👶Namakaran, Annaprashan & Mundan
Namakaran, Annaprashan & Mundan Muhurat, January 2026
The filter for a child samskara returns nothing in January 2026, with 14 of the 31 closed outright by Dhanu Kharmas. Every rejection below carries the limb it failed on, so the working can be checked rather than taken on trust.
0
pass every filter
10
one rule short
14
in a closed period
Dhanu Kharmas — 16 December to 14 January · 14 days of this month
No day qualifies
Every one of the 31 days fails on at least one limb or falls in a closed period, and nakshatra alone accounts for 8 of them. 10 days came within a single rule and are listed below — that is the set worth putting to a pandit. July 2026 and September 2026 are the widest of 2026 for this rite, level at 5 days each.
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.
No day this month passes every filter, so the counts below run from the 10 that fell one rule short.
The same 10 days answer three different questions, and how far the answer reaches depends on the unit. Namakaran serves a window 20 days wide; Annaprashan serves a window 107 days wide; Mundan serves a window 746 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 January 2026 that reaches births from 31 December 2025 to 19 January 2026: 17 dates served, 9 of them with more than one day to choose between.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 15 Thu | 11th day: 5 January 202612th day: 4 January 202616th day: 31 December 2025 |
| 16 Fri | 11th day: 6 January 202612th day: 5 January 202616th day: 1 January 2026 |
| 19 Mon | 11th day: 9 January 202612th day: 8 January 202616th day: 4 January 2026 |
| 20 Tue | 11th day: 10 January 202612th day: 9 January 202616th day: 5 January 2026 |
| 21 Wed | 11th day: 11 January 202612th day: 10 January 202616th day: 6 January 2026 |
| 22 Thu | 11th day: 12 January 202612th day: 11 January 202616th day: 7 January 2026 |
| 24 Sat | 11th day: 14 January 202612th day: 13 January 202616th day: 9 January 2026 |
| 25 Sun | 11th day: 15 January 202612th day: 14 January 202616th day: 10 January 2026 |
| 28 Wed | 11th day: 18 January 202612th day: 17 January 202616th day: 13 January 2026 |
| 29 Thu | 11th day: 19 January 202612th day: 18 January 202616th day: 14 January 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 January 2026 that reaches births from 15 May 2025 to 29 August 2025: 40 dates served, none of them with a choice of day.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 15 Thu | 6th month, a boy: 15 July 20258th month, a boy: 15 May 20255th month, a girl: 15 August 20257th month, a girl: 15 June 2025 |
| 16 Fri | 6th month, a boy: 16 July 20258th month, a boy: 16 May 20255th month, a girl: 16 August 20257th month, a girl: 16 June 2025 |
| 19 Mon | 6th month, a boy: 19 July 20258th month, a boy: 19 May 20255th month, a girl: 19 August 20257th month, a girl: 19 June 2025 |
| 20 Tue | 6th month, a boy: 20 July 20258th month, a boy: 20 May 20255th month, a girl: 20 August 20257th month, a girl: 20 June 2025 |
| 21 Wed | 6th month, a boy: 21 July 20258th month, a boy: 21 May 20255th month, a girl: 21 August 20257th month, a girl: 21 June 2025 |
| 22 Thu | 6th month, a boy: 22 July 20258th month, a boy: 22 May 20255th month, a girl: 22 August 20257th month, a girl: 22 June 2025 |
| 24 Sat | 6th month, a boy: 24 July 20258th month, a boy: 24 May 20255th month, a girl: 24 August 20257th month, a girl: 24 June 2025 |
| 25 Sun | 6th month, a boy: 25 July 20258th month, a boy: 25 May 20255th month, a girl: 25 August 20257th month, a girl: 25 June 2025 |
| 28 Wed | 6th month, a boy: 28 July 20258th month, a boy: 28 May 20255th month, a girl: 28 August 20257th month, a girl: 28 June 2025 |
| 29 Thu | 6th month, a boy: 29 July 20258th month, a boy: 29 May 20255th month, a girl: 29 August 20257th month, a girl: 29 June 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 January 2026 that reaches births from 15 January 2023 to 29 January 2025: 20 dates served, none of them with a choice of day.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 15 Thu | 1st year: 15 January 20253rd year: 15 January 2023 |
| 16 Fri | 1st year: 16 January 20253rd year: 16 January 2023 |
| 19 Mon | 1st year: 19 January 20253rd year: 19 January 2023 |
| 20 Tue | 1st year: 20 January 20253rd year: 20 January 2023 |
| 21 Wed | 1st year: 21 January 20253rd year: 21 January 2023 |
| 22 Thu | 1st year: 22 January 20253rd year: 22 January 2023 |
| 24 Sat | 1st year: 24 January 20253rd year: 24 January 2023 |
| 25 Sun | 1st year: 25 January 20253rd year: 25 January 2023 |
| 28 Wed | 1st year: 28 January 20253rd year: 28 January 2023 |
| 29 Thu | 1st year: 29 January 20253rd year: 29 January 2023 |
One rule short — 10 days
They divide by the rule they missed: 3 on vara, 3 on nakshatra, 2 on yoga, 1 on tithi, 1 on karana.
- 15 ThuKrishna Dwadashi, Jyeshtha — short on nakshatra: Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set
- 16 FriKrishna Trayodashi, Moola — short on nakshatra: Moola is not in this occasion's set
- 19 MonShukla Pratipada, Uttara Ashadha — short on yoga: Vajra is one of the nine ashubha yogas
- 20 TueShukla Dwitiya, Shravana — short on vara: Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 21 WedShukla Tritiya, Dhanishta — short on yoga: Vyatipata is one of the nine ashubha yogas
- 22 ThuShukla Chaturthi, Shatabhisha — short on tithi: Shukla Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi
- 24 SatShukla Shashthi, Uttara Bhadrapada — short on vara: Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 25 SunShukla Saptami, Revati — short on vara: Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 28 WedShukla Dashami, Krittika — short on nakshatra: Krittika is not in this occasion's set
- 29 ThuShukla Ekadashi, Rohini — short on karana: Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise
Which rule did the excluding
14 days of January were shut by a closure and never examined. Of the 17 that were, none passed everything; 10 missed by a single rule and 7 by two or more, though one of this rite's 16 accepted nakshatras ran on 18 days of it. Nakshatra is the binding constraint here, ruling out 8 of the 17.
| 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 | 1 |
| Vara | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 7 | 3 |
| Nakshatra | 16 of the 27 | 8 | 3 |
| Yoga | none of the nine ashubha yogas | 6 | 2 |
| Karana | not Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise | 3 | 1 |
Read the last column as a counterfactual. 3 days of January fail on vara and nothing else — 20, 24, 25 — 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 January 2026, with Rohini and Punarvasu coming round twice.
Weekday supply. January 2026 holds 18 days of the right weekday (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday), 10 of them outside a closure, and not one of those 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 January 2026, and what ruled it out
All 31 days with the verdict and the reason, each linked to its own panchang page: 14 shut before being read, 17 examined against 16 nakshatras, 0 through.
| Day | Verdict |
|---|---|
| 1 Thu | Dhanu Kharmas |
| 2 Fri | Dhanu Kharmas; Shukla Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi |
| 3 Sat | Dhanu Kharmas; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Ardra is not in this occasion's set |
| 4 Sun | Dhanu Kharmas; Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vaidhriti is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 5 Mon | Dhanu Kharmas; Vishkambha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 6 Tue | Dhanu Kharmas; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Ashlesha is not in this occasion's set; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 7 Wed | Dhanu Kharmas; Magha is not in this occasion's set |
| 8 Thu | Dhanu Kharmas; Purva Phalguni is not in this occasion's set |
| 9 Fri | Dhanu Kharmas; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 10 Sat | Dhanu Kharmas; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Atiganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 11 Sun | Dhanu Kharmas; Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite; Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 12 Mon | Dhanu Kharmas; Krishna Navami is a Rikta tithi |
| 13 Tue | Dhanu Kharmas; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vishakha is not in this occasion's set; Shula is one of the nine ashubha yogas; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 14 Wed | Dhanu Kharmas; Ganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 15 Thu | Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set |
| 16 Fri | Moola is not in this occasion's set |
| 17 Sat | Krishna Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Moola is not in this occasion's set; Vyaghata is one of the nine ashubha yogas; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 18 Sun | Amavasya; Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Purva Ashadha is not in this occasion's set |
| 19 Mon | Vajra is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 20 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 21 Wed | Vyatipata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 22 Thu | Shukla Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi |
| 23 Fri | Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set; Parigha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 24 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 25 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 26 Mon | Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 27 Tue | Shukla Navami is a Rikta tithi; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Bharani is not in this occasion's set |
| 28 Wed | Krittika is not in this occasion's set |
| 29 Thu | Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 30 Fri | Ardra is not in this occasion's set; Vaidhriti is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 31 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vishkambha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
January 2026 against the rest of 2026
January 2026 is 11th of the twelve, level with 1 other month of 2026 for this rite. July 2026 and September 2026 carry the most, 5 each, and 2 months carry none, out of 33 for the year.
The other six occasions in January 2026
Same 31 days, seven different filters: in January they return between 0 and 1 qualifying days, median 0. This rite’s 0 is the median itself, and the reason is the 16-nakshatra set and the 2 closures it carries.
Questions about January 2026
How many days in January 2026 are good for child samskara?
None of the 31 days passes every filter. 10 days fails on a single limb and sits in no closed period, which is the set worth discussing with a pandit — they are listed above with the limb each one missed. July 2026 and September 2026 are the widest of 2026 for this occasion, level at 5 days each.
Is any part of January 2026 closed for auspicious beginnings?
Dhanu Kharmas, 16 December to 14 January. The Sun is in Sagittarius. Auspicious beginnings are deferred through the whole transit; it ends at Makar Sankranti.
Why do other sites list more child samskara dates in January 2026?
The closures alone take 14 of this month's 31 days — Dhanu Kharmas applies here — and a list assembled without them has 14 more days to draw on than this one does. Of the 17 that were examined, nakshatra removed 8.
Our child was born recently — will a day in January 2026 suit?
That depends on which rite and on the date of birth, because each rite's own count comes before the panchang. Take 15 January: for a namakaran it is the 11th day of a child born 5 January 2026, for an annaprashan it is the 6th month of a boy born 15 July 2025, for a mundan it is the 1st year of a child born 15 January 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 January 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 January muhurat