Auspicious Timing

Vivah Muhurat 1956

45 auspicious wedding dates in 1956, with nakshatra, tithi and lunar month. Chaturmas, Kharmas, adhika masa and rikta tithis are excluded.

January

4 dates
19 JanuaryThursdayUttara BhadrapadaShashthi
20 JanuaryFridayRevatiSaptami
25 JanuaryWednesdayMrigashiraTrayodashi
29 JanuarySundayMaghaDvitiya

February

6 dates
1 FebruaryWednesdayHastaPanchami
3 FebruaryFridaySwatiSaptami
8 FebruaryWednesdayMulaDwadashi
16 FebruaryThursdayRevatiPanchami
26 FebruarySundayMaghaPurnima
27 FebruaryMondayUttara PhalguniDvitiya

March

3 dates
1 MarchThursdaySwatiPanchami
4 MarchSundayAnuradhaAshtami
8 MarchThursdayUttara AshadhaEkadashi

April

7 dates
15 AprilSundayRohiniPanchami
20 AprilFridayMaghaDashami
22 AprilSundayUttara PhalguniDwadashi
23 AprilMondayHastaTrayodashi
25 AprilWednesdaySwatiPurnima
27 AprilFridayAnuradhaDvitiya
30 AprilMondayMulaPanchami

May

8 dates
2 MayWednesdayUttara AshadhaSaptami
7 MayMondayUttara BhadrapadaDwadashi
12 MaySaturdayRohiniDvitiya
13 MaySundayMrigashiraTritiya
19 MaySaturdayUttara PhalguniDashami
20 MaySundayHastaEkadashi
25 MayFridayAnuradhaPratipada
27 MaySundayMulaTritiya

June

7 dates
4 JuneMondayUttara BhadrapadaDashami
9 JuneSaturdayMrigashiraPratipada
14 JuneThursdayMaghaShashthi
17 JuneSundayHastaDashami
21 JuneThursdayAnuradhaTrayodashi
23 JuneSaturdayMulaPurnima
25 JuneMondayUttara AshadhaDvitiya

July

4 dates
1 JulySundayUttara BhadrapadaAshtami
6 JulyFridayRohiniTrayodashi
13 JulyFridayUttara PhalguniShashthi
14 JulySaturdayHastaSaptami

August

No dates

Marriages are not performed this month.

September

No dates

Marriages are not performed this month.

October

No dates

Marriages are not performed this month.

November

5 dates
15 NovemberThursdayRevatiDwadashi
19 NovemberMondayRohiniPratipada
25 NovemberSundayMaghaAshtami
28 NovemberWednesdayHastaEkadashi
30 NovemberFridaySwatiTrayodashi

December

1 date
13 DecemberThursdayRevatiDashami

How these dates are computed

  • At sunrise the Moon must occupy one of the eleven vivah nakshatras — Rohini, Mrigashira, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Uttara Bhadrapada or Revati.
  • The tithi must not be rikta — the 4th, 9th or 14th of either paksha — nor Amavasya.
  • The weekday must not be Tuesday.
  • The day must not fall in Chaturmas, from Devshayani to Devutthana Ekadashi.
  • The Sun must not be in Sagittarius or Pisces (Kharmas), and the lunar month must not be an adhika masa.

Each date is screened at Kashi sunrise. The final muhurat within the day still depends on lagna purity and the couple's charts — consult an astrologer before fixing the hour.