Pan-India · 2026
The panchang rule
Dwitiya (the second tithi) of the bright fortnight (Shukla Paksha) of Kartik — the fifth and final day of the Diwali festival. Reckoned from the panchang each year.
Questions
Bhai Dooj falls on Wednesday, 11 November 2026.
Bhai Dooj is set by the panchang — Dwitiya (the second tithi) of the bright fortnight (Shukla Paksha) of Kartik — the fifth and final day of the Diwali festival. Reckoned from the panchang each year.
Explore the significance, legends, rituals and deities; find the muhurat or read the day’s panchang, and bring the festival or vrat into your own practice. Arrange any pooja through the temple or provider.
