- Reference city
- Delhi (other cities in the table)
- Moon's nakshatra then
- Revati (at about 5:25 pm on 21 November)
What Tulsi Vivah is
Tulsi Vivah is the ceremonial marriage of the tulsi plant to Vishnu, in the form of a Shaligram stone or an image of Krishna. It is held in the bright fortnight of Kartika, after Dev Uthani Ekadashi, which ends the four months of Chaturmas.
The date is commonly Dwadashi, the twelfth tithi, though families may choose any day from Dev Uthani to Kartik Purnima.
The ceremony is held in the evening, so the date follows the Dwadashi that covers the evening. In many communities it is also taken as the point from which the season for weddings opens; that is a custom, not a statement about any chart.
How Tulsi Vivah is commonly observed
- The tulsi plant is decorated as a bride, with a red cloth, bangles and a garland.
- A mandap is built, often from sugarcane, around the pot.
- A Shaligram or an image of Krishna is brought in as the groom.
- The wedding rites are read, with a lamp, turmeric and sweets.
- Prasad is shared among those who gather.
These are common practices. Families and regions differ, and none of them is needed to read the date on this page.
The date for 2026, worked out
A tithi is the time in which the Moon gains 12 degrees on the Sun. Dwadashi is tithi number 12 of the bright fortnight, when the Moon is 132 to 144 degrees ahead of the Sun. By the chart engine it begins 21 November at about 6:30 am and ends 22 November at about 4:55 am, Indian time.
The main rite is held in the evening, in the pradosh, the 2 hours 24 minutes after sunset, so the day is the one on which the tithi covers more of that window. Delhi's sunrise, sunset and the rule's moment are below.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening window, Delhi | Dwadashi covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 21 November 2026 | 6:48 am | 5:25 pm | 5:25 pm to 7:49 pm | all of it |
| Sunday, 22 November 2026 | 6:48 am | 5:25 pm | 5:25 pm to 7:49 pm | none of it |
On only one day does Dwadashi reach the evening after sunset (pradosh) in Delhi: Saturday, 21 November 2026. There is no tie to break. Mumbai gives the same day.
Why calendars can differ on Tulsi Vivah
This tithi is in the bright fortnight after the new moon that closes Ashwin, so it belongs to Kartika in both the purnimanta and the amanta calendars.
The same rule at other cities, for the day or days the tithi touches:
| City | Date | Evening begins (sunset) | Dwadashi covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 21 November | 5:25 pm | all of it |
| Delhi | 22 November | 5:25 pm | none of it |
| Mumbai | 21 November | 5:59 pm | all of it |
| Mumbai | 22 November | 5:59 pm | none of it |
Some families do the ceremony on the evening of Dev Uthani Ekadashi itself, others on Dwadashi, and a few at any time up to Kartik Purnima. This page gives Dwadashi because it is the tithi named most often.
Method and limits
Positions come from the same engine that draws the free kundli, with the Lahiri ayanamsa. The tithi comes from the angle between the Sun and the Moon, so it does not depend on the ayanamsa.
Sunrise, sunset and moonrise are for the upper edge of the body with standard refraction, in Indian Standard Time. Tithi times are shown to the nearest five minutes because other panchangs can differ by a minute or so, and a different city moves sunrise and moonrise by minutes to an hour or more.
Regional traditions differ, and for the day and hour you keep the observance, follow your local panchang or temple. The full list of settings is on the method page.
Your own chart on this day
Dates on this page describe the sky only. The nakshatra finder and the current dasha tool show the facts of your own chart for any birth, and the festival calendar for 2026 lists the other festivals of the season with their dates.
Calculated with the Lahiri ayanamsa and whole sign houses; every setting is on the method page. Last checked 15 October 2026.