Festival list 2026 Thames, Waikato Region, New Zealand
Thames time: NZDT, NZST 5 Apr–27 Sep
Festivals in January 2026 NZDT
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Wed14Lohri
Lohri puja muhurat 20:40–22:35
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Thu15Makar Sankranti
Punya kaal 06:14–14:37
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Mon19Mauni Amavasya
Amavasya tithi 07:34 Sun–08:51
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Fri23Vasant Panchami
Saraswati Puja muhurat 06:22–13:29
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Thu29
Also in January:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in February 2026 NZDT
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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 NZDT
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Tue3Holika Dahan
Holika Dahan muhurat 19:54–22:08
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Wed4Holi
Pratipada tithi 00:37–00:19 Thu
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Sun15
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Sun29
Also in March:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in April 2026 NZDT · NZST
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Thu2Hanuman Jayanti
Purnima tithi 14:36 Wed–15:11 NZDT
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Tue14Mesha Sankranti
Punya kaal 16:02 NZST
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Mon20Akshaya Tritiya
Akshaya Tritiya puja muhurat 06:47–12:16 NZST
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Mon27
Also in April:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in May 2026 NZST
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Fri1Buddha Purnima
Purnima tithi 03:43–05:23 Sat
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Wed13
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Sun17
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Wed27
Also in May:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in June 2026 NZST
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Thu11
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Wed24Ganga Dussehra
Dashami tithi 23:10 Tue–00:42 Thu
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Thu25
Also in June:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in July 2026 NZST
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Sat11
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Thu16Rath Yatra
Dwitiya tithi 18:21 Wed–15:23
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Sat25
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Wed29Guru Purnima
Purnima tithi 00:49–02:35 Thu
Also in July:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in August 2026 NZST
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Sun9
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Sat15
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Mon17Nag Panchami
Panchami tithi 23:23 Sun–23:30
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Mon24
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Fri28Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan muhurat 13:26–15:40
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Mon31
Also in August:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in September 2026 NZST · NZDT
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Fri4JanmashtamiVrat
Smarta: Nishita puja muhurat 23:51–00:41 Sat NZST
Vaishnava: Sat 5 Sep · Nishita puja muhurat 23:51–00:41 Sun
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Mon7
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Mon14
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Tue15Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Puja muhurat 11:02–13:24 NZST
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Tue22
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Fri25
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Sun27Pitru Paksha begins
Shraddha muhurat 14:23–16:50 NZDT
Also in September:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in October 2026 NZDT
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Wed7
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Sat10Sarva Pitru Amavasya
Shraddha muhurat 14:22–16:55
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Mon19Durga Ashtami
Ashtami tithi 15:58 Sun–18:22
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Wed21Dussehra
Aparahna puja muhurat 14:22–17:01
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Thu22
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Sun25Sharad Purnima
Kojagara puja muhurat 00:40–01:23 Mon
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Thu29
Also in October:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in November 2026 NZDT
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Mon2
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Thu5
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Fri6Dhanteras
Dhanteras puja muhurat 20:43–21:58
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Sun8Diwali · Lakshmi Puja
Smarta · Vaishnava: Lakshmi Puja muhurat 20:35–21:59
Dharmasindhu: Mon 9 Nov · Lakshmi Puja muhurat 20:31–22:00
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Narak Chaturdashi
Abhyanga snan muhurat 04:29–06:05
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Tue10Govardhan Puja
Govardhan Puja muhurat 06:03–08:51
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Wed11Bhai Dooj
Bhai Dooj tilak muhurat 14:26–17:13
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Sun15
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Sat21
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Tue24Kartik Purnima
Purnima tithi 07:12–03:53 Wed
Also in November:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in December 2026 NZDT
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Sat5
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Mon14Vivah Panchami
Panchami tithi 00:18–02:46 Tue
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Sun20Gita Jayanti
Ekadashi tithi 05:39–03:45 Mon
Also in December:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri