Year Guide · North India (Hindi belt)
Hindi Calendar 2026 हिन्दी कैलेंडर
The Hindi calendar is lunisolar: months follow the Moon, and festival dates move against the Gregorian calendar each year. Here is everything it means for 2026: the new year, the months, and the date of every major festival.
Chaitra Shukla Pratipada
March 19, 2026 (Chaitra Shukla Pratipada)
Vikram Samvat 2083 begins
Lunisolar, Vikram Samvat (Purnimanta)
North India (Hindi belt)
2026 at a glance
Adhik Jyeshtha — 2026 has a leap month
2026 carries an Adhik Masa (leap month): an extra, repeated Jyeshtha running roughly May 17 to June 15, 2026. That is why the festivals after it — Raksha Bandhan, Ganesh Chaturthi, Navratri, Diwali — all fall noticeably later in 2026 than in 2025. Weddings and Griha Pravesh are traditionally avoided during the leap month. See Adhik Maas explained.
Hindi calendar 2026: what to know
In 2026, Chaitra Shukla Pratipada falls on a Thursday (March 19). Set against 2027, this year's Moon-based festivals fall: Ram Navami 20 days earlier, Vasant Panchami 19 days earlier, Maha Shivaratri 19 days earlier, Chaitra Navratri begins 19 days earlier. Fixed to the solar calendar or a civil date, these stay on (almost) the same day in both years: Makar Sankranti. The 18 dates listed below run from January to November 2026.
Hindi months in 2026
The twelve months of the Hindi year, in order.
| Month | Approx. Gregorian |
| Chaitra · चैत्र | Mar–Apr |
| Vaishakh · वैशाख | Apr–May |
| Jyeshtha · ज्येष्ठ | May–Jun |
| Ashadh · आषाढ़ | Jun–Jul |
| Shravan · श्रावण | Jul–Aug |
| Bhadrapad · भाद्रपद | Aug–Sep |
| Ashwin · आश्विन | Sep–Oct |
| Kartik · कार्तिक | Oct–Nov |
| Margashirsha · मार्गशीर्ष | Nov–Dec |
| Paush · पौष | Dec–Jan |
| Magh · माघ | Jan–Feb |
| Phalgun · फाल्गुन | Feb–Mar |
Lunar months start on a new moon or full moon, so the exact Gregorian dates change every year. See how the months work.
Hindi festivals in 2026
Dates for New Delhi, cross-checked against published Panchangs.
Makar Sankranti
Vasant Panchami
Maha Shivaratri
Holi
Chaitra Navratri begins
Ram Navami
Hanuman Jayanti
Akshaya Tritiya
Guru Purnima
Raksha Bandhan
Janmashtami
Ganesh Chaturthi
Sharad Navratri begins
Dussehra
Dhanteras
Diwali
Bhai Dooj
Chhath Puja
Tithi-based festivals can shift by a day between Panchangs depending on local sunrise. For ceremony timing, confirm with your local Panchang or priest.
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The printable Hindi Calendar
A Doha from Kabir, Rahim or Tulsidas for every month, the full Panchang and both Samvat years. Print-ready PDF.
Frequently asked questions
When is the Hindi New Year in 2026?
Chaitra Shukla Pratipada falls on March 19, 2026 (Chaitra Shukla Pratipada). Vikram Samvat 2083 begins.
What day of the week is Chaitra Shukla Pratipada 2026?
Chaitra Shukla Pratipada 2026 falls on a Thursday, March 19, 2026.
Is there a separate "Hindi calendar"?
Not as a distinct system. Across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and the rest of the Hindi belt, the calendar in daily use is the lunisolar Vikram Samvat Panchang, read in Hindi. Months here are Purnimanta — each ends on the full moon.
More Hindi calendar years
See the Hindi Calendar 2027, or the Hindi Calendar guide for how the system works. For the pan-Indian picture, see Hindu Calendar 2026.
Other regional calendars for 2026
Assamese 2026 · Bengali 2026 · Gujarati 2026 · Kannada 2026 · Malayalam 2026 · Marathi 2026 · Odia 2026 · Punjabi 2026 · Tamil 2026 · Telugu 2026