Good for
Namakarana (the formal naming ceremony) and the related ritual of choosing the syllable from the child's nakshatra. Ashwini, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya and Anuradha are the classically auspicious windows.
Auspicious windows · NAMING
Namakarana muhurat · next 60 days from 24 August 2026
Top 8 windows scored against classical rules, computed for Columbus. Free.
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Bharani, Krittika, Ashlesha, Magha, Mula and Jyeshtha, Tuesday and Saturday, and the Chaturthi, Ashtami, Navami and Chaturdashi tithis. Avoid Amavasya.
Top 8 naming windows
Scored 2026-08-24 through 2026-10-23 for Columbus. Updated daily.
- 17Sept
#1
Thu
Thursday, 17 September
Shukla Saptami · Anuradha · Priti
- +Nakshatra: Anuradha (favorable)
- +Tithi: Shukla Saptami
93Excellent - 7Sept
#2
Mon
Monday, 7 September
Krishna Ekadashi · Punarvasu · Variyana
- +Nakshatra: Punarvasu (favorable)
- +Tithi: Krishna Ekadashi
83Excellent - 11Sept
#3
Fri
Friday, 11 September
Shukla Pratipada · Uttara Phalguni · Sadhya
- +Tithi: Shukla Pratipada
- +Vara: Fri (favorable)
75Excellent - 27Sept
#4
Sun
Sunday, 27 September
Krishna Pratipada · Revati · Dhruva
- +Nakshatra: Revati (favorable)
- +Tithi: Krishna Pratipada
75Excellent - 23Oct
#5
Fri
Friday, 23 October
Shukla Trayodashi · Purva Bhadrapada · Dhruva
- +Tithi: Shukla Trayodashi
- +Vara: Fri (favorable)
75Excellent - 12Sept
#6
Sat
Saturday, 12 September
Shukla Dwitiya · Hasta · Shukla
- +Nakshatra: Hasta (favorable)
- +Tithi: Shukla Dwitiya
- !Avoid vara: Sat
73Good - 28Sept
#7
Mon
Monday, 28 September
Krishna Dwitiya · Ashwini · Vyaghata
- +Nakshatra: Ashwini (top match)
- +Tithi: Krishna Dwitiya
- !Inauspicious yoga: Vyaghata
72Good - 1Oct
#8
Thu
Thursday, 1 October
Krishna Shashthi · Rohini · Siddhi
- +Nakshatra: Rohini (favorable)
- +Vara: Thu (favorable)
71Good
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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 24 August 2026: 24.2320°.
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