at a time, and its results offer the personal check below. Start from a month:

A personal muhurat from the kundli

A list for everyone cannot check your own stars. Muhurta Chintamani's Gochara prakarana adds two personal checks: Tara Bala, the day's nakshatra counted from the birth nakshatra, and Chandra Bala, the Moon's sign counted from the birth Moon sign. A day that is good in general can be weak for one person.

The personal bhoomi pujan muhurat reads your saved kundli: each day's Tara Bala and Chandra Bala, the lagna times that fit the act inside each window, the months for the way your plot faces and the school your family follows, a Muhurat Patra (PDF) and reminders. 101 coins for the event: before you pay you see how many days are open before your chart is checked, and if none passes your chart, nothing is charged. Or 50 coins to check one date, charged for its answer, whether the date passes or not.

Or ask the AI astrologer about one date from this list: it reads the day for the place saved in your kundli and names the rule behind its answer.