Upanayanam (sacred thread) dates in 2025
21 dates · 21 best
In the 8th year of life, or the 5th. Held in the morning, never the afternoon.
Dates for Chennai, Tamil Nadu · Change town
Excellent
March 2025 · 5 dates · Already past
- 2 March · Sunday · Excellent
- 9 March · Sunday · Excellent
- 16 March · Sunday · Excellent
- 17 March · Monday · Excellent
- 31 March · Monday · Excellent
Shukra asta
The dates as a list
| Date | Day | Nakshatra | Tithi | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2025 | Wednesday | Pushya | Krishna Dwitiyai | Excellent |
| 19 Jan 2025 | Sunday | Uttara Phalguni | Krishna Panchami | Excellent |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Friday | Shatabhisha | Shukla Dwitiyai | Excellent |
| 3 Feb 2025 | Monday | Revati | Shukla Panchami | Excellent |
| 7 Feb 2025 | Friday | Rohini | Shukla Dasami | Excellent |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Monday | Chitra | Krishna Panchami | Excellent |
| 2 Mar 2025 | Sunday | Uttara Bhadrapada | Shukla Trithiyai | Excellent |
| 9 Mar 2025 | Sunday | Punarvasu | Shukla Dasami | Excellent |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Sunday | Hasta | Krishna Dwitiyai | Excellent |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Monday | Chitra | Krishna Trithiyai | Excellent |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Monday | Ashwini | Shukla Dwitiyai | Excellent |
| 7 Apr 2025 | Monday | Pushya | Shukla Dasami | Excellent |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Wednesday | Rohini | Shukla Trithiyai | Excellent |
| 9 May 2025 | Friday | Hasta | Shukla Dwadasi | Excellent |
| 14 May 2025 | Wednesday | Anuradha | Krishna Dwitiyai | Excellent |
| 18 May 2025 | Sunday | Uttara Ashadha | Krishna Panchami | Excellent |
| 28 May 2025 | Wednesday | Mrigashira | Shukla Dwitiyai | Excellent |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Thursday | Hasta | Shukla Dasami | Excellent |
| 6 Jun 2025 | Friday | Hasta | Shukla Ekadasi | Excellent |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Sunday | Swati | Shukla Dwadasi | Excellent |
| 13 Jul 2025 | Sunday | Shravana | Krishna Trithiyai | Excellent |
Only the stars every classical list accepts.
Which of these suit you
The dates above are the same for everyone in the town. These two checks are not: tarabala counts the day's star from the child's, and chandrabala reads the Moon's sign from the child's. Give the child's birth star and the list below says which of these dates clear for the child, and what blocks the ones that do not.
Check the date you were given
For the child's starDates for Chennai, Tamil Nadu · Change town
9 March 2025 — Sacred thread (upanayanam)
This day holds. Excellent.
Sunday · Punarvasu · Shukla Dasami · Saubhagya · Gara
What speaks for it
- That morning's star is one of those kept for what you are doing.
- This is one of the lunar days kept for beginning something. (Why: a strong tithi.)
- The weekday is one of those kept for this ceremony.
- The combination running at sunrise is one of the auspicious ones. (Why: an auspicious yoga.)
The clear hours that day
Periods with no dates, and why
Dakshinayana1 Jan 2025 — 13 Jan 2025 · 17 Jul 2025 — 31 Dec 2025Kept clear by this calendar
Dakshinayanam — the Sun's southward half, Aadi to Margazhi. The first tonsure and the first letters are done only in the northward half, Thai to Aani.
Margazhi1 Jan 2025 — 13 Jan 2025 · 16 Dec 2025 — 31 Dec 2025Kept clear by this calendar
No ear piercing in Margazhi, while the Sun is in Dhanus.
Shukra asta18 Mar 2025 — 27 Mar 2025 · 26 Nov 2025 — 31 Dec 2025Not held anywhere, by any tradition
The first tonsure waits while Venus is too close to the Sun to be seen.
Guru asta10 Jun 2025 — 9 Jul 2025Not held anywhere, by any tradition
The first tonsure waits while Jupiter is too close to the Sun to be seen.
Other years and other occasions
Wedding datesThe engagementGriha praveshStarting to buildRegistering property or goldBuying a vehicleStarting work or a businessJoining a new jobNaming ceremonyEar piercingFirst riceFirst tonsure (mottai)First letters (aksharabhyasam)Valaikappu (seemantham)