Festivals by month
Hindu Calendar April 2026: festivals, vrats and tithi
3 festivals
3 festivals · 7 vrat days
In the Hindu calendar April 2026 runs from Chaitra Shukla Chaturdashi to Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi (purnimanta reckoning, Vikram Samvat 2083 Siddharthi). 3 festivals and 7 vrat days fall in it, and every day's tithi, nakshatra and date is computed from the Moon and the Sun rather than copied from a list.
Every date below is computed for New Delhi. Open the festival's own page to move it to your city — an observance decided at moonrise, such as Karwa Chauth, can genuinely fall on a different day elsewhere.
| Date | Weekday | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 2 April 2026 | Thursday | Hanuman Jayanti |
| 14 April 2026 | Tuesday | Mesha Sankranti |
| 19 April 2026 | Sunday | Akshaya Tritiya |
Each row is the civil day from sunrise in New Delhi. The tithi is the one running at sunrise, which is the tithi that names the day, with the time it ends (24-hour clock, IST). A tithi still running at the next sunrise names two days (vriddhi); one that begins and ends between two sunrises is kshaya and is shown beside the day it runs through. The month is the purnimanta name used in North India, with the amanta name in brackets on the days the two reckonings differ.
| Date | Weekday | Tithi at sunrise | Nakshatra | Hindu month | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | Shukla Chaturdashi — until 07:06 | Uttara Phalguni | Chaitra | — | |
| Thursday | Purnima — until 07:41 | Hasta | Chaitra | Hanuman Jayanti, Chaitra Purnima (Hanuman Jayanti) | |
| Friday | Krishna Pratipada — until 08:42 | Chitra | Vaishakha (amanta: Chaitra) | — | |
| Saturday | Krishna Dwitiya — until 10:09 | Swati | Vaishakha (amanta: Chaitra) | — | |
| Sunday | Krishna Tritiya — until 12:00 | Vishakha | Vaishakha (amanta: Chaitra) | Sankashti Chaturthi | |
| Monday | Krishna Chaturthi — until 14:11 | Anuradha | Vaishakha (amanta: Chaitra) | — | |
| Tuesday | Krishna Panchami — until 16:35 | Jyeshtha | Vaishakha (amanta: Chaitra) | — | |
| Wednesday | Krishna Shashti — until 19:02 | Mula | Vaishakha (amanta: Chaitra) | — | |
| Thursday | Krishna Saptami — until 21:20 | Mula | Vaishakha (amanta: Chaitra) | — | |
| Friday | Krishna Ashtami — until 23:16 | Purva Ashadha | Vaishakha (amanta: Chaitra) | — | |
| Saturday | Krishna Navami — until 00:38 on 12 Apr | Uttara Ashadha | Vaishakha (amanta: Chaitra) | — | |
| Sunday | Krishna Dashami — until 01:17 on 13 Apr | Shravana | Vaishakha (amanta: Chaitra) | — | |
| Monday | Krishna Ekadashi — until 01:09 on 14 Apr | Dhanishta | Vaishakha (amanta: Chaitra) | Varuthini Ekadashi | |
| Tuesday | Krishna Dwadashi — until 00:12 on 15 Apr | Shatabhisha | Vaishakha (amanta: Chaitra) | Mesha Sankranti | |
| Wednesday | Krishna Trayodashi — until 22:31 | Purva Bhadrapada | Vaishakha (amanta: Chaitra) | Budh Pradosh | |
| Thursday | Krishna Chaturdashi — until 20:11 | Uttara Bhadrapada | Vaishakha (amanta: Chaitra) | — | |
| Friday | Amavasya — until 17:21 | Revati | Vaishakha (amanta: Chaitra) | Vaishakha Amavasya | |
| Saturday | Shukla Pratipada — until 14:11 | Ashwini | Vaishakha | — | |
| Sunday | Shukla Dwitiya — until 10:49 | Bharani | Vaishakha | Akshaya Tritiya | |
| Monday | Shukla Tritiya — until 07:28; then Chaturthi (kshaya) | Rohini | Vaishakha | — | |
| Tuesday | Shukla Panchami — until 01:20 on 22 Apr | Mrigashira | Vaishakha | — | |
| Wednesday | Shukla Shashti — until 22:50 | Ardra | Vaishakha | — | |
| Thursday | Shukla Saptami — until 20:49 | Punarvasu | Vaishakha | — | |
| Friday | Shukla Ashtami — until 19:22 | Pushya | Vaishakha | — | |
| Saturday | Shukla Navami — until 18:28 | Ashlesha | Vaishakha | — | |
| Sunday | Shukla Dashami — until 18:07 | Magha | Vaishakha | — | |
| Monday | Shukla Ekadashi — until 18:16 | Purva Phalguni | Vaishakha | Mohini Ekadashi | |
| Tuesday | Shukla Dwadashi — until 18:52 | Uttara Phalguni | Vaishakha | Bhaum Pradosh | |
| Wednesday | Shukla Trayodashi — until 19:52 | Hasta | Vaishakha | — | |
| Thursday | Shukla Chaturdashi — until 21:13 | Chitra | Vaishakha | — |
Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi), Shaka Samvat 1948.
| Reckoning | Hindu month | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purnimanta (North India: month ends at the full Moon) | Chaitra | 1 April 2026 | 2 April 2026 |
| Purnimanta (North India: month ends at the full Moon) | Vaishakha | 3 April 2026 | 30 April 2026 |
| Amanta (South and West India: month ends at the new Moon) | Chaitra | 1 April 2026 | 17 April 2026 |
| Amanta (South and West India: month ends at the new Moon) | Vaishakha | 18 April 2026 | 30 April 2026 |
The two reckonings name the same day differently for about half of every month: a purnimanta month ends at the full Moon, so its dark fortnight already carries the next month's name, while an amanta month runs on to the new Moon. Vikram Samvat is counted here from the first day of purnimanta Chaitra, as AstroSage prints it; readers who keep the amanta calendar begin the new year at Chaitra Shukla Pratipada (Gudi Padwa, Ugadi) about a fortnight later, which is also when Shaka Samvat turns over.
| Date | Weekday | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 2 April 2026 | Thursday | Chaitra Purnima (Hanuman Jayanti) |
| 5 April 2026 | Sunday | Sankashti Chaturthi |
| 13 April 2026 | Monday | Varuthini Ekadashi |
| 15 April 2026 | Wednesday | Budh Pradosh |
| 17 April 2026 | Friday | Vaishakha Amavasya |
| 27 April 2026 | Monday | Mohini Ekadashi |
| 28 April 2026 | Tuesday | Bhaum Pradosh |
April 2026 festivals — common questions
Which Hindu month is April 2026?
In the purnimanta reckoning: Chaitra 1 Apr to 2 Apr; Vaishakha 3 Apr to 30 Apr. In the amanta reckoning: Chaitra 1 Apr to 17 Apr; Vaishakha 18 Apr to 30 Apr.
Which Vikram Samvat year is April 2026?
Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi), Shaka Samvat 1948.
Which festivals fall in April 2026?
Hanuman Jayanti (2), Mesha Sankranti (14), Akshaya Tritiya (19). Every date is computed for sunrise in New Delhi.
When is Ekadashi in April 2026?
13 April 2026, 27 April 2026.
When are Purnima and Amavasya in April 2026?
Purnima: 2 April 2026. Amavasya: 17 April 2026.
Are these dates the same in every city?
Nearly, but not always. Sunrise decides which day a tithi names and sunrise differs across India by well over an hour, so in some years an observance falls on a different day in two cities. Each festival's own page has a city switcher.