Vidyarambha 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.
- Oct30Fri1 muhurta
Friday 30 October
11:30 – 12:56GoodArdraKrishna PanchamiShubh- Ardra suits vidyarambha · Shubh choghadiya · Abhijit muhurta
- Against: Krishna paksha (waning Moon)
- Nov26Thu4 muhurtas
Thursday 26 November
10:11 – 11:34GoodMrigashiraKrishna DvitiyaChar- Mrigashira suits vidyarambha · Abhijit muhurta · Guruvara is especially favored
- Against: Krishna paksha (waning Moon) · Char choghadiya (neutral)
11:34 – 12:57ExcellentMrigashiraKrishna DvitiyaLabh- Mrigashira suits vidyarambha · Labh choghadiya · Abhijit muhurta · Guruvara is especially favored
- Against: Krishna paksha (waning Moon)
15:42 – 17:05GoodMrigashiraKrishna TritiyaShubh- Mrigashira suits vidyarambha · Shubh choghadiya · Guruvara is especially favored
- Against: Krishna paksha (waning Moon)
17:47 – 18:42GoodArdraKrishna TritiyaAmrit- Ardra suits vidyarambha · Amrit choghadiya · Guruvara is especially favored
- Against: Krishna paksha (waning Moon)
4 more in this period
Choose your own dates
Up to 62 days at a time.
Why other times were left out
506 other windows were checked and left out:
- Nakshatra not suitable279
- Inauspicious choghadiya231
- Weekday not suitable219
- Tithi not suitable183
- Inauspicious yoga163
- Rikta tithi102
- Bhadra (Vishti karana)68
- Gulika60
- Yamaganda59
- Rahu kalam53
- Amavasya22
- Shukra asta (Venus combust)12
- Window too short3
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.