A Quick view FEBRUARY 2026 Festivals and Puja Dates handout.

A Quick view FEBRUARY 2026 Festivals and Puja Dates handout.

This blog-style page is a quick link to all the prayer dates, etc., for the month of FEBRUARY 2026. We created this page as a quick link for those who consider time a luxury. We suggest printing these two pages and pasting them on your fridge door or a convenient, frequently passed-by location at your home or workplace.

The 15 article links are provided below.

*** Magha Hindu month starts 4th of January and ends 1st of February ***

1) Thai Poosam Kavady (main day) = 1st February

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2) Magha Purnima (Full Moon) Puja and Mritunjaya havan = 1st February

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*** Phalguna Hindu month starts 2nd of February and ends 3rd of March ***

3) Vishnupati (Sun Enters Aquarius) = 13th February – The Day of Vishnu worship

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4) Vijaya Ekadashi = 13th February

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5) Shani Pradosham (Trayodashi Saturday) = 14th February

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6) Maha Shivaratri = 15th February

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7) Shivaratri – Puja and Havan Proper

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8 ) Maha Shivaratri – Additional information

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9) Phalguna Amavasya (New moon) = 17th February. Water and food offerings to one’s Ancestors, removing Pitar (dosha) and Prayers to Mother Kali

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10) Partial Solar Eclipse (Visible in S.A) = 17th February

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11) Eclipses- How to observe an Eclipse if visible in your locality.

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12) Should one view an Eclipse – A Vedic perspective.

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13) Shree Hanumanji’s 41 day vrat Puja and Havan (starts 20th of Feb – 1st of April)

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14) Amalaki Ekadashi = 27th February

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15) Shani Pradosham (Trayodashi Saturday) = 28th February

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Auspicious wedding dates in February 2026.

February: 1st, 6th, 7th, 8th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st, 22nd

Auspicious Friday dates to commence a Lakshmi Vrat in February 2026.

February: 20th, 27th

Auspicious conception dates to conceive in February 2026.

February: 1st, 18th-28th

Panchak (The inauspicious period when death occurs) in the month of February 2026.

Commences on February 17th @ 05h35 and ends on February 21st @ 15h37

MOOL & NEW MOON (AMAVASYA) DATES FOR February 2026 (The most inauspicious days for a baby to be born in).

February : Starts 2nd @ 00h08 Ends 3rd @ 21h09 (Ashlesha/Magha)

: Starts 11th @ 19h41 Ends 13th @ 23h46 (Jyeshtha/Mool)

: Starts 20th @ 22h21 Ends 22nd @ 18h39 (Revati/Ashwini)

New Moon commences on February 16th @ 14h04 and ends on February 17th @ 14h00

Griha Pravesha February 2026 dates (The most auspicious dates for one to move into a new house): 1st, 18th-28th

Durga Paath Puja dates for February 2026 (The most auspicious dates for one to perform a Durga Paath/Saptashati/Chandi homa).

February: 9th, 10th, 16th, 24th, 25th

Chaturthi February 2026 Date (Lord Ganesha’s devotees invoke his blessings to rid themselves of problems and impediments in their life and bring prosperity, happiness and fulfillment of desires).

February 5th, 2026, Thursday

Moonrise time – 20h57 – Durban

Trayodashi = February dates 2026.

Pradosha Puja Time

February 14th, 2026, Saturday 18h44 to 20h55

February 28th, 2026, Saturday 18h30 to 20h46

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