Car / Bike Muhurat 2023

Frequently asked questions

Which day is best to buy a new car or bike?

A day whose nakshatra is swift, gentle or movable — Pushya is the most prized of all for purchases — on a permitted weekday (Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday), avoiding Tuesday and Saturday. Take delivery within a good Choghadiya: Amrit, Shubh, Labh or Chal.

What is a Choghadiya and why does it matter here?

Choghadiya divides the day into eight roughly 90-minute slots, each ruled by a planet, and is the traditional tool for timing purchases and journeys. Every window listed here is already narrowed to the four favourable slots — Amrit, Shubh, Labh and Chal — so it can be used directly.

Can I buy a vehicle during Panchak?

Yes — Panchak dosha applies to construction, fuel-gathering, bedding and southward travel, not to a vehicle purchase, so days on Dhanishta through Revati are kept whenever their other factors are auspicious.

Is there a season when buying a vehicle is barred?

No. Unlike marriage or griha pravesh, no Kharmas or Chaturmas blackout applies to vehicles, so auspicious dates appear in every month of the year.

Why is Vijayadashami listed even when it falls on a Tuesday?

Because the festival, not the weekday, sanctions that day. The Dharmasindhu states that undertakings on Vijayadashami are blessed 'irrespective of muhurta, tara bala or chandra bala' — the parva tradition fixes the day, and only the within-day periods to avoid (Rahu Kaal, Bhadra) still shape the timing. Dates listed on a festival's authority carry its name as a badge.

How are these muhurat dates calculated?

Each day is scored against the five limbs of its Drik panchang — tithi, vara (weekday), nakshatra, yoga and karana — following the classical muhurta tradition — the Muhurta Chintamani, the Kalaprakasika and B.V. Raman's Muhurtha. Days carrying a dosha (Amavasya, the Rikta tithis, Bhadra or Panchak) are then removed, leaving only the auspicious dates for New Delhi.

Are the timings valid for my city?

The dates are anchored to New Delhi (IST). The auspicious day is usually the same across India, but the sunrise-based windows — and intervals like Rahu Kaal and Abhijit — shift a little by location, so check the full panchang for your own city before fixing a time.

Why do some months have no dates?

The strict rules drop the inauspicious tithis and nakshatras, and the seasonal pauses — Kharmas (Malmaas), Chaturmas and Adhik Maas — halt major beginnings entirely. A month sitting inside one of those windows can legitimately show few or no dates.

What is the Abhijit Muhurta?

Abhijit is the roughly 48-minute window around local solar noon, ruled by Lord Vishnu and considered auspicious for almost any task. The Muhurta texts treat it as a 'victory' window, and we highlight it as the prime slot within the griha pravesh and bhoomi pujan windows.

What are Bhadra, Panchak and the Rikta tithis?

These are the classical doshas we exclude. Bhadra (the Vishti karana) and Panchak (the Moon in the last five nakshatras, Dhanishta to Revati) are inauspicious periods; the Rikta tithis — the 4th, 9th and 14th of each fortnight — are the 'empty' tithis avoided for new beginnings.

Should I still consult an astrologer?

Yes. These dates are a strong, rule-based shortlist, but they are computed for a generic chart. For a wedding or any major event, confirming the muhurta against your own birth chart with an astrologer is recommended.