Festivals by month
Festivals in April 2026
3 festivals and 7 vrat days fall in April 2026. Every date is computed from the Moon and the Sun rather than copied from a list.
Every date below is computed for New Delhi. Open the festival's own page to move it to your city — an observance decided at moonrise, such as Karwa Chauth, can genuinely fall on a different day elsewhere.
The list
April 2026 festivals
| Date | Weekday | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 2 April 2026 | Thursday | Hanuman Jayanti |
| 14 April 2026 | Tuesday | Mesha Sankranti |
| 19 April 2026 | Sunday | Akshaya Tritiya |
Vrat days
April 2026 vrat days — Ekadashi, Pradosh, Purnima, Amavasya, Sankranti
| Date | Weekday | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 2 April 2026 | Thursday | Chaitra Purnima (Hanuman Jayanti) |
| 5 April 2026 | Sunday | Sankashti Chaturthi |
| 13 April 2026 | Monday | Varuthini Ekadashi |
| 15 April 2026 | Wednesday | Budh Pradosh |
| 17 April 2026 | Friday | Vaishakha Amavasya |
| 27 April 2026 | Monday | Mohini Ekadashi |
| 28 April 2026 | Tuesday | Bhaum Pradosh |
Every month
Festivals in every month of 2026 and 2027
Questions
April 2026 festivals — common questions
Which festivals fall in April 2026?
Hanuman Jayanti (2), Mesha Sankranti (14), Akshaya Tritiya (19). Every date is computed for sunrise in New Delhi.
When is Ekadashi in April 2026?
13 April 2026, 27 April 2026.
When are Purnima and Amavasya in April 2026?
Purnima: 2 April 2026. Amavasya: 17 April 2026.
Are these dates the same in every city?
Nearly, but not always. Sunrise decides which day a tithi names and sunrise differs across India by well over an hour, so in some years an observance falls on a different day in two cities. Each festival's own page has a city switcher.
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