Kharmas 2026-27: Shaadi ke Muhurat Kab Se Shuru Honge?
Dates resume on Friday, 15 January 2027
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No dates from 13 Dec to 14 Jan (33 days). Dates resume on Friday, 15 January 2027. 13 Dec to 15 Dec have no wedding Moon star in the allowed tithis. Then Kharmas: the Sun is in Dhanu from 16 Dec (10:25 AM IST) until Makar Sankranti is observed, so traditional weddings pause until 15 Jan.
What is Kharmas? · Kharmas kya hai
Kharmas is the month when the Sun is in Dhanu (Sagittarius) or Meena (Pisces), the signs ruled by Jupiter. Many families avoid weddings, housewarmings and other new beginnings in it. This year the Sun enters Dhanu on 16 Dec at 10:25 AM IST and enters Makara (Makar Sankranti) on 14 Jan at 9:10 PM IST. Because that is after sunset, Makar Sankranti is observed on 15 January, and the first wedding date after it is 15 Jan.
Transit versus observance · Sankranti ka din
The Sun's entry is an exact moment; the festival is kept on a day. Do not read "ends 14 January" from the transit alone: the observance, and the traditional restart of weddings, is 15 January.
What can you do in the gap?
- Fix the date, venue and booking for the January and February dates (January 2027, February 2027).
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- Roka, engagement and shopping are done in this period by many families; ask your pandit.
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The rules we used (Navagraha Panchang rules v2) and why
A time is a wedding window only when all of these are true at once:
- Moon star (nakshatra) is one of the 11 classical wedding stars: Rohini, Mrigashira, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Moola, Uttara Ashadha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati. (Muhurta Chintamani, vivaha chapter, and B.V. Raman's Muhurtha, which follows it. Drik Panchang also uses 11 stars.)
- Tithi (either fortnight) is Dwitiya, Tritiya, Panchami, Saptami, Dashami, Ekadashi, Dwadashi or Trayodashi. Left out: the three Rikta tithis (Chaturthi, Navami, Chaturdashi), Amavasya, Purnima, Ashtami, Shashthi and Pratipada. Our choices: almanacs that cite Muhurta Chintamani list Dashami and Dwadashi, so we keep them; sources disagree on Krishna Pratipada and on Shashthi, so we leave them out and show such days as “also listed by other calendars” where another calendar has them. Drik Panchang's Panchang Shuddhi list applies no tithi rule at all, which is the biggest reason our lists differ.
- Not Chaturmas: no weddings before the day after Dev Uthani (Prabodhini) Ekadashi.
- Not Kharmas: the Sun is not in Dhanu or Meena (from the sunrise of the Sun's entry day until the sunrise of the day Sankranti is observed; India dates). Muhurta Chintamani and Dharma Sindhu, as quoted by Drik Panchang, allow marriage only in the other solar months.
- Guru and Shukra not combust (asta): Jupiter more than 11° and Venus more than 10° (8° when retrograde) from the Sun.
- Yoga is none of the nine inauspicious yogas: Vishkumbha, Atiganda, Shoola, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Vyatipata, Parigha, Vaidhriti. (Drik Panchang names the first five as examples.)
- Karana is not Vishti (Bhadra), Shakuni, Chatushpada or Nagava. All sources agree that Vishti is avoided for a wedding.
Days and times: a panchang day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise, so a window after midnight and before sunrise belongs to the day before and says “(next day)”. Windows shorter than 5 minutes are dropped. All positions use the sidereal zodiac with the Lahiri ayanamsa.
What we do not compute, and so do not apply: the wedding lagna (rising sign), Rahu Kaal as an exclusion (we show it beside each date), the couple's own Moon-strength checks (chandra-bala, tara-bala) and regional customs such as avoiding Tuesdays. How we calculate.
These are traditional panchang-based dates for a general shortlist, not a personal muhurat. Your family pandit will confirm the exact lagna and time for your own charts, family custom and venue. Calendars differ, so confirm before booking.
Frequently asked questions
When does Kharmas start and end in 2026-27?
It starts on 16 Dec 2026 (Sun enters Dhanu) and weddings resume after Makar Sankranti is observed, so the first date is Friday, 15 January 2027.
Why are there no wedding dates in the second half of December?
Kharmas: the Sun is in Dhanu, so traditional weddings pause. Before it, 13 to 15 December also have no allowed Moon star.
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