Festival date logic
Pongal 2026
பொங்கல்
Four-day Tamil harvest festival thanking the Sun God.
Direct answer
When is Pongal 2026?
Pongal 2026 is on Wednesday, 14 January 2026. The Hindu date is Krishna Ekadashi, Magha.
Also searched as: Thai Pongal 2026.
Gregorian date
Wednesday, 14 January 2026Hindu date
Krishna Ekadashi, MaghaObservance moment
the relevant Panchang moment for the observanceWhy this date?
Coincides with Makar Sankranti when the Sun enters Makara (Capricorn) rashi. This solar event marks the harvest season in Tamil Nadu, occurring around January 14-15.
For 2026, Samvat resolves the observance to Wednesday, 14 January 2026, with Krishna Ekadashi, Magha. The public festival calendar uses an India-baseline Panchang; personal observance can vary by location and family tradition.
Read the calculation methodologyPongal 2026 tithi and Panchang details
Calculation type
sankrantiFestival type
regionalNakshatra
AnuradhaCommon observance
vegetarianSignificance
Celebrates the harvest season. Pongal means "boiling over" symbolizing abundance.
Traditions and Regions
Traditions
Observed in
Other years
Common questions
What is the date of Pongal 2026?
Pongal 2026 is on Wednesday, 14 January 2026. The Hindu date is Krishna Ekadashi, Magha.
What is the tithi for Pongal 2026?
The Hindu date shown by Samvat is Krishna Ekadashi, Magha. This is based on the festival rule encoded for Pongal.
Can the date differ by city?
Yes. Panchang values depend on sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and timezone. Samvat's public festival page uses an India-baseline calculation; local observance can differ by city, sampradaya, or family tradition.
Plan around this festival
Citation-ready answer
Samvat.in lists Pongal 2026 on Wednesday, 14 January 2026. The India-baseline festival rule resolves the observance to Krishna Ekadashi, Magha, and the relevant observance moment is the relevant Panchang moment for the observance. This page is intended as a date-and-rule reference: it shows the Gregorian date, Hindu date, calculation type, festival type, and the Panchang logic Samvat uses for the public festival calendar. Local practice can still vary by city, sampradaya, family tradition, and the exact sunrise, sunset, moonrise, pradosha, madhyahna, or nishita window required by a festival rule. Users planning a vrata, puja, or ceremony should compare the local Panchang before treating the India-baseline date as a personal muhurat.