September 2026 Panchang: Auspicious Days, Vrat and Festival Calendar

2026-08-14

A complete, date-verified Panchang guide to September 2026 — from Janmashtami and the rare same-day Hartalika Teej–Ganesh Chaturthi to the start of Pitru Paksha, with every Siddhi Yoga day explained.

September 2026 is a month of two distinct moods. It opens in the Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada with Sri Krishna Janmashtami, rises to a joyous peak with the twelve days of Ganesh Utsav, and then, after Bhadrapada Purnima on 26 September (Saturday), turns inward as Pitru Paksha begins and the calendar moves into Ashwina Krishna Paksha. The Sun enters Virgo at Kanya Sankranti on 17 September (Thursday) at 07:52 IST, and Chaturmas continues throughout — so while the month is rich in festivals and Siddhi Yogas, it offers no marriage muhurta. Knowing which days are for celebration, which are for fasting, and which are reserved for the ancestors is the whole art of reading this month. All timings below are for Delhi, following the North Indian Purnimanta calendar.

Auspicious days in September 2026 at a glance

These are the days when the Panchang shows a genuinely supportive combination — a Sarvarth Siddhi or Amrit Siddhi Yoga — and what each one is actually good for:

1 September (Tuesday) — Amrit Siddhi and Sarvarth Siddhi Yoga together, coinciding with Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi. An excellent day to begin a new course of study, start a health routine, or make a long-pending purchase, with Ganesha's blessing for removing obstacles.
13 September (Sunday) — Amrit Siddhi plus Sarvarth Siddhi Yoga. A strong day for property paperwork, opening a new account, or buying gold and vehicles — and a good day to prepare the home for Ganesh sthapana the next morning.
14 September (Monday) — Ganesh Chaturthi itself. Sthapana done in the madhyahna window of 11:02–13:31 is considered the most fruitful beginning of the entire month for any new venture placed under Ganesha's care.
17 September (Thursday) — Sarvarth Siddhi Yoga on the day of Kanya Sankranti and Vishwakarma Puja. Ideal for launching work-related initiatives: new tools, machinery, a workshop, a website, or the formal start of a professional project.
27 September (Sunday) — Sarvarth Siddhi Yoga, but note carefully: Pitru Paksha begins this day. The yoga strengthens shraddha, tarpan and daan performed for ancestors — it is not a green light for griha pravesh, new purchases or celebrations.
29 September (Tuesday) — Amrit Siddhi and Sarvarth Siddhi Yoga, again falling inside Pitru Paksha. Use it to perform shraddha rites with extra care, feed Brahmins and the needy, and offer tarpan — the yoga amplifies the merit of ancestral worship, not of worldly beginnings.

The distinction in the last two entries matters. A Siddhi Yoga makes whatever is appropriate to the day more effective; during Pitru Paksha, what is appropriate is remembrance and offering, not acquisition.

What the Panchang actually tracks

The Panchang is not a list of "good" and "bad" days handed down arbitrarily. It is a daily reading of five moving limbs — tithi (the lunar day), vara (the weekday), nakshatra (the Moon's asterism), yoga and karana. When certain nakshatras meet certain weekdays, combinations like Sarvarth Siddhi Yoga arise, and centuries of tradition treat those windows as supportive for new undertakings. Because all five limbs shift daily, and their exact times change with your location, a monthly overview like this one is a map rather than the territory. For the precise sunrise-based timings of any given day in your own city, check the daily Panchang before fixing anything important.

Key vrats and fasting days this month

1 September (Tuesday) — Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi. A Sankashti falling on a Tuesday is held to be especially powerful; fast through the day and break it after moonrise with Ganesha puja.
7 September (Monday) — Aja Ekadashi. The Bhadrapada Krishna Ekadashi, observed for Vishnu with a fast from grains; parana follows the next morning within the prescribed window.
9 September (Wednesday) — Pradosh Vrat. Worship Shiva during the twilight pradosh kaal; a fitting day for those seeking relief from prolonged difficulties.
10 September (Thursday) — Masik Shivratri. Night worship of Shiva with abhishek; those observing the full cycle of monthly Shivratris should keep this one with the usual night vigil.
11 September (Friday) — Bhadrapada Amavasya. A day for pitru tarpan, snan-daan and quiet observance rather than new beginnings.
19 September (Saturday) — Masik Durga Ashtami. Devi puja and, where the family tradition allows, kanya bhojan.
22 September (Tuesday) — Parivartini (Parsva) Ekadashi. The day Vishnu is said to turn over in his cosmic sleep during Chaturmas; one of the more significant Ekadashis of the year.
24 September (Thursday) — Pradosh Vrat, the second of the month, again observed at dusk.
30 September (Wednesday) — Sankashti Chaturthi, closing the month as it began — with a fast for Ganesha broken after moonrise.

Festivals and auspicious observances

The month's first great festival is Sri Krishna Janmashtami on 4 September (Friday), the Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami, with the Nishita puja muhurta running roughly 23:57 to 00:43. A clarification worth repeating: in 2026 Janmashtami does not fall in August. Many devotees searching August calendars come away confused — the midnight of Krishna's birth this year belongs firmly to 4 September.

Then comes the rarest alignment of the month: Hartalika Teej and Ganesh Chaturthi fall on the same day, 14 September (Monday). The Tritiya tithi runs from 07:08 on 13 September to 07:06 on 14 September, so by the udaya-vyapini rule Teej is observed on the 14th, with the pratahkal puja window of roughly 06:05–07:06 while Tritiya still prevails — and by midday the Chaturthi tithi brings Ganesh sthapana in the madhyahna window of 11:02–13:31. If the "13 or 14 September" question has been troubling you, our detailed note on whether Hartalika Teej 2026 falls on 13 or 14 September settles it with the full tithi logic. Rishi Panchami follows on 15 September (Tuesday), and Ganesh Utsav then runs its full twelve days, from sthapana on the 14th to visarjan on the 25th.

Kanya Sankranti on 17 September (Thursday) brings Vishwakarma Puja, when workshops, factories, vehicles and instruments of livelihood are honoured — made stronger this year by a Sarvarth Siddhi Yoga on the same day. The Ganesh festival concludes with Anant Chaturdashi and Ganesh Visarjan on 25 September (Friday); the vrat of Anant, its fourteen-knotted thread, and the farewell to Bappa all fall together — our guide to the Anant Chaturdashi vrat vidhi and Ganesh Visarjan walks through both observances step by step.

Bhadrapada Purnima on 26 September (Saturday) is observed as Proshthapadi Purnima with the Purnima Shraddha, and the very next day, 27 September (Sunday), Pitru Paksha begins with the Pratipada Shraddha. From this point the character of the month changes entirely: the fortnight belongs to the ancestors, and households traditionally pause auspicious new undertakings in their honour. Families who wish to arrange shraddha, tarpan or pitru-shanti rituals with proper vidhi can do so through our online puja services.

Reading the month for personal timing

Two large cycles frame every date above. Chaturmas continues through all of September, which is why the month has no vivah muhurta — weddings wait for the season to turn later in the year. And from 27 September, Pitru Paksha overlays everything: griha pravesh, major purchases, engagements and new launches are traditionally set aside until the fortnight ends, however tempting a Siddhi Yoga on the calendar may look. The practical rhythm of the month, then, is this: use the first half — especially 1, 13, 14 and 17 September — for beginnings, keep the vrat days for inner discipline, and give the final days to remembrance and gratitude.

General timing, however, is only half the picture. A day that is broadly auspicious may still sit poorly against your own dasha and transits, and an ordinary-looking date may be exactly right for you. If you are weighing a specific decision this month — a property registration, a business launch, a journey — begin with your free kundli to see where your planetary periods stand, or speak with an astrologer through a personal consultation to match September's windows to your own chart. The Panchang tells you when the sky is favourable; your kundli tells you when it is favourable for you.