Which are the best namkaran dates in 2027?

The 86 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 2027: Naming Ceremony Dates and Times

January 2027 · 6 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Mon, 4 January	7:14 am – 12:25 pm	Anuradha	Krishna Dwadashi
Fri, 8 January	9:13 am – 12:27 pm	Uttara Ashadha	Shukla Pratipada
Mon, 11 January	7:15 am – 9:28 am	Dhanishta	Shukla Tritiya
Fri, 15 January	7:15 am – 12:30 pm	Revati	Shukla Saptami
Wed, 20 January	7:14 am – 12:32 pm	Mrigashira	Shukla Trayodashi
Thu, 28 January	7:11 am – 12:34 pm	Chitra, Swati	Krishna Saptami

February 2027 · 6 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Mon, 8 February	7:05 am – 12:35 pm	Shatabhisha	Shukla Dwitiya
Thu, 11 February	7:03 am – 12:35 pm	Revati	Shukla Panchami
Thu, 18 February	6:57 am – 12:35 pm	Punarvasu, Pushya	Shukla Dwadashi
Fri, 19 February	6:56 am – 11:14 am	Pushya	Shukla Trayodashi
Mon, 22 February	11:55 am – 12:34 pm	Uttara Phalguni	Krishna Dwitiya
Thu, 25 February	6:50 am – 12:34 pm	Chitra, Swati	Krishna Panchami

March 2027 · 8 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Thu, 4 March	6:43 am – 12:33 pm	Uttara Ashadha, Shravana	Krishna Ekadashi, Krishna Dwadashi
Fri, 5 March	6:42 am – 12:32 pm	Shravana, Dhanishta	Krishna Dwadashi, Krishna Trayodashi
Wed, 10 March	6:37 am – 12:31 pm	Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati	Shukla Dwitiya
Thu, 11 March	6:35 am – 12:31 pm	Ashwini, Revati	Shukla Tritiya
Wed, 17 March	6:45 am – 12:29 pm	Punarvasu, Pushya	Shukla Dashami
Thu, 18 March	6:28 am – 12:29 pm	Pushya	Shukla Ekadashi
Wed, 24 March	6:21 am – 12:27 pm	Chitra, Swati	Krishna Dwitiya
Thu, 25 March	6:19 am – 12:27 pm	Swati	Krishna Tritiya

April 2027 · 8 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Thu, 1 April	6:11 am – 12:25 pm	Uttara Ashadha, Shravana	Krishna Dashami
Fri, 2 April	6:10 am – 12:25 pm	Shravana, Dhanishta	Krishna Ekadashi
Wed, 7 April	6:05 am – 12:23 pm	Ashwini, Revati	Shukla Pratipada
Thu, 8 April	6:03 am – 12:23 pm	Ashwini	Shukla Dwitiya
Mon, 19 April	5:52 am – 6:08 am	Hasta	Shukla Trayodashi
Wed, 21 April	5:50 am – 12:20 pm	Swati	Krishna Pratipada
Fri, 23 April	5:48 am – 12:19 pm	Anuradha	Krishna Tritiya
Wed, 28 April	5:43 am – 12:18 pm	Uttara Ashadha	Krishna Saptami

May 2027 · 7 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Mon, 3 May	5:39 am – 12:18 pm	Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati	Krishna Dwadashi
Wed, 12 May	5:32 am – 12:17 pm	Pushya	Shukla Saptami
Mon, 17 May	5:29 am – 12:17 pm	Hasta, Chitra	Shukla Dwadashi
Fri, 21 May	5:27 am – 12:17 pm	Anuradha	Krishna Pratipada
Thu, 27 May	5:25 am – 12:18 pm	Dhanishta	Krishna Saptami
Fri, 28 May	5:24 am – 6:26 am	Dhanishta	Krishna Saptami
Mon, 31 May	5:24 am – 12:18 pm	Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati	Krishna Dashami, Krishna Ekadashi

June 2027 · 5 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Wed, 2 June	5:23 am – 12:16 pm	Ashwini	Krishna Dwadashi, Krishna Trayodashi
Mon, 7 June	5:22 am – 12:20 pm	Punarvasu	Shukla Tritiya
Mon, 14 June	5:22 am – 12:21 pm	Chitra, Swati	Shukla Ekadashi
Mon, 21 June	5:23 am – 12:22 pm	Uttara Ashadha	Krishna Dwitiya, Krishna Tritiya
Thu, 24 June	5:24 am – 12:23 pm	Dhanishta, Shatabhisha	Krishna Panchami

July 2027 · 9 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Fri, 2 July	5:27 am – 12:25 pm	Rohini	Krishna Trayodashi
Mon, 5 July	5:28 am – 12:25 pm	Punarvasu, Pushya	Shukla Dwitiya
Mon, 12 July	11:41 am – 12:26 pm	Swati	Shukla Dashami
Wed, 14 July	5:32 am – 12:26 pm	Anuradha	Shukla Ekadashi
Mon, 19 July	5:35 am – 12:27 pm	Uttara Ashadha, Shravana	Krishna Pratipada
Wed, 21 July	5:36 am – 12:27 pm	Dhanishta, Shatabhisha	Krishna Tritiya
Mon, 26 July	5:38 am – 10:25 am	Ashwini	Krishna Saptami
Thu, 29 July	5:40 am – 12:27 pm	Rohini, Mrigashira	Krishna Dashami, Krishna Ekadashi
Fri, 30 July	5:41 am – 12:27 pm	Mrigashira	Krishna Dwadashi

August 2027 · 5 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Fri, 6 August	5:45 am – 12:26 pm	Uttara Phalguni, Hasta	Shukla Panchami
Wed, 11 August	5:47 am – 9:14 am	Anuradha	Shukla Dashami
Wed, 18 August	5:51 am – 12:24 pm	Shatabhisha	Krishna Pratipada
Fri, 20 August	7:39 am – 12:24 pm	Uttara Bhadrapada	Krishna Tritiya
Fri, 27 August	5:56 am – 10:22 am	Mrigashira	Krishna Dashami

September 2027 · 5 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Thu, 2 September	5:59 am – 12:20 pm	Uttara Phalguni, Hasta	Shukla Dwitiya
Fri, 3 September	6:00 am – 12:20 pm	Hasta	Shukla Tritiya
Mon, 13 September	6:04 am – 12:17 pm	Shravana, Dhanishta	Shukla Trayodashi
Wed, 22 September	6:09 am – 12:13 pm	Rohini, Mrigashira	Krishna Saptami
Thu, 30 September	8:06 am – 12:11 pm	Hasta, Chitra	Shukla Pratipada

October 2027 · 6 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Fri, 1 October	6:13 am – 12:10 pm	Chitra, Swati	Shukla Dwitiya
Mon, 4 October	6:15 am – 12:09 pm	Anuradha	Shukla Panchami
Mon, 11 October	6:19 am – 12:07 pm	Dhanishta, Shatabhisha	Shukla Ekadashi
Wed, 20 October	6:24 am – 12:05 pm	Mrigashira	Krishna Panchami
Fri, 22 October	6:25 am – 11:56 am	Punarvasu	Krishna Saptami
Wed, 27 October	6:29 am – 12:04 pm	Uttara Phalguni, Hasta	Krishna Trayodashi

November 2027 · 11 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Mon, 1 November	6:32 am – 9:57 am	Anuradha	Shukla Tritiya
Fri, 5 November	6:35 am – 12:04 pm	Uttara Ashadha, Shravana	Shukla Saptami
Mon, 8 November	6:37 am – 12:04 pm	Shatabhisha	Shukla Dashami
Wed, 10 November	6:39 am – 12:04 pm	Uttara Bhadrapada	Shukla Ekadashi, Shukla Dwadashi
Thu, 11 November	6:40 am – 12:04 pm	Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati	Shukla Dwadashi, Shukla Trayodashi
Fri, 12 November	6:41 am – 10:21 am	Ashwini, Revati	Shukla Trayodashi
Mon, 15 November	7:06 am – 12:05 pm	Rohini, Mrigashira	Krishna Pratipada, Krishna Dwitiya
Thu, 18 November	6:45 am – 12:06 pm	Punarvasu	Krishna Panchami
Wed, 24 November	6:50 am – 12:07 pm	Hasta, Chitra	Krishna Ekadashi
Thu, 25 November	6:51 am – 12:07 pm	Chitra, Swati	Krishna Dwadashi, Krishna Trayodashi
Fri, 26 November	6:52 am – 9:48 am	Swati	Krishna Trayodashi

December 2027 · 10 dates

Date	Muhurat (auspicious time)	Nakshatra	Tithi
Fri, 3 December	6:57 am – 12:10 pm	Shravana	Shukla Panchami
Wed, 8 December	7:01 am – 12:12 pm	Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati	Shukla Dashami
Thu, 9 December	7:01 am – 12:13 pm	Ashwini, Revati	Shukla Ekadashi
Fri, 10 December	7:02 am – 12:13 pm	Ashwini	Shukla Dwadashi
Wed, 15 December	11:21 am – 12:16 pm	Punarvasu	Krishna Dwitiya
Wed, 22 December	7:09 am – 12:19 pm	Chitra, Swati	Krishna Dashami
Thu, 23 December	7:10 am – 12:19 pm	Swati	Krishna Ekadashi
Wed, 29 December	7:25 am – 12:22 pm	Uttara Ashadha	Shukla Dwitiya
Thu, 30 December	7:13 am – 12:23 pm	Uttara Ashadha, Shravana	Shukla Tritiya
Fri, 31 December	7:13 am – 8:12 am	Shravana	Shukla Tritiya

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.

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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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