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 2028 in Melbourne

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

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 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. 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. 14 more dates

Thai 7 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
15 Jan 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Magham pada 3 until 16:55, then Pooram	Chathurthi krishna	09:51–11:40
17 Jan 2028	Monday Thingal	Uthiram pada 3 until 13:00, then Hastham	Sashti krishna	08:04–09:52
22 Jan 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Anusham pada 3 until 13:05, then Kettai	Ekadasi krishna	09:56–11:43
24 Jan 2028	Monday Thingal	Moolam pada 3 until 16:58, then Pooradam	Thrayodasi krishna	08:10–09:57
2 Feb 2028	Wednesday Budhan	Revathi pada 3 until 15:28, then Ashwini	Sashti shukla	13:33–15:18
6 Feb 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Rohini pada 3 until 17:54, then Mrigasheersham	Dasami shukla	18:45–20:29
7 Feb 2028	Monday Thingal	Mrigasheersham pada 3 until 16:39, then Thiruvathirai	Ekadasi shukla	08:23–10:06
10 Feb 2028 optional	Thursday Vyazhan	Poosam pada 4 until 09:33, then Ayilyam	Pournami shukla	15:16–16:59
11 Feb 2028	Friday Velli	Magham pada 1 all day	Prathamai krishna	11:51–13:34
13 Feb 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Uthiram pada 2 until 22:06, then Hastham	Thrithiyai krishna	18:39–20:21

Maasi 4 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
14 Feb 2028 optional	Monday Thingal	Hastham pada 2 until 20:03, then Chithirai	Chathurthi krishna	08:29–10:10
16 Feb 2028	Wednesday Budhan	Swathi pada 3 until 17:56, then Visakam	Sashti krishna	13:33–15:14
20 Feb 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Moolam pada 2 until 22:43, then Pooradam	Dasami krishna	18:33–20:13
23 Feb 2028 optional	Wednesday Budhan	Thiruvonam pada 1 all day	Thrayodasi krishna	13:33–15:12
28 Feb 2028	Monday Thingal	Uthirattathi pada 3 until 19:09, then Revathi	Thrithiyai shukla	08:39–10:17
4 Mar 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Rohini pada 1 all day	Sapthami shukla	10:19–11:55
8 Mar 2028 optional	Wednesday Budhan	Poosam pada 2 until 20:30, then Ayilyam	Dwadasi shukla	13:30–15:05
12 Mar 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Uthiram pada 4 until 09:07, then Hastham	Prathamai krishna	18:10–19:43

Panguni 5 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
16 Mar 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Anusham pada 1 all day	Sashti krishna	15:00–16:33
22 Mar 2028 optional	Wednesday Budhan	Thiruvonam pada 4 until 13:42, then Avittam	Dwadasi krishna	13:26–14:57
27 Mar 2028	Monday Thingal	Revathi pada 1 all day	Prathamai shukla	08:58–10:27
31 Mar 2028	Friday Velli	Rohini pada 1 all day	Panchami shukla	11:56–13:23
1 Apr 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Rohini pada 4 until 07:49, then Mrigasheersham	Sashti shukla	10:28–11:56
2 Apr 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Mrigasheersham pada 4 until 06:53, then Thiruvathirai	Sapthami shukla	16:44–18:11
6 Apr 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Magham pada 1 until 23:57, then Pooram	Ekadasi shukla	13:48–15:14
9 Apr 2028 optional	Sunday Nyayiru	Hastham pada 3 until 16:22, then Chithirai	Pournami shukla	16:36–18:01
13 Apr 2028 optional	Thursday Vyazhan	Anusham pada 4 until 10:38, then Kettai	Chathurthi krishna	13:44–15:08

Chithirai 4 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
15 Apr 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Moolam pada 4 until 12:11, then Pooradam	Sashti krishna	09:33–10:56
22 Apr 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Uthirattathi pada 1 all day	Thrayodasi krishna	09:35–10:57
28 Apr 2028 optional	Friday Velli	Rohini pada 4 until 12:20, then Mrigasheersham	Chathurthi shukla	10:57–12:17
29 Apr 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Mrigasheersham pada 4 until 12:16, then Thiruvathirai	Panchami shukla	09:38–10:57
4 May 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Magham pada 4 until 07:19, then Pooram	Dasami shukla	13:34–14:53
5 May 2028	Friday Velli	Uthiram pada 1 all day	Ekadasi shukla	10:58–12:16
6 May 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Hastham pada 1 all day	Dwadasi shukla	09:41–10:58
10 May 2028	Wednesday Budhan	Anusham pada 2 until 20:23, then Kettai	Dwithiyai krishna	12:16–13:33
12 May 2028 optional	Friday Velli	Moolam pada 2 until 21:11, then Pooradam	Chathurthi krishna	10:59–12:16
14 May 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Uthiradam pada 2 all day	Sashti krishna	16:04–17:20

Vaikasi 4 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
15 May 2028 optional	Monday Thingal	Thiruvonam pada 1 all day	Sapthami krishna	08:29–09:44
20 May 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Uthirattathi pada 3 until 14:51, then Revathi	Ekadasi krishna	09:47–11:01
21 May 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Revathi pada 3 until 16:48, then Ashwini	Dwadasi krishna	16:00–17:14
25 May 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Rohini pada 3 until 19:08, then Mrigasheersham	Prathamai shukla	13:30–14:44
26 May 2028	Friday Velli	Mrigasheersham pada 3 until 18:37, then Thiruvathirai	Dwithiyai shukla	11:03–12:17
8 Jun 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Moolam pada 1 all day	Prathamai krishna	13:31–14:43
10 Jun 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Uthiradam pada 1 all day	Thrithiyai krishna	09:55–11:07
11 Jun 2028 optional	Sunday Nyayiru	Uthiradam pada 4 until 09:17, then Thiruvonam	Chathurthi krishna	15:55–17:07
12 Jun 2028 optional	Monday Thingal	Thiruvonam pada 4 until 11:44, then Avittam	Panchami krishna	08:44–09:56

Aani 4 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
17 Jun 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Revathi pada 2 all day	Dasami krishna	09:57–11:09
25 Jun 2028 optional	Sunday Nyayiru	Poosam pada 2 until 22:15, then Ayilyam	Thrithiyai shukla	15:57–17:09
29 Jun 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Uthiram pada 3 until 15:21, then Hastham	Sapthami shukla	13:35–14:47
2 Jul 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Swathi pada 4 until 12:23, then Visakam	Ekadasi shukla	16:00–17:12
9 Jul 2028 optional	Sunday Nyayiru	Thiruvonam pada 3 until 19:32, then Avittam	Thrithiyai krishna	16:03–17:16
13 Jul 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Uthirattathi pada 1 all day	Sashti krishna	13:39–14:52
14 Jul 2028	Friday Velli	Revathi pada 1 all day	Sapthami krishna	11:12–12:26

Aavani 7 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
21 Aug 2028	Monday Thingal	Magham pada 4 until 12:00, then Pooram	Prathamai shukla	08:18–09:40
23 Aug 2028	Wednesday Budhan	Hastham pada 1 all day	Thrithiyai shukla	12:23–13:45
25 Aug 2028	Friday Velli	Swathi pada 1 all day	Sashti shukla	10:59–12:22
31 Aug 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Uthiradam pada 1 all day	Dwadasi shukla	13:45–15:09
1 Sept 2028 optional	Friday Velli	Thiruvonam pada 1 all day	Thrayodasi shukla	10:55–12:20
6 Sept 2028	Wednesday Budhan	Uthirattathi pada 2 until 20:19, then Revathi	Dwithiyai krishna	12:18–13:44
7 Sept 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Revathi pada 2 until 23:06, then Ashwini	Thrithiyai krishna	13:44–15:11
11 Sept 2028	Monday Thingal	Rohini pada 1 all day	Sapthami krishna	07:54–09:21
15 Sept 2028 optional	Friday Velli	Poosam pada 1 all day	Ekadasi krishna	10:46–12:15

Aippasi 4 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
19 Oct 2028	Thursday Vyazhan	Swathi pada 2 until 20:28, then Visakam	Prathamai shukla	14:44–16:23
21 Oct 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Anusham pada 3 until 17:06, then Kettai	Chathurthi shukla	09:45–11:25
23 Oct 2028	Monday Thingal	Moolam pada 3 until 16:46, then Pooradam	Sashti shukla	08:04–09:44
5 Nov 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Rohini pada 2 until 19:17, then Mrigasheersham	Thrithiyai krishna	18:15–19:59
6 Nov 2028 optional	Monday Thingal	Mrigasheersham pada 2 until 20:07, then Thiruvathirai	Chathurthi krishna	07:51–09:35
9 Nov 2028 optional	Thursday Vyazhan	Poosam pada 2 until 20:06, then Ayilyam	Sapthami krishna	14:49–16:34
13 Nov 2028	Monday Thingal	Uthiram pada 3 until 13:58, then Hastham	Ekadasi krishna	07:47–09:32

Karthigai 7 dates

Date	Day	Nakshatram	Tithi	Avoid (rahu kalam)
17 Nov 2028	Friday Velli	Anusham pada 1 all day	Prathamai shukla	11:18–13:05
19 Nov 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Moolam pada 1 all day	Thrithiyai shukla	18:27–20:14
22 Nov 2028 optional	Wednesday Budhan	Thiruvonam pada 1 all day	Sashti shukla	13:06–14:54
23 Nov 2028 optional	Thursday Vyazhan	Thiruvonam pada 4 until 06:04, then Avittam	Sapthami shukla	14:54–16:42
27 Nov 2028	Monday Thingal	Uthirattathi pada 3 until 17:21, then Revathi	Ekadasi shukla	07:41–09:30
2 Dec 2028 optional	Saturday Sani	Rohini pada 1 all day	Pournami shukla	09:30–11:20
3 Dec 2028	Sunday Nyayiru	Mrigasheersham pada 1 all day	Prathamai krishna	18:39–20:29
6 Dec 2028 optional	Wednesday Budhan	Poosam pada 1 all day	Chathurthi krishna	13:11–15:01
8 Dec 2028	Friday Velli	Magham pada 1 until 23:29, then Pooram	Sashti krishna	11:21–13:12
11 Dec 2028	Monday Thingal	Hastham pada 2 until 19:04, then Chithirai	Dasami krishna	07:41–09:32
13 Dec 2028	Wednesday Budhan	Swathi pada 3 until 15:49, then Visakam	Dwadasi krishna	13:14–15:05

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.