Why are the wedding dates for Melbourne 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 Melbourne are read at Melbourne'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 Melbourne specifically.

Wedding muhurtham dates 2026 in Melbourne

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

42 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.

42 dates in 2026, computed at Melbourne 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. 3 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. 7 more dates Saturday — Most Tamil families avoid Saturday for the muhurtham itself. A minority accept it, usually for a morning ceremony. 13 more dates Poosam and Thiruvonam nakshatram — Two nakshatras admitted for weddings by some houses and not others. Ask your purohit before using these dates. 13 more dates

Maasi 4 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
20 Feb 2026	Friday Velli	Uthirattathi pada 1 all day	Thrithiyai shukla	11:53–13:33
21 Feb 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Revathi pada 1 all day	Chathurthi shukla	10:14–11:53
1 Mar 2026 optional	Sunday Nyayiru	Poosam pada 3 until 14:04, then Ayilyam	Thrayodasi shukla	18:23–20:00
5 Mar 2026	Thursday Vyazhan	Uthiram pada 3 until 13:47, then Hastham	Dwithiyai krishna	15:07–16:43
6 Mar 2026	Friday Velli	Hastham pada 3 until 15:00, then Chithirai	Thrithiyai krishna	11:55–13:31
8 Mar 2026	Sunday Nyayiru	Swathi pada 3 until 19:01, then Visakam	Panchami krishna	18:15–19:50

Panguni 5 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
15 Mar 2026	Sunday Nyayiru	Uthiradam pada 4 until 10:19, then Thiruvonam	Ekadasi krishna	18:07–19:39
16 Mar 2026 optional	Monday Thingal	Thiruvonam pada 4 until 11:26, then Avittam	Dwadasi krishna	08:51–10:23
20 Mar 2026	Friday Velli	Uthirattathi pada 4 until 09:35, then Revathi	Prathamai shukla	11:56–13:27
21 Mar 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Revathi pada 4 until 07:57, then Ashwini	Dwithiyai shukla	10:25–11:56
25 Mar 2026	Wednesday Budhan	Mrigasheersham pada 2 until 23:03, then Thiruvathirai	Sapthami shukla	13:25–14:55
28 Mar 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Poosam pada 2 until 20:20, then Ayilyam	Dasami shukla	10:27–11:56
30 Mar 2026	Monday Thingal	Magham pada 2 until 20:18, then Pooram	Dwadasi shukla	08:59–10:28
2 Apr 2026 optional	Thursday Vyazhan	Hastham pada 2 until 23:08, then Chithirai	Pournami shukla	14:50–16:18
4 Apr 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Swathi pada 2 all day	Dwithiyai krishna	10:29–11:56
6 Apr 2026 optional	Monday Thingal	Anusham pada 1 all day	Chathurthi krishna	08:04–09:30
9 Apr 2026	Thursday Vyazhan	Moolam pada 4 until 13:18, then Pooradam	Sapthami krishna	13:46–15:11
12 Apr 2026 optional	Sunday Nyayiru	Thiruvonam pada 2 until 19:44, then Avittam	Dasami krishna	16:33–17:58

Chithirai 6 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
26 Apr 2026	Sunday Nyayiru	Magham pada 2 all day	Dasami shukla	16:19–17:39
29 Apr 2026	Wednesday Budhan	Hastham pada 1 all day	Thrayodasi shukla	12:17–13:36
1 May 2026 optional	Friday Velli	Swathi pada 1 all day	Pournami shukla	10:57–12:17
2 May 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Swathi pada 4 until 09:05, then Visakam	Prathamai krishna	09:39–10:58
4 May 2026	Monday Thingal	Anusham pada 3 until 14:28, then Kettai	Dwithiyai krishna	08:21–09:40
6 May 2026 optional	Wednesday Budhan	Moolam pada 3 until 20:23, then Pooradam	Chathurthi krishna	12:16–13:34
8 May 2026	Friday Velli	Uthiradam pada 2 all day	Sashti krishna	10:59–12:16
9 May 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Thiruvonam pada 1 all day	Sapthami krishna	09:42–10:59
13 May 2026	Wednesday Budhan	Uthirattathi pada 1 all day	Ekadasi krishna	12:16–13:32
14 May 2026	Thursday Vyazhan	Revathi pada 1 all day	Dwadasi krishna	13:32–14:48

Vaikasi 6 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
18 May 2026	Monday Thingal	Rohini pada 3 until 16:02, then Mrigasheersham	Dwithiyai shukla	08:30–09:45
22 May 2026 optional	Friday Velli	Poosam pada 4 until 07:19, then Ayilyam	Sashti shukla	11:02–12:16
23 May 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Magham pada 1 all day	Sapthami shukla	09:48–11:02
27 May 2026	Wednesday Budhan	Hastham pada 4 until 10:26, then Chithirai	Ekadasi shukla	12:17–13:30
29 May 2026	Friday Velli	Swathi pada 3 until 15:08, then Visakam	Thrayodasi shukla	11:04–12:17
31 May 2026 optional	Sunday Nyayiru	Anusham pada 3 until 20:42, then Kettai	Pournami shukla	15:56–17:09
4 Jun 2026 optional	Thursday Vyazhan	Uthiradam pada 1 all day	Chathurthi krishna	13:30–14:43
5 Jun 2026	Friday Velli	Uthiradam pada 4 until 08:11, then Thiruvonam	Panchami krishna	11:06–12:18
6 Jun 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Thiruvonam pada 4 until 10:33, then Avittam	Sashti krishna	09:53–11:06
10 Jun 2026	Wednesday Budhan	Uthirattathi pada 3 until 13:51, then Revathi	Dasami krishna	12:19–13:31
11 Jun 2026	Thursday Vyazhan	Revathi pada 4 until 12:46, then Ashwini	Ekadasi krishna	13:31–14:43

Aani 3 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
18 Jun 2026 optional	Thursday Vyazhan	Poosam pada 3 until 16:02, then Ayilyam	Chathurthi shukla	13:32–14:44
20 Jun 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Magham pada 3 until 13:55, then Pooram	Sashti shukla	09:58–11:10
25 Jun 2026	Thursday Vyazhan	Swathi pada 2 until 20:59, then Visakam	Ekadasi shukla	13:34–14:46
27 Jun 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Anusham pada 2 all day	Thrayodasi shukla	09:59–11:11
2 Jul 2026	Thursday Vyazhan	Uthiradam pada 4 until 13:57, then Thiruvonam	Dwithiyai krishna	13:36–14:48
3 Jul 2026 optional	Friday Velli	Thiruvonam pada 3 until 16:16, then Avittam	Thrithiyai krishna	11:12–12:24
12 Jul 2026	Sunday Nyayiru	Rohini pada 3 until 12:59, then Mrigasheersham	Thrayodasi krishna	16:04–17:17

Aavani 6 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
17 Aug 2026	Monday Thingal	Hastham pada 4 until 08:20, then Chithirai	Panchami shukla	08:23–09:43
19 Aug 2026	Wednesday Budhan	Swathi pada 4 until 11:17, then Visakam	Sapthami shukla	12:24–13:45
23 Aug 2026	Sunday Nyayiru	Moolam pada 2 until 22:14, then Pooradam	Ekadasi shukla	16:29–17:51
26 Aug 2026 optional	Wednesday Budhan	Thiruvonam pada 1 all day	Thrayodasi shukla	12:22–13:45
31 Aug 2026	Monday Thingal	Uthirattathi pada 4 until 08:15, then Revathi	Thrithiyai krishna	08:07–09:32
4 Sept 2026	Friday Velli	Rohini pada 1 all day	Sapthami krishna	10:54–12:19
12 Sept 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Uthiram pada 3 until 17:25, then Hastham	Prathamai shukla	09:21–10:49
13 Sept 2026	Sunday Nyayiru	Hastham pada 3 until 17:37, then Chithirai	Dwithiyai shukla	16:40–18:08

Aippasi 5 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
30 Oct 2026	Friday Velli	Mrigasheersham pada 3 until 14:34, then Thiruvathirai	Panchami krishna	11:22–13:04
4 Nov 2026	Wednesday Budhan	Magham pada 4 until 08:56, then Pooram	Dasami krishna	13:04–14:47
6 Nov 2026	Friday Velli	Uthiram pada 4 until 09:26, then Hastham	Dwadasi krishna	11:20–13:04
7 Nov 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Hastham pada 4 until 10:13, then Chithirai	Thrayodasi krishna	09:35–11:19
11 Nov 2026	Wednesday Budhan	Anusham pada 3 until 17:08, then Kettai	Dwithiyai shukla	13:04–14:49
13 Nov 2026 optional	Friday Velli	Moolam pada 2 until 22:47, then Pooradam	Chathurthi shukla	11:18–13:04
15 Nov 2026	Sunday Nyayiru	Uthiradam pada 1 all day	Sashti shukla	18:23–20:09
16 Nov 2026 optional	Monday Thingal	Thiruvonam pada 1 all day	Sashti shukla	07:45–09:32

Karthigai 7 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
21 Nov 2026 optional	Saturday Sani	Uthirattathi pada 3 until 12:20, then Revathi	Ekadasi shukla	09:31–11:18
22 Nov 2026	Sunday Nyayiru	Revathi pada 4 until 11:25, then Ashwini	Dwadasi shukla	18:29–20:17
25 Nov 2026	Wednesday Budhan	Rohini pada 1 all day	Prathamai krishna	13:07–14:55
26 Nov 2026	Thursday Vyazhan	Mrigasheersham pada 1 until 23:17, then Thiruvathirai	Dwithiyai krishna	14:56–16:44
29 Nov 2026 optional	Sunday Nyayiru	Poosam pada 3 until 16:29, then Ayilyam	Panchami krishna	18:35–20:24
3 Dec 2026	Thursday Vyazhan	Uthiram pada 3 until 14:53, then Hastham	Dasami krishna	14:59–16:49
4 Dec 2026	Friday Velli	Hastham pada 3 until 15:53, then Chithirai	Ekadasi krishna	11:20–13:10
6 Dec 2026	Sunday Nyayiru	Swathi pada 2 until 19:08, then Visakam	Dwadasi krishna	18:41–20:31
10 Dec 2026	Thursday Vyazhan	Moolam pada 1 all day	Prathamai shukla	15:03–16:53
13 Dec 2026 optional	Sunday Nyayiru	Uthiradam pada 4 until 11:42, then Thiruvonam	Chathurthi shukla	18:46–20:36
14 Dec 2026 optional	Monday Thingal	Thiruvonam pada 3 until 14:42, then Avittam	Panchami shukla	07:42–09:33

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 Melbourne, 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.