Hindu Festivals and Vrats 2026 — Dates for Every Festival
Dates for New Delhi from the sunrise-based panchang (Swiss Ephemeris, Lahiri ayanamsa), with each festival's traditional rule. Open a festival for its tithi, timing and how the date was chosen.
Sharad Navratri — Sunday, 11 October 2026
Yearly festivals 2026
| Date | Name | Tithi | Time (New Delhi) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January 2026 Wednesday | Makar Sankranti | Sun enters Makara | Sankranti moment: 03:13 PM |
| 23 January 2026 Friday | Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami | Saraswati Puja (purvahna): 07:13 AM – 12:33 PM |
| 15 February 2026 Sunday | Maha Shivratri | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi (amanta: Magha) | Nishita kaal (midnight puja): 12:09 AM, 16 Feb – 01:01 AM, 16 Feb |
| 3 March 2026 Tuesday | Holika Dahan | Phalguna Shukla Purnima | Holika Dahan muhurat: 06:22 PM – 08:50 PM |
| 4 March 2026 Wednesday | Holi | Chaitra Krishna Pratipada (amanta: Phalguna) | |
| 19 March 2026 Thursday | Chaitra Navratri begins | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada | Tithi: 06:53 AM, 19 Mar to 04:52 AM, 20 Mar |
| 26 March 2026 Thursday | Ram Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami | Madhyahna puja: 11:49 AM – 01:41 PM |
| 2 April 2026 Thursday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Shukla Purnima | Tithi: 07:06 AM, 1 Apr to 07:41 AM, 2 Apr |
| 19 April 2026 Sunday | Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya | Tithi: 10:49 AM, 19 Apr to 07:27 AM, 20 Apr |
| 29 July 2026 Wednesday | Guru Purnima | Ashadha Shukla Purnima | Tithi: 06:19 PM, 28 Jul to 08:05 PM, 29 Jul |
| 28 August 2026 Friday | Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Shukla Purnima | Rakhi time (after Bhadra): 05:57 AM – 09:48 AM |
| 4 September 2026 Friday | Krishna Janmashtami | Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami (amanta: Shravana) | Nishita kaal (midnight puja): 11:58 PM – 12:43 AM, 5 Sep |
| 14 September 2026 Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi | Madhyahna puja: 11:02 AM – 01:31 PM |
| 11 October 2026 Sunday | Sharad Navratri begins | Ashwina Shukla Pratipada | Tithi: 09:19 PM, 10 Oct to 09:31 PM, 11 Oct |
| 20 October 2026 Tuesday | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Ashwina Shukla Dashami | Aparahna (afternoon): 01:14 PM – 03:30 PM |
| 29 October 2026 Thursday | Karva Chauth | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi (amanta: Ashwina) | Moonrise: 08:17 PM |
| 6 November 2026 Friday | Dhanteras | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi (amanta: Ashwina) | Pradosh kaal: 05:33 PM – 08:10 PM |
| 8 November 2026 Sunday | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Krishna Amavasya (amanta: Ashwina) | Lakshmi Puja (pradosh kaal): 05:31 PM – 08:09 PM |
| 10 November 2026 Tuesday | Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada | Tithi: 12:31 PM, 9 Nov to 02:00 PM, 10 Nov |
| 11 November 2026 Wednesday | Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dwitiya | Aparahna (afternoon): 01:10 PM – 03:20 PM |
| 15 November 2026 Sunday | Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi | Evening arghya (sunset): 05:28 PM |
| 20 November 2026 Friday | Dev Uthani Ekadashi | Kartika Shukla Ekadashi | Tithi: 07:16 AM, 20 Nov to 06:31 AM, 21 Nov |
Monthly vrats 2026
24 dates · next: 6 October 2026
Pradosh Vrat 202625 dates · next: 8 October 2026
Sankashti Chaturthi 202613 dates · next: 29 October 2026
Purnima 202613 dates · next: 26 October 2026
Amavasya 202612 dates · next: 10 October 2026
Masik Shivratri 202612 dates · next: 8 October 2026
Sankranti 202611 dates · next: 17 October 2026
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