Vidyarambha Muhurat 2026 — विद्यारंभ
Beginning formal education — the first lesson or first writing.
Upcoming auspicious dates
Filtered by nakshatra, weekday and solar month. Rikta tithis (4, 9, 14) and Amavasya are excluded.
22 October 2026
Thursday · Shatabhisha · Ekadashi
26 October 2026
Monday · Ashwini · Purnima
5 November 2026
Thursday · Uttara Phalguni · Ekadashi
6 November 2026
Friday · Hasta · Dwadashi
11 November 2026
Wednesday · Anuradha · Dwitiya
16 November 2026
Monday · Shravana · Saptami
3 December 2026
Thursday · Uttara Phalguni · Dashami
4 December 2026
Friday · Hasta · Ekadashi
14 December 2026
Monday · Shravana · Panchami
16 December 2026
Wednesday · Shatabhisha · Saptami
25 December 2026
Friday · Punarvasu · Dwitiya
30 December 2026
Wednesday · Uttara Phalguni · Saptami
31 December 2026
Thursday · Hasta · Ashtami
4 January 2027
Monday · Anuradha · Dwadashi
11 January 2027
Monday · Dhanishtha · Tritiya
15 January 2027
Friday · Revati · Saptami
22 January 2027
Friday · Punarvasu · Purnima
27 January 2027
Wednesday · Hasta · Shashthi
28 January 2027
Thursday · Chitra · Saptami
29 January 2027
Friday · Swati · Ashtami
8 February 2027
Monday · Shatabhisha · Dwitiya
11 February 2027
Thursday · Revati · Panchami
12 February 2027
Friday · Ashwini · Shashthi
18 February 2027
Thursday · Punarvasu · Dwadashi
How these Vidyarambha dates are chosen
A date qualifies only when the Moon occupies one of the nakshatras classically prescribed for Vidyarambha: Ashwini, Punarvasu, Pushya, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishtha, Shatabhisha, Revati.
Wednesday and Thursday are preferred — Mercury rules learning and Jupiter rules teaching.
The rikta tithis — Chaturthi, Navami and Chaturdashi — and Amavasya are excluded for every ceremony, as is any date falling in the forbidden nakshatras (Bharani, Krittika, Ashlesha, Magha, Moola).
The date is the same across India, because nakshatra, vara and solar month are. The hour is not — Rahu Kaal, Bhadra and the choghadiya windows shift with your local sunrise, so check your city's day page before fixing a time.
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