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Auspicious upanayana dates in Toronto, Canada

January 2026 · America/Toronto · 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 Toronto. See today's full panchāṅga for Toronto →

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Best upanayana dates — January 2026

#1 · Best this month
Thursday, 8 January 2026
100
Excellent
Krishna ShashthiUttara PhalguniYoga: ShobhanaKarana: Gara
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 15:05–16:50

✓ Uttara Phalguni nakshatra · Krishna Shashthi tithi · Thursday

#2
Friday, 23 January 2026
100
Excellent
Shukla PanchamiUttara BhadrapadaYoga: ShivaKarana: Balava
Recommended lagna window (Taurus rising): 12:42–13:57

✓ Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra · Shukla Panchami tithi · Friday

#3
Wednesday, 28 January 2026
100
Excellent
Shukla EkadashiRohiniYoga: BrahmaKarana: Vanija
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 13:53–15:53

✓ Rohini nakshatra · Shukla Ekadashi tithi · Wednesday

#4
Thursday, 29 January 2026
100
Excellent
Shukla DwadashiMrigashiraYoga: IndraKarana: Bava
Recommended lagna window (Taurus rising): 12:07–13:37

✓ Mrigashira nakshatra · Shukla Dwadashi tithi · Thursday

#5
Monday, 12 January 2026
88
Excellent
Krishna DashamiSwatiYoga: ShulaKarana: Vanija
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 14:49–16:49

✓ Swati nakshatra · Krishna Dashami tithi · Monday

✗ Shula yoga is inauspicious

#6
Wednesday, 14 January 2026
88
Excellent
Krishna DwadashiAnuradhaYoga: GandaKarana: Kaulava
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 14:48–16:48

✓ Anuradha nakshatra · Krishna Dwadashi tithi · Wednesday

✗ Ganda yoga is inauspicious

#7
Tuesday, 20 January 2026
88
Excellent
Shukla DwitiyaDhanishtaYoga: SiddhiKarana: Kaulava
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 14:14–14:44

✓ Dhanishta nakshatra · Shukla Dwitiya tithi

✗ Tuesday is not a preferred weekday

#8
Wednesday, 21 January 2026
88
Excellent
Shukla TritiyaShatabhishaYoga: VyatipataKarana: Gara
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 14:14–16:29

✓ Shatabhisha nakshatra · Shukla Tritiya tithi · Wednesday

✗ Vyatipata yoga is inauspicious

#9
Saturday, 24 January 2026
88
Excellent
Shukla ShashthiRevatiYoga: SiddhaKarana: Taitila
Recommended lagna window (Taurus rising): 12:26–13:41

✓ Revati nakshatra · Shukla Shashthi tithi

✗ Saturday is not a preferred weekday

#10
Thursday, 1 January 2026
75
Good
Shukla TrayodashiRohiniYoga: ShuklaKarana: Taitila
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 15:36–16:51

✓ Rohini nakshatra · Thursday

✗ Trayodashi tithi is not preferred

#11
Friday, 2 January 2026
75
Good
Shukla ChaturdashiMrigashiraYoga: BrahmaKarana: Vanija
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 15:51–16:51

✓ Mrigashira nakshatra · Friday

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

#12
Sunday, 4 January 2026
75
Good
Krishna DwitiyaPushyaYoga: VaidhritiKarana: Taitila
Recommended lagna window (Taurus rising): 13:36–14:36

✓ Pushya nakshatra · Krishna Dwitiya tithi

✗ Sunday is not a preferred weekday · Vaidhriti yoga is inauspicious

Every day this month at a glance

Thu 1 Jan Rohini75
Fri 2 Jan Mrigashira75
Sat 3 Jan Punarvasu63
Sun 4 Jan Pushya75
Mon 5 Jan Ashlesha50
Tue 6 Jan Magha25
Wed 7 Jan Purva Phalguni63
Thu 8 Jan Uttara Phalguni100
Fri 9 Jan Hasta50
Sat 10 Jan Chitra63
Sun 11 Jan Swati63
Mon 12 Jan Swati88
Tue 13 Jan Vishakha38
Wed 14 Jan Anuradha88
Thu 15 Jan Jyeshtha63
Fri 16 Jan Mula38
Sat 17 Jan Purva Ashadha0
Sun 18 Jan Uttara Ashadha63
Mon 19 Jan Shravana63
Tue 20 Jan Dhanishta88
Wed 21 Jan Shatabhisha88
Thu 22 Jan Purva Bhadrapada13
Fri 23 Jan Uttara Bhadrapada100
Sat 24 Jan Revati88
Sun 25 Jan Ashwini63
Mon 26 Jan Bharani38
Tue 27 Jan Krittika25
Wed 28 Jan Rohini100
Thu 29 Jan Mrigashira100
Fri 30 Jan Ardra25
Sat 31 Jan Punarvasu63

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.