नवंबर 2026 · Bihar
November 2026 Calendar
November 2026 begins in the Hindu month of Kartik and ends in Margashirsha (Purnimanta, as followed in Bihar). It has 11 festivals and observances and 7 holidays on this list, including Dhanteras (6 Nov), Deepawali · Kali Puja (8 Nov), Chitragupta Puja · Bhai Dooj (10 Nov), Govardhan Puja (10 Nov).
November 2026: festivals and holidays
- 6NovFri
Dhanteras धनतेरस
Utensils and gold bought for prosperity.
Festival - 8NovSun
Deepawali · Kali Puja दीपावली · काली पूजा
Diyas, Lakshmi-Ganesh puja and Kali Puja the same night; hukka-paati is swung in Mithila.
Holiday - 10NovTue
Chitragupta Puja · Bhai Dooj चित्रगुप्त पूजा · भैया दूज
Kayasth families worship pen and ledger; sisters pray for brothers (Godhan in Bhojpur).
Holiday - 10NovTue
Govardhan Puja गोवर्धन पूजा
Annakut and cattle worship.
Festival - 13NovFri
Chhath – Nahay Khay छठ · नहाय खाय
Day 1 of Mahaparv Chhath: bath, cleaning, and kaddu-bhaat cooked on a clay chulha.
Holiday - 14NovSat
Chhath – Kharna छठ · खरना
Day 2: the vrati fasts till evening, then eats gur-kheer and roti; the 36-hour nirjala fast begins.
Holiday - 15NovSun
Chhath – Sandhya Arghya छठ · संध्या अर्घ्य
Day 3: arghya to the setting sun at the ghat, with soop, daura and thekua.
Holiday - 16NovMon
Chhath – Usha Arghya छठ · उषा अर्घ्य
Day 4: arghya to the rising sun; the vrati breaks the fast with prasad.
Holiday - 16NovMon
Sama-Chakeva begins सामा-चकेवा आरंभ
Mithila's brother-sister festival with clay birds; ends on Kartik Purnima.
Festival - 21NovSat
Devuthan Ekadashi देवउठनी एकादशी
Vishnu wakes; wedding season opens.
Festival - 24NovTue
Kartik Purnima · Guru Nanak Jayanti कार्तिक पूर्णिमा · गुरु नानक जयंती
Ganga snan at Simaria and Sonepur; Sonepur Mela formally begins; Prakash Parv of Guru Nanak.
Holiday
Vrat days in November 2026
Ekadashi
Thursday, 5 November 2026, Saturday, 21 November 2026
Purnima
Tuesday, 24 November 2026
Amavasya
Monday, 9 November 2026
Mahaparv Chhath
November is Chhath. Six days after Diwali, the whole of Bihar — and every Bihari far from home — turns to the ghats. Trains to Bihar run full for weeks before. After Chhath come Sama-Chakeva, Kartik Purnima snan and the start of the Sonepur Mela at the Ganga-Gandak confluence.
Daily panchang · November 2026
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Maas | Sunrise / Sunset (Patna) | Parv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sun | Krishna Saptami | Pushya | Kartik | 05:58 / 17:07 | |
| 2 Mon | Krishna Ashtami | Ashlesha | Kartik | 05:59 / 17:07 | |
| 3 Tue | Krishna Navami | Magha | Kartik | 06:00 / 17:06 | |
| 4 Wed | Krishna Dashami | Purva Phalguni | Kartik | 06:00 / 17:05 | |
| 5 Thu | Krishna Ekadashi | Uttara Phalguni | Kartik | 06:01 / 17:05 | |
| 6 Fri | Krishna Dwadashi | Hasta | Kartik | 06:02 / 17:04 | Dhanteras |
| 7 Sat | Krishna Trayodashi | Chitra | Kartik | 06:02 / 17:04 | |
| 8 Sun | Krishna Chaturdashi | Swati | Kartik | 06:03 / 17:03 | Deepawali · Kali Puja |
| 9 Mon | Krishna Amavasya | Swati | Kartik | 06:04 / 17:03 | |
| 10 Tue | Shukla Pratipada | Vishakha | Kartik | 06:04 / 17:02 | Chitragupta Puja · Bhai Dooj, Govardhan Puja |
| 11 Wed | Shukla Dwitiya | Anuradha | Kartik | 06:05 / 17:02 | |
| 12 Thu | Shukla Tritiya | Jyeshtha | Kartik | 06:06 / 17:01 | |
| 13 Fri | Shukla Chaturthi | Mula | Kartik | 06:06 / 17:01 | Chhath – Nahay Khay |
| 14 Sat | Shukla Panchami | Purva Ashadha | Kartik | 06:07 / 17:00 | Chhath – Kharna |
| 15 Sun | Shukla Shashthi | Uttara Ashadha | Kartik | 06:08 / 17:00 | Chhath – Sandhya Arghya |
| 16 Mon | Shukla Saptami | Shravana | Kartik | 06:09 / 17:00 | Chhath – Usha Arghya, Sama-Chakeva begins |
| 17 Tue | Shukla Ashtami | Dhanishtha | Kartik | 06:09 / 16:59 | |
| 18 Wed | Shukla Navami | Shatabhisha | Kartik | 06:10 / 16:59 | |
| 19 Thu | Shukla Navami | Purva Bhadrapada | Kartik | 06:11 / 16:59 | |
| 20 Fri | Shukla Dashami | Purva Bhadrapada | Kartik | 06:11 / 16:58 | |
| 21 Sat | Shukla Ekadashi | Uttara Bhadrapada | Kartik | 06:12 / 16:58 | Devuthan Ekadashi |
| 22 Sun | Shukla Trayodashi | Ashwini | Kartik | 06:13 / 16:58 | |
| 23 Mon | Shukla Chaturdashi | Bharani | Kartik | 06:14 / 16:58 | |
| 24 Tue | Shukla Purnima | Krittika | Kartik | 06:14 / 16:58 | Kartik Purnima · Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 25 Wed | Krishna Pratipada | Rohini | Margashirsha | 06:15 / 16:57 | |
| 26 Thu | Krishna Dwitiya | Mrigashira | Margashirsha | 06:16 / 16:57 | |
| 27 Fri | Krishna Tritiya | Ardra | Margashirsha | 06:17 / 16:57 | |
| 28 Sat | Krishna Chaturthi | Punarvasu | Margashirsha | 06:17 / 16:57 | |
| 29 Sun | Krishna Shashthi | Pushya | Margashirsha | 06:18 / 16:57 | |
| 30 Mon | Krishna Saptami | Ashlesha | Margashirsha | 06:19 / 16:57 |
Tithi and nakshatra are taken at sunrise in Patna. Times are IST.