Muhurat 2027: How These Auspicious Dates Are Calculated
A muhurat is a window, not a day. Classical muhurat selection works from the panchang of the moment an activity begins: the tithi, the nakshatra the Moon occupies, the weekday, the yoga and the karana. Different activities accept different windows — a wedding nakshatra list is not a housewarming list, and neither is a list for registering a business.
The 2027 dates on this page are derived from a real ephemeris rather than from a printed table copied forward. For every day of the year the Moon's sidereal nakshatra (Lahiri ayanamsa) and the running tithi are evaluated at local sunrise for Delhi, then filtered against the classical rules for each category: the favourable nakshatras for that activity, with the rikta tithis, Amavasya and Purnima excluded.
What Qualifies a Date for Each Category
For marriage, the classical nakshatras are Rohini, Mrigashira, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Uttara Bhadrapada and Revati; the 4th, 9th and 14th tithis (rikta), Purnima and Amavasya are avoided. Griha pravesh uses a narrower set — Rohini, Mrigashira, Pushya, Chitra, Anuradha, Revati and Uttara Bhadrapada. Vehicle purchase favours the swift nakshatras: Ashwini, Punarvasu, Pushya, Hasta, Swati, Shravana and Shatabhisha. New business openings follow Ashwini, Pushya, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha and Revati.
Each row below shows the qualifying nakshatra and the tithi for that date, so the reasoning is visible rather than asserted. Two different panchangs can disagree by a day where a nakshatra ends close to sunrise — this page uses the sunrise reading, which is the convention for fixing a muhurat.
The 2027 Calendar Year at a Glance
2027 begins with Jupiter in Gemini and Saturn in Pisces, and the Rahu–Ketu axis moving through Aquarius and Leo during the year. Marriage muhurats are most plentiful in the January–February and November–December windows, with the Chaturmas period — roughly July to October — traditionally avoided for weddings, which is why the mid-year lists are thin.
For a wedding, the muhurat date is only the last step. Families first fix the matching, then the month, then the date, then the lagna and the specific hour. Use the monthly lists here to shortlist, and take the shortlist to the family astrologer to confirm against both charts and the couple's dashas.
How to Use This Page
Pick the category you are planning, then read down its months and note two or three candidate dates. Open the month page for the full list, and check the panchang for the individual date before committing — daily panchang pages give the tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, rahu kaal and gulika kalam for any city, which is what you need for the exact hour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are these 2027 muhurat dates computed or copied?
Computed. For every day of 2027 the Moon's sidereal nakshatra and the tithi are evaluated at local sunrise and filtered against each category's classical nakshatra and tithi rules — the same method a printed panchang uses.
Which months of 2027 are best for a wedding?
The strongest clusters fall in January–February and November–December 2027. The Chaturmas months around July to October carry very few marriage muhurats, which is expected rather than an omission.
Why do some months show more dates than others?
Because the Moon's nakshatra cycle and the tithi both have to line up with the category's rules. When a favourable nakshatra falls on a rikta tithi, that day is dropped; some months simply contain fewer qualifying combinations.
Can I perform a muhurat on a date not listed here?
A date outside these lists is not automatically inauspicious — it means the sunrise nakshatra or tithi did not meet the category's classical rule. Some families accept alternative windows after an astrologer reviews the chart; others wait for a listed date.
Do I need the exact time within the muhurat date?
Yes for rituals. The date fixes the day; the lagna and the hour come from the panchang of that day. Check the rahu kaal and gulika kalam for the specific day and city before finalising the time.