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Auspicious upanayana dates in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

May 2026 · Asia/Riyadh · ranked by panchānga (no birth chart needed)

The sacred-thread rite: a benefic-owned lagna, a good nakshatra and the 8th empty. Each day below is scored purely on chart-independent factors — tithi, vāra, nakshatra, yoga and karana — with a good lagna window for Riyadh. See today's full panchāṅga for Riyadh →

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Best upanayana dates — May 2026

#1 · Best this month
Friday, 8 May 2026
100
Excellent
Krishna ShashthiUttara AshadhaYoga: ShubhaKarana: Vanija
Recommended lagna window (Libra rising): 16:58–18:13

✓ Uttara Ashadha nakshatra · Krishna Shashthi tithi · Friday

#2
Thursday, 14 May 2026
100
Excellent
Krishna DwadashiRevatiYoga: PritiKarana: Taitila
Recommended lagna window (Libra rising): 16:25–18:25

✓ Revati nakshatra · Krishna Dwadashi tithi · Thursday

#3
Monday, 18 May 2026
100
Excellent
Shukla DwitiyaRohiniYoga: SukarmaKarana: Balava
Recommended lagna window (Libra rising): 16:08–18:08

✓ Rohini nakshatra · Shukla Dwitiya tithi · Monday

#4
Thursday, 28 May 2026
100
Excellent
Shukla DwadashiChitraYoga: VariyanaKarana: Balava
Recommended lagna window (Libra rising): 15:19–17:19

✓ Chitra nakshatra · Shukla Dwadashi tithi · Thursday

#5
Sunday, 3 May 2026
88
Excellent
Krishna DwitiyaAnuradhaYoga: VariyanaKarana: Taitila
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 08:01–10:01

✓ Anuradha nakshatra · Krishna Dwitiya tithi

✗ Sunday is not a preferred weekday

#6
Monday, 4 May 2026
88
Excellent
Krishna TritiyaAnuradhaYoga: ParighaKarana: Vanija
Recommended lagna window (Virgo rising): 15:16–16:46

✓ Anuradha nakshatra · Krishna Tritiya tithi · Monday

✗ Parigha yoga is inauspicious

#7
Wednesday, 13 May 2026
88
Excellent
Krishna EkadashiUttara BhadrapadaYoga: VishkambhaKarana: Balava
Recommended lagna window (Virgo rising): 14:10–16:10

✓ Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra · Krishna Ekadashi tithi · Wednesday

✗ Vishkambha yoga is inauspicious

#8
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
88
Excellent
Shukla TritiyaMrigashiraYoga: DhritiKarana: Gara
Recommended lagna window (Taurus rising): 05:07–06:52

✓ Mrigashira nakshatra · Shukla Tritiya tithi

✗ Tuesday is not a preferred weekday

#9
Thursday, 21 May 2026
88
Excellent
Shukla PanchamiPushyaYoga: GandaKarana: Balava
Recommended lagna window (Libra rising): 15:52–17:52

✓ Pushya nakshatra · Shukla Panchami tithi · Thursday

✗ Ganda yoga is inauspicious

#10
Monday, 25 May 2026
88
Excellent
Shukla DashamiUttara PhalguniYoga: VajraKarana: Taitila
Recommended lagna window (Libra rising): 15:35–17:35

✓ Uttara Phalguni nakshatra · Shukla Dashami tithi · Monday

✗ Vajra yoga is inauspicious

#11
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
88
Excellent
Shukla EkadashiHastaYoga: SiddhiKarana: Vanija
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 06:35–08:20

✓ Hasta nakshatra · Shukla Ekadashi tithi

✗ Tuesday is not a preferred weekday

#12
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
88
Excellent
Shukla DwadashiChitraYoga: VyatipataKarana: Bava
Recommended lagna window (Libra rising): 15:35–17:35

✓ Chitra nakshatra · Shukla Dwadashi tithi · Wednesday

✗ Vyatipata yoga is inauspicious

Every day this month at a glance

Fri 1 May Swati63
Sat 2 May Vishakha13
Sun 3 May Anuradha88
Mon 4 May Anuradha88
Tue 5 May Jyeshtha25
Wed 6 May Mula38
Thu 7 May Purva Ashadha63
Fri 8 May Uttara Ashadha100
Sat 9 May Shravana63
Sun 10 May Dhanishta63
Mon 11 May Shatabhisha75
Tue 12 May Purva Bhadrapada25
Wed 13 May Uttara Bhadrapada88
Thu 14 May Revati100
Fri 15 May Ashwini75
Sat 16 May Bharani25
Sun 17 May Krittika13
Mon 18 May Rohini100
Tue 19 May Mrigashira88
Wed 20 May Punarvasu50
Thu 21 May Pushya88
Fri 22 May Ashlesha38
Sat 23 May Magha0
Sun 24 May Purva Phalguni25
Mon 25 May Uttara Phalguni88
Tue 26 May Hasta88
Wed 27 May Chitra88
Thu 28 May Chitra100
Fri 29 May Swati63
Sat 30 May Vishakha25
Sun 31 May Anuradha63

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

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Computed deterministically with a license-clean Vedic engine (astronomy-engine, VSOP87-grade). Lahiri ayanāṁśa, drik gaṇita, grounded in Ch.36 Table 79. Advisory only — for a chart-specific muhūrta, open the finder.