Festivals & Muhurat
Hindu festival dates follow the lunar calendar, not the Gregorian one, which is why the same festival shifts each year and occasionally splits across two days. These guides give the exact tithi and nakshatra windows behind each date, the muhurat for the ritual itself, and the Panchang reasoning - so you know not just when, but why.
3 guides by Astrologer Sheela Goklani.
Ganesh Chaturthi 2026: Sthapana Muhurat, the Moon-Sighting Rule & Why This Year Is a Ketu Turning Point
Ganesh Chaturthi falls on Monday, September 14, 2026, with Sthapana Muhurat from 11:02 AM to 1:31 PM IST. Avoid sighting the Moon between 9:01 AM and 8:09 PM or you invite Mithya Dosha. This is also the last Ganesh Chaturthi of the Leo-Ketu cycle before the nodes shift on December 5 - which makes the Ketu remedies performed now unusually well-timed.
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Krishna Janmashtami 2026: Is It September 4 or 5? Rohini Nakshatra, Nishita Muhurat & What Krishna's Own Chart Teaches Us
Krishna Janmashtami 2026 splits across two dates - September 4 for Smarta households, September 5 for Vaishnava and ISKCON temples - because Ashtami tithi and Rohini Nakshatra do not fall on the same night this year. Here is the exact Nishita Muhurat, why the split happens, and what Rohini Nakshatra itself reveals in Vedic astrology.
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Pitru Paksha 2026: Dates (26 Sept - 10 Oct), Shradh Tithi Calendar, Pitra Dosha Signs & Tarpan Rules
Pitru Paksha 2026 runs from Saturday, 26 September to Saturday, 10 October 2026, ending on Sarva Pitru Amavasya. Get the complete day-by-day Shradh tithi calendar, the correct Tarpan and Pind Daan procedure, symptoms of Pitra Dosha in a Janam Kundali, and what to avoid during these 15 days.
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