Aniket Shetty

Vivah Panchami

The wedding of Rama and Sita, kept in Janakpur and Ayodhya.

North India

Dates

YearDate
2026Monday, 14 December 2026
2027Friday, 3 December 2027
2028Tuesday, 21 November 2028
2029Monday, 10 December 2029
2030Friday, 29 November 2030
2031Thursday, 18 December 2031

Dates are for Mumbai. A tithi that changes close to sunrise or sunset can fall a day earlier or later in another city, so for your own town open the festival in the app.

When it falls

5th day of the waxing moon, in Margashirsha. Like every lunar festival it lands on a different Gregorian date each year. Muhurtha works the date out from the positions of the Sun and Moon, using the rule for this festival; see how every festival is dated.

The story

At Sita's swayamvara in Janakpur, Rama strung Shiva's great bow, and they were married on this day. In some regions people avoid holding weddings on it because of the hardships Sita later faced.

How it is kept

At Janakpur's Janaki Mandir the wedding of the idols is staged with a procession, and devotees read the Ramcharitmanas. Ayodhya also celebrates.

Common questions

When is Vivah Panchami in 2027?

In 2027, Vivah Panchami falls on Friday, 3 December 2027 in Mumbai. Dates for other years are in the table above.

How is the date of Vivah Panchami decided?

5th day of the waxing moon, in Margashirsha. Like every lunar festival it lands on a different Gregorian date each year. Muhurtha works the date out from the positions of the Sun and Moon, using the rule for this festival; see how every festival is dated.

How is Vivah Panchami kept?

At Janakpur's Janaki Mandir the wedding of the idols is staged with a procession, and devotees read the Ramcharitmanas. Ayodhya also celebrates.

Other festivals nearby

Open the Muhurtha app to see Vivah Panchami for your own town, with the exact time its tithi begins and ends. How every festival is dated.

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