Muhurat · मुंडन मुहूर्त

Mundan (First Haircut) Muhurat 2026

151 auspicious days · computed from tithi, nakshatra and vaar

Mundan — the child’s first ceremonial haircut — is a samskara marking release from the past and a clean start. It is traditionally performed in the odd years of life, on gentle nakshatras, avoiding the child’s own birth star.

What to avoid

Avoid Amavasya, Rikta tithis, Tuesdays and Saturdays, and the child’s own janma nakshatra. Traditionally not performed during the mother’s pregnancy.

Auspicious dates by month

January 2026 — 12 days

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

February 2026 — 11 days

1 (Sun, Pushya) · 4 (Wed, Purva) · 6 (Fri, Hasta) · 8 (Sun, Swati) · 12 (Thu, Jyeshtha) · 18 (Wed, Shatabhisha) · 19 (Thu, Purva) · 20 (Fri, Uttara) · 22 (Sun, Ashwini) · 26 (Thu, Mrigashira) · 28 (Sat, Punarvasu)

March 2026 — 12 days

1 (Sun, Pushya) · 5 (Thu, Uttara) · 6 (Fri, Hasta) · 8 (Sun, Swati) · 13 (Fri, Purva) · 16 (Mon, Dhanishta) · 17 (Tue, Shatabhisha) · 20 (Fri, Revati) · 21 (Sat, Ashwini) · 25 (Wed, Mrigashira) · 28 (Sat, Pushya) · 31 (Tue, Purva)

April 2026 — 14 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) · 29 (Wed, Hasta)

May 2026 — 14 days

1 (Fri, Swati) · 4 (Mon, Anuradha) · 7 (Thu, Purva) · 9 (Sat, Shravana) · 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)

June 2026 — 12 days

3 (Wed, Purva) · 5 (Fri, Shravana) · 7 (Sun, Dhanishta) · 8 (Mon, Shatabhisha) · 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 2026 — 13 days

2 (Thu, Uttara) · 3 (Fri, Shravana) · 5 (Sun, Shatabhisha) · 8 (Wed, Revati) · 15 (Wed, Pushya) · 17 (Fri, Magha) · 18 (Sat, Purva) · 20 (Mon, Hasta) · 21 (Tue, Chitra) · 24 (Fri, Anuradha) · 27 (Mon, Mula) · 30 (Thu, Shravana) · 31 (Fri, Dhanishta)

August 2026 — 12 days

1 (Sat, Shatabhisha) · 3 (Mon, Uttara) · 5 (Wed, Ashwini) · 14 (Fri, Purva) · 15 (Sat, Uttara) · 17 (Mon, Chitra) · 18 (Tue, Swati) · 19 (Wed, Swati) · 22 (Sat, Jyeshtha) · 26 (Wed, Shravana) · 28 (Fri, Shatabhisha) · 31 (Mon, Revati)

September 2026 — 9 days

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

October 2026 — 14 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 2026 — 13 days

1 (Sun, Pushya) · 4 (Wed, Purva) · 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) · 26 (Thu, Mrigashira) · 28 (Sat, Punarvasu)

December 2026 — 15 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

Mundan is usually performed in the 1st, 3rd, or 5th year. Because the child’s birth star must be excluded, confirm the date against the child’s nakshatra before fixing it.

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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