The Mundan (Chudakarana) Sanskar
Mundan — the first tonsure of a child's hair — is a Sanskar usually performed in the first, third or fifth year. Tradition confines it to the auspicious Uttarayana months, which is why the year's list has a gap in the monsoon and later months.
The classical rules used here
- Months — Chaitra, Vaishakha, Jyeshtha, Ashadha (before Devshayani), Magha and Phalguna.
- Weekdays — Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
- Tithis — Dwitiya, Tritiya, Panchami, Saptami, Dashami, Ekadashi and Trayodashi.
- Nakshatras — Mrigashira, Ashwini, Pushya, Hasta, Punarvasu, Chitra, Swati, Shravana, Dhanishtha, Shatabhisha and Jyeshtha.
Some traditions also avoid the child's birth month and birth nakshatra; consult your family custom or an astrologer for these finer points.
How the timings depend on your city
Each window is clamped to the weekday's vaara — sunrise to the next sunrise — so its start and end shift with your local sunrise. Set your city above to see the correct times.