👶Namakaran, Annaprashan & Mundan
Namakaran, Annaprashan & Mundan Muhurat, February 2026
4 days in February 2026 survive the child samskara filter, and the longest unbroken stretch with nothing available runs 11 days. No closure touches the month, so all 28 were decided on their own panchang.
4
pass every filter
8
one rule short
0
in a closed period
The 4 days that qualify
Krishna Panchami · Hasta nakshatra · Dhriti yoga · Kaulava karana
Sunrise 07:06 · sunset 18:04 · Abhijit 12:13-12:57 · Rahu Kaal 11:13-12:35
Shukla Pratipada · Shatabhisha nakshatra · Shiva yoga · Bava karana
Sunrise 06:57 · sunset 18:13 · Abhijit 12:12-12:57 · Rahu Kaal 12:35-13:59
Shukla Tritiya · Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra · Sadhya yoga · Gara karana
Sunrise 06:55 · sunset 18:14 · Abhijit 12:12-12:57 · Rahu Kaal 11:10-12:35
Shukla Dashami · Mrigashira nakshatra · Priti yoga · Taitila karana
Sunrise 06:49 · sunset 18:18 · Abhijit 12:11-12:57 · Rahu Kaal 14:00-15:26
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 4 days answer three different questions, and how far the answer reaches depends on the unit. Namakaran serves a window 26 days wide; Annaprashan serves a window 113 days wide; Mundan serves a window 752 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 February 2026 that reaches births from 22 January 2026 to 16 February 2026: 12 dates served, none of them with a choice of day.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 6 Fri | 11th day: 27 January 202612th day: 26 January 202616th day: 22 January 2026 |
| 18 Wed | 11th day: 8 February 202612th day: 7 February 202616th day: 3 February 2026 |
| 20 Fri | 11th day: 10 February 202612th day: 9 February 202616th day: 5 February 2026 |
| 26 Thu | 11th day: 16 February 202612th day: 15 February 202616th day: 11 February 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 February 2026 that reaches births from 6 June 2025 to 26 September 2025: 16 dates served, none of them with a choice of day.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 6 Fri | 6th month, a boy: 6 August 20258th month, a boy: 6 June 20255th month, a girl: 6 September 20257th month, a girl: 6 July 2025 |
| 18 Wed | 6th month, a boy: 18 August 20258th month, a boy: 18 June 20255th month, a girl: 18 September 20257th month, a girl: 18 July 2025 |
| 20 Fri | 6th month, a boy: 20 August 20258th month, a boy: 20 June 20255th month, a girl: 20 September 20257th month, a girl: 20 July 2025 |
| 26 Thu | 6th month, a boy: 26 August 20258th month, a boy: 26 June 20255th month, a girl: 26 September 20257th month, a girl: 26 July 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 February 2026 that reaches births from 6 February 2023 to 26 February 2025: 8 dates served, none of them with a choice of day.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 6 Fri | 1st year: 6 February 20253rd year: 6 February 2023 |
| 18 Wed | 1st year: 18 February 20253rd year: 18 February 2023 |
| 20 Fri | 1st year: 20 February 20253rd year: 20 February 2023 |
| 26 Thu | 1st year: 26 February 20253rd year: 26 February 2023 |
One rule short — 8 days
They divide by the rule they missed: 4 on nakshatra, 2 on tithi, 2 on vara.
- 2 MonKrishna Pratipada, Ashlesha — short on nakshatra: Ashlesha is not in this occasion's set
- 5 ThuKrishna Chaturthi, Uttara Phalguni — short on tithi: Krishna Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi
- 16 MonKrishna Chaturdashi, Shravana — short on tithi: Krishna Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi
- 19 ThuShukla Dwitiya, Purva Bhadrapada — short on nakshatra: Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set
- 22 SunShukla Panchami, Ashwini — short on vara: Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 23 MonShukla Shashthi, Bharani — short on nakshatra: Bharani is not in this occasion's set
- 27 FriShukla Ekadashi, Ardra — short on nakshatra: Ardra is not in this occasion's set
- 28 SatShukla Dwadashi, Punarvasu — short on vara: Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays
Which rule did the excluding
No closure touches February 2026, so all 28 days were examined. 4 passed everything, 8 missed by a single rule, and 16 missed by two or more, in a month where one of this rite's 16 accepted nakshatras ran on 16 days. Vara is the binding constraint here, ruling out 12 of the 28.
| Rule | What it asks for | Days it excluded | On its own |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | anything but the 3 Rikta tithis and Amavasya, Ashtami excluded as well | 8 | 2 |
| Vara | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 12 | 2 |
| Nakshatra | 16 of the 27 | 12 | 4 |
| Yoga | none of the nine ashubha yogas | 8 | — |
| Karana | not Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise | 4 | — |
Read the last column as a counterfactual. 4 days of February fail on nakshatra and nothing else — 2, 19, 23, 27 — 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 16 days of February 2026.
Weekday supply. February 2026 holds 16 days of the right weekday (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday), none of them inside a closure, and 4 survive the rest of the filter — against 16 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 February 2026, and what ruled it out
All 28 days with the verdict and the reason, each linked to its own panchang page: all examined against 16 nakshatras, 4 through.
| Day | Verdict |
|---|---|
| 1 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 2 Mon | Ashlesha is not in this occasion's set |
| 3 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Magha is not in this occasion's set |
| 4 Wed | Purva Phalguni is not in this occasion's set; Atiganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 5 Thu | Krishna Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi |
| 6 Fri | passes every filter |
| 7 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Shula is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 8 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Ganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 9 Mon | Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite; Vishakha is not in this occasion's set |
| 10 Tue | Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vishakha is not in this occasion's set |
| 11 Wed | Krishna Navami is a Rikta tithi; Vyaghata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 12 Thu | Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 13 Fri | Moola is not in this occasion's set; Vajra 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; Vyatipata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 16 Mon | Krishna Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi |
| 17 Tue | Amavasya; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Parigha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 18 Wed | passes every filter |
| 19 Thu | Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set |
| 20 Fri | passes every filter |
| 21 Sat | Shukla Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 22 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 23 Mon | Bharani is not in this occasion's set |
| 24 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Krittika is not in this occasion's set |
| 25 Wed | Shukla Navami is a Rikta tithi; Vishkambha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 26 Thu | passes every filter |
| 27 Fri | Ardra is not in this occasion's set |
| 28 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays |
February 2026 against the rest of 2026
4 days here, 33 days across 2026 — 3rd of the twelve, level with 1 other month for a child samskara, and above the 3 that is the median across the seven occasions this month. The seven occasions between them range from 1 to 4 in February alone.
The other six occasions in February 2026
Same 28 days, seven different filters: in February they return between 1 and 4 qualifying days, median 3. This rite’s 4 is on the generous side of that, and the reason is the 16-nakshatra set and the 2 closures it carries.
Questions about February 2026
How many days in February 2026 are good for child samskara?
4 days of the 28 pass every filter: 6 February (Friday), 18 February (Wednesday), 20 February (Friday), 26 February (Thursday). They are not evenly spread — the widest gap between two of them is 12 days. 8 further days miss on one rule alone and are listed with the rule they missed.
Is any part of February 2026 closed for auspicious beginnings?
No. None of the closed periods of 2026 that apply to this occasion — Kharmas, Adhika maas — touches February 2026, so every day in the month was decided on its own panchang.
Why do other sites list more child samskara dates in February 2026?
No closure touches February 2026, so the difference is the five limbs themselves: vara alone rules out 12 of the 28 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 February 2026 suit?
That depends on which rite and on the date of birth, because each rite's own count comes before the panchang. Take 6 February: for a namakaran it is the 11th day of a child born 27 January 2026, for an annaprashan it is the 6th month of a boy born 6 August 2025, for a mundan it is the 1st year of a child born 6 February 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 February 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 February muhurat