Vivah (Marriage) Muhurat 2026 in San Jose (Bay Area): Shubh Dates & Timings

Vivah (Marriage) dates 2026 for San Jose (Bay Area)

Times past midnight carry the next day's date. A day runs from sunrise to sunrise in San Jose (Bay Area).

How San Jose (Bay Area)'s dates differ from India's

Converting India's muhurat list to San Jose (Bay Area) time gives the wrong answer on 32 days in 2026, because the Tithi and Nakshatra change at different points of San Jose (Bay Area)'s day and Venus and Jupiter set and rise on different dates in its sky.

Guru and Shukra Asta 2026 as seen from San Jose (Bay Area)

No marriage is held while Jupiter (Guru) or Venus (Shukra) is hidden in the Sun's glare, nor for three days either side. These are the periods for San Jose (Bay Area)'s own sky:

• Shukra (Venus) Asta: 6:39 AM, 9 Dec 2025 to 6:04 PM, 3 Feb 2026
• Guru (Jupiter) Asta: 9:12 PM, 12 Jul 2026 to 5:30 AM, 12 Aug 2026
• Shukra (Venus) Asta: 7:07 PM, 7 Oct 2026 to 6:56 AM, 29 Oct 2026

What makes a marriage muhurat

A vivah muhurat is the auspicious time for the marriage rituals - the pheras, kanyadaan or mangalsutra. It needs one of eleven marriage Nakshatras, the Sun in a permitted sign, no Chaturmas, an auspicious Yoga and Karana, and both Jupiter and Venus visible.

Nakshatra

Rohini, Mrigashira, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Uttara Bhadrapada and Revati

Nakshatra quarters left out

First pada of Magha and Mula, last pada of Revati (Jyotirnibandha)

Sun's month

Not while the Sun is in Karka, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu and Meena (Dhanu and Meena are Kharmas)

Chaturmas

No weddings from Devshayani Ekadashi to Prabodhini (Dev Uthani) Ekadashi

Yoga to avoid

Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Vyatipata, Parigha, Vaidhriti

Karana to avoid

Vishti (Bhadra), Shakuni, Chatushpada, Naga and Kimstughna

Guru and Shukra

Both must be visible - not during Guru or Shukra Asta, nor 3 days either side

Adhika Masa

No muhurat in a leap lunar month

Sources: Muhurta Chintamani (Vivaha Prakarana), Jyotirnibandha, Dharmasindhu.

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Frequently asked questions

Why are there no wedding dates in some months of 2026?

Weddings stop during Kharmas (mid-December to mid-January and mid-March to mid-April), during Chaturmas (from Devshayani Ekadashi in June-July to Dev Uthani Ekadashi in October-November), in an Adhika month, and whenever Venus or Jupiter is set. In San Jose (Bay Area) the asta periods are computed for its own sky, so they can be longer than in India.

Is the whole muhurat window good, or only the Lagna?

The window shown passes Panchang Shuddhi throughout. Within it, the priest or astrologer chooses a Lagna - Mithuna, Kanya and Tula are preferred - and checks the couple's Tara Bala and Chandra Bala. Most windows are long enough to contain a good Lagna.

Do we also need Kundli matching?

Yes - the muhurat is about the date, matching is about the couple. Check Guna Milan and Mangal Dosha with the free Kundli Matching calculator, then add both birth stars in the muhurat finder.

Why are the muhurat dates for San Jose (Bay Area) different from India's?

A muhurat is built from the Tithi and Nakshatra in force between local sunrises, and from the local times when they change. A Nakshatra that begins at 9 PM in Delhi begins at 11:30 AM in New York, so a window can move to the previous day, shrink, or vanish. Asta of Venus and Jupiter also depends on the place: near the horizon at high latitudes they stay hidden longer, which closes weeks of dates in London that are open in India. That is why every date here is calculated for San Jose (Bay Area) itself rather than converted from IST.

How accurate are these dates?

The engine reproduces Drik Panchang's published muhurat tables day by day. Checked against every day of 2025-2027 for Delhi, New York, London and Sydney, it matches all 4,380 days for each of the four ceremonies - which days have a muhurat, the reason a day is excluded, and every muhurat window to within two minutes (Drik prints whole minutes). Jupiter and Venus asta periods match Drik's for 143 of 143 periods checked from 2012 to 2027.

Does a muhurat also depend on my birth chart?

Yes. The dates here pass Panchang Shuddhi - the day itself is clean. Traditionally the time should also have good Tara Bala and Chandra Bala for the people involved, and the Moon should not be 8th from their Moon sign (Chandrashtama). The muhurat finder checks this for every family member you add; an astrologer can then fix the exact Lagna.