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Hindu Festivals 2026

Dates, significance and local timings for major Hindu festivals — and where to celebrate them near you.

How Hindu festival dates are decided

Most Hindu festivals follow the lunar calendar, so their dates move every year on the Gregorian calendar. A festival is tied to a tithi (lunar day) in a particular lunar month — Diwali to the new moon (Amavasya) of Kartika, Chhath to the sixth day (Shashthi) of Kartika's bright half, Ganesh Chaturthi to the fourth day of Bhadrapada's bright half. Because a tithi can begin or end at any time of day, the panchang decides which calendar day observes the festival, usually by the tithi at sunrise or at a specific time such as midday or midnight.

That is why dates can differ by a day between regions and calendars, and why exact timings — for example the Chhath arghya at sunset and sunrise — depend on your city. MyPujaWorld calculates tithis, sunrise and sunset astronomically for each city and checks festival dates against published panchangs. When traditions disagree, we show the commonly observed date and note the difference.

Celebrating away from home

For each festival you'll find a full guide to its history, significance and puja vidhi, year-by-year dates, city-wise timings, samagri lists and events on the map — from Bengaluru and Patna to London, Dubai and New Jersey. If your community's celebration is missing, list it for free.

See also: Hindu calendar · vrat dates · muhurat dates · today's panchang

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