Durga Puja Calendar
Mahalaya to Vijayadashami, as kept in Bengal. 2026, times at New Delhi, Delhi, India.
Durga Puja Calendar 2026
| Date | Observance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2026 Saturday | Mahalaya | Amavasya 09 Oct, 21:36 to 10 Oct, 21:20 |
| 16 Oct 2026 Friday | Durga Puja begins, Bilva Nimantran (Maha Shashthi) | Shukla Shashthi 16 Oct, 03:25 to 17 Oct, 05:54 |
| 17 Oct 2026 Saturday | Maha Saptami, Navapatrika Puja | Shukla Saptami 17 Oct, 05:54 to 18 Oct, 08:28 |
| 19 Oct 2026 Monday | Maha Ashtami | Shukla Ashtami 18 Oct, 08:28 to 19 Oct, 10:52 |
| 19 Oct 2026 Monday | Sandhi Puja | From 19 Oct 10:28 to 19 Oct 11:16: the last 24 minutes of Ashtami and the first 24 of Navami |
| 20 Oct 2026 Tuesday | Maha Navami | Shukla Navami 19 Oct, 10:52 to 20 Oct, 12:50 |
| 21 Oct 2026 Wednesday | Vijayadashami, Sindoor Utsav | Shukla Dashami 20 Oct, 12:50 to 21 Oct, 14:12 |
Times are local to New Delhi, Delhi, India, worked out with the sidereal (Lahiri) zodiac. Sunrise and sunset are for the upper edge of the Sun with normal refraction.