Shubh Muhurat 2024
Auspicious dates for life's important beginnings
What is a Shubh Muhurat?
A shubh muhurat is the auspicious window chosen so that a new venture begins when the five limbs of the panchanga — tithi, vara (weekday), nakshatra, yoga and karana — are in harmony. Following the classical muhurta tradition (the Muhurta Chintamani, the Kalaprakasika, the Dharmasindhu and B.V. Raman's Muhurtha), each day below is scored on its nakshatra, tithi and weekday and then filtered through the standard doshas — Amavasya, the Rikta tithis (4th, 9th, 14th), Bhadra (the Vishti karana), Panchak, the five hostile yogas of the classical Panchang Shuddhi (Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyatipata and Vaidhriti) and the relevant seasonal pauses. All timings are derived from the Drik (true-position) panchang for New Delhi.
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Marriage Muhurat
Auspicious dates for the wedding ceremony
Wedding dates chosen on favourable nakshatra, tithi and weekday combinations, with the inauspicious tithis, Panchak and Bhadra filtered out for New Delhi.
Vivah Muhurat Auspicious Nakshatra Tithi & Paksha Abhijit MuhurtaView dates -
Engagement Muhurat
Auspicious dates for the ring ceremony (sagai)
Sagai dates on the vivah nakshatra family — with Pushya and Shravana additionally favoured — pausing through Kharmas, Chaturmas and Guru/Shukra asta like the wedding itself.
Ring Ceremony Vivah Nakshatra Tithi & Paksha Guru-Shukra StrengthView dates -
Car / Bike Muhurat
Lucky days to buy or take delivery of a vehicle
The best days to buy or take delivery of a new car or bike — scored on nakshatra and weekday, avoiding Rikta tithis and Bhadra.
Delivery Day Auspicious Nakshatra Best Weekday Vehicle PujaView dates -
Gold Buying Muhurat
Auspicious days to buy gold and jewellery
Pushya-led days to buy gold and jewellery — no seasonal blackout, with each window narrowed to the good Choghadiyas.
Swarna Kharidi Pushya Nakshatra Thursday Best Good ChoghadiyaView dates -
Property Purchase Muhurat
Good dates to buy or register property
Thursday/Friday dates to buy or register land, a house or a flat — on the tradition's buying and land nakshatras, pausing only in Adhik Maas.
Registration Day Buying Nakshatra Thu & Fri Only TithiView dates -
Business Opening Muhurat
Auspicious days to open a shop or start a venture
Mercury- and Jupiter-day dates to open a shop or start a venture — Labh-Choghadiya windows, with Panchak carved out.
Shop Opening Pushya Nakshatra Wed & Thu Labh ChoghadiyaView dates -
Griha Pravesh Muhurat
House-warming dates for entering a new home
Auspicious muhurat for moving into a new home — fixed nakshatras, the waxing fortnight and clean daytime windows, with Abhijit highlighted.
Griha Pravesh Sthira Nakshatra Shukla Paksha Abhijit MuhurtaView dates -
Bhoomi Pujan Muhurat
Ground-breaking dates before construction begins
Favourable days to worship the land and break ground before construction — stable nakshatras, with the Panchak band removed.
Shilanyas Sthira Nakshatra Tithi Daytime WindowView dates -
Naamkaran Muhurat
Auspicious days for the naming ceremony
Auspicious days for naming the newborn — the gentle nakshatra set, taken in the waxing fortnight; no seasonal blackout.
Naming Day Soft Nakshatra Shukla Paksha 11th-Day CustomView dates -
Mundan Muhurat
First-tonsure (chudakarana) dates
Dates for the first ceremonial tonsure — the light and gentle nakshatras with the Jyeshtha exception, Uttarayana only, forenoon windows.
Chudakarana Laghu Nakshatra Shukla Paksha Odd-Year CustomView dates -
Annaprashan Muhurat
First solid food (first grains) dates
Good days for the baby's first solid food — the soft nakshatra set in the waxing fortnight, available all year round.
First Grains Soft Nakshatra Shukla Paksha Sixth-Month CustomView dates -
Upanayan Muhurat
Sacred thread (janeu) ceremony dates
Sacred-thread dates in Uttarayana only — thirteen classical nakshatras, forenoon windows, pausing for Kharmas, Chaturmas and Guru/Shukra asta.
Janeu Sanskar Auspicious Nakshatra Uttarayana Only Forenoon RiteView dates -
Vidyarambh Muhurat
Auspicious days to begin a child's education
First-letters dates on the classical learning nakshatras — Mercury- and Jupiter-led weekdays, forenoon windows; no Chaturmas pause.
First Letters Learning Nakshatra Wed & Thu Best Forenoon WindowView dates -
Karnavedha Muhurat
Auspicious dates for the ear-piercing ceremony
Ear-piercing dates on the gentle and light nakshatras — soft weekdays, both fortnights, outside the seasonal pauses.
Ear Piercing Gentle Nakshatra Both Pakshas Soft WeekdaysView dates
Good to know
- Dates calculated for New Delhi (IST). Timings shift slightly for other cities.
- All five panchanga limbs are weighed together — a day is strong only when an auspicious nakshatra also falls on a benefic tithi and a gentle weekday.
- Abhijit Muhurta — the ~48-minute window around solar noon — is treated as universally auspicious, and is highlighted as the prime slot within the griha pravesh and bhoomi pujan windows.
- Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda and Gulika Kaal are inauspicious daily intervals; begin the actual ceremony outside these, even on a listed date.
- Kharmas / Malmaas — when the Sun transits Sagittarius (mid-Dec→mid-Jan) or Pisces (mid-Mar→mid-Apr) — pauses marriages and major beginnings.
- Chaturmas — from Devshayani to Prabodhini Ekadashi — pauses marriage, griha pravesh and several saMskaras.
- During Adhik Maas (the leap lunar month) auspicious beginnings are traditionally paused, so some months may show few or no dates.
Frequently asked questions
- 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.