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Bhai Dooj 2026: Date and Tithi Timings (भाई दूज)

Bhai Dooj 2026Wednesday, 11 November 2026Tithi 2:01 PM, 10 Nov 2026 to 3:54 PM, 11 Nov 2026 (IST, New Delhi)

Bhai Dooj 2026 is on Wednesday, 11 November 2026. Kartika Shukla Dwitiya, observed when Dwitiya prevails in the afternoon.

Bhai Dooj dates

YearDateTithi window (IST)
2026Wednesday, 11 November 20262:01 PM, 10 Nov 2026 – 3:54 PM, 11 Nov 2026
2027Sunday, 31 October 20275:52 PM, 30 Oct 2027 – 5:14 PM, 31 Oct 2027

Aparahna muhurta, 2026 (New Delhi): 1:10 PM – 3:20 PM on 11 Nov 2026.

Aparahna muhurta, 2027 (New Delhi): 1:11 PM – 3:24 PM on 31 Oct 2027.

Bhai Dooj date in other cities

Calculated with each city's own sunrise, sunset and time zone. Outside India the festival can fall on a different calendar day.

City20262027Aparahna muhurta (2026, local time)
Delhi11 Nov 202631 Oct 20271:10 PM – 3:20 PM
Mumbai11 Nov 202631 Oct 20271:30 PM – 3:46 PM
Chennai11 Nov 202631 Oct 20271:02 PM – 3:21 PM
Kolkata11 Nov 202631 Oct 202712:27 PM – 2:41 PM
Hyderabad11 Nov 202631 Oct 20271:08 PM – 3:25 PM
Edison, New Jersey10 Nov 202630 Oct 202712:42 PM – 2:43 PM
Dallas10 Nov 202630 Oct 20271:15 PM – 3:22 PM
Toronto10 Nov 202630 Oct 20271:01 PM – 2:59 PM
London10 Nov 202630 Oct 202712:39 PM – 2:29 PM
Sydney11 Nov 202631 Oct 20272:02 PM – 4:47 PM

Highlighted rows fall on a different date from New Delhi in at least one year.

How the date is decided

Bhai Dooj falls on Kartika Shukla Dwitiya. A tithi rarely matches a calendar day, so the festival is kept on the day the tithi prevails in the afternoon (aparahna, the fourth fifth of daytime).

Dates for New Delhi. In other cities the tithi times shift with the local sunrise and sunset, and occasionally the date changes. See today's panchang for your city.

Other festivals

Dates are calculated for New Delhi with the Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa) using the Smarta rules followed by most North Indian panchangs: each festival is kept on the day its tithi prevails at the prescribed time of day, with the classical tie-break rules for Raksha Bandhan, Holika Dahan, Janmashtami and Akshaya Tritiya. All 57 of our 2026–2027 dates that could be checked match independently published panchang dates. Regional and sectarian (Vaishnava/ISKCON) dates can differ by a day; dates can also differ outside India.