Muhurat · अन्नप्राशन मुहूर्त

Annaprashan (First Solid Food) Muhurat 2026

164 auspicious days · computed from tithi, nakshatra and vaar

Annaprashan marks the child’s first taste of solid food — usually in the sixth month for boys and the fifth or seventh for girls. Nourishing, benefic nakshatras are chosen for a samskara concerned with health and sustenance.

What to avoid

Avoid Amavasya, Rikta tithis, and the child’s birth nakshatra. Tuesdays and Saturdays are traditionally skipped.

Auspicious dates by month

January 202614 days

1 (Thu, Rohini) · 5 (Mon, Pushya) · 7 (Wed, Magha) · 9 (Fri, Uttara) · 10 (Sat, Hasta) · 14 (Wed, Anuradha) · 16 (Fri, Mula) · 20 (Tue, Shravana) · 21 (Wed, Dhanishta) · 23 (Fri, Purva) · 25 (Sun, Revati) · 26 (Mon, Ashwini) · 29 (Thu, Rohini) · 31 (Sat, Punarvasu)

February 202611 days

1 (Sun, Pushya) · 4 (Wed, Purva) · 6 (Fri, Hasta) · 8 (Sun, Swati) · 12 (Thu, Jyeshtha) · 13 (Fri, Mula) · 19 (Thu, Purva) · 20 (Fri, Uttara) · 22 (Sun, Ashwini) · 26 (Thu, Mrigashira) · 28 (Sat, Punarvasu)

March 202614 days

1 (Sun, Pushya) · 5 (Thu, Uttara) · 6 (Fri, Hasta) · 8 (Sun, Swati) · 10 (Tue, Anuradha) · 13 (Fri, Purva) · 15 (Sun, Shravana) · 16 (Mon, Dhanishta) · 20 (Fri, Revati) · 21 (Sat, Ashwini) · 24 (Tue, Rohini) · 25 (Wed, Mrigashira) · 28 (Sat, Pushya) · 31 (Tue, Purva)

April 202615 days

2 (Thu, Hasta) · 3 (Fri, Chitra) · 4 (Sat, Swati) · 9 (Thu, Mula) · 12 (Sun, Shravana) · 13 (Mon, Dhanishta) · 15 (Wed, Purva) · 18 (Sat, Ashwini) · 20 (Mon, Rohini) · 21 (Tue, Mrigashira) · 23 (Thu, Punarvasu) · 24 (Fri, Pushya) · 26 (Sun, Magha) · 27 (Mon, Purva) · 29 (Wed, Hasta)

May 202616 days

1 (Fri, Swati) · 4 (Mon, Anuradha) · 7 (Thu, Purva) · 9 (Sat, Shravana) · 13 (Wed, Uttara) · 14 (Thu, Revati) · 15 (Fri, Ashwini) · 18 (Mon, Rohini) · 19 (Tue, Mrigashira) · 21 (Thu, Pushya) · 25 (Mon, Uttara) · 26 (Tue, Hasta) · 27 (Wed, Hasta) · 28 (Thu, Chitra) · 29 (Fri, Swati) · 31 (Sun, Anuradha)

June 202611 days

3 (Wed, Purva) · 5 (Fri, Shravana) · 7 (Sun, Dhanishta) · 10 (Wed, Uttara) · 11 (Thu, Revati) · 12 (Fri, Ashwini) · 17 (Wed, Punarvasu) · 21 (Sun, Purva) · 24 (Wed, Chitra) · 25 (Thu, Swati) · 27 (Sat, Anuradha)

July 202614 days

2 (Thu, Uttara) · 3 (Fri, Shravana) · 8 (Wed, Revati) · 12 (Sun, Rohini) · 15 (Wed, Pushya) · 17 (Fri, Magha) · 18 (Sat, Purva) · 20 (Mon, Hasta) · 21 (Tue, Chitra) · 24 (Fri, Anuradha) · 25 (Sat, Jyeshtha) · 27 (Mon, Mula) · 30 (Thu, Shravana) · 31 (Fri, Dhanishta)

August 202613 days

3 (Mon, Uttara) · 5 (Wed, Ashwini) · 8 (Sat, Rohini) · 9 (Sun, Mrigashira) · 14 (Fri, Purva) · 15 (Sat, Uttara) · 17 (Mon, Chitra) · 18 (Tue, Swati) · 19 (Wed, Swati) · 22 (Sat, Jyeshtha) · 23 (Sun, Mula) · 26 (Wed, Shravana) · 31 (Mon, Revati)

September 202612 days

4 (Fri, Rohini) · 7 (Mon, Punarvasu) · 13 (Sun, Hasta) · 14 (Mon, Chitra) · 17 (Thu, Anuradha) · 18 (Fri, Jyeshtha) · 21 (Mon, Uttara) · 22 (Tue, Uttara) · 23 (Wed, Shravana) · 24 (Thu, Dhanishta) · 28 (Mon, Revati) · 29 (Tue, Ashwini)

October 202614 days

1 (Thu, Rohini) · 2 (Fri, Mrigashira) · 5 (Mon, Pushya) · 8 (Thu, Purva) · 11 (Sun, Chitra) · 12 (Mon, Swati) · 15 (Thu, Jyeshtha) · 17 (Sat, Mula) · 18 (Sun, Purva) · 21 (Wed, Dhanishta) · 22 (Thu, Shatabhisha) · 24 (Sat, Uttara) · 26 (Mon, Ashwini) · 30 (Fri, Mrigashira)

November 202615 days

1 (Sun, Pushya) · 4 (Wed, Purva) · 5 (Thu, Uttara) · 6 (Fri, Hasta) · 7 (Sat, Chitra) · 11 (Wed, Anuradha) · 12 (Thu, Jyeshtha) · 14 (Sat, Purva) · 16 (Mon, Shravana) · 17 (Tue, Dhanishta) · 20 (Fri, Purva) · 22 (Sun, Ashwini) · 25 (Wed, Rohini) · 26 (Thu, Mrigashira) · 28 (Sat, Punarvasu)

December 202615 days

3 (Thu, Uttara) · 4 (Fri, Hasta) · 6 (Sun, Swati) · 11 (Fri, Purva) · 12 (Sat, Uttara) · 14 (Mon, Shravana) · 15 (Tue, Dhanishta) · 16 (Wed, Shatabhisha) · 19 (Sat, Revati) · 20 (Sun, Ashwini) · 25 (Fri, Punarvasu) · 26 (Sat, Pushya) · 28 (Mon, Magha) · 30 (Wed, Uttara) · 31 (Thu, Hasta)

How these dates are chosen

Pushya nakshatra is especially favoured for Annaprashan. The first food is traditionally kheer, offered by the maternal uncle in many communities.

These are general (public) muhurats based on the panchang — the same basis almanacs publish. A complete muhurat also weighs your own chart: Tara Bala, Chandra Bala, and the strength of the relevant house. Timings shown are computed for New Delhi; for other cities see the local panchang.

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Other years

Annaprashan (First Solid Food) Muhurat 2027

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