dev uthani ekadashi 2026: Date & Muhurat

Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 is calculated for Friday, 20 November, in New Delhi. The date follows the sunrise tithi rule: the observance is placed on the day when the eleventh tithi of Kartika’s bright fortnight is present at sunrise. A published almanac or a calculation for another city may give a date one day different.

The fully favourable wedding dates in the regional calendars are the same for North and South India: November 2026 — 26 November; December 2026 — no fully favourable date; January 2027 — 15 and 20 January. These are the calendars’ favourable entries, distinct from dates marked mixed, which have a stated limitation and are not equivalent choices. For the North India calendar, November’s mixed dates are 21, 25, 28 and 29; December’s are 4, 5, 11, 12 and 15; January’s are 18, 19, 23, 24, 27 and 31. For the South India calendar, November’s mixed dates are 1, 3, 4, 10, 12, 16, 19, 21, 25, 28 and 29; December and January have the same mixed dates as the North India calendar. The dates offer a useful starting point for planning; for matching a ceremony date to the couple, see this guide to kundali matching.

The seasonal bars apply only within the stated ranges: in the North India calendar, Chaturmas bars 1 November to 20 November; the South India calendar has no seasonal bar in November. Both regional calendars show Kharmas from 16 December to 31 December, and from 1 January to 14 January; dates outside those ranges are not barred by those seasonal rules. The wedding dates above come from the North and South India calendars, so use the matching regional calendar when considering a date. A broader guide to compatibility beyond Gun Milan can help put date selection in the context of the full match. Positions and times in this article follow the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri) and Indian Standard Time.

The North India wedding calendar lists one fully favourable date in November: 26 November, Thursday. It carries Mrigashira and an Abhijit muhurat from 11:44 to 12:32. The calendar’s favourable marking reflects the combination of the day’s factors, so it stands apart from dates listed as workable only with care.

Four dates are marked mixed. On 21 November, the date is workable only because the weekday is not preferred; on 25 November, the lunar day is allowed but not preferred. The 28th is mixed because neither the day’s birth star nor the weekday is preferred. On 29 November, the birth star and weekday are not preferred, and the lunar day is allowed but not preferred.

The calendar gives the Chaturmas bar as 1 November to 20 November; days outside that range are not barred by Chaturmas. This seasonal bar is separate from the calendar’s favourable or mixed assessment, which considers other factors on the date. For the full entries and muhurat details, consult the North India November 2026 wedding calendar. For broader marriage planning, see the kundali matching guide and compatibility beyond Gun Milan.

The South India wedding calendar marks 26 November, Thursday, as its one fully favourable date for the month. It gives this day Mrigashira and an Abhijit muhurat from 11:44 to 12:32. Its regional distinction is that no seasonal bar is listed for November, unlike the North India calendar, which bars 1 November to 20 November for Chaturmas. This difference does not change the South calendar’s assessment of individual dates.

The South calendar marks 1, 3, 4, 10, 12, 16, 19, 21, 25, 28 and 29 November as mixed, not fully favourable. On 1 November, the birth star and weekday are not preferred; on 3 November, the weekday is not preferred. The 4th is mixed because its birth star is not preferred and the lunar day is allowed but not preferred. On 10 November, both the weekday and lunar day are less preferred, while on the 12th the birth star is not preferred.

The 16th and 19th are mixed because their birth stars are not preferred. On 21 November, the weekday is not preferred; on the 25th, the lunar day is allowed but not preferred. The 28th has a non-preferred birth star and weekday, while the 29th has those same two limitations and a lunar day that is allowed but not preferred. So, in the South India calendar, the absence of a seasonal bar should not be mistaken for an endorsement of every date: use the day-by-day categories when comparing options.

Neither the North India nor the South India wedding calendar lists a fully favourable date in December. Both mark 4, 5, 11, 12 and 15 December as mixed, meaning each has a stated limitation and is workable only with care. On 4 December, the birth star is not preferred and the lunar day is allowed but not preferred. On 5 December, the weekday is not preferred, and the lunar day is allowed but not preferred.

The limitation is narrower on 11 December: its birth star is not preferred. On 12 December, the weekday is not preferred. The 15th has more factors to weigh: its birth star and weekday are not preferred, while its lunar day is allowed but not preferred. These descriptions explain why the dates remain mixed rather than being treated as fully favourable; a date’s presence on the list does not remove its stated reservations.

The calendars give the Kharmas bar exactly as 16 December to 31 December; days outside that range are not barred by Kharmas. Thus, 15 December is a mixed option because of its birth star, weekday and lunar day, while 16–31 December falls within the seasonal bar. These are distinct calendar considerations: a mixed date has specific less-preferred factors, whereas dates in the stated bar are covered by the seasonal restriction. Keep both entries visible when comparing December dates.

Both regional calendars list 15 and 20 January 2027 as fully favourable wedding dates. The 15th, a Friday, carries Revati and an Abhijit muhurat from 12:06 to 12:54; 20 January, a Wednesday, carries Mrigashira and an Abhijit muhurat from 12:08 to 12:56. These are the calendars’ favourable entries, not merely dates on which a wedding is possible. By contrast, 19 January is mixed because the weekday is not preferred, even though its birth star is Rohini.

The other mixed dates are 18, 23, 24, 27 and 31 January. On 18 January, the birth star is not preferred; on 23 January, the birth star and weekday are not preferred, and the lunar day is allowed but not preferred. The 24th is mixed because the weekday is not preferred, while on 27 January the lunar day is allowed but not preferred. On 31 January, the weekday is not preferred.

Both calendars give the Kharmas bar as 1 January to 14 January; days outside that range are not barred by Kharmas. This seasonal bar is a separate consideration from the favourable or mixed assessment: being outside the bar does not by itself make a date fully favourable. For the detailed North India entries, see the January 2027 North India wedding calendar; the January 2027 South India wedding calendar gives the corresponding regional list.

In the traditional calendar, Dev Uthani Ekadashi marks the close of Chaturmas and the resumption of auspicious household observances. Chaturmas is treated as a period when weddings and certain other major ceremonies are generally set aside. The festival’s meaning is therefore more than a date on which one particular ritual is performed: it signals a change in the religious calendar, from restraint toward renewed ceremonial activity.

The name Devutthana Ekadashi points to the traditional image of the divine awakening, while Dev Prabodhini Ekadashi is another name for the same observance. In this understanding, the close of Chaturmas makes the return of weddings and house-entry observances ritually appropriate. These are calendar conventions grounded in religious practice, not a promise that a ceremony will produce a particular personal outcome.

Tulsi Vivah follows in the seasonal sequence. Its place after Dev Uthani Ekadashi connects the observance with the reopening of the marriage season, but Tulsi Vivah and a couple’s wedding are distinct rites. Observing the festival does not by itself select a suitable wedding time; a specific ceremony still calls for a muhurat chosen from the relevant calendar and local conditions.

For the wider calendar context, see how wedding dates are considered after Dev Uthani Ekadashi. The practical distinction is simple: the festival marks the season’s religious opening, while the calendar evaluates individual days. Keeping those meanings separate helps families honour the observance and assess a wedding date on its own terms.

Begin by choosing the calendar for the region where the ceremony is planned, then distinguish its fully favourable entries from dates marked mixed. For example, 26 November is favourable in both regional calendars, while 25 November is mixed: its lunar day is allowed but not preferred. That distinction matters because “workable with care” does not mean the date has the same assessment as a fully favourable entry.

Next, check the seasonal bar for that calendar and month, using its exact stated range rather than extending it to the whole month. In the North India November calendar, Chaturmas bars 1 November to 20 November; 26 November and 25 November fall outside that bar, though the 25th remains mixed for its separate lunar-day limitation. The South India November calendar lists no seasonal bar, so use its own assessment rather than carrying over the northern bar.

Then confirm the date against a published almanac for the ceremony’s location, since local calendar details can affect the observance and muhurat. These published calendars are useful starting points on their own: they show the regional assessment and the reason a mixed date is limited. If chart-specific context is needed, a personalised muhurat check can add another layer without replacing the calendar entry.