Calendar 2026: Year of more months and the shadow of lunar eclipse will remain on Rakshabandhan-Holi, know the important things of New Year 2026 from Hindu Panchang.

The new year 2026 has started and its celebrations are going on in the country and the world. Everyone waits for the arrival of the New Year because the New Year definitely brings something or the other for everyone. year 2026 Religion and Astrology Very important events will happen from our perspective. In the year 2026, Jupiter, Saturn and Rahu-Ketu will have special positions in the sky. In the year 2026, Saturn, who is considered the god of justice, will remain in Pisces for the entire time, Jupiter will become trespasser and will change the zodiac sign twice. This year there will be Adhikamaas, due to which there will be 13 full moons instead of 12. Holi will be under the shadow of eclipse. In such a situation, let us know 10 important things of the year 2026 from the perspective of astrology and religious scriptures.

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Impact of Saturn in the year 2026

In astrology, Saturn is considered a very important and influential planet. Saturn is the slowest moving planet among all the nine planets. They stay in one zodiac sign for about two and a half years. Due to which it takes about 30 years to complete one cycle of all the 12 zodiac signs. The sight of Saturn is considered inauspicious due to which problems arise in the lives of the people. In the year 2026, Saturn will remain in Pisces, the zodiac sign owned by Jupiter, throughout the year. In such a situation, the second phase of Sade Sati will be on Pisces, the last phase will be on Aquarius and the first phase of Sade Sati will be on Aries. Apart from this, in the year 2026, people of Leo and Sagittarius zodiac signs will be affected by Saturn. Saturn is currently moving in Pisces and will remain retrograde in Pisces from 27th July to 11th December 2026.

Trespassing Jupiter will change zodiac sign twice in the year 2026

In astrology, Jupiter is considered the biggest and auspicious planet. Devguru will change the zodiac sign twice in the year 2026. In the beginning of the year 2026, Jupiter will transit in Gemini. Then on June 2, 2026, it will enter its exalted sign Cancer. After this, on 01 November, Jupiter will stop its journey in Cancer and enter Sun’s zodiac Leo. Due to Jupiter being a trespasser, the zodiac sign will change twice in the year 2026.

Adhikamas in the year 2026

There will be Adhikamaas in the year 2026. This Adhikamaas will be in Jyeshtha month. Jyeshtha Adhikamas will start from 17th May and will continue till 15th June. Then Shukla Paksha of Jyeshtha month will begin which will continue till June 29. Due to Adhikamas this year, according to the Hindu calendar, Vikram Samvat 2083 will be of 13 months instead of 12 months. Due to which there will be 13 full moons instead of 12 full moons in the year. Adhikamas have special significance in Hindu religion. Lord Vishnu is especially worshiped in this.

Shadow of lunar eclipse on Holi in the year 2026

Holika Dahan will be under the shadow of lunar eclipse on 03 March 2026. This lunar eclipse can be seen in India. Due to which Sutak period will remain valid. According to Indian time, the lunar eclipse will start at 03:20 pm and will end at 6:47 pm. This lunar eclipse will last for approximately 3 hours 27 minutes. Sutak will start 9 hours before the lunar eclipse. Doing any kind of auspicious work and worship is considered prohibited during Sutak period.

Second lunar eclipse of the year on Rakshabandhan

Rakshabandhan is a major festival in Hindu religion. Rakshabandhan will be celebrated on 28th August in the year 2026. The second lunar eclipse of the year 2026 will occur on Rakshabandhan. But this lunar eclipse will not be visible in India due to which its Sutak period will not be valid. Apart from this, there will be no shadow of Bhadra on Rakshabandhan on 28th August because on this day Bhadra will end before sunrise. Due to which it will be auspicious to celebrate Rakshabandhan the whole day.

Panch Deepotsav festival Diwali from 6th December

Diwali is the biggest festival of the year in Hindu religion. In this, Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, is especially worshipped. In the year 2026, the festival of lights will start from 6th November. On the first day of Panch Deepotsav, Dhanteras will be celebrated on 6th November, Roop Chaudas on 7th November, Diwali on 8th November, Govardhan Puja on 9th November, Kartik Shukla Pratipada on 10th November and Bhai Dooj on 11th November.

New Samvat 2083 will start from March 19

The new Hindu calendar will start from 19 March 2026. New Vikram Samvat 2083 will start from this day. Gudi Padwa is on 19 March 2026 and Chaitra Navratri will start from this day and Ram Navami will be on 27 March.

There will be 13 new moons and 13 full moons in the year 2026

Due to Adhikamaas in the year 2026, the year in the Hindu calendar will have 13 months instead of 12 months. Due to which there will be 13 Amavasya and 13 Purnima in the year 2026. Apart from this, there will be 26 Ekadashi in a year instead of 24.

There will be 4 eclipses in the year 2026

There will be a total of 4 eclipses in the year 2026. First of all, there will be a partial solar eclipse on 17 February, a total lunar eclipse on 3 March, a total solar eclipse on 12 August and a partial lunar eclipse on 28 August.

Big festivals of year 2026

• 15 February 2026- Mahashivratri
• 04 March 2026- Holi
• 19 March 2026-Chaitra Navratri
• 19 April 2026-Akshay Tritiya
• 17 August 2026-Nag Panchami
• 28 August 2026-Raksha Bandhan
• 04 September 2026-Janmashtami
• 14 September 2026-Ganesh Chaturthi
• 11 October 2026-Sharad Navratri
• 20 October 2026-Dussehra
• 29 October 2026-Karva Chauth
• 06 November 2026-Dhanteras
• 08 November 2026-Diwali
• 15 November 2026-Chhath Puja