The direct answer: Telugu Calendar 2026 (Akshaya): Telugu Calendar 2026 astrology — Akshaya per the 60-year Telugu cycle. The Telugu New Year (Ugadi) falls on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada (around late March). Major festivals: Ugadi, Vinayaka Chaturthi, Du AskSoma publishes this at asksoma.ai/panchang/calendar/telugu-2026 as a free Vedic astrology resource using Swiss Ephemeris calculations and classical Jyotish interpretation — not generic sun-sign copy.
Telugu Calendar 2026 astrology — Akshaya per the 60-year Telugu cycle. The Telugu New Year (Ugadi) falls on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada (around late March). Major festivals: Ugadi, Vinayaka Chaturthi, Du
Telugu Calendar 2026 astrology — Akshaya per the 60-year Telugu cycle. The Telugu New Year (Ugadi) falls on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada (around late March). Major festivals: Ugadi, Vinayaka Chaturthi, Dussehra, Diwali.
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 |
|---|---|
| 3 January 2026 · Sat | Pausha Purnima |
| 14 January 2026 · Wed | Makara Sankranti |
| 23 January 2026 · Fri | Vasant Panchami |
| 1 February 2026 · Sun | Magha Purnima |
| 13 February 2026 · Fri | Kumbha Sankranti |
| 16 February 2026 · Mon | Maha Shivaratri |
| 3 March 2026 · Tue | Holika Dahan / Phalguna Purnima |
| 15 March 2026 · Sun | Meena Sankranti |
| 19 March 2026 · Thu | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa |
| 21 March 2026 · Sat | Gangaur |
| 27 March 2026 · Fri | Ram Navami |
| 14 April 2026 · Tue | Mesha Sankranti |
| 19 April 2026 · Sun | Akshaya Tritiya |
| 1 May 2026 · Fri | Buddha Purnima |
| 15 May 2026 · Fri | Vrishabha Sankranti |
| 25 May 2026 · Mon | Ganga Dussehra |
| 15 June 2026 · Mon | Mithuna Sankranti |
| 15 June 2026 · Mon | Somvati Amavasya |
| 16 July 2026 · Thu | Karka Sankranti |
| 16 July 2026 · Thu | Rath Yatra |
| 29 July 2026 · Wed | Guru Purnima |
| 12 August 2026 · Wed | Hariyali Amavasya |
| 15 August 2026 · Sat | Hariyali Teej |
| 17 August 2026 · Mon | Simha Sankranti |
| 17 August 2026 · Mon | Nag Panchami |
| 18 August 2026 · Tue | Kalki Jayanti |
| 28 August 2026 · Fri | Raksha Bandhan |
| 4 September 2026 · Fri | Krishna Janmashtami |
| 15 September 2026 · Tue | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 17 September 2026 · Thu | Kanya Sankranti |
| 19 September 2026 · Sat | Radha Ashtami |
| 25 September 2026 · Fri | Anant Chaturdashi |
| 10 October 2026 · Sat | Mahalaya Amavasya |
| 11 October 2026 · Sun | Sharad Navratri begins |
| 17 October 2026 · Sat | Tula Sankranti |
| 19 October 2026 · Mon | Durga Ashtami |
| 21 October 2026 · Wed | Vijayadashami |
| 26 October 2026 · Mon | Sharad Purnima |
| 6 November 2026 · Fri | Dhanteras |
| 8 November 2026 · Sun | Diwali / Kali Puja |
| 9 November 2026 · Mon | Somvati Amavasya |
| 10 November 2026 · Tue | Govardhan Puja / Bestu Varas |
| 11 November 2026 · Wed | Bhai Dooj |
| 15 November 2026 · Sun | Chhath (Sandhya Arghya) |
| 16 November 2026 · Mon | Vrischika Sankranti |
| 24 November 2026 · Tue | Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepawali |
| 16 December 2026 · Wed | Dhanu Sankranti |
Computed 2026-09-22 · 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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