Panchak Dates 2026

All Panchak windows for the year, at New Delhi.

Panchak windows in 2026

Begins	Ends
Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 01:35	Sunday, 25 January 2026, 13:35
Tuesday, 17 February 2026, 09:05	Saturday, 21 February 2026, 19:07
Monday, 16 March 2026, 18:14	Saturday, 21 March 2026, 02:27
Monday, 13 April 2026, 03:44	Friday, 17 April 2026, 12:02
Sunday, 10 May 2026, 12:12	Thursday, 14 May 2026, 22:34
Saturday, 6 June 2026, 19:03	Thursday, 11 June 2026, 08:16
Saturday, 4 July 2026, 00:48	Wednesday, 8 July 2026, 16:00
Friday, 31 July 2026, 06:38	Tuesday, 4 August 2026, 21:54
Thursday, 27 August 2026, 13:35	Tuesday, 1 September 2026, 03:23
Wednesday, 23 September 2026, 21:57	Monday, 28 September 2026, 10:16
Wednesday, 21 October 2026, 07:00	Sunday, 25 October 2026, 19:22
Tuesday, 17 November 2026, 15:30	Sunday, 22 November 2026, 05:55
Monday, 14 December 2026, 22:35	Saturday, 19 December 2026, 15:58

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Questions, answered

How many Panchak periods are there in 2026?

There are 13 Panchak windows in 2026, each lasting about five days, listed above with exact begin and end times.

Which activities does tradition avoid during Panchak?

By convention some acts — southward travel, roof-laying, gathering fuel, cot-making and funerary rites — are traditionally deferred during Panchak. This is a stated custom; the page asserts no outcome either way.

How are these times computed?

The Moon's sidereal longitude is scanned for its crossings of 300° (Panchak begins) and 360° (Panchak ends), refined to the second and shown in Indian Standard Time. Lahiri ayanamsa.

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Panchak windows are computed by scanning the sidereal Moon's longitude for its entry to and exit from the last 60° of the zodiac, refined to the second and shown in New Delhi local time. No claim of good or bad outcome.

Computed with the Lahiri ayanamsa (sidereal). Panchang values are anchored at the local sunrise. How we compute →