Is the time of booking or the time of delivery important?

Traditionally the moment you take possession - paying and receiving the keys - is what the muhurat should cover. If the dealer fixes the delivery time, book it inside one of the windows shown.

Why are Tuesday and Saturday excluded?

Tuesday (Mars) and Saturday (Saturn) are associated with accidents and delays, so most Panchangs leave them out for buying vehicles.

Why are the muhurat dates for Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg 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.

Vehicle Purchase Muhurat 2026 in Johannesburg: Shubh Dates & Timings

वाहन खरीद मुहूर्त 2026Times in SAST (UTC+2) Checked against Drik Panchang

2026 at a glance

There are 92 auspicious vehicle purchase dates in 2026 for Johannesburg. The first is Thu, 1 Jan (5:19 AM – 6:52 PM) and the most dates fall in January, April, July.

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Vehicle Purchase dates 2026 for Johannesburg

January 202610 dates

Date	Muhurat (Johannesburg time)	Nakshatra · Tithi
Thu, 1 Jan	5:19 AM – 6:52 PMRohini · Shukla Trayodashi	Rohini · Shukla Trayodashi
Fri, 2 Jan	3:23 PM – 4:34 PMMrigashira · Purnima	Mrigashira · Purnima
Sun, 4 Jan	5:21 AM – 9:00 AMPunarvasu · Krishna Pratipada	Punarvasu · Krishna Pratipada
Mon, 5 Jan	6:26 AM – 9:55 AMPushya · Krishna Tritiya	Pushya · Krishna Tritiya
Sun, 11 Jan	5:26 AM – 6:50 AMChitra · Krishna Ashtami	Chitra · Krishna Ashtami
Mon, 12 Jan	9:13 AM – 5:36 PMSwati · Krishna Dashami	Swati · Krishna Dashami
Wed, 14 Jan	5:28 AM – 2:23 PMAnuradha · Krishna Ekadashi	Anuradha · Krishna Ekadashi
Wed, 21 Jan	5:34 AM – 11:17 PMDhanishta, Shatabhisha · Shukla Tritiya	Dhanishta, Shatabhisha · Shukla Tritiya
Wed, 28 Jan	5:57 AM, Jan 28 – 4:02 AM, Jan 29Rohini · Shukla Dashami, Shukla Ekadashi	Rohini · Shukla Dashami, Shukla Ekadashi
Thu, 29 Jan	5:40 AM – 10:25 AMMrigashira · Shukla Ekadashi	Mrigashira · Shukla Ekadashi

February 20265 dates

Date	Muhurat (Johannesburg time)	Nakshatra · Tithi
Sun, 1 Feb	5:42 AM – 8:28 PMPushya · Purnima	Pushya · Purnima
Fri, 6 Feb	All day: 5:46 AM, Feb 6 – 5:47 AM, Feb 7Hasta, Chitra · Krishna Panchami, Krishna Shashthi	Hasta, Chitra · Krishna Panchami, Krishna Shashthi
Wed, 11 Feb	6:29 AM – 7:23 AMAnuradha · Krishna Dashami	Anuradha · Krishna Dashami
Thu, 26 Feb	6:00 AM – 8:41 AMMrigashira · Shukla Dashami	Mrigashira · Shukla Dashami
Fri, 27 Feb	7:19 AM – 7:03 PMPunarvasu · Shukla Ekadashi	Punarvasu · Shukla Ekadashi

March 20268 dates

Date	Muhurat (Johannesburg time)	Nakshatra · Tithi
Thu, 5 Mar	1:34 PM, Mar 5 – 6:04 AM, Mar 6Hasta, Chitra · Krishna Tritiya	Hasta, Chitra · Krishna Tritiya
Fri, 6 Mar	6:04 AM – 2:23 PMChitra · Krishna Tritiya	Chitra · Krishna Tritiya
Sun, 8 Mar	6:05 AM – 10:02 AMSwati · Krishna Panchami	Swati · Krishna Panchami
Mon, 9 Mar	12:42 PM – 7:57 PMAnuradha · Krishna Shashthi	Anuradha · Krishna Shashthi
Mon, 16 Mar	All day: 6:11 AM, Mar 16 – 5:53 AM, Mar 17Dhanishta, Shatabhisha · Krishna Trayodashi	Dhanishta, Shatabhisha · Krishna Trayodashi
Mon, 23 Mar	5:20 PM, Mar 23 – 6:13 AM, Mar 24Rohini · Shukla Shashthi	Rohini · Shukla Shashthi
Wed, 25 Mar	10:20 AM – 2:04 PMMrigashira · Shukla Ashtami	Mrigashira · Shukla Ashtami
Fri, 27 Mar	6:37 AM, Mar 27 – 5:16 AM, Mar 28Punarvasu, Pushya · Shukla Dashami	Punarvasu, Pushya · Shukla Dashami

April 202610 dates

Date	Muhurat (Johannesburg time)	Nakshatra · Tithi
Wed, 1 Apr	12:48 PM, Apr 1 – 6:17 AM, Apr 2Hasta · Purnima, Krishna Pratipada	Hasta · Purnima, Krishna Pratipada
Thu, 2 Apr	6:17 AM, Apr 2 – 5:12 AM, Apr 3Hasta, Chitra · Krishna Pratipada	Hasta, Chitra · Krishna Pratipada
Mon, 6 Apr	10:41 AM – 11:27 PMAnuradha · Krishna Panchami	Anuradha · Krishna Panchami
Sun, 12 Apr	All day: 6:22 AM, Apr 12 – 6:23 AM, Apr 13Shravana, Dhanishta · Krishna Dashami, Krishna Ekadashi	Shravana, Dhanishta · Krishna Dashami, Krishna Ekadashi
Mon, 13 Apr	6:23 AM – 9:39 PMDhanishta, Shatabhisha · Krishna Ekadashi	Dhanishta, Shatabhisha · Krishna Ekadashi
Wed, 22 Apr	6:43 PM – 7:19 PMPunarvasu · Shukla Shashthi	Punarvasu · Shukla Shashthi
Thu, 23 Apr	5:19 PM, Apr 23 – 6:28 AM, Apr 24Punarvasu, Pushya · Shukla Ashtami	Punarvasu, Pushya · Shukla Ashtami
Fri, 24 Apr	6:28 AM – 3:52 PMPushya · Shukla Ashtami	Pushya · Shukla Ashtami
Wed, 29 Apr	6:31 AM – 4:22 PMHasta · Shukla Trayodashi	Hasta · Shukla Trayodashi
Thu, 30 Apr	5:42 PM, Apr 30 – 6:32 AM, May 1Chitra, Swati · Purnima	Chitra, Swati · Purnima

May 20264 dates

Date	Muhurat (Johannesburg time)	Nakshatra · Tithi
Fri, 1 May	6:32 AM, May 1 – 1:05 AM, May 2Swati · Purnima, Krishna Pratipada	Swati · Purnima, Krishna Pratipada
Sun, 10 May	6:36 AM – 11:36 AMDhanishta · Krishna Ashtami	Dhanishta · Krishna Ashtami
Mon, 11 May	11:54 AM – 9:59 PMShatabhisha · Krishna Dashami	Shatabhisha · Krishna Dashami
Thu, 14 May	7:50 AM – 7:04 PMRevati · Krishna Trayodashi	Revati · Krishna Trayodashi

June 20265 dates

Date	Muhurat (Johannesburg time)	Nakshatra · Tithi
Wed, 17 Jun	6:54 AM – 6:09 PMPunarvasu, Pushya · Shukla Tritiya	Punarvasu, Pushya · Shukla Tritiya
Mon, 22 Jun	6:55 AM – 12:10 PMHasta · Shukla Ashtami	Hasta · Shukla Ashtami
Wed, 24 Jun	All day: 6:55 AM, Jun 24 – 6:55 AM, Jun 25Chitra, Swati · Shukla Dashami, Shukla Ekadashi	Chitra, Swati · Shukla Dashami, Shukla Ekadashi
Thu, 25 Jun	6:55 AM – 12:59 PMSwati · Shukla Ekadashi	Swati · Shukla Ekadashi
Fri, 26 Jun	6:52 PM, Jun 26 – 6:56 AM, Jun 27Anuradha · Shukla Trayodashi	Anuradha · Shukla Trayodashi

July 202610 dates

Date	Muhurat (Johannesburg time)	Nakshatra · Tithi
Thu, 2 Jul	All day: 6:56 AM, Jul 2 – 6:56 AM, Jul 3Shravana · Krishna Tritiya	Shravana · Krishna Tritiya
Fri, 3 Jul	6:56 AM – 7:50 AMShravana · Krishna Tritiya	Shravana · Krishna Tritiya
Sun, 5 Jul	6:56 AM – 11:43 AMShatabhisha · Krishna Panchami, Krishna Shashthi	Shatabhisha · Krishna Panchami, Krishna Shashthi
Wed, 8 Jul	6:56 AM – 8:52 AMRevati · Krishna Ashtami	Revati · Krishna Ashtami
Sun, 12 Jul	6:55 AM – 7:00 PMMrigashira · Krishna Trayodashi	Mrigashira · Krishna Trayodashi
Sun, 19 Jul	2:42 PM, Jul 19 – 12:00 AM, Jul 20Hasta · Shukla Shashthi	Hasta · Shukla Shashthi
Fri, 24 Jul	6:51 AM, Jul 24 – 1:07 AM, Jul 25Anuradha · Shukla Ekadashi	Anuradha · Shukla Ekadashi
Wed, 29 Jul	12:07 PM, Jul 29 – 6:48 AM, Jul 30Shravana · Purnima, Krishna Pratipada	Shravana · Purnima, Krishna Pratipada
Thu, 30 Jul	6:48 AM – 6:00 PMShravana, Dhanishta · Krishna Pratipada	Shravana, Dhanishta · Krishna Pratipada
Fri, 31 Jul	7:02 PM, Jul 31 – 6:47 AM, Aug 1Shatabhisha · Krishna Tritiya	Shatabhisha · Krishna Tritiya

August 20269 dates

Date	Muhurat (Johannesburg time)	Nakshatra · Tithi
Mon, 3 Aug	6:30 PM, Aug 3 – 6:45 AM, Aug 4Revati · Krishna Panchami, Krishna Shashthi	Revati · Krishna Panchami, Krishna Shashthi
Fri, 7 Aug	3:13 PM, Aug 7 – 6:42 AM, Aug 8Rohini · Krishna Dashami	Rohini · Krishna Dashami
Sun, 9 Aug	6:42 AM – 7:35 AMMrigashira · Krishna Ekadashi	Mrigashira · Krishna Ekadashi
Mon, 10 Aug	8:57 AM, Aug 10 – 1:24 AM, Aug 11Punarvasu · Krishna Trayodashi	Punarvasu · Krishna Trayodashi
Sun, 16 Aug	1:22 PM, Aug 16 – 6:35 AM, Aug 17Hasta, Chitra · Shukla Panchami	Hasta, Chitra · Shukla Panchami
Mon, 17 Aug	All day: 6:35 AM, Aug 17 – 6:34 AM, Aug 18Chitra, Swati · Shukla Panchami, Shukla Shashthi	Chitra, Swati · Shukla Panchami, Shukla Shashthi
Thu, 20 Aug	6:32 AM – 5:48 PMAnuradha · Shukla Ashtami	Anuradha · Shukla Ashtami
Thu, 27 Aug	All day: 6:26 AM, Aug 27 – 6:25 AM, Aug 28Dhanishta, Shatabhisha · Purnima, Krishna Pratipada	Dhanishta, Shatabhisha · Purnima, Krishna Pratipada
Fri, 28 Aug	6:25 AM – 11:43 PMShatabhisha · Krishna Pratipada	Shatabhisha · Krishna Pratipada

September 20268 dates

Date	Muhurat (Johannesburg time)	Nakshatra · Tithi
Fri, 4 Sep	6:17 AM – 8:43 PMRohini, Mrigashira · Krishna Ashtami	Rohini, Mrigashira · Krishna Ashtami
Sun, 6 Sep	4:23 PM, Sep 6 – 6:14 AM, Sep 7Punarvasu · Krishna Ekadashi	Punarvasu · Krishna Ekadashi
Mon, 7 Sep	6:14 AM – 1:34 PMPunarvasu · Krishna Ekadashi	Punarvasu · Krishna Ekadashi
Sun, 13 Sep	6:08 AM, Sep 13 – 3:37 AM, Sep 14Hasta, Chitra · Shukla Tritiya	Hasta, Chitra · Shukla Tritiya
Wed, 16 Sep	1:53 PM, Sep 16 – 6:03 AM, Sep 17Anuradha · Shukla Shashthi	Anuradha · Shukla Shashthi
Thu, 17 Sep	6:03 AM – 7:18 AMAnuradha · Shukla Shashthi	Anuradha · Shukla Shashthi
Wed, 23 Sep	7:20 PM, Sep 23 – 5:55 AM, Sep 24Dhanishta · Shukla Trayodashi	Dhanishta · Shukla Trayodashi
Thu, 24 Sep	5:55 AM – 7:48 PMDhanishta, Shatabhisha · Shukla Trayodashi	Dhanishta, Shatabhisha · Shukla Trayodashi

October 20267 dates

Date	Muhurat (Johannesburg time)	Nakshatra · Tithi
Mon, 12 Oct	6:43 PM – 8:22 PMSwati · Shukla Tritiya	Swati · Shukla Tritiya
Wed, 21 Oct	All day: 5:27 AM, Oct 21 – 5:27 AM, Oct 22Dhanishta, Shatabhisha · Shukla Dashami, Shukla Ekadashi	Dhanishta, Shatabhisha · Shukla Dashami, Shukla Ekadashi
Thu, 22 Oct	5:27 AM – 11:18 AMShatabhisha · Shukla Ekadashi	Shatabhisha · Shukla Ekadashi
Sun, 25 Oct	8:26 AM – 3:52 PMRevati · Purnima	Revati · Purnima
Wed, 28 Oct	9:56 AM – 9:37 PMRohini · Krishna Tritiya	Rohini · Krishna Tritiya
Thu, 29 Oct	6:40 PM, Oct 29 – 5:20 AM, Oct 30Mrigashira · Krishna Panchami	Mrigashira · Krishna Panchami
Fri, 30 Oct	5:20 AM – 5:34 AMMrigashira · Krishna Panchami	Mrigashira · Krishna Panchami

November 20266 dates

Date	Muhurat (Johannesburg time)	Nakshatra · Tithi
Sun, 1 Nov	11:22 AM, Nov 1 – 1:01 AM, Nov 2Pushya · Krishna Ashtami	Pushya · Krishna Ashtami
Fri, 6 Nov	7:00 AM, Nov 6 – 5:15 AM, Nov 7Hasta, Chitra · Krishna Trayodashi	Hasta, Chitra · Krishna Trayodashi
Sun, 15 Nov	7:59 PM – 10:31 PMShravana · Shukla Shashthi	Shravana · Shukla Shashthi
Wed, 25 Nov	5:08 AM – 1:20 PMRohini · Krishna Pratipada	Rohini · Krishna Pratipada
Thu, 26 Nov	9:45 AM – 2:17 PMMrigashira · Krishna Tritiya	Mrigashira · Krishna Tritiya
Sun, 29 Nov	5:07 AM – 7:30 AMPushya · Krishna Shashthi	Pushya · Krishna Shashthi

December 202610 dates

Date	Muhurat (Johannesburg time)	Nakshatra · Tithi
Thu, 3 Dec	All day: 5:54 AM, Dec 3 – 5:07 AM, Dec 4Hasta · Krishna Dashami, Krishna Ekadashi	Hasta · Krishna Dashami, Krishna Ekadashi
Fri, 4 Dec	5:07 AM – 8:15 PMHasta, Chitra · Krishna Ekadashi	Hasta, Chitra · Krishna Ekadashi
Sun, 6 Dec	5:08 AM – 10:08 AMSwati · Krishna Trayodashi	Swati · Krishna Trayodashi
Sun, 13 Dec	1:17 PM, Dec 13 – 5:09 AM, Dec 14Shravana · Shukla Panchami	Shravana · Shukla Panchami
Mon, 14 Dec	All day: 5:09 AM, Dec 14 – 5:10 AM, Dec 15Shravana, Dhanishta · Shukla Panchami, Shukla Shashthi	Shravana, Dhanishta · Shukla Panchami, Shukla Shashthi
Fri, 18 Dec	7:44 PM, Dec 18 – 5:11 AM, Dec 19Revati · Shukla Dashami	Revati · Shukla Dashami
Wed, 23 Dec	7:17 AM, Dec 23 – 1:23 AM, Dec 24Mrigashira · Purnima	Mrigashira · Purnima
Fri, 25 Dec	7:56 PM, Dec 25 – 5:15 AM, Dec 26Pushya · Krishna Tritiya	Pushya · Krishna Tritiya
Wed, 30 Dec	12:07 PM, Dec 30 – 5:18 AM, Dec 31Hasta · Krishna Ashtami	Hasta · Krishna Ashtami
Thu, 31 Dec	5:18 AM – 9:02 AMHasta · Krishna Ashtami	Hasta · Krishna Ashtami

Times past midnight carry the next day's date. A day runs from sunrise to sunrise in Johannesburg.

How Johannesburg's dates differ from India's

Converting India's muhurat list to Johannesburg time gives the wrong answer on 20 days in 2026, because the Tithi and Nakshatra change at different points of Johannesburg's day and Venus and Jupiter set and rise on different dates in its sky.

Muhurat in Johannesburg, not in India

Wed, 22 Apr · Thu, 23 Apr · Thu, 30 Apr · Fri, 26 Jun · Fri, 31 Jul · Mon, 3 Aug · Wed, 23 Sep · Mon, 12 Oct · Thu, 29 Oct · Sun, 15 Nov · Fri, 18 Dec · Fri, 25 Dec

Muhurat in India, not in Johannesburg

Sun, 1 Mar · Sun, 15 Mar · Fri, 3 Apr · Mon, 20 Apr · Mon, 4 May · Wed, 26 Aug · Mon, 31 Aug · Mon, 14 Sep

What makes a vehicle purchase muhurat

A vehicle purchase muhurat is the auspicious time to buy or take delivery of a car, bike or scooter. It needs one of the 'movable' or soft Nakshatras, a suitable Tithi, any weekday except Tuesday and Saturday, and it must begin before the first watch of the night.

Nakshatra: Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha and Revati
Tithi: Shukla Tritiya, Panchami, Shashthi, Ashtami, Dashami, Ekadashi, Trayodashi and Purnima; Krishna Pratipada, Tritiya, Panchami, Shashthi, Ashtami, Dashami, Ekadashi and Trayodashi
Weekday: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Pitru Paksha: No purchases during the fortnight of the ancestors
Time of day: Not later than the first watch of the night
Adhika Masa: No muhurat in a leap lunar month

Sources: Muhurta Chintamani, Drik Panchang's Panchang Shuddhi.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the time of booking or the time of delivery important?: Traditionally the moment you take possession - paying and receiving the keys - is what the muhurat should cover. If the dealer fixes the delivery time, book it inside one of the windows shown.
Why are Tuesday and Saturday excluded?: Tuesday (Mars) and Saturday (Saturn) are associated with accidents and delays, so most Panchangs leave them out for buying vehicles.
Why are the muhurat dates for Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg 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.

Choosing between dates?

Panchang Shuddhi narrows the dates; the final choice also weighs the Lagna and the birth charts of everyone involved. Bring your shortlist to a consultation and go through it with an astrologer, in your local time.

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