Home Muhurat Upanayan (Janeu) Muhurat
Upanayan (Janeu) Muhurat Sacred thread ceremony; Uttarayana preferred.
Jaipur , Rajasthan, India26.9196°, 75.7878°
Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
North Indian · Lahiri (calibrated)
Required 12 rules
Preferred 9 rules
Shortest window 20 min
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Rules used for this Muhurat
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Required 12 A time is excluded if any of these fail.
Upanayana nakshatras: Kshipra, Dhruva, Chara and Mridu, the three Purvas, Ardra, Ashlesha and Mula Upanayana tithis only: Shukla 2, 3, 5, 10, 11, 12; Krishna 2, 3, 5 Avoid Rahu Kaal Avoid Bhadra (Vishti karana) Not in Vyatipata or Vaidhriti yoga (forbidden whole) Not during Chaturmas (Devshayani to Devutthana Ekadashi) Jupiter and Venus not combust (Guru/Shukra asta, by the rising and setting rule of the official Rashtriya Panchang) Jupiter and Venus not just risen or about to set (Guru/Shukra bala and vriddha, Muhurta Chintamani day counts) Not in Adhik (Mal) Maas Daytime only (sunrise to sunset) Forenoon only (sunrise to midday), not in the afternoon Tara bala favourable for the selected person(s) personal
Preferred 9 Not met → shown as a warning, not excluded.
Favourable weekday Uttarayana preferred (Sun from Makara to Karka Sankranti, sidereal) Upanayana months preferred: Magha to Jyeshtha (Amanta) Avoid Yamaganda Avoid Gulika Kaal Avoid Dur Muhurat Avoid Varjyam Avoid Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra and Parigha yogas (classically only their opening ghatis; the whole yoga is flagged) Chandra bala favourable for the selected person(s) personal
informational 1 Shown for information only; never excludes a time or adds a warning.
Personal rules (Tara bala, Chandra bala) apply only when you select birth profiles; otherwise they are not used and results are not personalised.
Windows shorter than 20 minutes are not shown.
Source: Muhurta Chintamani nakshatra/tithi/vara selections as commonly cited by modern Panchangs
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Calculated with engine 1.4.2 · rules rules-2026-09-29-a0a4505e · profile north-lahiri-calibrated v1 · ayanamsa lahiri_drik_compat · astronomy-engine@2.1.19 · Asia/Kolkata
