Buying a House Muhurta
Purchasing a built home or apartment.
Best day
Thursday
Guru blesses property and family expansion.
Day to avoid
Saturday
Saturn favours old/cheap properties but not new comforts.
Primary karaka
mars
Secondary
venus
Sub-category
Purchase
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Day-by-day verdict
Day-by-day verdict for Buying a House
Karaka: Mars (with Venus)
Sunday
Surya
Too institutional for a domestic home.
Monday
Chandra
Moon governs home and emotional comfort.
Tuesday
Mangal
Mars works for land but is too aggressive for the home itself.
Wednesday
Budha
Mercury supports the documentation.
Thursday
Guru / Brihaspati
Guru blesses property and family expansion.
Friday
Shukra
Venus rules home aesthetics and comfort.
Saturday
Shani
Saturn favours old/cheap properties but not new comforts.
Detailed reasoning by day
Buying a House on Sundayरविवार
Ruled by Surya · Authority, leadership, soul-purpose, royal undertakings.
Sunday is more suited to government/institutional property rather than personal residence.
Buying a House on Mondayसोमवार
Ruled by Chandra · Mind, mother, emotion, water, comfort.
Chandra is the karaka of home (matrasthana). Monday's soft energy supports the choice of a home that feels warm and family-aligned.
Buying a House on Tuesdayमंगलवार
Ruled by Mangal · Courage, conflict, blood, valour, brothers.
While Tuesday is great for land purchase, the actual house-buying transaction has emotional and aesthetic dimensions Mars is poorly suited for.
Buying a House on Wednesdayबुधवार
Ruled by Budha · Intellect, communication, business, learning.
Wednesday is suitable for the registration / paperwork day of house purchase — practical and clean.
Buying a House on Thursdayगुरुवार
Ruled by Guru / Brihaspati · Wisdom, dharma, expansion, blessing.
Thursday's Brihaspati confers all-around blessings on the new home — dharmic prosperity, child welfare, social standing. Universally first-choice.
Buying a House on Fridayशुक्रवार
Ruled by Shukra · Beauty, love, women, comfort, jewelry.
Shukra is co-karaka of comforts (sukha). Friday is co-first-choice with Thursday for home purchase, especially when aesthetic beauty of the home is part of the appeal.
Buying a House on Saturdayशनिवार
Ruled by Shani · Discipline, restriction, austerity, karma.
Saturn's energy works for buying older properties at distressed prices, or for inherited / ancestral homes. Avoid for fresh new home purchases.
When NOT to do buying a house (regardless of day)
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Pitru Paksha पितृ पक्ष
Pitru Paksha is reserved for ancestor offerings (tarpana). Any new auspicious sankalpa is traditionally postponed.
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Adhik Maas अधिक मास
Adhik Maas (Purushottam Maas) is reserved for spiritual sadhana — Vishnu bhakti, not worldly auspicious starts.