Hindu month
Vaishakh 2026 (Vaishakha)
वैशाख
Vaishakha is traditionally a month of merit: early-morning snana, water charity, and Akshaya Tritiya, the "undiminishing" tithi used for new beginnings and gold purchases. Buddha Purnima closes the month.
Direct answer
When does Vaishakh 2026 start and end?
Vaishakh (Vaishakha) 2026 runs from Friday, 3 April 2026 to Friday, 1 May 2026 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, Vikram Samvat 2083. In the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India, the same month runs from 18 April 2026 to 16 May 2026.
Also searched as: Vaishakh 2026, Vaishakha 2026, Baisakh 2026, Vaishakh Maas 2026.
North India (purnimanta)
3 April 2026 – 1 May 2026Month ends on Vaishakha Purnima
Amanta (Maharashtra, Gujarat, South)
18 April 2026 – 16 May 2026Month ends on Vaishakha Amavasya
Vikram Samvat
2083Vaishakha of VS 2083
Paksha sequence
Krishna → Shukla (purnimanta)Amanta order runs Shukla → Krishna
Festivals in Vaishakh 2026
Calculated for the India-baseline Panchang within the purnimanta window of Vaishakh 2026.
Ekadashi, Purnima & Amavasya in Vaishakh 2026
Ekadashi
- 13 April 2026Varuthini Ekadashi
- 27 April 2026Mohini Ekadashi
Purnima
- 1 May 2026Vaishakha Purnima (Buddha Purnima)
Amavasya
- 17 April 2026Vaishakha Amavasya (Shani Jayanti)
Dates follow the sunrise tithi for the India-baseline location. Vrata observance can shift by a day for rules tied to moonrise, pradosha, or nishita — confirm on the day's Panchang page.
What this month is for
Vaishakha is traditionally a month of merit: early-morning snana, water charity, and Akshaya Tritiya, the "undiminishing" tithi used for new beginnings and gold purchases. Buddha Purnima closes the month.
Planning focus
Akshaya Tritiya muhurat plans, Vaishakha snana and dana, Narasimha Jayanti, and Buddha Purnima.
Common questions
When does Vaishakh start in 2026?
Vaishakh 2026 starts on Friday, 3 April 2026 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, and on Saturday, 18 April 2026 in the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India.
When does Vaishakh end in 2026?
The purnimanta month ends on Vaishakha Purnima, Friday, 1 May 2026. The amanta month ends on Vaishakha Amavasya, Saturday, 16 May 2026.
Why do North and South India show different dates?
Both systems use the same new-moon and full-moon moments. Purnimanta months end on Purnima, amanta months end on Amavasya, so the month name shifts by a fortnight for the Krishna paksha. Festival dates are the same; only the month label differs.