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Annaprashan Muhurat Calculator | First Rice Ceremony

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The Annaprashan Muhurat Calculator proposes auspicious windows for the first rice feeding (annaprashan): it checks tithi quality, favourable nakshatras and weekday lords, and sunrise-bounded muhurat spans for your location, excluding Rikta tithis (4, 9, 14) and candra-dosha days flagged in classical muhurat texts.

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Quick reference

Favourable elements: benefic nakshatras (Rohini, Pushya, Hasta, Swati, Revati…), odd tithis avoided (4, 9, 14 Rikta), weekday lords Mercury/Jupiter/Venus favoured.

public Location matters

Tithi and nakshatra boundaries depend on where you are — enter your city's coordinates for precise results.

schedule Ayanamsa

Calculations use the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, the standard for Vedic charts.

menu_book Panchang basis

Results follow drik-panchang style astronomical computation, not printed-table approximation.

school Traditions differ

Some regions use Surya Siddhanta conventions; where traditions conflict, your family panchang wins.

lightbulb A real example — earliest good date after 6 months

A baby born 12 September 2025 in Pune turns 6 months in March 2026; the parents want the earliest suitable morning in the fortnight starting Thursday 12 March.

Result: Scanning 12–26 March 2026, the calculator returns, for instance, Monday 16 March 2026, 8:30–10:45 AM IST — a morning whose sunrise nakshatra sits on the classical list (Rohini, Mrigashira, Pushya, Hasta and similar) with a non-Rikta tithi. Days carrying the 4th, 9th or 14th tithi (Rikta) are dropped outright, as are dates flagged for chandra-dosha in the classical muhurat texts.

What this means: The output is a shortlist, not a single verdict: the parents pick the morning that best fits the baby's routine — a rested baby at a slightly less “perfect” muhurat beats a fussy one at the ideal time — and confirm with their family purohit, since acceptable months and nakshatras vary by region (Mukhe Bhaat in Bengal, Choroonu in Kerala).

Formula & methodology

Formula: Tithi = ⌊(Moon−Sun elongation) ÷ 12°⌋; Nakshatra = ⌊Moon longitude ÷ 13°20'⌋; Vimshottari lord sequence Ketu→Venus→Sun→Moon→Mars→Rahu→Jupiter→Saturn→Mercury

How annaprashan dates are shortlisted

Candidate days are filtered through the classical muhurat conditions for the first-feeding rite: the sunrise nakshatra should be on the traditional list (Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Revati among others), the tithi must not be Rikta (4th, 9th or 14th), and days flagged for chandra-dosha in the muhurat texts are excluded.

Each surviving day receives a daylight-bounded morning window for your coordinates — typically late morning — because the rite is traditionally performed before noon. Month and age conventions differ by region and family: some avoid the lunar month of Pausha and certain months of the child's age, so the calculator states its assumptions and leaves the final choice to the family's tradition.

Frequently asked questions

What is Annaprashan?
The first-rice ceremony — a baby's first solid food, typically at 6–8 months, performed with mantras and family blessings; known as Mukhe Bhaat in Bengal and Choroonu in Kerala.
Which nakshatras suit Annaprashan?
Classical lists favour Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Revati among others; Rikta tithis (4, 9, 14) are avoided.
Can Annaprashan happen on any day?
The ceremony needs an auspicious muhurat; odd-numbered months of the baby's age and certain lunar months (e.g., Pausha) are traditionally avoided.
What time of day is best?
Late morning to noon windows after sunrise are typical; the calculator bounds each suggestion to daylight muhurat spans for your coordinates.

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