Namkaran Muhurat 2026 — Shubh Dates for the Naming Ceremony

In 2026 there are 167 namkaran muhurat dates, 41 of them still ahead — the next is Sunday, 11 October 2026, 06:15 – 06:15 (12 October).

  • Computed for Dubai from the positions of the Sun and the Moon — not copied from a printed list.
  • Every window shows the nakshatra, tithi and weekday it was cleared on.

Namkaran Muhurat 2026 month by month

MonthHow manyDatesNote
January171, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29
February131, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 26
March151, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25, 27
April161, 2, 3, 6, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 27, 29, 30
May91, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15
June617, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26
July161, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 15, 19, 20, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31
August152, 3, 5, 7, 9, 14, 16, 17, 20, 24, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31
September143, 4, 7, 11, 13, 16, 17, 20, 21, 23, 24, 27, 28, 30
October181, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
November131, 4, 5, 6, 11, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22, 25, 26, 29
December152, 3, 4, 6, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 25, 30, 31

January 2026 namkaran muhurat dates

DateMuhuratNakshatraTithiWhy it qualifies
Thursday, 1 January 202607:04 – 20:52RohiniShukla TrayodashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Friday, 2 January 202617:24 – 18:34MrigashiraPurnimaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Sunday, 4 January 202613:41 – 07:05 (5 January)PushyaKrishna DwitiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Monday, 5 January 202607:05 – 11:55PushyaKrishna Dwitiya → Krishna Tritiya (kshaya)Naamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Thursday, 8 January 202610:54 – 07:05 (9 January)Uttara PhalguniKrishna Shashti → Krishna SaptamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Friday, 9 January 202607:05 – 07:05 (10 January)Uttara Phalguni, HastaKrishna Saptami → Krishna AshtamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Sunday, 11 January 202607:05 – 08:50ChitraKrishna AshtamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Monday, 12 January 202611:13 – 19:35SwatiKrishna DashamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Wednesday, 14 January 202607:05 – 01:33 (15 January)AnuradhaKrishna Ekadashi → Krishna DwadashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Sunday, 18 January 202623:52 – 07:05 (19 January)Uttara AshadhaShukla PratipadaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Monday, 19 January 202607:05 – 07:05 (20 January)Uttara Ashadha, ShravanaShukla Pratipada → Shukla DwitiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Wednesday, 21 January 202612:28 – 01:17 (22 January)ShatabhishaShukla TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Friday, 23 January 202613:03 – 07:04 (24 January)Uttara BhadrapadaShukla Panchami → Shukla ShashtiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Sunday, 25 January 202607:04 – 07:03 (26 January)Revati, AshwiniShukla Saptami → Shukla AshtamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Monday, 26 January 202607:03 – 11:03AshwiniShukla AshtamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Wednesday, 28 January 202607:57 – 07:02 (29 January)Rohini, MrigashiraShukla Dashami → Shukla EkadashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Thursday, 29 January 202607:02 – 03:59 (30 January)MrigashiraShukla Ekadashi → Shukla DwadashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday

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February 2026 namkaran muhurat dates

DateMuhuratNakshatraTithiWhy it qualifies
Sunday, 1 February 202607:01 – 22:28PushyaPurnimaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Wednesday, 4 February 202620:42 – 22:40Uttara PhalguniKrishna TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Thursday, 5 February 202622:52 – 06:59 (6 February)HastaKrishna PanchamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Friday, 6 February 202606:59 – 06:58 (7 February)Hasta, ChitraKrishna Panchami → Krishna ShashtiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Sunday, 8 February 202606:57 – 03:32 (9 February)SwatiKrishna Saptami → Krishna AshtamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Wednesday, 11 February 202608:29 – 09:23AnuradhaKrishna DashamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Sunday, 15 February 202606:53 – 15:35Uttara AshadhaKrishna TrayodashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Wednesday, 18 February 202606:51 – 19:46ShatabhishaShukla Pratipada → Shukla DwitiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Thursday, 19 February 202619:22 – 06:49 (20 February)Uttara BhadrapadaShukla TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Friday, 20 February 202606:49 – 13:08Uttara BhadrapadaShukla TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Sunday, 22 February 202606:47 – 16:24AshwiniShukla Panchami → Shukla ShashtiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Wednesday, 25 February 202601:11 – 06:44 (26 February)MrigashiraShukla DashamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Thursday, 26 February 202606:44 – 10:41MrigashiraShukla DashamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday

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March 2026 namkaran muhurat dates

DateMuhuratNakshatraTithiWhy it qualifies
Sunday, 1 March 202606:41 – 07:04PushyaShukla TrayodashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Wednesday, 4 March 202606:39 – 06:38 (5 March)Uttara PhalguniKrishna Pratipada → Krishna DwitiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Thursday, 5 March 202606:38 – 06:37 (6 March)Uttara Phalguni, HastaKrishna Dwitiya → Krishna TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Friday, 6 March 202606:37 – 16:23Hasta, ChitraKrishna TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Sunday, 8 March 202606:35 – 12:01SwatiKrishna PanchamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Monday, 9 March 202614:41 – 06:33 (10 March)AnuradhaKrishna Shashti → Krishna SaptamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Friday, 13 March 202601:33 – 06:29 (14 March)Uttara AshadhaKrishna DashamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Sunday, 15 March 202606:28 – 04:26 (16 March)ShravanaKrishna Ekadashi → Krishna DwadashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Monday, 16 March 202604:52 – 06:26 (17 March)ShatabhishaKrishna TrayodashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Wednesday, 18 March 202605:23 – 06:24 (19 March)Uttara BhadrapadaShukla PratipadaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Thursday, 19 March 202606:24 – 06:22 (20 March)Uttara Bhadrapada, RevatiShukla Pratipada → Shukla DwitiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Friday, 20 March 202606:22 – 06:21 (21 March)Revati, AshwiniShukla Dwitiya → Shukla TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Monday, 23 March 202619:19 – 06:18 (24 March)RohiniShukla ShashtiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Wednesday, 25 March 202606:17 – 16:03MrigashiraShukla Saptami → Shukla AshtamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Friday, 27 March 202613:54 – 06:14 (28 March)PushyaShukla DashamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday

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April 2026 namkaran muhurat dates

DateMuhuratNakshatraTithiWhy it qualifies
Wednesday, 1 April 202606:10 – 06:09 (2 April)Uttara Phalguni, HastaPurnimaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Thursday, 2 April 202606:09 – 06:08 (3 April)Hasta, ChitraPurnima → Krishna PratipadaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Friday, 3 April 202606:08 – 06:07 (4 April)Chitra, SwatiKrishna Pratipada → Krishna DwitiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Monday, 6 April 202612:41 – 01:26 (7 April)AnuradhaKrishna PanchamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Friday, 10 April 202609:58 – 21:46Uttara AshadhaKrishna AshtamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Sunday, 12 April 202605:59 – 13:44ShravanaKrishna DashamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Monday, 13 April 202614:33 – 05:57 (14 April)ShatabhishaKrishna Ekadashi → Krishna DwadashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Wednesday, 15 April 202613:52 – 21:01Uttara BhadrapadaKrishna TrayodashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Friday, 17 April 202615:51 – 05:53 (18 April)AshwiniShukla PratipadaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Sunday, 19 April 202603:05 – 05:52 (20 April)RohiniShukla TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Monday, 20 April 202602:45 – 05:51 (21 April)MrigashiraShukla PanchamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Thursday, 23 April 202619:27 – 05:48 (24 April)PushyaShukla AshtamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Friday, 24 April 202605:48 – 17:52PushyaShukla AshtamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Monday, 27 April 202619:48 – 05:45 (28 April)Uttara PhalguniShukla DwadashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Wednesday, 29 April 202605:44 – 18:22HastaShukla TrayodashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Thursday, 30 April 202619:43 – 05:42 (1 May)Chitra, SwatiPurnimaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday

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May 2026 namkaran muhurat dates

DateMuhuratNakshatraTithiWhy it qualifies
Friday, 1 May 202605:42 – 03:05 (2 May)SwatiPurnima → Krishna PratipadaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Sunday, 3 May 202605:41 – 05:40 (4 May)AnuradhaKrishna Dwitiya → Krishna TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Monday, 4 May 202605:40 – 08:28AnuradhaKrishna TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Thursday, 7 May 202617:15 – 05:38 (8 May)Uttara AshadhaKrishna ShashtiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Friday, 8 May 202605:38 – 05:37 (9 May)Uttara Ashadha, ShravanaKrishna Shashti → Krishna SaptamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Monday, 11 May 202613:55 – 23:58ShatabhishaKrishna DashamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Wednesday, 13 May 202605:35 – 05:34 (14 May)Uttara Bhadrapada, RevatiKrishna Ekadashi → Krishna DwadashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Thursday, 14 May 202605:34 – 05:34 (15 May)Revati, AshwiniKrishna Dwadashi → Krishna TrayodashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Friday, 15 May 202605:34 – 07:01AshwiniKrishna TrayodashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday

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June 2026 namkaran muhurat dates

DateMuhuratNakshatraTithiWhy it qualifies
Wednesday, 17 June 202612:07 – 20:09PushyaShukla TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Sunday, 21 June 202608:01 – 05:29 (22 June)Uttara PhalguniShukla Saptami → Shukla AshtamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Monday, 22 June 202605:29 – 14:10Uttara Phalguni, HastaShukla AshtamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Wednesday, 24 June 202605:29 – 05:30 (25 June)Chitra, SwatiShukla Dashami → Shukla EkadashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Thursday, 25 June 202605:30 – 14:59SwatiShukla EkadashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Friday, 26 June 202617:46 – 05:30 (27 June)AnuradhaShukla Dwadashi → Shukla TrayodashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday

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July 2026 namkaran muhurat dates

DateMuhuratNakshatraTithiWhy it qualifies
Wednesday, 1 July 202605:32 – 05:32 (2 July)Uttara AshadhaKrishna Pratipada → Krishna DwitiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Thursday, 2 July 202605:32 – 05:32 (3 July)Uttara Ashadha, ShravanaKrishna Dwitiya → Krishna TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Friday, 3 July 202605:32 – 09:50ShravanaKrishna TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Sunday, 5 July 202605:33 – 13:42ShatabhishaKrishna Panchami → Krishna ShashtiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Monday, 6 July 202614:37 – 05:34 (7 July)Uttara BhadrapadaKrishna SaptamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Wednesday, 8 July 202605:34 – 10:52RevatiKrishna AshtamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Thursday, 9 July 202609:08 – 13:26AshwiniKrishna DashamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Sunday, 12 July 202605:36 – 21:00Rohini, MrigashiraKrishna TrayodashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Wednesday, 15 July 202605:37 – 20:16PushyaShukla Pratipada → Shukla DwitiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Sunday, 19 July 202605:39 – 05:40 (20 July)Uttara Phalguni, HastaShukla Shashti → Shukla SaptamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Monday, 20 July 202605:40 – 05:40 (21 July)Hasta, ChitraShukla Saptami → Shukla AshtamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Thursday, 23 July 202600:12 – 05:42 (24 July)AnuradhaShukla DashamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Friday, 24 July 202605:42 – 03:06 (25 July)AnuradhaShukla Dashami → Shukla EkadashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Wednesday, 29 July 202605:44 – 05:44 (30 July)Uttara Ashadha, ShravanaPurnima → Krishna PratipadaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Thursday, 30 July 202605:44 – 16:13ShravanaKrishna PratipadaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Friday, 31 July 202617:57 – 05:45 (1 August)ShatabhishaKrishna Dwitiya → Krishna TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday

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August 2026 namkaran muhurat dates

DateMuhuratNakshatraTithiWhy it qualifies
Sunday, 2 August 202621:45 – 05:46 (3 August)Uttara BhadrapadaKrishna PanchamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Monday, 3 August 202605:46 – 05:47 (4 August)Uttara Bhadrapada, RevatiKrishna Panchami → Krishna ShashtiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Wednesday, 5 August 202605:47 – 19:48AshwiniKrishna Saptami → Krishna AshtamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Friday, 7 August 202617:13 – 05:49 (8 August)RohiniKrishna DashamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Sunday, 9 August 202605:49 – 13:13MrigashiraKrishna Ekadashi → Krishna DwadashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Friday, 14 August 202602:12 – 05:52 (15 August)Uttara PhalguniShukla TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Sunday, 16 August 202615:23 – 05:53 (17 August)Hasta, ChitraShukla PanchamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Monday, 17 August 202605:53 – 05:53 (18 August)Chitra, SwatiShukla Panchami → Shukla ShashtiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Thursday, 20 August 202607:38 – 19:48AnuradhaShukla AshtamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Monday, 24 August 202618:58 – 05:56 (25 August)Uttara AshadhaShukla Dwadashi → Shukla TrayodashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Wednesday, 26 August 202605:57 – 06:29ShravanaShukla TrayodashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Thursday, 27 August 202600:45 – 05:57 (28 August)ShatabhishaPurnimaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Friday, 28 August 202605:57 – 01:43 (29 August)ShatabhishaPurnima → Krishna PratipadaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Sunday, 30 August 202605:58 – 05:58 (31 August)Uttara Bhadrapada, RevatiKrishna Dwitiya → Krishna TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Monday, 31 August 202605:58 – 07:21RevatiKrishna TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday

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September 2026 namkaran muhurat dates

DateMuhuratNakshatraTithiWhy it qualifies
Thursday, 3 September 202622:59 – 06:00 (4 September)RohiniKrishna Saptami → Krishna AshtamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Friday, 4 September 202606:00 – 22:44Rohini, MrigashiraKrishna AshtamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Monday, 7 September 202616:44 – 06:02 (8 September)PushyaKrishna DwadashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Friday, 11 September 202611:46 – 06:03 (12 September)Uttara PhalguniShukla PratipadaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Sunday, 13 September 202606:03 – 05:37 (14 September)Hasta, ChitraShukla TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Wednesday, 16 September 202615:52 – 06:05 (17 September)AnuradhaShukla ShashtiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Thursday, 17 September 202606:05 – 18:23AnuradhaShukla Shashti → Shukla SaptamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Sunday, 20 September 202603:04 – 06:06 (21 September)Uttara AshadhaShukla DashamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Monday, 21 September 202606:06 – 06:07 (22 September)Uttara Ashadha, ShravanaShukla Dashami → Shukla EkadashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Wednesday, 23 September 202606:07 – 07:39ShravanaShukla DwadashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Thursday, 24 September 202609:05 – 21:48ShatabhishaShukla TrayodashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Sunday, 27 September 202606:09 – 06:09 (28 September)Uttara Bhadrapada, RevatiKrishna Pratipada → Krishna DwitiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Monday, 28 September 202606:09 – 06:09 (29 September)Revati, AshwiniKrishna Dwitiya → Krishna TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Wednesday, 30 September 202604:32 – 06:10 (1 October)RohiniKrishna PanchamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday

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October 2026 namkaran muhurat dates

DateMuhuratNakshatraTithiWhy it qualifies
Thursday, 1 October 202606:10 – 06:11 (2 October)Rohini, MrigashiraKrishna Panchami → Krishna ShashtiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Friday, 2 October 202606:11 – 01:25 (3 October)MrigashiraKrishna Shashti → Krishna SaptamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Sunday, 4 October 202602:24 – 06:12 (5 October)PushyaKrishna DashamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Monday, 5 October 202606:12 – 21:39PushyaKrishna DashamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Thursday, 8 October 202619:50 – 20:46Uttara PhalguniKrishna TrayodashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Sunday, 11 October 202606:15 – 06:15 (12 October)Chitra, SwatiShukla Pratipada → Shukla DwitiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Monday, 12 October 202606:15 – 22:22SwatiShukla Dwitiya → Shukla TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Wednesday, 14 October 202623:43 – 02:33 (15 October)AnuradhaShukla PanchamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Sunday, 18 October 202611:19 – 06:18 (19 October)Uttara AshadhaShukla AshtamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Monday, 19 October 202606:18 – 09:22Uttara AshadhaShukla AshtamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Wednesday, 21 October 202618:18 – 06:20 (22 October)ShatabhishaShukla EkadashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Thursday, 22 October 202606:20 – 19:19ShatabhishaShukla Ekadashi → Shukla DwadashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Friday, 23 October 202619:33 – 06:21 (24 October)Uttara BhadrapadaShukla TrayodashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Sunday, 25 October 202610:26 – 06:22 (26 October)Revati, AshwiniPurnimaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Monday, 26 October 202606:22 – 16:11AshwiniPurnima → Krishna Pratipada (kshaya)Naamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Wednesday, 28 October 202611:56 – 23:37RohiniKrishna TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Thursday, 29 October 202620:40 – 06:25 (30 October)MrigashiraKrishna PanchamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Friday, 30 October 202606:25 – 07:34MrigashiraKrishna PanchamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday

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November 2026 namkaran muhurat dates

DateMuhuratNakshatraTithiWhy it qualifies
Sunday, 1 November 202606:26 – 03:00 (2 November)PushyaKrishna Saptami → Krishna AshtamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Wednesday, 4 November 202602:00 – 06:28 (5 November)Uttara PhalguniKrishna EkadashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Thursday, 5 November 202606:28 – 06:29 (6 November)Uttara Phalguni, HastaKrishna Ekadashi → Krishna DwadashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Friday, 6 November 202606:29 – 06:30 (7 November)Hasta, ChitraKrishna Dwadashi → Krishna TrayodashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Wednesday, 11 November 202606:32 – 10:08AnuradhaShukla DwitiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Sunday, 15 November 202606:35 – 06:36 (16 November)Uttara Ashadha, ShravanaShukla Shashti → Shukla SaptamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Monday, 16 November 202606:36 – 00:47 (17 November)ShravanaShukla SaptamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Thursday, 19 November 202605:26 – 06:38 (20 November)Uttara BhadrapadaShukla Dashami → Shukla EkadashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Friday, 20 November 202606:38 – 06:39 (21 November)Uttara Bhadrapada, RevatiShukla Ekadashi → Shukla DwadashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Sunday, 22 November 202606:40 – 01:07 (23 November)AshwiniShukla TrayodashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Wednesday, 25 November 202606:42 – 06:43 (26 November)Rohini, MrigashiraKrishna Pratipada → Krishna DwitiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Thursday, 26 November 202606:43 – 16:17MrigashiraKrishna Dwitiya → Krishna TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Sunday, 29 November 202606:45 – 09:29PushyaKrishna ShashtiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday

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December 2026 namkaran muhurat dates

DateMuhuratNakshatraTithiWhy it qualifies
Wednesday, 2 December 202621:22 – 06:48 (3 December)Uttara PhalguniKrishna DashamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Thursday, 3 December 202606:48 – 06:49 (4 December)Uttara Phalguni, HastaKrishna Dashami → Krishna EkadashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Friday, 4 December 202606:49 – 06:49 (5 December)Hasta, ChitraKrishna Ekadashi → Krishna DwadashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Sunday, 6 December 202606:50 – 12:08SwatiKrishna TrayodashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Friday, 11 December 202601:34 – 06:54 (12 December)Uttara AshadhaShukla TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Sunday, 13 December 202615:18 – 06:55 (14 December)ShravanaShukla PanchamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Monday, 14 December 202606:55 – 07:42ShravanaShukla PanchamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
Wednesday, 16 December 202606:56 – 12:32ShatabhishaShukla SaptamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Thursday, 17 December 202614:00 – 21:56Uttara BhadrapadaShukla AshtamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
Friday, 18 December 202621:44 – 06:58 (19 December)RevatiShukla DashamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Sunday, 20 December 202606:59 – 13:25AshwiniShukla EkadashiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
Wednesday, 23 December 202609:17 – 03:23 (24 December)MrigashiraPurnima (kshaya)Naamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Friday, 25 December 202621:20 – 07:01 (26 December)PushyaKrishna Dwitiya → Krishna TritiyaNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
Wednesday, 30 December 202607:03 – 07:03 (31 December)Uttara Phalguni, HastaKrishna Saptami → Krishna AshtamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
Thursday, 31 December 202607:03 – 11:02HastaKrishna AshtamiNaamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday

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Closed periods in 2026

PeriodFromUntil
Adhika Jyeshtha — adhika (extra) month17 May 2026, 00:0115 June 2026, 06:54

Namkaran Muhurat rules used on this page

  • Where these rules come from: the naamkaran rules as the largest computed naming-ceremony list applies them. That list was checked for New Delhi across 2026 and 2027, and every date it prints is on this page.
  • Weekday: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Sunday (the Vedic weekday, which changes at sunrise). Never Tuesday or Saturday.
  • Nakshatra: the Moon in one of these 14 — Ashwini, Rohini, Mrigashira, Pushya, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada and Revati.
  • Tithi: any tithi of either fortnight except Chaturthi, Navami, Chaturdashi or Amavasya.
  • Season: none — a child is named in whatever month it is born; only an adhika month is closed, as the reference list closes it. Adhika Jyeshtha, an adhika month, runs from 17 May 2026 to 15 June 2026.
  • When — guidance, not computed: the naming is traditionally held on the eleventh or twelfth day after birth, when the ten days of sutak end. A family that cannot hold it then, or holds it later — at three months or at a year is common — picks a date from this list.
  • The name itself: the first syllable usually follows the pada of the child's birth nakshatra; the baby name finder gives the syllables for a birth date and time.
  • The day: sunrise to the next sunrise, for Dubai. A day any closed period touches is left out whole; inside the days that remain, the muhurat is the time when every condition above holds at once, for at least 20 minutes.
  • Not checked here: the child's own chart and the lagna. A priest checks these against the birth details.

Why other calendars show different dates

  • More windows, not other ones. Every date the largest computed naming-ceremony list prints for New Delhi is here. This page also keeps short windows and those that open late at night or before dawn, which that list mostly leaves out.
  • Sunday. Some written rules give only Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; the computed list also allows Sunday, and so does this page. Families who keep to the four days can skip the Sunday rows.
  • The city. The day starts at sunrise, so a window near dawn can fall on a different date in another city.

Muhurat for another city

The day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise, and sunrise differs across India by well over an hour — so a window near dawn can belong to a different date in another city, and every clock time moves.

These links recompute the list for the city you pick. They are variants of this page: each carries a canonical back to the address above and asks search engines not to index it.

Common questions

How many namkaran muhurat dates are there in 2026?

167. By month: January 17, February 13, March 15, April 16, May 9, June 6, July 16, August 15, September 14, October 18, November 13, December 15.

When is the next namkaran muhurat in 2026?

Sunday, 11 October 2026, 06:15 – 06:15 (12 October), with the Moon in Chitra (times for Dubai).

On which day after birth is the naming done?

Traditionally the eleventh or twelfth day, when the ten days of sutak end. This list is for a family that holds the ceremony on another day — later, or because that day is not clean.

Can the naming ceremony be on a Sunday?

Yes in this list: the computed naming-ceremony list it follows allows Sunday. It never allows Tuesday or Saturday.

Why does another panchang show different dates?

Each difference is set out above under 'Why other calendars show different dates' — which rules differ, and which windows this list keeps that others leave out.