Kashmiri Panchang - Saptrishi Samvat
The Kashmiri Panchang of the Kashmiri Pandit tradition (Saptrishi Samvat). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Saptarshi year and lunar month.
January 2026
Saptarshi Samvat 5101
Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta)
Pausha – Magha
Festivals & Vrats in January 2026
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:48 AM, Jan 1 – 10:24 PM, Jan 1
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 6:51 PM, Jan 2 – 3:31 PM, Jan 3
The full moon of Pausha — also kept as Shakambhari Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:51 PM, Jan 2 – 3:31 PM, Jan 3
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 6:51 PM, Jan 2 – 3:31 PM, Jan 3
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 3:26 PM, Jan 3 – 12:29 PM, Jan 4
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:12 AM, Jan 10 – 10:20 AM, Jan 11
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Bhogi / Lohri
Tithi 12:41 PM, Jan 12 – 3:18 PM, Jan 13
The eve of Makar Sankranti — Maharashtra cooks bhogichi bhaji, while Punjab and the Sindhi community (as Lal Loi) light the Lohri bonfire and offer sesame, jaggery and popcorn to bid winter farewell.
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Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal
Tithi 3:19 PM, Jan 13 – 5:53 PM, Jan 14
The Sun begins its northward journey (Uttarayan); a harvest festival of til-gud (sesame and jaggery), with Gujarat's famous kite-flying and Tamil Nadu's Pongal.
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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:19 PM, Jan 13 – 5:53 PM, Jan 14
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:18 PM, Jan 15 – 10:25 PM, Jan 16
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 10:23 PM, Jan 16 – 12:09 AM, Jan 18
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:05 AM, Jan 18 – 1:28 AM, Jan 19
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 12:05 AM, Jan 18 – 1:28 AM, Jan 19
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:22 AM, Jan 19 – 2:21 AM, Jan 20
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:48 AM, Jan 22 – 2:36 AM, Jan 23
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 2:29 AM, Jan 23 – 1:54 AM, Jan 24
Goddess Saraswati is worshipped for knowledge and the arts as spring (Vasant) begins.
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Brahma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 12:41 AM, Jan 25 – 11:16 PM, Jan 25
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Brahma Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Magha Shukla Saptami.
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Bhishma Ashtami
Tithi 11:12 PM, Jan 25 – 9:22 PM, Jan 26
Tarpan is offered to Bhishma Pitamaha, who chose to leave his body on Magha Shukla Ashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:12 PM, Jan 25 – 9:22 PM, Jan 26
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:38 PM, Jan 28 – 1:55 PM, Jan 29
A fast said to free the devotee from rebirth and the fate of becoming a ghost.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:06 AM, Jan 30 – 8:26 AM, Jan 31
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise - use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
Frequently asked questions about Kashmiri Panchang
What is the Saptarshi Samvat used here?
The Laukika or Saptarshi era of the Kashmiri Pandit almanacs, running some 3076 years ahead of the Common Era, with the year turning at Navreh on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.
Which month scheme does it use?
Amanta - each lunar month ends at the new moon. So on the dark fortnight this panchang agrees with the Marathi and Telugu almanacs rather than with the Purnimanta reckoning of the plains.
Which observances does it mark?
Herath, the Kashmiri Shivaratri kept on the Phalguna Krishna Trayodashi; Navreh with the thaal seen on waking; Zyeth Aatham at Kheer Bhawani; Pann; Gaad Batt; and Khetsimavas. The Kashmiri calendar gives the festival list for the year.
Why is Herath on a different tithi from Maha Shivaratri elsewhere?
Because the Kashmiri tradition keeps it on the Trayodashi, with the vatuk puja, rather than on the Chaturdashi that the rest of India observes. It is a genuine difference of tradition, not a computation error.
What does each day list?
The tithi and nakshatra at sunrise, the Saptarshi year, the lunar month and any festival on that day. For the timings of a single day, use the daily Panchang and set your city.
About the Kashmiri Panchang - Saptrishi Samvat
The Kashmiri Panchang of the Kashmiri Pandit tradition (Saptrishi Samvat). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Saptarshi year and lunar month.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date - tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse any year in the archive or plan ahead into the coming years.
This calendar names the tithi and festivals for each day. For sunrise, Rahu Kalam and muhurat windows on a chosen date, open the Panchang. Other regional calendars are on the Calendars index. Fast stories live under Vrat Katha.
