How is a festival's date decided?

By the tithi running at sunrise. A tithi can begin in the afternoon and end the next afternoon, so the day it is kept on is the day whose sunrise saw it, not the day it covered most of.

Why does the same festival fall on a different day in another city?

Sunrise moves with the place. A tithi that ends soon after dawn is still running at sunrise in one city and already gone in another, so the two keep it on different days. These dates are computed for Delhi. Open your own city's panchang to see the day it turns there.

Why do two almanacs name a different month for the same day?

A lunar month can end at the new moon or at the full moon. The day is identical under both — only the month a dark-half observance is named for moves. These pages use the purnimanta name, which is what published lists use.

Festivals and vrats 2026

Hindu festival calendar — 34 festivals

Upcoming

Anant ChaturdashiFriday · 25-09-20267days
Pitru Paksha beginsSaturday · 26-09-20268days
Sarva Pitru AmavasyaSaturday · 10-10-202622days

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September

Anant ChaturdashiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi25-09-202625 SepFriday
Pitru Paksha beginsBhadrapada Shukla Purnima26-09-202626 SepSaturday

October

Sarva Pitru AmavasyaBhadrapada Krishna Amavasya10-10-202610 OctSaturday
Sharad Navratri beginsAshwina Shukla Pratipada11-10-202611 OctSunday
Durga AshtamiAshwina Shukla Saptami18-10-202618 OctSunday
Dussehra / VijayadashamiAshwina Shukla Navami20-10-202620 OctTuesday
Sharad PurnimaAshwina Shukla Purnima26-10-202626 OctMonday
Karva ChauthAshwina Krishna Chaturthi29-10-202629 OctThursday

November

DhanterasAshwina Krishna Dwadashi06-11-20266 NovFriday
DiwaliAshwina Krishna Chaturdashi08-11-20268 NovSunday
Govardhan PujaKartika Shukla Pratipada10-11-202610 NovTuesday
Bhai DoojKartika Shukla Dwitiya11-11-202611 NovWednesday
Chhath PujaKartika Shukla Shashthi15-11-202615 NovSunday
Kartik PurnimaKartika Shukla Purnima24-11-202624 NovTuesday

December

Gita JayantiMargashirsha Shukla Ekadashi20-12-202620 DecSunday

Past festivals (19)

Makar SankrantiPausha Krishna Ekadashi14-01-202614 JanWednesday
Vasant PanchamiMagha Shukla Panchami23-01-202623 JanFriday
Magha PurnimaMagha Shukla Purnima01-02-20261 FebSunday
Maha ShivaratriMagha Krishna Trayodashi15-02-202615 FebSunday
Holika DahanPhalguna Shukla Purnima03-03-20263 MarTuesday
HoliPhalguna Krishna Pratipada04-03-20264 MarWednesday
Ugadi / Gudi PadwaPhalguna Krishna Amavasya19-03-202619 MarThursday
Rama NavamiChaitra Shukla Ashtami26-03-202626 MarThursday
Hanuman JayantiChaitra Shukla Purnima02-04-20262 AprThursday
Akshaya TritiyaVaishakha Shukla Dwitiya19-04-202619 AprSunday
Vat SavitriVaishakha Krishna Amavasya16-05-202616 MaySaturday
Guru PurnimaAshadha Shukla Purnima29-07-202629 JulWednesday
Hariyali TeejShravana Shukla Tritiya15-08-202615 AugSaturday
Nag PanchamiShravana Shukla Panchami17-08-202617 AugMonday
Simha SankrantiShravana Shukla Panchami17-08-202617 AugMonday
Raksha BandhanShravana Shukla Purnima28-08-202628 AugFriday
Krishna JanmashtamiShravana Krishna Ashtami04-09-20264 SepFriday
Hartalika TeejBhadrapada Shukla Tritiya14-09-202614 SepMonday
Ganesh ChaturthiBhadrapada Shukla Tritiya14-09-202614 SepMonday

Dates computed for Delhi.