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 2028 in Chicago

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

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 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. 1 more date 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. 9 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. 11 more dates

Thai 8 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
14 Jan 2028	Friday Velli	Magham pada 1 until 23:55, then Pooram	Thrithiyai krishna	10:48–11:59
16 Jan 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Uthiram pada 2 until 20:00, then Hastham	Sashti krishna	15:34–16:45
17 Jan 2028	Monday Thingal	Hastham pada 2 until 18:49, then Chithirai	Sapthami krishna	08:26–09:37
21 Jan 2028	Friday Velli	Anusham pada 2 until 20:05, then Kettai	Ekadasi krishna	10:49–12:01
23 Jan 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Moolam pada 2 until 23:58, then Pooradam	Thrayodasi krishna	15:41–16:53
31 Jan 2028	Monday Thingal	Uthirattathi pada 3 until 20:12, then Revathi	Panchami shukla	08:19–09:34
5 Feb 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Rohini pada 1 all day	Dasami shukla	09:31–10:48
6 Feb 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Mrigasheersham pada 2 until 23:39, then Thiruvathirai	Ekadasi shukla	15:55–17:11
11 Feb 2028	Friday Velli	Magham pada 4 until 10:31, then Pooram	Dwithiyai krishna	10:46–12:04

Maasi 3 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
13 Feb 2028 optional	Sunday Nyayiru	Hastham pada 1 all day	Chathurthi krishna	16:01–17:20
19 Feb 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Moolam pada 1 all day	Dasami krishna	09:22–10:43
27 Feb 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Uthirattathi pada 2 all day	Dwithiyai shukla	16:14–17:38
28 Feb 2028	Monday Thingal	Revathi pada 1 all day	Thrithiyai shukla	07:51–09:15
11 Mar 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Uthiram pada 3 until 16:07, then Hastham	Prathamai krishna	09:04–10:32
12 Mar 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Hastham pada 3 until 14:31, then Chithirai	Dwithiyai krishna	17:26–18:54

Panguni 7 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
16 Mar 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Anusham pada 4 until 10:24, then Kettai	Sapthami krishna	14:29–15:59
20 Mar 2028	Monday Thingal	Uthiradam pada 3 until 18:34, then Thiruvonam	Dasami krishna	08:23–09:55
26 Mar 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Uthirattathi pada 4 until 09:09, then Revathi	Prathamai shukla	17:36–19:10
27 Mar 2028	Monday Thingal	Revathi pada 4 until 11:16, then Ashwini	Dwithiyai shukla	08:14–09:48
31 Mar 2028	Friday Velli	Rohini pada 3 until 15:49, then Mrigasheersham	Sashti shukla	11:19–12:54
1 Apr 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Mrigasheersham pada 3 until 15:53, then Thiruvathirai	Sapthami shukla	09:43–11:18
6 Apr 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Magham pada 4 until 08:57, then Pooram	Dwadasi shukla	14:30–16:07
10 Apr 2028	Monday Thingal	Swathi pada 2 until 21:19, then Visakam	Dwithiyai krishna	07:55–09:34
12 Apr 2028 optional	Wednesday Budhan	Anusham pada 2 until 19:38, then Kettai	Chathurthi krishna	12:51–14:30

Chithirai 4 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
14 Apr 2028	Friday Velli	Moolam pada 2 until 21:11, then Pooradam	Sashti krishna	11:10–12:50
22 Apr 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Uthirattathi pada 3 until 16:01, then Revathi	Thrayodasi krishna	09:23–11:06
27 Apr 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Rohini pada 2 until 21:20, then Mrigasheersham	Thrithiyai shukla	14:32–16:17
28 Apr 2028 optional	Friday Velli	Mrigasheersham pada 2 until 21:16, then Thiruvathirai	Chathurthi shukla	11:03–12:48
1 May 2028 optional	Monday Thingal	Poosam pada 2 until 19:12, then Ayilyam	Sapthami shukla	07:31–09:16
5 May 2028	Friday Velli	Uthiram pada 3 until 12:36, then Hastham	Dwadasi shukla	11:00–12:47
6 May 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Hastham pada 4 until 10:38, then Chithirai	Thrayodasi shukla	09:13–11:00
8 May 2028 optional	Monday Thingal	Swathi pada 4 until 07:12, then Visakam	Pournami shukla	07:24–09:12
11 May 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Moolam pada 1 all day	Thrithiyai krishna	14:35–16:23
12 May 2028 optional	Friday Velli	Moolam pada 4 until 06:11, then Pooradam	Chathurthi krishna	10:58–12:47

Vaikasi 5 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
14 May 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Uthiradam pada 4 until 09:51, then Thiruvonam	Sashti krishna	18:14–20:03
15 May 2028 optional	Monday Thingal	Thiruvonam pada 3 until 12:32, then Avittam	Sapthami krishna	07:19–09:08
19 May 2028	Friday Velli	Uthirattathi pada 2 until 23:51, then Revathi	Ekadasi krishna	10:56–12:47
20 May 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Revathi pada 1 all day	Dwadasi krishna	09:06–10:56
24 May 2028	Wednesday Budhan	Rohini pada 1 all day	Prathamai shukla	12:47–14:39
25 May 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Mrigasheersham pada 1 all day	Dwithiyai shukla	14:39–16:31
8 Jun 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Moolam pada 3 until 15:02, then Pooradam	Dwithiyai krishna	14:43–16:37
10 Jun 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Uthiradam pada 2 until 18:17, then Thiruvonam	Chathurthi krishna	09:02–10:56
11 Jun 2028 optional	Sunday Nyayiru	Thiruvonam pada 2 until 20:44, then Avittam	Panchami krishna	18:32–20:26

Aani 3 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
17 Jun 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Revathi pada 4 until 10:19, then Ashwini	Dasami krishna	09:03–10:57
25 Jun 2028 optional	Sunday Nyayiru	Poosam pada 4 until 07:15, then Ayilyam	Thrithiyai shukla	18:35–20:29
28 Jun 2028	Wednesday Budhan	Uthiram pada 1 all day	Sapthami shukla	12:53–14:47
1 Jul 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Swathi pada 2 until 21:23, then Visakam	Dasami shukla	09:06–11:00
3 Jul 2028	Monday Thingal	Anusham pada 2 until 21:11, then Kettai	Dwadasi shukla	07:14–09:07
8 Jul 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Thiruvonam pada 1 all day	Dwithiyai krishna	09:09–11:02
13 Jul 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Uthirattathi pada 3 until 16:03, then Revathi	Sapthami krishna	14:48–16:40

Aavani 6 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
16 Aug 2028	Wednesday Budhan	Mrigasheersham pada 4 until 07:32, then Thiruvathirai	Ekadasi krishna	12:54–14:37
18 Aug 2028 optional	Friday Velli	Poosam pada 1 all day	Thrayodasi krishna	11:10–12:53
20 Aug 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Magham pada 2 until 21:00, then Pooram	Prathamai shukla	18:00–19:42
23 Aug 2028 optional	Wednesday Budhan	Hastham pada 3 until 12:46, then Chithirai	Chathurthi shukla	12:52–14:33
25 Aug 2028	Friday Velli	Swathi pada 4 until 09:19, then Visakam	Sashti shukla	11:11–12:52
31 Aug 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Uthiradam pada 3 until 14:54, then Thiruvonam	Dwadasi shukla	14:28–16:07
1 Sept 2028 optional	Friday Velli	Thiruvonam pada 3 until 17:33, then Avittam	Thrayodasi shukla	11:11–12:49
6 Sept 2028	Wednesday Budhan	Revathi pada 1 all day	Thrithiyai krishna	12:48–14:24
7 Sept 2028 optional	Thursday Vyazhan	Revathi pada 4 until 08:06, then Ashwini	Chathurthi krishna	14:24–16:00
11 Sept 2028	Monday Thingal	Rohini pada 3 until 15:41, then Mrigasheersham	Sapthami krishna	08:01–09:36
15 Sept 2028 optional	Friday Velli	Poosam pada 3 until 13:00, then Ayilyam	Dwadasi krishna	11:11–12:45

Aippasi 6 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
18 Oct 2028	Wednesday Budhan	Swathi pada 1 all day	Prathamai shukla	12:35–13:57
20 Oct 2028	Friday Velli	Anusham pada 1 all day	Thrithiyai shukla	11:13–12:34
22 Oct 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Moolam pada 2 all day	Panchami shukla	16:36–17:57
30 Oct 2028	Monday Thingal	Uthirattathi pada 3 until 17:50, then Revathi	Thrayodasi shukla	08:39–09:57
4 Nov 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Rohini pada 1 all day	Thrithiyai krishna	10:00–11:17
5 Nov 2028 optional	Sunday Nyayiru	Mrigasheersham pada 1 all day	Chathurthi krishna	15:22–16:39
8 Nov 2028 optional	Wednesday Budhan	Poosam pada 1 all day	Sapthami krishna	11:34–12:49
12 Nov 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Uthiram pada 2 until 20:58, then Hastham	Ekadasi krishna	15:17–16:32
13 Nov 2028	Monday Thingal	Hastham pada 2 until 18:40, then Chithirai	Dwadasi krishna	07:52–09:06

Karthigai 4 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
17 Nov 2028	Friday Velli	Anusham pada 4 until 10:32, then Kettai	Dwithiyai shukla	10:22–11:35
19 Nov 2028 optional	Sunday Nyayiru	Moolam pada 4 until 09:19, then Pooradam	Chathurthi shukla	15:13–16:26
22 Nov 2028 optional	Wednesday Budhan	Thiruvonam pada 4 until 13:04, then Avittam	Sapthami shukla	11:36–12:48
26 Nov 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Uthirattathi pada 2 all day	Dasami shukla	15:11–16:22
27 Nov 2028	Monday Thingal	Revathi pada 1 all day	Ekadasi shukla	08:05–09:16
2 Dec 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Rohini pada 4 until 09:00, then Mrigasheersham	Prathamai krishna	09:20–10:30
3 Dec 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Mrigasheersham pada 4 until 09:23, then Thiruvathirai	Dwithiyai krishna	15:10–16:19
6 Dec 2028 optional	Wednesday Budhan	Poosam pada 4 until 08:29, then Ayilyam	Panchami krishna	11:41–12:51

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.