
Sagai (Engagement) Muhurat 2026
Shubh dates and times for Bhubaneswar, checked against the rules for this ceremony.
The 5 best muhurtas in the next two months
For Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Times are local.
- Nov12Thu1 muhurta
Thursday 12 November
15:43 – 18:10ExcellentMulaShukla TritiyaShubh, Amrit- Mula suits sagai · Shukla paksha (waxing Moon) · Shubh choghadiya · Amrit choghadiya
- Nov25Wed2 muhurtas
Wednesday 25 November
06:02 – 07:25FairRohiniKrishna PratipadaLabh- Rohini suits sagai · Labh choghadiya
- Against: Krishna paksha (waning Moon)
18:42 – 20:36GoodRohiniKrishna DvitiyaShubh, Amrit- Rohini suits sagai · Shubh choghadiya · Amrit choghadiya
- Against: Krishna paksha (waning Moon)
- Nov26Thu2 muhurtas
Thursday 26 November
10:11 – 12:57GoodMrigashiraKrishna DvitiyaChar, Labh- Mrigashira suits sagai · Abhijit muhurta · Labh choghadiya
- Against: Krishna paksha (waning Moon) · Char choghadiya (neutral)
15:42 – 17:47GoodMrigashiraKrishna TritiyaShubh, Amrit- Mrigashira suits sagai · Shubh choghadiya · Amrit choghadiya
- Against: Krishna paksha (waning Moon)
2 more in this period
Choose your own dates
Up to 62 days at a time.
Why other times were left out
581 other windows were checked and left out:
- Nakshatra not suitable336
- Inauspicious choghadiya267
- Weekday not suitable244
- Tithi not suitable197
- Inauspicious yoga187
- Rikta tithi123
- Bhadra (Vishti karana)86
- Yamaganda67
- Gulika66
- Rahu kalam63
- Amavasya23
- Shukra asta (Venus combust)5
- Window too short5
What we check, in order
Each ceremony has its own list; the principle — every rule named, every rejection explained — is the same.
1 · Season
Kharmas, Chaturmas and adhika masa are excluded where the ceremony requires it.
2 · Combustion
Guru and Shukra must not be asta (combust).
3 · Nakshatra
Only the nakshatras prescribed for the ceremony.
4 · Tithi
No rikta tithi, no Amavasya, and only the tithis suited to the ceremony.
5 · Vāra
Weekdays that do not suit the ceremony are avoided.
6 · Choghadiya
Auspicious choghadiya only, and the limbs must hold for the whole window.
7 · Kaal vela
The window may not touch Rahu kaal, Yamaganda or Gulika.
8 · Bhadra
Vishti karana may not overlap any minute of the window.
9 · Yoga and Panchak
Inauspicious yogas and Panchak are checked and reported.
These rules are still being checked against the Jagannatha Panji. Please confirm the final muhurta with your priest.