Annaprashan Muhurat 2026 — Auspicious First-Food Dates
The right age, auspicious nakshatras and tithis for a baby’s first taste of solid food.
Significance
Annaprashan is the Sanskar of feeding a baby its first solid food (usually rice kheer), marking the move from milk to grain. It is classically done around the 6th month, often when the first teeth appear. Tradition prefers even months (6th, 8th) for boys and odd months (5th, 7th) for girls, completed before the first birthday.
How the Muhurat Is Chosen
Right age for Annaprashan
- Around the 6th month, often timed to the appearance of the first teeth.
- Even months (6th, 8th) are preferred for boys; odd months (5th, 7th) for girls.
- Known regionally as Mukhe Bhaat (Bengal) and Choroonu / Annaprasana (South India).
Periods to Avoid
- Doing it before the recommended month, or after the first birthday.
- Ugra and Tikshna nakshatras and Rikta tithis.
- Amavasya, eclipses and Rahu Kaal.
This Year (2026)
Annaprashan is timed to the baby’s age (around the 6th month) rather than a fixed season, so it can fall in any month. Within that window, choose an auspicious nakshatra and tithi in the forenoon and confirm the muhurat for your city with a Vedic Panchang (IST).
Tips & Vidhi
- Prepare the first food (usually rice kheer) with care; offer it to the deity first.
- Perform a Ganesh and family-deity puja before the first morsel.
- Pick a forenoon muhurat free of Rahu Kaal and Bhadra.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Shubh Muhurat?
A Shubh Muhurat is an auspicious window of time chosen with the help of the Vedic Panchang so that an important act — a wedding, housewarming, naming or purchase — begins under a supportive combination of tithi, nakshatra, weekday (vaar), yoga and lagna, and clear of inauspicious periods like Rahu Kaal and Bhadra.
Why do muhurat timings differ by city?
Muhurat windows are calculated from sunrise, sunset and the Moon’s position, all of which change with longitude and latitude. A muhurat that begins at one clock time in Delhi will begin a few minutes earlier or later in Mumbai, Chennai or Kolkata — so always confirm the timing for your own city.
What are Rahu Kaal and Bhadra, and why avoid them?
Rahu Kaal is a roughly 90-minute period each day ruled by the shadow planet Rahu, considered inauspicious for starting new work. Bhadra (the Vishti karana) is a period associated with obstacles. Even within an otherwise good day, a muhurat is chosen to fall outside these windows.
What is an "abujh" muhurat?
An abujh (or swayam-siddha) muhurat is a self-auspicious day on which the whole day is considered pure without consulting an astrologer — for example Akshaya Tritiya, Vijayadashami, Gudi Padwa and Vasant Panchami. These are ideal when there is no time to compute a personal muhurat.
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