Hindu Calendar 2026

2026 has 24 Ekadashis in Washington DC, by the Smarta rule. It has an extra month (adhik maas), Adhika Jyeshtha, from Sunday, May 17 to Sunday, June 14. Vikram Samvat 2083 begins in Chaitra, on Thursday, March 19.

The 2026 Hindu calendar: festivals, Ekadashi and the monthly vrats, month by month. The dates below are for Washington DC. The date can differ in your city, so each festival and Ekadashi row links to the page that lists every city. Each monthly vrat’s guide, linked below, gives its dates for your city.

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Monthly vrats: Sankashti Chaturthi · Pradosh Vrat (Pradosham) · Purnima Vrat (Full Moon Fast) · Amavasya (New Moon Day) · Masik Shivaratri (Monthly Shivaratri)

January 2026

Observance	Date in Washington DC	Also
Shattila Ekadashi	Tue 13 Jan	Vaishnava: Wed 14 Jan
Makar Sankranti	Wed 14 Jan	–
Thai Pongal	Wed 14 Jan	–
Vasant Panchami	Fri 23 Jan	–
Jaya Ekadashi	Wed 28 Jan	Vaishnava: Thu 29 Jan

Monthly vrats in January

Vrat	Date in Washington DC	Also
Purnima Vrat (Pausha)	Fri 2 Jan	In India (New Delhi): Sat 3 Jan
Lambodara Sankashti Chaturthi	Tue 6 Jan	–
Pradosh Vrat (Magha)	Thu 15 Jan	In India (New Delhi): Fri 16 Jan
Masik Shivaratri (Magha)	Fri 16 Jan	–
Amavasya (Magha)	Sat 17 Jan	Amavasya at sunrise: the day for bathing and charity (snana-dana): Sun 18 Jan; In India (New Delhi): Sun 18 Jan
Pradosh Vrat (Magha)	Fri 30 Jan	–

February 2026

Observance	Date in Washington DC	Also
Thaipusam	Sun 1 Feb	–
Vijaya Ekadashi	Thu 12 Feb	–
Maha Shivaratri	Sun 15 Feb	–
Amalaki Ekadashi	Fri 27 Feb	–

Monthly vrats in February

Vrat	Date in Washington DC	Also
Purnima Vrat (Magha)	Sun 1 Feb	–
Dwijapriya Sankashti Chaturthi	Wed 4 Feb	In India (New Delhi): Thu 5 Feb
Shani Pradosh Vrat (Phalguna)	Sat 14 Feb	–
Amavasya (Phalguna)	Mon 16 Feb	Amavasya at sunrise: the day for bathing and charity (snana-dana): Tue 17 Feb; In India (New Delhi): Tue 17 Feb
Shani Pradosh Vrat (Phalguna)	Sat 28 Feb	In India (New Delhi): Sun 1 Mar

March 2026

Observance	Date in Washington DC	Also
Holi	Tue 3 Mar	In India (New Delhi): Wed 4 Mar
Papmochani Ekadashi	Sat 14 Mar	–
Chaitra Navratri	Thu 19 Mar – Fri 27 Mar	–
Ugadi (Yugadi)	Thu 19 Mar	–
Gudi Padwa	Thu 19 Mar	–
Ram Navami	Thu 26 Mar	–
Kamada Ekadashi	Sat 28 Mar	–

Monthly vrats in March

Vrat	Date in Washington DC	Also
Purnima Vrat (Phalguna)	Mon 2 Mar	Purnima at sunrise: the day for bathing and charity (snana-dana): Tue 3 Mar; In India (New Delhi): Tue 3 Mar
Bhalachandra Sankashti Chaturthi	Fri 6 Mar	–
Soma Pradosh Vrat (Chaitra)	Mon 16 Mar	–
Masik Shivaratri (Chaitra)	Mon 16 Mar	In India (New Delhi): Tue 17 Mar
Amavasya (Chaitra)	Wed 18 Mar	–
Soma Pradosh Vrat (Chaitra)	Mon 30 Mar	–

April 2026

Observance	Date in Washington DC	Also
Hanuman Jayanti	Wed 1 Apr	Odisha (Pana Sankranti): Mon 13 Apr; Telugu (Vaishakha Krishna Dashami): Mon 11 May; Karnataka Hanuman Vratam (Margashirsha Shukla Trayodashi): Mon 21 Dec; In India (New Delhi): Thu 2 Apr
Varuthini Ekadashi	Mon 13 Apr	–
Vishu	Tue 14 Apr	–
Akshaya Tritiya	Sun 19 Apr	–
Mohini Ekadashi	Mon 27 Apr	–

Monthly vrats in April

Vrat	Date in Washington DC	Also
Purnima Vrat (Chaitra)	Wed 1 Apr	–
Vikata Sankashti Chaturthi	Sun 5 Apr	–
Bhauma Pradosh Vrat (Vaishakha)	Tue 14 Apr	In India (New Delhi): Wed 15 Apr
Masik Shivaratri (Vaishakha)	Wed 15 Apr	–
Amavasya (Vaishakha)	Thu 16 Apr	Amavasya at sunrise: the day for bathing and charity (snana-dana): Fri 17 Apr; In India (New Delhi): Fri 17 Apr
Bhauma Pradosh Vrat (Vaishakha)	Tue 28 Apr	–
Purnima Vrat (Vaishakha)	Thu 30 Apr	Purnima at sunrise: the day for bathing and charity (snana-dana): Fri 1 May; In India (New Delhi): Fri 1 May

May 2026

Observance	Date in Washington DC	Also
Apara Ekadashi	Tue 12 May	Vaishnava: Wed 13 May
Vat Savitri Vrat	Sat 16 May	Vat Purnima (Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka: Jyeshtha Purnima): Sun 28 Jun
Padmini Ekadashi	Tue 26 May	–

Monthly vrats in May

Vrat	Date in Washington DC	Also
Ekadanta Sankashti Chaturthi	Mon 4 May	In India (New Delhi): Tue 5 May
Pradosh Vrat (Jyeshtha)	Thu 14 May	–
Masik Shivaratri (Jyeshtha)	Thu 14 May	In India (New Delhi): Fri 15 May
Amavasya (Jyeshtha)	Sat 16 May	–
Pradosh Vrat (Adhika Jyeshtha)	Thu 28 May	–
Purnima Vrat (Adhika Jyeshtha)	Sat 30 May	–

June 2026

Observance	Date in Washington DC	Also
Parama Ekadashi	Thu 11 Jun	–
Nirjala Ekadashi	Thu 25 Jun	–

Monthly vrats in June

Vrat	Date in Washington DC	Also
Vibhuvana Sankashti Chaturthi	Wed 3 Jun	–
Pradosh Vrat (Adhika Jyeshtha)	Fri 12 Jun	–
Masik Shivaratri (Adhika Jyeshtha)	Sat 13 Jun	–
Amavasya (Adhika Jyeshtha)	Sun 14 Jun	–
Pradosh Vrat (Jyeshtha)	Fri 26 Jun	In India (New Delhi): Sat 27 Jun
Purnima Vrat (Jyeshtha)	Sun 28 Jun	Purnima at sunrise: the day for bathing and charity (snana-dana): Mon 29 Jun; In India (New Delhi): Mon 29 Jun

July 2026

Observance	Date in Washington DC	Also
Yogini Ekadashi	Fri 10 Jul	–
Rath Yatra	Wed 15 Jul	In India (New Delhi): Thu 16 Jul
Devshayani Ekadashi	Fri 24 Jul	–
Guru Purnima	Wed 29 Jul	–

Monthly vrats in July

Vrat	Date in Washington DC	Also
Krishnapingala Sankashti Chaturthi	Fri 3 Jul	–
Shani Pradosh Vrat (Ashadha)	Sat 11 Jul	In India (New Delhi): Sun 12 Jul
Masik Shivaratri (Ashadha)	Sun 12 Jul	–
Amavasya (Ashadha)	Mon 13 Jul	In India (New Delhi): Tue 14 Jul
Pradosh Vrat (Ashadha)	Sun 26 Jul	–
Purnima Vrat (Ashadha)	Tue 28 Jul	Purnima at sunrise: the day for bathing and charity (snana-dana): Wed 29 Jul

August 2026

Observance	Date in Washington DC	Also
Kamika Ekadashi	Sat 8 Aug	–
Hariyali Teej	Sat 15 Aug	–
Nag Panchami	Sun 16 Aug	In India (New Delhi): Mon 17 Aug
Varalakshmi Vratam	Fri 21 Aug	–
Shravana Putrada Ekadashi	Sun 23 Aug	–
Onam (Thiruvonam)	Wed 26 Aug	–
Raksha Bandhan	Thu 27 Aug	In India (New Delhi): Fri 28 Aug

Monthly vrats in August

Vrat	Date in Washington DC	Also
Gajanana Sankashti Chaturthi	Sat 1 Aug	In India (New Delhi): Sun 2 Aug
Soma Pradosh Vrat (Shravana)	Mon 10 Aug	–
Masik Shivaratri (Shravana)	Mon 10 Aug	In India (New Delhi): Tue 11 Aug
Amavasya (Shravana)	Tue 11 Aug	Amavasya at sunrise: the day for bathing and charity (snana-dana): Wed 12 Aug; In India (New Delhi): Wed 12 Aug
Bhauma Pradosh Vrat (Shravana)	Tue 25 Aug	–
Purnima Vrat (Shravana)	Thu 27 Aug	–
Heramba Sankashti Chaturthi	Mon 31 Aug	–

September 2026

Observance	Date in Washington DC	Also
Janmashtami	Thu 3 Sep	Vaishnava date (Gaudiya rule: Ashtami at sunrise, never on Saptami): Fri 4 Sep; In India (New Delhi): Fri 4 Sep
Aja Ekadashi	Sun 6 Sep	Vaishnava: Mon 7 Sep
Hartalika Teej	Sun 13 Sep	In India (New Delhi): Mon 14 Sep
Ganesh Chaturthi	Mon 14 Sep	–
Parsva Ekadashi	Tue 22 Sep	–
Pitru Paksha (Shraddh)	Fri 25 Sep – Fri 9 Oct	In India (New Delhi): Sat 26 Sep

Monthly vrats in September

Vrat	Date in Washington DC	Also
Bhauma Pradosh Vrat (Bhadrapada)	Tue 8 Sep	–
Masik Shivaratri (Bhadrapada)	Wed 9 Sep	–
Amavasya (Bhadrapada)	Thu 10 Sep	–
Pradosh Vrat (Bhadrapada)	Wed 23 Sep	In India (New Delhi): Thu 24 Sep
Purnima Vrat (Bhadrapada)	Fri 25 Sep	Purnima at sunrise: the day for bathing and charity (snana-dana): Sat 26 Sep; In India (New Delhi): Sat 26 Sep
Vighnaraja Sankashti Chaturthi	Tue 29 Sep	–

October 2026

Observance	Date in Washington DC	Also
Indira Ekadashi	Tue 6 Oct	–
Sharad Navratri	Sun 11 Oct – Tue 20 Oct	–
Durga Puja	Fri 16 Oct – Tue 20 Oct	–
Dussehra	Tue 20 Oct	–
Papankusha Ekadashi	Wed 21 Oct	–
Sharad Purnima (Kojagari Purnima)	Sun 25 Oct	–
Karwa Chauth	Wed 28 Oct	In India (New Delhi): Thu 29 Oct

Monthly vrats in October

Vrat	Date in Washington DC	Also
Pradosh Vrat (Ashwin)	Wed 7 Oct	In India (New Delhi): Thu 8 Oct
Masik Shivaratri (Ashwin)	Thu 8 Oct	–
Amavasya (Ashwin)	Fri 9 Oct	Amavasya at sunrise: the day for bathing and charity (snana-dana): Sat 10 Oct; In India (New Delhi): Sat 10 Oct
Pradosh Vrat (Ashwin)	Fri 23 Oct	–
Purnima Vrat (Ashwin)	Sun 25 Oct	–
Vakratunda Sankashti Chaturthi	Wed 28 Oct	In India (New Delhi): Thu 29 Oct

November 2026

Observance	Date in Washington DC	Also
Rama Ekadashi	Wed 4 Nov	–
Dhanteras (Dhanatrayodashi)	Fri 6 Nov	–
Naraka Chaturdashi	Sat 7 Nov	In India (New Delhi): Sun 8 Nov
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)	Sun 8 Nov	–
Kali Puja (Shyama Puja)	Sun 8 Nov	–
Govardhan Puja (Annakut)	Mon 9 Nov	In India (New Delhi): Tue 10 Nov
Bhai Dooj (Yama Dvitiya)	Tue 10 Nov	In India (New Delhi): Wed 11 Nov
Skanda Sashti (Soorasamharam)	Sat 14 Nov	Shashthi at sunrise (some temple calendars): Sun 15 Nov; In India (New Delhi): Sun 15 Nov
Chhath Puja	Sun 15 Nov	–
Dev Uthani Ekadashi (Prabodhini Ekadashi)	Fri 20 Nov	–
Tulsi Vivah	Sat 21 Nov	Prabodhini Ekadashi: many families hold the wedding on the Ekadashi: Fri 20 Nov
Karthigai Deepam	Mon 23 Nov	Krittika at sunrise (some Tamil almanacs): Tue 24 Nov; In India (New Delhi): Tue 24 Nov
Kartik Purnima	Tue 24 Nov	–

Monthly vrats in November

Vrat	Date in Washington DC	Also
Pradosh Vrat (Kartika)	Fri 6 Nov	–
Masik Shivaratri (Kartika)	Sat 7 Nov	–
Amavasya (Kartika)	Sun 8 Nov	–
Shani Pradosh Vrat (Kartika)	Sat 21 Nov	In India (New Delhi): Sun 22 Nov
Purnima Vrat (Kartika)	Mon 23 Nov	Purnima at sunrise: the day for bathing and charity (snana-dana): Tue 24 Nov; In India (New Delhi): Tue 24 Nov
Ganadhipa Sankashti Chaturthi	Fri 27 Nov	–

December 2026

Observance	Date in Washington DC	Also
Utpanna Ekadashi	Fri 4 Dec	–
Gita Jayanti	Sat 19 Dec	Vaishnava Mokshada Ekadashi: Sun 20 Dec; In India (New Delhi): Sun 20 Dec
Vaikuntha Ekadashi	Sat 19 Dec	Vaishnava date (Gaudiya rule: Dashami in arunodaya spoils the day): Sun 20 Dec; Sri Vaishnava date (as Srirangam and Tirumala keep it: Dashami in arunodaya spoils the day): Sun 20 Dec; In India (New Delhi): Sun 20 Dec
Mokshada Ekadashi	Sat 19 Dec	Vaishnava: Sun 20 Dec

Monthly vrats in December

Vrat	Date in Washington DC	Also
Shani Pradosh Vrat (Margashirsha)	Sat 5 Dec	In India (New Delhi): Sun 6 Dec
Masik Shivaratri (Margashirsha)	Sun 6 Dec	In India (New Delhi): Mon 7 Dec
Amavasya (Margashirsha)	Tue 8 Dec	–
Soma Pradosh Vrat (Margashirsha)	Mon 21 Dec	–
Purnima Vrat (Margashirsha)	Wed 23 Dec	–
Akhuratha Sankashti Chaturthi	Sat 26 Dec	–

Questions families ask

How many Ekadashis are there in 2026?

24 in Washington DC, by the Smarta rule. Padmini and Parama Ekadashi fall in the extra month, Adhika Jyeshtha. For 5 of them, the Vaishnava fast is on another day. Ekadashi 2026: dates and parana times

Is there an Adhik Maas in 2026?

Yes. 2026 has an extra month: Adhika Jyeshtha. In Washington DC it runs from Sunday, May 17 to Sunday, June 14. A lunar month is an extra month when the Sun enters no new sign during it. How we compute dates

When does Vikram Samvat 2083 begin?

The North Indian count starts the year in Chaitra: in Washington DC, Vikram Samvat 2083 begins on Thursday, March 19, 2026. The Gujarati count starts the year in Kartika: in Washington DC, its year 2083 begins on Monday, November 9, 2026; in India (New Delhi), on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.

Are the festival dates the same in India?

Not always. For 16 of the 45 festivals on this page, the date in India (New Delhi) is different. The “Also” column gives it. A tithi changes at one moment for the whole world, and that moment can fall on a different local day in each place. Panchang by city

Words on this page

Samvat: Vikram and Shaka: A count of years. Vikram Samvat is 56 or 57 years ahead of the Western year; Shaka Samvat is 78 or 79 years behind it.
Adhik maas: An extra lunar month, added about every 32 or 33 months, so that the months stay in step with the seasons.
Amanta and purnimanta: Two ways to name the months. An amanta month ends at the new moon. A purnimanta month ends at the full moon.
Sankranti: The moment the Sun enters a new sign of the zodiac. Solar months, such as the Tamil months, begin with a sankranti.
Paksha: Shukla and Krishna: Half of a lunar month. In Shukla paksha, the bright half, the Moon grows. In Krishna paksha, the dark half, it wanes.

All the words of the Hindu calendar

Computed for Washington DC on Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Washington DC · 38.91°N, 77.04°W · Eastern Time

Rule: Dates are computed for each city. The tables show one city. Smarta rule by default; the Vaishnava date is shown where it differs.

Calculated for your location from NASA JPL's DE440 ephemeris and Astronomy Engine (MIT licence), with the Lahiri ayanamsa. Times can differ by a minute or two from printed panchangs. For vrat and puja timings, follow your family or temple tradition.

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