Govardhan Puja 2026
Tuesday, 10 November 2026 (tomorrow)
Rule: Kartika Shukla Pratipada, morning
Kartika, Shukla Pratipada
- Pratipada Tithi Begins - 12:34 PM on Nov 09
- Pratipada Tithi Ends - 02:03 PM on Nov 10
Tithi times are the same everywhere in India (IST); sunrise-based dates are for New Delhi.
Pratipada begins at about 12:34 PM on 9 November 2026 and runs past sunrise on 10 November, so panchangs keep Govardhan Puja on 10 November; the DoPT restricted list for Central Government offices gives 9 November.
Other years: 2025: Wednesday, 22 October · 2027: Saturday, 30 October · 2028: Wednesday, 18 October
Holiday status
- Central Government offices
- Restricted holiday: employees may take it as one of their two.
- Banks (RBI)
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Mon, 9 Nov: Agartala, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Raipur
Tue, 10 Nov: Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Dehradun, Gangtok, Mumbai, Nagpur
Bank holidays by city - Also known as
- Annakut; Bali Pratipada (Padwa) in Maharashtra; Gujarati New Year (Bestu Varas).
Puja muhurat by city, Tuesday, 10 November 2026
| City | Sunrise | Sunset | Pradosh Kaal | Nishita Kaal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Delhi | 06:41 AM | 05:32 PM | 05:32 PM to 08:10 PM | 11:40 PM to 12:33 AM |
| Mumbai | 06:44 AM | 06:03 PM | 06:03 PM to 08:35 PM | 11:58 PM to 12:49 AM |
| Kolkata | 05:47 AM | 04:56 PM | 04:56 PM to 07:30 PM | 10:56 PM to 11:48 PM |
| Chennai | 06:07 AM | 05:41 PM | 05:41 PM to 08:10 PM | 11:29 PM to 12:19 AM |
| Bengaluru | 06:17 AM | 05:52 PM | 05:52 PM to 08:21 PM | 11:40 PM to 12:30 AM |
| Hyderabad | 06:19 AM | 05:43 PM | 05:43 PM to 08:14 PM | 11:36 PM to 12:27 AM |
| Ahmedabad | 06:51 AM | 05:59 PM | 05:59 PM to 08:33 PM | 11:59 PM to 12:51 AM |
| Pune | 06:40 AM | 06:00 PM | 06:00 PM to 08:32 PM | 11:55 PM to 12:45 AM |
| Jaipur | 06:44 AM | 05:40 PM | 05:40 PM to 08:17 PM | 11:46 PM to 12:38 AM |
| Lucknow | 06:23 AM | 05:20 PM | 05:20 PM to 07:56 PM | 11:26 PM to 12:18 AM |
| Patna | 06:04 AM | 05:05 PM | 05:05 PM to 07:41 PM | 11:09 PM to 12:01 AM |
| Bhopal | 06:32 AM | 05:39 PM | 05:39 PM to 08:14 PM | 11:40 PM to 12:32 AM |
| Guwahati | 05:39 AM | 04:37 PM | 04:37 PM to 07:14 PM | 10:42 PM to 11:35 PM |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 06:14 AM | 06:00 PM | 06:00 PM to 08:27 PM | 11:43 PM to 12:32 AM |
Pradosh Kaal: the first fifth of the night after sunset. Nishita Kaal: the eighth of the fifteen night muhurtas, around midnight. Check that the tithi is still running at the time you choose.
Govardhan Puja falls on Kartika Shukla Pratipada, the day after the Diwali new moon. Devotees build a small hill of cow dung or food and offer the Annakut, a mountain of dishes, recalling Krishna lifting Govardhan to shelter Braj from Indra's rain. The same day is Bali Pratipada (Padwa) in Maharashtra and the Gujarati New Year.
Good to know
Govardhan Puja is a restricted holiday for Central Government offices. Banks close in several states for Govardhan Puja, Bali Pratipada or the Vikram Samvat new year under the RBI list.
Source: Calculated with the site panchang (Lahiri ayanamsa, New Delhi sunrise), checked against published panchang dates