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Haircut Calendar

Friday, May 1, 2026

Vedic lunar timing — best days to cut your hair

Vedic tradition holds that a haircut on the right tithi and weekday brings prosperity, longevity, and faster regrowth — and the wrong day can sap vitality. Below is a 30-day quality forecast for your location.

DateDayTithiVerdict
May 1FridayPratipada (Krishna)Auspicious
May 2SaturdayPratipada (Krishna)Avoid
May 3SundayDwitiya (Krishna)Avoid
May 4MondayTritiya (Krishna)Neutral
May 5TuesdayChaturthi (Krishna)Avoid
May 6WednesdayPanchami (Krishna)Auspicious
May 7ThursdayShashthi (Krishna)Auspicious
May 8FridaySaptami (Krishna)Auspicious
May 9SaturdayAshtami (Krishna)Avoid
May 10SundayNavami (Krishna)Avoid
May 11MondayDashami (Krishna)Neutral
May 12TuesdayEkadashi (Krishna)Avoid
May 13WednesdayDwadashi (Krishna)Auspicious
May 14ThursdayTrayodashi (Krishna)Auspicious
May 15FridayChaturdashi (Krishna)Auspicious
May 16SaturdayAmavasya (Krishna)Avoid
May 17SundayDwitiya (Shukla)Avoid
May 18MondayTritiya (Shukla)Auspicious
May 19TuesdayChaturthi (Shukla)Avoid
May 20WednesdayPanchami (Shukla)Auspicious
May 21ThursdayShashthi (Shukla)Neutral
May 22FridaySaptami (Shukla)Auspicious
May 23SaturdayAshtami (Shukla)Avoid
May 24SundayNavami (Shukla)Avoid
May 25MondayDashami (Shukla)Auspicious
May 26TuesdayEkadashi (Shukla)Neutral
May 27WednesdayDwadashi (Shukla)Neutral
May 28ThursdayTrayodashi (Shukla)Auspicious
May 29FridayChaturdashi (Shukla)Auspicious
May 30SaturdayPurnima (Shukla)Avoid

Tradition says: avoid Sundays (vitality), Tuesdays (wealth), Saturdays (longevity); favor Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays. Tithis 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13 are best — especially in the waxing (Shukla) paksha for hair regrowth.