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.
24 July 2026
Friday · Anuradha · Dashami
29 July 2026
Wednesday · Uttara Ashadha · Purnima
30 July 2026
Thursday · Shravana · Pratipada
31 July 2026
Friday · Dhanishtha · Dwitiya
5 August 2026
Wednesday · Ashwini · Saptami
17 August 2026
Monday · Chitra · Panchami
28 August 2026
Friday · Shatabhisha · Purnima
7 September 2026
Monday · Punarvasu · Ekadashi
17 September 2026
Thursday · Anuradha · Shashthi
21 September 2026
Monday · Uttara Ashadha · Dashami
23 September 2026
Wednesday · Shravana · Dwadashi
24 September 2026
Thursday · Dhanishtha · Trayodashi
28 September 2026
Monday · Revati · Dwitiya
5 October 2026
Monday · Pushya · Dashami
12 October 2026
Monday · Swati · Dwitiya
19 October 2026
Monday · Uttara Ashadha · Ashtami
21 October 2026
Wednesday · Dhanishtha · Dashami
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
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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