The auspicious dates and timings to buy a car, bike or any vehicle in London.
January 2026
Thursday, 1 January· Pausha month
8:05 AM - 4:52 PM· Rohini nakshatra · Shukla Trayodashi
Friday, 2 January· Pausha month
1:23 PM - 2:34 PM· Mrigashira nakshatra · Purnima
Monday, 12 January· Pausha month
8:01 AM - 3:35 PM· Swati nakshatra · Krishna Dashami
Wednesday, 14 January· Pausha month
7:59 AM - 12:23 PM· Anuradha nakshatra · Krishna Ekadashi
Wednesday, 21 January· Magha month
7:53 AM - 9:17 PM· Dhanishta, then Shatabhisha nakshatra · Shukla Tritiya
Wednesday, 28 January· Magha month
7:44 AM - 7:42 AM, 29 Jan· Rohini, then Mrigashira nakshatra · Shukla Dashami, then Shukla Ekadashi
Thursday, 29 January· Magha month
7:42 AM - 8:25 AM· Mrigashira nakshatra · Shukla Ekadashi
How these dates are chosen
A date passes when it is not a Tuesday or a Saturday, not in Pitru Paksha and not in an adhika month, and the Moon is in Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha or Revati during a favorable tithi. The timing is the span when both hold, at least five minutes long; a timing that starts after 9 PM is left out.
Times are local to London. A day runs from sunrise to sunrise, so a window after midnight belongs to the date above it.
Check a date against your own chart
These dates hold for everyone in the city. The Kaalvit app reads each one against a person's own Moon: chandra bala and tara bala across the window, with the reasons shown. Free on your own chart.