Chaitra Navratri — the spring 9-night Navratri in Chaitra (Mar/Apr), culminating in Rama Navami. Often called Vasanta Navratri.
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Chaitra Navratri — the spring 9-night Navratri in Chaitra (Mar/Apr), culminating in Rama Navami. Often called Vasanta Navratri.
Headline festivals and solar ingresses, computed from the observed sky. Tithi festivals are resolved at the reference sunrise; rules kept at midnight or twilight (Janmashtami, Maha Shivaratri, Diwali) can be announced a day either side — each such rule is noted.
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 1 January 2026 · Thu | Pausha Purnima |
| 14 January 2026 · Wed | Makara Sankranti |
| 21 January 2026 · Wed | Vasant Panchami |
| 31 January 2026 · Sat | Magha Purnima |
| 13 February 2026 · Fri | Kumbha Sankranti |
| 14 February 2026 · Sat | Maha Shivaratri |
| 1 March 2026 · Sun | Holika Dahan / Phalguna Purnima |
| 15 March 2026 · Sun | Meena Sankranti |
| 18 March 2026 · Wed | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa |
| 19 March 2026 · Thu | Gangaur |
| 25 March 2026 · Wed | Ram Navami |
| 14 April 2026 · Tue | Mesha Sankranti |
| 18 April 2026 · Sat | Akshaya Tritiya |
| 29 April 2026 · Wed | Buddha Purnima |
| 15 May 2026 · Fri | Vrishabha Sankranti |
| 15 June 2026 · Mon | Mithuna Sankranti |
| 22 June 2026 · Mon | Ganga Dussehra |
| 14 July 2026 · Tue | Rath Yatra |
| 16 July 2026 · Thu | Karka Sankranti |
| 27 July 2026 · Mon | Guru Purnima |
| 13 August 2026 · Thu | Hariyali Teej |
| 15 August 2026 · Sat | Nag Panchami |
| 16 August 2026 · Sun | Kalki Jayanti |
| 17 August 2026 · Mon | Simha Sankranti |
| 25 August 2026 · Tue | Raksha Bandhan |
| 26 August 2026 · Wed | Raksha Bandhan |
| 2 September 2026 · Wed | Krishna Janmashtami |
| 13 September 2026 · Sun | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 17 September 2026 · Thu | Kanya Sankranti |
| 17 September 2026 · Thu | Radha Ashtami |
| 23 September 2026 · Wed | Anant Chaturdashi |
| 8 October 2026 · Thu | Mahalaya Amavasya |
| 9 October 2026 · Fri | Sharad Navratri begins |
| 16 October 2026 · Fri | Durga Ashtami |
| 17 October 2026 · Sat | Tula Sankranti |
| 19 October 2026 · Mon | Vijayadashami |
| 24 October 2026 · Sat | Sharad Purnima |
| 5 November 2026 · Thu | Dhanteras |
| 7 November 2026 · Sat | Diwali / Kali Puja |
| 8 November 2026 · Sun | Govardhan Puja / Bestu Varas |
| 9 November 2026 · Mon | Bhai Dooj |
| 13 November 2026 · Fri | Chhath (Sandhya Arghya) |
| 16 November 2026 · Mon | Vrischika Sankranti |
| 22 November 2026 · Sun | Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepawali |
| 16 December 2026 · Wed | Dhanu Sankranti |
Computed 2026-08-17 · dates resolved for New Delhi, IST — the reference meridian printed panchangs use. The same tithi can resolve to a different civil date elsewhere on Earth.
Positions from the shared Lahiri-sidereal ephemeris; sunrise by the NOAA solar calculator. Every date above is computed, not stored. How AskSoma computes things.
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