Festival calendar
Hindu festivals, September to November 2026
Dates for the season from Pitru Paksha to Dev Diwali, with city-wise moonrise and puja times for Karwa Chauth, Dhanteras and Diwali, a Shraddh tithi finder and the nine Navratri colours.
Shraddh tithi finder
Enter a date of passing to get the 2026 Shraddh date.
Navratri colours 2026
Colour, goddess, bhog and mantra for each of the nine days.
Karwa Chauth moonrise by city
Moonrise for 65 cities in India and abroad.
Diwali Lakshmi Puja time by city
Pradosh Kaal window for your city.
All dates
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Pitru Paksha 2026
Ancestor rites
Sat 26 Sep – Sat 10 Oct
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Sharad Navratri 2026
Nine nights of Goddess Durga
Sun 11 Oct – Mon 19 Oct
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami) 2026
Victory of good over evil
Tue 20 Oct
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Sharad Purnima 2026
Full moon of the harvest season
Sun 25 Oct
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Karwa Chauth 2026
Fast for a spouse
Thu 29 Oct
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Dhanteras 2026
Wealth and health, first day of Diwali
Fri 6 Nov
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Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2026
Festival of lights
Sun 8 Nov
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Govardhan Puja 2026
Annakut, day after Diwali
Tue 10 Nov
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Bhai Dooj 2026
Brothers and sisters
Wed 11 Nov
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Chhath Puja 2026
Sun worship
Sun 15 Nov
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Kartik Purnima, Dev Diwali 2026
Full moon of Kartik
Tue 24 Nov
Festival dates follow the Hindu lunar calendar (tithi) and can differ by a day between regions and panchangs. Times are computed for each city from NASA JPL planetary data. Confirm with your local temple or priest for religious observances.
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