Festivals by month
Hindu Calendar January 2026: festivals, vrats and tithi
4 festivals
4 festivals · 8 vrat days
In the Hindu calendar January 2026 runs from Pausha Shukla Trayodashi to Magha Shukla Trayodashi (purnimanta reckoning, Vikram Samvat 2082 Kalayukta). 4 festivals and 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 January 2026 | Tuesday | Lohri |
| 14 January 2026 | Wednesday | Makar Sankranti |
| 14 January 2026 | Wednesday | Pongal |
| 23 January 2026 | Friday | Basant Panchami |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Shukla Trayodashi — until 22:22 | Rohini | Pausha | Guru Pradosh | |
| Friday | Shukla Chaturdashi — until 18:54 | Mrigashira | Pausha | — | |
| Saturday | Purnima — until 15:32 | Ardra | Pausha | Pausha Purnima | |
| Sunday | Krishna Pratipada — until 12:30 | Punarvasu | Magha (amanta: Pausha) | — | |
| Monday | Krishna Dwitiya — until 09:57 | Pushya | Magha (amanta: Pausha) | — | |
| Tuesday | Krishna Tritiya — until 08:02; then Chaturthi (kshaya) | Ashlesha | Magha (amanta: Pausha) | Angaraki Chaturthi (Sakat Chauth) | |
| Wednesday | Krishna Panchami — until 06:34 on 8 Jan | Magha | Magha (amanta: Pausha) | — | |
| Thursday | Krishna Shashti — until 07:05 on 9 Jan | Purva Phalguni | Magha (amanta: Pausha) | — | |
| Friday | Krishna Saptami — until 08:24 on 10 Jan (vriddhi) | Uttara Phalguni | Magha (amanta: Pausha) | — | |
| Saturday | Krishna Saptami — until 08:24 | Hasta | Magha (amanta: Pausha) | — | |
| Sunday | Krishna Ashtami — until 10:20 | Chitra | Magha (amanta: Pausha) | — | |
| Monday | Krishna Navami — until 12:43 | Swati | Magha (amanta: Pausha) | — | |
| Tuesday | Krishna Dashami — until 15:18 | Vishakha | Magha (amanta: Pausha) | Lohri | |
| Wednesday | Krishna Ekadashi — until 17:53 | Anuradha | Magha (amanta: Pausha) | Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Shattila Ekadashi | |
| Thursday | Krishna Dwadashi — until 20:17 | Jyeshtha | Magha (amanta: Pausha) | — | |
| Friday | Krishna Trayodashi — until 22:22 | Mula | Magha (amanta: Pausha) | Shukra Pradosh | |
| Saturday | Krishna Chaturdashi — until 00:04 on 18 Jan | Mula | Magha (amanta: Pausha) | — | |
| Sunday | Amavasya — until 01:22 on 19 Jan | Purva Ashadha | Magha (amanta: Pausha) | Magha Amavasya (Mauni Amavasya) | |
| Monday | Shukla Pratipada — until 02:14 on 20 Jan | Uttara Ashadha | Magha | — | |
| Tuesday | Shukla Dwitiya — until 02:43 on 21 Jan | Shravana | Magha | — | |
| Wednesday | Shukla Tritiya — until 02:47 on 22 Jan | Dhanishta | Magha | — | |
| Thursday | Shukla Chaturthi — until 02:28 on 23 Jan | Shatabhisha | Magha | — | |
| Friday | Shukla Panchami — until 01:46 on 24 Jan | Purva Bhadrapada | Magha | Basant Panchami | |
| Saturday | Shukla Shashti — until 00:40 on 25 Jan | Uttara Bhadrapada | Magha | — | |
| Sunday | Shukla Saptami — until 23:10 | Revati | Magha | — | |
| Monday | Shukla Ashtami — until 21:18 | Ashwini | Magha | — | |
| Tuesday | Shukla Navami — until 19:05 | Bharani | Magha | — | |
| Wednesday | Shukla Dashami — until 16:36 | Krittika | Magha | — | |
| Thursday | Shukla Ekadashi — until 13:55 | Rohini | Magha | Jaya Ekadashi | |
| Friday | Shukla Dwadashi — until 11:09 | Ardra | Magha | Shukra Pradosh | |
| Saturday | Shukla Trayodashi — until 08:26; then Chaturdashi (kshaya) | Punarvasu | Magha | — |
Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta), Shaka Samvat 1947.
| Reckoning | Hindu month | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purnimanta (North India: month ends at the full Moon) | Pausha | 1 January 2026 | 3 January 2026 |
| Purnimanta (North India: month ends at the full Moon) | Magha | 4 January 2026 | 31 January 2026 |
| Amanta (South and West India: month ends at the new Moon) | Pausha | 1 January 2026 | 18 January 2026 |
| Amanta (South and West India: month ends at the new Moon) | Magha | 19 January 2026 | 31 January 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2026 | Thursday | Guru Pradosh |
| 3 January 2026 | Saturday | Pausha Purnima |
| 6 January 2026 | Tuesday | Angaraki Chaturthi (Sakat Chauth) |
| 14 January 2026 | Wednesday | Shattila Ekadashi |
| 16 January 2026 | Friday | Shukra Pradosh |
| 18 January 2026 | Sunday | Magha Amavasya (Mauni Amavasya) |
| 29 January 2026 | Thursday | Jaya Ekadashi |
| 30 January 2026 | Friday | Shukra Pradosh |
January 2026 festivals — common questions
Which Hindu month is January 2026?
In the purnimanta reckoning: Pausha 1 Jan to 3 Jan; Magha 4 Jan to 31 Jan. In the amanta reckoning: Pausha 1 Jan to 18 Jan; Magha 19 Jan to 31 Jan.
Which Vikram Samvat year is January 2026?
Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta), Shaka Samvat 1947.
Which festivals fall in January 2026?
Lohri (13), Makar Sankranti (14), Pongal (14), Basant Panchami (23). Every date is computed for sunrise in New Delhi.
When is Ekadashi in January 2026?
14 January 2026, 29 January 2026.
When are Purnima and Amavasya in January 2026?
Purnima: 3 January 2026. Amavasya: 18 January 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.