Panchami 2026 – all dates (Shukla and Bahula)
Panchami is the 5th tithi of each paksha, so it comes twice a lunar month: Shukla or Suddha Panchami after the new moon and Bahula or Krishna Panchami after the full moon. Below is every Panchami of 2026 with its masam, the tithi start and end in IST and the day it is kept: the Telugu calendar gives a day the tithi that is present at sunrise, so when a tithi covers two sunrises (vriddhi) both dates are shown, and when it begins and ends between two sunrises (kshaya) it has no day of its own. In 2026 (Hyderabad) 0 of them cover two sunrises and 2 are kshaya. The tithi lasts from 21.1 to 26.7 hours this year. Panchami is a Purna tithi. Festivals fixed on it: Adi Sankara Jayanti (Vaishakha Shukla Panchami), Garuda Panchami (Nagula Panchami) (Shravana Shukla Panchami), Vasanta Panchami (Sri Panchami) (Magha Shukla Panchami). In New York 10 of the dates fall a day earlier than in India because sunrise there comes 9.5-10.5 hours later. Times are computed with the NASA/JPL DE440s ephemeris and the Lahiri ayanamsa, the same engine as the daily panchangam pages.
| Masam | Paksha | Date (India) | Begins (IST) | Ends (IST) | USA (New York) | Festivals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pushya | Krishna (Bahula) | Wednesday 7 January 2026 (kshaya: no sunrise) | 6:53 AM, Wed, 7 Jan | 6:34 AM, Thu, 8 Jan | Wed, 7 Jan | |
| Magha | Shukla (Suddha) | Friday 23 January 2026 | 2:28 AM, Fri, 23 Jan | 1:46 AM, Sat, 24 Jan | Fri, 23 Jan | Vasanta Panchami (Sri Panchami) |
| Magha | Krishna (Bahula) | Friday 6 February 2026 | 12:22 AM, Fri, 6 Feb | 1:19 AM, Sat, 7 Feb | Fri, 6 Feb | |
| Phalguna | Shukla (Suddha) | Sunday 22 February 2026 | 1:01 PM, Sat, 21 Feb | 11:10 AM, Sun, 22 Feb | Sat, 21 Feb | |
| Phalguna | Krishna (Bahula) | Sunday 8 March 2026 | 7:17 PM, Sat, 7 Mar | 9:11 PM, Sun, 8 Mar | Sun, 8 Mar | |
| Chaitra | Shukla (Suddha) | Monday 23 March 2026 | 9:17 PM, Sun, 22 Mar | 6:38 PM, Mon, 23 Mar | Mon, 23 Mar | |
| Chaitra | Krishna (Bahula) | Tuesday 7 April 2026 | 2:11 PM, Mon, 6 Apr | 4:35 PM, Tue, 7 Apr | Mon, 6 Apr / Tue, 7 Apr | |
| Vaishakha | Shukla (Suddha) | Tuesday 21 April 2026 | 4:15 AM, Tue, 21 Apr | 1:20 AM, Wed, 22 Apr | Tue, 21 Apr | Adi Sankara Jayanti |
| Vaishakha | Krishna (Bahula) | Thursday 7 May 2026 | 7:51 AM, Wed, 6 May | 10:14 AM, Thu, 7 May | Wed, 6 May | |
| Adhika Jyeshtha | Shukla (Suddha) | Thursday 21 May 2026 | 11:07 AM, Wed, 20 May | 8:27 AM, Thu, 21 May | Wed, 20 May | |
| Adhika Jyeshtha | Krishna (Bahula) | Friday 5 June 2026 | 11:30 PM, Thu, 4 Jun | 1:20 AM, Sat, 6 Jun | Fri, 5 Jun | |
| Jyeshtha | Shukla (Suddha) | Friday 19 June 2026 | 6:59 PM, Thu, 18 Jun | 5:00 PM, Fri, 19 Jun | Fri, 19 Jun | |
| Jyeshtha | Krishna (Bahula) | Sunday 5 July 2026 | 12:40 PM, Sat, 4 Jul | 1:31 PM, Sun, 5 Jul | Sat, 4 Jul | |
| Ashadha | Shukla (Suddha) | Saturday 18 July 2026 | 4:43 AM, Sat, 18 Jul | 3:43 AM, Sun, 19 Jul | Sat, 18 Jul | |
| Ashadha | Krishna (Bahula) | Monday 3 August 2026 | 11:15 PM, Sun, 2 Aug | 10:54 PM, Mon, 3 Aug | Mon, 3 Aug | |
| Shravana | Shukla (Suddha) | Monday 17 August 2026 | 4:53 PM, Sun, 16 Aug | 5:00 PM, Mon, 17 Aug | Mon, 17 Aug | Garuda Panchami (Nagula Panchami) · Shravana Somavaram |
| Shravana | Krishna (Bahula) | Wednesday 2 September 2026 | 7:42 AM, Tue, 1 Sep | 6:13 AM, Wed, 2 Sep | Tue, 1 Sep | |
| Bhadrapada | Shukla (Suddha) | Wednesday 16 September 2026 | 7:44 AM, Tue, 15 Sep | 8:59 AM, Wed, 16 Sep | Tue, 15 Sep | |
| Bhadrapada | Krishna (Bahula) | Thursday 1 October 2026 | 2:55 PM, Wed, 30 Sep | 12:35 PM, Thu, 1 Oct | Wed, 30 Sep | |
| Ashwayuja | Shukla (Suddha) | Thursday 15 October 2026 | 1:13 AM, Thu, 15 Oct | 3:25 AM, Fri, 16 Oct | Thu, 15 Oct | |
| Ashwayuja | Krishna (Bahula) | Friday 30 October 2026 | 10:10 PM, Thu, 29 Oct | 7:25 PM, Fri, 30 Oct | Fri, 30 Oct | |
| Kartika | Shukla (Suddha) | Saturday 14 November 2026 | 8:43 PM, Fri, 13 Nov | 11:24 PM, Sat, 14 Nov | Sat, 14 Nov | |
| Kartika | Krishna (Bahula) | Saturday 28 November 2026 (kshaya: no sunrise) | 6:40 AM, Sat, 28 Nov | 3:57 AM, Sun, 29 Nov | Sat, 28 Nov | |
| Margashira | Shukla (Suddha) | Monday 14 December 2026 | 4:48 PM, Sun, 13 Dec | 7:16 PM, Mon, 14 Dec | Sun, 13 Dec / Mon, 14 Dec | |
| Margashira | Krishna (Bahula) | Monday 28 December 2026 | 5:13 PM, Sun, 27 Dec | 2:58 PM, Mon, 28 Dec | Sun, 27 Dec |
Other tithis 2026
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FAQ
How many Panchami tithis are there in 2026?
25: 12 Shukla and 13 Bahula Panchami (India, by the tithi at sunrise).
When is Karthika Shukla Panchami 2026?
Saturday 14 November 2026 in India; the tithi runs from 8:43 PM, Fri, 13 Nov to 11:24 PM, Sat, 14 Nov IST.
When is Karthika Bahula Panchami 2026?
Saturday 28 November 2026 (kshaya) in India; the tithi runs from 6:40 AM, Sat, 28 Nov to 3:57 AM, Sun, 29 Nov IST.
What is the difference between Shukla and Bahula Panchami?
Shukla (Suddha) Panchami is in the waxing half after amavasya, Bahula (Krishna) Panchami in the waning half after pournami.
Which day is Panchami when the tithi spans two sunrises?
For the panchangam both days carry the tithi at sunrise; a vratam is kept on the day its rule prescribes (usually the first day for a tithi at sunrise, or the day the tithi covers the prescribed time such as midday or moonrise).