Festivals by month
Hindu Calendar May 2026: festivals, vrats and tithi
1 festivals
1 festivals · 8 vrat days
In the Hindu calendar May 2026 runs from Vaishakha Purnima to Adhika Jyeshtha Purnima (purnimanta reckoning, Vikram Samvat 2083 Siddharthi). 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2026 | Saturday | Vat Savitri Vrat |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Purnima — until 22:53 | Swati | Vaishakha | Vaishakha Purnima (Buddha Purnima) | |
| Saturday | Krishna Pratipada — until 00:50 on 3 May | Vishakha | Jyeshtha (amanta: Vaishakha) | — | |
| Sunday | Krishna Dwitiya — until 03:02 on 4 May | Vishakha | Jyeshtha (amanta: Vaishakha) | — | |
| Monday | Krishna Tritiya — until 05:24 on 5 May | Anuradha | Jyeshtha (amanta: Vaishakha) | — | |
| Tuesday | Krishna Chaturthi — until 07:51 on 6 May (vriddhi) | Jyeshtha | Jyeshtha (amanta: Vaishakha) | Angaraki Chaturthi | |
| Wednesday | Krishna Chaturthi — until 07:51 | Mula | Jyeshtha (amanta: Vaishakha) | — | |
| Thursday | Krishna Panchami — until 10:14 | Purva Ashadha | Jyeshtha (amanta: Vaishakha) | — | |
| Friday | Krishna Shashti — until 12:22 | Uttara Ashadha | Jyeshtha (amanta: Vaishakha) | — | |
| Saturday | Krishna Saptami — until 14:03 | Shravana | Jyeshtha (amanta: Vaishakha) | — | |
| Sunday | Krishna Ashtami — until 15:07 | Dhanishta | Jyeshtha (amanta: Vaishakha) | — | |
| Monday | Krishna Navami — until 15:25 | Shatabhisha | Jyeshtha (amanta: Vaishakha) | — | |
| Tuesday | Krishna Dashami — until 14:52 | Purva Bhadrapada | Jyeshtha (amanta: Vaishakha) | — | |
| Wednesday | Krishna Ekadashi — until 13:30 | Uttara Bhadrapada | Jyeshtha (amanta: Vaishakha) | Apara Ekadashi | |
| Thursday | Krishna Dwadashi — until 11:21 | Revati | Jyeshtha (amanta: Vaishakha) | Guru Pradosh | |
| Friday | Krishna Trayodashi — until 08:31; then Chaturdashi (kshaya) | Ashwini | Jyeshtha (amanta: Vaishakha) | — | |
| Saturday | Amavasya — until 01:31 on 17 May | Bharani | Jyeshtha (amanta: Vaishakha) | Vat Savitri Vrat, Jyeshtha Amavasya (Shani Amavasya, Shani Jayanti) | |
| Sunday | Shukla Pratipada — until 21:41 | Krittika | Adhika Jyeshtha | — | |
| Monday | Shukla Dwitiya — until 17:53 | Rohini | Adhika Jyeshtha | — | |
| Tuesday | Shukla Tritiya — until 14:18 | Mrigashira | Adhika Jyeshtha | — | |
| Wednesday | Shukla Chaturthi — until 11:07 | Ardra | Adhika Jyeshtha | — | |
| Thursday | Shukla Panchami — until 08:27 | Pushya | Adhika Jyeshtha | — | |
| Friday | Shukla Shashti — until 06:25; then Saptami (kshaya) | Ashlesha | Adhika Jyeshtha | — | |
| Saturday | Shukla Ashtami — until 04:27 on 24 May | Magha | Adhika Jyeshtha | — | |
| Sunday | Shukla Navami — until 04:31 on 25 May | Purva Phalguni | Adhika Jyeshtha | — | |
| Monday | Shukla Dashami — until 05:11 on 26 May | Uttara Phalguni | Adhika Jyeshtha | — | |
| Tuesday | Shukla Ekadashi — until 06:22 on 27 May (vriddhi) | Hasta | Adhika Jyeshtha | — | |
| Wednesday | Shukla Ekadashi — until 06:22 | Hasta | Adhika Jyeshtha | Padmini Ekadashi | |
| Thursday | Shukla Dwadashi — until 07:57 | Chitra | Adhika Jyeshtha | Guru Pradosh | |
| Friday | Shukla Trayodashi — until 09:51 | Swati | Adhika Jyeshtha | — | |
| Saturday | Shukla Chaturdashi — until 11:58 | Vishakha | Adhika Jyeshtha | — | |
| Sunday | Purnima — until 14:15 | Anuradha | Adhika Jyeshtha | Adhika Jyeshtha Purnima |
Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi), Shaka Samvat 1948.
| Reckoning | Hindu month | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purnimanta (North India: month ends at the full Moon) | Vaishakha | 1 May 2026 | 1 May 2026 |
| Purnimanta (North India: month ends at the full Moon) | Jyeshtha | 2 May 2026 | 16 May 2026 |
| Purnimanta (North India: month ends at the full Moon) | Adhika Jyeshtha | 17 May 2026 | 31 May 2026 |
| Amanta (South and West India: month ends at the new Moon) | Vaishakha | 1 May 2026 | 16 May 2026 |
| Amanta (South and West India: month ends at the new Moon) | Adhika Jyeshtha | 17 May 2026 | 31 May 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 May 2026 | Friday | Vaishakha Purnima (Buddha Purnima) |
| 5 May 2026 | Tuesday | Angaraki Chaturthi |
| 13 May 2026 | Wednesday | Apara Ekadashi |
| 14 May 2026 | Thursday | Guru Pradosh |
| 16 May 2026 | Saturday | Jyeshtha Amavasya (Shani Amavasya, Shani Jayanti) |
| 27 May 2026 | Wednesday | Padmini Ekadashi |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Guru Pradosh |
| 31 May 2026 | Sunday | Adhika Jyeshtha Purnima |
May 2026 festivals — common questions
Which Hindu month is May 2026?
In the purnimanta reckoning: Vaishakha 1 May to 1 May; Jyeshtha 2 May to 16 May; Adhika Jyeshtha 17 May to 31 May. In the amanta reckoning: Vaishakha 1 May to 16 May; Adhika Jyeshtha 17 May to 31 May.
Which Vikram Samvat year is May 2026?
Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi), Shaka Samvat 1948.
Which festivals fall in May 2026?
Vat Savitri Vrat (16). Every date is computed for sunrise in New Delhi.
When is Ekadashi in May 2026?
13 May 2026, 27 May 2026.
When are Purnima and Amavasya in May 2026?
Purnima: 1 May 2026, 31 May 2026. Amavasya: 16 May 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.