Dattatreya Jayanti 2026 Date: Wednesday, 23 December

Dattatreya Jayanti in 2026 falls on Wednesday 23 December 2026 in the Telugu states (Hyderabad, IST). Sukla Pournami: 23 Dec 10:47 AM – 24 Dec 6:58 AM IST. In the USA: Wednesday 23 December 2026; tithi Wed 23 Dec 12:17 AM – Wed 23 Dec 8:28 PM EST (9:17 PM – 5:28 PM PST). In the UK: Wednesday 23 December 2026.

తెలుగులో చదవండి · Read in Telugu

Next year: Dattatreya Jayanti 2027 – Monday 13 December 2027

Dattatreya Jayanti, Margashira Pournami, is the birth of the three-headed Datta, the combined form of Brahma, Vishnu and Siva, born to Atri and Anasuya. Datta pithams and the Sripada Srivallabha kshetram at Pithapuram hold the main celebrations at pradosha.

Tithi timing

Sukla Pournami begins 23 December 2026 at 10:47 AM IST and ends 24 December 2026 at 6:58 AM IST.

Timings by city: India, USA, UK, Canada, Australia

Every time is computed for the city's own coordinates and time zone (daylight saving applied); nothing is converted from IST. The last column is the part of the day the rule judges, pradosha (the first fifth of the night after sunset); the date is the day the tithi covers it. It is the window the tradition names for the observance, not a separately chosen muhurtham; we do not print other muhurthams because we have not verified them.

How the date is decided

Margashira pournami prevailing in the evening (pradosha, the hour of Datta's birth).

Date by city

FAQ

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

• Karthika Somavaram – Monday 7 December 2026
• Margashira Masam begins – Wednesday 9 December 2026
• Margashira Lakshmivaram – Thursday 10 December 2026
• Subrahmanya Shashti – Tuesday 15 December 2026
• Dhanurmasam begins – Wednesday 16 December 2026
• Vaikuntha Ekadashi (Mukkoti Ekadashi) – Sunday 20 December 2026

Dattatreya Jayanti 2027 · Festivals 2026 · Festivals December 2026 · Calendar December 2026