Festival calendar · 2026 Vasant Panchami 2026: Date and Saraswati Puja Muhurat
Vasant Panchami 2026 is on Friday, 23 January in New Delhi. Saraswati Puja: 7:13 AM – 12:32 PM (New Delhi). The date is the same in all the cities below.
Vasant Panchami 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 | Fri, 23 Jan | 7:13 AM – 12:32 PM |
| Mumbai | Fri, 23 Jan | 7:14 AM – 12:50 PM |
| Kolkata | Fri, 23 Jan | 6:18 AM – 11:48 AM |
| Chennai | Fri, 23 Jan | 6:35 AM – 12:20 PM |
| Bengaluru | Fri, 23 Jan | 6:46 AM – 12:31 PM |
| Hyderabad | Fri, 23 Jan | 6:49 AM – 12:28 PM |
| Ahmedabad | Fri, 23 Jan | 7:22 AM – 12:51 PM |
| Pune | Fri, 23 Jan | 7:09 AM – 12:46 PM |
| Jaipur | Fri, 23 Jan | 7:15 AM – 12:38 PM |
| Lucknow | Fri, 23 Jan | 6:55 AM – 12:18 PM |
| Patna | Fri, 23 Jan | 6:36 AM – 12:01 PM |
| Varanasi | Fri, 23 Jan | 6:44 AM – 12:09 PM |
| City | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| London | Fri, 23 Jan | 7:51 AM – 12:12 PM |
| New York | Fri, 23 Jan | 7:13 AM – 12:08 PM |
| Toronto | Fri, 23 Jan | 7:42 AM – 12:29 PM |
| Dubai | Fri, 23 Jan | 7:04 AM – 12:30 PM |
| Singapore | Fri, 23 Jan | 7:14 AM – 1:16 PM |
| Sydney | Fri, 23 Jan | 7:58 AM – 1:06 PM |
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What is Vasant Panchami?
Vasant Panchami welcomes spring and is the day of Saraswati Puja, when the goddess of learning, music and the arts is worshipped. Children often begin writing their first letters, and yellow is the colour of the day.
How the date is decided
It falls on Magha Shukla Panchami as it stands in the forenoon (purvahna), the time of Saraswati Puja, so it can fall on a day that began as Chaturthi. When Panchami covers both forenoons, the first is taken. The Saraswati Puja time is the part of the forenoon in Panchami.
Questions about Vasant Panchami 2026
When is Vasant Panchami in 2026?
Vasant Panchami 2026 is on Friday, 23 January in New Delhi. Saraswati Puja: 7:13 AM – 12:32 PM (New Delhi). The date is the same in all the cities below.
What is the saraswati puja time on Vasant Panchami 2026?
New Delhi: 7:13 AM – 12:32 PM; Mumbai: 7:14 AM – 12:50 PM; London: 7:51 AM – 12:12 PM; New York: 7:13 AM – 12:08 PM. Times are local; the table on this page lists 18 cities.
Is Vasant Panchami 2026 on a different date in the USA, UK or Australia?
No. In London, New York, Toronto, Dubai, Singapore and Sydney it is also on Friday, 23 January, though the times differ.
Festival days begin at sunrise, as in a traditional Panchang. Check with your family priest for rites that follow a particular tradition.