Vivah Muhurat 2026: November and December Dates

Two views, two lists

Published calendars and the books do not agree on every rule, so this page gives two lists. The calendar view follows the rules as many printed panchangs apply them. 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, no Tuesday wedding, 16 ghatis (6 h 24 min) on either side of each sankranti and Holashtak in the regions where Muhurta Chintamani keeps it. 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. 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, its regions and its sources, and Kharmas 2026–27 covers 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 goes by the printed panchang, use the calendar view. Why muhurat dates differ lists the other reasons two calendars disagree.

Where this calendar view and the checked almanac differ, a rule explains it. It judges a combustion by the planet's visibility and leaves out about three more days on either side of it, so near a combustion the two lists can differ by several days either way; this calendar view uses Surya Siddhanta's orbs without extra days, and the strict view leaves out seven. That almanac also keeps the rikta tithis and, once Chaturmas ends, the Sun in Tula; this list leaves both out with Muhurta Chintamani, whose wedding season is six signs of the Sun, not Tula. Like that almanac, this list leaves out the whole day on which the Sun enters or leaves those six signs; the strict view also closes 16 ghatis on either side of every sankranti.

Closed periods for weddings in 2026

These stretches rule out weddings 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. Chaturmas Both views

   24 Jul 2026, 09:13 – 21 Nov 2026, 06:31

   From Devshayani Ekadashi to Dev Uthani Ekadashi (Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi to Kartika Shukla Ekadashi): no wedding in either view (Vivaha prakarana).

2. The Sun in Tula (Libra) Both views

   17 Oct 2026, 19:51 – 16 Nov 2026, 19:43

   Outside the wedding season of Muhurta Chintamani's Vivaha prakarana: both views rule out weddings.

3. 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.

4. 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 weddings in every region, except while the Sun is in Mesha (Muhurta Chintamani, Shubhashubha prakarana, with Dharma Sindhu).

5. Kharmas (the Sun in Dhanu) Both views

   16 Dec 2026, 10:25 – 14 Jan 2027, 21:10

   The Sun in Dhanu (Sagittarius) is outside the wedding season (Muhurta Chintamani, Vivaha prakarana), so both views rule it out.

The sankranti hours (strict view)

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; Kalaprakasika's 30 ghatis are not applied). 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

How these dates are chosen

• The 11 days on this page follow the rules of the full Vivah Muhurat 2027 list, which sets out each rule with its source: how the 2027 wedding dates are chosen.
• In November and December 2026 at New Delhi, the windows fall in Rohini (2 days), Mrigashira (2 days), Uttara Phalguni (2 days), Hasta (2 days), Swati (2 days), Uttara Ashadha (2 days) and Revati (1 day).
• In short, for a wedding: one of the eleven wedding stars, the Sun in a sign of the wedding season, and no Chaturmas, adhika month or combustion (Muhurta Chintamani, Vivaha prakarana); no rikta tithi and no Amavasya; no Bhadra; no inauspicious yoga; the gandanta quarters and Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda and Gulika cut out; and at least one ghati (24 minutes) left.

What the strict view adds

• For weddings, the strict view adds Simhastha and Makara Guru (by region), the 7 days on either side of Venus' or Jupiter's combustion, no Tuesday wedding, 16 ghatis (6 h 24 min) on either side of each sankranti and Holashtak in the regions where Muhurta Chintamani keeps it (the books: Muhurta Chintamani and Dharma Sindhu; the sankranti hours: B.V. Raman, Muhurtha) — each set out on the Vivah Muhurat 2027 page.

What these lists leave to you

• For weddings, these lists leave to you the lagna, your own Tara Bala and Chandra Bala, eclipse days and the other finer rules, and your family's customs; the Vivah Muhurat 2027 page lists them.

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 wedding list for your city and your own dates, up to three months at a time. Start from a month:

A personal check with your own birth star

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 your birth nakshatra, and Chandra Bala, the Moon's sign counted from your birth Moon sign. A day that is good in general can be weak for you.

Ask the AI astrologer about a date from this list. It computes both checks from your kundli, reads the day's windows for the place saved in your kundli and names the rule behind its answer. For a wedding it checks your side; the partner's birth details are a separate question.