Upanayana Muhurat 2027: Dates and Times

Two views, two lists

Published calendars and the books do not agree on every rule, so this page gives two lists. The calendar view follows the rules published calendars state for an upanayana (its stars, tithis, weekdays and season). The strict view starts from the same windows and also applies Simhastha and Makara Guru (by region), the 7 days on either side of Venus' or Jupiter's combustion, the hours before Aparahna only and the whole day that holds the Sun's entry into a sign. A strict window always lies inside a calendar window, so the strict list is a shorter version of the same list, never a different one.

The biggest difference is Simhastha Guru, Jupiter in Leo: Muhurta Chintamani puts an upanayana on the list of acts kept away from it, and many calendars do not apply it. Jupiter is in Magha or the first pada of Purva Phalguni from 31 Oct 2026, 12:02 to 25 Jan 2027, 01:31 and from 26 Jun 2027, 05:18 to 15 Sep 2027, 09:56 IST, which the books rule out in every region; it is in the rest of Leo from 15 Sep 2027, 09:56 to 26 Nov 2027, 18:45 IST, which they rule out at New Delhi too. The Simhastha Guru guide explains the rule and its regions, and Kharmas 2026–27 the two months of the Sun in Dhanu and Meena.

Which list to follow is a family matter. If your family keeps the books strictly, use the strict view; if it goes by the printed panchang, use the calendar view. Why muhurat dates differ lists the other reasons two calendars disagree.

The calendar view was compared day by day with a widely used almanac's daily upanayana tool: the fortnight from 14 January 2027 at New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata and 16 to 22 November 2026 and 4 chosen days from February to June 2027 at the same cities. That almanac publishes no year list for the samskaras, so this is a sample of 72 day pages. It published 10 days there, on four dates, and the calendar view keeps all 10 and adds none. Its hours end at two thirds of the daytime, where that almanac's cards end, and the varjyam is cut where that almanac hides it; elsewhere this site cuts Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda and Gulika, the first five ghatis of Vishkambha yoga where that almanac takes three of the yoga's sixty parts, and on 8 April 2027 the first part of Ashwini's varjyam, which Muhurta Chintamani starts a little before that almanac does. That almanac lists the lagna's faults on its upanayana cards without dropping a day for them, and neither view here drops one for the lagna either.

Closed periods for an upanayana in 2027

These stretches rule out an upanayana at New Delhi, computed from the ephemeris to the minute (IST). "Both views" means every list on this page leaves them out; "Strict view" means only the strict list does.

1. Simhastha Guru: Jupiter in Magha or the first pada of Purva Phalguni Strict view

   31 Oct 2026, 12:02 – 25 Jan 2027, 01:31

   Jupiter in Magha or the first pada of Purva Phalguni: the strict view rules out an upanayana in every region, except while the Sun is in Mesha (Muhurta Chintamani, Shubhashubha prakarana, with Dharma Sindhu).

2. Kharmas (the Sun in Dhanu) Both views

   16 Dec 2026, 10:25 – 14 Jan 2027, 21:10

   The Sun in Dhanu (Sagittarius) lies in Dakshinayana, which closes an upanayana in both views (below).

3. Dakshinayana (the Sun in Karka to Dhanu) Both views

   until 14 Jan 2027, 21:10

   The Sun's southern course: Muhurta Chintamani's Samskara prakarana has an upanayana done in Uttarayana only, and published calendars apply it too.

4. Simhastha Guru: Jupiter in Magha or the first pada of Purva Phalguni Strict view

   26 Jun 2027, 05:18 – 15 Sep 2027, 09:56

   Jupiter in Magha or the first pada of Purva Phalguni: the strict view rules out an upanayana in every region, except while the Sun is in Mesha (Muhurta Chintamani, Shubhashubha prakarana, with Dharma Sindhu).

5. Venus about to set (vriddha) Strict view

   29 Jun 2027, 20:42 – 6 Jul 2027, 20:42

   The 7 days before the planet sets (vriddha — Dharma Sindhu's middle view): the strict view only.

6. Venus combust (Shukra asta) Both views

   6 Jul 2027, 20:42 – 17 Sep 2027, 22:48

   Venus is combust by Surya Siddhanta's orbs (10°, 8° while retrograde): both views rule out an upanayana — Muhurta Chintamani's Shubhashubha prakarana names it among the acts kept away from combustion. Almanacs that judge the planet's visibility can differ by a few days.

7. Chaturmas Both views

   13 Jul 2027, 12:09 – 10 Nov 2027, 09:11

   Chaturmas (Hari-shayana), from Devshayani to Dev Uthani Ekadashi: no upanayana in either view (Muhurta Chintamani, Samskara prakarana; published calendars apply it too).

8. Dakshinayana (the Sun in Karka to Dhanu) Both views

   from 17 Jul 2027, 05:48 to 15 Jan 2028, 03:24

   The Sun's southern course: Muhurta Chintamani's Samskara prakarana has an upanayana done in Uttarayana only, and published calendars apply it too.

9. Jupiter about to set (vriddha) Strict view

   9 Aug 2027, 19:42 – 16 Aug 2027, 19:42

   The 7 days before the planet sets (vriddha — Dharma Sindhu's middle view): the strict view only.

10. Jupiter combust (Guru asta) Both views

    16 Aug 2027, 19:42 – 15 Sep 2027, 03:12

    Jupiter is combust by Surya Siddhanta's orbs (11°): both views rule out an upanayana.

11. Jupiter newly risen (balya) Strict view

    15 Sep 2027, 03:12 – 22 Sep 2027, 03:12

    The 7 days after the planet rises again (balya — Dharma Sindhu's middle view): the strict view only.

12. Simhastha Guru: Jupiter in the rest of Simha (regional) Strict view

    15 Sep 2027, 09:56 – 26 Nov 2027, 18:45

    Jupiter in the rest of Simha: the strict view rules out an upanayana between the Ganga and the Godavari and in Gujarat, Bengal and Odisha, which takes in New Delhi.

13. Venus newly risen (balya) Strict view

    17 Sep 2027, 22:48 – 24 Sep 2027, 22:48

    The 7 days after the planet rises again (balya — Dharma Sindhu's middle view): the strict view only.

14. Kharmas (the Sun in Dhanu) Both views

    16 Dec 2027, 16:38 – 15 Jan 2028, 03:24

    The Sun in Dhanu (Sagittarius) lies in Dakshinayana, which closes an upanayana in both views (below).

Sankrantis: the Sun's entry into each sign

Garga, quoted in Muhurta Chintamani's Samskara prakarana, allows no auspicious act on the day of a sankranti. The calendar view leaves out its punya day as published calendars reckon it — the day of the Sun's entry, or the next day when the Sun enters after sunset; the strict view also leaves out the day that holds the entry. The Sun's entries in 2027 at New Delhi, in IST:

• Makara (Capricorn): the Sun enters at 14 Jan 2027, 21:10
• Kumbha (Aquarius): the Sun enters at 13 Feb 2027, 10:09
• Meena (Pisces): the Sun enters at 15 Mar 2027, 07:00
• Mesha (Aries): the Sun enters at 14 Apr 2027, 15:28
• Vrishabha (Taurus): the Sun enters at 15 May 2027, 12:19
• Mithuna (Gemini): the Sun enters at 15 Jun 2027, 18:55
• Karka (Cancer): the Sun enters at 17 Jul 2027, 05:48
• Simha (Leo): the Sun enters at 17 Aug 2027, 14:13
• Kanya (Virgo): the Sun enters at 17 Sep 2027, 14:10
• Tula (Libra): the Sun enters at 18 Oct 2027, 02:08
• Vrishchika (Scorpio): the Sun enters at 17 Nov 2027, 01:58
• Dhanu (Sagittarius): the Sun enters at 16 Dec 2027, 16:38

Neither list rules out an upanayana for these periods at New Delhi. In the Meena month the Sun is in Uttarayana, which these lists follow; Holashtak is kept by Muhurta Chintamani only on the Beas, the Ravi and the Sutlej and at Pushkar. If your family keeps any of them, skip those dates (IST):

• Kharmas: 15 Mar 2027, 07:00 – 14 Apr 2027, 15:28 — this list keeps 5 days in it: 18, 19 and 24 March; 8 and 11 April
• Holashtak: 15 Mar 2027, 10:51 – 22 Mar 2027, 16:13 — this list keeps 2 days in it: 18 and 19 March

How these dates are chosen

• The Moon's nakshatra: best in the swift, fixed, movable and soft stars — Ashwini, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishtha, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada and Revati — and also in Ardra, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Mula, Purva Ashadha and Purva Bhadrapada (Muhurta Chintamani, Samskara prakarana; published calendars list the same).
• The season: Uttarayana only — the Sun in Makara, Kumbha, Meena, Mesha, Vrishabha or Mithuna — and never in Chaturmas (Muhurta Chintamani, Samskara prakarana; published calendars apply both). Never in an adhika month, never while Venus or Jupiter is combust (Surya Siddhanta's orbs: Venus 10°, 8° while retrograde, Jupiter 11°).
• The tithi: only Dwitiya, Tritiya or Panchami of either half, or Dashami, Ekadashi or Dwadashi of the bright half; never on the anadhyaya days Ashadha Shukla Dashami, Jyeshtha Shukla Dwitiya, Pausha Shukla Ekadashi and Magha Shukla Dwadashi (Muhurta Chintamani, Samskara prakarana; published calendars list the same). Narada, quoted there, rates Shukla Shashthi middling; the commentary rejects it, and so do these lists.
• The weekday: never Tuesday or Saturday (Muhurta Chintamani, Samskara prakarana; published calendars apply it too).
• The hours: the forenoon is best and the midday middling; the day's last third (the afternoon) and the night are left out, as published calendars cut it (Manu, quoted in Muhurta Chintamani's Samskara prakarana, condemns the afternoon); the strict view ends the day earlier, at Aparahna (below).
• The age: The texts give the age for upanayana by varna, counted from conception: the 8th year for a Brahmin, the 11th for a Kshatriya and the 12th for a Vaishya; an earlier rite, in the 5th, 6th or 8th year, is described for particular aims; and the latest age is the 16th, 22nd or 24th year. (Manusmriti 2.36–2.38) We do not ask your community; your family's tradition decides the age. The paid personal muhurat takes the year your family names (any year from the 5th to the 24th by default), counted from the child's date of birth — a family that counts from conception chooses one year earlier.
• The lagna, which neither view checks: Muhurta Chintamani gives an upanayana its own lagna rules, and a present-day almanac names the lagna's faults on its upanayana cards without dropping a day for them, so these lists do not drop one either; the priest, or the personal muhurat with the child's chart, picks the lagna inside a window.
• Never in a kshaya tithi — one current at no sunrise at the place (Muhurta Chintamani, Samskara prakarana, bars it for a karnavedha; a present-day almanac printed no samskara day in one on the days compared).
• Never in the varjyam of the day's nakshatra — its tyajya ghatis: the four of the star's sixty parts that follow the count the book gives for it (after 50 in Ashwini, 30 in Punarvasu, 20 in Pushya and in Chitra, 56 in Mula, and so on), in proportion to the star's own length (Muhurta Chintamani, Vivaha prakarana: avoided in every auspicious act). On the days compared, a present-day almanac's samskara tools hid this span in Punarvasu and Pushya, and in Ashwini and Chitra from one part later; the exception the commentary quotes for a strong Moon is not applied.
• Never on the day of a sankranti or of an eclipse: Garga, quoted in Muhurta Chintamani's Samskara prakarana, allows no auspicious act then, "even at its due time". The calendar view leaves out the sankranti's punya day as published calendars reckon it — the next day when the Sun enters after sunset; the strict view also leaves out the day that holds the entry.
• No Bhadra (Vishti karana): it is avoided whole. The finer rules of its abode and its tail are not applied, so this list is stricter than calendars that apply them.
• The yoga: never Vyatipata or Vaidhriti; of the other inauspicious yogas only the opening ghatis are cut — Vishkambha 5 ghatis, Atiganda 6 ghatis, Shula 7 ghatis, Ganda 6 ghatis, Vyaghata 9 ghatis, Vajra 9 ghatis, Parigha its first half (a ghati is 24 minutes; Muhurta Chintamani, Shubhashubha prakarana).
• Gandanta: the last quarter of Ashlesha, Jyeshtha and Revati and the first quarter of Magha, Mula and Ashwini are cut out (Kalaprakasika; Muhurta Chintamani states it in its Vivaha prakarana).
• Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda and Gulika — the day's eighths by weekday — are cut out of every window (South Indian practice, Kalaprakasika). Kalaprakasika itself does not count Gulika as inauspicious; these lists cut it anyway, as many calendars do, so they are a little stricter there.
• A window keeps at least one ghati (24 minutes) of clean time, and a day shows up to three.
• Strength: "Very good", "Good" and "Usable" are a rough order from the star's grade, a favoured weekday (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) and the bright half — not a probability.

What the strict view adds

• Simhastha Guru: Jupiter in Magha or the first pada of Purva Phalguni rules out an upanayana everywhere; Jupiter in the rest of Simha rules it out between the Ganga and the Godavari and in Gujarat, Bengal and Odisha (which takes in New Delhi); the rule is lifted while the Sun is in Mesha (Muhurta Chintamani, Shubhashubha prakarana, with Dharma Sindhu).
• Makara Guru: Jupiter in Makara, avoided only in Konkan, Magadha, Bengal and Sindh — not at New Delhi.
• The 7 days before Venus or Jupiter sets and the 7 days after it rises (vriddha and balya — Dharma Sindhu's middle view).
• Only before Aparahna: the last two fifths of the daytime are left out (Manu, quoted in Muhurta Chintamani's Samskara prakarana: the forenoon best, the midday middling, the afternoon condemned).
• The day that holds the Sun's entry into a sign, besides the punya day the calendar view leaves out (Garga, quoted in Muhurta Chintamani's Samskara prakarana).
• Holashtak, Phalguna Shukla Ashtami to Purnima: Muhurta Chintamani (Shubhashubha prakarana, quoting Shighrabodha) keeps it only on the Beas, the Ravi and the Sutlej and at Pushkar; not at New Delhi.

What these lists leave to you

• The lagna: these lists do not drop a day for the rising sign. The books give each samskara lagna rules, so the priest — or the personal muhurat — picks the lagna inside a window.
• The child: the age your family keeps, the child's own Tara Bala and Chandra Bala, and the child's birth month are not known to a public list.
• A pradosha day, the rules by community or Veda branch, and the six months after a family wedding are not applied; community is never asked.
• An eclipse is counted wherever on Earth it is seen (the stricter reading); vriddhi tithis, tithi gandanta, the dagdha and visha tithi–weekday pairs, Chandra Bala's vedha, the visha ghatis of the tithi and of the weekday that the commentary quotes from the Daivajna-manohara, and its exception to the varjyam (a strong Moon) are not applied in either view.
• Family and local customs beyond the rules named on this page.

For your city or your own dates

A nakshatra or tithi changes at the same moment everywhere, but each place has its own sunrise, sunset and Rahu Kalam, so another city's windows start and end a few minutes apart, and a day near a change can drop out or come in. The muhurat finder computes both views of the upanayana list for your city and your own dates, up to three months at a time, and its results offer the personal check below. Start from a month:

A personal muhurat from the kundli

A list for everyone cannot check your child's own stars or the age your family keeps. Muhurta Chintamani's Gochara prakarana adds two personal checks: Tara Bala, the day's nakshatra counted from the birth nakshatra, and Chandra Bala, the Moon's sign counted from the birth Moon sign. A day that is good in general can be weak for one person.

The personal upanayana muhurat reads your child's saved kundli: each day's Tara Bala and Chandra Bala, the age your family keeps, the lagna times that fit the act inside each window, a Muhurat Patra (PDF) and reminders. 101 coins for the event: before you pay you see how many days are open before the child's chart is checked, and if none passes the child's chart, nothing is charged. Or 50 coins to check one date, charged for its answer, whether the date passes or not.

Or ask the AI astrologer about one date from this list: it reads the day for the place saved in your kundli and names the rule behind its answer.