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2023 Namakarana date and timings for San Diego, California, United States

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2023 Namakarana Dates

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Namakarana is an important Hindu ceremony, during which an auspicious name is assigned to a newborn child based on birth Rashi or birth Nakshatra. This is also the one of the Sanskara out of 16 important Sanskara mentioned in Hindu scriptures. For western world, it is similar to Baptising a child.

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2023 Namakarana Dates with Auspicious Muhurat

Date
Namakarana Muhurat
Nakshatra
Tithi
January 2023Namakarana
Jan 4, 2023, Wed
09:15 AM to 10:30 AM
MrigashirshaMrigashirsha
Trayodashi
Jan 25, 2023, Wed
09:15 AM to 10:36 AM
Uttara BhadrapadaU Bhadrapada
Panchami
Jan 27, 2023, Fri
09:08 AM to 10:28 AM
AshwiniAshwini
Saptami
Jan 30, 2023, Mon
08:56 AM to 10:16 AM
RohiniRohini
Dashami
February 2023Namakarana
Feb 10, 2023, Fri
08:13 AM to 09:33 AM
HastaHasta
Panchami
Feb 17, 2023, Fri
07:45 AM to 09:05 AM
Uttara AshadhaU Ashadha
Dwadashi
Feb 22, 2023, Wed
07:25 AM to 08:46 AM
Uttara BhadrapadaU Bhadrapada
Tritiya
Feb 24, 2023, Fri
07:18 AM to 08:38 AM
AshwiniAshwini
Panchami
March 2023Namakarana
Mar 3, 2023, Fri
06:50 AM to 08:10 AM
PushyaPushya
Dwadashi
Mar 3, 2023, Fri
11:35 AM to 11:40 AM
PushyaPushya
Dwadashi
Mar 3, 2023, Fri
01:01 PM to 01:10 PM
PushyaPushya
Dwadashi
Mar 8, 2023, Wed
06:30 AM to 07:50 AM
Uttara PhalguniU Phalguni
Dwitiya
Mar 8, 2023, Wed
11:15 AM to 01:10 PM
Uttara PhalguniU Phalguni
Dwitiya
Mar 9, 2023, Thu
06:26 AM to 07:47 AM
HastaHasta
Dwitiya, Tritiya
Mar 17, 2023, Fri
09:47 AM to 11:40 AM
Uttara AshadhaU Ashadha
Ekadashi
Mar 23, 2023, Thu
09:23 AM to 11:16 AM
AshwiniAshwini
Tritiya
Mar 27, 2023, Mon
09:07 AM to 09:29 AM
MrigashirshaMrigashirsha
Saptami
Mar 27, 2023, Mon
10:47 AM to 11:01 AM
MrigashirshaMrigashirsha
Saptami
Mar 31, 2023, Fri
08:52 AM to 10:45 AM
PushyaPushya
Dashami
April 2023Namakarana
Apr 6, 2023, Thu
08:28 AM to 08:54 AM
ChitraChitra
Pratipada
Apr 6, 2023, Thu
10:08 AM to 10:21 AM
ChitraChitra
Pratipada
Apr 7, 2023, Fri
08:24 AM to 10:17 AM
SwatiSwati
Dwitiya
Apr 20, 2023, Thu
08:31 AM to 09:26 AM
AshwiniAshwini
Pratipada
Apr 24, 2023, Mon
07:17 AM to 09:11 AM
MrigashirshaMrigashirsha
Panchami
Apr 26, 2023, Wed
07:09 AM to 09:03 AM
PunarvasuPunarvasu
Saptami
May 2023Namakarana
May 3, 2023, Wed
06:42 AM to 08:35 AM
HastaHasta, ChitraChitra
Trayodashi
May 15, 2023, Mon
07:48 AM to 10:04 AM
Uttara BhadrapadaU Bhadrapada
Ekadashi
May 17, 2023, Wed
07:40 AM to 09:56 AM
AshwiniAshwini
Trayodashi
May 24, 2023, Wed
07:13 AM to 09:28 AM
PushyaPushya
Panchami
May 29, 2023, Mon
06:53 AM to 09:09 AM
Uttara PhalguniU Phalguni
Dashami
May 31, 2023, Wed
07:45 AM to 09:01 AM
ChitraChitra
Dwadashi
June 2023Namakarana
Jun 12, 2023, Mon
05:58 AM to 08:14 AM
RevatiRevati
Dashami
October 2023Namakarana
Oct 23, 2023, Mon
11:21 AM to 01:24 PM
DhanishthaDhanishtha
Dashami
Oct 26, 2023, Thu
11:09 AM to 01:12 PM
Uttara BhadrapadaU Bhadrapada
Trayodashi
November 2023Namakarana
Nov 1, 2023, Wed
10:46 AM to 12:49 PM
MrigashirshaMrigashirsha
Panchami
Nov 9, 2023, Thu
09:14 AM to 11:17 AM
HastaHasta
Dwadashi
Nov 10, 2023, Fri
09:10 AM to 11:13 AM
HastaHasta, ChitraChitra
Trayodashi
Nov 22, 2023, Wed
08:23 AM to 09:12 AM
Uttara BhadrapadaU Bhadrapada
Dashami
Nov 22, 2023, Wed
09:55 AM to 10:26 AM
Uttara BhadrapadaU Bhadrapada
Ekadashi
Nov 27, 2023, Mon
08:04 AM to 10:07 AM
RohiniRohini
Pratipada
December 2023Namakarana
Dec 8, 2023, Fri
07:20 AM to 09:23 AM
ChitraChitra
Ekadashi
Dec 15, 2023, Fri
06:53 AM to 08:56 AM
Uttara AshadhaU Ashadha
Tritiya

Notes: All timings are represented in 12-hour notation in local time of San Diego, United States with DST adjustment (if applicable).
Hours which are past midnight are suffixed with next day date. In Panchang day starts and ends with sunrise.

Usually, Namakarana should be performed at 11th or 12th day of birth. The timing can also be adjusted as per family traditions. If ceremony is done at 11th or 12th day of birth, then no specific Muhurta is needed. Also, if Jatakarma is not performed before cutting the naval chord after birth, it can be done just before Namakarana.

If Namakarana Sanskara is not performed on time i.e. at 11th or 12th day of birth then following considerations are necessary for choosing an appropriate Muhurta.

Nakshatra: All fixed Nakshatra i.e. Rohini (4), Uttara Phalguni (12), Uttara Ashadha (21), Uttara Bhadrapada (26), all movable Nakshatra i.e. Punarvasu (7), Swati (15), Shravana (22), Dhanishtha (23), Shatabhisha (24), all gentle and friendly Nakshatra i.e. Mrigashirsha (5), Chitra (14), Anuradha (17), Revati (27) and all short Nakshatra i.e. Ashwini (1), Pushya (8), Hasta (13) are considered auspicious for Namakarana.

Tithi: Pratipada (1), Dwitiya (2), Tritiya (3), Panchami (5), Saptami (7), Dashami (10), Ekadashi (11), Dwadashi (12), Trayodashi (13) Tithi of Shukla and Krishna Paksha are considered auspicious for Namakarana.

Days: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are considered auspicious for Namakarana.

Lagna: It is suggested to avoid movable Lagna i.e. Mesha (1), Karka (4), Tula (7) and Makara (10) Lagna for Namakarana.

Kundali: 8th House, from the Lagna, at the time of Namakarana, should be unoccupied. We make sure that Lagna is not occupied by any malefic as well as not aspected by any malefic Graha.

General: For Namakarana Muhurta, Tara Asta is not considered. On similar pattern, we also don't discard Mahalaya, Chaturmasa, Holashtaka and creation days i.e. Yugadi and Manvadi days.

Chandra and Tara Shuddhi: Proper Chandra and Tara Shuddhi for child should be performed.

To Be Avoided: Sankranti, Eclipse and general Panchang Dosha are avoided. It is also advisable to perform Namakarana during Uttarayana and before mid-day. Namakarana ceremony should preferably be done before Aparahna Kala i.e. approximately during first half of the day.

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