In the Sanatan Hindu tradition, few months carry as much spiritual weight as Kartik. The Babu Lal Chaturvedi Calendar for November 2026 falls almost entirely within this sacred month — one that classical texts such as the Skanda Purana and Padma Purana describe as especially dear to Lord Vishnu. For households across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi and Chhattisgarh, this is the calendar people reach for to plan Diwali puja, Chhath Puja timings, Dev Uthani Ekadashi, and the wedding dates that reopen right after it.
According to the Vikram Samvat 2083 and Shaka Samvat 1948 reckoning, November 2026 carries an unusually dense festival calendar: Dhanteras, Diwali (Lakshmi Puja), Govardhan Puja, Bhai Dooj, the four-day Chhath Puja, Dev Uthani (Prabodhini) Ekadashi, and Kartik Purnima with Dev Deepawali all fall inside this single month. Kartik month also carries its own daily disciplines — the pre-dawn Kartik Snan, the lighting of an akhand deepak (unbroken lamp) for Lord Vishnu, and daily Tulsi puja — that many families observe from the last week of October right through to Kartik Purnima.
📅 November 2026 Vrat & Tyohar Calendar (Verified Dates)
Rather than printing invented tithi and nakshatra data for all 30 days — which varies by city and requires real ephemeris calculation — here is the verified list of what actually falls in November 2026, cross-checked against multiple Panchang sources:
| Date (Nov 2026) | Day | Festival / Vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Thursday | Rama Ekadashi (Kartik Krishna Ekadashi) |
| 6 | Friday | Dhanteras (Dhanatrayodashi) |
| 7 | Saturday | Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali |
| 8 | Sunday | Diwali – Lakshmi Puja (Kartik Amavasya) |
| 9 | Monday | Govardhan Puja / Annakut |
| 10–11 | Tue–Wed | Bhai Dooj (Yama Dwitiya) — most North Indian panchangs list 11 Nov |
| 13 | Friday | Chhath Puja begins – Nahay Khay |
| 14 | Saturday | Chhath – Kharna |
| 15 | Sunday | Chhath – Sandhya Arghya (main evening offering) |
| 16 | Monday | Chhath – Usha Arghya & Parana |
| 17 | Tuesday | Gopashtami |
| 18 | Wednesday | Akshaya (Amla) Navami |
| 20–21 | Fri–Sat | Dev Uthani (Prabodhini) Ekadashi, Tulsi Vivah begins |
| 24 | Tuesday | Kartik Purnima, Dev Deepawali, Tulsi Vivah Samapan, Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 25 | Wednesday | Margashirsha month begins |
Note on Dev Uthani Ekadashi: because the Ekadashi tithi this year does not comfortably span a single sunrise, some panchangs (Smarta tradition) observe the vrat on 20 November while others place it on 21 November. Check your family’s tradition or local temple before fixing this date for a Tulsi Vivah ceremony.
🕉️ Rahu Kaal & Abhijit Muhurat: How to Read Them Correctly
A genuine limitation of any printed monthly calendar is that Rahu Kaal and Abhijit Muhurat shift by a few minutes every single day and change further depending on your city’s exact sunrise and sunset. A single set of clock times cannot be accurate for both, say, Lucknow and Ahmedabad on the same date. Instead of a misleading day-by-day table, here is how these two periods actually work so you can check them precisely wherever you are:
Rahu Kaal (standard weekday reference, for a roughly 6 AM–6 PM day):
| Day | Approximate Rahu Kaal Window |
|---|---|
| Sunday | 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM |
| Monday | 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM |
| Tuesday | 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM |
| Thursday | 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM |
| Friday | 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Saturday | 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM |
Rahu Kaal is always the same fraction of daylight for a given weekday (the 8-part division of sunrise-to-sunset), but because November days are shorter than August days, the actual clock times above will run 15–30 minutes earlier by the end of the month. For anything important — a Griha Pravesh, a vehicle purchase, or a business launch — confirm the exact minute for your city on the specific date.
Abhijit Muhurat, considered auspicious for starting new ventures, falls at local solar noon and lasts about 48 minutes. In most of North India through November it lands close to 11:40 AM – 12:25 PM, but again, this shifts a little through the month and by longitude — a city-specific Panchang or your family pandit will give you the precise window.
🪔 Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj: The Five Days of Diwali 2026
Dhanteras (6 November 2026): The festival opens with the worship of Lord Dhanvantari and Goddess Lakshmi. Homes are cleaned, new utensils or gold/silver are purchased as a sign of prosperity, and a diya is lit at the main entrance in the evening to welcome wealth into the home.
Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali (7 November 2026): Also called Kali Chaudas in parts of North India, this day is associated with an early-morning ritual bath (Abhyanga Snan) before sunrise and the lighting of diyas to ward off negativity.
Diwali – Lakshmi Puja (8 November 2026): The main night of Diwali falls on Kartik Amavasya. Lakshmi Puja is best performed during Pradosh Kaal, roughly the two hours spanning sunset, when Goddess Lakshmi is invoked along with Lord Ganesha and Kubera for wealth, wisdom and prosperity. Keep the puja sthaan clean, use fresh flowers, and offer sweets before lighting the main deepak.
Govardhan Puja (9 November 2026): Commemorating Lord Krishna lifting Govardhan Hill to protect Vraj from Indra’s wrath, this day involves building a small representation of the hill from cow dung or food grains and offering Annakut — a mountain of 56 or 108 dishes — as bhog.
Bhai Dooj (10–11 November 2026): The festival celebrating the sibling bond, similar in spirit to Raksha Bandhan. Sisters apply tilak on their brothers’ foreheads, perform aarti, and pray for their long life, while brothers offer gifts in return.
🌊 Chhath Puja 2026: The Four-Day Surya Worship
Chhath Puja is among the most rigorous vratas in the Hindu calendar, primarily observed in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh, but now celebrated by Purvanchali communities nationwide.
- 13 November – Nahay Khay: The Vratti (person observing the fast) bathes, wears fresh clothes, and eats a simple sattvic meal to begin the vrat.
- 14 November – Kharna: A day-long fast broken only in the evening with kheer and roti, offered first to the deity.
- 15 November – Sandhya Arghya: The most important day, when the Vratti offers arghya (water offering) to the setting sun while standing in a river or pond, using soop (bamboo trays) filled with fruit, thekua, and sugarcane.
- 16 November – Usha Arghya & Parana: Before sunrise, the family returns to the ghat to offer arghya to the rising sun, after which the 36-hour fast is broken.
🌸 Dev Uthani Ekadashi & the Reopening of Wedding Season
Dev Uthani Ekadashi, also called Prabodhini Ekadashi, marks the end of Chaturmas — the four-month period in which Lord Vishnu is believed to rest in yogic sleep and during which weddings, Griha Pravesh, and other mangal karya are traditionally paused. When Vishnu is believed to “awaken” this year on 20–21 November, the wedding season formally reopens.
The day is also when Tulsi Vivah begins — the ceremonial marriage of the Tulsi plant to Lord Vishnu (in the form of Shaligram), which continues through to Kartik Purnima. Households decorate the Tulsi plant with a small mandap, sugarcane stalks, and marigold, and perform a simplified wedding ritual in its honour.
If you’re planning a wedding, Griha Pravesh, or Mundan in the weeks that follow, note that this year’s favourable window is relatively short: auspicious muhurats generally continue through late November and into early December, before pausing again when Kharmas begins around mid-December. Always confirm exact muhurat timings against your family’s janam kundli and a local, city-specific panchang.
🌕 Kartik Purnima & Dev Deepawali (24 November 2026)
Kartik Purnima closes out the holiest month of the Hindu calendar with several observances layered onto one day: it marks the end of Tulsi Vivah, commemorates Lord Shiva’s victory over the demon Tripurasura (hence the name Tripuri Purnima), and is celebrated in Varanasi as Dev Deepawali — the “Diwali of the Gods” — when millions of earthen lamps are lit along the ghats of the Ganga. It is considered highly meritorious to bathe in a sacred river before sunrise on this day, offer diya-daan, and feed Brahmins or the needy.
🙏 Ekadashi Vrat Vidhi (General Practice for November’s Ekadashis)
Ekadashi is considered the most beloved fasting day for Lord Vishnu. Whether observing Rama Ekadashi (5 November) or Dev Uthani Ekadashi (20–21 November), the general practice is the same: begin sattvic discipline from Dashami evening, rise before sunrise, bathe (ideally with a little Ganga jal added to the water), and wear clean, preferably yellow, clothing. Offer tulsi leaves, yellow flowers, and yellow sandalwood to Vishnu and Lakshmi, and avoid rice and grains for the day if observing a full fast. Chanting the Vishnu Sahasranama in the evening is widely recommended. Parana (breaking the fast) should be done the next morning during Dwadashi tithi, after sunrise, ideally before the Dwadashi tithi itself ends.
🕯️ Pradosh Vrat & Masik Shivratri
On Pradosh days this month, evening worship of Shiva during Pradosh Kaal — roughly 45 minutes before and after sunset — is considered especially fruitful. Offer the Panchamrit (milk, curd, honey, sugar, and ghee) to the Shivling, followed by bilva leaves, and chant “Om Namah Shivaya” or the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra. This vrat is traditionally associated with relief from debt, protection from illness, and victory over adversaries.
🌕 Purnima Vrat & Satyanarayan Katha
On Kartik Purnima, many households organise a Satyanarayan Katha at home, distribute panjiri or halwa as prasad, and in the evening offer arghya to the moon with water, milk, akshat (rice), and white flowers in a copper or silver vessel — a practice believed to calm the mind and strengthen the benefic influence of the Moon.
🕯️ Amavasya & Pitru Tarpan
Kartik Amavasya (8 November, coinciding with Diwali) is also a day for remembering ancestors. After the morning bath, tarpan is offered facing south with black til (sesame), kusha grass, and water, followed by lighting a mustard-oil lamp beneath a peepal tree — a ritual believed to bring peace to departed souls and remove obstacles linked to Pitru Dosh.
🔮 November 2026 Rashifal: A General Monthly Outlook
The following is a traditional astrological outlook based on planetary transits this month, offered in the spirit of cultural guidance rather than a guarantee of outcomes.
Aries (Mesh): A busy but rewarding month at work; Diwali brings good news on the financial front. Remedy: light a ghee diya for Ganesha every Wednesday.
Taurus (Vrishabh): Excellent time for property or vehicle-related decisions around Dhanteras. Family relationships feel warmer. Remedy: offer white sweets to Goddess Lakshmi on Fridays.
Gemini (Mithun): New business partnerships show promise, especially after Dev Uthani Ekadashi. Students preparing for exams see steady progress. Remedy: offer durva grass to Ganesha on Wednesdays.
Cancer (Kark): A financially strong month with old dues likely being settled. Travel for religious or family reasons is favoured. Remedy: offer milk to a Shivling on Mondays.
Leo (Simha): Leadership opportunities open up at work; confidence runs high through Diwali week. Remedy: offer water to the rising sun daily and recite the Aditya Hridaya Stotra.
Virgo (Kanya): A good month for networking and forming useful professional contacts. Health improves gradually after mid-month. Remedy: light a mustard-oil lamp under a peepal tree on Saturdays.
Libra (Tula): New income opportunities may surface around Chhath Puja. Support from seniors and friends helps resolve pending matters. Remedy: recite the Shri Sukta on Fridays.
Scorpio (Vrishchik): Career matters move forward nicely; a delayed promotion or raise may finally come through. Remedy: recite Bajrang Baan on Tuesdays.
Sagittarius (Dhanu): Vishnu’s grace is particularly strong this Kartik month for you — favourable for pilgrimage and spiritual study. Remedy: worship a banana tree on Thursdays.
Capricorn (Makar): Pay attention to diet and routine as the season changes; avoid speculative investments. Steady effort brings moderate business gains. Remedy: worship Shani Dev on Saturdays.
Aquarius (Kumbh): Relationships deepen this month; singles may find new connections around Diwali. Business partnerships show good returns. Remedy: donate black til and mustard oil on Saturdays.
Pisces (Meen): Old health concerns start easing; competitive exam aspirants see favourable results. Remedy: offer yellow flowers and a yellow cloth to Lord Vishnu on Thursdays.
🍂 Ayurveda for November 2026: Adjusting to Hemant Ritu (Early Winter)
As Kartik gives way to Margashirsha, North India moves from the post-monsoon transition into Hemant Ritu, the early-winter season in the Ayurvedic calendar. Classical texts recommend adjusting daily habits to match the cooler, drier air:
- Diet: Favour warm, slightly unctuous, freshly cooked meals over cold or raw food; this is traditionally considered the season when digestive fire (Agni) is naturally stronger.
- Daily oil massage (Abhyanga): A light sesame-oil self-massage before bathing is commonly recommended in Hemant Ritu to counter dryness in the skin and joints as humidity drops.
- Routine: Continue waking before sunrise; a short walk in the winter morning sun is considered beneficial once it’s fully light out.
- Movement: Regular, moderate exercise or yoga is traditionally encouraged in this season, since the body tends to feel more resilient in cooler weather.
(This is general seasonal wellness guidance drawn from traditional Ayurvedic practice, not a medical prescription — anyone with a specific health condition should consult a qualified doctor or Ayurvedic physician before changing diet or routine.)
❓ Frequently Asked Questions – November 2026 Panchang
Q1. What is the Babu Lal Chaturvedi Panchang used for? It’s a traditional North Indian almanac used to determine daily tithi, nakshatra, muhurat, and the dates of vrats and festivals for a given month.
Q2. When is Diwali in 2026? Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) falls on Sunday, 8 November 2026, coinciding with Kartik Amavasya.
Q3. When does Chhath Puja 2026 start and end? Chhath Puja runs for four days, from Nahay Khay on Friday, 13 November, to Usha Arghya and Parana on Monday, 16 November, with the main Sandhya Arghya on Sunday, 15 November.
Q4. When can weddings resume after Chaturmas in 2026? Wedding muhurats reopen after Dev Uthani Ekadashi on 20–21 November 2026 and generally continue until Kharmas begins in mid-December.
Q5. Why do Rahu Kaal timings differ between websites? Rahu Kaal is calculated by dividing daylight hours (sunrise to sunset) into eight equal parts, so the exact clock time depends on your city’s actual sunrise and sunset that day — it is not a fixed national time.
Q6. Is Dev Uthani Ekadashi on 20 or 21 November 2026? Both dates appear across different panchangs this year because of how the Ekadashi tithi aligns with sunrise; Smarta tradition generally observes it on 20 November, with some regional panchangs placing it on 21 November. Check with your local temple or family tradition.