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September 2026 Hindu Calendar
Use this monthly guide for Hindu date planning in September 2026. It explains the likely lunar-month overlap, observance windows, and Panchang checks to verify before you choose a civil date.
At a glance
What is the Hindu calendar for September 2026?
September 2026 Hindu calendar starts with Krishna Chaturthi and Ashwini Nakshatra on 1 Sept 2026. It ends with Krishna Chaturthi and Bharani Nakshatra on 30 Sept 2026. Samvat flags 13 tithi checkpoints for Mumbai, including 1 Sept 2026 (Krishna Chaturthi), 4 Sept 2026 (Krishna Ashtami), 5 Sept 2026 (Krishna Navami), 7 Sept 2026 (Krishna Ekadashi), 9 Sept 2026 (Krishna Trayodashi). The month has 7 calculated festival dates, including Krishna Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Hartalika Teej.
September often overlaps Bhadrapada and Ashwin
Bhadrapada completion, Pitru Paksha, and the approach to Sharad Navratri often shape this month.
Use paksha carefully: Pitru Paksha, Anant Chaturdashi, and Navratri preparation depend on different tithi contexts.
Festival dates in September 2026
These are the annual festivals calculated inside this civil month. Open the festival page for its rule, or the date for that day's full Panchang.
| Festival | Date | Hindu date |
|---|---|---|
| Krishna Janmashtami | Krishna Ashtami, Bhadrapada | |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Shukla Chaturthi, Bhadrapada | |
| Hartalika Teej | Shukla Tritiya, Bhadrapada | |
| Rishi Panchami | Shukla Panchami, Bhadrapada | |
| Vishwakarma Puja | Shukla Shashthi, Bhadrapada | |
| Radha Ashtami | Shukla Ashtami, Bhadrapada | |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Shukla Chaturdashi, Bhadrapada |
September 2026 tithi, nakshatra, and sunrise
This month table uses Mumbai as the reference Panchang location. Open a city page before planning an observance that depends on local timings.
Bhadrapada 2083
Ashwin 2083
Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, and related checks
What to watch in September
These observances often appear around this civil month, but exact dates must be calculated for 2026. Lunar tithis can shift across sunrise, evening, moonrise, or night windows.
How to use this month
Civil dates do not always line up neatly with Hindu lunar days. A tithi can begin or end during the civil day, so important observances depend on which tithi prevails at the rule-specific time such as sunrise, pradosha, madhyahna, or nishita.
- 1.Open the interactive calendar and switch to September 2026.
- 2.Select candidate dates and compare tithi, paksha, nakshatra, sunrise, and sunset.
- 3.For festivals, confirm the rule moment: sunrise, madhyahna, pradosha, moonrise, or nishita.
- 4.Open the full Panchang for the chosen day before using it for a vrata, puja, travel, or ceremony.
Why the table still needs local verification
Hindu calendar dates are calculated from the Sun, Moon, and local day. A single civil month can contain parts of two Hindu lunar months, and a festival window may move into the previous or next civil month depending on the year.
Treat this Mumbai-based table as a readable reference for September 2026. Use it to understand the likely Hindu-calendar context, then rely on the city Panchang and festival pages when a vrata, puja, or ceremony depends on local sunrise, moonrise, pradosha, madhyahna, or nishita timing.
Paksha and Hindu month pages
Zoom into the fortnight windows or the underlying Hindu lunar months for September 2026. Each date in the table above also opens a full daily Panchang page.