Vivah Muhurtam 2028 — Marriage Dates

Published panchangams give 78 auspicious marriage days for Hyderabad in 2028, in two blocks: January to June, and October to December. Two independent panchangams agree on 31 of those days. There are no marriage dates at all in July, August or September 2028.

Chaturmasya is the four-month period when Lord Vishnu is held to enter cosmic sleep (yoga-nidra), from Devshayani Ekadashi on 2 July 2028 to Devutthana Ekadashi on 29 October 2028. Marriages resume with the first listed date, 30 October 2028. Traditional Hindu families do not perform marriages during this period. In 2028 it is the only block that closes whole months: there is no adhika leap month that year, and every month outside Chaturmasya carries listed marriage dates.

Eleven nakshatras are traditionally accepted for marriage: Rohini, Mrigashira, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Uttara Bhadrapada and Revati. Pushya, auspicious for almost every other undertaking, is not among them for marriage. Even inside the eleven there are exclusions: the first quarter of Magha and of Mula, and the last quarter of Revati, are rejected, and some astrologers avoid Uttara Phalguni.

Akshaya Tritiya 2028 falls on Thursday, 27 April 2028 — the third tithi of Vaishakha Shukla Paksha, running until 1:30 AM on 27 April. It is regarded as one of the most auspicious days of the year for new beginnings such as starting a business, buying gold or registering property. Marriage is a separate question, and the answer is not the same every year: for 2028 published panchangams give 27 April 2028 as a marriage date, and it is in the list above. For 2026 they did not.

Hindu Vivah Muhurtam requires: (1) a suitable tithi — Dwitiya, Tritiya, Panchami, Saptami, Ekadashi and Trayodashi are preferred, while the rikta tithis Chaturthi, Navami and Chaturdashi are avoided; (2) one of the eleven marriage nakshatras; (3) a suitable lagna (rising sign) for the window itself; (4) a suitable weekday — Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are favoured, Tuesday is not; (5) no Chaturmasya, no adhika or kshaya masa, and neither Venus nor Jupiter combust. The tithi and nakshatra that matter are the ones running during the chosen window, which is usually later in the day — so a date can be auspicious even when the tithi at sunrise is one of the avoided ones. Match against both the bride’s and the groom’s charts before fixing a date.