JupiterWiseWedding dates in August 2028
0 favourable, 8 mixed and 23 days to avoid, from the public Panchang for South India (sunrise times for New Delhi (IST)). This is the calendar everyone shares; your own best dates depend on your chart.
No day this month is fully favourable. The closest are mixed days with the fewest reasons against them: Tuesday 22 August (the weekday), Thursday 24 August (the nakshatra), Friday 25 August (the tithi) and Tuesday 29 August (the weekday).
← July 2028: 0 favourable, 7 mixedSeptember 2028: 0 favourable, 3 mixed →North India
Seasonal bars in this month: Kharmas. Days inside them are tagged Avoid.
- • Kharmas rules out wedding dates on 1–16 August (16 days).
- Tuesday · Avoid
Against: the nakshatra, the weekday, the tithi, Kharmas - Wednesday · Avoid
Against: the yoga, Kharmas - Thursday · Avoid
Against: the nakshatra, the tithi, the yoga, Kharmas - Friday · Avoid
Against: the tithi, the karana, Kharmas - Saturday · Avoid
Against: the nakshatra, the weekday, the tithi, Kharmas - Sunday · Avoid
Against: the nakshatra, the weekday, the tithi, Kharmas - Monday · Avoid
Against: the nakshatra, Kharmas - Tuesday · Avoid
Against: the nakshatra, the weekday, the yoga, the karana, Kharmas - Wednesday · Avoid
Against: the tithi, Kharmas - Thursday · Avoid
Against: Kharmas - Friday · Avoid
Against: the tithi, the yoga, Kharmas - Saturday · Avoid
Against: the nakshatra, the weekday, the yoga, the karana, Kharmas - Sunday · Avoid
Against: the nakshatra, the weekday, the tithi, Kharmas - Monday · Avoid
Against: the nakshatra, the tithi, Kharmas - Tuesday · Avoid
Against: the weekday, the yoga, Kharmas - Wednesday · Avoid
Against: the tithi, Kharmas - Thursday · Avoid
Against: the nakshatra, the tithi, the yoga - Friday · Mixed
Krishna Trayodashi · Punarvasu · Against: the nakshatra, the tithi - Saturday · Avoid
Against: the nakshatra, the weekday, the tithi - Sunday · Avoid
Against: the weekday, the tithi, the yoga - Monday · Mixed
Shukla Pratipada · Purva Phalguni · Against: the nakshatra, the tithi - Tuesday · Mixed
Shukla Tritiya · Uttara Phalguni · Against: the weekday - Wednesday · Avoid
Against: the tithi - Thursday · Mixed
Shukla Panchami · Chitra · Against: the nakshatra - Friday · Mixed
Shukla Shashthi · Swati · Against: the tithi - Saturday · Mixed
Shukla Saptami · Vishakha · Against: the nakshatra, the weekday - Sunday · Avoid
Against: the weekday, the tithi, the yoga - Monday · Avoid
Against: the nakshatra, the tithi, the yoga - Tuesday · Mixed
Shukla Dashami · Mula · Against: the weekday - Wednesday · Avoid
Against: the nakshatra, the karana - Thursday · Mixed
Shukla Dwadashi · Uttara Ashadha · Against: the tithi
Green-toned days are favourable, amber are mixed, red are best avoided. Hover or tap a day for its tithi, nakshatra and what counts against it.
- Favourable: Panchang factors support this day for a wedding.
- Mixed: Some factors support this day for a wedding, others don't — usable, but not the best choice.
- Avoid: Traditionally avoided for a wedding — a seasonal bar or unfavourable factor applies.
Favourable days
No fully favourable day this month. The mixed days have only soft issues (for example a less ideal nakshatra or weekday).
Why the other days miss out
On the 31 other days that are not favourable, the reasons that come up most are the tithi (20 days), the nakshatra (17 days) and the weekday (13 days).
The closest alternatives
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug (Tue) | Shukla Tritiya | Uttara Phalguni | the weekday |
| 24 Aug (Thu) | Shukla Panchami | Chitra | the nakshatra |
| 25 Aug (Fri) | Shukla Shashthi | Swati | the tithi |
| 29 Aug (Tue) | Shukla Dashami | Mula | the weekday |
South India compared with North India
South India has 0 favourable and 8 mixed days this month; North India has 0 favourable and 0 mixed. No date is favourable in both regions. Kharmas is applied in South India but not in North India. Chaturmas is applied in North India but not in South India.
What matters for a wedding
- • Venus and Jupiter should be strong and un-eclipsed
- • Prefer the classical marriage nakshatras: Rohini, Mrigashira, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati
- • Avoid Rahu Kaal and Bhadra (Vishti karana)
- • Traditionally avoided in the south: Kharmas (Sun in Sagittarius, or in Cancer for Aadi), Jupiter or Venus combust (a regional convention)
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