Naamkaran Muhurat
Tradition places the Naamkaran on the 11th or 12th day after birth. An auspicious day near that is chosen — the full year is listed below.
Open “why this day was chosen” beside each date — it names every rule and its value, so you can check it against your own panchang. A calculation that cannot be verified does not deserve trust.
All the calculation happens in this browser — your city is never sent anywhere.
What this page tells you
This gives auspicious days for a child’s naming ceremony — for your city, each with the reasoning shown.
How a day is chosen
The tests are kept a little more open here, because the ceremony is bound to a time — tradition places it in the first weeks after birth. Sixteen nakshatras are held favourable, among them Ashwini, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Shravana and Revati. The weekdays are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Rikta tithis (4, 9, 14) and the new moon are removed. Both fortnights are allowed — no bright-fortnight condition is imposed here.
How to read the result
Each day carries its auspicious hours, derived from your city’s sunrise. The tradition also fixes the first syllable of the name from the birth nakshatra — that is a separate matter and needs the child’s birth time. This page gives days, not syllables.
Common questions
By when should the naming be done?
Tradition often names the 11th or 12th day after birth; in many places within the first month. Customs differ — follow your family’s.
How is the first syllable decided?
From the birth nakshatra and its pada. That needs the birth time and place — the nakshatra calculator gives it.
Can a naming be held in the dark fortnight?
Yes. No bright-fortnight condition is applied to naming, though it is applied to the first feeding and the tonsure. That is why more days appear here.