👶Namakaran, Annaprashan & Mundan
Namakaran, Annaprashan & Mundan Muhurat, January 2027
The filter for a child samskara returns 3 days in January 2027, 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.
3
pass every filter
4
one rule short
14
in a closed period
Dhanu Kharmas — 16 December to 14 January · 14 days of this month
The 3 days that qualify
Shukla Saptami · Revati nakshatra · Shiva yoga · Vanija karana
Sunrise 07:15 · sunset 17:46 · Abhijit 12:09-12:51 · Rahu Kaal 11:11-12:30
Shukla Trayodashi · Mrigashira nakshatra · Indra yoga · Kaulava karana
Sunrise 07:14 · sunset 17:50 · Abhijit 12:10-12:53 · Rahu Kaal 12:32-13:51
Krishna Shashthi · Hasta nakshatra · Sukarma yoga · Gara karana
Sunrise 07:11 · sunset 17:55 · Abhijit 12:12-12:55 · Rahu Kaal 12:33-13:54
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 18 days wide; Annaprashan serves a window 105 days wide; Mundan serves a window 744 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 2027 that reaches births from 31 December 2026 to 17 January 2027: 8 dates served, 1 of them with more than one day to choose between.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 15 Fri | 11th day: 5 January 202712th day: 4 January 202716th day: 31 December 2026 |
| 20 Wed | 11th day: 10 January 202712th day: 9 January 202716th day: 5 January 2027 |
| 27 Wed | 11th day: 17 January 202712th day: 16 January 202716th day: 12 January 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 January 2027 that reaches births from 15 May 2026 to 27 August 2026: 12 dates served, none of them with a choice of day.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 15 Fri | 6th month, a boy: 15 July 20268th month, a boy: 15 May 20265th month, a girl: 15 August 20267th month, a girl: 15 June 2026 |
| 20 Wed | 6th month, a boy: 20 July 20268th month, a boy: 20 May 20265th month, a girl: 20 August 20267th month, a girl: 20 June 2026 |
| 27 Wed | 6th month, a boy: 27 July 20268th month, a boy: 27 May 20265th month, a girl: 27 August 20267th month, a girl: 27 June 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 January 2027 that reaches births from 15 January 2024 to 27 January 2026: 6 dates served, none of them with a choice of day.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 15 Fri | 1st year: 15 January 20263rd year: 15 January 2024 |
| 20 Wed | 1st year: 20 January 20263rd year: 20 January 2024 |
| 27 Wed | 1st year: 27 January 20263rd year: 27 January 2024 |
One rule short — 4 days
They divide by the rule they missed: 2 on vara, 1 on nakshatra, 1 on karana.
- 18 MonShukla Dashami, Krittika — short on nakshatra: Krittika is not in this occasion's set
- 23 SatKrishna Pratipada, Pushya — short on vara: Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 28 ThuKrishna Saptami, Chitra — short on karana: Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise
- 31 SunKrishna Dashami, Anuradha — short on vara: Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays
Which rule did the excluding
14 days of January were shut by a closure and never examined. Of the 17 that were, 3 passed everything, 4 missed by a single rule, and 10 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 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 | — |
| Vara | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 8 | 2 |
| Nakshatra | 16 of the 27 | 6 | 1 |
| Yoga | none of the nine ashubha yogas | 5 | — |
| Karana | not Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise | 4 | 1 |
Read the last column as a counterfactual. 2 days of January fail on vara and nothing else — 23, 31 — 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 January 2027, with Chitra and Anuradha and Swati coming round twice.
Weekday supply. January 2027 holds 17 days of the right weekday (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday), 9 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 January 2027, 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, 3 through.
| Day | Verdict |
|---|---|
| 1 Fri | Dhanu Kharmas; Krishna Navami is a Rikta tithi; Atiganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 2 Sat | Dhanu Kharmas; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 3 Sun | Dhanu Kharmas; Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vishakha is not in this occasion's set |
| 4 Mon | Dhanu Kharmas; Shula is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 5 Tue | Dhanu Kharmas; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set; Ganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 6 Wed | Dhanu Kharmas; Krishna Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi; Moola is not in this occasion's set; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 7 Thu | Dhanu Kharmas; Amavasya; Purva Ashadha is not in this occasion's set |
| 8 Fri | Dhanu Kharmas; Purva Ashadha is not in this occasion's set; Vyaghata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 9 Sat | Dhanu Kharmas; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 10 Sun | Dhanu Kharmas; Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vajra is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 11 Mon | Dhanu Kharmas |
| 12 Tue | Dhanu Kharmas; Shukla Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vyatipata is one of the nine ashubha yogas; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 13 Wed | Dhanu Kharmas; Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set |
| 14 Thu | Dhanu Kharmas; Parigha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 15 Fri | passes every filter |
| 16 Sat | Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 17 Sun | Shukla Navami is a Rikta tithi; Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Bharani is not in this occasion's set |
| 18 Mon | Krittika is not in this occasion's set |
| 19 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 20 Wed | passes every filter |
| 21 Thu | Shukla Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi; Ardra is not in this occasion's set; Vaidhriti is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 22 Fri | Vishkambha is one of the nine ashubha yogas; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 23 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 24 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Magha is not in this occasion's set |
| 25 Mon | Purva Phalguni is not in this occasion's set; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 26 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Atiganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 27 Wed | passes every filter |
| 28 Thu | Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 29 Fri | Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite; Shula is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 30 Sat | Krishna Navami is a Rikta tithi; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vishakha is not in this occasion's set; Ganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 31 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays |
January 2027 against the rest of 2027
January 2027 is 6th of the twelve, level with 3 other months of 2027 for this rite. November 2027 carries the most at 8, out of 45 for the year.
The other six occasions in January 2027
Same 31 days, seven different filters: in January they return between 2 and 5 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 January 2027
How many days in January 2027 are good for child samskara?
3 days of the 31 pass every filter: 15 January (Friday), 20 January (Wednesday), 27 January (Wednesday). They are not evenly spread — the widest gap between two of them is 7 days. 4 further days miss on one rule alone and are listed with the rule they missed.
Is any part of January 2027 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 2027?
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, vara removed 8.
Our child was born recently — will a day in January 2027 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 2027, for an annaprashan it is the 6th month of a boy born 15 July 2026, for a mundan it is the 1st year of a child born 15 January 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 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