New Delhi, India, December 31, 2025
Hindu devotees across India and worldwide are gearing up for a spiritually significant January 2026, packed with traditional festivals, fasts, and auspicious observances based on the Sanatan Hindu panchang.
The month features major celebrations like Makar Sankranti, which marks the sun’s transition into Capricorn, and Vasant Panchami, dedicated to Goddess Saraswati for knowledge and arts. Regional festivals such as Lohri and Pongal also highlight the diverse cultural traditions.
Below is the complete date-wise list of major Hindu festivals, vrat, and utsav in January 2026:
- January 1 (Thursday): Guru Pradosh Vrat, New Year’s Day
- January 3 (Saturday): Paush Purnima, Start of Magh Snan, Shakambhari Jayanti
- January 6 (Tuesday): Sakat Chauth (Lambodar Sankashti Chaturthi)
- January 13 (Tuesday): Lohri
- January 14 (Wednesday): Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Uttarayan, Shattila Ekadashi
- January 16 (Friday): Shukra Pradosh Vrat, Monthly Shivratri
- January 18 (Sunday): Mauni Amavasya (Magh Amavasya)
- January 19 (Monday): Start of Magh Gupt Navratri
- January 22 (Thursday): Ganesh Jayanti
- January 23 (Friday): Vasant Panchami (Saraswati Puja)
- January 25 (Sunday): Ratha Saptami, Achala Saptami, Narmada Jayanti
- January 26 (Monday): Bhishma Ashtami, Republic Day of India
- January 29 (Thursday): Jaya Ekadashi
- January 30 (Friday): Pradosh Vrat
Key highlights:
- Magh month holy bathing and charitable activities begin January 3.
- Makar Sankranti is observed on January 14 this year.
- Magh Gupt Navratri, focused on esoteric worship, starts January 19.
These dates follow traditional Hindu lunar-solar calculations and are widely observed across India.
