👶Namakaran, Annaprashan & Mundan
Namakaran, Annaprashan & Mundan Muhurat, August 2027
3 days in August 2027 survive the child samskara filter, and the longest unbroken stretch with nothing available runs 11 days. No closure touches the month, so all 31 were decided on their own panchang.
3
pass every filter
11
one rule short
0
in a closed period
The 3 days that qualify
Shukla Panchami · Uttara Phalguni nakshatra · Siddha yoga · Bava karana
Sunrise 05:45 · sunset 19:08 · Abhijit 12:00-12:53 · Rahu Kaal 10:46-12:26
Shukla Dashami · Anuradha nakshatra · Indra yoga · Taitila karana
Sunrise 05:47 · sunset 19:04 · Abhijit 11:59-12:52 · Rahu Kaal 12:26-14:05
Krishna Shashthi · Ashwini nakshatra · Vriddhi yoga · Gara karana
Sunrise 05:54 · sunset 18:52 · Abhijit 11:57-12:49 · Rahu Kaal 07:31-09:09
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 23 days wide; Annaprashan serves a window 108 days wide; Mundan serves a window 748 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 August 2027 that reaches births from 22 July 2027 to 13 August 2027: 8 dates served, 1 of them with more than one day to choose between.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 6 Fri | 11th day: 27 July 202712th day: 26 July 202716th day: 22 July 2027 |
| 11 Wed | 11th day: 1 August 202712th day: 31 July 202716th day: 27 July 2027 |
| 23 Mon | 11th day: 13 August 202712th day: 12 August 202716th day: 8 August 2027 |
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 August 2027 that reaches births from 6 December 2026 to 23 March 2027: 12 dates served, none of them with a choice of day.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 6 Fri | 6th month, a boy: 6 February 20278th month, a boy: 6 December 20265th month, a girl: 6 March 20277th month, a girl: 6 January 2027 |
| 11 Wed | 6th month, a boy: 11 February 20278th month, a boy: 11 December 20265th month, a girl: 11 March 20277th month, a girl: 11 January 2027 |
| 23 Mon | 6th month, a boy: 23 February 20278th month, a boy: 23 December 20265th month, a girl: 23 March 20277th month, a girl: 23 January 2027 |
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 August 2027 that reaches births from 6 August 2024 to 23 August 2026: 6 dates served, none of them with a choice of day.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 6 Fri | 1st year: 6 August 20263rd year: 6 August 2024 |
| 11 Wed | 1st year: 11 August 20263rd year: 11 August 2024 |
| 23 Mon | 1st year: 23 August 20263rd year: 23 August 2024 |
One rule short — 11 days
They divide by the rule they missed: 4 on vara, 3 on tithi, 3 on nakshatra, 1 on yoga.
- 2 MonAmavasya, Pushya — short on tithi: Amavasya
- 4 WedShukla Dwitiya, Magha — short on nakshatra: Magha is not in this occasion's set
- 7 SatShukla Shashthi, Hasta — short on vara: Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 8 SunShukla Saptami, Chitra — short on vara: Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 15 SunShukla Trayodashi, Uttara Ashadha — short on vara: Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 16 MonShukla Chaturdashi, Shravana — short on tithi: Shukla Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi
- 17 TuePurnima, Dhanishta — short on vara: Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 18 WedKrishna Pratipada, Shatabhisha — short on yoga: Atiganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas
- 19 ThuKrishna Dwitiya, Purva Bhadrapada — short on nakshatra: Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set
- 20 FriKrishna Tritiya, Purva Bhadrapada — short on nakshatra: Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set
- 26 ThuKrishna Navami, Rohini — short on tithi: Krishna Navami is a Rikta tithi
Which rule did the excluding
No closure touches August 2027, so all 31 days were examined. 3 passed everything, 11 missed by a single rule, and 17 missed by two or more, in a month where one of this rite's 16 accepted nakshatras ran on 17 days. Vara is the binding constraint here, ruling out 14 of the 31.
| Rule | What it asks for | Days it excluded | On its own |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | anything but the 3 Rikta tithis and Amavasya, Ashtami excluded as well | 10 | 3 |
| Vara | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 14 | 4 |
| Nakshatra | 16 of the 27 | 14 | 3 |
| Yoga | none of the nine ashubha yogas | 12 | 1 |
| Karana | not Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise | 4 | — |
Read the last column as a counterfactual. 4 days of August fail on vara and nothing else — 7, 8, 15, 17 — 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 17 days of August 2027, with Punarvasu coming round twice.
Weekday supply. August 2027 holds 17 days of the right weekday (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday), none of them inside a closure, and 3 survive the rest of the filter — against 17 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 August 2027, and what ruled it out
All 31 days with the verdict and the reason, each linked to its own panchang page: all examined against 16 nakshatras, 3 through.
| Day | Verdict |
|---|---|
| 1 Sun | Krishna Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi; Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vajra is one of the nine ashubha yogas; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 2 Mon | Amavasya |
| 3 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Ashlesha is not in this occasion's set; Vyatipata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 4 Wed | Magha is not in this occasion's set |
| 5 Thu | Shukla Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi; Purva Phalguni is not in this occasion's set; Parigha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 6 Fri | passes every filter |
| 7 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 8 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 9 Mon | Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 10 Tue | Shukla Navami is a Rikta tithi; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vishakha is not in this occasion's set |
| 11 Wed | passes every filter |
| 12 Thu | Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set; Vaidhriti is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 13 Fri | Moola is not in this occasion's set; Vishkambha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 14 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Purva Ashadha is not in this occasion's set |
| 15 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 16 Mon | Shukla Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi |
| 17 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 18 Wed | Atiganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 19 Thu | Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set |
| 20 Fri | Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set |
| 21 Sat | Krishna Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Shula is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 22 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Ganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 23 Mon | passes every filter |
| 24 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Bharani is not in this occasion's set; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 25 Wed | Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite; Krittika is not in this occasion's set; Vyaghata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 26 Thu | Krishna Navami is a Rikta tithi |
| 27 Fri | Vajra is one of the nine ashubha yogas; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 28 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Ardra is not in this occasion's set |
| 29 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vyatipata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 30 Mon | Ashlesha is not in this occasion's set; Parigha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 31 Tue | Amavasya; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Magha is not in this occasion's set |
August 2027 against the rest of 2027
3 days here, 45 days across 2027 — 6th of the twelve, level with 3 other months for a child samskara, and above the 2 that is the median across the seven occasions this month. The seven occasions between them range from 0 to 3 in August alone.
The other six occasions in August 2027
Same 31 days, seven different filters: in August they return between 0 and 3 qualifying days, median 2. This rite’s 3 is on the generous side of that, and the reason is the 16-nakshatra set and the 2 closures it carries.
Questions about August 2027
How many days in August 2027 are good for child samskara?
3 days of the 31 pass every filter: 6 August (Friday), 11 August (Wednesday), 23 August (Monday). They are not evenly spread — the widest gap between two of them is 12 days. 11 further days miss on one rule alone and are listed with the rule they missed.
Is any part of August 2027 closed for auspicious beginnings?
No. None of the closed periods of 2027 that apply to this occasion — Kharmas, Adhika maas — touches August 2027, so every day in the month was decided on its own panchang.
Why do other sites list more child samskara dates in August 2027?
No closure touches August 2027, so the difference is the five limbs themselves: vara alone rules out 14 of the 31 days, and 5 of the five bite at all this month. A list that returns four or five dates for any month you name is not reading a panchang.
Our child was born recently — will a day in August 2027 suit?
That depends on which rite and on the date of birth, because each rite's own count comes before the panchang. Take 6 August: for a namakaran it is the 11th day of a child born 27 July 2027, for an annaprashan it is the 6th month of a boy born 6 February 2027, for a mundan it is the 1st year of a child born 6 August 2026. 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 August 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 August muhurat