Tithi calendar
Pradosh Vrat 2026 Dates
प्रदोष व्रत
Bi-monthly fasting for Lord Shiva on the 13th tithi.
Direct answer
How many Pradosh Vrat dates are there in 2026?
There are 25 Pradosh Vrat days in 2026 for the India-baseline Panchang. The year opens with Pradosh Vrat (Pausha) on Thursday, 1 January 2026 and closes with Bhauma Pradosh Vrat (Margashirsha) on Tuesday, 22 December 2026.
Also searched as: Pradosham 2026, Trayodashi Vrat 2026.
All Pradosh Vrat dates in 2026
| Date | Name | Paksha | Hindu month | Tithi ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Pradosh Vrat (Pausha) | shukla | Pausha | 22:24 on 1 January 2026 |
| Friday | Pradosh Vrat (Magha) | krishna | Magha | 22:23 on 16 January 2026 |
| Saturday | Shani Pradosh Vrat (Magha) | shukla | Magha | 08:27 on 31 January 2026 |
| Sunday | Pradosh Vrat (Phalguna) | krishna | Phalguna | 17:07 on 15 February 2026 |
| Sunday | Pradosh Vrat (Phalguna) | shukla | Phalguna | 19:11 on 1 March 2026 |
| Tuesday | Bhauma Pradosh Vrat (Chaitra) | krishna | Chaitra | 09:25 on 17 March 2026 |
| Tuesday | Bhauma Pradosh Vrat (Chaitra) | shukla | Chaitra | 06:58 on 31 March 2026 |
| Wednesday | Pradosh Vrat (Vaishakha) | krishna | Vaishakha | 22:34 on 15 April 2026 |
| Wednesday | Pradosh Vrat (Vaishakha) | shukla | Vaishakha | 19:54 on 29 April 2026 |
| Friday | Pradosh Vrat (Jyeshtha) | krishna | Jyeshtha | 08:33 on 15 May 2026 |
| Friday | Pradosh Vrat (Jyeshtha) | shukla | Jyeshtha | 09:53 on 29 May 2026 |
| Saturday | Shani Pradosh Vrat (Jyeshtha) | krishna | Jyeshtha | 16:10 on 13 June 2026 |
| Saturday | Shani Pradosh Vrat (Jyeshtha) | shukla | Jyeshtha | 24:45 on 27 June 2026 |
| Sunday | Pradosh Vrat (Ashadha) | krishna | Ashadha | 22:31 on 12 July 2026 |
| Monday | Som Pradosh Vrat (Ashadha) | shukla | Ashadha | 16:16 on 27 July 2026 |
| Monday | Som Pradosh Vrat (Shravana) | krishna | Shravana | Tithi begins after sunrise this day |
| Wednesday | Pradosh Vrat (Shravana) | shukla | Shravana | 08:00 on 26 August 2026 |
| Wednesday | Pradosh Vrat (Bhadrapada) | krishna | Bhadrapada | 12:32 on 9 September 2026 |
| Thursday | Pradosh Vrat (Bhadrapada) | shukla | Bhadrapada | 23:19 on 24 September 2026 |
| Thursday | Pradosh Vrat (Ashwin) | krishna | Ashwin | 22:17 on 8 October 2026 |
| Saturday | Shani Pradosh Vrat (Ashwin) | shukla | Ashwin | 13:38 on 24 October 2026 |
| Saturday | Shani Pradosh Vrat (Kartik) | krishna | Kartik | 10:49 on 7 November 2026 |
| Sunday | Pradosh Vrat (Kartik) | shukla | Kartik | 02:38 on 22 November 2026 |
| Sunday | Pradosh Vrat (Margashirsha) | krishna | Margashirsha | 02:23 on 6 December 2026 |
| Tuesday | Bhauma Pradosh Vrat (Margashirsha) | shukla | Margashirsha | 14:25 on 22 December 2026 |
Dates follow the sunrise tithi for the India-baseline Panchang. Observance rules tied to moonrise, pradosha, or nishita (for example Diwali on the Kartik Amavasya, or Pradosha worship at sunset) can place the vrata a day around the listed tithi day — confirm on the daily Panchang page before fixing a personal vrata.
Common questions
How is the Pradosh Vrat date decided?
Occurs twice monthly on the 13th tithi (Trayodashi) of both fortnights. The twilight period (Pradosha) on this day is considered especially sacred for Shiva worship.
Can the date differ by city?
Yes. The tithi moment is universal, but which civil day it maps to depends on local sunrise and timezone, so diaspora locations can differ by one day from India.
Why do some months have two entries?
Pradosh Vrat occurs once in each paksha, so there are usually two per Hindu month and 24–26 in a year.
Citation-ready answer
There are 25 Pradosh Vrat days in 2026 for the India-baseline Panchang. The year opens with Pradosh Vrat (Pausha) on Thursday, 1 January 2026 and closes with Bhauma Pradosh Vrat (Margashirsha) on Tuesday, 22 December 2026. Twilight worship of Shiva removes sins and grants wishes.