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Bengali calendar January 2026
The Bengali calendar (Bangabda) is a solar calendar. Its year begins with Boishakh in mid-April, on Pohela Boishakh.
Bengali calendar, January 2026
- Months: Poush (পৌষ) · Magh (মাঘ)
- Bangabda: 1432
1ThursdayPoush 16
S Trayodashi until 10:23 pm → S Chaturdashi
Rohini
Vrishabha
6:17 am · 5:03 pm
2Friday17
S Chaturdashi until 6:54 pm → Purnima
Mrigashira
Vrishabha → Mithuna 9:26 am
6:17 am · 5:04 pm
3Saturday18
Purnima until 3:33 pm → K Pratipada
Ardra
Mithuna
6:17 am · 5:05 pm
Purnima
4Sunday19
K Pratipada until 12:31 pm → K Dwitiya
Punarvasu
Mithuna → Karka 9:44 am
6:17 am · 5:05 pm
5Monday20
K Dwitiya until 9:57 am → K Tritiya
Pushya
Karka
6:18 am · 5:06 pm
6Tuesday21
K Tritiya until 8:03 am → K Chaturthi
Ashlesha
Karka → Simha 12:19 pm
6:18 am · 5:07 pm
7Wednesday22
K Chaturthi until 6:53 am → K Panchami
Magha
Simha
6:18 am · 5:07 pm
8Thursday23
K Panchami until 6:35 am → K Shashthi
Purva Phalguni
Simha → Kanya 6:40 pm
6:18 am · 5:08 pm
9Friday24
K Shashthi until 7:06 am → K Saptami
Uttara Phalguni
Kanya
6:18 am · 5:09 pm
10Saturday25
K Saptami until 8:25 am → K Ashtami
Hasta
Kanya → Tula 4:53 am
6:19 am · 5:10 pm
11Sunday26
K Ashtami until 10:21 am → K Navami
Chitra
Tula
6:19 am · 5:10 pm
12Monday27
K Navami until 12:44 pm → K Dashami
Swati
Tula
6:19 am · 5:11 pm
13Tuesday28
K Dashami until 3:19 pm → K Ekadashi
Vishakha
Tula → Vrishchika 5:23 pm
6:19 am · 5:12 pm
14Wednesday29
K Ekadashi until 5:54 pm → K Dwadashi
Anuradha
Vrishchika
6:19 am · 5:12 pm
Makar SankrantiEkadashiSankranti
15ThursdayMagh 1
K Dwadashi until 8:17 pm → K Trayodashi
Jyeshtha
Vrishchika → Dhanu 5:49 am
6:19 am · 5:13 pm
16Friday2
K Trayodashi until 10:23 pm → K Chaturdashi
Mula
Dhanu
6:19 am · 5:14 pm
17Saturday3
K Chaturdashi until 12:05 am → Amavasya
Mula
Dhanu
6:19 am · 5:14 pm
18Sunday4
Amavasya until 1:22 am → S Pratipada
Purva Ashadha
Dhanu → Makara 4:42 pm
6:19 am · 5:15 pm
Amavasya
19Monday5
S Pratipada until 2:15 am → S Dwitiya
Uttara Ashadha
Makara
6:19 am · 5:16 pm
20Tuesday6
S Dwitiya until 2:43 am → S Tritiya
Shravana
Makara → Kumbha 1:37 am
6:19 am · 5:17 pm
21Wednesday7
S Tritiya until 2:48 am → S Chaturthi
Dhanishta
Kumbha
6:19 am · 5:17 pm
22Thursday8
S Chaturthi until 2:29 am → S Panchami
Shatabhisha
Kumbha
6:18 am · 5:18 pm
23Friday9
S Panchami until 1:47 am → S Shashthi
Purva Bhadrapada
Kumbha → Meena 8:35 am
6:18 am · 5:19 pm
Vasant Panchami
24Saturday10
S Shashthi until 12:41 am → S Saptami
Uttara Bhadrapada
Meena
6:18 am · 5:19 pm
25Sunday11
S Saptami until 11:11 pm → S Ashtami
Revati
Meena → Mesha 1:37 pm
6:18 am · 5:20 pm
26Monday12
S Ashtami until 9:19 pm → S Navami
Ashwini
Mesha
6:18 am · 5:21 pm
27Tuesday13
S Navami until 7:06 pm → S Dashami
Bharani
Mesha → Vrishabha 4:46 pm
6:17 am · 5:21 pm
28Wednesday14
S Dashami until 4:37 pm → S Ekadashi
Krittika
Vrishabha
6:17 am · 5:22 pm
29Thursday15
S Ekadashi until 1:56 pm → S Dwadashi
Rohini
Vrishabha → Mithuna 6:32 pm
6:17 am · 5:23 pm
Ekadashi
30Friday16
S Dwadashi until 11:10 am → S Trayodashi
Ardra
Mithuna
6:16 am · 5:23 pm
31Saturday17
S Trayodashi until 8:27 am → S Chaturdashi until 5:54 am → Purnima
Punarvasu
Mithuna → Karka 8:02 pm
6:16 am · 5:24 pm
S = Shukla paksha, K = Krishna paksha. The tithi is the one at sunrise, with the time it ends when it changes before the next sunrise. ☆ nakshatra, ☾ Moon sign, ☼ sunrise and sunset, for Kolkata, in IST.
Days to note in January 2026
| Date | Month | What |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan, Sat | Poush 18 | Purnima |
| 14 Jan, Wed | Poush 29 | Makar Sankranti · Krishna Ekadashi · Makara Sankranti, 3:11 pm |
| 18 Jan, Sun | Magh 4 | Amavasya |
| 23 Jan, Fri | Magh 9 | Vasant Panchami |
| 29 Jan, Thu | Magh 15 | Shukla Ekadashi |
How the Bengali calendar works
In West Bengal a month begins on the day after the Sankranti, the day the Sun enters a new sign, so months have 29 to 32 days. Festivals such as Durga Puja and Kali Puja follow the tithi.
Pohela Boishakh is 1 Boishakh, the day after the Sun enters Mesha (Aries), in mid-April.
| # | Month | Bengali | Sun in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boishakh | বৈশাখ | Mesha |
| 2 | Jyoishtho | জ্যৈষ্ঠ | Vrishabha |
| 3 | Asharh | আষাঢ় | Mithuna |
| 4 | Shrabon | শ্রাবণ | Karka |
| 5 | Bhadro | ভাদ্র | Simha |
| 6 | Ashwin | আশ্বিন | Kanya |
| 7 | Kartik | কার্তিক | Tula |
| 8 | Ogrohayon | অগ্রহায়ণ | Vrishchika |
| 9 | Poush | পৌষ | Dhanu |
| 10 | Magh | মাঘ | Makara |
| 11 | Falgun | ফাল্গুন | Kumbha |
| 12 | Choitro | চৈত্র | Meena |
Other regional calendars
- Hindu calendar
- Tamil calendar
- Telugu calendar
- Kannada calendar
- Malayalam calendar
- Marathi calendar
- Gujarati calendar
- Odia calendar
For the full day (yoga, karana, Rahu kaal) see today's panchang, and the full lists of Amavasya, Purnima and eclipse dates.