Muhurat Finder
What is a muhurat?
A muhurat is a time chosen as favourable for an important act, from the Panchang, the Hindu almanac. The five parts of the Panchang are the tithi (lunar day), the weekday, the nakshatra (the Moon's birth star), the yoga and the karana. A good muhurat avoids the combinations tradition marks as unfavourable for that act.
This tool reads each day of a month for one event: a wedding, Griha Pravesh (house entry), a vehicle purchase or a business launch. It then adds a personal view from your own chart.
How each day is tagged
Each day is read at local noon and tagged avoid, mixed or favourable. A day is tagged avoid when it is a Rikta tithi (the 4th, 9th or 14th), Amavasya (the new Moon), an inauspicious yoga, or Vishti karana (Bhadra). Otherwise it is favourable, or mixed when the nakshatra, weekday or fortnight is not the ideal one for that event.
What each event prefers
- Wedding
- the classical marriage nakshatras: Rohini, Mrigashira, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Uttara Bhadrapada and Revati. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday suit best. The 8th tithi is ruled out, and Rahu Kaal and Bhadra are avoided.
- Griha Pravesh
- a waxing Moon (Shukla paksha) and a fixed or gentle nakshatra. Tuesday and Saturday are avoided for a first entry where possible, and entry within the Abhijit Muhurat is preferred.
- Vehicle purchase
- Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with nakshatras such as Rohini, Pushya, Hasta and Anuradha. Rahu Kaal and Amavasya are avoided.
- Business launch
- Pushya, Ashwini and Hasta favour beginnings. A strong 10th house and a supportive dasha lord matter more than the calendar alone, and a start inside the Abhijit Muhurat is preferred.
Why weddings pause: Kharmas, Chaturmas and combust planets
Weddings and house entry are held back in some seasons. In North India Kharmas is the month the Sun is in Sagittarius or Pisces, and Chaturmas runs from Ashadha Shukla 11 (Devshayani Ekadashi) to Kartika Shukla 11 (Dev Uthani Ekadashi). A wedding is also avoided when Jupiter or Venus is combust, within about 11 or 10 degrees of the Sun. In the South Kharmas is counted in Sagittarius or Cancer, and Chaturmas is not applied.
These are regional conventions. The tool tells you which bars it applied for the region you chose.
Your personal dates
The personal view adds four checks from your chart: Chandra Bala (the Moon's position from your Moon sign), Tara Bala (the day's nakshatra counted from your birth star), no malefic transit on the house the event concerns, and a date outside the junction between two dasha periods. The 0 to 100 score is the sum of the weights of the checks passed. Confirm the final date with your family priest, because customs differ by region and community.
Frequently asked questions
What is a shubh muhurat?
A shubh muhurat is a time that the Panchang marks as favourable for an act. It is chosen from the tithi, weekday, nakshatra, yoga and karana, and from seasonal rules such as Kharmas and Chaturmas. Customs differ by region, so confirm with a local priest.
How do I find a shubh muhurat for marriage?
Pick the month and region in the tool. Each day is tagged favourable, mixed or avoid for a wedding from the Panchang. The personal view then checks your own chart. Use the favourable days as a shortlist and confirm with your family priest.
What are Chandra Bala and Tara Bala?
Chandra Bala checks whether the Moon of the day stands in a supportive place counted from your birth Moon sign. Tara Bala counts the day's nakshatra from your birth star and checks that it falls on a supportive position. Both are part of the personal score.
Why are there no wedding dates in Kharmas or Chaturmas?
Tradition holds back weddings and house entry in those seasons. Kharmas is the month the Sun is in Sagittarius or Pisces. Chaturmas is the four months from Devshayani Ekadashi to Dev Uthani Ekadashi. The wedding season opens again after Dev Uthani Ekadashi.
When does the wedding season open each year?
After Dev Uthani Ekadashi (Kartika Shukla 11), when Chaturmas ends. Its date changes every year with the lunar calendar, and weddings then continue until Kharmas begins in mid-December. The tool's wedding calendar shows the exact days.
What is Abhijit Muhurat?
Abhijit Muhurat is a window of about 48 minutes around local noon, when tradition holds most things can begin without a separate muhurat check. It is used for starting a business and for entering a new house, but weekday and seasonal rules still apply.
Can I use muhurat dates for another city?
Dates and times can differ by city, because sunrise, the tithi at that moment and regional rules differ. The tool lets you choose North or South India. For a different city, check the timings with a local Panchang or priest.