February 2026 (The Kick-off)

• Auspicious Dates: 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26
• Key Nakshatras: Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Rohini, Mrigashira.

March 2026 (Pre-Kharmas)

• Auspicious Dates: 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12
• Note: The season stops mid-month. Kharmas begins on March 14/15 (Sun enters Pisces), halting all weddings.

April 2026 (Post-Baisakhi)

• Auspicious Dates: 15, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
• Note: Weddings resume only after the Sun enters Aries (Mesh Sankranti) on April 14.

May 2026 (Summer Peak)

• Auspicious Dates: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14
• Best Date: May 3 is widely cited as the strongest Muhurat of the month.

June 2026 (The Big Month)

• Auspicious Dates: 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29
• Highlight: June 25 is considered the best Muhurat of 2026 due to a rare Jupiter-Venus conjunction in Cancer.

July 2026 (Last Call)

• Auspicious Dates: 1, 6, 7, 11
• Closing: The season ends with Devshayani Ekadashi on July 25, when Lord Vishnu begins his 4-month cosmic sleep (Chaturmas).

November & December 2026 (Winter Season)

• November: 21, 24, 25, 26 (Season re-opens after Dev Uthani Ekadashi on Nov 20).
• December: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12.
• Note: Kharmas starts again on December 16, ending the 2026 wedding calendar.

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Negative Dates: When Weddings are Prohibited

Period	Dates	Reason for Prohibition
January 2026	Whole Month	Venus Combustion (Shukra Asta) & Kharmas (until Jan 14).
Basant Panchami	Jan 23	Historically an “Abujh Muhurat,” but in 2026, Venus is too weak; most experts advise against it.
Mid-March to April 14	Mar 15 – Apr 14	Kharmas (Sun in Pisces).
Late July to Nov 20	July 25 – Nov 20	Chaturmas (Sacred 4-month pause).
Sept 27 – Oct 12	Fixed Period	Pitru Paksha (Ancestral period; strictly avoided).
Mid-December	Dec 16 onwards	Kharmas (Sun in Sagittarius).