Tulsi Vivah 2030
Tulsi Vivah 2030 falls on Wednesday, Wednesday, November 6, 2030. Observed on: kartika shukla 12.
Exact date, puja muhurat & city-wise timings for Tulsi Vivah 2030
Key Information
Festival Date
Wednesday, November 6, 2030
2030 Calendar Context
Weekday
Wednesday
Vikram Samvat
2087
Shaka Samvat
1952
This year Tulsi Vivah falls on a Wednesday, 11 days earlier than 2029 (2029-11-17) — typical lunar-calendar drift.
Falling on a Wednesday gives the day a Budha emphasis — learning-related rites and green offerings carry extra weight, traditionally favourable for new study.
The 2029 observance fell on Saturday, 2029-11-17 — this year arrives 11 days earlier in the Gregorian calendar, the familiar 11-day shift of the unmodified lunar year.
Looking ahead to 2031, Tulsi Vivah will fall on Tuesday, 2031-11-25 (19 days later than this year). So planning ritual schedules across years means anchoring to the tithi rather than the Gregorian date.
Astronomical context for Tulsi Vivah 2030
On Wednesday, November 6, 2030, sunrise in Delhi (the reference city for this page) falls at 06:36 IST and sunset at 17:32 IST — a daylight span of 10h 56m. Across the six pan-Indian cities tabulated below, sunrise on this date varies from 05:43 (Kolkata) at the eastern edge to 06:41 (Mumbai) in the west — a 58-minute difference that drives the city-by-city muhurat shift you see in the table.
For Tulsi Vivah 2030, the central rite of udaya tithi (sunrise) depends on the Kartika Shukla 12 being present during that window on 2030-11-06 — confirmed across 6 reference cities in this year's computation pass. Cities further east (Kolkata, Chennai) see the window open ~15-25 minutes before Delhi; cities west of Delhi (Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore) see it start later by a similar margin.
City-Wise Timings for Tulsi Vivah 2030
| City | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 6:36 AM | 5:32 PM |
| Mumbai | 6:41 AM | 6:02 PM |
| Bangalore | 6:14 AM | 5:51 PM |
| Chennai | 6:04 AM | 5:40 PM |
| Kolkata | 5:43 AM | 4:56 PM |
| Pune | 6:36 AM | 5:59 PM |
Click any city for detailed local timings, puja vidhi & samagri list
Why This Date?
Tulsi Vivah follows the Udaya Tithi rule – the festival is observed on the day when the required tithi prevails at sunrise. This is the default Dharmasindhu convention for festivals without a special time-window requirement.
Puja Vidhi
Materials Required
- Tulsi plant (holy basil)
- Shaligrama stone (fossil ammonite)
- Mandap decoration (small canopy with 4 pillars)
- Sugarcane sticks (for mandap pillars)
- Mango leaves and marigold garlands (for mandap)
Puja Steps
- 1
Mandap Preparation
Erect a small wedding mandap (canopy) around the Tulsi plant using sugarcane sticks as pillars. Decorate with mango leav...
- 2
Bride & Groom Preparation
Bathe the Tulsi plant (the bride) with water and decorate with a red chunri (cloth), flowers, and jewellery. Place the S...
- 3
Ganesh Puja & Sankalpa
As with all Hindu ceremonies, begin with Ganesha worship for removal of obstacles. Then take the formal sankalpa for the...
Phala (Benefits)
Tulsi Vivah is believed to bestow the same merit as performing a kanya daan (giving a daughter in marriage) – the highest form of daan. It grants domestic harmony, prosperity, and the blessing of Vishnu upon the household. The Padma Purana states that one who performs Tulsi Vivah is freed from the debt of ancestors.
Deity
Lord Vishnu (Krishna), Tulsi (Vrinda)
Legend & History
Tulsi (Holy Basil) was originally Vrinda, a devoted wife of the demon Jalandhara. When Vishnu used deception to break Jalandhara's invincibility, Vrinda cursed Vishnu to become a stone (Shaligrama). V… Read full legend →Show less ↑
Tulsi (Holy Basil) was originally Vrinda, a devoted wife of the demon Jalandhara. When Vishnu used deception to break Jalandhara's invincibility, Vrinda cursed Vishnu to become a stone (Shaligrama). Vishnu blessed her to be reborn as the sacred Tulsi plant and promised to marry her in that form every year on Kartika Shukla Dwadashi.
How to Observe
A Tulsi plant is ceremonially married to a Shaligrama stone or an idol of Lord Vishnu/Krishna. The plant is decorated like a bride with a sari, flowers, and jewellery. A mandap (canopy) of sugarcane is erected. Mantras are chanted and all wedding rituals are performed. This marks the end of Chaturmas and the beginning of the Hindu wedding season.
Significance
Tulsi Vivah marks the end of the four-month Chaturmas period and signals the resumption of Hindu marriages and auspicious ceremonies. It symbolizes the eternal bond between Tulsi (devotion) and Vishnu (the divine), and is considered highly meritorious.