Bhadrapada · Shukla Chaturthi · Ganesh ji
Ganesh Chaturthi 2026गणेश चतुर्थी
Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 runs from Monday, 14 September to Tuesday, 15 September 2026 in Rajkot, and Sthapana · madhyahna: 11:28 AM–1:56 PM IST, UTC+5:30.
Just past · computed for Rajkot · IST, UTC+5:30Rajkot · Monday, 14 September 2026
The day, hour by hour
Vrat begins
6:33 AMDon't look at the moon
9:23 AM – 8:41 PMKrishna was accused of stealing the Syamantaka jewel after seeing the moon on this Chaturthi. If you do see it, listen to that story — that is the whole remedy.
Sthapana · madhyahna
11:28 AM – 1:56 PMGanesh ji was born at midday; the murti is seated in the middle three muhurtas, while Chaturthi still prevails.
Sandhya aarti
7:06 PMThe evening aarti is when the family gathers, every day the murti is in the house.
Morning puja
8:12 AMTuesday, 15 SeptemberEvery morning he is in the house he is bathed, given fresh durva and flowers, fed and shown the lamp. It is the same round each day, and it is short.
Visarjan
9:50 AM – 6:50 PMTuesday, 15 SeptemberThe uttar puja comes first, then the murti is moved a little from its seat, and only then does it leave the house.
Times for Rajkot in IST, UTC+5:30, rounded to the minute, computed by Kalava's engine for this town's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise. How
Ganesh ji was born at midday, so the murti is seated then. He is asked first in every house because he is the one who clears the way.
The vrat
The vrat is for whoever does the puja; the rest of the family eats once the naivedya is offered. While Bappa is in the house, most homes cook without onion and garlic.
How long Bappa stays is a family decision, not a rule: a day and a half in most Maharashtrian homes, three in Karnataka and the Telugu country, one in Tamil Nadu, ten only in the homes that have always done ten.
Every town is its own sunrise
Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 in other towns
Highlighted rows keep the day on another date than India. Tap a town for its full day.
| Town | Date | Sthapana · madhyahna |
|---|---|---|
| Rajkot | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:28 AM–1:56 PM |
| Delhi | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:02 AM–1:31 PM |
| Mumbai | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:20 AM–1:48 PM |
| Kolkata | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 10:18 AM–12:46 PM |
| Chennai | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 10:51 AM–1:18 PM |
| Bengaluru | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:02 AM–1:28 PM |
| Hyderabad | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 10:58 AM–1:25 PM |
| Ahmedabad | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:21 AM–1:49 PM |
| Jaipur | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:08 AM–1:36 PM |
| Lucknow | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 10:48 AM–1:16 PM |
| Patna | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 10:31 AM–12:59 PM |
| Abroad | ||
| London GB | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:39 AM–2:12 PM |
| Leicester GB | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:43 AM–2:16 PM |
| Birmingham GB | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:46 AM–2:19 PM |
| New York US | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:36 AM–2:06 PM |
| Edison US | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:38 AM–2:08 PM |
| Jersey City US | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:36 AM–2:06 PM |
| Chicago US | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:30 AM–2:01 PM |
| Houston US | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 12:03 PM–2:31 PM |
| Dallas US | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 12:08 PM–2:37 PM |
| San Francisco US | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:50 AM–2:20 PM |
| San Jose US | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:48 AM–2:17 PM |
| Los Angeles US | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:34 AM–2:03 PM |
| Atlanta US | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 12:18 PM–2:47 PM |
| Washington, DC US | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:48 AM–2:18 PM |
| Boston US | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:24 AM–1:55 PM |
| Seattle US | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:49 AM–2:20 PM |
| Toronto CA | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:57 AM–2:28 PM |
| Brampton CA | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:59 AM–2:30 PM |
| Vancouver CA | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:52 AM–2:23 PM |
| Sydney AU | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 10:40 AM–1:02 PM |
| Melbourne AU | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:05 AM–1:27 PM |
| Auckland NZ | 15 Sep–16 Sep a day after India | 11:06 AM–1:28 PM |
| Singapore SG | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:48 AM–2:13 PM |
| Kuala Lumpur MY | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:56 AM–2:22 PM |
| Dubai AE | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:00 AM–1:28 PM |
| Doha QA | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 10:15 AM–12:43 PM |
| Nairobi KE | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 11:16 AM–1:41 PM |
| Durban ZA | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 10:41 AM–1:03 PM |
| Port Louis MU | 14 Sep–15 Sep | 10:54 AM–1:17 PM |
