Magha · Shukla Chaturthi · Ganesh ji
Vinayaka Chaturthi 2026विनायक चतुर्थी
Vinayaka Chaturthi 2026 is on Thursday, 22 January 2026 in Columbus, OH, and Ganesh puja · madhyahna: 11:45 AM–1:43 PM EST, UTC−5.
Just past · computed for Columbus, OH · EST, UTC−5Columbus · Thursday, 22 January 2026
The day, hour by hour
Vrat begins
7:48 AMThe bath and the sankalp at sunrise; the vrat is kept from here.
Don't look at the moon
9:56 AM – 9:50 PMThe moon is not looked at on Ganesh ji's Chaturthi of the waxing moon, for fear of a false blame. If it is seen by mistake, the Syamantaka verse is said.
Ganesh puja · madhyahna
11:45 AM – 1:43 PMMadhyahna — the middle of the day, the three muhurtas at its centre. Ganesh ji's puja on this Chaturthi is offered at midday, while the Chaturthi holds.
Evening aarti
5:39 PMA diya before Ganesh ji and the aarti at dusk; in North Indian and Gujarati homes the one meal of the day follows it.
Times for Columbus, OH in EST, UTC−5, rounded to the minute, computed by Kalava's engine for this town's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise. How
The fourth day after the new moon, kept every month for Ganesh ji, with His puja at midday. It is asked of Him as Varad, the one who grants, and the moon is not looked at that night.
The vrat
For Ganesh ji, kept only as health allows. In North Indian and Gujarati homes the one sattvik meal follows the evening aarti; in Marathi homes the upvas is opened the next morning. The moon is not looked for. Whoever is unwell, pregnant or elderly keeps the puja and eats.
Every town is its own sunrise
Vinayaka Chaturthi 2026 in other towns
Highlighted rows keep the day on another date than India. Tap a town for its full day.
| Town | Date | Ganesh puja · madhyahna |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 22 Jan | 11:29 AM–1:37 PM |
| Mumbai | 22 Jan | 11:43 AM–1:57 PM |
| Kolkata | 22 Jan | 10:42 AM–12:54 PM |
| Chennai | 22 Jan | 11:12 AM–1:29 PM |
| Bengaluru | 22 Jan | 11:22 AM–1:40 PM |
| Hyderabad | 22 Jan | 11:20 AM–1:35 PM |
| Ahmedabad | 22 Jan | 11:46 AM–1:57 PM |
| Jaipur | 22 Jan | 11:34 AM–1:43 PM |
| Lucknow | 22 Jan | 11:13 AM–1:22 PM |
| Patna | 22 Jan | 10:56 AM–1:06 PM |
| Abroad | ||
| Columbus US | 22 Jan | 11:45 AM–1:43 PM |
| London GB | 22 Jan | 11:20 AM–1:04 PM |
| Leicester GB | 22 Jan | 11:25 AM–1:07 PM |
| Birmingham GB | 22 Jan | 11:28 AM–1:11 PM |
| New York US | 22 Jan | 11:09 AM–1:07 PM |
| Edison US | 22 Jan | 11:11 AM–1:08 PM |
| Jersey City US | 22 Jan | 11:09 AM–1:07 PM |
| Chicago US | 22 Jan | 11:04 AM–1:01 PM |
| Houston US | 22 Jan | 11:30 AM–1:37 PM |
| Dallas US | 22 Jan | 11:37 AM–1:41 PM |
| San Francisco US | 22 Jan | 11:21 AM–1:22 PM |
| San Jose US | 22 Jan | 11:19 AM–1:20 PM |
| Los Angeles US | 22 Jan | 11:03 AM–1:07 PM |
| Atlanta US | 22 Jan | 11:47 AM–1:51 PM |
| Washington, DC US | 22 Jan | 11:20 AM–1:20 PM |
| Boston US | 22 Jan | 10:58 AM–12:54 PM |
| Seattle US | 22 Jan | 11:26 AM–1:16 PM |
| Toronto CA | 22 Jan | 11:32 AM–1:27 PM |
| Brampton CA | 22 Jan | 11:34 AM–1:28 PM |
| Vancouver CA | 22 Jan | 11:31 AM–1:18 PM |
| Sydney AU | 22 Jan | 11:42 AM–2:30 PM |
| Melbourne AU | 22 Jan | 12:06 PM–2:57 PM |
| Auckland NZ | 22 Jan | 12:07 PM–2:58 PM |
| Singapore SG | 22 Jan | 12:04 PM–2:29 PM |
| Kuala Lumpur MY | 22 Jan | 12:13 PM–2:37 PM |
| Dubai AE | 22 Jan | 11:25 AM–1:36 PM |
| Doha QA | 22 Jan | 10:40 AM–12:51 PM |
| Nairobi KE | 22 Jan | 11:31 AM–1:57 PM |
| Durban ZA | 22 Jan | 10:45 AM–1:30 PM |
| Port Louis MU | 22 Jan | 11:03 AM–1:40 PM |
How Vinayaka Chaturthi is kept
Katha
The Boy of Straw
This is the vrat katha of Vinayak Chaturthi, read and heard after Ganesh ji's puja on the Chaturthi of the bright half of every month.
Puja vidhi
34 steps, each drawn
The method at the day's own hours, every mantra with its meaning.
Samagri
20 things to set out
Every item pictured, a list to tick and send.
