Auspicious Timing

Vivah Muhurat 1997

46 auspicious wedding dates in 1997, with nakshatra, tithi and lunar month. Chaturmas, Kharmas, adhika masa and rikta tithis are excluded.

January

6 dates
15 JanuaryWednesdayRevatiSaptami
19 JanuarySundayRohiniEkadashi
20 JanuaryMondayMrigashiraDwadashi
26 JanuarySundayMaghaTritiya
29 JanuaryWednesdayHastaPanchami
31 JanuaryFridaySwatiSaptami

February

5 dates
16 FebruarySundayRohiniDashami
17 FebruaryMondayMrigashiraEkadashi
22 FebruarySaturdayMaghaPurnima
24 FebruaryMondayUttara PhalguniDvitiya
28 FebruaryFridaySwatiShashthi

March

3 dates
2 MarchSundayAnuradhaAshtami
6 MarchThursdayUttara AshadhaDwadashi
10 MarchMondayUttara BhadrapadaDvitiya

April

5 dates
18 AprilFridayMaghaEkadashi
20 AprilSundayUttara PhalguniTrayodashi
23 AprilWednesdaySwatiPratipada
25 AprilFridayAnuradhaTritiya
27 AprilSundayMulaPanchami

May

9 dates
4 MaySundayUttara BhadrapadaDwadashi
5 MayMondayRevatiTrayodashi
9 MayFridayRohiniTritiya
15 MayThursdayMaghaAshtami
17 MaySaturdayUttara PhalguniDashami
18 MaySundayHastaEkadashi
23 MayFridayAnuradhaPratipada
25 MaySundayMulaTritiya
31 MaySaturdayUttara BhadrapadaDashami

June

8 dates
1 JuneSundayRevatiEkadashi
6 JuneFridayMrigashiraPratipada
11 JuneWednesdayMaghaShashthi
15 JuneSundayHastaDashami
21 JuneSaturdayMulaPratipada
23 JuneMondayUttara AshadhaTritiya
27 JuneFridayUttara BhadrapadaSaptami
28 JuneSaturdayRevatiAshtami

July

3 dates
2 JulyWednesdayRohiniTrayodashi
11 JulyFridayUttara PhalguniShashthi
12 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
12 NovemberWednesdayRevatiTrayodashi
16 NovemberSundayRohiniDvitiya
17 NovemberMondayMrigashiraTritiya
22 NovemberSaturdayMaghaAshtami
24 NovemberMondayUttara PhalguniDashami

December

2 dates
4 DecemberThursdayUttara AshadhaPanchami
14 DecemberSundayMrigashiraPurnima

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.