Auspicious windows · FIRST HAIRCUT

Mundan muhurat · next 60 days from 8 October 2026

Top 8 windows scored against classical rules, computed for Mumbai. Free.

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Good for

Mundan or choodakarana (the first ritual haircut for a child), typically performed in the first or third year. Ashwini, Mrigashira, Pushya, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Shravana and Revati are the classical picks.

Better to avoid

Bharani, Krittika, Magha, Mula and Ardra, Sunday, Tuesday and Saturday, and the Chaturthi, Shashti, Ashtami, Navami and Chaturdashi tithis. Skip Amavasya.

Top 8 first haircut windows

Scored 2026-10-08 through 2026-12-07 for Mumbai. Updated daily.

  1. 15Oct

    #1

    Thu

    Thursday, 15 October

    Shukla Panchami · Jyeshtha · Saubhagya

    • +Nakshatra: Jyeshtha (favorable)
    • +Tithi: Shukla Panchami
    93Excellent
  2. 12Nov

    #2

    Thu

    Thursday, 12 November

    Shukla Tritiya · Jyeshtha · Sukarma

    • +Nakshatra: Jyeshtha (favorable)
    • +Tithi: Shukla Tritiya
    93Excellent
  3. 30Oct

    #3

    Fri

    Friday, 30 October

    Krishna Panchami · Mrigashira · Shiva

    • +Nakshatra: Mrigashira (favorable)
    • +Tithi: Krishna Panchami
    83Excellent
  4. 26Nov

    #4

    Thu

    Thursday, 26 November

    Krishna Dwitiya · Mrigashira · Siddha

    • +Nakshatra: Mrigashira (favorable)
    • +Tithi: Krishna Dwitiya
    83Excellent
  5. 4Dec

    #5

    Fri

    Friday, 4 December

    Krishna Ekadashi · Hasta · Ayushman

    • +Nakshatra: Hasta (favorable)
    • +Tithi: Krishna Ekadashi
    83Excellent
  6. 22Oct

    #6

    Thu

    Thursday, 22 October

    Shukla Ekadashi · Shatabhisha · Vriddhi

    • +Nakshatra: Shatabhisha (favorable)
    • +Tithi: Shukla Ekadashi
    • !Vishti karana (Bhadra) — strongly avoid
    78Excellent
  7. 12Oct

    #7

    Mon

    Monday, 12 October

    Shukla Dwitiya · Swati · Vishkambha

    • +Nakshatra: Swati (favorable)
    • +Tithi: Shukla Dwitiya
    • !Inauspicious yoga: Vishkambha
    75Excellent
  8. 21Oct

    #8

    Wed

    Wednesday, 21 October

    Shukla Dashami · Dhanishta · Ganda

    • +Nakshatra: Dhanishta (favorable)
    • +Tithi: Shukla Dashami
    • !Inauspicious yoga: Ganda
    75Excellent

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How we score

Each candidate day starts at a neutral 50 out of 100. We add up to 25 points for a favoured nakshatra and up to 12 for a favoured tithi, plus smaller bonuses for the right vara (weekday) and paksha. We subtract 30 for an avoided nakshatra, 18 for an avoided tithi or inauspicious yoga, and 15 if Vishti karana (Bhadra) falls on the day. The rules are drawn from BPHS, Muhurta Chintamani and Pandit J.N. Bhasin’s tables, and we cite the matching limb in the reasons column so you can see why a window scored what it did.

Lahiri ayanamsa for 8 October 2026: 24.2334°.

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