The muhurat calendar
The occasions of the twelve months ahead, the windows of the day they are kept in, and how much is known about when each one falls.
Every date here is computed: the tithi at the ghat's sunrise, the month named by the sankranti it holds, and the sun's entry into each sign under the Lahiri ayanamsa. Tithi, nakshatra, sunrise and windows were checked against Drik Panchang for Haridwar on eight days between September 2026 and March 2027, to the minute. The dates roll forward each morning.
Twelve months from 25 September 2026
How to read this calendar
- Months rather than dates
- Where an exact date cannot yet be defended, the month and the tithi rule are printed instead. The rule is a definition, so it is a fact.
- Both clocks
- Times are given at the ghat first, and beside them in your own zone, with any date shift written out.
- Sunrise to sunrise
- The Hindu day turns at sunrise. A window at 4:24 in the morning belongs to the panchang day that opened at the previous dawn.
Every month
Four occasions come round on their own schedule and run through every month below.
The twelve months ahead
Month
Occasion
Tithi rule
When
September
2026
Purnima
The full moon, once every lunar month.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Shukla Purnima, tithi 15
Sat, 26 Sept
Pitru Paksha
Sixteen days for the departed of one's line.
Kept at 4 waters. A major occasion.
Bhadrapada Krishna paksha in the Purnimanta reckoning; Ashwin Krishna paksha in the Amanta reckoning, the same sixteen days under two month-names
Sun, 27 Sept to Sat, 10 Oct
October
2026
Pitru Paksha
Sixteen days for the departed of one's line.
Kept at 4 waters. A major occasion.
Bhadrapada Krishna paksha in the Purnimanta reckoning; Ashwin Krishna paksha in the Amanta reckoning, the same sixteen days under two month-names
Sun, 27 Sept to Sat, 10 Oct
Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi, twice a month.
Kept at 6 waters. A daily observance.
Ekadashi, tithi 11 of either fortnight
Tue, 6 Oct
Thu, 22 Oct
Amavasya
The dark moon, when the departed are remembered.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Amavasya, tithi 30
Sat, 10 Oct
Sankranti
The sun enters a new sign, twelve times a year.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Sidereal ingress of the sun into a rashi
Sat, 17 Oct, 19:58
Kaveri Sankramana
Tula Sankramana, the theerthodbhava: the Kaveri rises at its source.
Kept at one water. A major occasion.
Sidereal ingress of the sun into Tula
Sat, 17 Oct, 19:58
Sharad Purnima
Kojagara, the night the moon is held to be full of nectar.
Kept at 3 waters. A major occasion.
Ashwina Shukla Purnima, at midnight
Sun, 25 Oct
Purnima
The full moon, once every lunar month.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Shukla Purnima, tithi 15
Mon, 26 Oct
Kartik Snan
A month of bathing before dawn.
Kept at 4 waters. A recurring parva.
The whole of Kartika masa, Ashwin Purnima to Kartika Purnima in the Purnimanta reckoning
Tue, 27 Oct to Tue, 24 Nov
November
2026
Kartik Snan
A month of bathing before dawn.
Kept at 4 waters. A recurring parva.
The whole of Kartika masa, Ashwin Purnima to Kartika Purnima in the Purnimanta reckoning
Tue, 27 Oct to Tue, 24 Nov
Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi, twice a month.
Kept at 6 waters. A daily observance.
Ekadashi, tithi 11 of either fortnight
Thu, 5 Nov
Fri, 20 Nov
Naraka Chaturdashi
Choti Diwali, and the abhyanga snan before sunrise.
Kept at 2 waters. A major occasion.
Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi, before sunrise
Sun, 8 Nov
Amavasya
The dark moon, when the departed are remembered.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Amavasya, tithi 30
Mon, 9 Nov
Somvati Amavasya
The Diwali new moon falls on a Monday.
Kept at 3 waters. One of the year's great days.
Kartika Amavasya, at sunrise, on a Monday
Mon, 9 Nov
Yam Dwitiya
Brother and sister bathe together in the Yamuna.
Kept at one water. A major occasion.
Kartika Shukla Dwitiya, tithi 2 of the waxing fortnight
Wed, 11 Nov
Chhath Puja
Standing in the river at sunset and again at sunrise.
Kept at 3 waters. One of the year's great days.
Kartika Shukla Shashthi
Sun, 15 Nov
Sankranti
The sun enters a new sign, twelve times a year.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Sidereal ingress of the sun into a rashi
Mon, 16 Nov, 19:49
Purnima
The full moon, once every lunar month.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Shukla Purnima, tithi 15
Tue, 24 Nov
Kartik Purnima
Dev Deepawali, the ghats set with lamps.
Kept at 5 waters. One of the year's great days.
Kartika Shukla Purnima, tithi 15 of the waxing fortnight of Kartika
Tue, 24 Nov
Dev Deepawali
The evening of Kartik Purnima, the ghats lit from the water up.
Kept at 3 waters. One of the year's great days.
Kartika Shukla Purnima, the evening
Tue, 24 Nov
December
2026
Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi, twice a month.
Kept at 6 waters. A daily observance.
Ekadashi, tithi 11 of either fortnight
Fri, 4 Dec
Sun, 20 Dec
Amavasya
The dark moon, when the departed are remembered.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Amavasya, tithi 30
Tue, 8 Dec
Sankranti
The sun enters a new sign, twelve times a year.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Sidereal ingress of the sun into a rashi
Wed, 16 Dec, 10:30
Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Mokshada Ekadashi, the door of Vaikuntha open for a day.
Kept at 3 waters. One of the year's great days.
Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi
Sun, 20 Dec
Purnima
The full moon, once every lunar month.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Shukla Purnima, tithi 15
Wed, 23 Dec
January
2027
Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi, twice a month.
Kept at 6 waters. A daily observance.
Ekadashi, tithi 11 of either fortnight
Sun, 3 Jan
Tue, 19 Jan
Amavasya
The dark moon, when the departed are remembered.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Amavasya, tithi 30
Thu, 7 Jan
Sankranti
The sun enters a new sign, twelve times a year.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Sidereal ingress of the sun into a rashi
Thu, 14 Jan, 21:15
Makar Sankranti
The sun turns north.
Kept at 6 waters. One of the year's great days.
Sidereal ingress of the sun into Makara
Fri, 15 Jan, 21:15
Purnima
The full moon, once every lunar month.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Shukla Purnima, tithi 15
Fri, 22 Jan
Paush Purnima
The first snan of the Magh Mela.
Kept at 2 waters. One of the year's great days.
Pausha Shukla Purnima
Fri, 22 Jan
Magh Snan
A month on the sands at Prayagraj.
Kept at one water. A recurring parva.
The whole of Magha masa at the Sangam
Sat, 23 Jan to Sat, 20 Feb
February
2027
Magh Snan
A month on the sands at Prayagraj.
Kept at one water. A recurring parva.
The whole of Magha masa at the Sangam
Sat, 23 Jan to Sat, 20 Feb
Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi, twice a month.
Kept at 6 waters. A daily observance.
Ekadashi, tithi 11 of either fortnight
Tue, 2 Feb
Wed, 17 Feb
Amavasya
The dark moon, when the departed are remembered.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Amavasya, tithi 30
Sat, 6 Feb
Mauni Amavasya
The silent new moon, the largest snan of Magha.
Kept at 3 waters. One of the year's great days.
Magha Amavasya, at sunrise
Sat, 6 Feb
Basant Panchami
Saraswati's day, and a Magh Mela snan in yellow.
Kept at 2 waters. A major occasion.
Magha Shukla Panchami
Thu, 11 Feb
Sankranti
The sun enters a new sign, twelve times a year.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Sidereal ingress of the sun into a rashi
Sat, 13 Feb, 10:14
Purnima
The full moon, once every lunar month.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Shukla Purnima, tithi 15
Sat, 20 Feb
Magha Purnima
Maghi Purnima, the close of the month of Magh Snan.
Kept at 3 waters. One of the year's great days.
Magha Shukla Purnima
Sat, 20 Feb
March
2027
Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi, twice a month.
Kept at 6 waters. A daily observance.
Ekadashi, tithi 11 of either fortnight
Thu, 4 Mar
Thu, 18 Mar
Mahashivratri
The great night of Shiva.
Kept at 4 waters. One of the year's great days.
Krishna Chaturdashi, Phalguna in the Purnimanta reckoning, Magha in the Amanta reckoning; the same instant, two month-names
Sat, 6 Mar
Amavasya
The dark moon, when the departed are remembered.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Amavasya, tithi 30
Mon, 8 Mar
Somvati Amavasya
The Phalguna new moon on a Monday, two days after Mahashivratri.
Kept at 2 waters. One of the year's great days.
Phalguna Amavasya, at sunrise, on a Monday
Mon, 8 Mar
Sankranti
The sun enters a new sign, twelve times a year.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Sidereal ingress of the sun into a rashi
Mon, 15 Mar, 07:05
Purnima
The full moon, once every lunar month.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Shukla Purnima, tithi 15
Mon, 22 Mar
April
2027
Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi, twice a month.
Kept at 6 waters. A daily observance.
Ekadashi, tithi 11 of either fortnight
Fri, 2 Apr
Sat, 17 Apr
Amavasya
The dark moon, when the departed are remembered.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Amavasya, tithi 30
Tue, 6 Apr
Sankranti
The sun enters a new sign, twelve times a year.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Sidereal ingress of the sun into a rashi
Wed, 14 Apr, 15:33
Vaisakhi
Mesha Sankranti, the solar new year, and the Ganga at Haridwar.
Kept at 2 waters. A major occasion.
Sidereal ingress of the sun into Mesha
Wed, 14 Apr, 15:33
Purnima
The full moon, once every lunar month.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Shukla Purnima, tithi 15
Tue, 20 Apr
May
2027
Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi, twice a month.
Kept at 6 waters. A daily observance.
Ekadashi, tithi 11 of either fortnight
Sun, 2 May
Sun, 16 May
Amavasya
The dark moon, when the departed are remembered.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Amavasya, tithi 30
Thu, 6 May
Akshaya Tritiya
The day that does not diminish; Gangotri opens.
Kept at 2 waters. A major occasion.
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya
Sun, 9 May
Ganga Saptami
Ganga Jayanti, the river's birthday.
Kept at 2 waters. A major occasion.
Vaishakha Shukla Saptami
Wed, 12 May
Sankranti
The sun enters a new sign, twelve times a year.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Sidereal ingress of the sun into a rashi
Sat, 15 May, 12:24
Purnima
The full moon, once every lunar month.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Shukla Purnima, tithi 15
Thu, 20 May
Vaishakha Purnima
Buddha Purnima, and the Vaishakha snan.
Kept at 3 waters. A major occasion.
Vaishakha Shukla Purnima
Thu, 20 May
June
2027
Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi, twice a month.
Kept at 6 waters. A daily observance.
Ekadashi, tithi 11 of either fortnight
Tue, 1 Jun
Mon, 14 Jun
Wed, 30 Jun
Amavasya
The dark moon, when the departed are remembered.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Amavasya, tithi 30
Fri, 4 Jun
Ganga Dussehra
The day the Ganga came down to the earth.
Kept at 3 waters. One of the year's great days.
Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami, tithi 10 of the waxing fortnight of Jyeshtha
Sun, 13 Jun
Sankranti
The sun enters a new sign, twelve times a year.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Sidereal ingress of the sun into a rashi
Tue, 15 Jun, 19:00
Purnima
The full moon, once every lunar month.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Shukla Purnima, tithi 15
Fri, 18 Jun
July
2027
Amavasya
The dark moon, when the departed are remembered.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Amavasya, tithi 30
Sun, 4 Jul
Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi, twice a month.
Kept at 6 waters. A daily observance.
Ekadashi, tithi 11 of either fortnight
Wed, 14 Jul
Thu, 29 Jul
Sankranti
The sun enters a new sign, twelve times a year.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Sidereal ingress of the sun into a rashi
Sat, 17 Jul, 05:53
Purnima
The full moon, once every lunar month.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Shukla Purnima, tithi 15
Sun, 18 Jul
Guru Purnima
Vyasa Purnima, the teacher's full moon, and the first of the rains.
Kept at 3 waters. A major occasion.
Ashadha Shukla Purnima
Sun, 18 Jul
Kanwar Yatra
The dark fortnight of Shravana: the walk to Haridwar for Ganga water.
Kept at one water. One of the year's great days.
Shravana Krishna Paksha, the dark fortnight
Mon, 19 Jul to Mon, 2 Aug
Sawan
Shravana, the month of Shiva and of the Mondays.
Kept at 3 waters. A major occasion.
The purnimanta month of Shravana
Mon, 19 Jul to Tue, 17 Aug
August
2027
Kanwar Yatra
The dark fortnight of Shravana: the walk to Haridwar for Ganga water.
Kept at one water. One of the year's great days.
Shravana Krishna Paksha, the dark fortnight
Mon, 19 Jul to Mon, 2 Aug
Sawan
Shravana, the month of Shiva and of the Mondays.
Kept at 3 waters. A major occasion.
The purnimanta month of Shravana
Mon, 19 Jul to Tue, 17 Aug
Amavasya
The dark moon, when the departed are remembered.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Amavasya, tithi 30
Mon, 2 Aug
Tue, 31 Aug
Hariyali Amavasya
The green new moon of Sawan, on a Monday in 2027.
Kept at 3 waters. A major occasion.
Shravana Amavasya, at sunrise
Mon, 2 Aug
Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi, twice a month.
Kept at 6 waters. A daily observance.
Ekadashi, tithi 11 of either fortnight
Thu, 12 Aug
Sat, 28 Aug
Purnima
The full moon, once every lunar month.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Shukla Purnima, tithi 15
Tue, 17 Aug
Sankranti
The sun enters a new sign, twelve times a year.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Sidereal ingress of the sun into a rashi
Tue, 17 Aug, 14:17
Shravana Purnima
Raksha Bandhan, and the Shravani snan that renews the sacred thread.
Kept at 3 waters. A major occasion.
Shravana Shukla Purnima
Tue, 17 Aug
Krishna Janmashtami
Midnight at Mathura, on the Yamuna.
Kept at one water. One of the year's great days.
Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami, at midnight
Tue, 24 Aug
September
2027
Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi, twice a month.
Kept at 6 waters. A daily observance.
Ekadashi, tithi 11 of either fortnight
Sat, 11 Sept
Purnima
The full moon, once every lunar month.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Shukla Purnima, tithi 15
Wed, 15 Sept
Pitru Paksha
Sixteen days for the departed of one's line.
Kept at 4 waters. A major occasion.
Bhadrapada Krishna paksha in the Purnimanta reckoning; Ashwin Krishna paksha in the Amanta reckoning, the same sixteen days under two month-names
Thu, 16 Sept to Thu, 30 Sept
Sankranti
The sun enters a new sign, twelve times a year.
Kept at 6 waters. A recurring parva.
Sidereal ingress of the sun into a rashi
Fri, 17 Sept, 14:14
Kumbh, Simhastha and the solar calendars
- Kumbh, Ardh Kumbh and Shahi Snan dates
- Shahi Snan dates are fixed by the akhara councils and the district administration, months ahead. They appear here once an official announcement exists, with a link to it and the name of the person who checked it.
- Simhastha at Ujjain and Nashik
- The Simhastha years follow planetary positions, but the bathing dates within them are set by the administration. They appear here the same way, once announced.
- Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Oriya solar calendars
- This calendar follows the Amanta and Purnimanta lunar reckonings. The regional solar calendars are a separate system, with their own new year and their own festivals.
- Occasions in an adhika masa
- An extra month arrives about every thirty-two months and doubles a month name. Named occasions are kept in the nija masa, the regular one. Occasions in a year with an adhika masa are published once that rule is in place here.
The four windows of the day
Each window is a rule, counted in muhurtas from sunrise, the sun's transit or sunset. A muhurta is a fifteenth of the day or of the night, so the windows stretch and shrink with the season.
Brahma Muhurat
about 48 minutes
From sunrise
- Definition
- Two muhurtas of the night before sunrise, until one muhurta before it. A night muhurta is a fifteenth of the night, about 48 minutes at the equinox and longer in winter.
- Why this hour
- The fourteenth of the fifteen muhurtas of the night, two muhurtas before sunrise and ending one muhurta before it. The classical texts assign this hour to snana, japa and study. It is the one window of the day prescribed for the practice.
Brahma Muhurat falls before sunrise, so it belongs to the panchang day that opened at the previous sunrise, and the Gregorian date beside it is the next day. The calendar keeps the two apart.
Pratah Snan
about 96 minutes
From sunrise
- Definition
- Sunrise, until two muhurtas of the day after it. A day muhurta is a fifteenth of the daylight, about 48 minutes at the equinox and longer in summer.
- Why this hour
- The two muhurtas that open the day. This is the ordinary morning snan of daily practice, the hour the ghats fill, and the window most occasions are kept in.
This window sits after sunrise, so its panchang day and its Gregorian date agree.
Abhijit Muhurat
about 48 minutes
From the sun's transit
- Definition
- The eighth of the fifteen equal muhurtas of the day, half a muhurta either side of the sun's true transit, not of clock noon.
- Why this hour
- The victorious muhurta, held to be free of the ordinary blemishes of the day. Its length follows the length of the day, longer in summer and shorter in winter, and it moves with the sun rather than the clock.
Tradition leaves Abhijit out on a Wednesday, and so does this calendar.
Godhuli Muhurat
about 24 minutes
From sunset
- Definition
- Sunset, until half a muhurta of the night after it: about 24 minutes, a little longer in winter.
- Why this hour
- The cow-dust hour, the joint at which the day closes. The evening sandhya is a fixed part of daily observance, and an evening snan before it is settled practice at river ghats, where the evening arati keeps the same hour.
Godhuli is better known as a wedding muhurta. The evening snan rests on the sandhya rather than on that use.
Also shown on the day
- Rahu Kaal
- One eighth of the daylight, its place set by the weekday. The calendar shows it where it can be computed. Rahu Kaal governs new undertakings, journeys and marriages. A snan is daily practice, so no window is moved for it.
- Yoga, karana and Bhadra
- Computed and printed, as any almanac prints them. Vishti karana, Bhadra, is avoided for new undertakings. A snan is daily practice, so these are shown and nothing is moved for them.
The clock at the ghat, now
A window at the ghat is one moment. On your calendar its date depends on where you are, and for much of the diaspora it is the previous evening.
At the ghat
Fri, 25 Sept
1:07:45 am
IST, live
- Next window
- Brahma Muhurat, 4:31 am
- Sunrise today
- 6:07 am IST
The same moment elsewhere
San Francisco
12:37 pm, Thu, 24 Sept
The previous day where you are.
Toronto
3:37 pm, Thu, 24 Sept
The previous day where you are.
London
8:37 pm, Thu, 24 Sept
The previous day where you are.
Dubai
11:37 pm, Thu, 24 Sept
The previous day where you are.
Singapore
3:37 am, Fri, 25 Sept
The same day where you are.
Sydney
5:37 am, Fri, 25 Sept
The same day where you are.
Choose your river
Every occasion here is kept at one of the six waters. Start with the one you grew up near.
Tithi, nakshatra, sunrise and the four windows are computed here with astronomy-engine and the Lahiri ayanamsa. On 11 September 2026 they were checked against Drik Panchang for Haridwar on eight days between September 2026 and March 2027: every tithi and nakshatra matched, every end time agreed within two minutes, and sunrise agreed within a minute. The method and the table are in docs/panchang-check.md. The calendar day an occasion falls on is still given as a month, and stays labelled provisional until each occasion's day rule has been checked the same way.