- Reference city
- Delhi (other cities in the table)
- Moon's nakshatra then
- Vishakha (at about 6:40 am on 10 November)
What Govardhan Puja is
Govardhan Puja, also called Annakut, is kept on Pratipada, the first tithi of the bright fortnight of Kartika, the day after the Diwali new moon. It remembers Krishna lifting the Govardhan hill to shelter the people of Braj, and is kept with special devotion in Mathura, Vrindavan and Nathdwara.
Pratipada begins after the new moon ends, often in the middle of a day, so the morning rites go to the day on which Pratipada is already running at sunrise. In Gujarat and parts of western India the same tithi is the first day of the new year, and in Maharashtra it is Bali Pratipada.
How Govardhan Puja is commonly observed
- A small hill of cow dung or clay, or a picture, stands for Govardhan.
- A large offering of many dishes (annakut, 'mountain of food') is placed before the deity.
- Cattle are washed, decorated and worshipped in many villages.
- The hill, or its image, is circled, and in Braj the real hill is walked around.
- The prasad is shared with everyone.
These are common practices. Families and regions differ, and none of them is needed to read the date on this page.
The date for 2026, worked out
A tithi is the time in which the Moon gains 12 degrees on the Sun. Pratipada is tithi number 1 of the bright fortnight, when the Moon is 0 to 12 degrees ahead of the Sun. By the chart engine it begins 9 November at about 12:30 pm and ends 10 November at about 2:00 pm, Indian time.
Most calendars name a civil day after the tithi that is running at sunrise (the udaya tithi), and that is the rule used here. Delhi's sunrise, sunset and the rule's moment are below.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise, Delhi | Pratipada covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 9 November 2026 | 6:38 am | 5:30 pm | 6:38 am | not running |
| Tuesday, 10 November 2026 | 6:39 am | 5:30 pm | 6:39 am | running |
On only one day does Pratipada reach sunrise in Delhi: Tuesday, 10 November 2026. There is no tie to break. Mumbai gives the same day.
Why calendars can differ on Govardhan Puja
This tithi is in the bright fortnight after the new moon that closes Ashwin, so it belongs to Kartika in both the purnimanta and the amanta calendars.
The same rule at other cities, for the day or days the tithi touches:
| City | Date | Sunrise | Pratipada covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 9 November | 6:38 am | not running |
| Delhi | 10 November | 6:39 am | running |
| Mumbai | 9 November | 6:42 am | not running |
| Mumbai | 10 November | 6:42 am | running |
Where Pratipada begins around noon on one day and ends in the afternoon of the next, some temples hold the Annakut on the first day and others on the second. The new year of Gujarat and the Bali Pratipada of Maharashtra follow the same tithi but use their own panchang rules.
Method and limits
Positions come from the same engine that draws the free kundli, with the Lahiri ayanamsa. The tithi comes from the angle between the Sun and the Moon, so it does not depend on the ayanamsa.
Sunrise, sunset and moonrise are for the upper edge of the body with standard refraction, in Indian Standard Time. Tithi times are shown to the nearest five minutes because other panchangs can differ by a minute or so, and a different city moves sunrise and moonrise by minutes to an hour or more.
Regional traditions differ, and for the day and hour you keep the observance, follow your local panchang or temple. The full list of settings is on the method page.
Your own chart on this day
Dates on this page describe the sky only. The nakshatra finder and the current dasha tool show the facts of your own chart for any birth, and the festival calendar for 2026 lists the other festivals of the season with their dates.
Calculated with the Lahiri ayanamsa and whole sign houses; every setting is on the method page. Last checked 15 October 2026.