👶Namakaran, Annaprashan & Mundan
Namakaran, Annaprashan & Mundan Muhurat, July 2026
The filter for a child samskara returns 5 days in July 2026 from 31. Every rejection below carries the limb it failed on, so the working can be checked rather than taken on trust.
5
pass every filter
10
one rule short
0
in a closed period
The 5 days that qualify
Shukla Pratipada · Pushya nakshatra · Harshana yoga · Bava karana
Sunrise 05:33 · sunset 19:20 · Abhijit 11:59-12:54 · Rahu Kaal 12:27-14:10
Shukla Saptami · Hasta nakshatra · Shiva yoga · Gara karana
Sunrise 05:35 · sunset 19:19 · Abhijit 11:59-12:54 · Rahu Kaal 07:18-09:01
Shukla Dashami · Anuradha nakshatra · Shukla yoga · Gara karana
Sunrise 05:38 · sunset 19:17 · Abhijit 12:00-12:54 · Rahu Kaal 10:45-12:27
Krishna Pratipada · Shravana nakshatra · Ayushman yoga · Balava karana
Sunrise 05:41 · sunset 19:13 · Abhijit 12:00-12:54 · Rahu Kaal 14:08-15:50
Krishna Dwitiya · Dhanishta nakshatra · Saubhagya yoga · Taitila karana
Sunrise 05:41 · sunset 19:12 · Abhijit 12:00-12:54 · Rahu Kaal 10:46-12:27
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 5 days answer three different questions, and how far the answer reaches depends on the unit. Namakaran serves a window 22 days wide; Annaprashan serves a window 106 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 July 2026 that reaches births from 30 June 2026 to 21 July 2026: 12 dates served, 3 of them with more than one day to choose between.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 15 Wed | 11th day: 5 July 202612th day: 4 July 202616th day: 30 June 2026 |
| 20 Mon | 11th day: 10 July 202612th day: 9 July 202616th day: 5 July 2026 |
| 24 Fri | 11th day: 14 July 202612th day: 13 July 202616th day: 9 July 2026 |
| 30 Thu | 11th day: 20 July 202612th day: 19 July 202616th day: 15 July 2026 |
| 31 Fri | 11th day: 21 July 202612th day: 20 July 202616th day: 16 July 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 July 2026 that reaches births from 15 November 2025 to 28 February 2026: 18 dates served, 2 of them with more than one day to choose between.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 15 Wed | 6th month, a boy: 15 January 20268th month, a boy: 15 November 20255th month, a girl: 15 February 20267th month, a girl: 15 December 2025 |
| 20 Mon | 6th month, a boy: 20 January 20268th month, a boy: 20 November 20255th month, a girl: 20 February 20267th month, a girl: 20 December 2025 |
| 24 Fri | 6th month, a boy: 24 January 20268th month, a boy: 24 November 20255th month, a girl: 24 February 20267th month, a girl: 24 December 2025 |
| 30 Thu | 6th month, a boy: 30 January 20268th month, a boy: 30 November 20255th month, a girl: 28 February 20267th month, a girl: 30 December 2025 |
| 31 Fri | 6th month, a boy: 31 January 20268th month, a boy: 30 November 20255th month, a girl: 28 February 20267th month, a girl: 31 December 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 July 2026 that reaches births from 15 July 2023 to 31 July 2025: 10 dates served, none of them with a choice of day.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 15 Wed | 1st year: 15 July 20253rd year: 15 July 2023 |
| 20 Mon | 1st year: 20 July 20253rd year: 20 July 2023 |
| 24 Fri | 1st year: 24 July 20253rd year: 24 July 2023 |
| 30 Thu | 1st year: 30 July 20253rd year: 30 July 2023 |
| 31 Fri | 1st year: 31 July 20253rd year: 31 July 2023 |
One rule short — 10 days
They divide by the rule they missed: 3 on vara, 3 on nakshatra, 2 on tithi, 1 on yoga, 1 on karana.
- 1 WedKrishna Pratipada, Purva Ashadha — short on nakshatra: Purva Ashadha is not in this occasion's set
- 2 ThuKrishna Dwitiya, Uttara Ashadha — short on yoga: Vaidhriti is one of the nine ashubha yogas
- 5 SunKrishna Panchami, Shatabhisha — short on vara: Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 6 MonKrishna Shashthi, Purva Bhadrapada — short on nakshatra: Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set
- 7 TueKrishna Saptami, Uttara Bhadrapada — short on vara: Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 9 ThuKrishna Navami, Ashwini — short on tithi: Krishna Navami is a Rikta tithi
- 12 SunKrishna Trayodashi, Rohini — short on vara: Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 16 ThuShukla Dwitiya, Ashlesha — short on nakshatra: Ashlesha is not in this occasion's set
- 22 WedShukla Navami, Swati — short on tithi: Shukla Navami is a Rikta tithi
- 29 WedPurnima, Uttara Ashadha — short on karana: Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise
Which rule did the excluding
No closure touches July 2026, so all 31 days were examined. 5 passed everything, 10 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 19 days. Vara is the binding constraint here, ruling out 12 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 | 9 | 2 |
| Vara | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 12 | 3 |
| Nakshatra | 16 of the 27 | 12 | 3 |
| Yoga | none of the nine ashubha yogas | 9 | 1 |
| Karana | not Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise | 6 | 1 |
Read the last column as a counterfactual. 3 days of July fail on vara and nothing else — 5, 7, 12 — 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 July 2026, with Uttara Ashadha and Shravana and Dhanishta coming round twice.
Weekday supply. July 2026 holds 19 days of the right weekday (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday), none of them inside a closure, and 5 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 July 2026, 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, 5 through.
| Day | Verdict |
|---|---|
| 1 Wed | Purva Ashadha is not in this occasion's set |
| 2 Thu | Vaidhriti is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 3 Fri | Vishkambha is one of the nine ashubha yogas; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 4 Sat | Krishna Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 5 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 6 Mon | Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set |
| 7 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 8 Wed | Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite; Atiganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 9 Thu | Krishna Navami is a Rikta tithi |
| 10 Fri | Bharani is not in this occasion's set; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 11 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Krittika is not in this occasion's set; Ganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 12 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 13 Mon | Krishna Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 14 Tue | Amavasya; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vyaghata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 15 Wed | passes every filter |
| 16 Thu | Ashlesha is not in this occasion's set |
| 17 Fri | Magha is not in this occasion's set; Vyatipata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 18 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Purva Phalguni is not in this occasion's set |
| 19 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Parigha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 20 Mon | passes every filter |
| 21 Tue | Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 22 Wed | Shukla Navami is a Rikta tithi |
| 23 Thu | Shukla Navami is a Rikta tithi; Vishakha is not in this occasion's set |
| 24 Fri | passes every filter |
| 25 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 26 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set |
| 27 Mon | Moola is not in this occasion's set; Vaidhriti is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 28 Tue | Shukla Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Purva Ashadha is not in this occasion's set; Vishkambha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 29 Wed | Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 30 Thu | passes every filter |
| 31 Fri | passes every filter |
July 2026 against the rest of 2026
July 2026 is 1st 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 July 2026
Same 31 days, seven different filters: in July they return between 0 and 6 qualifying days, median 5. This rite’s 5 is the median itself, and the reason is the 16-nakshatra set and the 2 closures it carries.
Questions about July 2026
How many days in July 2026 are good for child samskara?
5 days of the 31 pass every filter: 15 July (Wednesday), 20 July (Monday), 24 July (Friday), 30 July (Thursday), 31 July (Friday). They are not evenly spread — the widest gap between two of them is 6 days. 10 further days miss on one rule alone and are listed with the rule they missed.
Is any part of July 2026 closed for auspicious beginnings?
No. None of the closed periods of 2026 that apply to this occasion — Kharmas, Adhika maas — touches July 2026, so every day in the month was decided on its own panchang.
Why do other sites list more child samskara dates in July 2026?
No closure touches July 2026, so the difference is the five limbs themselves: vara alone rules out 12 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 July 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 July: for a namakaran it is the 11th day of a child born 5 July 2026, for an annaprashan it is the 6th month of a boy born 15 January 2026, for a mundan it is the 1st year of a child born 15 July 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 July 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 July muhurat