When is Bhai Dooj 2026? — 11 November 2026
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
- Tithi
- Kartika Shukla Dwitiya
- Aparahna (afternoon) · New Delhi
- 01:10 PM – 03:20 PM
- Tithi runs
- 02:00 PM, 10 Nov to 03:53 PM, 11 Nov
How the date is chosen
Kartika Shukla Dwitiya during aparahna (the fourth fifth of the day, the afternoon); if two days have some of it, the day it covers more.
About Bhai Dooj
Kartika Shukla Dwitiya (Yama Dwitiya): sisters put a tilak on their brothers and pray for their happiness; brothers visit and bring gifts. Traditionally done in the afternoon (aparahna).
Times are for New Delhi (IST). In other cities sunrise, moonrise and muhurat times differ by some minutes, and now and then the day itself differs. Festival times for your city →
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