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Auspicious annaprāśana dates in Melbourne, Australia

October 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 — October 2026

#1 · Best this month
Friday, 30 October 2026
100
Excellent
Krishna PanchamiMrigashiraYoga: ShivaKarana: Kaulava
Recommended lagna window (Sagittarius rising): 09:45–11:15

✓ Mrigashira nakshatra · Krishna Panchami tithi · Friday

#2
Saturday, 3 October 2026
88
Excellent
Krishna SaptamiMrigashiraYoga: VariyanaKarana: Bava
Recommended lagna window (Sagittarius rising): 10:38–11:53

✓ Mrigashira nakshatra · Krishna Saptami tithi

✗ Saturday is not a preferred weekday

#3
Monday, 12 October 2026
88
Excellent
Shukla DwitiyaSwatiYoga: VishkambhaKarana: Balava
Recommended lagna window (Pisces rising): 17:39–19:24

✓ Swati nakshatra · Shukla Dwitiya tithi · Monday

✗ Vishkambha yoga is inauspicious

#4
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
88
Excellent
Shukla DashamiDhanishtaYoga: GandaKarana: Taitila
Recommended lagna window (Pisces rising): 16:57–19:12

✓ Dhanishta nakshatra · Shukla Dashami tithi · Wednesday

✗ Ganda yoga is inauspicious

#5
Monday, 26 October 2026
88
Excellent
Shukla PurnimaAshwiniYoga: VajraKarana: Bava
Recommended lagna window (Pisces rising): 16:35–18:50

✓ Ashwini nakshatra · Shukla Purnima tithi · Monday

✗ Vajra yoga is inauspicious

#6
Thursday, 29 October 2026
88
Excellent
Krishna TritiyaRohiniYoga: VariyanaKarana: Vishti
Recommended lagna window (Pisces rising): 16:32–18:47

✓ Rohini nakshatra · Krishna Tritiya tithi · Thursday

✗ Vishti karana is inauspicious

#7
Monday, 5 October 2026
75
Good
Krishna NavamiPushyaYoga: ShivaKarana: Gara
Recommended lagna window (Pisces rising): 18:05–19:20

✓ Pushya nakshatra · Monday

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

#8
Monday, 19 October 2026
75
Good
Shukla AshtamiUttara AshadhaYoga: DhritiKarana: Bava
Recommended lagna window (Pisces rising): 17:14–19:14

✓ Uttara Ashadha nakshatra · Monday

✗ Ashtami tithi is not preferred

#9
Thursday, 22 October 2026
75
Good
Shukla EkadashiShatabhishaYoga: VriddhiKarana: Vanija
Recommended lagna window (Pisces rising): 16:55–19:10

✓ Shatabhisha nakshatra · Thursday

✗ Ekadashi tithi is not preferred

#10
Saturday, 24 October 2026
75
Good
Shukla TrayodashiUttara BhadrapadaYoga: VyaghataKarana: Kaulava
Recommended lagna window (Pisces rising): 16:53–19:08

✓ Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra · Shukla Trayodashi tithi

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

#11
Sunday, 25 October 2026
75
Good
Shukla ChaturdashiRevatiYoga: HarshanaKarana: Vanija
Recommended lagna window (Sagittarius rising): 09:37–11:37

✓ Revati nakshatra · Sunday

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

#12
Thursday, 1 October 2026
63
Good
Krishna PanchamiKrittikaYoga: SiddhiKarana: Kaulava
Recommended lagna window (Sagittarius rising): 10:41–12:11

✓ Krishna Panchami tithi · Thursday

✗ Krittika is not among the preferred nakshatras

Every day this month at a glance

Thu 1 Oct Krittika63
Fri 2 Oct Rohini63
Sat 3 Oct Mrigashira88
Sun 4 Oct Ardra25
Mon 5 Oct Pushya75
Tue 6 Oct Ashlesha38
Wed 7 Oct Magha38
Thu 8 Oct Purva Phalguni63
Fri 9 Oct Uttara Phalguni63
Sat 10 Oct Hasta63
Sun 11 Oct Chitra63
Mon 12 Oct Swati88
Tue 13 Oct Vishakha50
Wed 14 Oct Vishakha38
Thu 15 Oct Anuradha63
Fri 16 Oct Jyeshtha63
Sat 17 Oct Mula13
Sun 18 Oct Purva Ashadha63
Mon 19 Oct Uttara Ashadha75
Tue 20 Oct Shravana50
Wed 21 Oct Dhanishta88
Thu 22 Oct Shatabhisha75
Fri 23 Oct Purva Bhadrapada38
Sat 24 Oct Uttara Bhadrapada75
Sun 25 Oct Revati75
Mon 26 Oct Ashwini88
Tue 27 Oct Bharani25
Wed 28 Oct Krittika50
Thu 29 Oct Rohini88
Fri 30 Oct Mrigashira100
Sat 31 Oct Ardra25

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

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