Muhurtham dates 2026 — Bay Area

Every date on this site is computed at Bay Area’s own sunrise (America/Los_Angeles), which is what makes it different from a calendar printed for India.

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Engagement / nichayathartham

84 dates in 2026

Dates for a nichayathartham. The rules are looser than the wedding's — the month blocks and combustion periods still apply, but the nakshatra list is wider and Saturday is not excluded.

Griha pravesam (housewarming)

28 dates in 2026

Dates for entering a new home. The fixed and soft nakshatras are preferred, the growing (shukla) fortnight is preferred, and the same three months are avoided.

Dates for a seemantham or valaikappu. Traditionally held in the fifth, seventh or ninth month of pregnancy, so the window is fixed by the pregnancy and the family picks the best date inside it — use the month filter on the page rather than reading the whole year.

New venture / shop opening

53 dates in 2026

Dates for opening a shop, office or business. The chara (movable) and kshipra (swift) nakshatras are preferred — the traditional reasoning is that a venture wants momentum, the opposite of the fixed nakshatras you want for a house.

Wedding muhurtham

37 dates in 2026

Dates a Tamil family would normally consider for a wedding, computed at your city's sunrise. The strictest of the five lists — three whole months, both planetary combustion periods and the rikta tithis are excluded, so a thin year is a correct result, not a broken one.

These are dates a family would normally consider — confirm the final date and the muhurtham time with your family purohit.