👶Namakaran, Annaprashan & Mundan
Namakaran, Annaprashan & Mundan Muhurat, September 2026
Read day by day, September 2026 yields 5 dates for a child samskara from its 30 days. All 16 of the occasion's nakshatras came up at least once.
5
pass every filter
10
one rule short
0
in a closed period
The 5 days that qualify
Shukla Tritiya · Chitra nakshatra · Brahma yoga · Gara karana
Sunrise 06:05 · sunset 18:27 · Abhijit 11:51-12:41 · Rahu Kaal 07:38-09:11
Shukla Dashami · Uttara Ashadha nakshatra · Shobhana yoga · Taitila karana
Sunrise 06:08 · sunset 18:19 · Abhijit 11:49-12:38 · Rahu Kaal 07:40-09:11
Shukla Dwadashi · Shravana nakshatra · Sukarma yoga · Bava karana
Sunrise 06:09 · sunset 18:16 · Abhijit 11:49-12:37 · Rahu Kaal 12:13-13:44
Shukla Trayodashi · Dhanishta nakshatra · Dhriti yoga · Kaulava karana
Sunrise 06:10 · sunset 18:15 · Abhijit 11:48-12:37 · Rahu Kaal 13:43-15:14
Krishna Dwitiya · Revati nakshatra · Dhruva yoga · Taitila karana
Sunrise 06:12 · sunset 18:10 · Abhijit 11:47-12:35 · Rahu Kaal 07:42-09:12
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 20 days wide; Annaprashan serves a window 105 days wide; Mundan serves a window 746 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 September 2026 that reaches births from 30 August 2026 to 18 September 2026: 13 dates served, 1 of them with more than one day to choose between.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 14 Mon | 11th day: 4 September 202612th day: 3 September 202616th day: 30 August 2026 |
| 21 Mon | 11th day: 11 September 202612th day: 10 September 202616th day: 6 September 2026 |
| 23 Wed | 11th day: 13 September 202612th day: 12 September 202616th day: 8 September 2026 |
| 24 Thu | 11th day: 14 September 202612th day: 13 September 202616th day: 9 September 2026 |
| 28 Mon | 11th day: 18 September 202612th day: 17 September 202616th day: 13 September 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 September 2026 that reaches births from 14 January 2026 to 28 April 2026: 20 dates served, none of them with a choice of day.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 14 Mon | 6th month, a boy: 14 March 20268th month, a boy: 14 January 20265th month, a girl: 14 April 20267th month, a girl: 14 February 2026 |
| 21 Mon | 6th month, a boy: 21 March 20268th month, a boy: 21 January 20265th month, a girl: 21 April 20267th month, a girl: 21 February 2026 |
| 23 Wed | 6th month, a boy: 23 March 20268th month, a boy: 23 January 20265th month, a girl: 23 April 20267th month, a girl: 23 February 2026 |
| 24 Thu | 6th month, a boy: 24 March 20268th month, a boy: 24 January 20265th month, a girl: 24 April 20267th month, a girl: 24 February 2026 |
| 28 Mon | 6th month, a boy: 28 March 20268th month, a boy: 28 January 20265th month, a girl: 28 April 20267th month, a girl: 28 February 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 September 2026 that reaches births from 14 September 2023 to 28 September 2025: 10 dates served, none of them with a choice of day.
| Day | Suits a child born |
|---|---|
| 14 Mon | 1st year: 14 September 20253rd year: 14 September 2023 |
| 21 Mon | 1st year: 21 September 20253rd year: 21 September 2023 |
| 23 Wed | 1st year: 23 September 20253rd year: 23 September 2023 |
| 24 Thu | 1st year: 24 September 20253rd year: 24 September 2023 |
| 28 Mon | 1st year: 28 September 20253rd year: 28 September 2023 |
One rule short — 10 days
They divide by the rule they missed: 4 on vara, 3 on nakshatra, 2 on yoga, 1 on tithi.
- 2 WedKrishna Panchami, Bharani — short on nakshatra: Bharani is not in this occasion's set
- 4 FriKrishna Ashtami, Rohini — short on tithi: Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite
- 7 MonKrishna Ekadashi, Punarvasu — short on yoga: Vyatipata is one of the nine ashubha yogas
- 9 WedKrishna Trayodashi, Ashlesha — short on nakshatra: Ashlesha is not in this occasion's set
- 12 SatShukla Pratipada, Uttara Phalguni — short on vara: Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 13 SunShukla Dwitiya, Hasta — short on vara: Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 17 ThuShukla Shashthi, Anuradha — short on yoga: Vishkambha is one of the nine ashubha yogas
- 18 FriShukla Saptami, Jyeshtha — short on nakshatra: Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set
- 27 SunKrishna Pratipada, Uttara Bhadrapada — short on vara: Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays
- 29 TueKrishna Tritiya, Ashwini — short on vara: Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays
Which rule did the excluding
No closure touches September 2026, so all 30 days were examined. 5 passed everything, 10 missed by a single rule, and 15 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 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 | 10 | 1 |
| Vara | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 13 | 4 |
| Nakshatra | 16 of the 27 | 12 | 3 |
| Yoga | none of the nine ashubha yogas | 10 | 2 |
| Karana | not Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise | 3 | — |
Read the last column as a counterfactual. 4 days of September fail on vara and nothing else — 12, 13, 27, 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 18 days of September 2026, with Uttara Ashadha and Ashwini coming round twice.
Weekday supply. September 2026 holds 17 days of the right weekday (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday), none of them inside a closure, and 5 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 September 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, 5 through.
| Day | Verdict |
|---|---|
| 1 Tue | Krishna Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 2 Wed | Bharani is not in this occasion's set |
| 3 Thu | Krittika is not in this occasion's set; Vyaghata is one of the nine ashubha yogas; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 4 Fri | Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite |
| 5 Sat | Krishna Navami is a Rikta tithi; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vajra is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 6 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Ardra is not in this occasion's set |
| 7 Mon | Vyatipata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 8 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Parigha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 9 Wed | Ashlesha is not in this occasion's set |
| 10 Thu | Krishna Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi; Magha is not in this occasion's set |
| 11 Fri | Amavasya; Purva Phalguni is not in this occasion's set |
| 12 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 13 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 14 Mon | passes every filter |
| 15 Tue | Shukla Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi; Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 16 Wed | Vishakha is not in this occasion's set; Vaidhriti is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 17 Thu | Vishkambha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 18 Fri | Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set |
| 19 Sat | Ashtami, avoided in most traditions for this rite; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Moola is not in this occasion's set |
| 20 Sun | Shukla Navami is a Rikta tithi; Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays; Purva Ashadha is not in this occasion's set |
| 21 Mon | passes every filter |
| 22 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Atiganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 23 Wed | passes every filter |
| 24 Thu | passes every filter |
| 25 Fri | Shukla Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi; Shula is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 26 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set; Ganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 27 Sun | Sunday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 28 Mon | passes every filter |
| 29 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays |
| 30 Wed | Krishna Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi; Bharani is not in this occasion's set; Vajra is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
September 2026 against the rest of 2026
Set against the other eleven months, September 2026 ranks 1st of the twelve, level with 1 other month with 5 of the year's 33. The distribution is uneven by design: the closures move by weeks from year to year, so a month open this year need not be open next.
The other six occasions in September 2026
Same 30 days, seven different filters: in September they return between 0 and 6 qualifying days, median 4. This rite’s 5 is on the generous side of that, and the reason is the 16-nakshatra set and the 2 closures it carries.
Questions about September 2026
How many days in September 2026 are good for child samskara?
5 days of the 30 pass every filter: 14 September (Monday), 21 September (Monday), 23 September (Wednesday), 24 September (Thursday), 28 September (Monday). They are not evenly spread — the widest gap between two of them is 7 days. 10 further days miss on one rule alone and are listed with the rule they missed.
Is any part of September 2026 closed for auspicious beginnings?
No. None of the closed periods of 2026 that apply to this occasion — Kharmas, Adhika maas — touches September 2026, so every day in the month was decided on its own panchang.
Why do other sites list more child samskara dates in September 2026?
No closure touches September 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 September 2026 suit?
That depends on which rite and on the date of birth, because each rite's own count comes before the panchang. Take 14 September: for a namakaran it is the 11th day of a child born 4 September 2026, for an annaprashan it is the 6th month of a boy born 14 March 2026, for a mundan it is the 1st year of a child born 14 September 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 September 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 September muhurat