Balinese Calendar Marks Sept. 24 as Unsuitable for Weddings

Denpasar — Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, is Wraspati Wage Bala in the Balinese calendar, which marks weddings and several religious rites as unsuitable while identifying irrigation construction and some new activities as favorable.

The guidance, reported by detikBali and JPNN Bali, is part of the Balinese calendar system used in religious, business, agricultural, marriage and birth-related planning. It describes auspiciousness rather than a civil prohibition, and the reports do not state that authorities imposed penalties or closures.

Why the calendar matters to visitors and foreign residents

For a foreign resident or visitor in Bali, the practical significance is cultural and scheduling-related. The calendar guidance identifies Thursday, Sept. 24, as an unsuitable day for pernikahan or wiwaha, atiwa-tiwa or ngaben, and building or roofing a house under particular calendar markers. It also identifies building irrigation, cutting wood for building materials, appointing or inaugurating officials, and beginning an activity among the favorable uses listed in the reports.

The entry called Carik Walangati marks weddings or wiwaha, atiwa-tiwa or ngaben, and house construction as unsuitable. Kala Buingrau is described as favorable for cutting wood, making bubu traps and honoring ancestors, but unsuitable for building or roofing a house. Kala Wisesa is favorable for cutting wood for building materials, starting an activity and appointing or inaugurating officials.

Lebur Awu marks weddings or wiwaha, meetings, house construction and roofing as unsuitable, while identifying irrigation construction as favorable. Salah Wadi marks Manusa Yadnya rites, including wiwaha, mapendes and hair-cutting ceremonies, as unsuitable, as well as Pitra Yadnya rites such as burial, atiwa-tiwa or ngaben, nyekah and ngasti.

The reports attribute the calendar calculations to KalenderBali.org and do not state a separate validity period or government enforcement measure beyond the date covered.

Sources

• detikBali — Indonesian news outlet
• JPNN Bali — regional news outlet
• Balikonten — Bali news and information outlet