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PANCHANG

The calendar that follows the Moon

Today's tithi, the year's vrat dates, and how to read any of it yourself. Computed for your city — because a festival date genuinely differs between Delhi and Mumbai, and both are correct.

365 days computed313 vrat dates in 2026Drik Panchang source
☀ TODAY'S PANCHANGDELHI-NCR
Saptami
Thursday, 3 September 2026
PAKSHAKrishna
NAKSHATRAKrittika
SUNRISE / SUNSET6:00 am – 6:40 pm
RAHU KAAL1:55 pm – 3:30 pm
YOGA · KARANAVyaghata · Vishti
Next major date — Janmashtami (Smarta), 4 Sep. Birth of Lord Krishna — Shravana Krishna Ashtami. Smarta tradition: Ashtami at sunrise (Udaya Tithi).Open guide ›
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Dates shown for New Delhi. Change your city above if you observe elsewhere.

DATE & WEEKDAYVRAT / FESTIVAL & TITHISTATUSACTION
1 Jan
Thursday
Pradosham (Shukla)
Pausha Shukla Pradosham (Shukla) · Auspicious twilight window (Pradosh Kala) for Shiva worship
PASSED
3 Jan
Saturday
Pausha Purnima
Pausha Shukla Pausha Purnima · Sacred bathing day — start of month-long Magha mela bathing
PASSED
3 Jan
Saturday
Shakambhari Purnima
Pausha Shukla Shakambhari Purnima · End of Shakambari Navratri — Goddess Shakambhari (vegetable goddess) worship
PASSED
3 Jan
Saturday
Purnima
Pausha Shukla Purnima · Full Moon — auspicious for charity, Satyanarayan puja and river bathing
PASSED
6 Jan
Tuesday
Sankashti Chaturthi
Pausha Krishna Sankashti Chaturthi · Monthly Ganesha worship for removing obstacles — fast until moonrise
PASSED
14 Jan
Wednesday
Shattila Ekadashi
Pausha Krishna Shattila Ekadashi
PASSED
14 Jan
Wednesday
Lohri
Lohri · Punjabi bonfire festival on the eve of Makar Sankranti — sesame-jaggery sweets, puffed rice and popcorn (revdi, gajak) tossed into bonfire; songs and folk dances
PASSED
14 Jan
Wednesday
Makar Sankranti (Thai Pongal)
Makar Sankranti (Thai Pongal) · Harvest festival marking Sun's northward journey
PASSED
15 Jan
Thursday
Ekadashi Parana
Pausha Krishna Ekadashi Parana · Break the Ekadashi fast during Dwadashi. Hari Vasara (first ¼ of Dwadashi) ends at 18:59 UTC; Dwadashi ends at 14:46 UTC. Smarta: break fast after sunrise (01:45 UTC) before Dwadashi ends. Vaishnava / ISKCON: must wait until Hari Vasara ends (18:59 UTC).
PASSED
16 Jan
Friday
Pradosham (Krishna)
Pausha Krishna Pradosham (Krishna) · Auspicious twilight window (Pradosh Kala) for Shiva worship
PASSED
PANCHANG BASICS
How Panchang calculations work for your city

A Tithi is determined by the angular distance between the Sun and Moon (every 12 degrees). Because sunrise time varies across geographical coordinates, a Tithi active at sunrise in Delhi may end before sunrise in London or New York.

1
Tithi (Lunar Day)
The exact lunar angle determining vrata timings
2
Nakshatra (Constellation)
Moon position across 27 stellar divisions
3
Yoga & Karana
Auspicious periods and half-tithi divisions
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