Why are the wedding dates for Chicago different from an Indian calendar?

The Hindu day runs from local sunrise to local sunrise, so the tithi and nakshatram in force on a given date in Chicago are read at Chicago's sunrise — not Chennai's. On days where an element changes near dawn the two calendars simply land on different dates. Every date on this page is computed for Chicago specifically.

Wedding muhurtham dates 2026 in Chicago

Q: How many wedding dates are there in 2026 for Chicago?

39 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.

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.

39 dates in 2026, computed at Chicago 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.

Pournami (full moon) — Some families do hold a muhurtham on Pournami. Off by default because most Tamil houses avoid it. 4 more dates Chathurthi (a rikta tithi) — Chathurthi is one of the rikta tithis, avoided for weddings in standard Tamil practice. Two published date lists do print weddings on it. 8 more dates Saturday — Most Tamil families avoid Saturday for the muhurtham itself. A minority accept it, usually for a morning ceremony. 14 more dates Poosam and Thiruvonam nakshatram — Two nakshatras admitted for weddings by some houses and not others. Ask your purohit before using these dates. 10 more dates

Maasi 2 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
20 Feb 2026 optional	Friday Velli	Uthirattathi pada 4 until 08:37, then Revathi	Chathurthi shukla	10:43–12:04
21 Feb 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Revathi pada 4 until 07:37, then Ashwini	Panchami shukla	09:20–10:42
28 Feb 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Poosam pada 2 until 21:04, then Ayilyam	Dwadasi shukla	09:14–10:39
5 Mar 2026	Thursday Vyazhan	Hastham pada 2 until 22:00, then Chithirai	Thrithiyai krishna	13:28–14:54
7 Mar 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Swathi pada 1 all day	Chathurthi krishna	09:08–10:35
9 Mar 2026	Monday Thingal	Anusham pada 1 all day	Sashti krishna	08:39–10:06

Panguni 6 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
14 Mar 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Uthiradam pada 3 until 18:19, then Thiruvonam	Ekadasi krishna	10:01–11:30
15 Mar 2026 optional	Sunday Nyayiru	Thiruvonam pada 3 until 19:26, then Avittam	Dwadasi krishna	17:27–18:57
19 Mar 2026	Thursday Vyazhan	Uthirattathi pada 3 until 17:35, then Revathi	Prathamai shukla	14:29–16:00
20 Mar 2026	Friday Velli	Revathi pada 3 until 15:57, then Ashwini	Dwithiyai shukla	11:27–12:58
27 Mar 2026 optional	Friday Velli	Poosam pada 1 all day	Dasami shukla	11:22–12:56
29 Mar 2026	Sunday Nyayiru	Magham pada 1 all day	Dwadasi shukla	17:38–19:13
1 Apr 2026 optional	Wednesday Budhan	Hastham pada 1 all day	Pournami shukla	12:54–14:30
2 Apr 2026	Thursday Vyazhan	Hastham pada 4 until 07:08, then Chithirai	Prathamai krishna	14:30–16:05
4 Apr 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Swathi pada 4 until 11:05, then Visakam	Thrithiyai krishna	09:40–11:17
6 Apr 2026	Monday Thingal	Anusham pada 3 until 16:26, then Kettai	Panchami krishna	08:01–09:38
8 Apr 2026	Wednesday Budhan	Moolam pada 2 until 22:18, then Pooradam	Sashti krishna	12:52–14:30

Chithirai 6 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
15 Apr 2026	Wednesday Budhan	Uthirattathi pada 1 all day	Thrayodasi krishna	12:50–14:31
20 Apr 2026 optional	Monday Thingal	Rohini pada 3 until 15:38, then Mrigasheersham	Chathurthi shukla	07:44–09:25
26 Apr 2026	Sunday Nyayiru	Magham pada 4 until 09:57, then Pooram	Dasami shukla	18:00–19:43
29 Apr 2026	Wednesday Budhan	Hastham pada 3 until 13:46, then Chithirai	Thrayodasi shukla	12:48–14:32
1 May 2026 optional	Friday Velli	Swathi pada 3 until 18:05, then Visakam	Pournami shukla	11:02–12:47
3 May 2026	Sunday Nyayiru	Anusham pada 2 until 23:28, then Kettai	Dwithiyai krishna	18:05–19:51
8 May 2026	Friday Velli	Uthiradam pada 4 until 10:50, then Thiruvonam	Sapthami krishna	10:59–12:47
13 May 2026	Wednesday Budhan	Uthirattathi pada 3 until 13:47, then Revathi	Dwadasi krishna	12:47–14:35

Vaikasi 7 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
14 May 2026	Thursday Vyazhan	Revathi pada 3 until 12:04, then Ashwini	Thrayodasi krishna	14:36–16:25
17 May 2026	Sunday Nyayiru	Rohini pada 1 all day	Prathamai shukla	18:16–20:06
18 May 2026	Monday Thingal	Mrigasheersham pada 1 until 22:11, then Thiruvathirai	Dwithiyai shukla	07:17–09:07
21 May 2026 optional	Thursday Vyazhan	Poosam pada 3 until 16:19, then Ayilyam	Sashti shukla	14:38–16:28
25 May 2026	Monday Thingal	Uthiram pada 3 until 17:38, then Hastham	Dasami shukla	07:13–09:04
28 May 2026	Thursday Vyazhan	Swathi pada 2 all day	Thrayodasi shukla	14:40–16:32
30 May 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Anusham pada 1 all day	Pournami shukla	09:03–10:55
31 May 2026	Sunday Nyayiru	Anusham pada 4 until 05:42, then Kettai	Prathamai krishna	18:26–20:18
4 Jun 2026 optional	Thursday Vyazhan	Uthiradam pada 3 until 17:11, then Thiruvonam	Chathurthi krishna	14:42–16:35
5 Jun 2026 optional	Friday Velli	Thiruvonam pada 2 until 19:33, then Avittam	Panchami krishna	10:55–12:49
10 Jun 2026	Wednesday Budhan	Revathi pada 2 until 21:46, then Ashwini	Dasami krishna	12:50–14:43

Aani 6 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
15 Jun 2026	Monday Thingal	Mrigasheersham pada 4 until 08:38, then Thiruvathirai	Prathamai shukla	07:08–09:02
17 Jun 2026 optional	Wednesday Budhan	Poosam pada 1 all day	Thrithiyai shukla	12:51–14:45
19 Jun 2026	Friday Velli	Magham pada 1 until 22:55, then Pooram	Panchami shukla	10:57–12:51
24 Jun 2026	Wednesday Budhan	Swathi pada 1 all day	Dasami shukla	12:53–14:47
25 Jun 2026	Thursday Vyazhan	Swathi pada 4 until 05:59, then Visakam	Ekadasi shukla	14:47–16:41
27 Jun 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Anusham pada 4 until 11:41, then Kettai	Thrayodasi shukla	09:05–10:59
29 Jun 2026 optional	Monday Thingal	Moolam pada 3 until 17:33, then Pooradam	Pournami shukla	07:12–09:06
1 Jul 2026	Wednesday Budhan	Uthiradam pada 2 until 22:57, then Thiruvonam	Dwithiyai krishna	12:54–14:48
2 Jul 2026 optional	Thursday Vyazhan	Thiruvonam pada 1 all day	Thrithiyai krishna	14:48–16:42
11 Jul 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Rohini pada 1 until 21:59, then Mrigasheersham	Dwadasi krishna	09:10–11:03
12 Jul 2026	Sunday Nyayiru	Mrigasheersham pada 2 until 19:11, then Thiruvathirai	Thrayodasi krishna	18:33–20:25

Aavani 3 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
22 Aug 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Moolam pada 1 all day	Dasami shukla	09:29–11:11
23 Aug 2026	Sunday Nyayiru	Moolam pada 4 until 07:14, then Pooradam	Ekadasi shukla	17:57–19:38
30 Aug 2026	Sunday Nyayiru	Uthirattathi pada 3 until 17:15, then Revathi	Thrithiyai krishna	17:48–19:27
31 Aug 2026 optional	Monday Thingal	Revathi pada 3 until 16:54, then Ashwini	Chathurthi krishna	07:53–09:32
11 Sept 2026	Friday Velli	Uthiram pada 1 all day	Prathamai shukla	11:11–12:46
12 Sept 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Hastham pada 1 all day	Dwithiyai shukla	09:36–11:11
14 Sept 2026 optional	Monday Thingal	Swathi pada 1 all day	Chathurthi shukla	08:03–09:37

Aippasi 4 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
29 Oct 2026 optional	Thursday Vyazhan	Mrigasheersham pada 2 until 22:34, then Thiruvathirai	Chathurthi krishna	13:52–15:11
5 Nov 2026	Thursday Vyazhan	Uthiram pada 3 until 16:26, then Hastham	Dwadasi krishna	12:50–14:06
6 Nov 2026	Friday Velli	Hastham pada 3 until 17:13, then Chithirai	Thrayodasi krishna	10:17–11:33
12 Nov 2026	Thursday Vyazhan	Moolam pada 1 all day	Thrithiyai shukla	12:48–14:03
15 Nov 2026	Sunday Nyayiru	Uthiradam pada 4 until 11:59, then Thiruvonam	Sashti shukla	15:16–16:29

Karthigai 5 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
16 Nov 2026 optional	Monday Thingal	Thiruvonam pada 3 until 14:47, then Avittam	Sapthami shukla	07:54–09:08
20 Nov 2026	Friday Velli	Uthirattathi pada 2 until 19:20, then Revathi	Ekadasi shukla	10:23–11:36
21 Nov 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Revathi pada 2 until 18:25, then Ashwini	Dwadasi shukla	09:11–10:24
25 Nov 2026	Wednesday Budhan	Rohini pada 4 until 09:06, then Mrigasheersham	Dwithiyai krishna	11:37–12:48
28 Nov 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Poosam pada 2 until 23:29, then Ayilyam	Panchami krishna	09:16–10:27
30 Nov 2026	Monday Thingal	Magham pada 2 until 21:30, then Pooram	Sapthami krishna	08:07–09:18
3 Dec 2026	Thursday Vyazhan	Hastham pada 2 until 22:53, then Chithirai	Dasami krishna	12:50–14:00
5 Dec 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Swathi pada 2 all day	Dwadasi krishna	09:21–10:31
10 Dec 2026	Thursday Vyazhan	Moolam pada 4 until 12:28, then Pooradam	Dwithiyai shukla	12:52–14:01
12 Dec 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Uthiradam pada 3 until 18:42, then Thiruvonam	Chathurthi shukla	09:26–10:35
13 Dec 2026 optional	Sunday Nyayiru	Thiruvonam pada 2 until 21:42, then Avittam	Panchami shukla	15:11–16:20

Why these dates

Each date above passed every rule for a wedding in our published rule set — the nakshatram and tithi prevailing at sunrise in Chicago, 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.