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Ganesh Chaturthi 2026

Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi. The date in 21 cities, computed for local sunrise, with the tithi times.

Short answer.
  • Sydney and Melbourne: Tuesday 15 September 2026
  • Kathmandu: Tuesday 15 September 2026
  • New York: Monday 14 September 2026

The cities split across Mon, 14 Sept and Tue, 15 Sept this year: the tithi boundary falls between their sunrises. The table shows every city.

Date by city

CityDateTithi (local time)Kathmandu date
Australia and New Zealand
SydneyTuesday 15 September 2026Mon, 14 Sept, 11:38 am → Tue, 15 Sept, 12:15 pmsame day
MelbourneTuesday 15 September 2026Mon, 14 Sept, 11:38 am → Tue, 15 Sept, 12:15 pmsame day
BrisbaneTuesday 15 September 2026Mon, 14 Sept, 11:38 am → Tue, 15 Sept, 12:15 pmsame day
PerthTuesday 15 September 2026Mon, 14 Sept, 9:38 am → Tue, 15 Sept, 10:15 amsame day
AdelaideTuesday 15 September 2026Mon, 14 Sept, 11:08 am → Tue, 15 Sept, 11:45 amsame day
CanberraTuesday 15 September 2026Mon, 14 Sept, 11:38 am → Tue, 15 Sept, 12:15 pmsame day
HobartTuesday 15 September 2026Mon, 14 Sept, 11:38 am → Tue, 15 Sept, 12:15 pmsame day
DarwinTuesday 15 September 2026Mon, 14 Sept, 11:08 am → Tue, 15 Sept, 11:45 amsame day
AucklandTuesday 15 September 2026Mon, 14 Sept, 1:38 pm → Tue, 15 Sept, 2:15 pmsame day
Nepal
KathmanduTuesday 15 September 2026Mon, 14 Sept, 7:23 am → Tue, 15 Sept, 8:00 am—
United States
New YorkMonday 14 September 2026Sun, 13 Sept, 9:38 pm → Mon, 14 Sept, 10:15 pmTue, 15 Sept
Dallas–Fort WorthMonday 14 September 2026Sun, 13 Sept, 8:38 pm → Mon, 14 Sept, 9:15 pmTue, 15 Sept
HoustonMonday 14 September 2026Sun, 13 Sept, 8:38 pm → Mon, 14 Sept, 9:15 pmTue, 15 Sept
ChicagoMonday 14 September 2026Sun, 13 Sept, 8:38 pm → Mon, 14 Sept, 9:15 pmTue, 15 Sept
Washington DCMonday 14 September 2026Sun, 13 Sept, 9:38 pm → Mon, 14 Sept, 10:15 pmTue, 15 Sept
BostonMonday 14 September 2026Sun, 13 Sept, 9:38 pm → Mon, 14 Sept, 10:15 pmTue, 15 Sept
AtlantaMonday 14 September 2026Sun, 13 Sept, 9:38 pm → Mon, 14 Sept, 10:15 pmTue, 15 Sept
San Francisco Bay AreaMonday 14 September 2026Sun, 13 Sept, 6:38 pm → Mon, 14 Sept, 7:15 pmTue, 15 Sept
Los AngelesMonday 14 September 2026Sun, 13 Sept, 6:38 pm → Mon, 14 Sept, 7:15 pmTue, 15 Sept
SeattleMonday 14 September 2026Sun, 13 Sept, 6:38 pm → Mon, 14 Sept, 7:15 pmTue, 15 Sept

Rule: the day the tithi is current at local sunrise (udaya tithi).

What the day observes

The birth of Ganesha on the fourth day of the bright fortnight of Bhadrapada, and the start of the ten days of Ganeshotsav in Maharashtra, where clay images are installed in homes and public pandals and carried to the water on Anant Chaturdashi.

How it is kept

Modak sweets, the installation of the image, daily arati, and the immersion at the end.

In the glossary: ganesha · puja.

Common questions

When is Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 in Sydney?

Tuesday 15 September 2026. Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi; the tithi runs Mon, 14 Sept, 11:38 am to Tue, 15 Sept, 12:15 pm Sydney time.

When is Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 in Nepal?

Tuesday 15 September 2026 in Kathmandu. Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi; the tithi runs Mon, 14 Sept, 7:23 am to Tue, 15 Sept, 8:00 am Nepal time.

When is Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 in the United States?

Monday 14 September 2026 in New York (the same day across the US cities listed). US sunrises fall ten to fifteen hours behind Kathmandu's, so when the tithi ends in that gap the US keeps the festival a day earlier than Nepal.

Why is Ganesh Chaturthi on a different day in different countries?

Because the day is decided by which civil day the tithi (lunar day) is current at local sunrise. Sydney's sunrise is four to six hours ahead of Kathmandu's and New York's ten hours behind, so a tithi that ends between two sunrises gives a different day. In 2026 the cities split across Mon, 14 Sept and Tue, 15 Sept.

How is the Ganesh Chaturthi date calculated?

Sun and Moon positions from Meeus' algorithms with the Lahiri ayanamsa, amanta lunar months named by the solar ingress inside them, and the day on which the tithi is current at local sunrise (udaya tithi). Tithi boundaries are accurate to a few minutes; a boundary within minutes of sunrise is worth checking against your temple's panchang.

Other years: Ganesh Chaturthi 2027. Nearby: Haritalika Teej · Ghatasthapana · all festivals.

See also: the full-year calendar by city · why festival dates differ between Nepal, India and Australia.

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