As per Sanskrit language, Namkaran is a combination of two words- Naam means 'name' and Karan means 'reating'. It is a very famous tradition in Hindu community and is very important Sanskar among the 16 major Sanskars. Namkaran Sanskar ceremony is held according to the family customs and includes the process of giving a name to a newly born child. It is also called as Palanarohan. The Namkaran ceremony is performed on 11th day after the birth of a child. The name of the child is chosen on the basis of time and place of birth, Nakshatras and the Kundli. Namkaran Muhurat 2017 means the auspicious dates on which this ritual can be performed.
The Namkaran ceremony procedure includes following things:
| Date | Tithi | Day | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Jan | Chaturthi | Mon | In Dhanishtha Nakshatra, Panchami |
| 05 Jan | Saptami | Thu | In Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra |
| 06 Jan | Ashtami | Fri | In Revati Nakshatra |
| 09 Jan | Dwadashi | Mon | In Rohini Nakshatra |
| 13 Jan | Pratipada | Fri | In Pushya Nakshatra, Dwitiya |
| 18 Jan | Shashthi | Wed | In Hastha Nakshatra before 12:49 |
| 19 Jan | Saptami | Thu | In Chitra Nakshatra |
| 20 Jan | Ashtami | Fri | In Swati Nakshatra before 12:35 |
| 23 Jan | Ekadashi | Mon | In Anuradha Nakshatra |
| 30 Jan | Tritiya | Mon | In Shatabhisha Nakshatra |
| 01 Feb | Panchami | Wed | In Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra |
| 02 Feb | Shashthi | Thu | In Revati Nakshatra |
| 03 Feb | Saptami | Fri | In Ashwini Nakshatra |
| 06 Feb | Dashmi | Mon | In Rohini Nakshatra before 14:53 |
| 08 Feb | Dwadashi | Wed | In Punarvasu Nakshatra after 12:14 |
| 09 Feb | Trayodashi | Thu | In Punarvasu Nakshatra before 09:22 |
| 13 Feb | Tritiya | Mon | In Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra between 08:59 to 16:45 |
| 15 Feb | Panchami | Wed | In Hastha Nakshatra/ Chitra Nakshatra |
| 16 Feb | Panchami | Thu | In Chitra Nakshatra |
| 17 Feb | Shashthi | Fri | In Swati Nakshatra before 09:26 |
| 24 Feb | Trayodashi | Fri | In Shravana Nakshatra |
| 27 Feb | Pratipada | Mon | In Shatabhisha Nakshatra before 05:50 |
| 01 Mar | Tritiya | Wed | In Revati Nakshatra |
| 02 Mar | Chaturthi | Thu | In Ashwini Nakshatra, Panchami |
| 08 Mar | Ekadashi | Wed | In Punarvasu Nakshatra before 11:32 |
| 09 Mar | Dwadashi | Thu | In Pushya Nakshatra before 08:59 |
| 13 Mar | Pratipada | Mon | In Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra |
| 15 Mar | Tritiya | Wed | In Chitra Nakshatra before 10:30 |
| 22 Mar | Navami | Wed | In Uttarashada Dashmi Nakshatra |
| 23 Mar | Dashami | Thu | In Uttarashada Nakshatra after 13:28 |
| 24 Mar | Ekadashi | Fri | In Shravana Nakshatra |
| 29 Mar | Dwitiya | Wed | In Revati Nakshatra |
| 05 Apr | Navmi | Wed | In Pushya Nakshatra, Dashmi |
| 12 Apr | Pratipada | Wed | In Chitra Nakshatra/ Swati Nakshatra before 09:00 |
| 19 Apr | Ashtami | Wed | In Uttarashada Nakshatra |
| 21 Apr | Dashmi | Fri | In Dhanishtha Nakshatra before 17:01 |
| 24 Apr | Trayodashi | Mon | In Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra before 07:22 |
| 28 Apr | Dwitiya | Fri | In Rohini Nakshatra |
| 01 May | Shashthi | Mon | In Punarvasu Nakshatra |
| 08 May | Trayodashi | Mon | In Hastha Nakshatra/ Chitra Nakshatra |
| 12 May | Pratipada | Fri | In Anuradha Nakshatra, Dwitiya |
| 17 May | Shashthi | Wed | In Uttarashada Nakshatra/ Shravana Nakshatra before 16:32 |
| 18 May | Saptami | Thu | In Shravana Nakshatra/ Dhanishtha Nakshatra |
| 19 May | Ashtami | Fri | In Dhanishtha Nakshatra/ Shatabhisha Nakshatra |
| 22 May | Ekadashi | Mon | In Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra/ Revati Nakshatra |
| 26 May | Pratipada | Fri | In Rohini Nakshatra |
| 29 May | Chaturthi | Mon | In Punarvasu Nakshatra/ Pushya Nakshatra after 11:07 |
| 05 Jun | Ekadashi | Mon | In Chitra Nakshatra after 09:43 |
| 12 Jun | Tritiya | Mon | In Uttarashada Nakshatra between 10:50 to 12:19 |
| 19 Jun | Dashmi | Mon | In Revati Nakshatra before 14:20 |
| 26 Jun | Tritiya | Mon | In Pushya Nakshatra |
| 03 Jul | Dashmi | Mon | In Swati Nakshatra |
| 05 Jul | Dwadashi | Wed | In Anuradha Nakshatra |
| 06 Jul | Trayodashi | Thu | In Anuradha Nakshatra |
| 13 Jul | Chaturthi | Thu | In Shatabhisha Nakshatra after 14:45 |
| 17 Jul | Ashtami | Mon | In Ashwini Nakshatra |
| 20 Jul | Dwadashi | Thu | In Rohini Nakshatra |
| 21 Jul | Trayodashi | Fri | In Mrigashira Nakshatra before 12:48 |
| 24 Jul | Pratipada | Mon | In Pushya Nakshatra |
| 27 Jul | Chaturthi | Thu | In Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra after 07:01 |
| 28 Jul | Panchami | Fri | In Hastha Nakshatra |
| 31 Jul | Ashtami | Mon | In Swati Nakshatra |
| 02 Aug | Dashmi | Wed | In Anuradha Nakshatra |
| 09 Aug | Dwitiya | Wed | In Shatabhisha Nakshatra |
| 10 Aug | Tritiya | Thu | In Shatabhisha Nakshatra |
| 17 Aug | Dashmi | Thu | In Mrigashira Nakshatra after 12:44 |
| 23 Aug | Dwitiya | Wed | In Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra |
| 24 Aug | Tritiya | Thu | In Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra |
| 04 Sep | Trayodashi | Mon | In Shravana Nakshatra/ Dhanishtha Nakshatra |
| 07 Sep | Pratipada | Thu | In Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra |
| 08 Sep | Dwitiya | Fri | In Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra / Revati Nakshatra |
| 13 Sep | Ashtami | Wed | In Mrigshira Nakshatra |
| 15 Sep | Dashmi | Fri | In Punarvasu Nakshatra before 07:33 |
| 20 Sep | Amavasya | Wed | In Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra after 11:00 |
| 21 Sep | Pratipada | Thu | In Hastha Nakshatra |
| 22 Sep | Dwitiya | Fri | In Chitra Nakshatra |
| 25 Sep | Panchmi | Mon | In Anuradha Nakshatra |
| 02 Oct | Dwadashi | Mon | In Dhanishtha Nakshatra before 11:44 |
| 06 Oct | Pratipada | Fri | In Revati Nakshatra after 15:10 |
| 09 Oct | Chaturthi | Mon | In Rohini Nakshatra between 14:17 to 15:53 |
| 09 Nov | Shashthi | Thu | In Punarvasu Nakshatra/ Pushya Nakshatra before 16:42 |
| 15 Nov | Dwadashi | Wed | In Hastha Nakshatra/ Chitra Nakshatra |
| 23 Nov | Panchami | Thu | In Uttarashada Nakshatra |
| 27 Nov | Ashtami | Mon | In Shatabhisha Nakshatra |
| 29 Nov | Dashmi | Wed | In Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra |
| 04 Dec | Pratipada | Mon | In Mrigshira Nakshatra |
