
Annaprashan Muhurat 2026
Shubh dates and times for Bhubaneswar, checked against the rules for this ceremony.
The 5 best muhurtas in the next two months
For Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Times are local.
- Oct26Mon1 muhurta
Monday 26 October
14:23 – 17:41GoodAshwiniKrishna PratipadaLabh, Amrit, Char- Ashwini suits annaprashan · Labh choghadiya · Amrit choghadiya
- Against: Krishna paksha (waning Moon) · Char choghadiya (neutral)
- Nov16Mon2 muhurtas
Monday 16 November
08:44 – 10:08GoodShravanaShukla SaptamiShubh- Shravana suits annaprashan · Shukla paksha (waxing Moon) · Shubh choghadiya
14:19 – 18:43ExcellentShravanaShukla SaptamiLabh, Amrit, Char- Shravana suits annaprashan · Shukla paksha (waxing Moon) · Labh choghadiya · Amrit choghadiya
- Against: Char choghadiya (neutral)
- Nov25Wed1 muhurta
Wednesday 25 November
18:42 – 20:36GoodRohiniKrishna DvitiyaShubh, Amrit- Rohini suits annaprashan · Shubh choghadiya · Amrit choghadiya
- Against: Krishna paksha (waning Moon)
- Dec14Mon1 muhurta
Monday 14 December
14:25 – 18:47ExcellentDhanishtaShukla PanchamiLabh, Amrit, Char- Dhanishta suits annaprashan · Shukla paksha (waxing Moon) · Labh choghadiya · Amrit choghadiya
- Against: Char choghadiya (neutral)
5 more in this period
Choose your own dates
Up to 62 days at a time.
Why other times were left out
625 other windows were checked and left out:
- Inauspicious choghadiya291
- Weekday not suitable276
- Nakshatra not suitable258
- Inauspicious yoga211
- Tithi not suitable195
- Rikta tithi134
- Bhadra (Vishti karana)91
- Yamaganda75
- Gulika74
- Rahu kalam67
- Amavasya23
- Window too short6
What we check, in order
Each ceremony has its own list; the principle — every rule named, every rejection explained — is the same.
1 · Season
Kharmas, Chaturmas and adhika masa are excluded where the ceremony requires it.
2 · Combustion
Guru and Shukra must not be asta (combust).
3 · Nakshatra
Only the nakshatras prescribed for the ceremony.
4 · Tithi
No rikta tithi, no Amavasya, and only the tithis suited to the ceremony.
5 · Vāra
Weekdays that do not suit the ceremony are avoided.
6 · Choghadiya
Auspicious choghadiya only, and the limbs must hold for the whole window.
7 · Kaal vela
The window may not touch Rahu kaal, Yamaganda or Gulika.
8 · Bhadra
Vishti karana may not overlap any minute of the window.
9 · Yoga and Panchak
Inauspicious yogas and Panchak are checked and reported.
These rules are still being checked against the Jagannatha Panji. Please confirm the final muhurta with your priest.