Bhogi 2026 Date: Tuesday, 13 January

Bhogi in 2026 falls on Tuesday 13 January 2026 in the Telugu states (Hyderabad, IST). In the USA: Tuesday 13 January 2026. In the UK: Tuesday 13 January 2026. Also called Bhogi Pandaga.

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Next year: Bhogi 2027 – Thursday 14 January 2027

Bhogi, the day before Makara Sankranti, opens the four-day Telugu Sankranti: old things are burnt before dawn in the Bhogi mantalu bonfire, children are showered with regi pallu (jujube) and coins in the evening Bhogi pallu ceremony, and the last day of Dhanurmasam's Godadevi kalyanam is celebrated at Vishnu temples.

Local date and Sankranti moment: India, USA, UK, Canada, Australia

The date follows Makara Sankranti in each city, which is set by the local time of the Sun's entry into sidereal Makara (after sunset: the next day).

How the date is decided

The day before Makara Sankranti.

Date by city

Different date in 7 of 215 cities: Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Suva — the tithi is judged against each city's own sunrise and local time (daylight saving included), so the day can shift for cities far from India.

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Coming up next

• Tuesday 10 November 2026 – Bali Padyami (Govardhan Puja)
• Tuesday 10 November 2026 – Karthika Masam begins
• Wednesday 11 November 2026 – Bhagini Hasta Bhojanam (Yama Dwitiya)
• Friday 13 November 2026 – Nagula Chavithi
• Monday 16 November 2026 – Karthika Somavaram
• Saturday 21 November 2026 – Kshirabdi Dwadasi (Chilukula Dwadasi)

All upcoming festivals and the next festival countdown

Related

• Makara Sankranti – Wednesday 14 January 2026
• Kanuma – Thursday 15 January 2026
• Magha Masam begins – Monday 19 January 2026
• Vasanta Panchami (Sri Panchami) – Friday 23 January 2026
• Ratha Saptami – Sunday 25 January 2026
• Magha Pournami – Sunday 1 February 2026

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