Which are the best days to buy a car in 2026?

The 88 dates listed here pass Panchang Shuddhi for a vehicle: a good weekday and tithi and one of the 12 vehicle nakshatras, outside Pitru Paksha. Days in Swati, Shravana, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha or Punarvasu are counted the best.

Can I take delivery of a car on a Saturday or Tuesday?

Tradition avoids Tuesday and Saturday for buying or first driving a vehicle, so they are not listed. If a delivery date is fixed, many families do a small puja and first drive within a listed window instead.

Is Dhanteras good for buying a vehicle?

Many people buy on Dhanteras by custom. By Panchang Shuddhi it qualifies only when its weekday, tithi and nakshatra also pass, which is why it is not always in this list.

Are these dates the same in every city?

The days almost always are; the start and end times move by a few minutes with sunrise and longitude. Times here are for New Delhi.

Vehicle Purchase Muhurat 2026: Dates to Buy a Car or Bike

January 2026 · 10 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Thu, 1 January	7:13 am – 10:22 pm	Rohini	Shukla Trayodashi
Fri, 2 January	6:53 pm – 8:04 pm	Mrigashira	Purnima
Sun, 4 January	7:14 am – 12:30 pm	Punarvasu	Krishna Pratipada
Mon, 5 January	9:57 am – 1:25 pm	Pushya	Krishna Tritiya
Sun, 11 January	7:15 am – 10:20 am	Chitra	Krishna Ashtami
Mon, 12 January	12:43 pm – 9:05 pm	Swati	Krishna Dashami
Wed, 14 January	7:15 am – 5:53 pm	Anuradha	Krishna Ekadashi
Wed, 21 January	7:13 am – 2:47 am (22 Jan)	Dhanishta, Shatabhisha	Shukla Tritiya
Wed, 28 January	9:27 am – 7:10 am (29 Jan)	Rohini	Shukla Dashami, Shukla Ekadashi
Thu, 29 January	7:10 am – 1:55 pm	Rohini, Mrigashira	Shukla Ekadashi

February 2026 · 5 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Sun, 1 February	7:09 am – 11:58 pm	Pushya	Purnima
Fri, 6 February	All day: 7:06 am – 7:05 am (7 Feb)	Hasta, Chitra	Krishna Panchami, Krishna Shashthi
Wed, 11 February	9:59 am – 10:53 am	Anuradha	Krishna Dashami
Thu, 26 February	6:49 am – 12:11 pm	Mrigashira	Shukla Dashami
Fri, 27 February	10:49 am – 10:33 pm	Punarvasu	Shukla Ekadashi

March 2026 · 10 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Sun, 1 March	6:46 am – 8:34 am	Pushya	Shukla Trayodashi
Thu, 5 March	5:04 pm – 6:41 am (6 Mar)	Hasta	Krishna Tritiya
Fri, 6 March	6:41 am – 5:53 pm	Hasta, Chitra	Krishna Tritiya
Sun, 8 March	6:39 am – 1:31 pm	Swati	Krishna Panchami
Mon, 9 March	4:11 pm – 11:27 pm	Anuradha	Krishna Shashthi
Sun, 15 March	6:31 am – 9:17 am	Shravana	Krishna Ekadashi
Mon, 16 March	9:41 am – 6:28 am (17 Mar)	Dhanishta, Shatabhisha	Krishna Trayodashi
Mon, 23 March	8:49 pm – 6:20 am (24 Mar)	Rohini	Shukla Shashthi
Wed, 25 March	1:50 pm – 5:33 pm	Mrigashira	Shukla Ashtami
Fri, 27 March	10:07 am – 6:16 am (28 Mar)	Punarvasu, Pushya	Shukla Dashami

April 2026 · 9 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Wed, 1 April	4:17 pm – 6:10 am (2 Apr)	Hasta	Purnima
Thu, 2 April	All day: 6:10 am – 6:09 am (3 Apr)	Hasta, Chitra	Purnima, Krishna Pratipada
Fri, 3 April	6:09 am – 8:42 am	Chitra	Krishna Pratipada
Mon, 6 April	2:11 pm – 2:56 am (7 Apr)	Anuradha	Krishna Panchami
Sun, 12 April	All day: 5:59 am – 5:58 am (13 Apr)	Shravana, Dhanishta	Krishna Dashami, Krishna Ekadashi
Mon, 13 April	5:58 am – 1:09 am (14 Apr)	Dhanishta, Shatabhisha	Krishna Ekadashi
Mon, 20 April	5:50 am – 7:28 am	Rohini	Shukla Tritiya
Fri, 24 April	5:46 am – 7:22 pm	Pushya	Shukla Ashtami
Wed, 29 April	5:42 am – 7:52 pm	Hasta	Shukla Trayodashi

May 2026 · 5 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Fri, 1 May	5:40 am – 4:35 am (2 May)	Swati	Purnima, Krishna Pratipada
Mon, 4 May	5:38 am – 9:58 am	Anuradha	Krishna Tritiya
Sun, 10 May	5:33 am – 3:07 pm	Dhanishta	Krishna Ashtami
Mon, 11 May	3:25 pm – 1:28 am (12 May)	Shatabhisha	Krishna Dashami
Thu, 14 May	11:21 am – 10:34 pm	Revati	Krishna Trayodashi

June 2026 · 4 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Wed, 17 June	5:23 am – 9:39 pm	Punarvasu, Pushya	Shukla Tritiya
Mon, 22 June	10:22 am – 3:40 pm	Hasta	Shukla Ashtami
Wed, 24 June	All day: 5:24 am – 5:24 am (25 Jun)	Chitra, Swati	Shukla Dashami, Shukla Ekadashi
Thu, 25 June	5:24 am – 4:29 pm	Swati	Shukla Ekadashi

July 2026 · 9 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Thu, 2 July	9:38 am – 5:27 am (3 Jul)	Shravana	Krishna Tritiya
Fri, 3 July	5:27 am – 11:20 am	Shravana	Krishna Tritiya
Sun, 5 July	5:28 am – 3:12 pm	Shatabhisha	Krishna Panchami, Krishna Shashthi
Wed, 8 July	5:29 am – 12:22 pm	Revati	Krishna Ashtami
Sun, 12 July	5:31 am – 10:30 pm	Rohini, Mrigashira	Krishna Trayodashi
Sun, 19 July	6:12 pm – 3:30 am (20 Jul)	Hasta	Shukla Shashthi
Fri, 24 July	5:38 am – 4:36 am (25 Jul)	Anuradha	Shukla Dashami, Shukla Ekadashi
Wed, 29 July	3:37 pm – 5:41 am (30 Jul)	Shravana	Purnima, Krishna Pratipada
Thu, 30 July	5:41 am – 9:30 pm	Shravana, Dhanishta	Krishna Pratipada

August 2026 · 10 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Fri, 7 August	6:43 pm – 5:46 am (8 Aug)	Rohini	Krishna Dashami
Sun, 9 August	5:47 am – 11:05 am	Mrigashira	Krishna Ekadashi
Mon, 10 August	12:27 pm – 4:54 am (11 Aug)	Punarvasu	Krishna Trayodashi
Sun, 16 August	4:53 pm – 5:51 am (17 Aug)	Hasta, Chitra	Shukla Panchami
Mon, 17 August	All day: 5:51 am – 5:51 am (18 Aug)	Chitra, Swati	Shukla Panchami, Shukla Shashthi
Thu, 20 August	9:08 am – 9:18 pm	Anuradha	Shukla Ashtami
Wed, 26 August	5:56 am – 7:59 am	Shravana	Shukla Trayodashi
Thu, 27 August	9:09 am – 5:57 am (28 Aug)	Dhanishta, Shatabhisha	Purnima
Fri, 28 August	5:57 am – 3:13 am (29 Aug)	Shatabhisha	Purnima, Krishna Pratipada
Mon, 31 August	5:58 am – 8:51 am	Revati	Krishna Tritiya

September 2026 · 8 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Fri, 4 September	6:00 am – 12:14 am (5 Sep)	Rohini, Mrigashira	Krishna Ashtami
Sun, 6 September	7:52 pm – 6:02 am (7 Sep)	Punarvasu	Krishna Ekadashi
Mon, 7 September	6:02 am – 5:04 pm	Punarvasu	Krishna Ekadashi
Sun, 13 September	7:08 am – 6:05 am (14 Sep)	Hasta, Chitra	Shukla Tritiya
Mon, 14 September	6:05 am – 7:07 am	Chitra	Shukla Tritiya
Wed, 16 September	5:22 pm – 6:06 am (17 Sep)	Anuradha	Shukla Shashthi
Thu, 17 September	6:06 am – 10:48 am	Anuradha	Shukla Shashthi
Thu, 24 September	6:10 am – 11:18 pm	Dhanishta, Shatabhisha	Shukla Trayodashi

October 2026 · 5 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Wed, 21 October	All day: 6:25 am – 6:26 am (22 Oct)	Dhanishta, Shatabhisha	Shukla Dashami, Shukla Ekadashi
Thu, 22 October	6:26 am – 2:48 pm	Shatabhisha	Shukla Ekadashi
Sun, 25 October	11:56 am – 7:22 pm	Revati	Purnima
Wed, 28 October	1:26 pm – 1:07 am (29 Oct)	Rohini	Krishna Tritiya
Fri, 30 October	6:31 am – 9:04 am	Mrigashira	Krishna Panchami

November 2026 · 5 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Sun, 1 November	2:52 pm – 4:30 am (2 Nov)	Pushya	Krishna Ashtami
Fri, 6 November	10:31 am – 6:37 am (7 Nov)	Hasta, Chitra	Krishna Trayodashi
Wed, 25 November	6:51 am – 4:50 pm	Rohini	Krishna Pratipada
Thu, 26 November	1:15 pm – 5:47 pm	Mrigashira	Krishna Tritiya
Sun, 29 November	6:54 am – 10:59 am	Pushya	Krishna Shashthi

December 2026 · 8 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Thu, 3 December	9:23 am – 6:58 am (4 Dec)	Hasta	Krishna Dashami, Krishna Ekadashi
Fri, 4 December	6:58 am – 11:45 pm	Hasta, Chitra	Krishna Ekadashi
Sun, 6 December	6:59 am – 1:38 pm	Swati	Krishna Trayodashi
Sun, 13 December	4:48 pm – 7:05 am (14 Dec)	Shravana	Shukla Panchami
Mon, 14 December	All day: 7:05 am – 7:06 am (15 Dec)	Shravana, Dhanishta	Shukla Panchami, Shukla Shashthi
Wed, 23 December	10:47 am – 4:53 am (24 Dec)	Mrigashira	Purnima
Wed, 30 December	3:37 pm – 7:13 am (31 Dec)	Hasta	Krishna Ashtami
Thu, 31 December	7:13 am – 12:32 pm	Hasta	Krishna Ashtami

When to wait in 2026

No vehicle muhurat is given in these periods:

17 May – 14 June: Adhika (leap) month
27 September – 10 October: Pitru Paksha

How these dates are chosen

The weekday must be Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Sunday; Tuesday and Saturday are avoided for a new vehicle.

The tithi must be one of Shukla Tritiya, Panchami, Shashthi, Ashtami, Dashami, Ekadashi, Trayodashi or Purnima, or Krishna Pratipada, Tritiya, Panchami, Shashthi, Ashtami, Dashami, Ekadashi or Trayodashi.

The Moon must be in one of 12 nakshatras: the movable ones, Punarvasu, Swati, Shravana, Dhanishta and Shatabhisha, best for anything that travels, and the gentle and quick ones, Rohini, Mrigashira, Pushya, Hasta, Chitra, Anuradha and Revati.

Pitru Paksha and an adhika (leap) month are avoided, and a window that only opens late at night (more than 15 hours after sunrise, about 9 pm) is left out. Avoid Rahu kalam within the window if you can; our panchang shows it for your city.

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