Festival calendar · 2026 Ganesh Chaturthi 2026: Date and Puja Muhurat
Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 is on Monday, 14 September in New Delhi. Madhyahna puja: 11:02 AM – 1:30 PM (New Delhi). In Sydney it falls on Tuesday, 15 September.
Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 in your city
Dates and times are local to each city, worked out for its sunrise, sunset and time zone.
| City | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| New Delhi | Mon, 14 Sep | 11:02 AM – 1:30 PM |
| Mumbai | Mon, 14 Sep | 11:20 AM – 1:47 PM |
| Kolkata | Mon, 14 Sep | 10:18 AM – 12:45 PM |
| Chennai | Mon, 14 Sep | 10:51 AM – 1:17 PM |
| Bengaluru | Mon, 14 Sep | 11:01 AM – 1:28 PM |
| Hyderabad | Mon, 14 Sep | 10:58 AM – 1:25 PM |
| Ahmedabad | Mon, 14 Sep | 11:21 AM – 1:48 PM |
| Pune | Mon, 14 Sep | 11:16 AM – 1:43 PM |
| Jaipur | Mon, 14 Sep | 11:08 AM – 1:36 PM |
| Lucknow | Mon, 14 Sep | 10:47 AM – 1:15 PM |
| Patna | Mon, 14 Sep | 10:30 AM – 12:58 PM |
| Varanasi | Mon, 14 Sep | 10:39 AM – 1:07 PM |
| City | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| London | Mon, 14 Sep | 11:39 AM – 2:11 PM |
| New York | Mon, 14 Sep | 11:36 AM – 2:06 PM |
| Toronto | Mon, 14 Sep | 11:57 AM – 2:28 PM |
| Dubai | Mon, 14 Sep | 11:00 AM – 1:28 PM |
| Singapore | Mon, 14 Sep | 11:47 AM – 2:12 PM |
| Sydney | Tue, 15 Sep | 10:39 AM – 12:14 PM |
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What is Ganesh Chaturthi?
Ganesh Chaturthi celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha. Families and communities install Ganesha idols for one to ten days, with daily worship, and end with the immersion (visarjan), the largest on Anant Chaturdashi.
How the date is decided
It is Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi at madhyahna, the midday period when Ganesha is said to have been born; when Chaturthi covers both middays, the first is taken. The Madhyahna puja time is the midday period in Chaturthi.
Questions about Ganesh Chaturthi 2026
When is Ganesh Chaturthi in 2026?
Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 is on Monday, 14 September in New Delhi. Madhyahna puja: 11:02 AM – 1:30 PM (New Delhi). In Sydney it falls on Tuesday, 15 September.
What is the madhyahna puja time on Ganesh Chaturthi 2026?
New Delhi: 11:02 AM – 1:30 PM; Mumbai: 11:20 AM – 1:47 PM; London: 11:39 AM – 2:11 PM; New York: 11:36 AM – 2:06 PM. Times are local; the table on this page lists 18 cities.
Is Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 on a different date in the USA, UK or Australia?
Yes, in some places: Sydney: Tuesday, 15 September. The tithi's hours fall on different clock days outside India, so each city's date is worked out for its own sunrise and time zone.
Festival days begin at sunrise, as in a traditional Panchang. Check with your family priest for rites that follow a particular tradition.