✦ 2026 Vinayaka Chaturthi Dates ✦
✦ Ganesh vrat — shukla paksha chaturthi, supreme day for midday puja ✦
✦ 12 dates — entire year ✦
Ganesh vrat — shukla paksha chaturthi, supreme day for midday puja
First Vinayaka
22 Jan • Thu
Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapad)
17 Jul • Fri
Last Vinayaka
12 Dec • Sat
✦ About this vrat ✦
Vinayaka Chaturthi — chaturthi (4th tithi) of shukla paksha (4 days after Amavasya). Monthly Ganesh vrat. 12 per year.
Bhadrapad Vinayaka Chaturthi = Ganesh Chaturthi — supreme auspicious day. Beginning of 10-day Ganeshotsav.
Puja time — Madhyahna (midday, 11 AM to 1:30 PM) is best. Evening or before sunset also acceptable.
✦ January ✦
1 day🌖 Shukla • Tithi 4
✦ February ✦
1 day🌖 Shukla • Tithi 4
✦ March ✦
1 day🌖 Shukla • Tithi 4
✦ April ✦
1 day🌖 Shukla • Tithi 4
✦ May ✦
1 day🌖 Shukla • Tithi 4
✦ June ✦
1 day🌖 Shukla • Tithi 4
✦ July ✦
1 day🌖 Shukla • Tithi 4
✦ August ✦
1 day🌖 Shukla • Tithi 4
✦ September ✦
1 day🌖 Shukla • Tithi 4
✦ October ✦
1 day🌖 Shukla • Tithi 4
✦ November ✦
1 day🌖 Shukla • Tithi 4
✦ December ✦
1 day🌖 Shukla • Tithi 4
✦ Puja vidhi ✦
- 1
Morning bath. Yellow/red clothing.
- 2
Install Ganesha. Offer 21 modak, 21 durva, red/yellow flowers, sindoor, akshat.
- 3
Ganesh Ashtottara-shata-nama or Sankat-Nashan stotra. Main puja during madhyahna.
- 4
Evening aarti. Distribute prasad. Parana.
✦ FAQs ✦
Q. Vinayaka Chaturthi vrat-fruit?
Removal of obstacles, intellect growth, wealth, progeny. Yields sarva-siddhi when performed before any auspicious undertaking.
Q. Is moon-sighting forbidden?
Yes, on Vinayaka Chaturthi moon-darshan is prohibited (mithya-kalank-dosha). If accidentally seen, recite the Syamantaka-mani katha to remove the dosha.