👶Namakaran, Annaprashan & Mundan
Namakaran, Annaprashan & Mundan Muhurat, December 2026
Of the 31 days in December 2026, 2 pass the classical test for a child samskara, and 16 never reached the test at all — Dhanu Kharmas (next) covers them. Relax the vara rule on its own and 4 further days would come in.
2
pass every filter
6
one rule short
16
in a closed period
Dhanu Kharmas (next) — 16 December to 14 January · 16 days of this month
The 2 days that qualify
Krishna Dashami · Uttara Phalguni nakshatra · Priti yoga · Vanija karana
Sunrise 06:57 · sunset 17:23 · Abhijit 11:49-12:31 · Rahu Kaal 13:29-14:47
Krishna Ekadashi · Hasta nakshatra · Ayushman yoga · Bava karana
Sunrise 06:58 · sunset 17:23 · Abhijit 11:50-12:32 · Rahu Kaal 10:52-12:11
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 2 days answer three different questions, and how far the answer reaches depends on the unit. Namakaran serves a window 7 days wide; Annaprashan serves a window 93 days wide; Mundan serves a window 733 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 December 2026 that reaches births from 18 November 2026 to 24 November 2026: 5 dates served, 1 of them with more than one day to choose between.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 3 Thu | 11th day: 23 November 202612th day: 22 November 202616th day: 18 November 2026 |
| 4 Fri | 11th day: 24 November 202612th day: 23 November 202616th day: 19 November 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 December 2026 that reaches births from 3 April 2026 to 4 July 2026: 8 dates served, none of them with a choice of day.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 3 Thu | 6th month, a boy: 3 June 20268th month, a boy: 3 April 20265th month, a girl: 3 July 20267th month, a girl: 3 May 2026 |
| 4 Fri | 6th month, a boy: 4 June 20268th month, a boy: 4 April 20265th month, a girl: 4 July 20267th month, a girl: 4 May 2026 |
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 December 2026 that reaches births from 3 December 2023 to 4 December 2025: 4 dates served, none of them with a choice of day.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 3 Thu | 1st year: 3 December 20253rd year: 3 December 2023 |
| 4 Fri | 1st year: 4 December 20253rd year: 4 December 2023 |
One rule short — 6 days
They divide by the rule they missed: 4 on vara, 1 on nakshatra, 1 on yoga.
- 5 SatKrishna Dwadashi, Chitra — short on vara: Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 6 SunKrishna Trayodashi, Swati — short on vara: Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 9 WedShukla Pratipada, Jyeshtha — short on nakshatra: Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set
- 12 SatShukla Tritiya, Uttara Ashadha — short on vara: Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 14 MonShukla Panchami, Shravana — short on yoga: Vyaghata is one of the nine ashubha yogas
- 15 TueShukla Shashthi, Dhanishta — short on vara: Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays
Which rule did the excluding
16 days of December were shut by a closure and never examined. Of the 15 that were, 2 passed everything, 6 missed by a single rule, and 7 missed by two or more, in a month where one of this rite's 16 accepted nakshatras ran on 18 days. Vara is the binding constraint here, ruling out 7 of the 15.
| 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 | 7 | 4 |
| Nakshatra | 16 of the 27 | 6 | 1 |
| Yoga | none of the nine ashubha yogas | 6 | 1 |
| Karana | not Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise | 2 | — |
Read the last column as a counterfactual. 4 days of December fail on vara and nothing else — 5, 6, 12, 15 — 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 18 days of December 2026, with Uttara Phalguni and Hasta and Shravana coming round twice, while Mrigashira did not fall at sunrise at all — of 16 accepted stars the 27-fold division and the calendar month do not divide evenly, so a favoured one can simply be skipped.
Weekday supply. December 2026 holds 18 days of the right weekday (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday), 8 of them outside a closure, and 2 survive the rest of the filter — against 18 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 December 2026, and what ruled it out
All 31 days with the verdict and the reason, each linked to its own panchang page: 16 shut before being read, 15 examined against 16 nakshatras, 2 through.
| Day | Verdict |
|---|---|
| 1 Tue | Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Magha is not in this occasion's set; Vaidhriti is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 2 Wed | Krishna Navami is a Rikta tithi; Purva Phalguni is not in this occasion's set; Vishkambha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 3 Thu | passes every filter |
| 4 Fri | passes every filter |
| 5 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 6 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 7 Mon | Krishna Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi; Vishakha is not in this occasion's set; Atiganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 8 Tue | Amavasya; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 9 Wed | Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set |
| 10 Thu | Moola is not in this occasion's set; Shula is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 11 Fri | Purva Ashadha is not in this occasion's set; Ganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 12 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 13 Sun | Shukla Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi; Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 14 Mon | Vyaghata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 15 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 16 Wed | Dhanu Kharmas (next); Vajra is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 17 Thu | Dhanu Kharmas (next); Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite; Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 18 Fri | Dhanu Kharmas (next); Shukla Navami is a Rikta tithi; Vyatipata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 19 Sat | Dhanu Kharmas (next); Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 20 Sun | Dhanu Kharmas (next); Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Parigha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 21 Mon | Dhanu Kharmas (next); Bharani is not in this occasion's set |
| 22 Tue | Dhanu Kharmas (next); Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Krittika is not in this occasion's set |
| 23 Wed | Dhanu Kharmas (next); Shukla Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi |
| 24 Thu | Dhanu Kharmas (next); Ardra is not in this occasion's set |
| 25 Fri | Dhanu Kharmas (next) |
| 26 Sat | Dhanu Kharmas (next); Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vaidhriti is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 27 Sun | Dhanu Kharmas (next); Krishna Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi; Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Ashlesha is not in this occasion's set; Vishkambha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 28 Mon | Dhanu Kharmas (next); Magha is not in this occasion's set |
| 29 Tue | Dhanu Kharmas (next); Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Purva Phalguni is not in this occasion's set |
| 30 Wed | Dhanu Kharmas (next) |
| 31 Thu | Dhanu Kharmas (next); Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite |
December 2026 against the rest of 2026
Across the whole of 2026 this occasion has 33 qualifying days, and December 2026's 2 puts it 8th of the twelve, level with 2 other months. July 2026 and September 2026 are the widest, level at 5 days each, and 2 months of the year have none at all.
The other six occasions in December 2026
Same 31 days, seven different filters: in December they return between 1 and 4 qualifying days, median 2. This rite’s 2 is the median itself, and the reason is the 16-nakshatra set and the 2 closures it carries.
Questions about December 2026
How many days in December 2026 are good for child samskara?
2 days of the 31 pass every filter: 3 December (Thursday), 4 December (Friday). They are not evenly spread — the widest gap between two of them is 1 day. 6 further days miss on one rule alone and are listed with the rule they missed.
Is any part of December 2026 closed for auspicious beginnings?
Dhanu Kharmas (next), 16 December to 14 January. The Sun is in Sagittarius. Auspicious beginnings are deferred through the whole transit.
Why do other sites list more child samskara dates in December 2026?
The closures alone take 16 of this month's 31 days — Dhanu Kharmas (next) applies here — and a list assembled without them has 16 more days to draw on than this one does. Of the 15 that were examined, vara removed 7.
Our child was born recently — will a day in December 2026 suit?
That depends on which rite and on the date of birth, because each rite's own count comes before the panchang. Take 3 December: for a namakaran it is the 11th day of a child born 23 November 2026, for an annaprashan it is the 6th month of a boy born 3 June 2026, for a mundan it is the 1st year of a child born 3 December 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 December 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 December muhurat