Vivah Panchami 2026

December 2026

Monday

Rama & Sita

Divine marriage of Rama and Sita

Vivah Panchami Puja Timings

Vivah Panchami on Monday, December 14, 2026

Margashirsha, Shukla Paksha, Panchami

Begins: 04:48 PM, Dec 13 · Ends: 07:16 PM, Dec 14

Duration: 1 day

55 days

About Vivah Panchami

Vivah Panchami commemorates the divine marriage of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita, celebrated with particular grandeur in Ayodhya and Janakpur.

Many devotees consider it inauspicious for their own weddings, out of respect for the day's divine significance.

Significance

Marks the wedding of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita on the fifth day (Panchami) of the bright half of Margashirsha. Tradition places the marriage in Janakpur, ancient Mithila, after Rama broke Shiva's great bow at Sita's swayamvara. The event is told in the Ramcharitmanas and the Valmiki Ramayana.

How to Observe

Attend or hold a ceremonial wedding of Rama and Sita images at a temple, with wedding songs
Read or listen to the story of their wedding from the Ramayana or Ramcharitmanas
Worship the divine couple with flowers, lamps and sweets
Devotees often pray for marital harmony and a peaceful home

Regional Variations

Janakpur (Nepal) & Mithila

A week-long festival at the Janaki Temple; a groom's procession comes from Ayodhya and the wedding scenes — from Fulbari Lila to the swayamvara and Ramkalewa — are re-enacted.

Ayodhya

Celebrated in a grand way as Rama's home city; the Tilakotsav ceremony is also connected with Janakpur.

Related Festivals & Vrats

Ram Navami

Notes: Date and timings shown are computed for New Delhi, India using Swiss Ephemeris. Computed via the Udaya Tithi (tithi prevailing at sunrise) convention and the purnimanta month naming both already used by /api/panchang and vrat_engine.py's Janmashtami/Shraddha types. A tithi that never touches a sunrise (Kshaya) falls back to a midday-anchor scan instead of returning no date — see module docstring's Kshaya Tithi finding; one spanning two sunrises (Vriddhi) can still produce two consecutive dates, unresolved beyond the plain rule. RESOLVED Sprint 36c: individually re-checked against 2+ (one outlier source found, Dec 13, contradicted by drikpanchang.com's own calendar and samvat.in) independent fresh sources for 2026 — plain sunrise/Udaya Tithi confirmed correct, Dec 14, 2026 (Monday) — matches drikpanchang.com's own Hindu calendar listing. Always cross-check with your family priest for a personalised Muhurat.

Panchang for Vivah Panchami Day Choghadiya Muhurat

Frequently Asked Questions

Vivah Panchami 2026 mein kab hai?

Vivah Panchami 2026 mein Monday, 14 December ko hai (New Delhi ke panchang ke anusaar). Tithi: Margashirsha, Shukla Paksha, Panchami. Yeh tithi 04:48 PM, Dec 13 se 07:16 PM, Dec 14 tak rehti hai. Apne shehar ke hisaab se samay thoda alag ho sakta hai.

Why does this festival's date change every year on the Gregorian calendar?

Most Hindu festivals are set by the lunar Hindu calendar (a specific Tithi within a specific lunar month), not the solar Gregorian calendar used internationally. Since a lunar year runs roughly 11 days shorter than a solar year, the same Tithi lands on a different Gregorian date each year — this is normal and expected, not an error.