What qualifies a date for namkaran
A date reaches this list only by passing every day-level rule at once: Nakshatra one of Ashwini, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati; tithi one of Dwitiya, Tritiya, Panchami, Saptami, Dashami, Ekadashi, Trayodashi, Purnima; weekday one of Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday; excluding Kharmas (Sun in Sagittarius or Pisces). Rikta tithis, Amavasya, Bhadra (Vishti karana) and the inauspicious yogas are removed throughout. Of the 228 days covered in 2026, 25 survive that filter.
The dates, month by month
May 2026: 18, 25. June 2026: 05, 10, 11, 17, 25. July 2026: 20, 24, 31. August 2026: 03, 17, 19, 26. September 2026: 14, 21, 24, 28. October 2026: 01, 05, 26, 30. November 2026: 26. December 2026: 03, 04.
About this year's coverage
Our panchang data for 2026 begins on 18 May 2026, so this page lists dates from then onward. Earlier dates in 2026 are not shown - for a year already underway those are in the past anyway, but it's worth saying plainly rather than implying the list is the whole calendar year.
What this page is not
These are shortlisted DAYS, not muhurtas. A muhurta is a window of time at a place - it needs the lagna rising at that moment, and often the chart of the person concerned. What this page does is apply the day-level rules (nakshatra, tithi, vara, yoga, karana, and the Kharmas and Chaturmas bars) to every date in the year and show you which survive, along with why. Take the shortlist to a panditji to fix the actual hour. Panchang values are computed for New Delhi, India (IST) and shift with your location.
May 2026
| Date | Day | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Full panchang |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | Monday | Dwitiya (Shukla) | Rohini | 05:28 | |
| 25 May 2026 | Monday | Dashami (Shukla) | Uttara Phalguni | 05:25 |
June 2026
| Date | Day | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Full panchang |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 June 2026 | Friday | Panchami (Krishna) | Shravana | 05:23 | |
| 10 June 2026 | Wednesday | Dashami (Krishna) | Uttara Bhadrapada | 05:22 | |
| 11 June 2026 | Thursday | Ekadashi (Krishna) | Revati | 05:22 | |
| 17 June 2026 | Wednesday | Tritiya (Shukla) | Punarvasu | 05:23 | |
| 25 June 2026 | Thursday | Ekadashi (Shukla) | Swati | 05:24 |
July 2026
| Date | Day | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Full panchang |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July 2026 | Monday | Saptami (Shukla) | Hasta | 05:35 | |
| 24 July 2026 | Friday | Dashami (Shukla) | Anuradha | 05:38 | |
| 31 July 2026 | Friday | Dwitiya (Krishna) | Dhanishta | 05:42 |
August 2026
| Date | Day | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Full panchang |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2026 | Monday | Panchami (Krishna) | Uttara Bhadrapada | 05:43 | |
| 17 August 2026 | Monday | Panchami (Shukla) | Chitra | 05:51 | |
| 19 August 2026 | Wednesday | Saptami (Shukla) | Swati | 05:52 | |
| 26 August 2026 | Wednesday | Trayodashi (Shukla) | Shravana | 05:56 | Full panchang → |
September 2026
| Date | Day | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Full panchang |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2026 | Monday | Tritiya (Shukla) | Chitra | 06:05 | Full panchang → |
| 21 September 2026 | Monday | Dashami (Shukla) | Uttara Ashadha | 06:08 | Full panchang → |
| 24 September 2026 | Thursday | Trayodashi (Shukla) | Dhanishta | 06:10 | Full panchang → |
| 28 September 2026 | Monday | Dwitiya (Krishna) | Revati | 06:12 | Full panchang → |
October 2026
| Date | Day | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Full panchang |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 October 2026 | Thursday | Panchami (Krishna) | Rohini | 06:14 | Full panchang → |
| 5 October 2026 | Monday | Dashami (Krishna) | Pushya | 06:16 | Full panchang → |
| 26 October 2026 | Monday | Purnima (Shukla) | Ashwini | 06:28 | Full panchang → |
| 30 October 2026 | Friday | Panchami (Krishna) | Mrigashira | 06:31 | Full panchang → |
November 2026
| Date | Day | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Full panchang |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Thursday | Dwitiya (Krishna) | Mrigashira | 06:52 |
December 2026
| Date | Day | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Full panchang |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 December 2026 | Thursday | Dashami (Krishna) | Uttara Phalguni | 06:57 | |
| 4 December 2026 | Friday | Ekadashi (Krishna) | Hasta | 06:58 |
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Frequently asked
- How many namkaran muhurat dates are there in 2026?
- 25 dates clear the day-level rules, across the range from 18 May 2026 onward. The earliest is Monday, 18 May 2026; the last is Friday, 4 December 2026.
- Is a date from this list enough to fix the ceremony?
- No. A muhurta is a window of time, not a day - the rising sign at the chosen hour matters, and for many ceremonies so does the chart of the person involved. This list narrows the year to the days that are eligible at all, which is genuinely most of the work, and then a panditji fixes the hour.
- Why is a date I saw elsewhere missing from this list?
- Almost always because the rule sets differ. Some almanacs allow weekdays or nakshatras we exclude, some apply regional rules we don't, and some list a date on which the qualifying nakshatra covers only part of the day. We show the exact criteria above and the panchang for every listed date, so you can see what we applied rather than having to trust it.
- Are these timings right for my city?
- The panchang here is computed for New Delhi, India (IST). The tithi and nakshatra a day carries change little across India, but sunrise, sunset and the exact moment a limb changes do shift with longitude - so use the free panchang calculator for your own city before committing to a date near a boundary.
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