✂️ Which date is auspicious for my child's mundan?
मुंडन संस्कार का शुभ मुहूर्त • computed from live planetary positions
Mundan (chudakarana) is performed in the child's first, third or fifth year — odd years — on a light (laghu/kshipra) nakshatra like Ashwini, Mrigashira, Pushya, Hasta, Shravana or Dhanishta, on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. Sunday, Tuesday and Saturday are avoided for the razor.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 25 Jul | Shukla Ekadashi | Jyeshtha | 11:36 |
| Thu, 30 Jul | Krishna Pratipada | Shravana | 21:32 |
| Fri, 31 Jul | Krishna Dwitiya | Dhanishta | 22:33 |
| Sat, 1 Aug | Krishna Tritiya | Shatabhisha | 23:08 |
| Sat, 8 Aug | Krishna Dashami | Rohini | 14:00 |
| Fri, 14 Aug | Shukla Dwitiya | Purva Phalguni | 18:48 |
| Sat, 15 Aug | Shukla Tritiya | Uttara Phalguni | 17:30 |
| Sat, 22 Aug | Shukla Dashami | Jyeshtha | 02:02+1d |
🎯 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 first haircut returns the birth-hair to the elements, and its muhurta is one of the more precise ones: odd years of age, the light stars (cutting wants lightness), and a razor-friendly weekday — the three cruel-lord days (Sun, Mars, Saturn) are all avoided, a stricter weekday rule than most events carry.
Uttarayana — the Sun's northern half-year, mid-January to mid-July — is the preferred season, and many families fold the mundan into a teerth (Tirupati, Vindhyavasini, family devi sthans), which is fully traditional: the shrine's presence substitutes for many fine rules, though the weekday and Chandrashtama checks remain worth keeping.
Some traditions also avoid the month of the child's birth and Jyeshtha month for the eldest child — family custom rules where it exists. Check your specific temple-trip date in CHECK mode below.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why are Sunday, Tuesday and Saturday all avoided for mundan?
They are the days of the three cruel grahas — Sun, Mars and Saturn — and the shastra keeps blades away from a child's head under all three. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday remain, which still yields many dates each month.
Can mundan be done at a temple on any day the family reaches?
Pilgrimage mundans enjoy real leniency, and the shrine sanctifies much. Even so, avoid the three cruel weekdays and the child's Chandrashtama when planning the trip — the calendar below makes that a one-minute check.
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