Auspicious Timing

Vivah Muhurat 1988

41 auspicious wedding dates in 1988, with nakshatra, tithi and lunar month. Chaturmas, Kharmas, adhika masa and rikta tithis are excluded.

January

6 dates
15 JanuaryFridayAnuradhaEkadashi
17 JanuarySundayMulaTrayodashi
24 JanuarySundayUttara BhadrapadaShashthi
25 JanuaryMondayRevatiSaptami
29 JanuaryFridayRohiniEkadashi
30 JanuarySaturdayMrigashiraDwadashi

February

6 dates
4 FebruaryThursdayMaghaDvitiya
6 FebruarySaturdayUttara PhalguniTritiya
8 FebruaryMondayHastaPanchami
10 FebruaryWednesdaySwatiSaptami
14 FebruarySundayMulaEkadashi
20 FebruarySaturdayUttara BhadrapadaTritiya

March

5 dates
3 MarchThursdayMaghaPurnima
5 MarchSaturdayUttara PhalguniDvitiya
6 MarchSundayHastaTritiya
10 MarchThursdayAnuradhaSaptami
14 MarchMondayUttara AshadhaEkadashi

April

3 dates
21 AprilThursdayMrigashiraPanchami
28 AprilThursdayUttara PhalguniDwadashi
29 AprilFridayHastaTrayodashi

May

No dates

Marriages are not performed this month.

June

7 dates
2 JuneThursdayMulaDvitiya
9 JuneThursdayRevatiDashami
20 JuneMondayMaghaShashthi
22 JuneWednesdayUttara PhalguniAshtami
25 JuneSaturdaySwatiDashami
27 JuneMondayAnuradhaDwadashi
29 JuneWednesdayMulaPurnima

July

6 dates
1 JulyFridayUttara AshadhaDvitiya
6 JulyWednesdayUttara BhadrapadaSaptami
11 JulyMondayRohiniTrayodashi
17 JulySundayMaghaTritiya
20 JulyWednesdayHastaShashthi
21 JulyThursdayHastaSaptami

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

3 dates
24 NovemberThursdayRohiniPratipada
25 NovemberFridayMrigashiraDvitiya
30 NovemberWednesdayMaghaSaptami

December

5 dates
1 DecemberThursdayMaghaAshtami
3 DecemberSaturdayUttara PhalguniDashami
4 DecemberSundayHastaDashami
10 DecemberSaturdayMulaPratipada
12 DecemberMondayUttara AshadhaTritiya

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.