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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 Toronto 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 2026KrishnaMagha7 Jan, 20:048 Jan, 20:36—
Saturday, 24 January 2026ShuklaMagha23 Jan, 15:1624 Jan, 14:10—
Saturday, 7 February 2026KrishnaPhalguna6 Feb, 14:497 Feb, 16:25—
Sunday, 22 February 2026ShuklaPhalguna22 Feb, 00:4022 Feb, 22:40—
Monday, 9 March 2026KrishnaChaitra8 Mar, 11:419 Mar, 13:58—
Monday, 23 March 2026ShuklaChaitra23 Mar, 09:0924 Mar, 06:38kshaya tithi
Wednesday, 8 April 2026KrishnaVaishakha7 Apr, 07:058 Apr, 09:32—
Wednesday, 22 April 2026ShuklaVaishakha21 Apr, 15:5022 Apr, 13:20—
Thursday, 7 May 2026KrishnaJyeshtha7 May, 00:458 May, 02:52—
Thursday, 21 May 2026ShuklaAdhika Jyeshtha20 May, 22:5721 May, 20:55—
Saturday, 6 June 2026KrishnaAdhika Jyeshtha5 Jun, 15:516 Jun, 17:11—
Saturday, 20 June 2026ShuklaJyeshtha19 Jun, 07:3020 Jun, 06:17—
Sunday, 5 July 2026KrishnaAshadha5 Jul, 04:016 Jul, 04:18—
Sunday, 19 July 2026ShuklaAshadha18 Jul, 18:1319 Jul, 18:00—
Tuesday, 4 August 2026KrishnaShravana3 Aug, 13:254 Aug, 12:34—
Tuesday, 18 August 2026ShuklaShravana17 Aug, 07:3018 Aug, 08:21—
Wednesday, 2 September 2026KrishnaBhadrapada1 Sep, 20:432 Sep, 18:56—
Wednesday, 16 September 2026ShuklaBhadrapada15 Sep, 23:2917 Sep, 01:18—
Thursday, 1 October 2026KrishnaAshwin1 Oct, 03:062 Oct, 00:45—
Friday, 16 October 2026ShuklaAshwin15 Oct, 17:5616 Oct, 20:24—
Friday, 30 October 2026KrishnaKartika30 Oct, 09:5531 Oct, 07:28kshaya tithi
Sunday, 15 November 2026ShuklaKartika14 Nov, 12:5415 Nov, 15:32—
Sunday, 29 November 2026KrishnaMargashirsha28 Nov, 17:2829 Nov, 15:17—
Tuesday, 15 December 2026ShuklaMargashirsha14 Dec, 08:4715 Dec, 10:50—
Monday, 28 December 2026KrishnaPausha28 Dec, 04:2929 Dec, 02:55—

Times are local to Toronto. 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 7 Jan, 20:04 → 8 Jan, 20:36
  • Saturday, 24 January 2026 — Shukla paksha, Magha. Tithi 23 Jan, 15:16 → 24 Jan, 14:10

Shashti in February 2026

Shashti falls 2 times in February 2026.

  • Saturday, 7 February 2026 — Krishna paksha, Phalguna. Tithi 6 Feb, 14:49 → 7 Feb, 16:25
  • Sunday, 22 February 2026 — Shukla paksha, Phalguna. Tithi 22 Feb, 00:40 → 22 Feb, 22:40

Shashti in March 2026

Shashti falls 2 times in March 2026.

  • Monday, 9 March 2026 — Krishna paksha, Chaitra. Tithi 8 Mar, 11:41 → 9 Mar, 13:58
  • Monday, 23 March 2026 — Shukla paksha, Chaitra. Tithi 23 Mar, 09:09 → 24 Mar, 06:38 (kshaya tithi)

Shashti in April 2026

Shashti falls 2 times in April 2026.

  • Wednesday, 8 April 2026 — Krishna paksha, Vaishakha. Tithi 7 Apr, 07:05 → 8 Apr, 09:32
  • Wednesday, 22 April 2026 — Shukla paksha, Vaishakha. Tithi 21 Apr, 15:50 → 22 Apr, 13:20

Shashti in May 2026

Shashti falls 2 times in May 2026.

  • Thursday, 7 May 2026 — Krishna paksha, Jyeshtha. Tithi 7 May, 00:45 → 8 May, 02:52
  • Thursday, 21 May 2026 — Shukla paksha, Adhika Jyeshtha. Tithi 20 May, 22:57 → 21 May, 20:55

Shashti in June 2026

Shashti falls 2 times in June 2026.

  • Saturday, 6 June 2026 — Krishna paksha, Adhika Jyeshtha. Tithi 5 Jun, 15:51 → 6 Jun, 17:11
  • Saturday, 20 June 2026 — Shukla paksha, Jyeshtha. Tithi 19 Jun, 07:30 → 20 Jun, 06:17

Shashti in July 2026

Shashti falls 2 times in July 2026.

  • Sunday, 5 July 2026 — Krishna paksha, Ashadha. Tithi 5 Jul, 04:01 → 6 Jul, 04:18
  • Sunday, 19 July 2026 — Shukla paksha, Ashadha. Tithi 18 Jul, 18:13 → 19 Jul, 18:00

Shashti in August 2026

Shashti falls 2 times in August 2026.

  • Tuesday, 4 August 2026 — Krishna paksha, Shravana. Tithi 3 Aug, 13:25 → 4 Aug, 12:34
  • Tuesday, 18 August 2026 — Shukla paksha, Shravana. Tithi 17 Aug, 07:30 → 18 Aug, 08:21

Shashti in September 2026

Shashti falls 2 times in September 2026.

  • Wednesday, 2 September 2026 — Krishna paksha, Bhadrapada. Tithi 1 Sep, 20:43 → 2 Sep, 18:56
  • Wednesday, 16 September 2026 — Shukla paksha, Bhadrapada. Tithi 15 Sep, 23:29 → 17 Sep, 01:18

Shashti in October 2026

Shashti falls 3 times in October 2026.

  • Thursday, 1 October 2026 — Krishna paksha, Ashwin. Tithi 1 Oct, 03:06 → 2 Oct, 00:45
  • Friday, 16 October 2026 — Shukla paksha, Ashwin. Tithi 15 Oct, 17:56 → 16 Oct, 20:24
  • Friday, 30 October 2026 — Krishna paksha, Kartika. Tithi 30 Oct, 09:55 → 31 Oct, 07:28 (kshaya tithi)

Shashti in November 2026

Shashti falls 2 times in November 2026.

  • Sunday, 15 November 2026 — Shukla paksha, Kartika. Tithi 14 Nov, 12:54 → 15 Nov, 15:32
  • Sunday, 29 November 2026 — Krishna paksha, Margashirsha. Tithi 28 Nov, 17:28 → 29 Nov, 15:17

Shashti in December 2026

Shashti falls 2 times in December 2026.

  • Tuesday, 15 December 2026 — Shukla paksha, Margashirsha. Tithi 14 Dec, 08:47 → 15 Dec, 10:50
  • Monday, 28 December 2026 — Krishna paksha, Pausha. Tithi 28 Dec, 04:29 → 29 Dec, 02:55

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 15 Oct, 17:56 → 16 Oct, 20:24 in Toronto. 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 Toronto 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.

What is a kshaya Shashti?

Shashti is kshaya 2 time(s) in 2026: Monday, 23 March 2026; Friday, 30 October 2026. A kshaya tithi touches no sunrise at all — it begins after one and ends before the next. The observance is still kept, on the day the tithi ran through, but the usual sunrise rule did not apply there and this page says so rather than implying it did.