Hindu calendar
Hindu Calendar 2026
Festivals and the monthly vrats of 2026, month by month, with links to each festival's puja muhurat and each vrat's guide. Dates are for New Delhi (IST).
2026 at a glance
The Hindu calendar for 2026 has 28 festivals and 24 Ekadashis, 13 Purnimas, 12 Amavasyas, 13 Sankashti Chaturthis and 25 Pradosh Vrats, listed below month by month for New Delhi. Vikram Samvat 2083 and Shaka 1948 begin on Thursday, 19 March 2026 with Gudi Padwa and Ugadi. 2026 has an extra lunar month, Adhika Jyeshtha (Adhika Masa). The next festival is Sharad Purnima today, Sunday, 25 October 2026.
Major festivals of 2026
- Makar Sankranti14 Jan, Wed
- Vasant Panchami23 Jan, Fri
- Maha Shivaratri15 Feb, Sun
- Holika Dahan3 Mar, Tue
- Holi4 Mar, Wed
- Ram Navami26 Mar, Thu
- Hanuman Jayanti2 Apr, Thu
- Akshaya Tritiya20 Apr, Mon
- Raksha Bandhan28 Aug, Fri
- Krishna Janmashtami4 Sep, Fri
- Ganesh Chaturthi14 Sep, Mon
- Sharad Navratri begins11 Oct, Sun
- Dussehra20 Oct, Tue
- Karwa Chauth29 Oct, Thu
- Dhanteras6 Nov, Fri
- Narak Chaturdashi8 Nov, Sun
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)8 Nov, Sun
- Govardhan Puja10 Nov, Tue
- Bhai Dooj11 Nov, Wed
- Chhath Puja15 Nov, Sun
- Tulsi Vivah21 Nov, Sat
2026 month by month
Every festival, Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Sankashti Chaturthi, Pradosh Vrat and Sankranti. Dates are for New Delhi; see below for your own city.
January 2026
| Date | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|
| 1Thu | Pradosh VratVrat |
| 3Sat | Pausha PurnimaVrat |
| 6Tue | Angaraki Sankashti ChaturthiVrat |
| 14Wed | Makar SankrantiFestival |
| 14Wed | Shattila EkadashiVrat |
| 16Fri | Pradosh VratVrat |
| 18Sun | Pausha AmavasyaVrat |
| 23Fri | Vasant PanchamiFestival |
| 29Thu | Jaya EkadashiVrat |
| 30Fri | Pradosh VratVrat |
February 2026
| Date | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|
| 1Sun | Magha PurnimaVrat |
| 5Thu | Sankashti ChaturthiVrat |
| 13Fri | Vijaya EkadashiVrat |
| 13Fri | Kumbha SankrantiSankranti |
| 14Sat | Shani PradoshVrat |
| 15Sun | Maha ShivaratriFestival |
| 17Tue | Magha AmavasyaVrat |
| 27Fri | Amalaki EkadashiVrat |
March 2026
| Date | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|
| 1Sun | Pradosh VratVrat |
| 3Tue | Holika DahanFestival |
| 3Tue | Phalguna PurnimaVratFast (vrat) on 2 March |
| 4Wed | HoliFestival |
| 6Fri | Sankashti ChaturthiVrat |
| 15Sun | Papmochani EkadashiVrat |
| 15Sun | Meena SankrantiSankranti |
| 16Mon | Soma PradoshVrat |
| 19Thu | Gudi Padwa / UgadiFestival |
| 19Thu | Chaitra Navratri beginsFestival |
| 19Thu | Phalguna AmavasyaVrat |
| 26Thu | Ram NavamiFestival |
| 29Sun | Kamada EkadashiVrat |
| 30Mon | Soma PradoshVrat |
April 2026
| Date | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|
| 2Thu | Hanuman JayantiFestival |
| 2Thu | Chaitra PurnimaVratFast (vrat) on 1 April |
| 5Sun | Sankashti ChaturthiVrat |
| 13Mon | Varuthini EkadashiVrat |
| 14Tue | Mesha Sankranti (Baisakhi)Sankranti |
| 15Wed | Pradosh VratVrat |
| 17Fri | Chaitra AmavasyaVrat |
| 20Mon | Akshaya TritiyaFestival |
| 27Mon | Mohini EkadashiVrat |
| 28Tue | Bhauma PradoshVrat |
May 2026
| Date | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|
| 1Fri | Buddha PurnimaFestival |
| 1Fri | Vaishakha PurnimaVrat |
| 5Tue | Angaraki Sankashti ChaturthiVrat |
| 13Wed | Apara EkadashiVrat |
| 14Thu | Pradosh VratVrat |
| 15Fri | Vrishabha SankrantiSankranti |
| 16Sat | Vaishakha AmavasyaVratShani Amavasya |
| 27Wed | Padmini (Kamala) EkadashiVrat |
| 28Thu | Pradosh VratVrat |
| 31Sun | Adhika Jyeshtha PurnimaVratFast (vrat) on 30 May |
June 2026
| Date | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|
| 3Wed | Sankashti ChaturthiVrat |
| 11Thu | Parama EkadashiVrat |
| 12Fri | Pradosh VratVrat |
| 15Mon | Adhika Jyeshtha AmavasyaVratSomvati Amavasya |
| 15Mon | Mithuna SankrantiSankranti |
| 25Thu | Nirjala EkadashiVrat |
| 27Sat | Shani PradoshVrat |
| 29Mon | Jyeshtha PurnimaVrat |
July 2026
| Date | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|
| 3Fri | Sankashti ChaturthiVrat |
| 10Fri | Yogini EkadashiVrat |
| 12Sun | Pradosh VratVrat |
| 14Tue | Jyeshtha AmavasyaVrat |
| 17Fri | Karka SankrantiSankranti |
| 25Sat | Devshayani EkadashiVrat |
| 26Sun | Pradosh VratVrat |
| 29Wed | Guru PurnimaFestival |
| 29Wed | Ashadha PurnimaVratFast (vrat) on 28 July |
August 2026
| Date | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|
| 2Sun | Sankashti ChaturthiVrat |
| 9Sun | Kamika EkadashiVrat |
| 10Mon | Soma PradoshVrat |
| 12Wed | Ashadha AmavasyaVrat |
| 17Mon | Nag PanchamiFestival |
| 17Mon | Simha SankrantiSankranti |
| 23Sun | Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrat |
| 25Tue | Bhauma PradoshVrat |
| 28Fri | Raksha BandhanFestival |
| 28Fri | Shravana PurnimaVratFast (vrat) on 27 August |
| 31Mon | Sankashti ChaturthiVrat |
September 2026
| Date | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|
| 4Fri | Krishna JanmashtamiFestival |
| 7Mon | Aja EkadashiVrat |
| 8Tue | Bhauma PradoshVrat |
| 11Fri | Shravana AmavasyaVrat |
| 14Mon | Ganesh ChaturthiFestival |
| 17Thu | Kanya SankrantiSankranti |
| 22Tue | Parsva EkadashiVrat |
| 24Thu | Pradosh VratVrat |
| 25Fri | Anant ChaturdashiFestival |
| 26Sat | Bhadrapada PurnimaVrat |
| 29Tue | Angaraki Sankashti ChaturthiVrat |
October 2026
| Date | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|
| 6Tue | Indira EkadashiVrat |
| 8Thu | Pradosh VratVrat |
| 10Sat | Bhadrapada AmavasyaVratShani Amavasya |
| 11Sun | Sharad Navratri beginsFestival |
| 18Sun | Tula SankrantiSankranti |
| 20Tue | DussehraFestival |
| 22Thu | Papankusha EkadashiVrat |
| 23Fri | Pradosh VratVrat |
| 25Sun | Sharad PurnimaFestival |
| 26Mon | Ashwina PurnimaVratFast (vrat) on 25 October |
| 29Thu | Karwa ChauthFestival |
| 29Thu | Sankashti ChaturthiVrat |
November 2026
| Date | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|
| 5Thu | Rama EkadashiVrat |
| 6Fri | DhanterasFestival |
| 6Fri | Pradosh VratVrat |
| 8Sun | Narak ChaturdashiFestival |
| 8Sun | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)Festival |
| 9Mon | Ashwina AmavasyaVratSomvati Amavasya |
| 10Tue | Govardhan PujaFestival |
| 11Wed | Bhai DoojFestival |
| 15Sun | Chhath PujaFestival |
| 17Tue | Vrishchika SankrantiSankranti |
| 20Fri | Prabodhini (Dev Uthani) EkadashiVrat |
| 21Sat | Tulsi VivahFestival |
| 22Sun | Pradosh VratVrat |
| 24Tue | Kartika PurnimaVrat |
| 27Fri | Sankashti ChaturthiVrat |
December 2026
| Date | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|
| 4Fri | Utpanna EkadashiVrat |
| 6Sun | Pradosh VratVrat |
| 8Tue | Kartika AmavasyaVrat |
| 16Wed | Dhanu SankrantiSankranti |
| 20Sun | Mokshada EkadashiVrat |
| 21Mon | Soma PradoshVrat |
| 23Wed | Margashirsha PurnimaVrat |
| 26Sat | Sankashti ChaturthiVrat |
Vrat dates 2026
Each vrat has its own page with the full list, the next date, and how the fast is traditionally kept and broken. Fasting is always optional, and health comes first.
- Ekadashi 202624 days
- Purnima 202613 days
- Amavasya 202612 days
- Sankashti Chaturthi 202613 days
- Pradosh Vrat 202625 days
Dates for your city
A festival or vrat is fixed by the tithi at sunrise, midday, sunset or moonrise, and those come at different clock times in different places. Across India the dates above almost always hold; now and then one moves by a day, and abroad that happens more often. A city's month calendar shows each day's tithi and nakshatra at its own sunrise, with festivals and vrats marked.
- New Delhi, DelhiMonth calendar
- Mumbai, MaharashtraMonth calendar
- Kolkata, West BengalMonth calendar
- Chennai, Tamil NaduMonth calendar
- Bengaluru, KarnatakaMonth calendar
- Hyderabad, TelanganaMonth calendar
- Ahmedabad, GujaratMonth calendar
- Pune, MaharashtraMonth calendar
Another city? Use the monthly Hindu calendar for any place, or Panchang by city.
Hindu calendar 2026: FAQs
When is Diwali 2026?
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) is on Sunday, 8 November 2026 in New Delhi. Dhanteras is on 6 November, Govardhan Puja is on 10 November, Bhai Dooj is on 11 November.
When is Holi 2026?
Holi, the day of colours, is on Wednesday, 4 March 2026; Holika Dahan is the evening of Tuesday, 3 March 2026 (New Delhi).
How many Ekadashis are there in 2026?
24, from Shattila Ekadashi on Wednesday, 14 January 2026 to Mokshada Ekadashi on Sunday, 20 December 2026 (New Delhi dates). A lunar year has 24, or 26 with an extra month; a calendar year can hold one more or one fewer because the two don't line up.
How many Purnimas and Amavasyas are there in 2026?
13 Purnimas (Full Moons) and 12 Amavasyas (New Moons), with 13 Sankashti Chaturthis and 25 Pradosh Vrats.
Which Vikram Samvat begins in 2026?
Vikram Samvat 2083 (and Shaka 1948) begins on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, Thursday, 19 March 2026, celebrated as Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra and Ugadi in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. In Gujarat the Vikram year traditionally turns on the day after Diwali instead.
Is there an Adhika Masa in 2026?
Yes: Adhika Jyeshtha. An extra lunar month is added about every 32 months, when two New Moons fall while the Sun is in one sign, to keep the lunar calendar in step with the seasons. Weddings and other new beginnings are traditionally avoided in it.
Will these dates be the same in my city?
Almost always within India. A festival or vrat is set by the tithi at sunrise, midday, sunset or moonrise, and those come at different clock times in different places, so now and then a date moves by a day; outside India it does so more often. Your city's month calendar and Panchang show the dates by your own sunrise.