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November 2026

Sun

NOV

Ahoi AshtamiVrat

Mothers fast for their children until the stars rise, Kartika Krishna 8

Krishna Ashtami: Nov 1, 2:52 PM to Nov 2, 1:11 PM IST

Thu

NOV

Rama EkadashiVrat

Kartika Krishna Ekadashi

Krishna Ekadashi: Nov 4, 11:03 AM to Nov 5, 10:36 AM IST

Fri

NOV

DhanterasFestival

Dhanvantari Trayodashi, Kartika Krishna 13

Krishna Trayodashi: Nov 6, 10:30 AM to Nov 7, 10:48 AM IST

Sun

NOV

DiwaliFestival

Festival of lights, Kartika Amavasya

Amavasya: Nov 8, 11:28 AM to Nov 9, 12:32 PM IST

Sun

NOV

Narak ChaturdashiFestival

Choti Diwali, Kartika Krishna 14

Krishna Chaturdashi: Nov 7, 10:48 AM to Nov 8, 11:28 AM IST

Mon

NOV

Kartika AmavasyaNew Moon

Diwali new moon

Amavasya: Nov 8, 11:28 AM to Nov 9, 12:32 PM IST

Tue

NOV

Govardhan PujaFestival

Kartika Shukla 1

Shukla Pratipada: Nov 9, 12:32 PM to Nov 10, 2:00 PM IST

Wed

NOV

Bhai DoojFestival

Sibling festival, Kartika Shukla 2

Shukla Dwitiya: Nov 10, 2:00 PM to Nov 11, 3:54 PM IST

Sun

NOV

Chhath PujaFestival

Sun worship festival, Kartika Shukla 6

Shukla Shashthi: Nov 14, 11:24 PM to Nov 16, 2:01 AM IST

Fri

NOV

Dev Uthani EkadashiFestival

Vishnu wakes up, Kartika Shukla 11

Shukla Ekadashi: Nov 20, 7:16 AM to Nov 21, 6:32 AM IST

Sat

NOV

Tulsi VivahFestival

Ceremonial marriage of Tulsi and Lord Vishnu, Kartika Shukla 12

Shukla Dwadashi: Nov 21, 6:32 AM to Nov 22, 4:57 AM IST

Tue

NOV

Dev DiwaliFestival

Diwali of the gods, lamps on the Varanasi ghats, Kartika Purnima

Purnima: Nov 23, 11:42 PM to Nov 24, 8:23 PM IST

Tue

NOV

Guru Nanak JayantiFestival

Birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Kartika Purnima, Gazetted holiday

Purnima: Nov 23, 11:42 PM to Nov 24, 8:23 PM IST

Tue

NOV

Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom DayHoliday

Martyrdom of the 9th Sikh Guru, restricted holiday

Tue

NOV

Kartika PurnimaFull Moon

Kartika full moon

Purnima: Nov 23, 11:42 PM to Nov 24, 8:23 PM IST

Tue

NOV

Kartika PurnimaFestival

Kartika full moon, very auspicious

Purnima: Nov 23, 11:42 PM to Nov 24, 8:23 PM IST

All Hindu festivals and vrats in 2026

Every festival, Ekadashi, Purnima and Amavasya in 2026, with the tithi it falls on and the exact start and end time of that tithi. Dates and times are calculated for New Delhi (IST) and can shift by a day in other cities.

January 2026

Thu, Jan 1
New Year's DayHoliday
Sat, Jan 3
Hazrat Ali's BirthdayMinor
Sat, Jan 3
Pausha PurnimaFull Moon
Purnima: Jan 2, 6:54 PM to Jan 3, 3:32 PM IST
Tue, Jan 13
LohriFestival
Wed, Jan 14
Makar SankrantiFestival
Wed, Jan 14
PongalFestival
Wed, Jan 14
Shattila EkadashiVrat
Krishna Ekadashi: Jan 13, 3:18 PM to Jan 14, 5:53 PM IST
Sun, Jan 18
Magha AmavasyaNew Moon
Amavasya: Jan 18, 12:04 AM to Jan 19, 1:21 AM IST
Fri, Jan 23
Basant PanchamiFestival
Shukla Panchami: Jan 23, 2:28 AM to Jan 24, 1:46 AM IST
Sun, Jan 25
Ratha SaptamiHoliday
Shukla Saptami: Jan 25, 12:40 AM to Jan 25, 11:11 PM IST
Mon, Jan 26
Republic DayHoliday
Thu, Jan 29
Jaya EkadashiVrat
Shukla Ekadashi: Jan 28, 4:36 PM to Jan 29, 1:55 PM IST

February 2026

Sun, Feb 1
Guru Ravidas JayantiHoliday
Purnima: Feb 1, 5:53 AM to Feb 2, 3:39 AM IST
Sun, Feb 1
Magha PurnimaFull Moon
Purnima: Feb 1, 5:53 AM to Feb 2, 3:39 AM IST
Thu, Feb 12
Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati JayantiHoliday
Krishna Dashami: Feb 11, 9:58 AM to Feb 12, 12:22 PM IST
Fri, Feb 13
Vijaya EkadashiVrat
Krishna Ekadashi: Feb 12, 12:22 PM to Feb 13, 2:26 PM IST
Sun, Feb 15
Maha ShivaratriFestival
Krishna Chaturdashi: Feb 15, 5:05 PM to Feb 16, 5:34 PM IST
Tue, Feb 17
Lunar New YearMinor
Tue, Feb 17
Phalguna AmavasyaNew Moon
Amavasya: Feb 16, 5:34 PM to Feb 17, 5:31 PM IST
Thu, Feb 19
Shivaji JayantiHoliday
Fri, Feb 27
Amalaki EkadashiVrat
Shukla Ekadashi: Feb 27, 12:34 AM to Feb 27, 10:33 PM IST

March 2026

Tue, Mar 3
Holika DahanFestival
Purnima: Mar 2, 5:56 PM to Mar 3, 5:07 PM IST
Tue, Mar 3
Phalguna PurnimaFull Moon
Purnima: Mar 2, 5:56 PM to Mar 3, 5:07 PM IST
Wed, Mar 4
HoliFestival
Krishna Pratipada: Mar 3, 5:07 PM to Mar 4, 4:49 PM IST
Sun, Mar 15
Papamochani EkadashiVrat
Krishna Ekadashi: Mar 14, 8:11 AM to Mar 15, 9:16 AM IST
Thu, Mar 19
Chaitra AmavasyaNew Moon
Amavasya: Mar 18, 8:26 AM to Mar 19, 6:53 AM IST
Thu, Mar 19
Chaitra Navratri beginsFestival
Shukla Pratipada: Mar 19, 6:53 AM to Mar 20, 4:52 AM IST
Thu, Mar 19
Gudi PadwaFestival
Shukla Pratipada: Mar 19, 6:53 AM to Mar 20, 4:52 AM IST
Thu, Mar 19
UgadiFestival
Shukla Pratipada: Mar 19, 6:53 AM to Mar 20, 4:52 AM IST
Fri, Mar 20
March EquinoxMinor
Sat, Mar 21
Eid ul-FitrFestival
Thu, Mar 26
Ram NavamiFestival
Shukla Navami: Mar 26, 11:49 AM to Mar 27, 10:07 AM IST
Sun, Mar 29
Kamada EkadashiVrat
Shukla Ekadashi: Mar 28, 8:46 AM to Mar 29, 7:46 AM IST
Tue, Mar 31
Mahavir JayantiFestival
Shukla Trayodashi: Mar 30, 7:10 AM to Mar 31, 6:56 AM IST

April 2026

Thu, Apr 2
Chaitra PurnimaFull Moon
Purnima: Apr 1, 7:07 AM to Apr 2, 7:41 AM IST
Thu, Apr 2
Hanuman JayantiFestival
Purnima: Apr 1, 7:07 AM to Apr 2, 7:41 AM IST
Fri, Apr 3
Good FridayHoliday
Sun, Apr 5
Easter SundayMinor
Mon, Apr 13
Varuthini EkadashiVrat
Krishna Ekadashi: Apr 13, 1:17 AM to Apr 14, 1:08 AM IST
Tue, Apr 14
Ambedkar JayantiHoliday
Tue, Apr 14
PuthanduFestival
Tue, Apr 14
VaisakhiFestival
Tue, Apr 14
VishuFestival
Wed, Apr 15
Bahag BihuHoliday
Fri, Apr 17
Vaishakha AmavasyaNew Moon
Amavasya: Apr 16, 8:12 PM to Apr 17, 5:21 PM IST
Sun, Apr 19
Akshaya TritiyaFestival
Shukla Tritiya: Apr 19, 10:49 AM to Apr 20, 7:27 AM IST
Mon, Apr 27
Mohini EkadashiVrat
Shukla Ekadashi: Apr 26, 6:07 PM to Apr 27, 6:16 PM IST

May 2026

Fri, May 1
Buddha PurnimaFestival
Purnima: Apr 30, 9:13 PM to May 1, 10:53 PM IST
Fri, May 1
International Workers' DayHoliday
Fri, May 1
Vaishakha PurnimaFull Moon
Purnima: Apr 30, 9:13 PM to May 1, 10:53 PM IST
Sat, May 9
Rabindranath Tagore JayantiHoliday
Sun, May 10
Mother's DayMinor
Wed, May 13
Apara EkadashiVrat
Krishna Ekadashi: May 12, 2:52 PM to May 13, 1:30 PM IST
Sat, May 16
Jyeshtha AmavasyaNew Moon
Amavasya: May 16, 5:11 AM to May 17, 1:31 AM IST
Sat, May 16
Vat Savitri VratVrat
Amavasya: May 16, 5:11 AM to May 17, 1:31 AM IST
Mon, May 25
Ganga DussehraFestival
Shukla Dashami: May 25, 4:30 AM to May 26, 5:11 AM IST
Wed, May 27
Eid ul-AdhaFestival
Wed, May 27
Padmini EkadashiVrat
Shukla Ekadashi: May 26, 5:11 AM to May 27, 6:21 AM IST
Sun, May 31
Adhika Jyeshtha PurnimaFull Moon
Purnima: May 30, 11:58 AM to May 31, 2:15 PM IST

June 2026

Thu, Jun 11
Parama EkadashiVrat
Krishna Ekadashi: Jun 11, 12:57 AM to Jun 11, 10:36 PM IST
Mon, Jun 15
Adhika Jyeshtha AmavasyaNew Moon
Amavasya: Jun 14, 12:19 PM to Jun 15, 8:24 AM IST
Sun, Jun 21
Father's DayMinor
Sun, Jun 21
June SolsticeMinor
Thu, Jun 25
Nirjala EkadashiFestival
Shukla Ekadashi: Jun 24, 6:13 PM to Jun 25, 8:09 PM IST
Fri, Jun 26
MuharramFestival
Mon, Jun 29
Jyeshtha PurnimaFull Moon
Purnima: Jun 29, 3:06 AM to Jun 30, 5:27 AM IST

July 2026

Fri, Jul 10
Yogini EkadashiVrat
Krishna Ekadashi: Jul 10, 8:17 AM to Jul 11, 5:22 AM IST
Tue, Jul 14
Ashadha AmavasyaNew Moon
Amavasya: Jul 13, 6:50 PM to Jul 14, 3:13 PM IST
Thu, Jul 16
Rath YatraFestival
Shukla Dwitiya: Jul 15, 11:51 AM to Jul 16, 8:53 AM IST
Sat, Jul 25
Devshayani EkadashiFestival
Shukla Ekadashi: Jul 24, 9:12 AM to Jul 25, 11:34 AM IST
Wed, Jul 29
Ashadha PurnimaFull Moon
Purnima: Jul 28, 6:19 PM to Jul 29, 8:05 PM IST
Wed, Jul 29
Guru PurnimaFestival
Purnima: Jul 28, 6:19 PM to Jul 29, 8:05 PM IST

August 2026

Sun, Aug 2
Friendship DayMinor
Sun, Aug 9
Kamika EkadashiVrat
Krishna Ekadashi: Aug 8, 1:59 PM to Aug 9, 11:05 AM IST
Wed, Aug 12
Shravana AmavasyaNew Moon
Amavasya: Aug 12, 1:53 AM to Aug 12, 11:06 PM IST
Sat, Aug 15
Hariyali TeejVrat
Shukla Tritiya: Aug 14, 6:47 PM to Aug 15, 5:29 PM IST
Sat, Aug 15
Independence DayHoliday
Mon, Aug 17
Nag PanchamiHoliday
Shukla Panchami: Aug 16, 4:52 PM to Aug 17, 5:00 PM IST
Sun, Aug 23
Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrat
Shukla Ekadashi: Aug 23, 2:00 AM to Aug 24, 4:19 AM IST
Wed, Aug 26
Milad un-NabiFestival
Wed, Aug 26
OnamFestival
Fri, Aug 28
Raksha BandhanFestival
Purnima: Aug 27, 9:08 AM to Aug 28, 9:48 AM IST
Fri, Aug 28
Shravana PurnimaFull Moon
Purnima: Aug 27, 9:08 AM to Aug 28, 9:48 AM IST

September 2026

Fri, Sep 4
JanmashtamiFestival
Krishna Ashtami: Sep 4, 2:25 AM to Sep 5, 12:14 AM IST
Mon, Sep 7
Aja EkadashiVrat
Krishna Ekadashi: Sep 6, 7:29 PM to Sep 7, 5:04 PM IST
Fri, Sep 11
Bhadrapada AmavasyaNew Moon
Amavasya: Sep 10, 10:34 AM to Sep 11, 8:57 AM IST
Mon, Sep 14
Ganesh ChaturthiFestival
Shukla Chaturthi: Sep 14, 7:06 AM to Sep 15, 7:44 AM IST
Mon, Sep 14
Hartalika TeejVrat
Shukla Tritiya: Sep 13, 7:08 AM to Sep 14, 7:06 AM IST
Tue, Sep 22
Parsva EkadashiVrat
Shukla Ekadashi: Sep 21, 8:01 PM to Sep 22, 9:43 PM IST
Wed, Sep 23
September EquinoxMinor
Fri, Sep 25
Ganesh VisarjanFestival
Shukla Chaturdashi: Sep 24, 11:18 PM to Sep 25, 11:07 PM IST
Sat, Sep 26
Bhadrapada PurnimaFull Moon
Purnima: Sep 25, 11:07 PM to Sep 26, 10:18 PM IST
Sun, Sep 27
Pitru Paksha beginsHoliday
Krishna Pratipada: Sep 26, 10:18 PM to Sep 27, 8:59 PM IST

October 2026

Fri, Oct 2
Gandhi JayantiHoliday
Tue, Oct 6
Indira EkadashiVrat
Krishna Ekadashi: Oct 6, 2:07 AM to Oct 7, 12:34 AM IST
Sat, Oct 10
Ashwina AmavasyaNew Moon
Amavasya: Oct 9, 9:36 PM to Oct 10, 9:20 PM IST
Sat, Oct 10
Mahalaya AmavasyaHoliday
Amavasya: Oct 9, 9:36 PM to Oct 10, 9:20 PM IST
Sun, Oct 11
Navratri beginsFestival
Shukla Pratipada: Oct 10, 9:20 PM to Oct 11, 9:31 PM IST
Sat, Oct 17
Saraswati PujaFestival
Mon, Oct 19
Durga AshtamiFestival
Shukla Ashtami: Oct 18, 8:28 AM to Oct 19, 10:52 AM IST
Mon, Oct 19
Maha NavamiFestival
Shukla Navami: Oct 19, 10:52 AM to Oct 20, 12:51 PM IST
Tue, Oct 20
DussehraFestival
Shukla Dashami: Oct 20, 12:51 PM to Oct 21, 2:12 PM IST
Thu, Oct 22
Papankusha EkadashiVrat
Shukla Ekadashi: Oct 21, 2:12 PM to Oct 22, 2:48 PM IST
Sun, Oct 25
Sharad PurnimaFestival
Purnima: Oct 25, 11:56 AM to Oct 26, 9:41 AM IST
Mon, Oct 26
Ashwina PurnimaFull Moon
Purnima: Oct 25, 11:56 AM to Oct 26, 9:41 AM IST
Mon, Oct 26
Maharishi Valmiki JayantiHoliday
Purnima: Oct 25, 11:56 AM to Oct 26, 9:41 AM IST
Thu, Oct 29
Karva ChauthVrat
Krishna Chaturthi: Oct 29, 1:06 AM to Oct 29, 10:10 PM IST

November 2026

Sun, Nov 1
Ahoi AshtamiVrat
Krishna Ashtami: Nov 1, 2:52 PM to Nov 2, 1:11 PM IST
Thu, Nov 5
Rama EkadashiVrat
Krishna Ekadashi: Nov 4, 11:03 AM to Nov 5, 10:36 AM IST
Fri, Nov 6
DhanterasFestival
Krishna Trayodashi: Nov 6, 10:30 AM to Nov 7, 10:48 AM IST
Sun, Nov 8
DiwaliFestival
Amavasya: Nov 8, 11:28 AM to Nov 9, 12:32 PM IST
Sun, Nov 8
Narak ChaturdashiFestival
Krishna Chaturdashi: Nov 7, 10:48 AM to Nov 8, 11:28 AM IST
Mon, Nov 9
Kartika AmavasyaNew Moon
Amavasya: Nov 8, 11:28 AM to Nov 9, 12:32 PM IST
Tue, Nov 10
Govardhan PujaFestival
Shukla Pratipada: Nov 9, 12:32 PM to Nov 10, 2:00 PM IST
Wed, Nov 11
Bhai DoojFestival
Shukla Dwitiya: Nov 10, 2:00 PM to Nov 11, 3:54 PM IST
Sun, Nov 15
Chhath PujaFestival
Shukla Shashthi: Nov 14, 11:24 PM to Nov 16, 2:01 AM IST
Fri, Nov 20
Dev Uthani EkadashiFestival
Shukla Ekadashi: Nov 20, 7:16 AM to Nov 21, 6:32 AM IST
Sat, Nov 21
Tulsi VivahFestival
Shukla Dwadashi: Nov 21, 6:32 AM to Nov 22, 4:57 AM IST
Tue, Nov 24
Dev DiwaliFestival
Purnima: Nov 23, 11:42 PM to Nov 24, 8:23 PM IST
Tue, Nov 24
Guru Nanak JayantiFestival
Purnima: Nov 23, 11:42 PM to Nov 24, 8:23 PM IST
Tue, Nov 24
Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom DayHoliday
Tue, Nov 24
Kartika PurnimaFull Moon
Purnima: Nov 23, 11:42 PM to Nov 24, 8:23 PM IST
Tue, Nov 24
Kartika PurnimaFestival
Purnima: Nov 23, 11:42 PM to Nov 24, 8:23 PM IST

December 2026

Fri, Dec 4
Utpanna EkadashiVrat
Krishna Ekadashi: Dec 3, 11:03 PM to Dec 4, 11:44 PM IST
Tue, Dec 8
Margashirsha AmavasyaNew Moon
Amavasya: Dec 8, 4:13 AM to Dec 9, 6:21 AM IST
Mon, Dec 14
Vivah PanchamiFestival
Shukla Panchami: Dec 13, 4:48 PM to Dec 14, 7:16 PM IST
Sun, Dec 20
Gita JayantiFestival
Shukla Ekadashi: Dec 19, 10:09 PM to Dec 20, 8:15 PM IST
Sun, Dec 20
Mokshada EkadashiVrat
Shukla Ekadashi: Dec 19, 10:09 PM to Dec 20, 8:15 PM IST
Tue, Dec 22
December SolsticeMinor
Wed, Dec 23
Margashirsha PurnimaFull Moon
Purnima: Dec 23, 10:47 AM to Dec 24, 6:57 AM IST
Thu, Dec 24
Christmas EveMinor
Fri, Dec 25
ChristmasHoliday
Thu, Dec 31
New Year's EveMinor

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