👶Namakaran, Annaprashan & Mundan
Namakaran, Annaprashan & Mundan Muhurat, April 2026
3 days in April 2026 clears every filter this occasion asks for, out of 30. 14 were shut before a limb was read — Meena Kharmas — and of the 16 left, vara alone accounted for 6.
3
pass every filter
4
one rule short
14
in a closed period
Meena Kharmas — 15 March to 14 April · 14 days of this month
The 3 days that qualify
Shukla Tritiya · Rohini nakshatra · Saubhagya yoga · Gara karana
Sunrise 05:50 · sunset 18:49 · Abhijit 11:54-12:46 · Rahu Kaal 07:28-09:05
Shukla Saptami · Punarvasu nakshatra · Sukarma yoga · Gara karana
Sunrise 05:47 · sunset 18:51 · Abhijit 11:53-12:45 · Rahu Kaal 13:57-15:35
Shukla Trayodashi · Hasta nakshatra · Harshana yoga · Kaulava karana
Sunrise 05:42 · sunset 18:55 · Abhijit 11:52-12:45 · Rahu Kaal 12:18-13:57
Which births these days fit
The three rites share one panchang filter, so the qualifying days are the same for all three. What differs is the count from birth — days for the naming, months for the first food, years for the first hair-cut — which is why each has its own table below.
The same 3 days answer three different questions, and how far the answer reaches depends on the unit. Namakaran serves a window 15 days wide; Annaprashan serves a window 102 days wide; Mundan serves a window 741 days wide. That is the whole of the difference between these three rites as far as the panchang is concerned.
Namakaran (naming)
The naming falls on the 11th, 12th or 16th day from birth, so the panchang is read inside a window six days wide. In April 2026 that reaches births from 5 April 2026 to 19 April 2026: 9 dates served, none of them with a choice of day.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 20 Mon | 11th day: 10 April 202612th day: 9 April 202616th day: 5 April 2026 |
| 23 Thu | 11th day: 13 April 202612th day: 12 April 202616th day: 8 April 2026 |
| 29 Wed | 11th day: 19 April 202612th day: 18 April 202616th day: 14 April 2026 |
Annaprashan (first food)
Annaprashan is counted in months from birth and the count is gendered: an even month for a boy, an odd one for a girl. In April 2026 that reaches births from 20 August 2025 to 29 November 2025: 12 dates served, none of them with a choice of day.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 20 Mon | 6th month, a boy: 20 October 20258th month, a boy: 20 August 20255th month, a girl: 20 November 20257th month, a girl: 20 September 2025 |
| 23 Thu | 6th month, a boy: 23 October 20258th month, a boy: 23 August 20255th month, a girl: 23 November 20257th month, a girl: 23 September 2025 |
| 29 Wed | 6th month, a boy: 29 October 20258th month, a boy: 29 August 20255th month, a girl: 29 November 20257th month, a girl: 29 September 2025 |
Mundan (first hair-cut)
Mundan is counted in years, and many families keep it only in an odd year of age — in practice the first or the third. In April 2026 that reaches births from 20 April 2023 to 29 April 2025: 6 dates served, none of them with a choice of day.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 20 Mon | 1st year: 20 April 20253rd year: 20 April 2023 |
| 23 Thu | 1st year: 23 April 20253rd year: 23 April 2023 |
| 29 Wed | 1st year: 29 April 20253rd year: 29 April 2023 |
One rule short — 4 days
They divide by the rule they missed: 2 on vara, 2 on nakshatra.
- 15 WedKrishna Trayodashi, Purva Bhadrapada — short on nakshatra: Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set
- 18 SatShukla Pratipada, Ashwini — short on vara: Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 21 TueShukla Panchami, Mrigashira — short on vara: Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 27 MonShukla Ekadashi, Purva Phalguni — short on nakshatra: Purva Phalguni is not in this occasion's set
Which rule did the excluding
14 days of April were shut by a closure and never examined. Of the 16 that were, 3 passed everything, 4 missed by a single rule, and 9 missed by two or more, in a month where one of this rite's 16 accepted nakshatras ran on 19 days. Vara is the binding constraint here, ruling out 6 of the 16.
| Rule | What it asks for | Days it excluded | On its own |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | anything but the 3 Rikta tithis and Amavasya, Ashtami excluded as well | 5 | — |
| Vara | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 6 | 2 |
| Nakshatra | 16 of the 27 | 6 | 2 |
| Yoga | none of the nine ashubha yogas | 6 | — |
| Karana | not Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise | 2 | — |
Read the last column as a counterfactual. 2 days of April fail on vara and nothing else — 18, 21 — so a family willing to set aside that one rule has those days available. No other single relaxation buys as much.
Nakshatra supply. 16 of the 27 are accepted for this rite, and they fell on 19 days of April 2026, with Uttara Phalguni and Chitra and Hasta coming round twice.
Weekday supply. April 2026 holds 18 days of the right weekday (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday), 10 of them outside a closure, and 3 survive the rest of the filter — against 19 days supplied by the 16 nakshatras. Unlike the sky's four limbs, this is the one the calendar fixes.
The three rites share one panchang filter, so the qualifying days are the same for all three. What differs is the count from birth — days for the naming, months for the first food, years for the first hair-cut — which is why each has its own table below.
Every day of April 2026, and what ruled it out
All 30 days with the verdict and the reason, each linked to its own panchang page: 14 shut before being read, 16 examined against 16 nakshatras, 3 through.
| Day | Verdict |
|---|---|
| 1 Wed | Meena Kharmas; Shukla Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi |
| 2 Thu | Meena Kharmas |
| 3 Fri | Meena Kharmas; Vyaghata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 4 Sat | Meena Kharmas; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 5 Sun | Meena Kharmas; Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vishakha is not in this occasion's set; Vajra is one of the nine ashubha yogas; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 6 Mon | Meena Kharmas; Krishna Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi |
| 7 Tue | Meena Kharmas; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set; Vyatipata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 8 Wed | Meena Kharmas; Moola is not in this occasion's set |
| 9 Thu | Meena Kharmas; Moola is not in this occasion's set; Parigha is one of the nine ashubha yogas; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 10 Fri | Meena Kharmas; Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite; Purva Ashadha is not in this occasion's set |
| 11 Sat | Meena Kharmas; Krishna Navami is a Rikta tithi; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 12 Sun | Meena Kharmas; Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 13 Mon | Meena Kharmas |
| 14 Tue | Meena Kharmas; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 15 Wed | Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set |
| 16 Thu | Krishna Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 17 Fri | Amavasya; Vaidhriti is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 18 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 19 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Bharani is not in this occasion's set |
| 20 Mon | passes every filter |
| 21 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 22 Wed | Ardra is not in this occasion's set; Atiganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 23 Thu | passes every filter |
| 24 Fri | Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite; Shula is one of the nine ashubha yogas; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 25 Sat | Shukla Navami is a Rikta tithi; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Ashlesha is not in this occasion's set; Ganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 26 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Magha is not in this occasion's set |
| 27 Mon | Purva Phalguni is not in this occasion's set |
| 28 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vyaghata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 29 Wed | passes every filter |
| 30 Thu | Shukla Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi; Vajra is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
April 2026 against the rest of 2026
The year holds 33 days for a child samskara. This month's 3 ranks 5th of the twelve, level with 2 other months. July 2026 and September 2026 are the widest, level at 5 days each, and nothing at all in January, March.
The other six occasions in April 2026
Same 30 days, seven different filters: in April they return between 1 and 5 qualifying days, median 3. This rite’s 3 is the median itself, and the reason is the 16-nakshatra set and the 2 closures it carries.
Questions about April 2026
How many days in April 2026 are good for child samskara?
3 days of the 30 pass every filter: 20 April (Monday), 23 April (Thursday), 29 April (Wednesday). They are not evenly spread — the widest gap between two of them is 6 days. 4 further days miss on one rule alone and are listed with the rule they missed.
Is any part of April 2026 closed for auspicious beginnings?
Meena Kharmas, 15 March to 14 April. The Sun is in Pisces. Auspicious beginnings are deferred through the whole transit.
Why do other sites list more child samskara dates in April 2026?
The closures alone take 14 of this month's 30 days — Meena Kharmas applies here — and a list assembled without them has 14 more days to draw on than this one does. Of the 16 that were examined, vara removed 6.
Our child was born recently — will a day in April 2026 suit?
That depends on which rite and on the date of birth, because each rite's own count comes before the panchang. Take 20 April: for a namakaran it is the 11th day of a child born 10 April 2026, for an annaprashan it is the 6th month of a boy born 20 October 2025, for a mundan it is the 1st year of a child born 20 April 2025. One day, three unrelated birth dates — which is why the three tables above are separate.
Next
- Namakaran, Annaprashan & Mundan across all twelve months
- The same filter, run interactively
- Why each closed period is closed
- The April panchang in full
Computed at sunrise for New Delhi from the JPL DE421 ephemeris; all five limbs change through the day, so a day listed here can turn at noon.
Ask a pandit for the April muhurat