Before fixing a wedding date, most families first want to know which months of the year are generally favorable, so they can check their own convenience and guest availability within that range. Giving a single “universal” list of dates would be misleading, since the exact vivah muhurat is only decided by looking at both partners’ birth charts, ascendant, and nakshatra. What follows is only the general month-level window.
Favorable month windows in 2026-27
Traditionally, mid-February through mid-June (late Magh through Jyeshtha), and late November through early February (Kartik through Magh), are considered favorable for weddings. In between, July through November, called Chaturmas, is generally avoided since it’s traditionally considered Lord Vishnu’s period of yogic sleep.
Which periods to avoid
Kharmas or Malmas, the month when the Sun is in Sagittarius or Pisces, is considered inauspicious for weddings. It falls roughly around December-January and March-April each year, with the exact dates shifting year to year. Adhik Maas (the extra month, which in 2026 means two Jyeshtha months) is also avoided for auspicious ceremonies.
How your exact date gets decided
For every auspicious date in the season, checked against Drik Panchang for New Delhi, see the Vivah Muhurat 2026-27 table. The month window is only a starting filter. Within that range, to narrow down days by tithi, nakshatra, and weekday, select “Vivah” on the muhurat finder and enter a date range. The actual vivah muhurat is derived from the combination of both partners’ birth charts, panchang, ascendant, and specific nakshatras. A detailed vivah muhurat report can be requested by entering birth details on the muhurat page, where that day’s Rahu Kaal and Abhijit Muhurat can also be checked for free.
How families actually narrow it down
In practice, most families start from the other direction. They check which weekends work for the closest relatives, which months the venue they want is available, and whether key people can get time off. Then they bring that shortlist of possible dates to the pandit. A family set on a June garden wedding in Jaipur is not going to move to November because November has more auspicious days. And that is fine. The pandit’s job is to find the best muhurat within the window the family can realistically work with, not to hand down a single non-negotiable date. Experienced priests are used to this back-and-forth and will typically offer two or three options ranked by astrological favorability within whatever range the family gives them.
Where NRI families often run into trouble is starting too late. If grandparents are flying in from India and need visa lead time, and the venue books out six months ahead, the muhurat conversation needs to happen early enough that the best date from the pandit’s shortlist is still actually available.
The month windows laid out
Here’s the general shape of the 2026-27 window, month by month. February 2026, from roughly the third week onward once Magh’s Malmas-adjacent days clear, opens the season. March through June 2026 carries the bulk of favorable dates, narrowing toward the close of June as the calendar moves into Ashadha. Then Chaturmas takes over: July through October 2026 is largely avoided, with a handful of specific exceptions some traditions still permit, worth checking rather than assuming. The season reopens in late November 2026, once Devuthani Ekadashi passes, running through most of December, before Kharmas closes the door again from roughly mid-December through mid-January. January 2027’s back half and February 2027 close out the cycle before Malmas returns. Within every window, some days are still stronger than others by tithi and nakshatra, which is why the month list is a filter, not a final answer.
Adhik Maas complicates 2026 specifically
Because 2026 carries an Adhik Maas (an extra intercalary month inserted to keep the lunar calendar aligned with the solar year) landing on Jyeshtha, the calendar effectively has two Jyeshtha months back to back. Adhik Maas is set aside for religious observance and charity rather than weddings, so the “extra” Jyeshtha doesn’t add wedding days: it’s a pause within the season, not a bonus month. Families who see “two Jyeshthas” sometimes assume double the options; the opposite is closer to true, since the leap month itself is off-limits.
The final call is the family’s
This month-level information is for general guidance. Venue availability, guests’ time off, and family convenience matter just as much as the panchang.