Upanayana

Auspicious dates for Upanayana (the Janeu / sacred-thread / Yagnopavit sanskar) with the shubh muhurat window, nakshatra and tithi. Timings are calculated for New Delhi.

January 2026

  • Monday, 5 January 2026

    Muhurat 7:14 AM to 1:23 PM

    Nakshatra: Pushya Tithi: Krishna Dwitiya

  • Wednesday, 21 January 2026

    Muhurat 7:13 AM to 1:59 PM

    Nakshatra: Dhanishta Tithi: Shukla Tritiya

  • Friday, 23 January 2026

    Muhurat 7:13 AM to 2:34 PM

    Nakshatra: Purva Bhadrapada Tithi: Shukla Panchami

  • Friday, 30 January 2026

    Muhurat 7:10 AM to 5:58 PM

    Nakshatra: Ardra Tithi: Shukla Dwadashi

February 2026

  • Wednesday, 4 February 2026

    Muhurat 7:07 AM to 6:02 PM

    Nakshatra: Purva Phalguni Tithi: Krishna Tritiya

  • Friday, 6 February 2026

    Muhurat 7:06 AM to 6:04 PM

    Nakshatra: Hasta Tithi: Krishna Panchami

  • Thursday, 19 February 2026

    Muhurat 6:55 AM to 6:14 PM

    Nakshatra: Purva Bhadrapada Tithi: Shukla Dwitiya

  • Friday, 20 February 2026

    Muhurat 6:54 AM to 6:14 PM

    Nakshatra: Uttara Bhadrapada Tithi: Shukla Tritiya

  • Sunday, 22 February 2026

    Muhurat 6:53 AM to 5:55 PM

    Nakshatra: Ashwini Tithi: Shukla Panchami

  • Thursday, 26 February 2026

    Muhurat 6:49 AM to 12:11 PM

    Nakshatra: Mrigashira Tithi: Shukla Dashami

  • Friday, 27 February 2026

    Muhurat 6:48 AM to 10:48 AM

    Nakshatra: Ardra Tithi: Shukla Ekadashi

March 2026

  • Thursday, 5 March 2026

    Muhurat 6:41 AM to 8:17 AM

    Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni Tithi: Krishna Dwitiya

  • Friday, 6 March 2026

    Muhurat 6:40 AM to 9:29 AM

    Nakshatra: Hasta Tithi: Krishna Tritiya

  • Sunday, 8 March 2026

    Muhurat 6:38 AM to 1:31 PM

    Nakshatra: Swati Tithi: Krishna Panchami

  • Friday, 20 March 2026

    Muhurat 6:25 AM to 6:32 PM

    Nakshatra: Revati Tithi: Shukla Dwitiya

  • Sunday, 29 March 2026

    Muhurat 6:14 AM to 2:36 PM

    Nakshatra: Ashlesha Tithi: Shukla Ekadashi

April 2026

  • Monday, 20 April 2026

    Muhurat 5:50 AM to 6:49 PM

    Nakshatra: Rohini Tithi: Shukla Tritiya

  • Monday, 27 April 2026

    Muhurat 5:43 AM to 6:53 PM

    Nakshatra: Purva Phalguni Tithi: Shukla Ekadashi

May 2026

  • Monday, 4 May 2026

    Muhurat 5:37 AM to 9:57 AM

    Nakshatra: Anuradha Tithi: Krishna Tritiya

  • Thursday, 7 May 2026

    Muhurat 5:35 AM to 6:47 PM

    Nakshatra: Purva Ashadha Tithi: Krishna Panchami

  • Monday, 18 May 2026

    Muhurat 5:28 AM to 11:31 AM

    Nakshatra: Rohini Tithi: Shukla Dwitiya

  • Thursday, 21 May 2026

    Muhurat 5:27 AM to 7:08 PM

    Nakshatra: Pushya Tithi: Shukla Panchami

  • Monday, 25 May 2026

    Muhurat 5:25 AM to 7:10 PM

    Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni Tithi: Shukla Dashami

  • Wednesday, 27 May 2026

    Muhurat 5:24 AM to 5:56 AM

    Nakshatra: Hasta Tithi: Shukla Ekadashi

  • Thursday, 28 May 2026

    Muhurat 5:24 AM to 8:08 AM

    Nakshatra: Chitra Tithi: Shukla Dwadashi

June 2026

  • Wednesday, 3 June 2026

    Muhurat 5:23 AM to 7:15 PM

    Nakshatra: Purva Ashadha Tithi: Krishna Tritiya

  • Friday, 5 June 2026

    Muhurat 5:22 AM to 7:16 PM

    Nakshatra: Shravana Tithi: Krishna Panchami

  • Wednesday, 17 June 2026

    Muhurat 5:23 AM to 1:35 PM

    Nakshatra: Punarvasu Tithi: Shukla Tritiya

  • Friday, 19 June 2026

    Muhurat 5:23 AM to 10:06 AM

    Nakshatra: Ashlesha Tithi: Shukla Panchami

  • Wednesday, 24 June 2026

    Muhurat 5:24 AM to 1:57 PM

    Nakshatra: Chitra Tithi: Shukla Dashami

  • Thursday, 25 June 2026

    Muhurat 5:24 AM to 4:27 PM

    Nakshatra: Swati Tithi: Shukla Ekadashi

July 2026

  • Thursday, 2 July 2026

    Muhurat 5:27 AM to 9:27 AM

    Nakshatra: Uttara Ashadha Tithi: Krishna Dwitiya

  • Friday, 3 July 2026

    Muhurat 5:27 AM to 11:47 AM

    Nakshatra: Shravana Tithi: Krishna Tritiya

  • Sunday, 5 July 2026

    Muhurat 5:28 AM to 3:15 PM

    Nakshatra: Shatabhisha Tithi: Krishna Panchami

  • Thursday, 16 July 2026

    Muhurat 5:33 AM to 7:20 PM

    Nakshatra: Ashlesha Tithi: Shukla Dwitiya

  • Friday, 24 July 2026

    Muhurat 5:38 AM to 7:17 PM

    Nakshatra: Anuradha Tithi: Shukla Dashami

November 2026

  • Thursday, 26 November 2026

    Muhurat 6:52 AM to 5:24 PM

    Nakshatra: Mrigashira Tithi: Krishna Dwitiya

  • Friday, 27 November 2026

    Muhurat 6:53 AM to 3:07 PM

    Nakshatra: Ardra Tithi: Krishna Tritiya

December 2026

  • Friday, 11 December 2026

    Muhurat 7:03 AM to 5:25 PM

    Nakshatra: Purva Ashadha Tithi: Shukla Dwitiya

  • Monday, 14 December 2026

    Muhurat 7:05 AM to 9:12 AM

    Nakshatra: Shravana Tithi: Shukla Panchami

  • Sunday, 20 December 2026

    Muhurat 7:08 AM to 2:58 PM

    Nakshatra: Ashwini Tithi: Shukla Ekadashi

  • Friday, 25 December 2026

    Muhurat 7:11 AM to 5:30 PM

    Nakshatra: Punarvasu Tithi: Krishna Dwitiya

Muhurat times are shown in your local time (computed for New Delhi). The auspicious window shifts a little with your exact location, so treat the times as a close guide and confirm the exact muhurat with your family priest. Dates follow the standard Indian (sunrise) calendar. These dates are selected by Panchang Shuddhi — matching the auspicious nakshatra, tithi and weekday prescribed for this ceremony — and the window shows when that nakshatra prevails during the day.

About the Upanayana (Janeu) Sacred Thread Muhurat

Auspicious dates for Upanayana (the Janeu / sacred-thread / Yagnopavit sanskar) with the shubh muhurat window, nakshatra and tithi. Timings are calculated for New Delhi.

Each entry lists an auspicious date with its shubh muhurat window, the prevailing nakshatra and tithi. A muhurat is the most favourable span of time to begin the ceremony; where a day has more than one window, any of them is suitable. Dates are shown for the current and the coming year.