Festival countdowns & local muhurat times.

Free festival countdowns with a muhurat calculator

festcountdown answers two questions for each festival: when is it, and what time should the puja start? There are 19 festivals on the site. Each one has a single page, and everything about that festival lives on it.

Which other festivals are coming up?

On Dussehra 2026, the Vijay Muhurat is 1:59–2:45 PM in Delhi. Kojagari Lakshmi Puja comes five days later, on Sunday 25 October. Diwali's five days run from Dhanteras on Friday 6 November to Bhai Dooj on Wednesday 11 November. Kali Puja falls on the same night as Lakshmi Puja, with Nishita Kaal at 11:39 PM–12:31 AM in Delhi. Chhath Puja 2026 runs 13–16 November. Its Sandhya Arghya is at sunset on Sunday 15 November, which is 5:28 PM in Delhi and 5:01 PM in Patna.

Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, so there is no school the next morning. Christmas is Friday 25 December. That's a three-day weekend in India and the US, and four days in the UK. New Year's Day 2027 is a Friday too. Chinese New Year 2027 is Saturday 6 February, the start of the Year of the Goat. Raksha Bandhan 2027 is Tuesday 17 August. There's no Bhadra Kaal that morning, so in Delhi you can tie rakhi any time from 5:51 AM to 12:58 PM. Varalakshmi Vratham comes four days earlier, on Friday 13 August.

Why the muhurat changes with your city

Every muhurat is tied to local sunrise or sunset. A Lakshmi Puja time printed for Delhi is off by half an hour or more in Mumbai or Kolkata. In London or New York you need a different time altogether. Pick your city in the calculator and the sunrise, sunset, Pradosh Kaal and all 16 Choghadiya slots update straight away, without reloading the page.

Seven pages have the calculator: Navratri, Dussehra, Diwali, Lakshmi Puja, Chhath Puja, Varalakshmi Vratham and Raksha Bandhan. A few windows, such as Vrishabha Kaal on Diwali, can't be worked out reliably for every city. For those we give the New Delhi time and label it.

What's on each festival page

The Diwali 2026 page covers all five days, why the date moves each year and the Lakshmi Puja muhurat and Choghadiya breakdown. It also has copy-ready wishes, gift ideas by budget and an FAQ. Lakshmi Puja sorts out the three pujas that share the name, Kojagari included. Kali Puja explains why Bengal worships Kali at midnight while others do Lakshmi Puja.

Navratri lists the goddess for each day and the Sandhi Puja timing. Dussehra has the Vijay Muhurat and the reason some calendars print 21 October. Chhath Puja gives the arghya times for your city and explains the 36-hour fast. Varalakshmi Vratham sets out its four lagna windows. Raksha Bandhan covers Bhadra Kaal, the thread-tying ritual and rakhi wishes to send.

Halloween has trick-or-treat hours, costume ideas, how much candy to buy and safety basics. Christmas tells you what's open on Christmas Eve and why some countries celebrate on 7 January. New Year shows when midnight reaches 12 cities, in IST. Chinese New Year covers how China, Vietnam, Korea and Singapore celebrate, and why the date moves.

Everything is free, and there's nothing to sign up for. If a date or time looks wrong, email us with your city and your source, and we'll check it.