Second is Monday 16 November 2026, 9:31–10:54 am, 83 minutes. It is Shukla Saptami under the waxing Moon, with Shravana, a movable (chara) nakshatra, on a Monday, with Sadhana tara and the Moon in the 3rd sign from the birth Moon, and Sagittarius rising. Keep clear of Rahu kaal, 8:05–9:30 am. Third is Friday 4 December 2026, 6:53–7:50 am, with Hasta, Krishna Ekadashi, Friday, Sadhana tara, the Moon in the 11th sign, and Scorpio rising. Chitra is not right from 10:23 am to 5:57 pm, so keep to the early hour.

Fourth is Wednesday 11 November 2026, 9:29–10:53 am, on Anuradha, Baby's own soft (mridu) birth nakshatra, in Shukla Dwitiya, with the Moon in the 1st sign and Sagittarius rising. Fifth is Friday 6 November 2026, 1:37–3:08 pm, with Hasta, Krishna Trayodashi, Sadhana tara, the Moon in the 11th sign, and Aquarius rising.

Fix the first choice as the plan and keep the others in reserve. If Wednesday 25 November 2026 does not suit family travel or Baby's rest, move to Monday 16 November 2026 in the morning, then Friday 4 December 2026 if an early start is possible. Wednesday 11 November 2026 and Friday 6 November 2026 follow. All of these fall within the range set for Pune, and none comes before the 11th day of life.

Two backups remain. The first is Friday 20 November 2026, 9:32–10:52 am, with Uttara Bhadrapada, Shukla Ekadashi and Sagittarius rising. The second is Monday 12 October 2026, 4:53–6:14 pm, with Swati, Shukla Dwitiya, Mitra tara and Pisces rising. Whichever you choose, the whisper of the name in Baby's ear should fall inside the listed window and clear of the Rahu kaal given for that day. Where an unsuitable nakshatra is listed for the day, as with Chitra on 4 December 2026 and Jyeshtha on 11 November 2026, keep the ceremony outside those hours. Ask your family priest to confirm the final hour before invitations go out.

Next, the day must carry one of the sixteen naming nakshatras of Muhurta Chintamani, whether light, soft, fixed or movable. It needs a tithi the texts favour (Dwitiya, Tritiya, Panchami, Saptami, Dashami, Ekadashi or Trayodashi) and a weekday of a benefic planet: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. Tarabala and Chandrabala are counted from Baby's birth star and Moon sign, so the day's star and Moon are friendly to Baby's own. Last comes the hour, with a benefic rising sign, best fixed or dual.

Then came the ruling out. Rikta tithis, Amavasya, Vishti karana, Rahu kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika, Vyatipata and Vaidhriti were excluded. So were the 3rd, 5th and 7th tara from the birth star, and any day with the Moon in the 8th sign from the birth Moon. Of the 60 days, 17 held at least one good window. The other 43 fell away: 15 for the day's nakshatra, 13 for an unfavourable tara, 7 for a rikta tithi and 3 for Vishti karana.

Choose Wednesday 25 November 2026, 5:19–5:56 pm. It is the best of the list: Rohini nakshatra, Krishna Dwitiya, a Wednesday, Sadhana tara, the Moon in the 7th sign from the birth Moon, and Taurus rising. It is short at 37 minutes, so plan for the family to be seated and the ritual ready by about 5:15 pm. Rahu kaal that day is 12:21–1:45 pm, well clear of it.

If an evening does not suit, the order to follow is Monday 16 November 2026, 9:31–10:54 am, then Friday 4 December 2026, 6:53–7:50 am, then Wednesday 11 November 2026, 9:29–10:53 am, then Friday 6 November 2026, 1:37–3:08 pm. The two backups are Friday 20 November 2026, 9:32–10:52 am, and Monday 12 October 2026, 4:53–6:14 pm. Check the exact times against the panchang of your own locality with your priest, and let him choose the name's starting letter from the nakshatra pada.

Begin at 5:19 pm, the moment the window opens, and do not wait for guests to settle at the last minute. Have everyone seated and the baby fed, bathed and calm before then. The one time to keep the start out of that day is Rahu kaal, 12:21 to 1:45 pm. The ceremony is in the late afternoon, well after Rahu kaal ends, so nothing in your plan clashes with it. Do not begin any part of the rite, even the lamp, within that midday stretch.

The simple traditional order is this. First, invoke Ganesha and light the lamp. Then bow to the family deity and take the elders' blessings. Next, the father or the eldest elder whispers the chosen name into Baby's right ear, softly and three times, and the mother and family repeat it. Finally, announce the name aloud to those gathered and share sweets. Keep the naming itself well inside the window, so the name is spoken in the opening part rather than at the very edge.

Treat the 37 minutes as one unhurried act, not a programme. Prepare the space, the lamp, the sweets and the seating before 5:19 pm, and decide beforehand who will whisper the name, so nobody hesitates once the window opens. Have the name settled with the family and written down in advance. If the priest or an elder wishes to recite longer prayers, let the invocation and the whispering of the name come first, and keep any longer rites for after the name is spoken. Stay clear of the Rahu kaal hours at midday for any part of the ceremony.

Keep a fallback in mind, in this order: Monday 16 November 2026, 9:31 to 10:54 am, then Friday 4 December 2026, 6:53 to 7:50 am. Further options are Wednesday 11 November 2026 and Friday 6 November 2026, each on the list. If you wish, a quiet moment of prayer to the family deity before the ceremony is a gentle traditional addition. Ask your family priest to confirm the plan before the day.