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Festivals in May 2026
1 festivals and 8 vrat days fall in May 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
May 2026 festivals
| Date | Weekday | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2026 | Saturday | Vat Savitri Vrat |
Vrat days
May 2026 vrat days — Ekadashi, Pradosh, Purnima, Amavasya, Sankranti
| Date | Weekday | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Vaishakha Purnima (Buddha Purnima) |
| 5 May 2026 | Tuesday | Angaraki Chaturthi |
| 13 May 2026 | Wednesday | Apara Ekadashi |
| 14 May 2026 | Thursday | Guru Pradosh |
| 16 May 2026 | Saturday | Jyeshtha Amavasya (Shani Amavasya, Shani Jayanti) |
| 27 May 2026 | Wednesday | Padmini Ekadashi |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Guru Pradosh |
| 31 May 2026 | Sunday | Adhika Jyeshtha Purnima |
Every month
Festivals in every month of 2026 and 2027
Questions
May 2026 festivals — common questions
Which festivals fall in May 2026?
Vat Savitri Vrat (16). Every date is computed for sunrise in New Delhi.
When is Ekadashi in May 2026?
13 May 2026, 27 May 2026.
When are Purnima and Amavasya in May 2026?
Purnima: 1 May 2026, 31 May 2026. Amavasya: 16 May 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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