Hindu Festival & Vrat Calendar 2026
Real dates for festivals, Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya and Sankranti - calculated with Vedic astronomy
January 2026
Purnima
Full moon; auspicious for worship
Saturday
Ekadashi
Fasting day for Lord Vishnu
Wednesday
Makar Sankranti
Sun enters Capricorn; harvest festival
Wednesday
Capricorn Sankranti
Sun enters Capricorn
Thursday
Amavasya
New moon; ancestor worship
Sunday
Vasant Panchami
Worship of Goddess Saraswati
Monday
Ekadashi
Fasting day for Lord Vishnu
Thursday
February 2026
Purnima
Full moon; auspicious for worship
Sunday
Ekadashi
Fasting day for Lord Vishnu
Friday
Aquarius Sankranti
Sun enters Aquarius
Friday
Maha Shivratri
Great night of Lord Shiva
Sunday
Amavasya
New moon; ancestor worship
Tuesday
Ekadashi
Fasting day for Lord Vishnu
Friday
March 2026
Purnima
Full moon; auspicious for worship
Tuesday
Holika Dahan
Bonfire night before Holi
Tuesday
Ekadashi
Fasting day for Lord Vishnu
Saturday
Pisces Sankranti
Sun enters Pisces
Sunday
Amavasya
New moon; ancestor worship
Wednesday
Chaitra Navratri begins
Nine nights of Goddess Durga
Saturday
Ram Navami
Birth of Lord Rama
Thursday
Ekadashi
Fasting day for Lord Vishnu
Saturday
April 2026
Purnima
Full moon; auspicious for worship
Wednesday
Hanuman Jayanti
Birth of Lord Hanuman
Wednesday
Ekadashi
Fasting day for Lord Vishnu
Monday
Aries Sankranti
Sun enters Aries
Tuesday
Baisakhi
Harvest festival, Solar New Year
Tuesday
Amavasya
New moon; ancestor worship
Friday
Ekadashi
Fasting day for Lord Vishnu
Monday
May 2026
Purnima
Full moon; auspicious for worship
Friday
Ekadashi
Fasting day for Lord Vishnu
Wednesday
Taurus Sankranti
Sun enters Taurus
Friday
Amavasya
New moon; ancestor worship
Saturday
Ekadashi
Fasting day for Lord Vishnu
Tuesday
Purnima
Full moon; auspicious for worship
Sunday
June 2026
Ekadashi
Fasting day for Lord Vishnu
Thursday
Gemini Sankranti
Sun enters Gemini
Tuesday
Ekadashi
Fasting day for Lord Vishnu
Thursday
Purnima
Full moon; auspicious for worship
Monday
July 2026
Ekadashi
Fasting day for Lord Vishnu
Friday
Amavasya
New moon; ancestor worship
Tuesday
Cancer Sankranti
Sun enters Cancer
Friday
Ekadashi
Fasting day for Lord Vishnu
Friday
Purnima
Full moon; auspicious for worship
Wednesday
August 2026
Amavasya
New moon; ancestor worship
Wednesday
Raksha Bandhan
Bond of brother and sister
Saturday
Leo Sankranti
Sun enters Leo
Monday
Ekadashi
Fasting day for Lord Vishnu
Sunday
Janmashtami
Birth of Lord Krishna
Wednesday
Purnima
Full moon; auspicious for worship
Thursday
September 2026
Ganesh Chaturthi
Birth of Lord Ganesha
Friday
Ekadashi
Fasting day for Lord Vishnu
Monday
Amavasya
New moon; ancestor worship
Thursday
Virgo Sankranti
Sun enters Virgo
Thursday
Ekadashi
Fasting day for Lord Vishnu
Tuesday
Purnima
Full moon; auspicious for worship
Saturday
October 2026
Ekadashi
Fasting day for Lord Vishnu
Tuesday
Amavasya
New moon; ancestor worship
Saturday
Sharad Navratri begins
Nine nights of Goddess Durga
Sunday
Libra Sankranti
Sun enters Libra
Sunday
Dussehra
Victory of good over evil
Monday
Ekadashi
Fasting day for Lord Vishnu
Thursday
Karwa Chauth
Fast for husband's long life
Tuesday
November 2026
Ekadashi
Fasting day for Lord Vishnu
Wednesday
Amavasya
New moon; ancestor worship
Sunday
Dhanteras
First day of Diwali, wealth
Sunday
Amavasya
New moon; ancestor worship
Monday
Naraka Chaturdashi
Chhoti Diwali
Monday
Govardhan Puja
Worship of Govardhan hill
Wednesday
Bhai Dooj
Bond of brother and sister
Thursday
Scorpio Sankranti
Sun enters Scorpio
Tuesday
Ekadashi
Fasting day for Lord Vishnu
Friday
Purnima
Full moon; auspicious for worship
Tuesday
Dev Uthani Ekadashi
Gods awaken; weddings begin
Wednesday
December 2026
Ekadashi
Fasting day for Lord Vishnu
Friday
Amavasya
New moon; ancestor worship
Tuesday
Sagittarius Sankranti
Sun enters Sagittarius
Wednesday
Ekadashi
Fasting day for Lord Vishnu
Sunday
Purnima
Full moon; auspicious for worship
Wednesday