🌸 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 25 Jul | Shukla Ekadashi | Jyeshtha | 11:36 |
| Sat, 8 Aug | Krishna Dashami | Rohini | 14:00 |
| Fri, 14 Aug | Shukla Dwitiya | Purva Phalguni | 18:48 |
| Sat, 15 Aug | Shukla Tritiya | Uttara Phalguni | 17:30 |
| Mon, 17 Aug | Shukla Panchami | Chitra | 17:01 |
| Tue, 18 Aug | Shukla Shashthi | Swati | 17:52 |
| Sat, 22 Aug | Shukla Dashami | Jyeshtha | 02:02+1d |
| Fri, 4 Sept | Krishna Ashtami | Rohini | 00:15+1d |
🎯 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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