🌸 Which day is auspicious for meeting a prospective match for the first time?
रिश्ते के लिए पहली मुलाक़ात का शुभ दिन • computed from live planetary positions
Hold the first meeting on a Friday (Venus — attraction and ease) or Monday, on a gentle (mridu) nakshatra like Mrigashira, Chitra, Anuradha or Revati. Avoid Tuesday and Saturday, Rahu Kaal for the hour, and — most of all — a day that is Chandrashtama for either person.
Upcoming favourable dates (next 60 days)
By the general panchang — before your personal layer. Select your rashi below to remove the days that are wrong for you specifically.
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Tithi till |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, 14 Sept | Shukla Tritiya | Chitra | 07:08 |
| Thu, 17 Sept | Shukla Shashthi | Anuradha | 10:49 |
| Fri, 18 Sept | Shukla Saptami | Jyeshtha | 13:02 |
| Mon, 21 Sept | Shukla Dashami | Uttara Ashadha | 20:02 |
| Mon, 28 Sept | Krishna Dwitiya | Revati | 19:15 |
| Thu, 1 Oct | Krishna Panchami | Rohini | 12:36 |
| Mon, 12 Oct | Shukla Dwitiya | Swati | 22:14 |
| Fri, 30 Oct | Krishna Panchami | Mrigashira | 19:26 |
🎯 Your personal dates for this
Select your rashi (moon sign) — we exclude your Chandrashtama days and rank what remains. Don't know it? Find your rashi & nakshatra →
How this muhurta is determined
First impressions are Moon-and-Venus work: the Moon governs how each person feels, Venus how they appear to each other. A meeting on either person's Chandrashtama is the classic mismatch story — the same two people, met a week apart, read entirely differently.
Swati — the independent star of the free wind — is worth adding for couples meeting without families first: it favours unpressured judgement. Anuradha favours warmth between the FAMILIES, which is half the meeting's purpose in an arranged setting.
Keep the hour simple: outside Rahu Kaal, ideally late morning or Abhijit. If tea is served, let it be sweet — the tradition's small stagecraft exists because it works on human mood.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a first meeting really need a muhurta?
It is the lightest of muhurtas, but the logic is sound: you are choosing when two moods meet. Avoiding both people's worst Moon days and Rahu Kaal costs nothing and removes the avoidable bad-day story.
What if the families can only meet on a Saturday?
Meet — no match should be lost to a weekday. Choose a Shubh or Labh Choghadiya within the day, avoid the shoola direction for whoever travels, and let the conversation, not the calendar, decide.
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Also see the year's fixed lists on Shubh Muhurat 2026, today's windows on Choghadiya and Rahu Kaal, and the full Panchang for your city.