👶Namakaran, Annaprashan & Mundan
Namakaran, Annaprashan & Mundan Muhurat, October 2026
3 days in October 2026 clears every filter this occasion asks for, out of 31. of the 31 left, vara alone accounted for 13.
3
pass every filter
12
one rule short
0
in a closed period
The 3 days that qualify
Krishna Panchami · Rohini nakshatra · Siddhi yoga · Taitila karana
Sunrise 06:13 · sunset 18:07 · Abhijit 11:46-12:34 · Rahu Kaal 13:39-15:09
Krishna Dashami · Pushya nakshatra · Shiva yoga · Vanija karana
Sunrise 06:16 · sunset 18:02 · Abhijit 11:45-12:32 · Rahu Kaal 07:44-09:12
Krishna Panchami · Mrigashira nakshatra · Shiva yoga · Kaulava karana
Sunrise 06:31 · sunset 17:37 · Abhijit 11:42-12:26 · Rahu Kaal 10:41-12:04
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 35 days wide; Annaprashan serves a window 119 days wide; Mundan serves a window 761 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 October 2026 that reaches births from 16 September 2026 to 20 October 2026: 8 dates served, 1 of them with more than one day to choose between.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 1 Thu | 11th day: 21 September 202612th day: 20 September 202616th day: 16 September 2026 |
| 5 Mon | 11th day: 25 September 202612th day: 24 September 202616th day: 20 September 2026 |
| 30 Fri | 11th day: 20 October 202612th day: 19 October 202616th day: 15 October 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 October 2026 that reaches births from 1 February 2026 to 30 May 2026: 12 dates served, none of them with a choice of day.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 1 Thu | 6th month, a boy: 1 April 20268th month, a boy: 1 February 20265th month, a girl: 1 May 20267th month, a girl: 1 March 2026 |
| 5 Mon | 6th month, a boy: 5 April 20268th month, a boy: 5 February 20265th month, a girl: 5 May 20267th month, a girl: 5 March 2026 |
| 30 Fri | 6th month, a boy: 30 April 20268th month, a boy: 28 February 20265th month, a girl: 30 May 20267th month, a girl: 30 March 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 October 2026 that reaches births from 1 October 2023 to 30 October 2025: 6 dates served, none of them with a choice of day.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 1 Thu | 1st year: 1 October 20253rd year: 1 October 2023 |
| 5 Mon | 1st year: 5 October 20253rd year: 5 October 2023 |
| 30 Fri | 1st year: 30 October 20253rd year: 30 October 2023 |
One rule short — 12 days
They divide by the rule they missed: 5 on nakshatra, 4 on yoga, 2 on tithi, 1 on karana.
- 2 FriKrishna Shashthi, Mrigashira — short on yoga: Vyatipata is one of the nine ashubha yogas
- 7 WedKrishna Dwadashi, Magha — short on nakshatra: Magha is not in this occasion's set
- 8 ThuKrishna Trayodashi, Purva Phalguni — short on nakshatra: Purva Phalguni is not in this occasion's set
- 12 MonShukla Dwitiya, Swati — short on yoga: Vishkambha is one of the nine ashubha yogas
- 14 WedShukla Chaturthi, Anuradha — short on tithi: Shukla Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi
- 15 ThuShukla Panchami, Jyeshtha — short on nakshatra: Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set
- 16 FriShukla Shashthi, Jyeshtha — short on nakshatra: Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set
- 19 MonShukla Ashtami, Uttara Ashadha — short on tithi: Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite
- 21 WedShukla Dashami, Dhanishta — short on yoga: Ganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas
- 22 ThuShukla Ekadashi, Shatabhisha — short on karana: Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise
- 23 FriShukla Dwadashi, Purva Bhadrapada — short on nakshatra: Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set
- 26 MonPurnima, Ashwini — short on yoga: Vajra is one of the nine ashubha yogas
Which rule did the excluding
No closure touches October 2026, so all 31 days were examined. 3 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 18 days. Vara is the binding constraint here, ruling out 13 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 | 8 | 2 |
| Vara | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 13 | — |
| Nakshatra | 16 of the 27 | 13 | 5 |
| Yoga | none of the nine ashubha yogas | 11 | 4 |
| Karana | not Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise | 2 | 1 |
Read the last column as a counterfactual. 5 days of October fail on nakshatra and nothing else — 7, 8, 15, 16, 23 — 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 October 2026, with Rohini and Mrigashira coming round twice.
Weekday supply. October 2026 holds 18 days of the right weekday (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday), none of them inside a closure, and 3 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 October 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, 3 through.
| Day | Verdict |
|---|---|
| 1 Thu | passes every filter |
| 2 Fri | Vyatipata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 3 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Ardra is not in this occasion's set |
| 4 Sun | Krishna Navami is a Rikta tithi; Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Parigha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 5 Mon | passes every filter |
| 6 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Ashlesha is not in this occasion's set |
| 7 Wed | Magha is not in this occasion's set |
| 8 Thu | Purva Phalguni is not in this occasion's set |
| 9 Fri | Krishna Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 10 Sat | Amavasya; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 11 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vaidhriti is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 12 Mon | Vishkambha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 13 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vishakha is not in this occasion's set |
| 14 Wed | Shukla Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi |
| 15 Thu | Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set |
| 16 Fri | Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set |
| 17 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Moola is not in this occasion's set; Atiganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 18 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Purva Ashadha is not in this occasion's set |
| 19 Mon | Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite |
| 20 Tue | Shukla Navami is a Rikta tithi; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Shula is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 21 Wed | Ganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 22 Thu | Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 23 Fri | Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set |
| 24 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vyaghata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 25 Sun | Shukla Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi; Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 26 Mon | Vajra is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 27 Tue | 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; Vyatipata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 29 Thu | Krishna Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi; Parigha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 30 Fri | passes every filter |
| 31 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Ardra is not in this occasion's set |
October 2026 against the rest of 2026
The year holds 33 days for a child samskara. This month's 3 ranks 5th of the twelve, level with 2 other months. July 2026 and September 2026 are the widest, level at 5 days each, and nothing at all in January, March.
The other six occasions in October 2026
Same 31 days, seven different filters: in October they return between 0 and 3 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 October 2026
How many days in October 2026 are good for child samskara?
3 days of the 31 pass every filter: 1 October (Thursday), 5 October (Monday), 30 October (Friday). They are not evenly spread — the widest gap between two of them is 25 days. 12 further days miss on one rule alone and are listed with the rule they missed.
Is any part of October 2026 closed for auspicious beginnings?
No. None of the closed periods of 2026 that apply to this occasion — Kharmas, Adhika maas — touches October 2026, so every day in the month was decided on its own panchang.
Why do other sites list more child samskara dates in October 2026?
No closure touches October 2026, so the difference is the five limbs themselves: vara alone rules out 13 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 October 2026 suit?
That depends on which rite and on the date of birth, because each rite's own count comes before the panchang. Take 1 October: for a namakaran it is the 11th day of a child born 21 September 2026, for an annaprashan it is the 6th month of a boy born 1 April 2026, for a mundan it is the 1st year of a child born 1 October 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 October 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 October muhurat