Hindu festivals · New Delhi
Upcoming Hindu festivals
The major Hindu festivals of the next twelve months, with dates and muhurat. Every date is computed from the real positions of the Sun and Moon, by each festival's traditional rule, for New Delhi's sunrise and sunset. Open a festival for its rule, the next years' dates, and the times in your own city.
| Date | Festival | Muhurat / time |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2026 Tuesday | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) Vijayadashami — the victory of Rama, and of Durga, on the tenth day. | Aparahna Puja Time: 1:14 PM – 3:30 PM |
| 29 Oct 2026 Thursday | Karva Chauth A day-long fast by married women, broken at moonrise. | Moonrise Time: 8:12 PM |
| 6 Nov 2026 Friday | Dhanteras Dhanvantari Jayanti and the first day of the Diwali festival. | Pradosh Puja Time: 5:33 PM – 8:10 PM |
| 8 Nov 2026 Sunday | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja on the new-moon night. | Lakshmi Puja Muhurat: 5:31 PM – 8:09 PM |
| 10 Nov 2026 Tuesday | Govardhan Puja Annakut — Krishna lifting Govardhan hill, the day after Diwali. | Morning Puja (while Pratipada lasts): 6:40 AM – 12:05 PM |
| 11 Nov 2026 Wednesday | Bhai Dooj Yama Dwitiya — sisters apply tilak and pray for their brothers. | Tilak Muhurat: 1:10 PM – 3:20 PM |
| 15 Nov 2026 Sunday | Chhath Puja Four days of worship of the Sun and Chhathi Maiya, at the riverbank. | Sandhya Arghya (sunset): Sunset 5:28 PM · Sunrise next day 6:44 AM |
| 15 Jan 2027 Friday | Makar Sankranti The Sun enters Capricorn; the harvest festival of kites, sesame and til-gud. | Punya Kaal: 7:15 AM – 12:31 PM |
| 11 Feb 2027 Thursday | Vasant Panchami Saraswati Puja, and the first breath of spring. | Saraswati Puja Muhurat: 7:03 AM – 12:36 PM |
| 6 Mar 2027 Saturday | Maha Shivaratri The great night of Shiva — fasting, vigil and worship through the night. | Nishita Kaal Puja Time: 12:08 AM – 12:57 AM, 7 Mar |
| 21 Mar 2027 Sunday | Holika Dahan / Holi · Holi 22 Mar Holika Dahan on the full-moon night, the festival of colours the next morning. | Holika Dahan Muhurat: Bhadra lasts all night (until 5:15 AM, 22 Mar); the fire time is set locally |
| 15 Apr 2027 Thursday | Ram Navami The birth of Rama, celebrated at midday on the ninth day of Chaitra. | Madhyahna Puja Muhurat: 11:04 AM – 1:21 PM |
| 20 Apr 2027 Tuesday | Hanuman Jayanti The birth of Hanuman, kept on Chaitra Purnima in north India. | Morning Puja (while Purnima lasts): 5:51 AM – 12:20 PM |
| 9 May 2027 Sunday | Akshaya Tritiya A day whose good deeds are said never to diminish — Akha Teej. | Puja Muhurat: 5:35 AM – 9:04 AM |
| 18 Jul 2027 Sunday | Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha, honouring teachers and Vyasa. | Purnima Puja Window: 5:35 AM – 12:27 PM |
| 6 Aug 2027 Friday | Nag Panchami Worship of the nagas, the serpent deities, in the monsoon month of Shravana. | Puja Muhurat: 5:45 AM – 12:27 PM |
| 17 Aug 2027 Tuesday | Raksha Bandhan Sisters tie the rakhi; brothers promise protection — Shravana Purnima. | Rakhi Muhurat: 5:51 AM – 12:59 PM |
| 25 Aug 2027 Wednesday | Krishna Janmashtami Krishna's birth at midnight — fasting, songs and the midnight puja. | Nishita Puja Time: 12:01 AM – 12:46 AM, 26 Aug |
| 4 Sep 2027 Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi Ganesha is welcomed home for a festival of up to ten days. | Madhyahna Puja Muhurat: 11:04 AM – 12:26 PM |
| 30 Sep 2027 Thursday | Sharad Navratri Nine nights of the Goddess, beginning with Ghatasthapana. | Ghatasthapana Window: 8:07 AM – 12:11 PM |
| 9 Oct 2027 Saturday | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) Vijayadashami — the victory of Rama, and of Durga, on the tenth day. | Aparahna Puja Time: 1:18 PM – 3:38 PM |
| 18 Oct 2027 Monday | Karva Chauth A day-long fast by married women, broken at moonrise. | Moonrise Time: 7:30 PM |
Times are New Delhi local time (IST), rounded to the minute. This page refreshes itself daily.
Common questions
Where do these dates come from?
Not from a printed list — every date is computed from the real positions of the Sun and Moon. Each festival is fixed by a lunar month, a paksha and a tithi, plus a rule for which part of the day the tithi must cover: sunrise, midday, afternoon, the evening pradosh, midnight or moonrise. We check the results against Drik Panchang for 2023–2028 and Prokerala for 2025–2027.
Why do calendars sometimes disagree?
Almost always they agree on when the tithi begins and ends; they differ on the rule. Smarta and Vaishnava calendars decide Janmashtami and Ram Navami differently, and when a tithi barely touches a second day some calendars count it and others do not. Each festival page explains any disagreement for its year.
Are these dates right for my city?
This list is for New Delhi. Most Indian cities keep the same date with different times, but not always — and abroad the date can shift by a day. Each festival page lets you choose a city and see its own date and muhurat.