Mundan Muhurat 2026: Auspicious Dates & Times
12 auspicious Mundan (first haircut) days in 2026 for New Delhi — 0 still ahead from 29 Oct 2026.
Times below are for New Delhi (IST). Muhurat times change from city to city because each Hindu day runs from local sunrise to the next sunrise — choose your city to recompute.
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Mundan muhurat dates 2026, month by month
October 2026 · no dates
No mundan muhurat this month — Sun in Kanya (Virgo), Shukra Asta.
November 2026 · no dates
No mundan muhurat this month — Sun in Tula (Libra).
December 2026 · no dates
No mundan muhurat this month — Sun in Vrishchika (Scorpio).
Earlier in 2026 (past dates): Jan 0 · Feb 4 · Mar 0 · Apr 2 · May 2 · Jun 3 · Jul 1 · Aug 0 · Sep 0
January 2026 · no dates
No mundan muhurat this month — Shukra Asta.
February 2026 · 4 days
| Date | Day | Time window | Nakshatra | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb | Friday | 07:06 – 18:04 | Hasta | Krishna Panchami |
| 18 Feb | Wednesday | 16:58 – 18:13 | Shatabhisha | Shukla Dwitiya |
| 26 Feb | Thursday | 06:50 – 12:12 | Mrigashira | Shukla Dashami |
| 27 Feb | Friday | 10:49 – 11:32 | Punarvasu | Shukla Ekadashi |
March 2026 · no dates
No mundan muhurat this month — Kharmas.
April 2026 · 2 days
| Date | Day | Time window | Nakshatra | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr | Thursday | 05:48 – 18:51 | Punarvasu | Shukla Saptami |
| 29 Apr | Wednesday | 05:42 – 18:55 | Hasta | Shukla Trayodashi |
May 2026 · 2 days
| Date | Day | Time window | Nakshatra | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May | Monday | 15:25 – 19:02 | Shatabhisha | Krishna Dashami |
| 14 May | Thursday | 11:21 – 17:04 | Revati | Krishna Trayodashi |
June 2026 · 3 days
| Date | Day | Time window | Nakshatra | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun | Wednesday | 05:23 – 19:21 | Punarvasu, Pushya | Shukla Tritiya |
| 24 Jun | Wednesday | 10:24 – 19:23 | Chitra, Swati | Shukla Dashami, Shukla Ekadashi |
| 25 Jun | Thursday | 05:25 – 07:09 | Swati | Shukla Ekadashi |
July 2026 · 1 day
| Date | Day | Time window | Nakshatra | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul | Thursday | 10:38 – 14:57 | Ashwini | Krishna Dashami |
August 2026 · no dates
No mundan muhurat this month — Guru Asta, Sun in Karka (Cancer).
September 2026 · no dates
No mundan muhurat this month — Sun in Simha (Leo).
Why some months have no dates
- 11 Dec 2025 – 4 Feb 2026: Shukra (Venus) Asta, with 3 days before and after ()
- 16 Dec 2025 – 14 Jan 2026: Kharmas — Sun in Dhanu (Sagittarius) ()
- 15 Mar 2026 – 14 Apr 2026: Kharmas — Sun in Meena (Pisces) ()
- 17 May 2026 – 15 Jun 2026: Adhik Jyeshtha (leap month) ()
- 12 Jul 2026 – 15 Aug 2026: Guru (Jupiter) Asta, with 3 days before and after ()
- 16 Jul 2026 – 17 Aug 2026: Sun in Karka (Cancer)
- 17 Aug 2026 – 17 Sept 2026: Sun in Simha (Leo)
- 17 Sept 2026 – 17 Oct 2026: Sun in Kanya (Virgo)
- 9 Oct 2026 – 1 Nov 2026: Shukra (Venus) Asta, with 3 days before and after ()
- 17 Oct 2026 – 16 Nov 2026: Sun in Tula (Libra)
- 16 Nov 2026 – 16 Dec 2026: Sun in Vrishchika (Scorpio)
- 16 Dec 2026 – 14 Jan 2027: Kharmas — Sun in Dhanu (Sagittarius) ()
Dates are for India (IST). A period that touches part of a day rules that whole sunrise-to-sunrise day out.
How these dates are chosen
This is the Panchang Shuddhi step: the day’s , , , and weekday must all be suitable at the same time. Mundan is done in daylight, so only the sunrise-to-sunset part of each day is listed.
- Sun’s month: only while the Sun is in Makara, Kumbha, Mesha, Vrishabha or Mithuna (roughly mid-January to mid-July, skipping Meena).
- Nakshatra: Ashwini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Jyeshtha, Shravana, Dhanishtha, Shatabhisha and Revati.
- Tithi and weekday: Dwitiya, Tritiya, Panchami, Saptami, Dashami, Ekadashi or Trayodashi, on a Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. Not in , the harsh Yogas, , a Sankranti or eclipse day, an , or while Jupiter or Venus is .
These follow the Mundan (Chudakarana) rules Drik Panchang describes. Families also go by the child’s age (Drik Panchang notes the 3rd, 5th or 7th year for boys and even years for girls) and their own custom; the priest checks the child’s Moon and star (Chandra and Tara bala) and the Lagna on the day.
Everything is computed from the real sidereal () positions of the Sun and Moon — the same engine as our daily Panchang — for each place’s own sunrise-to-sunrise day. Windows shorter than 5 minutes are dropped. How we calculate this →
Frequently Asked Questions
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