Muhurtham Dates

Griha pravesam (housewarming) dates 2026 in Chennai

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. Diaspora note: closing dates rarely bend, so the list is deliberately wider than the wedding's.

30 dates in 2026, computed at Chennai sunrise.

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

Your family may also accept these

These are the rules Tamil families genuinely differ on. The dates above follow the stricter reading, which is what most houses keep. Switch one on to see the extra dates it opens up — they appear in the tables, marked optional. Check any of them with your purohit.

Thai 4 dates

DateDay NakshatramTithi Avoid (rahu kalam)Calendar
Monday Thingal Uthiradam pada 4 until 11:52, then Thiruvonam Prathamai shukla 08:01–09:27
Wednesday Budhan Avittam pada 3 until 13:58, then Sadhayam Thrithiyai shukla 12:20–13:46
Sunday Nyayiru Revathi pada 3 until 13:35, then Ashwini Sapthami shukla 16:40–18:06
Thursday Vyazhan Rohini pada 4 until 07:31, then Mrigasheersham Ekadasi shukla 13:48–15:15

Maasi 3 dates

DateDay NakshatramTithi Avoid (rahu kalam)Calendar
Friday Velli Uthirattathi pada 2 until 20:07, then Revathi Thrithiyai shukla 10:54–12:22
Thursday Vyazhan Mrigasheersham pada 3 until 12:11, then Thiruvathirai Dasami shukla 13:50–15:19
Sunday Nyayiru Poosam pada 4 until 08:34, then Ayilyam Thrayodasi shukla 16:48–18:17

Panguni 2 dates

DateDay NakshatramTithi Avoid (rahu kalam)Calendar
Friday Velli Revathi pada 1 all day Dwithiyai shukla 10:45–12:16
Wednesday Budhan Mrigasheersham pada 2 until 17:33, then Thiruvathirai Sapthami shukla 12:15–13:46

Chithirai 2 dates

DateDay NakshatramTithi Avoid (rahu kalam)Calendar
Monday Thingal Rohini pada 1 all day Thrithiyai shukla 07:27–09:00
Wednesday Budhan Hastham pada 2 all day Thrayodasi shukla 12:06–13:40

Vaikasi 6 dates

DateDay NakshatramTithi Avoid (rahu kalam)Calendar
Monday Thingal Rohini pada 3 until 11:32, then Mrigasheersham Dwithiyai shukla 07:18–08:54
Thursday Vyazhan Poosam pada 1 all day Panchami shukla 13:41–15:17
Monday Thingal Uthiram pada 1 all day Dasami shukla 07:17–08:53
Wednesday Budhan Hastham pada 4 until 05:56, then Chithirai Ekadasi shukla 12:06–13:42
Thursday Vyazhan Chithirai pada 4 until 08:08, then Swathi Dwadasi shukla 13:42–15:18
Friday Velli Swathi pada 4 until 10:38, then Visakam Thrayodasi shukla 10:30–12:06

Aani 3 dates

DateDay NakshatramTithi Avoid (rahu kalam)Calendar
Wednesday Budhan Chithirai pada 3 until 13:59, then Swathi Dasami shukla 12:11–13:48
Thursday Vyazhan Swathi pada 3 until 16:29, then Visakam Ekadasi shukla 13:48–15:25
Wednesday Budhan Poosam pada 2 until 21:46, then Ayilyam Prathamai shukla 12:14–13:51

Aavani 5 dates

DateDay NakshatramTithi Avoid (rahu kalam)Calendar
Monday Thingal Chithirai pada 1 all day Panchami shukla 07:30–09:04
Wednesday Budhan Swathi pada 4 until 06:47, then Visakam Sapthami shukla 12:12–13:46
Wednesday Budhan Thiruvonam pada 2 all day Thrayodasi shukla 12:10–13:44
Sunday Nyayiru Hastham pada 3 until 13:07, then Chithirai Dwithiyai shukla 16:40–18:11
Monday Thingal Chithirai pada 3 until 13:55, then Swathi Thrithiyai shukla 07:29–09:01

Aippasi 4 dates

DateDay NakshatramTithi Avoid (rahu kalam)Calendar
Wednesday Budhan Avittam pada 2 until 19:48, then Sadhayam Dasami shukla 11:53–13:21
Wednesday Budhan Anusham pada 4 until 11:38, then Kettai Dwithiyai shukla 11:52–13:19
Sunday Nyayiru Uthiradam pada 2 until 23:29, then Thiruvonam Sashti shukla 16:12–17:39
Monday Thingal Thiruvonam pada 1 all day Sapthami shukla 07:34–09:00

Karthigai 1 date

DateDay NakshatramTithi Avoid (rahu kalam)Calendar
Monday Thingal Thiruvonam pada 4 until 09:12, then Avittam Panchami shukla 07:47–09:12

Why these dates

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. Diaspora note: closing dates rarely bend, so the list is deliberately wider than the wedding's.

Each date above passed every rule for a housewarming in our published rule set — the nakshatram and tithi prevailing at sunrise in Chennai, the weekday, the Tamil month, and where it applies the planetary combustion (moudhyam) periods and eclipse days. The rahu kalam column is a caution rather than a filter: the date can be good and the hour still needs choosing.