Bhadrapada Mahina is the sixth month in a traditional Hindu lunar calendar followed in North India – Janmashtami and Ganesh Chaturthi are observed in this month. Bhadrapad Month 2026 is from August 29 to September 26. This calendar is followed mainly in Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Haryana, Bihar and Chhattisgarh and other North Indian states. A month in these regions is calculated from the day after Purnima or full moon to the next Purnima. The year in the Hindi Calendar is Saka 2083.
Chaturthi Vrat or Sankashti Ganesh Chaturthi in Bhadrapad Month 2026 is on August 31. The Chandrodaya or Moonrise time as per North Indian calendars is 8:05 PM.
Bhadrapad Month 2026 Krishna and Shukla Paksha
Bhadrapad Month Krishna Paksha (waning phase of moon) is from August 29 to September 11.
Bhadra Month Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of moon) is from September 12 to September 26.
Bhadrapada Mahina Ekadasi Vrat inNorth India
Bhadrapada Mahina Ekadasi Vrat in
Aja Ekadasi – September 7
Jal Jhulani – September 22
Jal Jhulani – September 22
Bhadra Mahina Pradosh Vrat in North India
Pradosh – September 8
Pradosh – September 24
Bhadrapada Amavasya in Hindi Panchang in North India
Amavasya is on September 11
The Amavasi begins at 11:00 AM on September 10 and ends at 8:38 AM on September 11.
Pithori and Kushaharini Amavas are observed on September 11.
The Amavasi begins at 11:00 AM on September 10 and ends at 8:38 AM on September 11.
Pithori and Kushaharini Amavas are observed on September 11.
Bhadrapada Purnima in Hindu Calendar
Purnima is on September 26, 2026.The Purnima Vrat is marked on September 26.
The Purnima begins at 10:20 PM on September 25 and ends at 10:05 PM on September 26.
Purnima Shradh in North India - September 26
Mahalaya begins on September 26
Festivals and auspicious days in Bhadrapada Mahina 2026 in North India
Kajari Teej – August 31
Kajari Teej – August 31
Raksha Panchami – September 1
Balaram Jayanti - September 2
Janmashtami – September 4
Guga Navami – September 5
Hartalika Teej – September 14
Ganesh Chaturthi – September 14
Rishi Panchami – September 15
Radha Ashtami – September 19
16-day Mahalakshmi Vrat begins - September 18
16-day Mahalakshmi Vrat begins - September 18
Anant Chaturdashi – September 25
Pitru Paksha Purnima Shradh - September 26
Please note that Bhadrapad month in calendars followed in Gujarat, Maharashtra , Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh begins on September 12, 2026 and ends on October 10, 2026.
Next month in North Indian calendar is the Ashwin Month