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

Wedding muhurtham dates 2028 in Chennai

Q: How many wedding dates are there in 2028 for Chennai?

46 in 2028. 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.

46 dates in 2028, 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.

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. 10 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

Thai 7 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
15 Jan 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Magham pada 4 until 11:25, then Pooram	Chathurthi krishna	09:26–10:52
17 Jan 2028	Monday Thingal	Uthiram pada 4 until 07:30, then Hastham	Sashti krishna	08:01–09:26
21 Jan 2028	Friday Velli	Anusham pada 1 all day	Dasami krishna	10:53–12:20
22 Jan 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Anusham pada 4 until 07:35, then Kettai	Ekadasi krishna	09:27–10:54
24 Jan 2028	Monday Thingal	Moolam pada 4 until 11:28, then Pooradam	Thrayodasi krishna	08:01–09:28
31 Jan 2028 optional	Monday Thingal	Uthirattathi pada 1 all day	Chathurthi shukla	08:02–09:28
2 Feb 2028	Wednesday Budhan	Revathi pada 4 until 09:58, then Ashwini	Sashti shukla	12:22–13:49
6 Feb 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Rohini pada 3 until 12:24, then Mrigasheersham	Dasami shukla	16:44–18:11
7 Feb 2028	Monday Thingal	Mrigasheersham pada 4 until 11:09, then Thiruvathirai	Ekadasi shukla	08:01–09:28
11 Feb 2028	Friday Velli	Magham pada 2 until 22:01, then Pooram	Prathamai krishna	10:55–12:23

Maasi 5 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
13 Feb 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Uthiram pada 3 until 16:36, then Hastham	Thrithiyai krishna	16:46–18:14
14 Feb 2028 optional	Monday Thingal	Hastham pada 3 until 14:33, then Chithirai	Chathurthi krishna	07:59–09:27
16 Feb 2028	Wednesday Budhan	Swathi pada 3 until 12:26, then Visakam	Sapthami krishna	12:23–13:51
20 Feb 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Moolam pada 3 until 17:13, then Pooradam	Ekadasi krishna	16:47–18:15
23 Feb 2028 optional	Wednesday Budhan	Thiruvonam pada 2 all day	Thrayodasi krishna	12:22–13:50
28 Feb 2028	Monday Thingal	Uthirattathi pada 3 until 13:39, then Revathi	Thrithiyai shukla	07:54–09:23
8 Mar 2028 optional	Wednesday Budhan	Poosam pada 3 until 15:00, then Ayilyam	Dwadasi shukla	12:19–13:49
12 Mar 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Hastham pada 1 all day	Dwithiyai krishna	16:49–18:19

Panguni 5 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
16 Mar 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Anusham pada 2 until 20:54, then Kettai	Sashti krishna	13:48–15:18
20 Mar 2028	Monday Thingal	Uthiradam pada 1 all day	Dasami krishna	07:43–09:14
22 Mar 2028 optional	Wednesday Budhan	Thiruvonam pada 4 until 08:12, then Avittam	Dwadasi krishna	12:15–13:46
27 Mar 2028	Monday Thingal	Revathi pada 2 until 21:46, then Ashwini	Prathamai shukla	07:39–09:11
31 Mar 2028	Friday Velli	Rohini pada 1 all day	Panchami shukla	10:41–12:13
1 Apr 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Mrigasheersham pada 1 all day	Sashti shukla	09:08–10:40
6 Apr 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Magham pada 2 until 19:27, then Pooram	Dwadasi shukla	13:43–15:16
9 Apr 2028 optional	Sunday Nyayiru	Hastham pada 3 until 11:52, then Chithirai	Pournami shukla	16:48–18:21
13 Apr 2028 optional	Thursday Vyazhan	Anusham pada 4 until 06:08, then Kettai	Chathurthi krishna	13:42–15:15

Chithirai 3 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
15 Apr 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Moolam pada 4 until 07:41, then Pooradam	Sashti krishna	09:02–10:35
22 Apr 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Uthirattathi pada 1 all day	Thrayodasi krishna	08:59–10:33
28 Apr 2028 optional	Friday Velli	Rohini pada 4 until 07:50, then Mrigasheersham	Chathurthi shukla	10:32–12:06
29 Apr 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Mrigasheersham pada 4 until 07:46, then Thiruvathirai	Panchami shukla	08:57–10:31
5 May 2028	Friday Velli	Uthiram pada 1 until 23:06, then Hastham	Ekadasi shukla	10:30–12:05
6 May 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Hastham pada 2 until 21:08, then Chithirai	Dwadasi shukla	08:55–10:30
8 May 2028 optional	Monday Thingal	Swathi pada 2 until 17:42, then Visakam	Pournami shukla	07:20–08:55
10 May 2028	Wednesday Budhan	Anusham pada 3 until 15:53, then Kettai	Dwithiyai krishna	12:05–13:40
12 May 2028 optional	Friday Velli	Moolam pada 3 until 16:41, then Pooradam	Chathurthi krishna	10:29–12:05
14 May 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Uthiradam pada 2 until 20:21, then Thiruvonam	Sashti krishna	16:51–18:27

Vaikasi 4 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
15 May 2028 optional	Monday Thingal	Thiruvonam pada 2 until 23:02, then Avittam	Sapthami krishna	07:18–08:54
20 May 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Uthirattathi pada 4 until 10:21, then Revathi	Ekadasi krishna	08:53–10:29
21 May 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Revathi pada 3 until 12:18, then Ashwini	Dwadasi krishna	16:53–18:29
25 May 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Rohini pada 3 until 14:38, then Mrigasheersham	Prathamai shukla	13:42–15:18
26 May 2028	Friday Velli	Mrigasheersham pada 3 until 14:07, then Thiruvathirai	Dwithiyai shukla	10:29–12:06
8 Jun 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Moolam pada 1 all day	Prathamai krishna	13:44–15:21
10 Jun 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Uthiradam pada 1 all day	Thrithiyai krishna	08:55–10:31
11 Jun 2028 optional	Sunday Nyayiru	Thiruvonam pada 1 all day	Chathurthi krishna	16:58–18:35
12 Jun 2028 optional	Monday Thingal	Thiruvonam pada 4 until 07:14, then Avittam	Panchami krishna	07:18–08:55

Aani 4 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
17 Jun 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Revathi pada 2 until 20:49, then Ashwini	Dasami krishna	08:56–10:33
25 Jun 2028 optional	Sunday Nyayiru	Poosam pada 2 until 17:45, then Ayilyam	Thrithiyai shukla	17:01–18:38
29 Jun 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Uthiram pada 4 until 10:51, then Hastham	Sapthami shukla	13:49–15:25
2 Jul 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Swathi pada 4 until 07:53, then Visakam	Ekadasi shukla	17:02–18:39
8 Jul 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Uthiradam pada 3 until 12:39, then Thiruvonam	Dwithiyai krishna	09:01–10:37
9 Jul 2028 optional	Sunday Nyayiru	Thiruvonam pada 3 until 15:02, then Avittam	Thrithiyai krishna	17:03–18:39
13 Jul 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Uthirattathi pada 1 all day	Sashti krishna	13:50–15:27
14 Jul 2028	Friday Velli	Revathi pada 1 all day	Sapthami krishna	10:38–12:14

Aavani 6 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
21 Aug 2028	Monday Thingal	Magham pada 4 until 07:30, then Pooram	Prathamai shukla	07:30–09:04
23 Aug 2028 optional	Wednesday Budhan	Hastham pada 1 until 23:16, then Chithirai	Chathurthi shukla	12:11–13:44
25 Aug 2028	Friday Velli	Swathi pada 2 until 19:49, then Visakam	Sashti shukla	10:37–12:10
31 Aug 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Uthiradam pada 2 all day	Dwadasi shukla	13:41–15:14
1 Sept 2028 optional	Friday Velli	Thiruvonam pada 1 all day	Thrayodasi shukla	10:35–12:08
6 Sept 2028	Wednesday Budhan	Uthirattathi pada 3 until 15:49, then Revathi	Dwithiyai krishna	12:07–13:39
7 Sept 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Revathi pada 3 until 18:36, then Ashwini	Thrithiyai krishna	13:38–15:11
11 Sept 2028	Monday Thingal	Rohini pada 1 all day	Sapthami krishna	07:29–09:01
15 Sept 2028 optional	Friday Velli	Poosam pada 1 until 23:30, then Ayilyam	Ekadasi krishna	10:32–12:03

Aippasi 5 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
19 Oct 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Swathi pada 3 until 14:58, then Visakam	Dwithiyai shukla	13:22–14:50
21 Oct 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Anusham pada 4 until 11:36, then Kettai	Chathurthi shukla	08:56–10:25
23 Oct 2028	Monday Thingal	Moolam pada 4 until 11:16, then Pooradam	Sashti shukla	07:28–08:56
30 Oct 2028	Monday Thingal	Uthirattathi pada 1 all day	Dwadasi shukla	07:29–08:57
5 Nov 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Rohini pada 3 until 13:47, then Mrigasheersham	Thrithiyai krishna	16:13–17:41
6 Nov 2028 optional	Monday Thingal	Mrigasheersham pada 3 until 14:37, then Thiruvathirai	Chathurthi krishna	07:31–08:58
9 Nov 2028 optional	Thursday Vyazhan	Poosam pada 3 until 14:36, then Ayilyam	Sapthami krishna	13:19–14:46
13 Nov 2028	Monday Thingal	Uthiram pada 4 until 08:28, then Hastham	Ekadasi krishna	07:33–08:59

Karthigai 7 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
17 Nov 2028	Friday Velli	Anusham pada 2 until 22:02, then Kettai	Prathamai shukla	10:27–11:53
19 Nov 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Moolam pada 2 until 20:49, then Pooradam	Thrithiyai shukla	16:13–17:39
22 Nov 2028 optional	Wednesday Budhan	Thiruvonam pada 2 all day	Sashti shukla	11:55–13:21
27 Nov 2028	Monday Thingal	Uthirattathi pada 4 until 11:51, then Revathi	Ekadasi shukla	07:39–09:04
2 Dec 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Rohini pada 2 until 20:30, then Mrigasheersham	Pournami shukla	09:07–10:32
3 Dec 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Mrigasheersham pada 2 until 20:53, then Thiruvathirai	Prathamai krishna	16:15–17:41
6 Dec 2028 optional	Wednesday Budhan	Poosam pada 2 until 19:59, then Ayilyam	Panchami krishna	12:00–13:25
8 Dec 2028	Friday Velli	Magham pada 2 until 17:59, then Pooram	Sapthami krishna	10:35–12:00
11 Dec 2028	Monday Thingal	Hastham pada 3 until 13:34, then Chithirai	Dasami krishna	07:46–09:11
13 Dec 2028	Wednesday Budhan	Swathi pada 4 until 10:19, then Visakam	Dwadasi krishna	12:03–13:28

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 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.