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 21 May 2026
Top 8 windows scored against classical rules, computed for Columbus. Free.
Better to avoid
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 2026-05-21 through 2026-07-20 for Columbus. Updated daily.
- 17Jun
#1
Wed
Wednesday, 17 June
Shukla Tritiya · Pushya · Dhruva
- +Nakshatra: Pushya (favorable)
- +Tithi: Shukla Tritiya
93Excellent - 20Jul
#2
Mon
Monday, 20 July
Shukla Saptami · Hasta · Shiva
- +Nakshatra: Hasta (favorable)
- +Tithi: Shukla Saptami
93Excellent - 11Jun
#3
Thu
Thursday, 11 June
Krishna Ekadashi · Ashwini · Shobhana
- +Nakshatra: Ashwini (top match)
- +Tithi: Krishna Ekadashi
90Excellent - 5Jun
#4
Fri
Friday, 5 June
Krishna Panchami · Shravana · Indra
- +Nakshatra: Shravana (favorable)
- +Tithi: Krishna Panchami
83Excellent - 21May
#5
Thu
Thursday, 21 May
Shukla Shashthi · Pushya · Vriddhi
- +Nakshatra: Pushya (favorable)
- +Vara: Thu (favorable)
81Excellent - 28May
#6
Thu
Thursday, 28 May
Shukla Trayodashi · Swati · Variyana
- +Tithi: Shukla Trayodashi
- +Vara: Thu (favorable)
75Excellent - 31May
#7
Sun
Sunday, 31 May
Krishna Pratipada · Anuradha · Siddha
- +Nakshatra: Anuradha (favorable)
- +Tithi: Krishna Pratipada
75Excellent - 15Jun
#8
Mon
Monday, 15 June
Shukla Pratipada · Mrigashira · Ganda
- +Nakshatra: Mrigashira (favorable)
- +Tithi: Shukla Pratipada
- !Inauspicious yoga: Ganda
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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