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.
Auspicious windows · FIRST HAIRCUT
Mundan muhurat · next 60 days from 21 May 2026
Top 8 windows scored against classical rules, computed for Columbus. Free.
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 2026-05-21 through 2026-07-20 for Columbus. Updated daily.
- 28May
#1
Thu
Thursday, 28 May
Shukla Trayodashi · Swati · Variyana
- +Nakshatra: Swati (favorable)
- +Tithi: Shukla Trayodashi
93Excellent - 17Jun
#2
Wed
Wednesday, 17 June
Shukla Tritiya · Pushya · Dhruva
- +Nakshatra: Pushya (favorable)
- +Tithi: Shukla Tritiya
93Excellent - 24Jun
#3
Wed
Wednesday, 24 June
Shukla Dashami · Swati · Shiva
- +Nakshatra: Swati (favorable)
- +Tithi: Shukla Dashami
93Excellent - 20Jul
#4
Mon
Monday, 20 July
Shukla Saptami · Hasta · Shiva
- +Nakshatra: Hasta (favorable)
- +Tithi: Shukla Saptami
93Excellent - 11Jun
#5
Thu
Thursday, 11 June
Krishna Ekadashi · Ashwini · Shobhana
- +Nakshatra: Ashwini (top match)
- +Tithi: Krishna Ekadashi
90Excellent - 5Jun
#6
Fri
Friday, 5 June
Krishna Panchami · Shravana · Indra
- +Nakshatra: Shravana (favorable)
- +Tithi: Krishna Panchami
83Excellent - 25Jun
#7
Thu
Thursday, 25 June
Shukla Ekadashi · Swati · Siddha
- +Nakshatra: Swati (favorable)
- +Tithi: Shukla Ekadashi
- !Vishti karana (Bhadra) — strongly avoid
78Excellent - 22May
#8
Fri
Friday, 22 May
Shukla Saptami · Ashlesha · Dhruva
- +Tithi: Shukla Saptami
- +Vara: Fri (favorable)
75Excellent
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 21 May 2026: 24.2275°.
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