Festival list 2026 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Canberra time: AEDT, AEST 5 Apr–4 Oct
Festivals in January 2026 AEDT
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Tue13Lohri
Lohri puja muhurat 20:21–22:17
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Wed14Makar Sankranti
Punya kaal 20:37
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Sun18Mauni Amavasya
Amavasya tithi 05:34–06:51 Mon
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Fri23Vasant Panchami
Saraswati Puja muhurat 06:12–13:15
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Thu29
Also in January:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in February 2026 AEDT
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Fri13
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Sun15
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Fri27
Also in February:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in March 2026 AEDT
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Tue3Holika Dahan
Holika Dahan muhurat 19:38–21:53
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Wed4Holi
Pratipada tithi 22:37 Tue–22:19
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Sun15
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Sun29
Also in March:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in April 2026 AEDT · AEST
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Thu2Hanuman Jayanti
Purnima tithi 12:36 Wed–13:11 AEDT
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Mon13Varuthini EkadashiVrat
Smarta: Parana 11:25–17:40 Tue AEST
Vaishnava: Tue 14 Apr · Parana 06:27–17:39 Wed
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Tue14Mesha Sankranti
Punya kaal 14:02 AEST
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Mon20Akshaya Tritiya
Akshaya Tritiya puja muhurat 06:31–12:02 AEST
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Mon27
Also in April:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in May 2026 AEST
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Fri1Buddha Purnima
Purnima tithi 01:43–03:23 Sat
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Wed13
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Sat16
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Wed27
Also in May:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in June 2026 AEST
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Thu11
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Wed24Ganga Dussehra
Dashami tithi 21:10 Tue–22:42
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Thu25
Also in June:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in July 2026 AEST
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Sat11
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Thu16Rath Yatra
Dwitiya tithi 16:21 Wed–13:23
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Sat25
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Wed29Guru Purnima
Purnima tithi 22:49 Tue–00:35 Thu
Also in July:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in August 2026 AEST
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Sun9
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Sat15
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Mon17Nag Panchami
Panchami tithi 21:23 Sun–21:30
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Mon24
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Thu27Raksha Bandhan
Smarta · Vaishnava: Raksha Bandhan muhurat 02:02 Fri
Dharmasindhu: Fri 28 Aug · Raksha Bandhan muhurat 13:12–15:26
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Mon31
Also in August:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in September 2026 AEST
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Fri4
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Mon7
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Mon14Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Puja muhurat 10:48–13:10
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Tue22
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Fri25
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Sun27Pitru Paksha begins
Shraddha muhurat 13:08–15:36
Also in September:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in October 2026 AEDT
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Tue6
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Sat10Sarva Pitru Amavasya
Shraddha muhurat 14:07–16:40
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Mon19Durga Ashtami
Ashtami tithi 13:58 Sun–16:22
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Wed21Dussehra
Aparahna puja muhurat 14:07–16:45
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Thu22
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Sun25Sharad Purnima
Kojagara puja muhurat 00:26–01:08 Mon
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Thu29
Also in October:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in November 2026 AEDT
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Sun1
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Thu5
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Fri6Dhanteras
Dhanteras puja muhurat 20:24–21:41
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Sun8Diwali · Lakshmi Puja
Lakshmi Puja muhurat 20:16–21:43
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Narak Chaturdashi
Abhyanga snan muhurat 04:18–05:54
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Tue10Govardhan Puja
Govardhan Puja muhurat 05:52–08:38
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Wed11Bhai Dooj
Bhai Dooj tilak muhurat 14:10–16:57
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Sun15
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Sat21
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Tue24Kartik Purnima
Purnima tithi 05:12–01:53 Wed
Also in November:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in December 2026 AEDT
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Fri4
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Mon14Vivah Panchami
Panchami tithi 22:18 Sun–00:46 Tue
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Sun20Gita Jayanti
Ekadashi tithi 03:39–01:45 Mon
Also in December:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri