Festival dates, traditions and the daily panchang, explained with respect. For general information.
Sat 26 Sep: Purnima (Bhadrapada) until 10:19 PM, then Pratipada. Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 11:32 AM, then Uttara Bhadrapada. Rahu Kalam 9:19 AM to 10:48 AM. Sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 6:15 PM (Ujjain); Prayagraj sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 5:51 PM.
Fri 25 Sep: Chaturdashi (Anant Chaturdashi) until 11:07 PM, then Purnima. Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 11:23 AM, then Purva Bhadrapada. Rahu Kalam 10:48 AM to 12:18 PM. Sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 6:16 PM (Ujjain).
Thu 24 Sep: Trayodashi until 11:19 PM, then Chaturdashi. Nakshatra Dhanishtha until 10:35 AM, then Shatabhisha. Rahu Kalam 1:48 PM to 3:18 PM. Sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 6:17 PM (Ujjain).
Wed 23 Sep: Dwadashi until 10:51 PM, then Trayodashi. Nakshatra Shravana until 9:09 AM, then Dhanishtha. Rahu Kalam 12:19 PM to 1:49 PM. Sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 6:18 PM (Ujjain).
Tue 22 Sep: Ekadashi until 9:44 PM, then Dwadashi. Nakshatra Uttarashadha, then Shravana from 7:07 AM. Rahu Kalam 3:19 PM to 4:49 PM. Sunrise 6:19 AM.
Mon 21 Sep: Dashami until 8:01 PM, then Ekadashi. Nakshatra Uttarashadha. Rahu Kalam 7:49 AM to 9:19 AM. Sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 6:20 PM (Ujjain).
Ganesh Visarjan 2026 is on Friday, 25 September (Anant Chaturdashi). See the muhurat slots, other visarjan days, a simple visarjan vidhi and safe, eco-friendly tips.
Pitru Paksha 2026 runs from 26 September to 10 October. See the full shraddh tithi list, what it means, and common practices in simple words.
Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 was on Monday, 14 September. A simple guide to the tithi, idol installation time, puja steps, modak and durva offerings, the ten days, and visarjan dates.
A small gallery of freely licensed festival photographs: a home puja, modak, visarjan at a lake and remembrance rituals. Credits are under each photo.
