👶Namakaran, Annaprashan & Mundan
Namakaran, Annaprashan & Mundan Muhurat, May 2027
May 2027 has 31 days. None of them falls inside a closed period, and after the tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga and karana filters 3 survive for a child samskara.
3
pass every filter
11
one rule short
0
in a closed period
The 3 days that qualify
Shukla Dwadashi · Hasta nakshatra · Siddhi yoga · Balava karana
Sunrise 05:29 · sunset 19:05 · Abhijit 11:50-12:44 · Rahu Kaal 07:11-08:53
Krishna Pratipada · Anuradha nakshatra · Shiva yoga · Kaulava karana
Sunrise 05:27 · sunset 19:08 · Abhijit 11:50-12:45 · Rahu Kaal 10:35-12:17
Krishna Shashthi · Shravana nakshatra · Brahma yoga · Gara karana
Sunrise 05:25 · sunset 19:11 · Abhijit 11:50-12:45 · Rahu Kaal 12:18-14:01
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 15 days wide; Annaprashan serves a window 101 days wide; Mundan serves a window 740 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 May 2027 that reaches births from 2 May 2027 to 16 May 2027: 7 dates served, 2 of them with more than one day to choose between.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 17 Mon | 11th day: 7 May 202712th day: 6 May 202716th day: 2 May 2027 |
| 21 Fri | 11th day: 11 May 202712th day: 10 May 202716th day: 6 May 2027 |
| 26 Wed | 11th day: 16 May 202712th day: 15 May 202716th day: 11 May 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 May 2027 that reaches births from 17 September 2026 to 26 December 2026: 12 dates served, none of them with a choice of day.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 17 Mon | 6th month, a boy: 17 November 20268th month, a boy: 17 September 20265th month, a girl: 17 December 20267th month, a girl: 17 October 2026 |
| 21 Fri | 6th month, a boy: 21 November 20268th month, a boy: 21 September 20265th month, a girl: 21 December 20267th month, a girl: 21 October 2026 |
| 26 Wed | 6th month, a boy: 26 November 20268th month, a boy: 26 September 20265th month, a girl: 26 December 20267th month, a girl: 26 October 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 May 2027 that reaches births from 17 May 2024 to 26 May 2026: 6 dates served, none of them with a choice of day.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 17 Mon | 1st year: 17 May 20263rd year: 17 May 2024 |
| 21 Fri | 1st year: 21 May 20263rd year: 21 May 2024 |
| 26 Wed | 1st year: 26 May 20263rd year: 26 May 2024 |
One rule short — 11 days
They divide by the rule they missed: 4 on vara, 3 on yoga, 2 on karana, 1 on tithi, 1 on nakshatra.
- 1 SatKrishna Dashami, Shatabhisha — short on vara: Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 3 MonKrishna Dwadashi, Uttara Bhadrapada — short on yoga: Vaidhriti is one of the nine ashubha yogas
- 7 FriShukla Pratipada, Krittika — short on nakshatra: Krittika is not in this occasion's set
- 8 SatShukla Dwitiya, Rohini — short on vara: Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 9 SunShukla Tritiya, Mrigashira — short on vara: Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 12 WedShukla Saptami, Pushya — short on yoga: Ganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas
- 19 WedShukla Chaturdashi, Swati — short on tithi: Shukla Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi
- 25 TueKrishna Panchami, Uttara Ashadha — short on vara: Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 27 ThuKrishna Saptami, Dhanishta — short on karana: Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise
- 28 FriKrishna Saptami, Dhanishta — short on yoga: Vaidhriti is one of the nine ashubha yogas
- 31 MonKrishna Dashami, Uttara Bhadrapada — short on karana: Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise
Which rule did the excluding
No closure touches May 2027, so all 31 days were examined. 3 passed everything, 11 missed by a single rule, and 17 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 14 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 | 1 |
| Vara | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 14 | 4 |
| Nakshatra | 16 of the 27 | 12 | 1 |
| Yoga | none of the nine ashubha yogas | 10 | 3 |
| Karana | not Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise | 5 | 2 |
Read the last column as a counterfactual. 4 days of May fail on vara and nothing else — 1, 8, 9, 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 19 days of May 2027, with Uttara Bhadrapada and Dhanishta and Shatabhisha coming round twice.
Weekday supply. May 2027 holds 17 days of the right weekday (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday), none of them inside 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 May 2027, 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, 3 through.
| Day | Verdict |
|---|---|
| 1 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 2 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set |
| 3 Mon | Vaidhriti is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 4 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vishkambha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 5 Wed | Krishna Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 6 Thu | Amavasya; Bharani is not in this occasion's set |
| 7 Fri | Krittika is not in this occasion's set |
| 8 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 9 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 10 Mon | Shukla Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi; Ardra is not in this occasion's set; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 11 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Shula is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 12 Wed | Ganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 13 Thu | Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite; Ashlesha is not in this occasion's set; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 14 Fri | Shukla Navami is a Rikta tithi; Magha is not in this occasion's set |
| 15 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Purva Phalguni is not in this occasion's set; Vyaghata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 16 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vajra is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 17 Mon | passes every filter |
| 18 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vyatipata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 19 Wed | Shukla Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi |
| 20 Thu | Vishakha is not in this occasion's set; Parigha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 21 Fri | passes every filter |
| 22 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set |
| 23 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Moola is not in this occasion's set |
| 24 Mon | Krishna Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi; Purva Ashadha is not in this occasion's set |
| 25 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 26 Wed | passes every filter |
| 27 Thu | Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 28 Fri | Vaidhriti is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 29 Sat | Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vishkambha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 30 Sun | Krishna Navami is a Rikta tithi; Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set |
| 31 Mon | Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
May 2027 against the rest of 2027
May 2027 contributes 3 of the 45 days 2027 offers for a child samskara — 6th of the twelve, level with 3 other months, and exactly the median across the seven occasions this month. Every month of the year offers at least one.
The other six occasions in May 2027
Same 31 days, seven different filters: in May they return between 0 and 4 qualifying days, median 3. This rite’s 3 is the median itself, and the reason is the 16-nakshatra set and the 2 closures it carries.
Questions about May 2027
How many days in May 2027 are good for child samskara?
3 days of the 31 pass every filter: 17 May (Monday), 21 May (Friday), 26 May (Wednesday). They are not evenly spread — the widest gap between two of them is 5 days. 11 further days miss on one rule alone and are listed with the rule they missed.
Is any part of May 2027 closed for auspicious beginnings?
No. None of the closed periods of 2027 that apply to this occasion — Kharmas, Adhika maas — touches May 2027, so every day in the month was decided on its own panchang.
Why do other sites list more child samskara dates in May 2027?
No closure touches May 2027, so the difference is the five limbs themselves: vara alone rules out 14 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 May 2027 suit?
That depends on which rite and on the date of birth, because each rite's own count comes before the panchang. Take 17 May: for a namakaran it is the 11th day of a child born 7 May 2027, for an annaprashan it is the 6th month of a boy born 17 November 2026, for a mundan it is the 1st year of a child born 17 May 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 May 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 May muhurat