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Auspicious annaprāśana dates in Melbourne, Australia

January 2026 · Australia/Melbourne · 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 Melbourne. See today's full panchāṅga for Melbourne →

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Best annaprāśana dates — January 2026

#1 · Best this month
Thursday, 22 January 2026
100
Excellent
Shukla TritiyaShatabhishaYoga: VariyanaKarana: Gara
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 18:07–20:07

✓ Shatabhisha nakshatra · Shukla Tritiya tithi · Thursday

#2
Sunday, 25 January 2026
100
Excellent
Shukla SaptamiRevatiYoga: SiddhaKarana: Gara
Recommended lagna window (Pisces rising): 10:40–12:55

✓ Revati nakshatra · Shukla Saptami tithi · Sunday

#3
Monday, 5 January 2026
88
Excellent
Krishna DwitiyaPushyaYoga: VaidhritiKarana: Gara
Recommended lagna window (Taurus rising): 17:19–19:04

✓ Pushya nakshatra · Krishna Dwitiya tithi · Monday

✗ Vaidhriti yoga is inauspicious

#4
Wednesday, 21 January 2026
88
Excellent
Shukla DwitiyaDhanishtaYoga: VyatipataKarana: Kaulava
Recommended lagna window (Taurus rising): 15:50–18:05

✓ Dhanishta nakshatra · Shukla Dwitiya tithi · Wednesday

✗ Vyatipata yoga is inauspicious

#5
Saturday, 24 January 2026
88
Excellent
Shukla PanchamiUttara BhadrapadaYoga: ShivaKarana: Balava
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 18:09–19:54

✓ Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra · Shukla Panchami tithi

✗ Saturday is not a preferred weekday

#6
Friday, 2 January 2026
75
Good
Shukla ChaturdashiMrigashiraYoga: ShuklaKarana: Gara
Recommended lagna window (Sagittarius rising): 06:02–07:02

✓ Mrigashira nakshatra · Friday

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

#7
Sunday, 4 January 2026
75
Good
Krishna PratipadaPunarvasuYoga: IndraKarana: Balava
Recommended lagna window (Pisces rising): 12:03–13:18

✓ Punarvasu nakshatra · Sunday

✗ Pratipada tithi is not preferred

#8
Friday, 9 January 2026
75
Good
Krishna ShashthiUttara PhalguniYoga: ShobhanaKarana: Vanija
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 19:08–20:38

✓ Uttara Phalguni nakshatra · Friday

✗ Shashthi tithi is not preferred

#9
Saturday, 10 January 2026
75
Good
Krishna SaptamiHastaYoga: AtigandaKarana: Bava
Recommended lagna window (Pisces rising): 11:39–13:54

✓ Hasta nakshatra · Krishna Saptami tithi

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

#10
Sunday, 11 January 2026
75
Good
Krishna AshtamiChitraYoga: SukarmaKarana: Kaulava
Recommended lagna window (Pisces rising): 11:40–13:25

✓ Chitra nakshatra · Sunday

✗ Ashtami tithi is not preferred

#11
Monday, 12 January 2026
75
Good
Krishna NavamiSwatiYoga: DhritiKarana: Gara
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 18:56–20:41

✓ Swati nakshatra · Monday

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

#12
Thursday, 15 January 2026
75
Good
Krishna DwadashiAnuradhaYoga: VriddhiKarana: Kaulava
Recommended lagna window (Pisces rising): 11:44–13:29

✓ Anuradha nakshatra · Thursday

✗ Dwadashi tithi is not preferred

Every day this month at a glance

Thu 1 Jan Krittika38
Fri 2 Jan Mrigashira75
Sat 3 Jan Ardra38
Sun 4 Jan Punarvasu75
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 Vishakha38
Wed 14 Jan Anuradha63
Thu 15 Jan Anuradha75
Fri 16 Jan Jyeshtha63
Sat 17 Jan Mula0
Sun 18 Jan Purva Ashadha38
Mon 19 Jan Uttara Ashadha63
Tue 20 Jan Shravana63
Wed 21 Jan Dhanishta88
Thu 22 Jan Shatabhisha100
Fri 23 Jan Purva Bhadrapada13
Sat 24 Jan Uttara Bhadrapada88
Sun 25 Jan Revati100
Mon 26 Jan Ashwini63
Tue 27 Jan Bharani25
Wed 28 Jan Krittika63
Thu 29 Jan Rohini75
Fri 30 Jan Mrigashira63
Sat 31 Jan Ardra38

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

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