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Muhurat calendar · New Delhi
Namkaran Muhurat in April 2026
Wed, 1 Apr
7:06 AM – 6:10 AM (2 April)
There are 16 namkaran muhurat dates in April 2026: 1, 2, 3, 6, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 27, 29 and 30 April. The first window is Wednesday, 1 April 2026, 7:06 AM – 6:10 AM (2 April).
Then: Thu, 2 Apr · 6:10 AM – 6:09 AM (3 April)
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:06 AM | 6:10 AM | 6:09 AM | ||||
| 2:11 PM | 11:28 AM | |||||
| 5:59 AM | 4:03 PM | 3:22 PM | 5:21 PM | |||
| 4:35 AM | 5:50 AM | 8:57 PM | 5:46 AM | |||
| 9:18 PM | 5:42 AM | 9:13 PM |
Muhurat
- Computed for New Delhi from the positions of the Sun and the Moon — not copied from a printed list.
- Every window shows the nakshatra, tithi and weekday it was cleared on.
- Shubh
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
7:06 AM – 6:10 AM (2 April)
- Uttara Phalguni, Hasta
- Purnima (1 Apr, 7:06 AM – 2 Apr, 7:41 AM)
- Naamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
- Shubh
Thursday, 2 April 2026
6:10 AM – 6:09 AM (3 April)
- Hasta, Chitra
- Purnima (1 Apr, 7:06 AM – 2 Apr, 7:41 AM)
Krishna Pratipada (2 Apr, 7:41 AM – 3 Apr, 8:42 AM) - Naamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
- Shubh
Friday, 3 April 2026
6:09 AM – 6:07 AM (4 April)
- Chitra, Swati
- Krishna Pratipada (2 Apr, 7:41 AM – 3 Apr, 8:42 AM)
Krishna Dwitiya (3 Apr, 8:42 AM – 4 Apr, 10:09 AM) - Naamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
- Shubh
Monday, 6 April 2026
2:11 PM – 2:56 AM (7 April)
- Anuradha
- Krishna Panchami (6 Apr, 2:11 PM – 7 Apr, 4:35 PM)
- Naamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
- Shubh
Friday, 10 April 2026
11:28 AM – 11:16 PM
- Uttara Ashadha
- Krishna Ashtami (9 Apr, 9:20 PM – 10 Apr, 11:16 PM)
- Naamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
- Shubh
Sunday, 12 April 2026
5:59 AM – 3:14 PM
- Shravana
- Krishna Dashami (12 Apr, 12:38 AM – 13 Apr, 1:17 AM)
- Naamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
- Shubh
Monday, 13 April 2026
4:03 PM – 5:56 AM (14 April)
- Shatabhisha
- Krishna Ekadashi (13 Apr, 1:17 AM – 14 Apr, 1:09 AM)
Krishna Dwadashi (14 Apr, 1:09 AM – 15 Apr, 12:12 AM) - Naamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
- Shubh
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
3:22 PM – 10:31 PM
- Uttara Bhadrapada
- Krishna Trayodashi (15 Apr, 12:12 AM – 15 Apr, 10:31 PM)
- Naamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
- Shubh
Friday, 17 April 2026
5:21 PM – 5:52 AM (18 April)
- Ashwini
- Shukla Pratipada (17 Apr, 5:21 PM – 18 Apr, 2:11 PM)
- Naamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
- Shubh
Sunday, 19 April 2026
4:35 AM – 5:50 AM (20 April)
- Rohini
- Shukla Tritiya (19 Apr, 10:49 AM – 20 Apr, 7:28 AM)
- Naamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Sunday
- Shubh
Monday, 20 April 2026
5:50 AM – 7:28 AM
4:15 AM – 5:49 AM (21 April)
- Rohini, Mrigashira
- Shukla Tritiya (19 Apr, 10:49 AM – 20 Apr, 7:28 AM)
Shukla Panchami (21 Apr, 4:15 AM – 22 Apr, 1:20 AM) - Naamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
- Shubh
Thursday, 23 April 2026
8:57 PM – 5:46 AM (24 April)
- Pushya
- Shukla Ashtami (23 Apr, 8:49 PM – 24 Apr, 7:22 PM)
- Naamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday
- Shubh
Friday, 24 April 2026
5:46 AM – 7:22 PM
- Pushya
- Shukla Ashtami (23 Apr, 8:49 PM – 24 Apr, 7:22 PM)
- Naamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Friday
- Shubh
Monday, 27 April 2026
9:18 PM – 5:43 AM (28 April)
- Uttara Phalguni
- Shukla Dwadashi (27 Apr, 6:16 PM – 28 Apr, 6:52 PM)
- Naamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Monday
- Shubh
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
5:42 AM – 7:52 PM
- Hasta
- Shukla Trayodashi (28 Apr, 6:52 PM – 29 Apr, 7:52 PM)
- Naamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Wednesday
- Shubh
Thursday, 30 April 2026
9:13 PM – 5:40 AM (1 May)
- Chitra, Swati
- Purnima (30 Apr, 9:13 PM – 1 May, 10:53 PM)
- Naamkaran nakshatra, no rikta tithi, Thursday

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- 4 April Saturday — the rules never fix a naming ceremony on a Tuesday or a Saturday.
- 5 April A permitted nakshatra falls only in Krishna Chaturthi, which the rules exclude for naming ceremony.
- 7 April Tuesday — the rules never fix a naming ceremony on a Tuesday or a Saturday.
- 8–9 April The Moon is in Mula and Purva Ashadha — none of them among the 14 nakshatras permitted for naming ceremony.
- 11 April Saturday — the rules never fix a naming ceremony on a Tuesday or a Saturday.
- 14 April Tuesday — the rules never fix a naming ceremony on a Tuesday or a Saturday.
- 16 April A permitted nakshatra falls only in Krishna Chaturdashi and Amavasya, which the rules exclude for naming ceremony.
- 18 April Saturday — the rules never fix a naming ceremony on a Tuesday or a Saturday.
- 21 April Tuesday — the rules never fix a naming ceremony on a Tuesday or a Saturday.
- 22 April The Moon is in Ardra and Punarvasu — none of them among the 14 nakshatras permitted for naming ceremony.
- 25 April Saturday — the rules never fix a naming ceremony on a Tuesday or a Saturday.
- 26 April The Moon is in Magha and Purva Phalguni — none of them among the 14 nakshatras permitted for naming ceremony.
- 28 April Tuesday — the rules never fix a naming ceremony on a Tuesday or a Saturday.
- Where these rules come from: the naamkaran rules as the largest computed naming-ceremony list applies them. That list was checked for New Delhi across 2026 and 2027, and every date it prints is on this page.
- Weekday: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Sunday (the Vedic weekday, which changes at sunrise). Never Tuesday or Saturday.
- Nakshatra: the Moon in one of these 14 — Ashwini, Rohini, Mrigashira, Pushya, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada and Revati.
- Tithi: any tithi of either fortnight except Chaturthi, Navami, Chaturdashi or Amavasya.
- Season: none — a child is named in whatever month it is born; only an adhika month is closed, as the reference list closes it. Adhika Jyeshtha, an adhika month, runs from 17 May 2026 to 15 June 2026.
- When — guidance, not computed: the naming is traditionally held on the eleventh or twelfth day after birth, when the ten days of sutak end. A family that cannot hold it then, or holds it later — at three months or at a year is common — picks a date from this list.
- The name itself: the first syllable usually follows the pada of the child's birth nakshatra; the baby name finder gives the syllables for a birth date and time.
- The day: sunrise to the next sunrise, for New Delhi. A day any closed period touches is left out whole; inside the days that remain, the muhurat is the time when every condition above holds at once, for at least 20 minutes.
- Not checked here: the child's own chart and the lagna. A priest checks these against the birth details.
Namkaran Muhurat 2026 — the full rules and the whole year's list
Common questions
Is there a namkaran muhurat in April 2026?
Yes, on 16 days: 1, 2, 3, 6, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 27, 29 and 30 April.
What time is the muhurat on Wednesday, 1 April 2026?
7:06 AM – 6:10 AM (2 April) in New Delhi, with the Moon in Uttara Phalguni.
When is the next namkaran muhurat after April 2026?
Friday, 1 May 2026.