Festival & vrat calendar 2026

Every Ekadashi, Pradosham, Amavasya, Pournami, Sankashti Chaturthi and festival in 2026, calculated for Chennai from the actual sunrise, sunset and moonrise. Dates can move by a day in other places.

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January 2026

Date	Day	Festival / vrat	Tithi / star timing
1 Jan	Thursday	Pradosham (Shukla)
3 Jan	Saturday	Arudra Darisanam	02/01 20:04 – 03/01 17:27
3 Jan	Saturday	Pournami (Full moon)	02/01 18:53 – 03/01 15:32
6 Jan	Tuesday	Sankashti Chaturthi	06/01 08:02 – 07/01 06:52
14 Jan	Wednesday	Ekadashi (Krishna)	13/01 15:18 – 14/01 17:53
14 Jan	Wednesday	Pongal / Makar Sankranti
16 Jan	Friday	Pradosham (Krishna)	15/01 20:16 – 16/01 22:22
16 Jan	Friday	Masik Shivaratri	16/01 22:22 – 18/01 00:04
18 Jan	Sunday	Amavasya (New moon)	18/01 00:04 – 19/01 01:21
22 Jan	Thursday	Vinayaka Chaturthi (monthly)	22/01 02:47 – 23/01 02:28
24 Jan	Saturday	Shashti Vratham	24/01 01:46 – 25/01 00:40
25 Jan	Sunday	Ratha Saptami	25/01 00:40 – 25/01 23:10
28 Jan	Wednesday	Kiruthigai	27/01 11:08 – 28/01 09:27
29 Jan	Thursday	Ekadashi (Shukla)	28/01 16:36 – 29/01 13:55
30 Jan	Friday	Pradosham (Shukla)	30/01 11:09 – 31/01 08:25

February 2026

Date	Day	Festival / vrat	Tithi / star timing
1 Feb	Sunday	Pournami (Full moon)	01/02 05:53 – 02/02 03:39
1 Feb	Sunday	Thaipusam	01/02 01:34 – 01/02 23:58
5 Feb	Thursday	Sankashti Chaturthi	05/02 00:09 – 06/02 00:22
13 Feb	Friday	Ekadashi (Krishna)	12/02 12:22 – 13/02 14:26
14 Feb	Saturday	Pradosham (Krishna)	14/02 16:02 – 15/02 17:05
15 Feb	Sunday	Maha Shivaratri	15/02 17:05 – 16/02 17:34
15 Feb	Sunday	Masik Shivaratri	15/02 17:05 – 16/02 17:34
17 Feb	Tuesday	Amavasya (New moon)	16/02 17:34 – 17/02 17:31
21 Feb	Saturday	Vinayaka Chaturthi (monthly)	20/02 14:38 – 21/02 13:01
23 Feb	Monday	Shashti Vratham	22/02 11:10 – 23/02 09:09
24 Feb	Tuesday	Kiruthigai	23/02 16:33 – 24/02 15:07
27 Feb	Friday	Ekadashi (Shukla)	27/02 00:33 – 27/02 22:33

March 2026

Date	Day	Festival / vrat	Tithi / star timing
1 Mar	Sunday	Pradosham (Shukla)	28/02 20:43 – 01/03 19:09
3 Mar	Tuesday	Pournami (Full moon)	02/03 17:56 – 03/03 17:07
6 Mar	Friday	Sankashti Chaturthi	06/03 17:53 – 07/03 19:17
15 Mar	Sunday	Ekadashi (Krishna)	14/03 08:11 – 15/03 09:16
16 Mar	Monday	Pradosham (Krishna)	16/03 09:41 – 17/03 09:23
17 Mar	Tuesday	Masik Shivaratri	17/03 09:23 – 18/03 08:25
19 Mar	Thursday	Amavasya (New moon)	18/03 08:25 – 19/03 06:53
22 Mar	Sunday	Vinayaka Chaturthi (monthly)	21/03 23:56 – 22/03 21:17
23 Mar	Monday	Kiruthigai	22/03 22:42 – 23/03 20:49
24 Mar	Tuesday	Shashti Vratham	23/03 18:38 – 24/03 16:08
26 Mar	Thursday	Sri Rama Navami	26/03 11:49 – 27/03 10:07
29 Mar	Sunday	Ekadashi (Shukla)	28/03 08:46 – 29/03 07:46
30 Mar	Monday	Pradosham (Shukla)	30/03 07:10 – 31/03 06:56

April 2026

Date	Day	Festival / vrat	Tithi / star timing
1 Apr	Wednesday	Panguni Uthiram	31/03 15:20 – 01/04 16:17
2 Apr	Thursday	Pournami (Full moon)	01/04 07:06 – 02/04 07:41
5 Apr	Sunday	Sankashti Chaturthi	05/04 12:00 – 06/04 14:11
13 Apr	Monday	Ekadashi (Krishna)	13/04 01:17 – 14/04 01:09
14 Apr	Tuesday	Tamil New Year (Puthandu)
15 Apr	Wednesday	Pradosham (Krishna)	15/04 00:12 – 15/04 22:31
15 Apr	Wednesday	Masik Shivaratri	15/04 22:31 – 16/04 20:11
17 Apr	Friday	Amavasya (New moon)	16/04 20:11 – 17/04 17:21
20 Apr	Monday	Akshaya Tritiya	19/04 10:49 – 20/04 07:27
20 Apr	Monday	Vinayaka Chaturthi (monthly)	20/04 07:27 – 21/04 04:15
22 Apr	Wednesday	Shashti Vratham	22/04 01:20 – 22/04 22:49
27 Apr	Monday	Ekadashi (Shukla)	26/04 18:07 – 27/04 18:16
29 Apr	Wednesday	Pradosham (Shukla)	28/04 18:52 – 29/04 19:52

May 2026

Date	Day	Festival / vrat	Tithi / star timing
1 May	Friday	Chithra Pournami	30/04 21:12 – 01/05 22:53
1 May	Friday	Pournami (Full moon)	30/04 21:12 – 01/05 22:53
5 May	Tuesday	Sankashti Chaturthi	05/05 05:24 – 06/05 07:51
13 May	Wednesday	Ekadashi (Krishna)	12/05 14:52 – 13/05 13:30
14 May	Thursday	Pradosham (Krishna)	14/05 11:20 – 15/05 08:31
15 May	Friday	Masik Shivaratri	15/05 08:31 – 16/05 05:11
16 May	Saturday	Amavasya (New moon)	16/05 05:11 – 17/05 01:30
17 May	Sunday	Kiruthigai	16/05 17:30 – 17/05 14:32
22 May	Friday	Shashti Vratham	21/05 08:27 – 22/05 06:24
26 May	Tuesday	Ekadashi (Shukla)	26/05 05:11 – 27/05 06:22
28 May	Thursday	Pradosham (Shukla)	28/05 07:57 – 29/05 09:51
30 May	Saturday	Vaikasi Visakam	29/05 10:37 – 30/05 13:20
31 May	Sunday	Pournami (Full moon)	30/05 11:58 – 31/05 14:15

June 2026

Date	Day	Festival / vrat	Tithi / star timing
4 Jun	Thursday	Sankashti Chaturthi	03/06 21:21 – 04/06 23:30
11 Jun	Thursday	Ekadashi (Krishna)	11/06 00:58 – 11/06 22:36
13 Jun	Saturday	Kiruthigai	13/06 04:05 – 14/06 01:17
13 Jun	Saturday	Masik Shivaratri	13/06 16:08 – 14/06 12:20
15 Jun	Monday	Amavasya (New moon)	14/06 12:20 – 15/06 08:24
18 Jun	Thursday	Vinayaka Chaturthi (monthly)	17/06 21:39 – 18/06 18:59
20 Jun	Saturday	Shashti Vratham	19/06 17:00 – 20/06 15:47
25 Jun	Thursday	Ekadashi (Shukla)	24/06 18:12 – 25/06 20:09
27 Jun	Saturday	Pradosham (Shukla)	26/06 22:22 – 28/06 00:43
29 Jun	Monday	Pournami (Full moon)	29/06 03:06 – 30/06 05:26

July 2026

Date	Day	Festival / vrat	Tithi / star timing
3 Jul	Friday	Sankashti Chaturthi	03/07 11:20 – 04/07 12:40
10 Jul	Friday	Ekadashi (Krishna)	10/07 08:16 – 11/07 05:23
11 Jul	Saturday	Kiruthigai	10/07 13:15 – 11/07 11:03
12 Jul	Sunday	Pradosham (Krishna)	12/07 02:04 – 12/07 22:30
12 Jul	Sunday	Masik Shivaratri	12/07 22:30 – 13/07 18:49
14 Jul	Tuesday	Amavasya (New moon)	13/07 18:49 – 14/07 15:13
17 Jul	Friday	Vinayaka Chaturthi (monthly)	17/07 06:28 – 18/07 04:43
19 Jul	Sunday	Shashti Vratham	19/07 03:43 – 20/07 03:30
25 Jul	Saturday	Ekadashi (Shukla)	24/07 09:13 – 25/07 11:34
26 Jul	Sunday	Pradosham (Shukla)	26/07 13:58 – 27/07 16:15
29 Jul	Wednesday	Guru Purnima	28/07 18:19 – 29/07 20:05
29 Jul	Wednesday	Pournami (Full moon)	28/07 18:19 – 29/07 20:05

August 2026

Date	Day	Festival / vrat	Tithi / star timing
2 Aug	Sunday	Sankashti Chaturthi	01/08 23:07 – 02/08 23:15
3 Aug	Monday	Aadi Perukku
7 Aug	Friday	Kiruthigai	06/08 20:13 – 07/08 18:43
9 Aug	Sunday	Ekadashi (Krishna)	08/08 13:59 – 09/08 11:05
10 Aug	Monday	Pradosham (Krishna)	10/08 08:01 – 11/08 04:54
11 Aug	Tuesday	Masik Shivaratri	11/08 04:54 – 12/08 01:53
12 Aug	Wednesday	Aadi Amavasai	12/08 01:53 – 12/08 23:06
12 Aug	Wednesday	Amavasya (New moon)	12/08 01:53 – 12/08 23:06
16 Aug	Sunday	Vinayaka Chaturthi (monthly)	15/08 17:29 – 16/08 16:52
18 Aug	Tuesday	Shashti Vratham	17/08 17:00 – 18/08 17:51
21 Aug	Friday	Varalakshmi Vratam
23 Aug	Sunday	Ekadashi (Shukla)	23/08 02:00 – 24/08 04:19
25 Aug	Tuesday	Pradosham (Shukla)	25/08 06:21 – 26/08 07:59
28 Aug	Friday	Pournami (Full moon)	27/08 09:09 – 28/08 09:48
28 Aug	Friday	Raksha Bandhan / Avani Avittam	27/08 09:09 – 28/08 09:48
31 Aug	Monday	Sankashti Chaturthi	31/08 08:51 – 01/09 07:42

September 2026

Date	Day	Festival / vrat	Tithi / star timing
3 Sep	Thursday	Kiruthigai	03/09 01:43 – 04/09 00:29
4 Sep	Friday	Krishna Janmashtami	04/09 02:25 – 05/09 00:13
7 Sep	Monday	Ekadashi (Krishna)	06/09 19:29 – 07/09 17:04
8 Sep	Tuesday	Pradosham (Krishna)	08/09 14:43 – 09/09 12:31
9 Sep	Wednesday	Masik Shivaratri	09/09 12:31 – 10/09 10:33
11 Sep	Friday	Amavasya (New moon)	10/09 10:33 – 11/09 08:56
14 Sep	Monday	Vinayaka Chaturthi (monthly)	14/09 07:07 – 15/09 07:44
14 Sep	Monday	Ganesh Chaturthi	14/09 07:07 – 15/09 07:44
17 Sep	Thursday	Shashti Vratham	16/09 08:59 – 17/09 10:48
22 Sep	Tuesday	Ekadashi (Shukla)	21/09 20:01 – 22/09 21:43
24 Sep	Thursday	Pradosham (Shukla)	23/09 22:50 – 24/09 23:18
26 Sep	Saturday	Pournami (Full moon)	25/09 23:07 – 26/09 22:18
29 Sep	Tuesday	Sankashti Chaturthi	29/09 17:10 – 30/09 14:55

October 2026

Date	Day	Festival / vrat	Tithi / star timing
1 Oct	Thursday	Kiruthigai	30/09 07:36 – 01/10 06:02
6 Oct	Tuesday	Ekadashi (Krishna)	06/10 02:07 – 07/10 00:34
8 Oct	Thursday	Pradosham (Krishna)	07/10 23:16 – 08/10 22:16
8 Oct	Thursday	Masik Shivaratri	08/10 22:16 – 09/10 21:36
10 Oct	Saturday	Amavasya (New moon)	09/10 21:36 – 10/10 21:19
10 Oct	Saturday	Mahalaya Amavasya	09/10 21:36 – 10/10 21:19
11 Oct	Sunday	Navaratri begins	10/10 21:19 – 11/10 21:31
14 Oct	Wednesday	Vinayaka Chaturthi (monthly)	13/10 23:28 – 15/10 01:13
16 Oct	Friday	Shashti Vratham	16/10 03:25 – 17/10 05:54
19 Oct	Monday	Saraswati / Ayudha Puja
20 Oct	Tuesday	Vijayadashami / Dussehra	20/10 12:50 – 21/10 14:12
22 Oct	Thursday	Ekadashi (Shukla)	21/10 14:12 – 22/10 14:48
23 Oct	Friday	Pradosham (Shukla)	23/10 14:36 – 24/10 13:37
26 Oct	Monday	Pournami (Full moon)	25/10 11:56 – 26/10 09:41
28 Oct	Wednesday	Kiruthigai	27/10 15:39 – 28/10 13:26
29 Oct	Thursday	Sankashti Chaturthi	29/10 01:07 – 29/10 22:10

November 2026

Date	Day	Festival / vrat	Tithi / star timing
5 Nov	Thursday	Ekadashi (Krishna)	04/11 11:03 – 05/11 10:35
6 Nov	Friday	Pradosham (Krishna)	06/11 10:30 – 07/11 10:48
7 Nov	Saturday	Masik Shivaratri	07/11 10:48 – 08/11 11:28
8 Nov	Sunday	Deepavali (Naraka Chaturdashi)	07/11 10:48 – 08/11 11:28
8 Nov	Sunday	Diwali – Lakshmi Puja	08/11 11:28 – 09/11 12:31
9 Nov	Monday	Amavasya (New moon)	08/11 11:28 – 09/11 12:31
13 Nov	Friday	Vinayaka Chaturthi (monthly)	12/11 18:09 – 13/11 20:42
15 Nov	Sunday	Shashti Vratham	14/11 23:24 – 16/11 02:01
15 Nov	Sunday	Skanda Shashti (Soorasamharam)	14/11 23:24 – 16/11 02:01
21 Nov	Saturday	Ekadashi (Shukla)	20/11 07:16 – 21/11 06:31
22 Nov	Sunday	Pradosham (Shukla)	22/11 04:56 – 23/11 02:37
24 Nov	Tuesday	Karthigai Deepam	24/11 02:02 – 24/11 23:25
24 Nov	Tuesday	Kiruthigai	24/11 02:02 – 24/11 23:25
24 Nov	Tuesday	Pournami (Full moon)	23/11 23:42 – 24/11 20:23
27 Nov	Friday	Sankashti Chaturthi	27/11 09:48 – 28/11 06:40

December 2026

Date	Day	Festival / vrat	Tithi / star timing
4 Dec	Friday	Ekadashi (Krishna)	03/12 23:03 – 04/12 23:45
6 Dec	Sunday	Pradosham (Krishna)	06/12 00:52 – 07/12 02:22
7 Dec	Monday	Masik Shivaratri	07/12 02:22 – 08/12 04:12
8 Dec	Tuesday	Amavasya (New moon)	08/12 04:12 – 09/12 06:21
13 Dec	Sunday	Vinayaka Chaturthi (monthly)	12/12 14:06 – 13/12 16:47
15 Dec	Tuesday	Shashti Vratham	14/12 19:16 – 15/12 21:19
20 Dec	Sunday	Ekadashi (Shukla)	19/12 22:09 – 20/12 20:14
20 Dec	Sunday	Vaikunta Ekadashi	19/12 22:09 – 20/12 20:14
21 Dec	Monday	Pradosham (Shukla)	21/12 17:36 – 22/12 14:24
22 Dec	Tuesday	Kiruthigai	21/12 13:08 – 22/12 10:45
24 Dec	Thursday	Arudra Darisanam	24/12 04:53 – 25/12 01:47
24 Dec	Thursday	Pournami (Full moon)	23/12 10:47 – 24/12 06:58
26 Dec	Saturday	Sankashti Chaturthi	26/12 20:05 – 27/12 17:13

Rules: Ekadashi, Amavasya and Pournami — the tithi at sunrise; Pradosham — Trayodashi at sunset; Sankashti and Karva Chauth — at moonrise; Shivaratri and Janmashtami — at midnight. Vaishnava Ekadashi and some temple calendars can differ by a day.