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Auspicious annaprāśana dates in Colombo, Sri Lanka

January 2026 · Asia/Colombo · ranked by panchānga (no birth chart needed)

Baby's first solid food: a benefic lagna and an auspicious nakshatra with the 10th empty. Each day below is scored purely on chart-independent factors — tithi, vāra, nakshatra, yoga and karana — with a good lagna window for Colombo. See today's full panchāṅga for Colombo →

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Best annaprāśana dates — January 2026

#1 · Best this month
Thursday, 1 January 2026
100
Excellent
Shukla TrayodashiRohiniYoga: ShubhaKarana: Kaulava
Recommended lagna window (Pisces rising): 11:07–12:37

✓ Rohini nakshatra · Shukla Trayodashi tithi · Thursday

#2
Sunday, 25 January 2026
100
Excellent
Shukla SaptamiRevatiYoga: SiddhaKarana: Gara
Recommended lagna window (Pisces rising): 09:43–11:13

✓ Revati nakshatra · Shukla Saptami tithi · Sunday

#3
Monday, 5 January 2026
88
Excellent
Krishna DwitiyaPushyaYoga: VishkambhaKarana: Gara
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 16:38–17:53

✓ Pushya nakshatra · Krishna Dwitiya tithi · Monday

✗ Vishkambha yoga is inauspicious

#4
Tuesday, 20 January 2026
88
Excellent
Shukla DwitiyaShravanaYoga: SiddhiKarana: Balava
Recommended lagna window (Taurus rising): 13:58–15:13

✓ Shravana nakshatra · Shukla Dwitiya tithi

✗ Tuesday is not a preferred weekday

#5
Wednesday, 21 January 2026
88
Excellent
Shukla TritiyaDhanishtaYoga: VyatipataKarana: Taitila
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 15:43–17:28

✓ Dhanishta nakshatra · Shukla Tritiya tithi · Wednesday

✗ Vyatipata yoga is inauspicious

#6
Friday, 2 January 2026
75
Good
Shukla ChaturdashiMrigashiraYoga: ShuklaKarana: Gara
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 16:52–17:52

✓ Mrigashira nakshatra · Friday

✗ Chaturdashi tithi is not preferred · Rikta tithi (Chaturdashi)

#7
Friday, 9 January 2026
75
Good
Krishna ShashthiUttara PhalguniYoga: ShobhanaKarana: Vanija
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 16:55–17:55

✓ Uttara Phalguni nakshatra · Friday

✗ Shashthi tithi is not preferred

#8
Saturday, 10 January 2026
75
Good
Krishna SaptamiHastaYoga: AtigandaKarana: Bava
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 16:25–18:10

✓ Hasta nakshatra · Krishna Saptami tithi

✗ Saturday is not a preferred weekday · Atiganda yoga is inauspicious

#9
Sunday, 11 January 2026
75
Good
Krishna AshtamiChitraYoga: SukarmaKarana: Kaulava
Recommended lagna window (Pisces rising): 10:40–12:10

✓ Chitra nakshatra · Sunday

✗ Ashtami tithi is not preferred

#10
Monday, 12 January 2026
75
Good
Krishna NavamiSwatiYoga: DhritiKarana: Gara
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 16:11–18:11

✓ Swati nakshatra · Monday

✗ Navami tithi is not preferred · Rikta tithi (Navami)

#11
Thursday, 22 January 2026
75
Good
Shukla ChaturthiShatabhishaYoga: VariyanaKarana: Vanija
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 15:28–17:28

✓ Shatabhisha nakshatra · Thursday

✗ Chaturthi tithi is not preferred · Rikta tithi (Chaturthi)

#12
Saturday, 31 January 2026
75
Good
Shukla TrayodashiPunarvasuYoga: VishkambhaKarana: Taitila
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 15:29–16:59

✓ Punarvasu nakshatra · Shukla Trayodashi tithi

✗ Saturday is not a preferred weekday · Vishkambha yoga is inauspicious

Every day this month at a glance

Thu 1 Jan Rohini100
Fri 2 Jan Mrigashira75
Sat 3 Jan Ardra50
Sun 4 Jan Punarvasu63
Mon 5 Jan Pushya88
Tue 6 Jan Ashlesha38
Wed 7 Jan Magha38
Thu 8 Jan Purva Phalguni63
Fri 9 Jan Uttara Phalguni75
Sat 10 Jan Hasta75
Sun 11 Jan Chitra75
Mon 12 Jan Swati75
Tue 13 Jan Vishakha25
Wed 14 Jan Anuradha63
Thu 15 Jan Jyeshtha38
Fri 16 Jan Mula63
Sat 17 Jan Mula0
Sun 18 Jan Purva Ashadha38
Mon 19 Jan Uttara Ashadha63
Tue 20 Jan Shravana88
Wed 21 Jan Dhanishta88
Thu 22 Jan Shatabhisha75
Fri 23 Jan Purva Bhadrapada50
Sat 24 Jan Uttara Bhadrapada63
Sun 25 Jan Revati100
Mon 26 Jan Ashwini63
Tue 27 Jan Bharani25
Wed 28 Jan Krittika63
Thu 29 Jan Rohini63
Fri 30 Jan Ardra25
Sat 31 Jan Punarvasu75

Score = share of the chart-independent panchānga factors met (tithi, vāra, nakshatra, yoga, karana). Eclipse days score 0.

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