🌎 Hindu Festivals 2026 in Canada — Local Dates for 6 Cities

Yearly vrat pages

Major festivals 2026

Today's Panchang, Rahu Kaal, Choghadiya & Moonrise by city

🖨 Printable calendar 2026 (PDF) & free website widget

One page per city: every festival and vrat of the year, ready to print — plus a widget temples and community sites can embed.

How these dates are calculated

A Hindu festival is not fixed to a calendar date — it belongs to a tithi (lunar day), and the tithi is judged at a particular moment of the local day: sunrise for most vrats, moonrise for Karwa Chauth and Sankashti, Pradosh (just after sunset) for Diwali and Dhanteras, and Nishita (Hindu midnight) for Janmashtami and Shivratri. Canada is 9½–13½ hours behind India, so the deciding moment of a tithi falls at a different hour of the local day — and the festival can move by a day. We compute sunrise, moonrise and sunset for each city with the Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsha), in local time with daylight-saving applied, exactly as the classical Dharma-Shastra rules prescribe.

Rules follow the Dharma-Sindhu / Nirnaya-Sindhu tradition used by standard panchangs: Udaya tithi for Ekadashi (Smarta) with the Vaishnava alternative shown, Pradosh-vyapini Amavasya for Lakshmi Puja, Nishita-vyapini Ashtami with Rohini for Janmashtami, moonrise Chaturthi for Karwa Chauth. Lakshmi Puja muhurat is Pradosh Kaal overlapping Vrishabha lagna, computed per city.

Frequently asked questions

Are Hindu festival dates in Canada the same as in India?

Not always. In 2026, 14 major festivals fall on a different day in Canada because the tithi is judged at local sunrise, moonrise or Pradosh. This page lists the Canada dates; each festival page also shows the India date for comparison.

Which time zone are the timings in?

Every city on this page is computed in its own local time zone, with daylight-saving time applied (for example Eastern Time (EST/EDT) for Toronto).

Why do Indian websites show a different date?

Most sites publish the India date. Canada is 9½–13½ hours behind India, so a tithi that prevails at Pradosh or sunrise in Delhi can end — or begin — at a different moment of the local day here, and the observance can move by a day.

Which rule is used for Ekadashi?

The Smarta (householder) rule — Ekadashi prevailing at local sunrise; when the Vaishnava date differs it is shown separately with the Parana window.

Can I use these dates for a temple or community event?

Yes — the dates and muhurats are computed from the Swiss Ephemeris for each city. For a specific ritual, confirm the exact muhurat with your temple priest.

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