Namkaran Muhurat 2026 — नामकरण
The naming ceremony, traditionally on the 11th or 12th day after birth.
Upcoming auspicious dates
Filtered by nakshatra, weekday and solar month. Rikta tithis (4, 9, 14) and Amavasya are excluded.
22 October 2026
Thursday · Shatabhisha · Ekadashi
26 October 2026
Monday · Ashwini · Purnima
30 October 2026
Friday · Mrigashira · Panchami
1 November 2026
Sunday · Pushya · Saptami
5 November 2026
Thursday · Uttara Phalguni · Ekadashi
6 November 2026
Friday · Hasta · Dwadashi
11 November 2026
Wednesday · Anuradha · Dwitiya
15 November 2026
Sunday · Uttara Ashadha · Shashthi
16 November 2026
Monday · Shravana · Saptami
20 November 2026
Friday · Uttara Bhadrapada · Ekadashi
22 November 2026
Sunday · Ashwini · Trayodashi
25 November 2026
Wednesday · Rohini · Pratipada
26 November 2026
Thursday · Mrigashira · Dwitiya
29 November 2026
Sunday · Pushya · Shashthi
3 December 2026
Thursday · Uttara Phalguni · Dashami
4 December 2026
Friday · Hasta · Ekadashi
6 December 2026
Sunday · Swati · Trayodashi
14 December 2026
Monday · Shravana · Panchami
16 December 2026
Wednesday · Shatabhisha · Saptami
20 December 2026
Sunday · Ashwini · Ekadashi
25 December 2026
Friday · Punarvasu · Dwitiya
30 December 2026
Wednesday · Uttara Phalguni · Saptami
31 December 2026
Thursday · Hasta · Ashtami
4 January 2027
Monday · Anuradha · Dwadashi
How these Namkaran dates are chosen
A date qualifies only when the Moon occupies one of the nakshatras classically prescribed for Namkaran: Ashwini, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Shravana, Dhanishtha, Shatabhisha, Revati.
Namkaran is a samskara for the child and is not barred by Chaturmas — the day is chosen by nakshatra and vara.
The rikta tithis — Chaturthi, Navami and Chaturdashi — and Amavasya are excluded for every ceremony, as is any date falling in the forbidden nakshatras (Bharani, Krittika, Ashlesha, Magha, Moola).
The date is the same across India, because nakshatra, vara and solar month are. The hour is not — Rahu Kaal, Bhadra and the choghadiya windows shift with your local sunrise, so check your city's day page before fixing a time.
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