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Shashti dates in 2026

Shashti falls 25 times in 2026. Every date below carries the weekday, the tithi's own start and end, and the month it falls in.

  • Computed from the Moon and the Sun for Pune at the moment you loaded this page — not copied from a printed calendar.
  • Each tithi's own start and end is shown, so you can check the day yourself.

Every Shashti date in 2026

DatePakshaHindu month (purnimanta)Tithi beginsTithi endsNote
Thursday, 8 January 2026KrishnaMagha8 Jan, 06:349 Jan, 07:06—
Saturday, 24 January 2026ShuklaMagha24 Jan, 01:4625 Jan, 00:40—
Saturday, 7 February 2026KrishnaPhalguna7 Feb, 01:198 Feb, 02:54—
Monday, 23 February 2026ShuklaPhalguna22 Feb, 11:1023 Feb, 09:10—
Monday, 9 March 2026KrishnaChaitra8 Mar, 21:119 Mar, 23:27—
Tuesday, 24 March 2026ShuklaChaitra23 Mar, 18:3824 Mar, 16:08—
Wednesday, 8 April 2026KrishnaVaishakha7 Apr, 16:358 Apr, 19:02—
Wednesday, 22 April 2026ShuklaVaishakha22 Apr, 01:2122 Apr, 22:50—
Friday, 8 May 2026KrishnaJyeshtha7 May, 10:148 May, 12:22—
Friday, 22 May 2026ShuklaAdhika Jyeshtha21 May, 08:2722 May, 06:25—
Saturday, 6 June 2026KrishnaAdhika Jyeshtha6 Jun, 01:217 Jun, 02:42—
Saturday, 20 June 2026ShuklaJyeshtha19 Jun, 17:0020 Jun, 15:47—
Monday, 6 July 2026KrishnaAshadha5 Jul, 13:316 Jul, 13:47—
Sunday, 19 July 2026ShuklaAshadha19 Jul, 03:4320 Jul, 03:30—
Tuesday, 4 August 2026KrishnaShravana3 Aug, 22:544 Aug, 22:04—
Tuesday, 18 August 2026ShuklaShravana17 Aug, 17:0118 Aug, 17:51—
Wednesday, 2 September 2026KrishnaBhadrapada2 Sep, 06:133 Sep, 04:26—
Thursday, 17 September 2026ShuklaBhadrapada16 Sep, 08:5917 Sep, 10:48—
Friday, 2 October 2026KrishnaAshwin1 Oct, 12:362 Oct, 10:16—
Friday, 16 October 2026ShuklaAshwin16 Oct, 03:2617 Oct, 05:55—
Saturday, 31 October 2026KrishnaKartika30 Oct, 19:2531 Oct, 16:57—
Sunday, 15 November 2026ShuklaKartika14 Nov, 23:2416 Nov, 02:01—
Sunday, 29 November 2026KrishnaMargashirsha29 Nov, 03:5830 Nov, 01:47—
Tuesday, 15 December 2026ShuklaMargashirsha14 Dec, 19:1615 Dec, 21:20—
Tuesday, 29 December 2026KrishnaPausha28 Dec, 14:5829 Dec, 13:25—

Times are local to Pune. A row marked kshaya tithi is one the tithi never carried at sunrise — it began after one and ended before the next, and the observance is kept on the day it ran through. A row marked kept on the next day too is one where the tithi spans two sunrises, so two traditions genuinely take two different days.

Shashti in January 2026

Shashti falls 2 times in January 2026.

  • Thursday, 8 January 2026 — Krishna paksha, Magha. Tithi 8 Jan, 06:34 → 9 Jan, 07:06
  • Saturday, 24 January 2026 — Shukla paksha, Magha. Tithi 24 Jan, 01:46 → 25 Jan, 00:40

Shashti in February 2026

Shashti falls 2 times in February 2026.

  • Saturday, 7 February 2026 — Krishna paksha, Phalguna. Tithi 7 Feb, 01:19 → 8 Feb, 02:54
  • Monday, 23 February 2026 — Shukla paksha, Phalguna. Tithi 22 Feb, 11:10 → 23 Feb, 09:10

Shashti in March 2026

Shashti falls 2 times in March 2026.

  • Monday, 9 March 2026 — Krishna paksha, Chaitra. Tithi 8 Mar, 21:11 → 9 Mar, 23:27
  • Tuesday, 24 March 2026 — Shukla paksha, Chaitra. Tithi 23 Mar, 18:38 → 24 Mar, 16:08

Shashti in April 2026

Shashti falls 2 times in April 2026.

  • Wednesday, 8 April 2026 — Krishna paksha, Vaishakha. Tithi 7 Apr, 16:35 → 8 Apr, 19:02
  • Wednesday, 22 April 2026 — Shukla paksha, Vaishakha. Tithi 22 Apr, 01:21 → 22 Apr, 22:50

Shashti in May 2026

Shashti falls 2 times in May 2026.

  • Friday, 8 May 2026 — Krishna paksha, Jyeshtha. Tithi 7 May, 10:14 → 8 May, 12:22
  • Friday, 22 May 2026 — Shukla paksha, Adhika Jyeshtha. Tithi 21 May, 08:27 → 22 May, 06:25

Shashti in June 2026

Shashti falls 2 times in June 2026.

  • Saturday, 6 June 2026 — Krishna paksha, Adhika Jyeshtha. Tithi 6 Jun, 01:21 → 7 Jun, 02:42
  • Saturday, 20 June 2026 — Shukla paksha, Jyeshtha. Tithi 19 Jun, 17:00 → 20 Jun, 15:47

Shashti in July 2026

Shashti falls 2 times in July 2026.

  • Monday, 6 July 2026 — Krishna paksha, Ashadha. Tithi 5 Jul, 13:31 → 6 Jul, 13:47
  • Sunday, 19 July 2026 — Shukla paksha, Ashadha. Tithi 19 Jul, 03:43 → 20 Jul, 03:30

Shashti in August 2026

Shashti falls 2 times in August 2026.

  • Tuesday, 4 August 2026 — Krishna paksha, Shravana. Tithi 3 Aug, 22:54 → 4 Aug, 22:04
  • Tuesday, 18 August 2026 — Shukla paksha, Shravana. Tithi 17 Aug, 17:01 → 18 Aug, 17:51

Shashti in September 2026

Shashti falls 2 times in September 2026.

  • Wednesday, 2 September 2026 — Krishna paksha, Bhadrapada. Tithi 2 Sep, 06:13 → 3 Sep, 04:26
  • Thursday, 17 September 2026 — Shukla paksha, Bhadrapada. Tithi 16 Sep, 08:59 → 17 Sep, 10:48

Shashti in October 2026

Shashti falls 3 times in October 2026.

  • Friday, 2 October 2026 — Krishna paksha, Ashwin. Tithi 1 Oct, 12:36 → 2 Oct, 10:16
  • Friday, 16 October 2026 — Shukla paksha, Ashwin. Tithi 16 Oct, 03:26 → 17 Oct, 05:55
  • Saturday, 31 October 2026 — Krishna paksha, Kartika. Tithi 30 Oct, 19:25 → 31 Oct, 16:57

Shashti in November 2026

Shashti falls 2 times in November 2026.

  • Sunday, 15 November 2026 — Shukla paksha, Kartika. Tithi 14 Nov, 23:24 → 16 Nov, 02:01
  • Sunday, 29 November 2026 — Krishna paksha, Margashirsha. Tithi 29 Nov, 03:58 → 30 Nov, 01:47

Shashti in December 2026

Shashti falls 2 times in December 2026.

  • Tuesday, 15 December 2026 — Shukla paksha, Margashirsha. Tithi 14 Dec, 19:16 → 15 Dec, 21:20
  • Tuesday, 29 December 2026 — Krishna paksha, Pausha. Tithi 28 Dec, 14:58 → 29 Dec, 13:25

How the day for Shashti is decided

A tithi is one thirtieth of a lunation — the Moon gaining 12° on the Sun — so it averages 23 hours 37 minutes against a 24-hour day and almost never begins at sunrise. The rule this page uses is the usual one: the tithi running at sunrise names the day. Two consequences show up in the table above and neither is an error. When a tithi is running at sunrise on two consecutive days, both days are genuinely claimed and traditions divide on which to keep — the Smarta and Vaishnava Ekadashi calendars differ on exactly that. When it touches no sunrise at all it is kshaya (skipped), and the observance is kept on the day it ran through. The start and end instants are the astronomy and are not in dispute; the day is an interpretation of them, and this page names the one it used rather than presenting it as the only one.

Other cities

Sunrise decides which day a tithi names, and sunrise differs across India by well over an hour — so the day itself, not only the clock times, can differ between two cities on this list.

This table is recomputed for the city you pick. Those links are variants of this page: each carries a canonical back to the address above and asks search engines not to index it.

Other tithis in 2026

Related panchang and vrat pages

Common questions

When is Shashti in 2026?

The next Shashti in 2026 is Friday, 16 October 2026. The tithi runs 16 Oct, 03:26 → 17 Oct, 05:55 in Pune. All 25 dates for the year are in the table above.

How many Shashti tithis fall in 2026?

25 — 12 in the Shukla (bright) fortnight and 13 in the Krishna (dark) one. The count moves between years because twelve lunations fall about eleven days short of a solar year, and an adhika (extra) month changes it again.

What is the difference between Shukla Shashti and Krishna Shashti?

They are the same tithi number in different fortnights. Shukla paksha is the bright fortnight that follows the new moon; Krishna paksha is the dark one that follows the full moon. Shashti comes round twice a lunar month, once in each, and the Paksha column above says which is which.

Why does my calendar show a different Shashti date in 2026?

Because a tithi rarely begins or ends at sunrise. When it is running at sunrise on two days, or on none, traditions divide: some take the day the tithi touches sunrise, others the day it begins. The start and end instants above are the astronomy and are not in dispute — the day is an interpretation of them, and this page names the one it used.

Is Shashti on the same day everywhere in India?

Not always. The day is decided at sunrise, and sunrise differs across India by well over an hour, so a tithi ending shortly after sunrise in Pune can end shortly before it further west — which moves the observance by a day. Switch city above to see the whole table recomputed.

What else is Shashti called?

Shashthi, Sashti, Chhath — all the same tithi. This page keeps one address for it so the answer lives in one place.