Panchang · Festival & vrat calendar
Hindu festivals & vrats
Dates for 2025–2036, computed from the tithi prevailing at sunrise for New Delhi. Open any festival to see city-wise dates and timings.
Sunrise 6:31 am·Sunset 5:37 pm·Abhijit Muhurta 11:42 am – 12:26 pm·New Delhi, Friday, 30 October 2026
Masa (Purnimanta)
Kartikaकार्तिक
Paksha
Krishna Pakshaकृष्ण पक्ष
Samvatsara
Siddharthiसिद्धार्थी
Vikram 2083 · Shaka 1948
Ritu (season)
Sharad (Autumn)
- Festival
- Ekadashi
- Purnima
- Amavasya
- Sankashti
- Other vrat
- Sankranti
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- 11 SunSharad Navratri →Sharad Navratri is the nine-night autumn festival of the goddess Durga, culminating in Dussehra.
- 17 SatTula Sankranti →Tula Sankranti is the moment the Sun enters the sidereal sign of Libra, marking the start of the harvest month in several regions.
- 19 MonDurga Ashtami →Durga Ashtami is the eighth day of Sharad Navratri, held to be the most powerful for worship of the goddess.
- 19 MonMaha Navami →Maha Navami marks the climactic ninth day of Navratri, venerating Goddess Durga as Mahishasuramardini and celebrating Ayudha Puja.
- 20 TueDussehra →Dussehra, or Vijayadashami, marks the victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.
- 25 SunSharad Purnima →Sharad Purnima marks the harvest full moon of autumn when the moon radiates nectar-like rays and Lord Krishna danced the divine Raas Leela.
- 29 ThuKarva Chauth →Karva Chauth is a day-long fast kept without food or water for the well-being of a husband, broken after sighting the moon.
Also this month: Ekadashi (2), Pradosh Vrat (2), Masik Shivratri (1), Amavasya (1), Vinayaka Chaturthi (1), Masik Durga Ashtami (1), Purnima (1), Satyanarayan Puja (1), Sankashti Chaturthi (1).
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Every festival, vrat and sankranti Chakra tracks, with the real tithi window (or, for a sankranti, the exact ingress moment) for its next occurrence.
Festivals
Lunar-calendar celebrations tied to a specific tithi and masa.
- DhanterasधनतेरसFriday, 6 November 2026Tithi window 10:31 am – 7 Nov, 10:48 am
- Naraka Chaturdashiनरक चतुर्दशीSaturday, 7 November 2026Tithi window 10:48 am – 8 Nov, 11:28 am
- DiwaliदिवालीSunday, 8 November 2026Tithi window 11:28 am – 9 Nov, 12:32 pm
- Govardhan Pujaगोवर्धन पूजाTuesday, 10 November 2026Tithi window 12:32 pm – 10 Nov, 2:01 pm
- Bhai Doojभाई दूजWednesday, 11 November 2026Tithi window 2:01 pm – 11 Nov, 3:54 pm
- Chhath Pujaछठ पूजाFriday, 13 November 2026Tithi window 6:41 am – 16 Nov, 5:27 pm
- Tulsi Vivahतुलसी विवाहSaturday, 21 November 2026Tithi window 6:32 am – 22 Nov, 4:57 am
- Kartik Purnimaकार्तिक पूर्णिमाTuesday, 24 November 2026Tithi window 11:43 pm – 24 Nov, 8:24 pm
- Vasant Panchamiवसंत पंचमीThursday, 11 February 2027Tithi window 3:05 am – 12 Feb, 3:19 am
- Holika Dahanहोलिका दहनMonday, 22 March 2027Tithi window 6:22 pm – 22 Mar, 4:14 pm
- HoliहोलीTuesday, 23 March 2027Tithi window 6:22 pm – 22 Mar, 4:14 pm
- Chaitra Navratriचैत्र नवरात्रिWednesday, 7 April 2027Tithi window 6:05 am – 15 Apr, 6:46 pm
- Ram Navamiराम नवमीThursday, 15 April 2027Tithi window 3:24 pm – 15 Apr, 1:21 pm
- Hanuman Jayantiहनुमान जयंतीTuesday, 20 April 2027Tithi window 4:52 am – 21 Apr, 3:57 am
- Akshaya Tritiyaअक्षय तृतीयाSaturday, 8 May 2027Tithi window 11:43 am – 9 May, 9:04 am
- Buddha Purnimaबुद्ध पूर्णिमाThursday, 20 May 2027Tithi window 4:03 pm – 20 May, 4:29 pm
- Jagannath Rath Yatraजगन्नाथ रथ यात्राMonday, 5 July 2027Tithi window 4:51 am – 6 Jul, 1:14 am
- Guru Purnimaगुरु पूर्णिमाSunday, 18 July 2027Tithi window 6:49 pm – 18 Jul, 9:15 pm
- Nag Panchamiनाग पंचमीFriday, 6 August 2027Tithi window 2:28 am – 7 Aug, 12:23 am
- Raksha Bandhanरक्षा बंधनTuesday, 17 August 2027Tithi window 10:29 am – 17 Aug, 12:59 pm
- Krishna Janmashtamiकृष्ण जन्माष्टमीWednesday, 25 August 2027Tithi window 8:25 pm – 25 Aug, 7:20 pm
- Ganesh Chaturthiगणेश चतुर्थीSaturday, 4 September 2027Tithi window 2:20 pm – 4 Sept, 12:26 pm
- Anant Chaturdashiअनंत चतुर्दशीTuesday, 14 September 2027Tithi window 12:40 am – 15 Sept, 2:49 am
- Sharad Navratriशरद नवरात्रिThursday, 30 September 2027Tithi window 6:13 am – 8 Oct, 5:59 pm
- Durga Ashtamiदुर्गा अष्टमीFriday, 8 October 2027Tithi window 4:14 am – 8 Oct, 6:28 am
- Maha Navamiमहा नवमीFriday, 8 October 2027Tithi window 6:28 am – 9 Oct, 9:03 am
- DussehraदशहराSaturday, 9 October 2027Tithi window 9:03 am – 10 Oct, 11:41 am
- Sharad Purnimaशरद पूर्णिमाFriday, 15 October 2027Tithi window 6:50 pm – 15 Oct, 7:17 pm
Vrats & fasts
Recurring observances with fasting and parana (breaking-fast) windows.
- Ahoi Ashtamiअहोई अष्टमीSunday, 1 November 2026Tithi window 2:52 pm – 2 Nov, 1:11 pm
- EkadashiएकादशीThursday, 5 November 2026Tithi window 11:04 am – 5 Nov, 10:36 am
- Pradosh Vratप्रदोष व्रतFriday, 6 November 2026Tithi window 10:31 am – 7 Nov, 10:48 am
- Masik Shivratriमासिक शिवरात्रिSaturday, 7 November 2026Tithi window 10:48 am – 8 Nov, 11:28 am
- Amavasyaअमावस्याMonday, 9 November 2026Tithi window 11:28 am – 9 Nov, 12:32 pm
- Vinayaka Chaturthiविनायक चतुर्थीFriday, 13 November 2026Tithi window 6:10 pm – 13 Nov, 8:43 pm
- Masik Durga Ashtamiमासिक दुर्गाष्टमीTuesday, 17 November 2026Tithi window 4:20 am – 18 Nov, 6:06 am
- Dev Uthani Ekadashiदेव उठनी एकादशीFriday, 20 November 2026Tithi window 7:16 am – 21 Nov, 6:32 am
- Purnimaपूर्णिमाTuesday, 24 November 2026Tithi window 11:43 pm – 24 Nov, 8:24 pm
- Satyanarayan Pujaसत्यनारायण पूजाTuesday, 24 November 2026Tithi window 11:43 pm – 24 Nov, 8:24 pm
- Sankashti Chaturthiसंकष्टी चतुर्थीFriday, 27 November 2026Tithi window 9:49 am – 28 Nov, 6:40 am
- Maha Shivratriमहाशिवरात्रिSaturday, 6 March 2027Tithi window 12:04 pm – 7 Mar, 1:47 pm
- Vat Savitri Vratवट सावित्री व्रतFriday, 4 June 2027Tithi window 5:23 am – 5 Jun, 5:23 am
- Nirjala Ekadashiनिर्जला एकादशीMonday, 14 June 2027Tithi window 2:13 am – 15 Jun, 2:09 am
- Hariyali Teejहरियाली तीजWednesday, 4 August 2027Tithi window 8:20 am – 5 Aug, 5:09 am
- Hartalika Teejहरतालिका तीजFriday, 3 September 2027Tithi window 4:51 pm – 3 Sept, 2:20 pm
- Karva Chauthकरवा चौथMonday, 18 October 2027Tithi window 5:52 pm – 19 Oct, 4:43 pm
Sankrantis
Solar-calendar transitions as the Sun enters each sidereal sign.
- Vrishchika Sankrantiवृश्चिक संक्रांतिMonday, 16 November 2026Ingress 7:49 pm
- Dhanu Sankrantiधनु संक्रांतिWednesday, 16 December 2026Ingress 10:30 am
- Makar Sankrantiमकर संक्रांतिThursday, 14 January 2027Ingress 9:15 pm
- Kumbha Sankrantiकुंभ संक्रांतिSaturday, 13 February 2027Ingress 10:13 am
- Meena Sankrantiमीन संक्रांतिMonday, 15 March 2027Ingress 7:05 am
- Mesha Sankrantiमेष संक्रांतिWednesday, 14 April 2027Ingress 3:33 pm
- Vrishabha Sankrantiवृषभ संक्रांतिSaturday, 15 May 2027Ingress 12:24 pm
- Mithuna Sankrantiमिथुन संक्रांतिTuesday, 15 June 2027Ingress 7:00 pm
- Karka Sankrantiकर्क संक्रांतिSaturday, 17 July 2027Ingress 5:52 am
- Simha Sankrantiसिंह संक्रांतिTuesday, 17 August 2027Ingress 2:17 pm
- Kanya Sankrantiकन्या संक्रांतिFriday, 17 September 2027Ingress 2:14 pm
- Tula Sankrantiतुला संक्रांतिMonday, 18 October 2027Ingress 2:13 am
How Chakra computes
Every date, tithi window and muhurat above is computed offline with astronomy-engine and the Lahiri ayanamsa — no live ephemeris call. Regional traditions (Purnimanta, Amanta, Tamil, Bengali, ISKCON, Smarta) shift a few dates by a day; open any festival to compare them by city.
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