Festival Calendar

Hindu Festivals 2026

All 46 major festivals of 2026 in one place — dates computed astronomically from tithi and sankranti rules (Kashi/Varanasi, IST), with each festival's tithi window.

DateDayFestivalTithi
14 JanuaryWednesdayMakar SankrantiSolar festival — Sankranti · 02:48 PM
18 JanuarySundayMauni AmavasyaMagha Amavasya
23 JanuaryFridayVasant PanchamiMagha Shukla Panchami
15 FebruarySundayMaha ShivaratriPhalguna Krishna Chaturdashi
2 MarchMondayHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima
4 MarchWednesdayHoliChaitra Krishna Pratipada
19 MarchThursdayChaitra Navratri beginsChaitra Shukla Pratipada
19 MarchThursdayGudi Padwa / UgadiChaitra Shukla Pratipada
26 MarchThursdayRam NavamiChaitra Shukla Navami
2 AprilThursdayHanuman JayantiChaitra Purnima
14 AprilTuesdayBaisakhi (Mesha Sankranti)Solar festival — Sankranti · 09:07 AM
19 AprilSundayAkshaya TritiyaVaishakha Shukla Tritiya
1 MayFridayBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima
15 JuneMondayVat Savitri VratJyeshtha Amavasya
24 JuneWednesdayGanga DussehraJyeshtha Shukla Dashami
25 JuneThursdayNirjala EkadashiJyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
16 JulyThursdayJagannath Rath YatraAshadha Shukla Dvitiya
25 JulySaturdayDevshayani EkadashiAshadha Shukla Ekadashi
29 JulyWednesdayGuru PurnimaAshadha Purnima
15 AugustSaturdayHariyali TeejShravana Shukla Tritiya
17 AugustMondayNag PanchamiShravana Shukla Panchami
28 AugustFridayRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima
31 AugustMondayKajari TeejBhadrapada Krishna Tritiya
4 SeptemberFridayKrishna JanmashtamiBhadrapada Krishna Ashtami
14 SeptemberMondayHartalika TeejBhadrapada Shukla Tritiya
14 SeptemberMondayGanesh ChaturthiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi
19 SeptemberSaturdayRadha AshtamiBhadrapada Shukla Ashtami
25 SeptemberFridayAnant ChaturdashiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi
27 SeptemberSundayPitru Paksha beginsAshvin Krishna Pratipada
11 OctoberSundaySharad Navratri beginsAshvin Shukla Pratipada
19 OctoberMondayDurga AshtamiAshvin Shukla Ashtami
20 OctoberTuesdayMaha NavamiAshvin Shukla Navami
20 OctoberTuesdayDussehra / VijayadashamiAshvin Shukla Dashami
26 OctoberMondaySharad PurnimaAshvin Purnima
29 OctoberThursdayKarwa ChauthKartika Krishna Chaturthi
2 NovemberMondayAhoi AshtamiKartika Krishna Ashtami
6 NovemberFridayDhanterasKartika Krishna Trayodashi
8 NovemberSundayNaraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi
8 NovemberSundayDiwali (Lakshmi Puja)Kartika Amavasya
10 NovemberTuesdayGovardhan PujaKartika Shukla Pratipada
11 NovemberWednesdayBhai DoojKartika Shukla Dvitiya
15 NovemberSundayChhath PujaKartika Shukla Shashthi
21 NovemberSaturdayDevutthana EkadashiKartika Shukla Ekadashi
24 NovemberTuesdayKartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali)Kartika Purnima
24 NovemberTuesdayGuru Nanak JayantiKartika Purnima
20 DecemberSundayGita JayantiMargashirsha Shukla Ekadashi

Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.

Festival dates in other years