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Hindu Festival Calendar 2026

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19Ekadashi
11Amavasya
8Purnima
23Pradosh Vrat
9 NovDiwali
Major Festival Ekadashi Purnima Amavasya Pradosh Vrat Chaturthi

Major Festivals 2026

Lohri
13 Jan
Tue · Pausha
Punjab
Makar Sankranti / Pongal
14 Jan
Wed · Pausha
Pan-India
Basant Panchami
23 Jan
Fri · Magha
Pan-India
Holi
3 Mar
Tue · Phalguna
Pan-India
Maha Shivaratri
18 Mar
Wed · Phalguna
Pan-India
Ram Navami
27 Mar
Fri · Chaitra
Pan-India
Hanuman Jayanti
2 Apr
Thu · Chaitra
Pan-India
Baisakhi / Puthandu / Vishu / Bihu
14 Apr
Tue · Chaitra
North · South · East
Ugadi / Gudi Padwa
18 Apr
Sat · Chaitra
South & West India
Akshaya Tritiya
19 May
Tue · Vaishakha
Pan-India
Nirjala Ekadashi
27 May
Wed · Jyeshtha
Devshayani Ekadashi (Ashadhi)
25 Jun
Thu · Ashadha
Rath Yatra
16 Jul
Thu · Ashadha
Odisha / East India
Raksha Bandhan
29 Jul
Wed · Shravana
North India
Janmashtami
6 Aug
Thu · Shravana
Pan-India
Ganesh Chaturthi
15 Sep
Tue · Bhadrapada
Maharashtra / South
Shardiya Navratri — Day 1
11 Oct
Sun · Ashwin
Pan-India
Maha Navami — Durga Puja
20 Oct
Tue · Ashwin
West Bengal / East
Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)
21 Oct
Wed · Ashwin
Pan-India
Dev Diwali (Kartik Purnima)
26 Oct
Mon · Kartika
North India
Dhanteras
7 Nov
Sat · Kartika
North India
Diwali — Lakshmi Puja
9 Nov
Mon · Kartika
Pan-India
Chhath Puja
15 Nov
Sun · Kartika
Bihar · Jharkhand · UP
Gita Jayanti (Mokshada Ekadashi)
20 Dec
Sun · Margashirsha
Pan-India

Full Festival Calendar 2026 — Month by Month

January 2026 10 events
1 Jan Thu Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
3 Jan Sat Pausha Purnima Purnima Purnima
13 Jan Tue Lohri Punjab Festival Dashami
14 Jan Wed Makar Sankranti / Pongal Pan-India Festival Ekadashi
16 Jan Fri Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
18 Jan Sun Pausha Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
22 Jan Thu Magha Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
23 Jan Fri Basant Panchami Pan-India Festival Panchami
29 Jan Thu Jaya Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
31 Jan Sat Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
February 2026 7 events
1 Feb Sun Magha Purnima Purnima Purnima
5 Feb Thu Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
13 Feb Fri Vijaya Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
15 Feb Sun Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
17 Feb Tue Magha Amavasya — Mauni Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
21 Feb Sat Phalguna Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
27 Feb Fri Amalaki Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
March 2026 11 events
1 Mar Sun Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
3 Mar Tue Holi Pan-India Festival Purnima
7 Mar Sat Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
15 Mar Sun Papamochani Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
17 Mar Tue Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
18 Mar Wed Maha Shivaratri Pan-India Festival Chaturdashi
19 Mar Thu Phalguna Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
22 Mar Sun Chaitra Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
27 Mar Fri Ram Navami Pan-India Festival Navami
29 Mar Sun Kamada Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
31 Mar Tue Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
April 2026 9 events
2 Apr Thu Hanuman Jayanti Pan-India Festival Purnima
6 Apr Mon Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
13 Apr Mon Varuthini Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
14 Apr Tue Baisakhi / Puthandu / Vishu / Bihu North · South · East Festival Dwadashi
15 Apr Wed Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
17 Apr Fri Chaitra Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
18 Apr Sat Ugadi / Gudi Padwa South & West India Festival Pratipada
27 Apr Mon Mohini Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
29 Apr Wed Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
May 2026 12 events
1 May Fri Vaishakha Purnima — Buddha Purnima Purnima Purnima
5 May Tue Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
6 May Wed Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
13 May Wed Apara Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
15 May Fri Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
16 May Sat Vaishakha Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
18 May Mon Buddha Purnima Pan-India Festival Dwitiya
19 May Tue Akshaya Tritiya Pan-India Festival Tritiya
20 May Wed Vaishakha Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
27 May Wed Nirjala Ekadashi Festival Ekadashi
29 May Fri Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
31 May Sun Jyeshtha Purnima Purnima Purnima
June 2026 9 events
4 Jun Thu Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
11 Jun Thu Yogini Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
13 Jun Sat Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
15 Jun Mon Jyeshtha Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
18 Jun Thu Jyeshtha Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
25 Jun Thu Devshayani Ekadashi (Ashadhi) Festival Ekadashi
27 Jun Sat Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
29 Jun Mon Ashadha Purnima — Guru Purnima Purnima Purnima
30 Jun Tue Ashadha Purnima — Guru Purnima Purnima Purnima
July 2026 8 events
4 Jul Sat Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
11 Jul Sat Kamika Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
12 Jul Sun Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
14 Jul Tue Ashadha Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
16 Jul Thu Rath Yatra Odisha / East India Festival Dwitiya
25 Jul Sat Putrada Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
27 Jul Mon Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
29 Jul Wed Raksha Bandhan North India Festival Purnima
August 2026 8 events
2 Aug Sun Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
6 Aug Thu Janmashtami Pan-India Festival Ashtami
9 Aug Sun Annada Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
12 Aug Wed Shravana Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
16 Aug Sun Shravana Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
23 Aug Sun Putrada Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
26 Aug Wed Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
28 Aug Fri Anant Chaturdashi Maharashtra Festival Purnima
September 2026 9 events
1 Sep Tue Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
7 Sep Mon Indira Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
9 Sep Wed Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
11 Sep Fri Bhadrapada Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
15 Sep Tue Ganesh Chaturthi Maharashtra / South Festival Chaturthi
22 Sep Tue Parivartini Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
24 Sep Thu Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
26 Sep Sat Ashwin Purnima — Sharad Purnima Purnima Purnima
30 Sep Wed Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
October 2026 13 events
6 Oct Tue Rama Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
8 Oct Thu Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
10 Oct Sat Ashwin Amavasya — Sarva Pitru Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
11 Oct Sun Shardiya Navratri — Day 1 Pan-India Festival Pratipada
14 Oct Wed Ashwin Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
19 Oct Mon Navratri Ashtami Pan-India Festival Ashtami
20 Oct Tue Maha Navami — Durga Puja West Bengal / East Festival Navami
21 Oct Wed Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) Pan-India Festival Dashami
22 Oct Thu Pasankusha Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
24 Oct Sat Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
26 Oct Mon Dev Diwali (Kartik Purnima) North India Festival Purnima
27 Oct Tue Govardhan Puja North India Festival Pratipada
29 Oct Thu Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
November 2026 8 events
5 Nov Thu Utpanna Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
7 Nov Sat Dhanteras North India Festival Trayodashi
8 Nov Sun Choti Diwali (Narak Chaturdashi) Pan-India Festival Chaturdashi
9 Nov Mon Diwali — Lakshmi Puja Pan-India Festival Amavasya
13 Nov Fri Kartika Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
15 Nov Sun Chhath Puja Bihar · Jharkhand · UP Festival Shashthi
22 Nov Sun Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
24 Nov Tue Margashirsha Purnima Purnima Purnima
December 2026 7 events
4 Dec Fri Saphala Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
6 Dec Sun Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
8 Dec Tue Margashirsha Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
13 Dec Sun Margashirsha Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
20 Dec Sun Gita Jayanti (Mokshada Ekadashi) Pan-India Festival Ekadashi
22 Dec Tue Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
27 Dec Sun Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi

Frequently Asked Questions

When is Diwali 2026?
Diwali 2026 (Lakshmi Puja) falls on 9 Nov, Mon.
How many Ekadashi are there in 2026?
There are 19 Ekadashi in 2026 — two per lunar month (Shukla and Krishna Ekadashi). Fasting on Ekadashi is one of the most important Vaishnava observances.
How many Amavasya are in 2026?
There are 11 Amavasya (new moon) days in 2026. Each Amavasya is significant for ancestral rituals (Pitru Tarpan) and new beginnings.
What is Pradosh Vrat?
Pradosh Vrat falls on the 13th tithi (Trayodashi) of both Shukla and Krishna Paksha each month. It is a fast dedicated to Lord Shiva, observed at dusk. There are 23 Pradosh Vrats in 2026.
What is the difference between Ekadashi and Purnima?
Ekadashi is the 11th lunar day (tithi) and occurs twice a month — in Shukla Paksha (waxing moon) and Krishna Paksha (waning moon). Purnima is the full moon day, occurring once per lunar month. Both are important fasting days in the Hindu calendar.

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