The wedding season is back. With Chaturmas over after Dev Uthani Ekadashi, Hindu families are once again looking for shubh vivah muhurat dates. Panchang listings based on Drik Panchang show only a handful of auspicious wedding days left in 2026 before a month-long break begins in mid-December.
Vivah muhurat dates in November 2026
These are the wedding muhurats listed for New Delhi:
- Saturday, 21 November: 6:48 AM to 12:08 AM (night) | Revati nakshatra
- Tuesday, 24 November: 11:25 PM to 6:52 AM next morning | Rohini
- Wednesday, 25 November: full day, 6:52 AM to 6:52 AM next morning | Rohini, Mrigashira
- Thursday, 26 November: 6:52 AM to 5:47 PM | Mrigashira
Vivah muhurat dates in December 2026
- Wednesday, 2 December: 10:32 AM to 6:58 AM next morning | Uttara Phalguni
- Thursday, 3 December: 6:58 AM to 10:53 AM, and 11:03 PM to 6:59 AM next morning | Uttara Phalguni, Hasta
- Friday, 4 December: 6:59 AM to 10:22 AM | Hasta
- Saturday, 5 December: 11:48 AM to 7:00 AM next morning | Swati
- Sunday, 6 December: 7:00 AM to 7:42 AM | Swati
- Saturday, 12 December: 3:04 AM to 7:04 AM, then 7:04 AM to 3:27 AM next morning | Uttara Ashadha
These timings are for New Delhi. Sunrise varies by city, so the start and end of each window will shift a little where you live. Different panchangs also use slightly different rules, so one calendar may show a date that another leaves out.
Why weddings pause from 16 December
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun enters Dhanu (Sagittarius). The solar month that follows, often called Kharmas or Dhanu Malmas, is traditionally avoided for weddings and other new beginnings. Panchangs treat this whole period, up to 14 January 2027, as unsuitable for marriage. Wedding dates resume after Makar Sankranti.
This is a matter of tradition and belief. Many families follow it closely, while others are guided by their own community priest.
Tips before you book
- Show the couple’s kundlis to your family priest. A general muhurat does not replace an individual check, if your family follows that practice.
- Book venues and caterers early, since demand peaks on the few available dates.
- Confirm the exact phera time in your own city’s panchang.
- For a night window that runs past midnight, ask your priest which date to print on the invitation.
- If your preferred date is taken, ask your priest about other options after mid-January.
Based on information from Drik Panchang, HinduTone, PanchangBodh.
Featured image: Hariharan Arunachalam (NIC), via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
