Kanuma 2026 Date: Thursday, 15 January

Kanuma in 2026 falls on Thursday 15 January 2026 in the Telugu states (Hyderabad, IST). In the USA: Thursday 15 January 2026. In the UK: Thursday 15 January 2026. Also called Kanuma Pandaga.

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Next year: Kanuma 2027 – Saturday 16 January 2027

Kanuma, the day after Makara Sankranti, is the cattle festival: bullocks and cows are washed, their horns painted and garlanded, and the farm animals are fed before the family eats. In coastal Andhra it is the day of the traditional feasts and (illegally) of cock fights; Mukkanuma follows on the fourth day.

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 after 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

• Bhogi – Tuesday 13 January 2026
• Makara Sankranti – Wednesday 14 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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