Which are the best namkaran dates in 2026?

The 83 dates listed here all pass the Panchang checks for naming: a good weekday and tithi, one of the 16 naming nakshatras, no Sankranti or eclipse. Each has a morning window before midday.

On which day after birth is namkaran done?

Most families hold it on the 11th or 12th day, after the birth impurity (sutak) ends; some wait until the 16th day, a month, or the first birthday. Any good date on this list works if the traditional day is not auspicious.

How do I find my baby’s name letter?

The first syllable comes from the Moon’s nakshatra and pada at birth. Our free name-letter finder shows all three from the birth date, time and place.

Are these dates the same in every city?

The days almost always are; the start and end times move by a few minutes with sunrise and longitude. Times here are for New Delhi.

Namkaran Muhurat 2026: Naming Ceremony Dates and Times

January 2026 · 7 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Thu, 1 January	7:13 am – 12:24 pm	Rohini	Shukla Trayodashi
Mon, 5 January	7:14 am – 12:26 pm	Pushya	Krishna Dwitiya, Krishna Tritiya
Fri, 9 January	7:15 am – 12:28 pm	Uttara Phalguni, Hasta	Krishna Saptami
Mon, 19 January	7:14 am – 12:31 pm	Uttara Ashadha, Shravana	Shukla Pratipada
Wed, 21 January	7:13 am – 12:32 pm	Dhanishta, Shatabhisha	Shukla Tritiya
Wed, 28 January	9:27 am – 12:34 pm	Rohini	Shukla Dashami
Thu, 29 January	7:10 am – 12:34 pm	Rohini, Mrigashira	Shukla Ekadashi

February 2026 · 6 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Fri, 6 February	7:06 am – 12:35 pm	Hasta, Chitra	Krishna Panchami
Wed, 11 February	9:59 am – 10:53 am	Anuradha	Krishna Dashami
Wed, 18 February	6:57 am – 12:35 pm	Shatabhisha	Shukla Pratipada
Fri, 20 February	6:55 am – 12:35 pm	Uttara Bhadrapada	Shukla Tritiya
Thu, 26 February	6:49 am – 12:11 pm	Mrigashira	Shukla Dashami
Fri, 27 February	10:49 am – 12:34 pm	Punarvasu	Shukla Ekadashi

March 2026 · 8 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Wed, 4 March	7:39 am – 12:33 pm	Uttara Phalguni	Krishna Pratipada
Thu, 5 March	6:42 am – 12:32 pm	Uttara Phalguni, Hasta	Krishna Dwitiya
Fri, 6 March	6:41 am – 12:32 pm	Hasta, Chitra	Krishna Tritiya
Mon, 16 March	6:30 am – 12:30 pm	Dhanishta, Shatabhisha	Krishna Dwadashi, Krishna Trayodashi
Thu, 19 March	6:53 am – 12:29 pm	Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati	Shukla Pratipada
Fri, 20 March	6:25 am – 12:28 pm	Ashwini, Revati	Shukla Dwitiya
Wed, 25 March	6:19 am – 12:27 pm	Mrigashira	Shukla Saptami
Fri, 27 March	10:07 am – 12:26 pm	Punarvasu, Pushya	Shukla Dashami

April 2026 · 6 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Thu, 2 April	7:41 am – 12:24 pm	Hasta, Chitra	Krishna Pratipada
Fri, 3 April	6:09 am – 12:24 pm	Chitra, Swati	Krishna Pratipada, Krishna Dwitiya
Mon, 13 April	5:58 am – 12:21 pm	Dhanishta, Shatabhisha	Krishna Ekadashi
Mon, 20 April	5:50 am – 7:28 am	Rohini	Shukla Tritiya
Thu, 23 April	5:47 am – 12:19 pm	Punarvasu	Shukla Saptami
Wed, 29 April	5:42 am – 12:18 pm	Hasta	Shukla Trayodashi

May 2026 · 10 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Mon, 4 May	5:38 am – 9:58 am	Anuradha	Krishna Tritiya
Wed, 13 May	5:31 am – 12:17 pm	Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati	Krishna Ekadashi
Thu, 14 May	5:31 am – 12:17 pm	Ashwini, Revati	Krishna Dwadashi, Krishna Trayodashi
Mon, 18 May	5:28 am – 12:17 pm	Rohini, Mrigashira	Shukla Dwitiya
Wed, 20 May	11:07 am – 12:17 pm	Punarvasu, Pushya	Shukla Panchami
Thu, 21 May	5:27 am – 8:27 am	Pushya	Shukla Panchami
Mon, 25 May	5:25 am – 12:18 pm	Uttara Phalguni, Hasta	Shukla Dashami
Wed, 27 May	5:25 am – 12:18 pm	Hasta, Chitra	Shukla Ekadashi, Shukla Dwadashi
Thu, 28 May	5:24 am – 12:18 pm	Chitra, Swati	Shukla Dwadashi, Shukla Trayodashi
Fri, 29 May	5:24 am – 9:51 am	Swati	Shukla Trayodashi

June 2026 · 7 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Fri, 5 June	5:23 am – 12:19 pm	Shravana	Krishna Panchami
Wed, 10 June	5:22 am – 12:20 pm	Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati	Krishna Dashami
Thu, 11 June	5:22 am – 12:20 pm	Ashwini, Revati	Krishna Ekadashi
Fri, 12 June	5:22 am – 6:28 am	Ashwini	Krishna Dwadashi
Wed, 17 June	5:23 am – 12:22 pm	Punarvasu, Pushya	Shukla Tritiya
Wed, 24 June	5:24 am – 12:23 pm	Chitra, Swati	Shukla Dashami
Thu, 25 June	5:24 am – 12:23 pm	Swati	Shukla Ekadashi

July 2026 · 9 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Wed, 1 July	6:51 am – 12:24 pm	Uttara Ashadha	Krishna Pratipada, Krishna Dwitiya
Thu, 2 July	5:27 am – 12:25 pm	Uttara Ashadha, Shravana	Krishna Dwitiya, Krishna Tritiya
Fri, 3 July	5:27 am – 11:20 am	Shravana	Krishna Tritiya
Thu, 9 July	10:38 am – 12:26 pm	Ashwini	Krishna Dashami
Wed, 15 July	5:33 am – 12:27 pm	Pushya	Shukla Pratipada, Shukla Dwitiya
Mon, 20 July	5:35 am – 12:27 pm	Hasta, Chitra	Shukla Saptami
Fri, 24 July	5:38 am – 12:27 pm	Anuradha	Shukla Dashami, Shukla Ekadashi
Thu, 30 July	5:41 am – 12:27 pm	Shravana, Dhanishta	Krishna Pratipada
Fri, 31 July	5:41 am – 12:27 pm	Dhanishta, Shatabhisha	Krishna Dwitiya

August 2026 · 5 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Mon, 3 August	5:43 am – 12:27 pm	Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati	Krishna Panchami
Wed, 5 August	5:44 am – 12:27 pm	Ashwini	Krishna Saptami
Wed, 19 August	5:52 am – 6:47 am	Swati	Shukla Saptami
Wed, 26 August	5:56 am – 7:59 am	Shravana	Shukla Trayodashi
Mon, 31 August	5:58 am – 8:51 am	Revati	Krishna Tritiya

September 2026 · 6 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Mon, 7 September	6:02 am – 12:19 pm	Punarvasu, Pushya	Krishna Ekadashi
Mon, 14 September	6:05 am – 7:07 am	Chitra	Shukla Tritiya
Mon, 21 September	6:08 am – 12:14 pm	Uttara Ashadha	Shukla Dashami
Wed, 23 September	6:09 am – 12:13 pm	Shravana, Dhanishta	Shukla Dwadashi
Thu, 24 September	6:10 am – 12:13 pm	Dhanishta, Shatabhisha	Shukla Trayodashi
Mon, 28 September	6:12 am – 12:11 pm	Ashwini, Revati	Krishna Dwitiya

October 2026 · 8 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Thu, 1 October	6:13 am – 12:10 pm	Rohini	Krishna Panchami
Fri, 2 October	10:15 am – 12:10 pm	Mrigashira	Krishna Saptami
Mon, 5 October	6:16 am – 12:09 pm	Pushya	Krishna Dashami
Mon, 12 October	6:20 am – 12:07 pm	Swati	Shukla Dwitiya
Wed, 21 October	6:25 am – 12:05 pm	Dhanishta, Shatabhisha	Shukla Dashami
Thu, 22 October	6:26 am – 12:05 pm	Shatabhisha	Shukla Ekadashi
Mon, 26 October	9:41 am – 12:04 pm	Ashwini	Krishna Pratipada
Fri, 30 October	6:31 am – 9:04 am	Mrigashira	Krishna Panchami

November 2026 · 6 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Thu, 5 November	6:35 am – 12:04 pm	Uttara Phalguni, Hasta	Krishna Ekadashi, Krishna Dwadashi
Fri, 6 November	6:36 am – 12:04 pm	Hasta, Chitra	Krishna Dwadashi, Krishna Trayodashi
Wed, 11 November	6:40 am – 11:38 am	Anuradha	Shukla Dwitiya
Fri, 20 November	6:56 am – 12:06 pm	Uttara Bhadrapada	Shukla Dashami, Shukla Ekadashi
Wed, 25 November	6:51 am – 12:07 pm	Rohini, Mrigashira	Krishna Pratipada
Thu, 26 November	6:52 am – 12:08 pm	Mrigashira	Krishna Dwitiya

December 2026 · 5 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Thu, 3 December	6:57 am – 12:10 pm	Uttara Phalguni, Hasta	Krishna Dashami
Fri, 4 December	6:58 am – 12:11 pm	Hasta, Chitra	Krishna Ekadashi
Mon, 14 December	7:05 am – 12:15 pm	Shravana, Dhanishta	Shukla Panchami
Fri, 25 December	7:11 am – 12:21 pm	Punarvasu, Pushya	Krishna Dwitiya
Wed, 30 December	7:13 am – 12:23 pm	Uttara Phalguni	Krishna Saptami

How these dates are chosen

The day must be a Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, and the tithi Pratipada, Dwitiya, Tritiya, Panchami, Saptami, Dashami, Ekadashi, Dwadashi or Trayodashi of either half of the month. Chaturthi, Shashthi, Ashtami, Navami, Chaturdashi, Amavasya and Purnima are left out.

The Moon must be in one of 16 nakshatras held good for naming: Ashwini, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada and Revati.

A day with a Sankranti (the Sun changing sign) or a solar or lunar eclipse is dropped. The window ends at midday (halfway from sunrise to sunset), since namkaran is done in the morning.

Unlike a wedding, namkaran is not stopped by Chaturmas, Pitru Paksha, an adhika month or Venus and Jupiter being set: it belongs to the baby’s first days. The lagna for the ceremony, and the baby’s own Chandra and Tara bala, are for your family priest to fix within the window.

Your baby’s name letter

Traditionally the name starts with the syllable of the baby’s birth star and its quarter (pada). Enter the baby’s birth date, time and place in our free birth chart to see the star, the pada and the name letter.

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