Vinayaka Chaturthi 2026
Vinayaka Chaturthi 2026 falls on Thursday, Thursday, January 22, 2026.
Exact date, puja muhurat & city-wise timings for Vinayaka Chaturthi 2026
Key Information
Festival Date
Thursday, January 22, 2026
2026 Calendar Context
Weekday
Thursday
Vikram Samvat
2083
Shaka Samvat
1948
This year Vinayaka Chaturthi falls on a Thursday, 19 days later than 2025 (2025-01-03) — typical lunar-calendar drift.
Falling on a Thursday brings a Guru (Jupiter) emphasis — guru-related rites, yellow offerings and dharmic decisions carry extra weight.
The 2025 observance fell on Friday, 2025-01-03 — this year arrives 19 days later in the Gregorian calendar, the Adhika-masa pattern when an intercalary lunar month pushes the cycle forward.
Looking ahead to 2027, Vinayaka Chaturthi will fall on Tuesday, 2027-01-12 (10 days earlier than this year). So planning ritual schedules across years means anchoring to the tithi rather than the Gregorian date.
Astronomical context for Vinayaka Chaturthi 2026
On Thursday, January 22, 2026, sunrise in Delhi (the reference city for this page) falls at 07:13 IST and sunset at 17:51 IST — a daylight span of 10h 38m. Across the six pan-Indian cities tabulated below, sunrise on this date varies from 06:18 (Kolkata) at the eastern edge to 07:14 (Mumbai) in the west — a 56-minute difference that drives the city-by-city muhurat shift you see in the table.
For Vinayaka Chaturthi 2026, the central rite of udaya tithi (sunrise) depends on the festival tithi being present during that window on 2026-01-22 — confirmed across 6 reference cities in this year's computation pass. Cities further east (Kolkata, Chennai) see the window open ~15-25 minutes before Delhi; cities west of Delhi (Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore) see it start later by a similar margin.
City-Wise Timings for Vinayaka Chaturthi 2026
| City | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 7:13 AM | 5:51 PM |
| Mumbai | 7:14 AM | 6:25 PM |
| Bangalore | 6:46 AM | 6:15 PM |
| Chennai | 6:35 AM | 6:05 PM |
| Kolkata | 6:18 AM | 5:17 PM |
| Pune | 7:09 AM | 6:22 PM |
Click any city for detailed local timings, puja vidhi & samagri list
Why This Date?
Vinayaka Chaturthi follows the Udaya Tithi rule – the festival is observed on the day when the required tithi prevails at sunrise. This is the default Dharmasindhu convention for festivals without a special time-window requirement.
Deity
Lord Ganesha
Legend & History
Monthly Chaturthi dedicated to Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles. Ganesha is worshipped at the beginning of all auspicious undertakings. The Shukla Chaturthi is known as Vinayaka Chaturthi and th… Read full legend →Show less ↑
Monthly Chaturthi dedicated to Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles. Ganesha is worshipped at the beginning of all auspicious undertakings. The Shukla Chaturthi is known as Vinayaka Chaturthi and the Krishna Chaturthi as Sankashti Chaturthi.
How to Observe
Worship Lord Ganesha with modak, durva grass, and red flowers. Observe a fast until moonrise. Recite Ganapati Atharvashirsha or Ganesha Stotram. Avoid looking at the Moon on this day (especially on Bhadrapada Chaturthi).
Significance
Ganesha is the first deity invoked in any Hindu ritual. Monthly Chaturthi worship ensures continuous removal of obstacles and blessings for wisdom, success, and new beginnings.
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