🪔 Hindu Festivals 2026
The day each major festival of the year is observed — its tithi, the tithi's timing and the rule that fixes the day.
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Sharad Navratri (Ghatasthapana) — Sunday, 11 Oct
(in 2 days)
Ashwina Shukla Pratipada: 10 Oct 21:20 – 11 Oct 21:31
| Festival | Day | Tithi (IST) |
|---|---|---|
| Vasant Panchami | Friday, 23 Jan | Magha Shukla Panchami 23 Jan 02:28 – 24 Jan 01:46 · purvahna (forenoon) |
| Maha Shivratri | Sunday, 15 Feb | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi 15 Feb 17:05 – 16 Feb 17:34 · nishita kaal (midnight) |
| Chaitra Navratri / Nav Samvat | Thursday, 19 Mar | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada 19 Mar 06:53 – 20 Mar 04:52 · tithi at sunrise |
| Ram Navami | Thursday, 26 Mar | Chaitra Shukla Navami 26 Mar 11:49 – 27 Mar 10:07 · madhyahna (midday) |
| Hanuman Jayanti | Thursday, 2 Apr | Chaitra Purnima 1 Apr 07:06 – 2 Apr 07:42 · tithi at sunrise |
| Guru Purnima | Wednesday, 29 Jul | Ashadha Purnima 28 Jul 18:19 – 29 Jul 20:05 · tithi at sunrise |
| Nag Panchami | Monday, 17 Aug | Shravana Shukla Panchami 16 Aug 16:53 – 17 Aug 17:00 · purvahna (forenoon) |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Monday, 14 Sep | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi 14 Sep 07:07 – 15 Sep 07:44 · madhyahna (midday) |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Friday, 25 Sep | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi 24 Sep 23:18 – 25 Sep 23:07 · tithi at sunrise |
| Sharad Navratri (Ghatasthapana) | Sunday, 11 Oct | Ashwina Shukla Pratipada 10 Oct 21:20 – 11 Oct 21:31 · tithi at sunrise |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Tuesday, 20 Oct | Ashwina Shukla Dashami 20 Oct 12:50 – 21 Oct 14:12 · aparahna (afternoon) |
| Sharad Purnima | Sunday, 25 Oct | Ashwina Purnima 25 Oct 11:56 – 26 Oct 09:41 · nishita kaal (midnight) |
| Karwa Chauth | Thursday, 29 Oct | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi 29 Oct 01:07 – 29 Oct 22:10 · moonrise |
| Dhanteras | Friday, 6 Nov | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi 6 Nov 10:31 – 7 Nov 10:48 · pradosh kaal (after sunset) |
| Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Sunday, 8 Nov | Kartika Amavasya 8 Nov 11:28 – 9 Nov 12:32 · pradosh kaal (after sunset) |
| Govardhan Puja | Tuesday, 10 Nov | Kartika Shukla Pratipada 9 Nov 12:32 – 10 Nov 14:00 · tithi at sunrise |
| Bhai Dooj | Wednesday, 11 Nov | Kartika Shukla Dwitiya 10 Nov 14:00 – 11 Nov 15:53 · aparahna (afternoon) |
| Chhath Puja | Sunday, 15 Nov | Kartika Shukla Shashthi 14 Nov 23:24 – 16 Nov 02:01 · tithi at sunrise |
| Kartik Purnima | Tuesday, 24 Nov | Kartika Purnima 23 Nov 23:42 – 24 Nov 20:23 · tithi at sunrise |
Days are worked out from New Delhi's sunrise and sunset. Tithi times are the same across India, but in another city a festival can occasionally fall a day earlier or later.
ℹ️ How is the day decided?
Each festival falls on a tithi of a lunar month (months named the Purnimanta way). A tithi doesn't change at sunrise, so the Dharmasindhu and Nirnayasindhu rules say in which part of the day the tithi must prevail — pradosh kaal for Diwali and Dhanteras, madhyahna for Ganesh Chaturthi and Ram Navami, aparahna for Dussehra and Bhai Dooj, nishita kaal for Maha Shivratri and Sharad Purnima, moonrise for Karwa Chauth, and the tithi at sunrise for the rest. The festival is on the day the tithi covers more of that period. Adhik (extra) months are skipped.
Holika Dahan, Raksha Bandhan and Janmashtami are not listed, because their day also depends on Bhadra or the Rohini nakshatra. Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya and Pradosh tithis are on a separate page.
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