Mundan muhurat 2020

29 auspicious days for mundan (first haircut) in 2020 in New Delhi, with the time windows in which every condition holds.

January 2020 · 3 days

DateMuhurat
Thursday, 16 Jan
9:41 AM – 5:46 PM
Nakshatra: Hasta · Tithi: Krishna Saptami
Monday, 27 Jan
7:12 AM – 5:55 PM
Nakshatra: Shatabhisha · Tithi: Shukla Tritiya
Friday, 31 Jan
3:52 PM – 5:59 PM
Nakshatra: Revati · Tithi: Shukla Saptami

February 2020 · 5 days

DateMuhurat
Wednesday, 5 Feb
7:07 AM – 6:03 PM
Nakshatra: Mrigashira · Tithi: Shukla Ekadashi
Friday, 7 Feb
7:06 AM – 6:04 PM
Nakshatra: Punarvasu · Tithi: Shukla Trayodashi
Monday, 17 Feb
2:35 PM – 6:12 PM
Nakshatra: Jyeshtha · Tithi: Krishna Dashami
Friday, 21 Feb
9:13 AM – 5:21 PM
Nakshatra: Shravana · Tithi: Krishna Trayodashi
Friday, 28 Feb
6:48 AM – 6:19 PM
Nakshatra: Ashwini · Tithi: Shukla Panchami

March 2020 · 5 days

DateMuhurat
Thursday, 5 Mar
11:25 AM – 6:23 PM
Nakshatra: Punarvasu · Tithi: Shukla Dashami, Shukla Ekadashi
Friday, 6 Mar
6:40 AM – 11:47 AM
Nakshatra: Punarvasu, Pushya · Tithi: Shukla Ekadashi
Wednesday, 11 Mar
6:35 AM – 6:27 PM
Nakshatra: Hasta · Tithi: Krishna Dwitiya, Krishna Tritiya
Thursday, 12 Mar
6:34 AM – 11:59 AM
Nakshatra: Chitra · Tithi: Krishna Tritiya
Friday, 13 Mar
8:50 AM – 1:59 PM
Nakshatra: Swati · Tithi: Krishna Panchami

April 2020 · 5 days

DateMuhurat
Thursday, 16 Apr
6:11 PM – 6:47 PM
Nakshatra: Shravana · Tithi: Krishna Dashami
Friday, 17 Apr
5:53 AM – 6:48 PM
Nakshatra: Dhanishta · Tithi: Krishna Dashami
Monday, 27 Apr
2:30 PM – 6:54 PM
Nakshatra: Mrigashira · Tithi: Shukla Panchami
Wednesday, 29 Apr
3:12 PM – 6:55 PM
Nakshatra: Punarvasu · Tithi: Shukla Saptami
Thursday, 30 Apr
5:41 AM – 2:39 PM
Nakshatra: Pushya · Tithi: Shukla Saptami

May 2020 · 4 days

DateMuhurat
Wednesday, 13 May
5:59 AM – 7:03 PM
Nakshatra: Shravana · Tithi: Krishna Saptami
Wednesday, 20 May
5:27 AM – 7:08 PM
Nakshatra: Ashwini · Tithi: Krishna Trayodashi
Monday, 25 May
5:25 AM – 6:09 AM
Nakshatra: Mrigashira · Tithi: Shukla Tritiya
Wednesday, 27 May
5:24 AM – 7:12 PM
Nakshatra: Punarvasu, Pushya · Tithi: Shukla Panchami

June 2020 · 4 days

DateMuhurat
Monday, 15 Jun
5:23 AM – 7:20 PM
Nakshatra: Revati · Tithi: Krishna Dashami
Wednesday, 17 Jun
5:23 AM – 6:03 AM
Nakshatra: Ashwini · Tithi: Krishna Ekadashi
Monday, 22 Jun
1:30 PM – 7:22 PM
Nakshatra: Punarvasu · Tithi: Shukla Dwitiya
Wednesday, 24 Jun
5:24 AM – 10:14 AM
Nakshatra: Pushya · Tithi: Shukla Tritiya

July 2020 · 3 days

DateMuhurat
Friday, 3 Jul
5:27 AM – 1:16 PM
Nakshatra: Jyeshtha · Tithi: Shukla Trayodashi
Wednesday, 8 Jul
5:29 AM – 9:19 AM
Nakshatra: Dhanishta · Tithi: Krishna Tritiya
Thursday, 9 Jul
10:11 AM – 7:22 PM
Nakshatra: Shatabhisha · Tithi: Krishna Panchami

August 2020 · 0 days

No day in August meets all the conditions.

September 2020 · 0 days

No day in September meets all the conditions.

October 2020 · 0 days

No day in October meets all the conditions.

November 2020 · 0 days

No day in November meets all the conditions.

December 2020 · 0 days

No day in December meets all the conditions.

Calculated for New Delhi. Windows are shown in local time; a window that crosses midnight belongs to the day it starts on (Hindu days run sunrise to sunrise).

Rules used

Mundan (chudakarana), the first haircut, is done in the daytime in the Uttarayana months, with a favourable nakshatra, tithi and weekday, avoiding periods when Venus or Jupiter is combust. Custom decides the age — often the first, third or fifth year.

  • Moon's nakshatra: Punarvasu, Swati, Shravana, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Mrigashira, Chitra, Revati, Ashwini, Pushya, Hasta, Jyeshtha
  • Tithi (Shukla paksha): Dwitiya, Tritiya, Panchami, Saptami, Dashami, Ekadashi, Trayodashi; (Krishna paksha): Dwitiya, Tritiya, Panchami, Saptami, Dashami, Ekadashi, Trayodashi
  • Weekdays: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
  • Sun's sign (solar month): Makara, Kumbha, Mesha, Vrishabha, Mithuna
  • No muhurat in an Adhik (extra) month
  • No muhurat while Venus or Jupiter is combust (Tara Asta), or in the 3 days before it sets and after it rises
  • Avoid the day of a Sankranti and of an eclipse
  • Only between sunrise and sunset

These are the generally auspicious windows. For a ceremony, an astrologer also checks the lagna at the chosen moment and the Tara and Chandra bala of the people involved — the same window can suit one person better than another.

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Frequently asked questions

How many mundan (first haircut) muhurats are there in 2020?

There are 29 auspicious days for mundan (first haircut) in 2020 at New Delhi, by the rules listed on this page.

Why are there no muhurats in some months?

Long stretches are ruled out by seasonal restrictions: Kharmas (the Sun in Sagittarius or Pisces), Chaturmas, an Adhik month, and periods when Venus or Jupiter is combust. Within the remaining days a suitable nakshatra and tithi must also coincide.