👶Namakaran, Annaprashan & Mundan
Namakaran, Annaprashan & Mundan Muhurat, November 2026
November 2026 has 30 days. None of them falls inside a closed period, and after the tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga and karana filters 2 survive for a child samskara.
2
pass every filter
12
one rule short
0
in a closed period
The 2 days that qualify
Krishna Pratipada · Rohini nakshatra · Shiva yoga · Kaulava karana
Sunrise 06:51 · sunset 17:24 · Abhijit 11:46-12:29 · Rahu Kaal 12:07-13:27
Krishna Dwitiya · Mrigashira nakshatra · Siddha yoga · Gara karana
Sunrise 06:52 · sunset 17:24 · Abhijit 11:47-12:29 · Rahu Kaal 13:27-14:46
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 2 days answer three different questions, and how far the answer reaches depends on the unit. Namakaran serves a window 7 days wide; Annaprashan serves a window 94 days wide; Mundan serves a window 733 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 November 2026 that reaches births from 10 November 2026 to 16 November 2026: 5 dates served, 1 of them with more than one day to choose between.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 25 Wed | 11th day: 15 November 202612th day: 14 November 202616th day: 10 November 2026 |
| 26 Thu | 11th day: 16 November 202612th day: 15 November 202616th day: 11 November 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 November 2026 that reaches births from 25 March 2026 to 26 June 2026: 8 dates served, none of them with a choice of day.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 25 Wed | 6th month, a boy: 25 May 20268th month, a boy: 25 March 20265th month, a girl: 25 June 20267th month, a girl: 25 April 2026 |
| 26 Thu | 6th month, a boy: 26 May 20268th month, a boy: 26 March 20265th month, a girl: 26 June 20267th month, a girl: 26 April 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 November 2026 that reaches births from 25 November 2023 to 26 November 2025: 4 dates served, none of them with a choice of day.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 25 Wed | 1st year: 25 November 20253rd year: 25 November 2023 |
| 26 Thu | 1st year: 26 November 20253rd year: 26 November 2023 |
One rule short — 12 days
They divide by the rule they missed: 5 on vara, 4 on yoga, 2 on tithi, 1 on nakshatra.
- 1 SunKrishna Saptami, Pushya — short on vara: Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 5 ThuKrishna Ekadashi, Uttara Phalguni — short on yoga: Vaidhriti is one of the nine ashubha yogas
- 6 FriKrishna Dwadashi, Hasta — short on yoga: Vishkambha is one of the nine ashubha yogas
- 7 SatKrishna Trayodashi, Chitra — short on vara: Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 9 MonAmavasya, Swati — short on tithi: Amavasya
- 11 WedShukla Dwitiya, Anuradha — short on yoga: Atiganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas
- 12 ThuShukla Tritiya, Jyeshtha — short on nakshatra: Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set
- 16 MonShukla Saptami, Shravana — short on yoga: Ganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas
- 18 WedShukla Navami, Shatabhisha — short on tithi: Shukla Navami is a Rikta tithi
- 21 SatShukla Dwadashi, Uttara Bhadrapada — short on vara: Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 28 SatKrishna Panchami, Punarvasu — short on vara: Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 29 SunKrishna Shashthi, Pushya — short on vara: Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays
Which rule did the excluding
No closure touches November 2026, so all 30 days were examined. 2 passed everything, 12 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 17 days. Vara is the binding constraint here, ruling out 13 of the 30.
| 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 | 13 | 5 |
| Nakshatra | 16 of the 27 | 13 | 1 |
| Yoga | none of the nine ashubha yogas | 10 | 4 |
| Karana | not Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise | 5 | — |
Read the last column as a counterfactual. 5 days of November fail on vara and nothing else — 1, 7, 21, 28, 29 — 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 17 days of November 2026, with Pushya and Swati coming round twice, while Revati did not fall at sunrise at all — of 16 accepted stars the 27-fold division and the calendar month do not divide evenly, so a favoured one can simply be skipped.
Weekday supply. November 2026 holds 17 days of the right weekday (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday), none of them inside a closure, and 2 survive the rest of the filter — against 17 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 November 2026, and what ruled it out
All 30 days with the verdict and the reason, each linked to its own panchang page: all examined against 16 nakshatras, 2 through.
| Day | Verdict |
|---|---|
| 1 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 2 Mon | Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite; Ashlesha is not in this occasion's set |
| 3 Tue | Krishna Navami is a Rikta tithi; 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; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 5 Thu | Vaidhriti is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 6 Fri | Vishkambha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 7 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 8 Sun | Krishna Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi; Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 9 Mon | Amavasya |
| 10 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vishakha is not in this occasion's set |
| 11 Wed | Atiganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 12 Thu | Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set |
| 13 Fri | Shukla Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi; Moola is not in this occasion's set |
| 14 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Purva Ashadha is not in this occasion's set; Shula is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 15 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Ganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 16 Mon | Ganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 17 Tue | Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 18 Wed | Shukla Navami is a Rikta tithi |
| 19 Thu | Shukla Navami is a Rikta tithi; Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set; Vyaghata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 20 Fri | Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set; Vajra is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 21 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 22 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vyatipata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 23 Mon | Shukla Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi; 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; Parigha is one of the nine ashubha yogas; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 25 Wed | passes every filter |
| 26 Thu | passes every filter |
| 27 Fri | Ardra is not in this occasion's set; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 28 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 29 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 30 Mon | Ashlesha is not in this occasion's set; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
November 2026 against the rest of 2026
November 2026 contributes 2 of the 33 days 2026 offers for a child samskara — 8th of the twelve, level with 2 other months, and above the 1 that is the median across the seven occasions this month. 2 months of the twelve offer nothing, none of them because the month is shut.
The other six occasions in November 2026
Same 30 days, seven different filters: in November they return between 1 and 3 qualifying days, median 1. This rite’s 2 is on the generous side of that, and the reason is the 16-nakshatra set and the 2 closures it carries.
Questions about November 2026
How many days in November 2026 are good for child samskara?
2 days of the 30 pass every filter: 25 November (Wednesday), 26 November (Thursday). They are not evenly spread — the widest gap between two of them is 1 day. 12 further days miss on one rule alone and are listed with the rule they missed.
Is any part of November 2026 closed for auspicious beginnings?
No. None of the closed periods of 2026 that apply to this occasion — Kharmas, Adhika maas — touches November 2026, so every day in the month was decided on its own panchang.
Why do other sites list more child samskara dates in November 2026?
No closure touches November 2026, so the difference is the five limbs themselves: vara alone rules out 13 of the 30 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 November 2026 suit?
That depends on which rite and on the date of birth, because each rite's own count comes before the panchang. Take 25 November: for a namakaran it is the 11th day of a child born 15 November 2026, for an annaprashan it is the 6th month of a boy born 25 May 2026, for a mundan it is the 1st year of a child born 25 November 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 November 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 November muhurat