Saptami 2026 – all dates (Shukla and Bahula)
Saptami is the 7th tithi of each paksha, so it comes twice a lunar month: Shukla or Suddha Saptami after the new moon and Bahula or Krishna Saptami after the full moon. Below is every Saptami 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) 1 of them cover two sunrises and 1 is kshaya. The tithi lasts from 21.7 to 26.6 hours this year. Saptami is a Bhadra tithi. Festivals fixed on it: Ratha Saptami (Magha Shukla Saptami). In New York 8 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) | Saturday 10 January 2026 | 7:05 AM, Fri, 9 Jan | 8:24 AM, Sat, 10 Jan | Fri, 9 Jan | |
| Magha | Shukla (Suddha) | Sunday 25 January 2026 | 12:40 AM, Sun, 25 Jan | 11:10 PM, Sun, 25 Jan | Sun, 25 Jan | Ratha Saptami |
| Magha | Krishna (Bahula) | Sunday 8 February 2026 | 2:54 AM, Sun, 8 Feb | 5:01 AM, Mon, 9 Feb | Sun, 8 Feb | |
| Phalguna | Shukla (Suddha) | Tuesday 24 February 2026 | 9:09 AM, Mon, 23 Feb | 7:02 AM, Tue, 24 Feb | Mon, 23 Feb | |
| Phalguna | Krishna (Bahula) | Tuesday 10 March 2026 | 11:27 PM, Mon, 9 Mar | 1:54 AM, Wed, 11 Mar | Tue, 10 Mar | |
| Chaitra | Shukla (Suddha) | Wednesday 25 March 2026 | 4:08 PM, Tue, 24 Mar | 1:50 PM, Wed, 25 Mar | Tue, 24 Mar | |
| Chaitra | Krishna (Bahula) | Thursday 9 April 2026 | 7:02 PM, Wed, 8 Apr | 9:20 PM, Thu, 9 Apr | Thu, 9 Apr | |
| Vaishakha | Shukla (Suddha) | Thursday 23 April 2026 | 10:50 PM, Wed, 22 Apr | 8:49 PM, Thu, 23 Apr | Thu, 23 Apr | |
| Vaishakha | Krishna (Bahula) | Saturday 9 May 2026 | 12:22 PM, Fri, 8 May | 2:03 PM, Sat, 9 May | Fri, 8 May | |
| Adhika Jyeshtha | Shukla (Suddha) | Friday 22 May 2026 (kshaya: no sunrise) | 6:25 AM, Fri, 22 May | 5:04 AM, Sat, 23 May | Fri, 22 May | |
| Adhika Jyeshtha | Krishna (Bahula) | Sunday 7 June 2026 | 2:41 AM, Sun, 7 Jun | 3:25 AM, Mon, 8 Jun | Sun, 7 Jun | |
| Jyeshtha | Shukla (Suddha) | Sunday 21 June 2026 | 3:47 PM, Sat, 20 Jun | 3:21 PM, Sun, 21 Jun | Sun, 21 Jun | |
| Jyeshtha | Krishna (Bahula) | Tuesday 7 July 2026 | 1:47 PM, Mon, 6 Jul | 1:25 PM, Tue, 7 Jul | Mon, 6 Jul | |
| Ashadha | Shukla (Suddha) | Monday 20 July 2026 | 3:30 AM, Mon, 20 Jul | 4:03 AM, Tue, 21 Jul | Mon, 20 Jul | |
| Ashadha | Krishna (Bahula) | Wednesday 5 August 2026 | 10:03 PM, Tue, 4 Aug | 8:42 PM, Wed, 5 Aug | Wed, 5 Aug | |
| Shravana | Shukla (Suddha) | Wednesday 19 August 2026 | 5:51 PM, Tue, 18 Aug | 7:20 PM, Wed, 19 Aug | Wed, 19 Aug | |
| Shravana | Krishna (Bahula) | Thursday 3 September 2026 | 4:26 AM, Thu, 3 Sep | 2:25 AM, Fri, 4 Sep | Thu, 3 Sep | |
| Bhadrapada | Shukla (Suddha) | Friday 18 September 2026 | 10:48 AM, Thu, 17 Sep | 1:01 PM, Fri, 18 Sep | Thu, 17 Sep | |
| Bhadrapada | Krishna (Bahula) | Saturday 3 October 2026 | 10:15 AM, Fri, 2 Oct | 8:00 AM, Sat, 3 Oct | Fri, 2 Oct | |
| Ashwayuja | Shukla (Suddha) | Saturday 17 October 2026 / Sunday 18 October 2026 (two sunrises) | 5:54 AM, Sat, 17 Oct | 8:28 AM, Sun, 18 Oct | Sat, 17 Oct | Saraswati Puja (Mula Nakshatram) |
| Ashwayuja | Krishna (Bahula) | Sunday 1 November 2026 | 4:57 PM, Sat, 31 Oct | 2:52 PM, Sun, 1 Nov | kshaya | |
| Kartika | Shukla (Suddha) | Monday 16 November 2026 | 2:01 AM, Mon, 16 Nov | 4:20 AM, Tue, 17 Nov | Mon, 16 Nov | Karthika Somavaram |
| Kartika | Krishna (Bahula) | Monday 30 November 2026 | 1:47 AM, Mon, 30 Nov | 12:12 AM, Tue, 1 Dec | Mon, 30 Nov | Karthika Somavaram |
| Margashira | Shukla (Suddha) | Wednesday 16 December 2026 | 9:19 PM, Tue, 15 Dec | 10:46 PM, Wed, 16 Dec | Wed, 16 Dec | Dhanurmasam begins |
| Margashira | Krishna (Bahula) | Wednesday 30 December 2026 | 1:25 PM, Tue, 29 Dec | 12:36 PM, Wed, 30 Dec | Tue, 29 Dec |
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FAQ
How many Saptami tithis are there in 2026?
25: 12 Shukla and 13 Bahula Saptami (India, by the tithi at sunrise).
When is Karthika Shukla Saptami 2026?
Monday 16 November 2026 in India; the tithi runs from 2:01 AM, Mon, 16 Nov to 4:20 AM, Tue, 17 Nov IST.
When is Karthika Bahula Saptami 2026?
Monday 30 November 2026 in India; the tithi runs from 1:47 AM, Mon, 30 Nov to 12:12 AM, Tue, 1 Dec IST.
What is the difference between Shukla and Bahula Saptami?
Shukla (Suddha) Saptami is in the waxing half after amavasya, Bahula (Krishna) Saptami in the waning half after pournami.
Which day is Saptami 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).