Muhūrta · Electional timing

Auspicious dates by occasion

The best days of the month for a wedding, housewarming, naming, new job, vehicle or property purchase — ranked by the panchāṅga (tithi, vāra, nakshatra, yoga, karana) and a good lagna window for your city. Free, deterministic, no account needed. For dates ranked against your birth chart, open the personalised finder →

Wedding (Vivāha)

Marriage muhūrtas: benefic waxing tithis, a Jupiter/Venus/Mercury weekday, an auspicious nakshatra and a benefic-owned rising sign.

Gṛiha Praveśa (Housewarming)

Entering a new home: waxing tithis, an empty 8th and a strong 4th, at a benefic-owned lagna.

House Construction (Gṛiha Ārambha)

Laying the foundation: supportive tithis and a good nakshatra with the 8th house empty.

Naming Ceremony (Nāmakaraṇa)

A child's naming: a benefic-owned lagna, a gentle nakshatra and the 8th empty.

First Rice (Annaprāśana)

Baby's first solid food: a benefic lagna and an auspicious nakshatra with the 10th empty.

Start of Education (Vidyārambha)

Beginning learning: a Mercury/Jupiter-friendly nakshatra, Uttarāyaṇa preferred, the 8th empty.

Sacred Thread (Upanayana)

The sacred-thread rite: a benefic-owned lagna, a good nakshatra and the 8th empty.

Idol Installation (Pratiṣṭhā)

Installing a deity: supportive tithis with an auspicious nakshatra and rising sign.

Joining a New Job

Starting employment: a clean, auspicious nakshatra and a benefic rising sign for the 10th.

Starting a Business

Launching a venture: an auspicious nakshatra and a strong benefic lagna for the 10th/11th.

Buying a Vehicle

Buying a vehicle: a good nakshatra and a benefic rising sign for a strong 4th house.

Buying Property / Land

Buying land or property: an auspicious nakshatra with a strong 4th house at a benefic lagna.

General Auspicious Beginning

Any auspicious start: pure panchānga (good tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana) and a benefic rising sign.

Rank these for your own chart

These public rankings use only chart-independent factors. The full method also weighs your janma nakshatra (tāra bala), Moon sign (chandra bala) and the muhūrta chart against your horoscope.

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Computed deterministically with a license-clean Vedic engine (astronomy-engine, VSOP87-grade), grounded in Ch.36 Table 79. Advisory only.