Namkaran is the Vedic naming samskara, traditionally performed on the eleventh or twelfth day after a baby's birth. This tool finds the auspicious dates and time windows for the ceremony within your chosen date range and city, based on the tithi, nakshatra and weekday of the panchang.
Namkaran (नामकरण) is the naming rite and one of the sixteen samskaras of Vedic life. The Grihya Sutras place it on the eleventh or twelfth day after birth, though families also perform it later when circumstances require.
By custom the child's first syllable is drawn from the janma nakshatra — the Moon's nakshatra and pada at birth — which maps to a specific sound (nama-akshara). The formal ceremony then announces the chosen name at an auspicious moment.
A shubh Namkaran day combines a favourable tithi, nakshatra and weekday, and enough Chandra Bala and Tara Bala for the child. Rikta tithis (the 4th, 9th and 14th) and Amavasya are generally avoided, as are inauspicious day periods such as Rahu Kaal on the chosen date.
This calculator scans your date range for days that meet these conditions and returns the suitable dates with their windows, so you can pick one that also suits the family.
Classically it is done on the eleventh or twelfth day after birth. When that is not practical, families choose a later auspicious day — this tool lets you search any date range.
The traditional approach takes the child's birth (janma) nakshatra and pada, each of which corresponds to a starting syllable. The name beginning with that syllable is considered harmonious with the child's chart.
Rikta tithis (4th, 9th, 14th) and Amavasya are usually skipped, along with days carrying inauspicious nakshatras or yogas. On an otherwise good day the ceremony is still kept out of Rahu Kaal and other inauspicious windows.
For educational purposes. Astrological interpretations are traditional and not a substitute for professional advice.