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बिहार सरकार कैलेंडर 2026
Bihar Sarkar Calendar 2026
Bihar sarkar ka 2026 ka calendar: saari sarkari chhuttiyan mahine ke hisaab se, din aur tithi ke saath. Is list mein 45 chhuttiyan aur 21 long weekends hain. Status: official notification.
2026 mein kya khaas hai
2026 has an Adhik (extra) Jyeshtha month, which pushed every festival from Rath Yatra to Chhath about three weeks later than in 2025. Chhath's Sandhya Arghya falls on 15 November and Durga Puja Saptami on 17 October.
Bihar sarkari chhutti list 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Tithi (Patna) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January 2026 | Wednesday | Makar Sankranti (Tila Sakraat) मकर संक्रांति · तिला सकरात | Krishna Ekadashi |
| 23 January 2026 | Friday | Basant Panchami (Saraswati Puja) बसंत पंचमी · सरस्वती पूजा | Shukla Panchami |
| 24 January 2026 | Saturday | Karpoori Thakur Jayanti कर्पूरी ठाकुर जयंती | Shukla Shashthi |
| 26 January 2026 | Monday | Republic Day गणतंत्र दिवस | Shukla Ashtami |
| 1 February 2026 | Sunday | Sant Ravidas Jayanti संत रविदास जयंती | Shukla Purnima |
| 4 February 2026 | Wednesday | Shab-e-Barat शब-ए-बारात | Krishna Tritiya |
| 15 February 2026 | Sunday | Maha Shivratri महाशिवरात्रि | Krishna Trayodashi |
| 2 March 2026 | Monday | Holika Dahan होलिका दहन | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 3 March 2026 | Tuesday | Holi (Phagua) होली · फगुआ | Shukla Purnima |
| 21 March 2026 | Saturday | Id-ul-Fitr ईद-उल-फितर | Shukla Tritiya |
| 22 March 2026 | Sunday | Bihar Diwas बिहार दिवस | Shukla Chaturthi |
| 24 March 2026 | Tuesday | Chaiti Chhath – Sandhya Arghya चैती छठ · संध्या अर्घ्य | Shukla Shashthi |
| 26 March 2026 | Thursday | Samrat Ashok Ashtami सम्राट अशोक अष्टमी | Shukla Ashtami |
| 27 March 2026 | Friday | Ram Navami राम नवमी | Shukla Navami |
| 31 March 2026 | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti महावीर जयंती | Shukla Trayodashi |
| 3 April 2026 | Friday | Good Friday गुड फ्राइडे | Krishna Pratipada |
| 14 April 2026 | Tuesday | Ambedkar Jayanti अंबेडकर जयंती | Krishna Dwadashi |
| 23 April 2026 | Thursday | Veer Kunwar Singh Jayanti वीर कुंवर सिंह जयंती | Shukla Saptami |
| 25 April 2026 | Saturday | Janaki Navami (Sita Navami) जानकी नवमी | Shukla Navami |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Buddha Purnima बुद्ध पूर्णिमा | Shukla Purnima |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | May Day मजदूर दिवस | Shukla Purnima |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) ईद-उल-जुहा | Shukla Dwadashi |
| 18 June 2026 | Thursday | Anugrah Narayan Sinha Jayanti अनुग्रह नारायण सिन्हा जयंती | Shukla Chaturthi |
| 26 June 2026 | Friday | Muharram मुहर्रम | Shukla Dwadashi |
| 29 June 2026 | Monday | Kabir Jayanti कबीर जयंती | Shukla Purnima |
| 4 August 2026 | Tuesday | Chehlum चेहलुम | Krishna Shashthi |
| 15 August 2026 | Saturday | Independence Day स्वतंत्रता दिवस | Shukla Tritiya |
| 26 August 2026 | Wednesday | Hazrat Mohammad Sahab Birthday मिलाद-उन-नबी | Shukla Trayodashi |
| 28 August 2026 | Friday | Raksha Bandhan रक्षा बंधन | Shukla Purnima |
| 4 September 2026 | Friday | Krishna Janmashtami कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी | Krishna Ashtami |
| 14 September 2026 | Monday | Hartalika Teej हरितालिका तीज | Shukla Tritiya |
| 2 October 2026 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti गांधी जयंती | Krishna Shashthi |
| 4 October 2026 | Sunday | Jitiya (Jivitputrika Vrat) जितिया · जीवित्पुत्रिका व्रत | Krishna Ashtami |
| 17 October 2026 | Saturday | Durga Puja (Saptami) दुर्गा पूजा · सप्तमी | Shukla Shashthi |
| 19 October 2026 | Monday | Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami) महाअष्टमी | Shukla Ashtami |
| 20 October 2026 | Tuesday | Durga Puja (Maha Navami) महानवमी | Shukla Navami |
| 21 October 2026 | Wednesday | Vijayadashami (Dussehra) विजयादशमी | Shukla Dashami |
| 8 November 2026 | Sunday | Deepawali · Kali Puja दीपावली · काली पूजा | Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 10 November 2026 | Tuesday | Chitragupta Puja · Bhai Dooj चित्रगुप्त पूजा · भैया दूज | Shukla Pratipada |
| 13 November 2026 | Friday | Chhath – Nahay Khay छठ · नहाय खाय | Shukla Chaturthi |
| 14 November 2026 | Saturday | Chhath – Kharna छठ · खरना | Shukla Panchami |
| 15 November 2026 | Sunday | Chhath – Sandhya Arghya छठ · संध्या अर्घ्य | Shukla Shashthi |
| 16 November 2026 | Monday | Chhath – Usha Arghya छठ · उषा अर्घ्य | Shukla Saptami |
| 24 November 2026 | Tuesday | Kartik Purnima · Guru Nanak Jayanti कार्तिक पूर्णिमा · गुरु नानक जयंती | Shukla Purnima |
| 25 December 2026 | Friday | Christmas क्रिसमस | Krishna Dwitiya |
Muslim festivals follow moon sighting and can shift by a day. Always match with the gazette of the General Administration Department, Government of Bihar.
Long weekends 2026
- 23 Jan – 25 January 2026 · 3 din · Basant Panchami (Saraswati Puja)
- 28 Feb – 2 March 2026 · 3 din · Holika Dahan
- 21 Mar – 24 March 2026 · 4 din · Chaiti Chhath – Sandhya Arghya
- 26 Mar – 29 March 2026 · 4 din · Samrat Ashok Ashtami
- 3 Apr – 5 April 2026 · 3 din · Good Friday
- 11 Apr – 14 April 2026 · 4 din · Ambedkar Jayanti
- 23 Apr – 26 April 2026 · 4 din · Veer Kunwar Singh Jayanti
- 1 May – 3 May 2026 · 3 din · Buddha Purnima, May Day
- 28 May – 31 May 2026 · 4 din · Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
- 18 Jun – 21 June 2026 · 4 din · Anugrah Narayan Sinha Jayanti
- 26 Jun – 28 June 2026 · 3 din · Muharram
- 1 Aug – 4 August 2026 · 4 din · Chehlum
- 28 Aug – 30 August 2026 · 3 din · Raksha Bandhan
- 4 Sep – 6 September 2026 · 3 din · Krishna Janmashtami
- 12 Sep – 14 September 2026 · 3 din · Hartalika Teej
- 2 Oct – 4 October 2026 · 3 din · Gandhi Jayanti
- 17 Oct – 19 October 2026 · 3 din · Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami)
- 7 Nov – 10 November 2026 · 4 din · Chitragupta Puja · Bhai Dooj
- 13 Nov – 15 November 2026 · 3 din · Chhath – Nahay Khay
- 21 Nov – 24 November 2026 · 4 din · Kartik Purnima · Guru Nanak Jayanti
- 25 Dec – 27 December 2026 · 3 din · Christmas
Four-day breaks need one day of leave (a holiday on Tuesday or Thursday).
2026 ke 12 mahine
January 2026 जनवरी
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1S. TrayodashiNew Year's Day
2S. Chaturdashi
3S. Purnima
4K. Pratipada
5K. Dwitiya
6K. Tritiya
7K. Chaturthi
8K. Shashthi
9K. Shashthi
10K. Saptami
11K. Ashtami
12K. Navami
13K. Dashami
14K. EkadashiMakar Sankranti
15K. Dwadashi
16K. Trayodashi
17K. Chaturdashi
18K. Amavasya
19S. Pratipada
20S. Dwitiya
21S. Tritiya
22S. Chaturthi
23S. PanchamiBasant Panchami
24S. ShashthiKarpoori Thakur Jayanti
25S. Saptami
26S. AshtamiRepublic Day
27S. Navami
28S. Dashami
29S. Ekadashi
30S. Dwadashi
31S. Trayodashi
14 Jan Makar Sankranti (Tila Sakraat); 23 Jan Basant Panchami (Saraswati Puja); 24 Jan Karpoori Thakur Jayanti; 26 Jan Republic Day
February 2026 फ़रवरी
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1S. PurnimaSant Ravidas Jayanti
2K. Pratipada
3K. Dwitiya
4K. TritiyaShab-e-Barat
5K. Chaturthi
6K. Panchami
7K. Shashthi
8K. Saptami
9K. Ashtami
10K. Ashtami
11K. Navami
12K. Dashami
13K. Ekadashi
14K. Dwadashi
15K. TrayodashiMaha Shivratri
16K. Chaturdashi
17K. Amavasya
18S. Pratipada
19S. Dwitiya
20S. Tritiya
21S. Chaturthi
22S. Panchami
23S. Shashthi
24S. Saptami
25S. Navami
26S. Dashami
27S. Ekadashi
28S. Dwadashi
1 Feb Sant Ravidas Jayanti; 4 Feb Shab-e-Barat; 15 Feb Maha Shivratri
March 2026 मार्च
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1S. Trayodashi
2S. ChaturdashiHolika Dahan
3S. PurnimaHoli
4K. Pratipada
5K. Dwitiya
6K. Tritiya
7K. Chaturthi
8K. Panchami
9K. Shashthi
10K. Saptami
11K. Ashtami
12K. Navami
13K. Navami
14K. Dashami
15K. Ekadashi
16K. Dwadashi
17K. Trayodashi
18K. Chaturdashi
19K. Amavasya
20S. Dwitiya
21S. TritiyaId-ul-Fitr
22S. ChaturthiBihar DiwasChaiti Chhath – Nahay Khay
23S. Panchami
24S. ShashthiChaiti Chhath – Sandhya Arghya
25S. Saptami
26S. AshtamiSamrat Ashok Ashtami
27S. NavamiRam Navami
28S. Dashami
29S. Ekadashi
30S. Dwadashi
31S. TrayodashiMahavir Jayanti
2 Mar Holika Dahan; 3 Mar Holi (Phagua); 21 Mar Id-ul-Fitr; 22 Mar Bihar Diwas; 24 Mar Chaiti Chhath – Sandhya Arghya; 26 Mar Samrat Ashok Ashtami; 27 Mar Ram Navami; 31 Mar Mahavir Jayanti
April 2026 अप्रैल
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1S. Chaturdashi
2S. Purnima
3K. PratipadaGood Friday
4K. Dwitiya
5K. Tritiya
6K. Chaturthi
7K. Panchami
8K. Shashthi
9K. Saptami
10K. Ashtami
11K. Navami
12K. Dashami
13K. Ekadashi
14K. DwadashiAmbedkar JayantiSatuani
15K. TrayodashiJur Sital
16K. Chaturdashi
17K. Amavasya
18S. Pratipada
19S. Dwitiya
20S. TritiyaAkshaya Tritiya
21S. Panchami
22S. Shashthi
23S. SaptamiVeer Kunwar Singh Jayanti
24S. Ashtami
25S. NavamiJanaki Navami
26S. Dashami
27S. Ekadashi
28S. Dwadashi
29S. Trayodashi
30S. Chaturdashi
3 Apr Good Friday; 14 Apr Ambedkar Jayanti; 23 Apr Veer Kunwar Singh Jayanti; 25 Apr Janaki Navami (Sita Navami)
May 2026 मई
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1S. PurnimaBuddha PurnimaMay Day
2K. Pratipada
3K. Dwitiya
4K. Tritiya
5K. Tritiya
6K. Chaturthi
7K. Panchami
8K. Shashthi
9K. Saptami
10K. Ashtami
11K. Navami
12K. Dashami
13K. Ekadashi
14K. Dwadashi
15K. Trayodashi
16K. ChaturdashiVat Savitri Vrat
17S. Pratipada
18S. Dwitiya
19S. Tritiya
20S. Chaturthi
21S. Panchami
22S. Shashthi
23S. Saptami
24S. Navami
25S. Dashami
26S. Dashami
27S. Ekadashi
28S. DwadashiId-ul-Zuha
29S. Trayodashi
30S. Chaturdashi
31S. Purnima
1 May Buddha Purnima; 1 May May Day; 28 May Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
June 2026 जून
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1K. Pratipada
2K. Dwitiya
3K. Tritiya
4K. Chaturthi
5K. Panchami
6K. Shashthi
7K. Saptami
8K. Ashtami
9K. Navami
10K. Dashami
11K. Ekadashi
12K. Dwadashi
13K. Trayodashi
14K. Chaturdashi
15K. Amavasya
16S. Dwitiya
17S. Tritiya
18S. ChaturthiAnugrah Narayan Sinha Jayanti
19S. Panchami
20S. Shashthi
21S. Saptami
22S. Ashtami
23S. Navami
24S. Dashami
25S. Ekadashi
26S. DwadashiMuharram
27S. Trayodashi
28S. Chaturdashi
29S. PurnimaKabir Jayanti
30S. Purnima
18 Jun Anugrah Narayan Sinha Jayanti; 26 Jun Muharram; 29 Jun Kabir Jayanti
July 2026 जुलाई
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1K. Pratipada
2K. Dwitiya
3K. Tritiya
4K. Chaturthi
5K. Panchami
6K. Shashthi
7K. Saptami
8K. Ashtami
9K. Navami
10K. Dashami
11K. Ekadashi
12K. Trayodashi
13K. Chaturdashi
14K. Amavasya
15S. Pratipada
16S. DwitiyaRath Yatra
17S. Tritiya
18S. Panchami
19S. Shashthi
20S. Saptami
21S. Ashtami
22S. Ashtami
23S. Navami
24S. Dashami
25S. Ekadashi
26S. Dwadashi
27S. Trayodashi
28S. Chaturdashi
29S. PurnimaGuru Purnima
30K. PratipadaShravani Mela begins
31K. Dwitiya
No state holiday this month
August 2026 अगस्त
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1K. Tritiya
2K. Chaturthi
3K. PanchamiMadhushravani begins
4K. ShashthiChehlum
5K. Saptami
6K. Ashtami
7K. Navami
8K. Dashami
9K. Ekadashi
10K. Dwadashi
11K. Chaturdashi
12K. Amavasya
13S. Pratipada
14S. Dwitiya
15S. TritiyaIndependence Day
16S. Chaturthi
17S. PanchamiNag Panchami
18S. Shashthi
19S. Saptami
20S. Ashtami
21S. Navami
22S. Dashami
23S. Ekadashi
24S. Dwadashi
25S. Dwadashi
26S. TrayodashiHazrat Mohammad Sahab Birthday
27S. Chaturdashi
28S. PurnimaRaksha Bandhan
29K. Pratipada
30K. Dwitiya
31K. Tritiya
4 Aug Chehlum; 15 Aug Independence Day; 26 Aug Hazrat Mohammad Sahab Birthday; 28 Aug Raksha Bandhan
September 2026 सितंबर
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1K. Chaturthi
2K. Panchami
3K. Saptami
4K. AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami
5K. Navami
6K. Dashami
7K. Ekadashi
8K. Dwadashi
9K. Trayodashi
10K. Chaturdashi
11K. Amavasya
12S. Pratipada
13S. Dwitiya
14S. TritiyaHartalika TeejChauth Chandra
15S. Chaturthi
16S. Panchami
17S. Shashthi
18S. Saptami
19S. Ashtami
20S. Navami
21S. Dashami
22S. Ekadashi
23S. Dwadashi
24S. Trayodashi
25S. ChaturdashiAnant Chaturdashi
26S. Purnima
27K. Pratipada
28K. Dwitiya
29K. Tritiya
30K. Chaturthi
4 Sep Krishna Janmashtami; 14 Sep Hartalika Teej
October 2026 अक्टूबर
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1K. Panchami
2K. ShashthiGandhi Jayanti
3K. Saptami
4K. AshtamiJitiya
5K. Dashami
6K. Ekadashi
7K. Dwadashi
8K. Trayodashi
9K. Chaturdashi
10K. AmavasyaMahalaya
11S. PratipadaNavratriJayaprakash Narayan Jayanti
12S. Dwitiya
13S. Tritiya
14S. Chaturthi
15S. Panchami
16S. Shashthi
17S. ShashthiDurga Puja
18S. Saptami
19S. AshtamiDurga Puja
20S. NavamiDurga Puja
21S. DashamiVijayadashamiShri Krishna Singh Jayanti
22S. Ekadashi
23S. Dwadashi
24S. Trayodashi
25S. ChaturdashiKojagara Puja
26S. Purnima
27K. Pratipada
28K. Tritiya
29K. Chaturthi
30K. Panchami
31K. Shashthi
2 Oct Gandhi Jayanti; 4 Oct Jitiya (Jivitputrika Vrat); 17 Oct Durga Puja (Saptami); 19 Oct Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami); 20 Oct Durga Puja (Maha Navami); 21 Oct Vijayadashami (Dussehra)
November 2026 नवंबर
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1K. Saptami
2K. Ashtami
3K. Navami
4K. Dashami
5K. Ekadashi
6K. DwadashiDhanteras
7K. Trayodashi
8K. ChaturdashiDeepawali
9K. Amavasya
10S. PratipadaChitragupta PujaGovardhan Puja
11S. Dwitiya
12S. Tritiya
13S. ChaturthiChhath – Nahay Khay
14S. PanchamiChhath – Kharna
15S. ShashthiChhath – Sandhya Arghya
16S. SaptamiChhath – Usha ArghyaSama-Chakeva begins
17S. Ashtami
18S. Navami
19S. Navami
20S. Dashami
21S. EkadashiDevuthan Ekadashi
22S. Trayodashi
23S. Chaturdashi
24S. PurnimaKartik Purnima
25K. Pratipada
26K. Dwitiya
27K. Tritiya
28K. Chaturthi
29K. Shashthi
30K. Saptami
8 Nov Deepawali · Kali Puja; 10 Nov Chitragupta Puja · Bhai Dooj; 13 Nov Chhath – Nahay Khay; 14 Nov Chhath – Kharna; 15 Nov Chhath – Sandhya Arghya; 16 Nov Chhath – Usha Arghya; 24 Nov Kartik Purnima · Guru Nanak Jayanti
December 2026 दिसंबर
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1K. Ashtami
2K. Navami
3K. DashamiDr Rajendra Prasad Jayanti
4K. Ekadashi
5K. Dwadashi
6K. Trayodashi
7K. Chaturdashi
8K. Amavasya
9S. Pratipada
10S. Pratipada
11S. Dwitiya
12S. Tritiya
13S. Chaturthi
14S. PanchamiVivah Panchami
15S. Shashthi
16S. Saptami
17S. Ashtami
18S. Navami
19S. Dashami
20S. Ekadashi
21S. Dwadashi
22S. Trayodashi
23S. Chaturdashi
24S. Purnima
25K. DwitiyaChristmas
26K. Tritiya
27K. Chaturthi
28K. Panchami
29K. Shashthi
30K. Saptami
31K. Ashtami
25 Dec Christmas
Bihar sarkar ki teen tarah ki chhuttiyan
- Samanya avkash (Executive Order) — state offices and revenue courts stay closed. Festivals like Basant Panchami, Kabir Jayanti and Chitragupta Puja come in this list.
- Sarvajanik avkash (NI Act, 1881) — public holidays that also close banks and treasuries: Holi, Eid, Durga Puja, Deepawali, Chhath, Republic Day and others.
- Aichhik / pratibandhit avkash — optional holidays. A state employee can take at most three in a year, with prior approval.
Secretariat departments and directorates work five days a week; field offices such as divisional commissioner offices work six days. One extra bank-only holiday is given on 1 April for annual account closing.