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Pradosh vrat 2026

Every Pradosh vrat of 2026: the day kept, its pradosh kaal after sunset, and when the Trayodashi begins and ends.

25 Pradosh vrats in Delhi

The next is on Friday, 23 October. For three of them the Trayodashi does not cover exactly one evening’s whole pradosh kaal, and the rules below decide the day.

Every Pradosh vrat of 2026 in Delhi

Delhi time. A Krishna Trayodashi carries both month names.
MonthTrayodashiPradosh kaalVrat day
January Pausha, Shukla Trayodashi 1 Jan, 01:48 – 22:22 17:34 – 20:18 Thu 1 Jan
Pausha (amanta) / Magha (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 15 Jan, 20:17 – 16 Jan, 22:22 17:45 – 20:27 Fri 16 Jan
Magha, Shukla Trayodashi 30 Jan, 11:09 – 31 Jan, 08:26 17:57 – 20:36 Fri 30 Jan
February Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 14 Feb, 16:02 – 15 Feb, 17:05 18:09 – 20:43 Sat 14 Feb
March Phalguna, Shukla Trayodashi 28 Feb, 20:43 – 1 Mar, 19:09 18:19 – 20:49 Sun 1 Mar
Phalguna (amanta) / Chaitra (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 16 Mar, 09:41 – 17 Mar, 09:23 18:28 – 20:53 Mon 16 Mar
Chaitra, Shukla Trayodashi 30 Mar, 07:10 – 31 Mar, 06:56 18:36 – 20:56 Mon 30 Mar
April Chaitra (amanta) / Vaishakha (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 15 Apr, 00:12 – 22:31 18:45 – 20:59 Wed 15 Apr
Vaishakha, Shukla Trayodashi 28 Apr, 18:52 – 29 Apr, 19:52 18:53 – 21:03 Tue 28 Apr
May Vaishakha (amanta) / Jyeshtha (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 14 May, 11:21 – 15 May, 08:31 19:03 – 21:08 Thu 14 May
Adhika Jyeshtha, Shukla Trayodashi 28 May, 07:57 – 29 May, 09:51 19:11 – 21:14 Thu 28 May
June Adhika Jyeshtha (amanta) / Ashadha (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 12 Jun, 19:37 – 13 Jun, 16:08 19:18 – 21:19 Fri 12 Jun
Jyeshtha, Shukla Trayodashi 26 Jun, 22:22 – 28 Jun, 00:43 19:21 – 21:22 Sat 27 Jun
July Jyeshtha (amanta) / Ashadha (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 12 Jul, 02:04 – 22:30 19:20 – 21:23 Sun 12 Jul
Ashadha, Shukla Trayodashi 26 Jul, 13:58 – 27 Jul, 16:15 19:14 – 21:20 Sun 26 Jul
August Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 10 Aug, 08:01 – 11 Aug, 04:54 19:04 – 21:13 Mon 10 Aug
Shravana, Shukla Trayodashi 25 Aug, 06:21 – 26 Aug, 07:59 18:49 – 21:03 Tue 25 Aug
September Shravana (amanta) / Bhadrapada (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 8 Sep, 14:43 – 9 Sep, 12:31 18:33 – 20:51 Tue 8 Sep
Bhadrapada, Shukla Trayodashi 23 Sep, 22:51 – 24 Sep, 23:18 18:14 – 20:38 Thu 24 Sep
October Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 7 Oct, 23:17 – 8 Oct, 22:16 17:58 – 20:26 Thu 8 Oct
Ashwin, Shukla Trayodashi 23 Oct, 14:36 – 24 Oct, 13:37 17:42 – 20:15 Fri 23 Oct
November Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 6 Nov, 10:31 – 7 Nov, 10:48 17:31 – 20:08 Fri 6 Nov
Kartika, Shukla Trayodashi 22 Nov, 04:57 – 23 Nov, 02:37 17:23 – 20:05 Sun 22 Nov
December Kartika (amanta) / Margashirsha (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 6 Dec, 00:52 – 7 Dec, 02:22 17:22 – 20:06 Sun 6 Dec
Margashirsha, Shukla Trayodashi 21 Dec, 17:36 – 22 Dec, 14:24 17:27 – 20:12 Mon 21 Dec

When Trayodashi falls short of pradosh

The vrat is kept on the day whose pradosh the Trayodashi covers. When it covers part of both evenings, the day with more of it is kept. When it covers both, neither, or both equally, the later day is kept, and Mayūkha’s earlier day is shown as a variant. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 72, footnote

Sunday, 1 March

Phalguna, Shukla Trayodashi

Trayodashi from Sat 28 Feb, 20:43 to Sun 1 Mar, 19:09, Delhi time. Pradosh kaal on Sunday, 1 March: 18:19 to 20:49; the first 72 minutes, to 19:31, are sandhyā.

Kept on Sunday, 1 March: the Trayodashi covers 3% of Saturday’s pradosh kaal and 34% of Sunday’s, and the day with more of it is kept. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 72, footnote

Pradosh vrat in 2026, month by month

January 1, 16 and 30 February 14 March 1, 16 and 30 April 15 and 28 May 14 and 28 June 12 and 27 July 12 and 26 August 10 and 25 September 8 and 24 October 8 and 23 November 6 and 22 December 6 and 21

Questions

Rules from the Nirṇaya-sindhu and the Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi, with the page for each.

When are the Pradosh vrats in 2026?

In Delhi, 25 Pradosh vrats fall in 2026, on the Trayodashi of each half of the month. The table lists every date with its pradosh kaal.

What is Pradosh vrat?

A fast kept on the Trayodashi, the thirteenth tithi, of both halves of the lunar month: by day without food, with worship of Śiva at pradosh, the evening after sunset. It is kept on the day whose pradosh the Trayodashi covers. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 72, footnote (Brahmottara-khaṇḍa)

When is pradosh kaal?

For the three muhūrtas after sunset. Taking a muhūrta as a fifteenth of the night, that is a fifth of the night: about 2 hours 24 minutes when the night is 12 hours long, more in winter and less in summer. The first 72 minutes are sandhyā, the evening twilight. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6, commentary; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29

Why is the date different in my city?

Each date is worked out for the city’s own sunset. The Trayodashi begins and ends at the same moment everywhere, but whether it covers a city’s pradosh depends on when the Sun sets there, so cities far apart can keep different days.

Is Pradosham the same fast?

Yes. Pradosham is the Tamil name for the same evening worship on Trayodashi, and the dates here apply to it.

How the days are found

Read the methodology
Pradosh kaal
Three muhūrtas after sunset, a muhūrta being a fifteenth of the night (our reading). The first 72 minutes are sandhyā, the evening twilight.
The day kept
The day whose whole pradosh the Trayodashi covers. When it covers part of both evenings, the day with more of it is kept, and when it covers both, neither or both equally, the later day is kept, with Mayūkha’s earlier day as a variant.
Sunset
At the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, for the chosen city. Every date is that city’s own.
Sources
Nirṇaya-sindhu, 1898, pp. 29⁠–⁠30, 72; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129; Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary.

Sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction · Lahiri ayanamsa for month names · each city’s own time · Swiss Ephemeris · Method