Hindu calendar 2026

Every festival and fast in 2026 by month, for the chosen city. Those with a page here link to it, with the rule it follows.

City

January 2026

Day	Festival or fast
Thu 1 Jan	Pradosh vrat
Sat 3 Jan	Pausha Purnima
Tue 6 Jan	Sakat Chauth Sankashti Chaturthi · Angaraki
Sat 10 Jan	Kalashtami
Wed 14 Jan	Makar Sankranti All twelve sankrantis
Wed 14 Jan	Ṣaṭtilā Ekadashi
Fri 16 Jan	Masik Shivratri
Fri 16 Jan	Pradosh vrat
Sun 18 Jan	Pausha / Magha Amavasya Mauni
Thu 22 Jan	Ganesh Jayanti Vinayaka Chaturthi
Fri 23 Jan	Basant Panchami
Sat 24 Jan	Skanda Sashti
Sun 25 Jan	Ratha Saptami
Thu 29 Jan	Jayā Ekadashi
Fri 30 Jan	Pradosh vrat

February 2026

Day	Festival or fast
Sun 1 Feb	Magha Purnima
Thu 5 Feb	Sankashti Chaturthi
Mon 9 Feb	Kalashtami
Fri 13 Feb	Kumbh Sankranti
Fri 13 Feb	Vijayā Ekadashi
Sat 14 Feb	Pradosh vrat
Sun 15 Feb	Maha Shivratri
Tue 17 Feb	Magha / Phalguna Amavasya Māgha · Bhauma
Sat 21 Feb	Vinayaka Chaturthi popular practice
Sun 22 Feb	Skanda Sashti
Tue 24 Feb	Holashtak to Holika Dahan Tue 3 Mar
Fri 27 Feb	Āmalakī Ekadashi

March 2026

Day	Festival or fast
Sun 1 Mar	Pradosh vrat
Tue 3 Mar	Chandra Grahan Partial lunar eclipse · vedha from 06:45
Tue 3 Mar	Holika Dahan
Tue 3 Mar	Phalguna Purnima
Wed 4 Mar	Holi
Fri 6 Mar	Sankashti Chaturthi
Wed 11 Mar	Kalashtami
Sun 15 Mar	Kharmas popular practice · to Mesh Sankranti Tue 14 Apr
Sun 15 Mar	Meen Sankranti
Sun 15 Mar	Pāpamocanī Ekadashi
Mon 16 Mar	Pradosh vrat
Tue 17 Mar	Masik Shivratri
Thu 19 Mar	Phalguna / Chaitra Amavasya śrāddha Wed 18 Mar
Thu 19 Mar	Ugadi
Sun 22 Mar	Chaiti Chhath popular practice · Nahāy-khāy · Sandhya Arghya Tue 24 Mar · Usha Arghya Wed 25 Mar
Sun 22 Mar	Vinayaka Chaturthi popular practice
Tue 24 Mar	Skanda Sashti
Thu 26 Mar	Ram Navami
Sun 29 Mar	Kāmadā Ekadashi
Mon 30 Mar	Pradosh vrat
Vivah muhurat in March 2026: 1 date

April 2026

Day	Festival or fast
Thu 2 Apr	Chaitra Purnima
Thu 2 Apr	Hanuman Jayanti popular practice
Sun 5 Apr	Sankashti Chaturthi
Fri 10 Apr	Kalashtami
Mon 13 Apr	Varūthinī Ekadashi
Tue 14 Apr	Mesh Sankranti
Wed 15 Apr	Masik Shivratri
Wed 15 Apr	Pradosh vrat
Fri 17 Apr	Chaitra / Vaishakha Amavasya
Sun 19 Apr	Akshaya Tritiya Nirṇaya-sindhu’s day Mon 20 Apr
Mon 20 Apr	Vinayaka Chaturthi popular practice
Wed 22 Apr	Skanda Sashti
Mon 27 Apr	Mohinī Ekadashi
Tue 28 Apr	Pradosh vrat
Vivah muhurat in April 2026: 2 dates

May 2026

Day	Festival or fast
Fri 1 May	Vaishakha Purnima
Tue 5 May	Sankashti Chaturthi Angaraki
Sat 9 May	Kalashtami
Wed 13 May	Aparā Ekadashi
Thu 14 May	Pradosh vrat
Fri 15 May	Masik Shivratri
Fri 15 May	Vrishabh Sankranti
Sat 16 May	Vaishakha / Jyeshtha Amavasya Śani
Sat 16 May	Vat Savitri Amāvasyā form
Wed 20 May	Vinayaka Chaturthi popular practice
Thu 21 May	Skanda Sashti
Mon 25 May	Ganga Dussehra
Wed 27 May	Padminī Ekadashi
Thu 28 May	Pradosh vrat
Sun 31 May	Adhika Jyeshtha Purnima
Vivah muhurat in May 2026: 5 dates

June 2026

Day	Festival or fast
Wed 3 Jun	Sankashti Chaturthi
Mon 8 Jun	Kalashtami
Thu 11 Jun	Paramā Ekadashi
Fri 12 Jun	Pradosh vrat
Sat 13 Jun	Masik Shivratri
Mon 15 Jun	Adhika Jyeshtha / Ashadha Amavasya Somavatī · śrāddha Sun 14 Jun
Mon 15 Jun	Mithun Sankranti
Thu 18 Jun	Vinayaka Chaturthi popular practice
Fri 19 Jun	Skanda Sashti
Thu 25 Jun	Nirjalā Ekadashi
Sat 27 Jun	Pradosh vrat
Mon 29 Jun	Jyeshtha Purnima
Mon 29 Jun	Vat Savitri Pūrṇimā form
Vivah muhurat in June 2026: 5 dates

July 2026

Day	Festival or fast
Fri 3 Jul	Sankashti Chaturthi
Tue 7 Jul	Kalashtami
Fri 10 Jul	Yoginī Ekadashi Vaiṣṇava fast Sat 11 Jul
Sun 12 Jul	Masik Shivratri
Sun 12 Jul	Pradosh vrat
Tue 14 Jul	Jyeshtha / Ashadha Amavasya Bhauma
Thu 16 Jul	Kark Sankranti
Thu 16 Jul	Rath Yatra
Fri 17 Jul	Vinayaka Chaturthi popular practice
Sun 19 Jul	Skanda Sashti
Sat 25 Jul	Padmā Ekadashi
Sun 26 Jul	Pradosh vrat
Wed 29 Jul	Ashadha Purnima
Wed 29 Jul	Guru Purnima

August 2026

Day	Festival or fast
Sun 2 Aug	Sankashti Chaturthi
Mon 3 Aug	Sawan Somwar north Indian count
Wed 5 Aug	Kalashtami
Sun 9 Aug	Kāmikā Ekadashi
Mon 10 Aug	Pradosh vrat
Mon 10 Aug	Sawan Somwar north Indian count
Tue 11 Aug	Masik Shivratri
Wed 12 Aug	Ashadha / Shravana Amavasya
Sat 15 Aug	Hariyali Teej
Sun 16 Aug	Vinayaka Chaturthi popular practice
Mon 17 Aug	Nag Panchami
Mon 17 Aug	Sawan Somwar
Mon 17 Aug	Simha Sankranti
Mon 17 Aug	Skanda Sashti
Sun 23 Aug	Putradā Ekadashi Vaiṣṇava fast Mon 24 Aug
Mon 24 Aug	Sawan Somwar
Tue 25 Aug	Pradosh vrat
Wed 26 Aug	Onam popular practice · Thiruvonam · Atham Sun 16 Aug
Fri 28 Aug	Raksha Bandhan Nirṇaya-sindhu’s day Thu 27 Aug
Fri 28 Aug	Shravana Purnima
Mon 31 Aug	Kajari Teej
Mon 31 Aug	Sankashti Chaturthi
Mon 31 Aug	Sawan Somwar amānta count

September 2026

Day	Festival or fast
Fri 4 Sep	Janmashtami
Fri 4 Sep	Kalashtami
Mon 7 Sep	Ajā Ekadashi
Mon 7 Sep	Sawan Somwar amānta count
Tue 8 Sep	Pradosh vrat
Wed 9 Sep	Masik Shivratri
Fri 11 Sep	Shravana / Bhadrapada Amavasya śrāddha Thu 10 Sep
Mon 14 Sep	Ganesh Chaturthi Vinayaka Chaturthi
Mon 14 Sep	Hartalika Teej
Tue 15 Sep	Rishi Panchami
Wed 16 Sep	Skanda Sashti
Thu 17 Sep	Kanya Sankranti
Thu 17 Sep	Vishwakarma Puja popular practice
Sat 19 Sep	Radha Ashtami popular practice
Tue 22 Sep	Parivartinī Ekadashi
Thu 24 Sep	Pradosh vrat
Fri 25 Sep	Anant Chaturdashi
Sat 26 Sep	Bhadrapada Purnima
Sun 27 Sep	Pitru Paksha to Mahālaya Amāvasyā Sat 10 Oct
Tue 29 Sep	Sankashti Chaturthi Angaraki

October 2026

Day	Festival or fast
Sat 3 Oct	Kalashtami
Tue 6 Oct	Indirā Ekadashi
Thu 8 Oct	Masik Shivratri
Thu 8 Oct	Pradosh vrat
Sat 10 Oct	Bhadrapada / Ashwin Amavasya Mahālaya · Śani
Sun 11 Oct	Navratri Ghatasthapana · Durgāṣṭamī Mon 19 Oct · Mahānavamī Mon 19 Oct
Wed 14 Oct	Vinayaka Chaturthi popular practice
Fri 16 Oct	Skanda Sashti
Sat 17 Oct	Tula Sankranti
Sun 18 Oct	Durga Puja Bengal · Mahāṣṭamī Mon 19 Oct · Mahānavamī Tue 20 Oct · immersion Wed 21 Oct
Tue 20 Oct	Dussehra
Thu 22 Oct	Pāśāṅkuśā Ekadashi
Fri 23 Oct	Pradosh vrat
Mon 26 Oct	Ashwin Purnima
Thu 29 Oct	Karwa Chauth Sankashti Chaturthi
Sat 31 Oct	Simhastha begins Jupiter enters Leo · to 24 Jul 2028

November 2026

Day	Festival or fast
Sun 1 Nov	Kalashtami
Thu 5 Nov	Ramā Ekadashi
Fri 6 Nov	Dhanteras
Fri 6 Nov	Pradosh vrat
Sat 7 Nov	Masik Shivratri
Sun 8 Nov	Diwali Naraka Chaturdashi Sun 8 Nov · Lakshmi Puja · Govardhan Puja Tue 10 Nov · Nirṇaya-sindhu’s Govardhan Puja Mon 9 Nov
Mon 9 Nov	Ashwin / Kartika Amavasya Somavatī · śrāddha Sun 8 Nov
Wed 11 Nov	Bhai Dooj
Fri 13 Nov	Chhath Puja popular practice · Nahāy-khāy · Sandhya Arghya Sun 15 Nov · Usha Arghya Mon 16 Nov
Fri 13 Nov	Vinayaka Chaturthi popular practice
Sun 15 Nov	Skanda Sashti Kanda Sashti (popular name)
Mon 16 Nov	Vrishchik Sankranti
Fri 20 Nov	Prabodhinī Ekadashi Vaiṣṇava fast Sat 21 Nov
Sat 21 Nov	Tulsi Vivah Vaiṣṇava pāraṇa day Sun 22 Nov
Sun 22 Nov	Pradosh vrat
Tue 24 Nov	Dev Diwali
Tue 24 Nov	Karthigai Deepam popular practice
Tue 24 Nov	Kartika Purnima
Fri 27 Nov	Sankashti Chaturthi

December 2026

Day	Festival or fast
Tue 1 Dec	Kaal Bhairav Jayanti Kalashtami
Fri 4 Dec	Utpannā Ekadashi
Sun 6 Dec	Pradosh vrat
Mon 7 Dec	Masik Shivratri
Tue 8 Dec	Kartika / Margashirsha Amavasya Bhauma
Sun 13 Dec	Vinayaka Chaturthi popular practice
Tue 15 Dec	Skanda Sashti
Wed 16 Dec	Dhanu Sankranti
Wed 16 Dec	Kharmas popular practice · to Makar Sankranti Thu 14 Jan
Sun 20 Dec	Mokṣā Ekadashi Vaikuntha Ekadashi (popular name) · Gita Jayanti (popular name)
Mon 21 Dec	Pradosh vrat
Wed 23 Dec	Margashirsha Purnima
Sat 26 Dec	Sankashti Chaturthi
Wed 30 Dec	Kalashtami

Questions

The count, the month names and the cities.

How many Ekadashis are there in 2026?

24 in New Delhi, counted from the list above. Each links to its month page, which gives the fast day in both traditions and the time to break the fast.

Which month names does this calendar use?

The ones the linked pages use. A dark-fortnight day carries two names: the amānta month, which runs from new moon to new moon, and the pūrṇimānta month, which runs from full moon to full moon and is a month ahead in the dark fortnight. A Purnima has the same name in both.

Why can a festival’s date differ abroad?

Each day is fixed by the tithi at a time of day at the place, such as sunrise, midday or moonrise. The tithi begins and ends at the same moment everywhere, but which day’s sunrise or moonrise it reaches depends on the city, so a city far from Delhi can keep a day earlier or later.