Auspicious Timing

Vivah Muhurat 2018

36 auspicious wedding dates in 2018, with nakshatra, tithi and lunar month. Chaturmas, Kharmas, adhika masa and rikta tithis are excluded.

January

3 dates
24 JanuaryWednesdayRevatiSaptami
27 JanuarySaturdayRohiniDashami
28 JanuarySundayMrigashiraEkadashi

February

5 dates
2 FebruaryFridayMaghaDvitiya
5 FebruaryMondayHastaPanchami
7 FebruaryWednesdaySwatiSaptami
11 FebruarySundayMulaEkadashi
25 FebruarySundayMrigashiraDashami

March

3 dates
3 MarchSaturdayUttara PhalguniDvitiya
4 MarchSundayHastaTritiya
8 MarchThursdayAnuradhaSaptami

April

5 dates
20 AprilFridayMrigashiraPanchami
25 AprilWednesdayMaghaDashami
27 AprilFridayUttara PhalguniDwadashi
28 AprilSaturdayHastaTrayodashi
30 AprilMondaySwatiPurnima

May

1 date
31 MayThursdayMulaDvitiya

June

10 dates
1 JuneFridayMulaTritiya
3 JuneSundayUttara AshadhaPanchami
9 JuneSaturdayRevatiDashami
14 JuneThursdayMrigashiraPratipada
18 JuneMondayMaghaPanchami
20 JuneWednesdayUttara PhalguniAshtami
23 JuneSaturdaySwatiEkadashi
25 JuneMondayAnuradhaTrayodashi
28 JuneThursdayMulaPurnima
30 JuneSaturdayUttara AshadhaDvitiya

July

4 dates
6 JulyFridayUttara BhadrapadaAshtami
11 JulyWednesdayMrigashiraTrayodashi
18 JulyWednesdayUttara PhalguniShashthi
19 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

2 dates
24 NovemberSaturdayRohiniPratipada
25 NovemberSundayMrigashiraDvitiya

December

3 dates
2 DecemberSundayHastaDashami
8 DecemberSaturdayMulaPratipada
9 DecemberSundayMulaDvitiya

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.