Dates of important upcoming festivals and fasting associated with Hinduism in September 2026 – based on major Hindu calendars and Panchang used in India. The festivals, Vrats and ritual days are based on Indian Standard Time (IST).
Hindu Vrat – Fasting - Festivals September 2026
September 1 – Kokila Panchami – Bhatru-Bhagini Panchami –
Goga Panchami
September 2 – Hal Sashti – Lalahi Sashti Vrat – Randhan
Chath in Gujarat
September 2 – Randhan Chath in Gujarat
September 3 – Shitala Satam in Gujarat
September 4 – Sri Krishna Janmashtami in South – West and
Eastern parts of India
September 4 – Sri Krishna Janmashtami in North India
September 5 – Dahi Handi – Nand Mahotsav - Gopalkala
September 5 – Guga Navami
September 7 – Ekadashi Fasting
September 8 – Pradosh Vrat - Aghor Dwadashi
September 9 – Monthly Shiv Chaturdashi Vrat – Masa Shivratri
– Aghora Chaturdashi
September 10 – Amavasya tithi begins – Kushothpathni
Amavasya – Pithori Amavasya – Pola in Maharashtra
September 11 – Amavasya tithi
September 12 – Bhadrapad month begins in Calendars followed
in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Goa.
September 13 – Sama Veda Upakarma – Sam Shravani
September 14 – Hartalika Teej Vrat – Dala Chauth – Pathar
Chauth - Do not see moon today - Swarna Gauri Vrat
September 13/14 – Varaha Jayanti (on 13 in western parts of
India)
September 14 – Kevda Trij
September 14 – Ganesh Chaturthi Vrat – 10-Ganeshotsav Begins
September 15 – Rishi Panchami – Sam Panchami
September 17 – Monthly Muruga Sashti Fasting – Surya Sashti
Vrat
September 17 – Kanni Masam begins in Malayalam Calendars
September 17 – Vishwakarma Puja – Kanya Sankranti
September 18 – Purattasi month begins in Tamil Calendar
September 18 – Ashwin month begins in Bengali calendars
September 18 – Mukabharan Saptami
September 18 – 16-day Mahalakshmi Vrat begins in North India
September 18 – Jyeshta Gauri Puja in Maharashtra
September 19 – Radha Ashtami
September 20 – Mahananda Navami
September 20 – Maha Ravivar Vrat
September 21 – Dashavatar Vrat
September 22 – Ekadasi Fasting – Dol Gyaras – Jal Jhulni
Ekadashi
September 23 – Vaman Dwadashi – Pradosh Vrat – Shravan
Dwadashi Vrat – Vaman Jayanti
September 24 – Pradosh Vrat
September 25 – Anant Chaturdashi – Ganesh Visarjan –
Vishwakarma Puja – Kanya Sankranti – Purnima Vrat
September 26 – Purnima – Full moon day Pitru Paksha Shradh
fortnight begins
September 27 – Ashwin month begins in calendars followed in
North India
September 28 – Ashunya Shayan Vrat
September 29 – Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat - Moonrise time or
chandrodaya is at 8:08 PM – It is Anagarika Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat as it is
Tuesday.