👂 Which date is auspicious for my baby's ear piercing (karnavedha)?
कर्णवेध संस्कार का शुभ मुहूर्त • computed from live planetary positions
Karnavedha is done in the sixth, seventh or eighth month after birth, or in odd years (third, fifth), on a gentle nakshatra — Ashwini, Rohini, Mrigashira, Pushya, Hasta, Chitra, Anuradha, Shravana or Revati — on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, avoiding the cruel-lord days as with mundan.
Upcoming favourable dates (next 60 days)
By the general panchang — before your personal layer. Select your rashi below to remove the days that are wrong for you specifically.
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Tithi till |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 9 Sept | Krishna Trayodashi | Ashlesha | 12:32 |
| Mon, 14 Sept | Shukla Tritiya | Chitra | 07:08 |
| Wed, 16 Sept | Shukla Panchami | Vishakha | 09:01 |
| Thu, 17 Sept | Shukla Shashthi | Anuradha | 10:49 |
| Fri, 18 Sept | Shukla Saptami | Jyeshtha | 13:02 |
| Thu, 1 Oct | Krishna Panchami | Rohini | 12:36 |
| Mon, 5 Oct | Krishna Dashami | Pushya | 02:09+1d |
| Fri, 30 Oct | Krishna Panchami | Mrigashira | 19:26 |
🎯 Your personal dates for this
Select your rashi (moon sign) — we exclude your Chandrashtama days and rank what remains. Don't know it? Find your rashi & nakshatra →
How this muhurta is determined
The piercing sanskar shares the mundan's logic — a blade at a child's body wants soft stars and kind weekdays — and adds a sequence rule: the right ear first for boys, the left first for girls, in the tradition's telling. A goldsmith's needle, warmed, and honey on the lobe belong to the old form.
The Moon again is the child's shield: the child's (or, unknown, the mother's) Chandrashtama days are excluded below, and Vipat/Naidhana taras avoided where the birth star is known. Midday, in Abhijit muhurta, is the classic hour — the child fed, rested and in the lap of the same person throughout.
Where families combine karnavedha with mundan at a shrine, one good date serves both — the star-lists overlap heavily, and the dates below satisfy each.
Frequently Asked Questions
What age is correct for karnavedha?
The texts offer the 6th–8th month, or the 3rd or 5th year — odd years, like mundan. Within the age your family keeps, any of the gentle-star dates below serves; many families simply pair it with the mundan trip.
Girls' ear piercing — any different rule?
Only the sequence (left ear first for girls, right for boys, in most tellings) and otherwise identical timing rules. For girls a Friday — Venus's day — is especially favoured, ornament being her domain.
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