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Vinayaka Chaturthi Dates 2026 and 2027: All Dates and Puja Times

Vinayaka Chaturthi is the monthly Ganesha day, on the fourth tithi after the new moon, with its puja at midday. Every Vinayaka Chaturthi of the year is listed below with its tithi times and the midday puja window.

Times for New Delhi (IST).

Upcoming Vinayaka Chaturthi dates

Friday 13 November 2026: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Kartik Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 6:10 PM, 12 November
Chaturthi ends: 8:43 PM, 13 November
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 11:01 AM to 1:10 PM

Sunday 13 December 2026: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Margashirsha Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 2:07 PM, 12 December
Chaturthi ends: 4:48 PM, 13 December
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 11:12 AM to 1:17 PM

Monday 11 January 2027: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Paush Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 9:29 AM, 11 January
Chaturthi ends: 11:30 AM, 12 January
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 11:26 AM to 1:32 PM

Wednesday 10 February 2027: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Magh Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 2:21 AM, 10 February
Chaturthi ends: 3:05 AM, 11 February
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 11:28 AM to 1:41 PM

Friday 12 March 2027: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Phalgun Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 3:38 PM, 11 March
Chaturthi ends: 2:58 PM, 12 March
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 11:19 AM to 1:42 PM

Saturday 10 April 2027: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Chaitra Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 1:33 AM, 10 April
Chaturthi ends: 11:41 PM, 10 April
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 11:06 AM to 1:38 PM

Sunday 9 May 2027: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Vaishakh Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 9:04 AM, 9 May
Chaturthi ends: 6:23 AM, 10 May
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 10:56 AM to 1:38 PM

Also this day: Akshaya Tritiya

Tuesday 8 June 2027: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Jyeshtha Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 3:27 PM, 7 June
Chaturthi ends: 12:22 PM, 8 June
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 10:56 AM to 12:22 PM

Wednesday 7 July 2027: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Ashadh Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 9:49 PM, 6 July
Chaturthi ends: 6:45 PM, 7 July
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 11:02 AM to 1:49 PM

Thursday 5 August 2027: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Shravan Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 5:09 AM, 5 August
Chaturthi ends: 2:28 AM, 6 August
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 11:06 AM to 1:47 PM

Saturday 4 September 2027: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Bhadrapad Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 2:20 PM, 3 September
Chaturthi ends: 12:26 PM, 4 September
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 11:04 AM to 12:26 PM

Also this day: Ganesh Chaturthi

Sunday 3 October 2027: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Ashwin Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 2:09 AM, 3 October
Chaturthi ends: 1:29 AM, 4 October
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 10:58 AM to 1:20 PM

Tuesday 2 November 2027: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Kartik Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 5:16 PM, 1 November
Chaturthi ends: 6:03 PM, 2 November
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 10:58 AM to 1:10 PM

Wednesday 1 December 2027: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Margashirsha Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 11:40 AM, 1 December
Chaturthi ends: 1:44 PM, 2 December
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 11:40 AM to 1:13 PM

Friday 31 December 2027: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Paush Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 8:13 AM, 31 December
Chaturthi ends: 10:56 AM, 1 January
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 11:21 AM to 1:26 PM

About Vinayaka Chaturthi

Vinayaka Chaturthi, also called Vinayaki Chaturthi, falls on Shukla Chaturthi, the fourth tithi of the waxing fortnight, every month. Where Sankashti in the waning half is a day of release from difficulty, Vinayaka Chaturthi is a day of beginnings: devotees ask Ganesha for wisdom, a clear mind and a smooth start to whatever lies ahead.

Ganesha is believed to have been born at midday, and so this Chaturthi is chosen by the middle of the day, madhyahna. The vrat is kept on the day Shukla Chaturthi is present during the madhyahna window, the part of the day around noon, and the puja is done within it. The timing of madhyahna shifts with sunrise and sunset, so the window shown is worked out for your city.

The Vinayaka Chaturthi of Bhadrapada is the great one, Ganesh Chaturthi, when Ganesha is welcomed into homes and pandals across India and the festival runs for up to ten days. The other eleven, or twelve in a year with an Adhik month, are quieter, and many households keep them as a steady monthly practice that leads up to the big festival.

The day is kept with a fast or a single simple meal. At midday Ganesha is offered durva grass, red flowers, sindoor, modak or laddoos and a lamp, his names are chanted, and the katha is read. Many people make it a day to begin something new, or to finish a pending task, with Ganesha remembered first.

Each row in the list below shows the date, the moment Chaturthi begins and ends, and the madhyahna puja window for your city.

How it is observed

Bathe in the morning and take a resolve to keep the Vinayaka Chaturthi vrat.
Keep a fast or a single simple meal, as your health allows.
Within the madhyahna window, offer Ganesha durva grass, red flowers, modak and a lamp.
Chant Ganesha's names or read the Vinayaka Chaturthi katha.
Close the day by sharing the modak or laddoo prasad with family.

Earlier Vinayaka Chaturthi dates

Thursday 22 January 2026: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Magh Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 2:48 AM, 22 January
Chaturthi ends: 2:29 AM, 23 January
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 11:28 AM to 1:36 PM

Saturday 21 February 2026: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Phalgun Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 2:39 PM, 20 February
Chaturthi ends: 1:01 PM, 21 February
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 11:26 AM to 1:01 PM

Sunday 22 March 2026: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Chaitra Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 11:57 PM, 21 March
Chaturthi ends: 9:17 PM, 22 March
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 11:15 AM to 1:41 PM

Monday 20 April 2026: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Vaishakh Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 7:28 AM, 20 April
Chaturthi ends: 4:15 AM, 21 April
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 11:02 AM to 1:37 PM

Tuesday 19 May 2026: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Adhik Jyeshtha Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 2:19 PM, 19 May
Chaturthi ends: 11:07 AM, 20 May

Thursday 18 June 2026: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Jyeshtha Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 9:39 PM, 17 June
Chaturthi ends: 6:59 PM, 18 June
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 10:58 AM to 1:46 PM

Friday 17 July 2026: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Ashadh Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 6:28 AM, 17 July
Chaturthi ends: 4:43 AM, 18 July
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 11:04 AM to 1:50 PM

Sunday 16 August 2026: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Shravan Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 5:30 PM, 15 August
Chaturthi ends: 4:53 PM, 16 August
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 11:06 AM to 1:43 PM

Monday 14 September 2026: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Bhadrapad Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 7:08 AM, 14 September
Chaturthi ends: 7:45 AM, 15 September
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 11:02 AM to 1:30 PM

Also this day: Ganesh Chaturthi

Wednesday 14 October 2026: Vinayaka Chaturthi

Tithi: Ashwin Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi begins: 11:28 PM, 13 October
Chaturthi ends: 1:14 AM, 15 October
Madhyahna puja muhurat: 10:58 AM to 1:16 PM

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