Year overview
2026 — 13 masas, one of them adhika
The year as the Andhra & Telangana tradition counts it: amanta months for Hyderabad. A Gregorian year never contains a whole number of lunar months, so the first and last rows spill past 1 January and 31 December.
2026 carries an adhika masa.
An intercalary month is inserted to keep the lunar year in step with the solar one. Every
festival in the masa that follows it moves about thirty days later than the year before, and
most observances are kept in the nija (true) month rather than the adhika one. If a date
matters this year, this is the row to check it against.
Uttarayana begins
14 Jan 2026
Makara Sankranti — the sidereal turn a sankalpam recites
Dakshinayana begins
16 Jul 2026
Karka Sankranti
The masas
| Masa | Runs | Days | Ritu | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
పుష్యం
Pausha |
21 Dec 2025 – 18 Jan 2026 | 29 | హేమంత ఋతువు | |
|
మాఘం
Magha |
19 Jan 2026 – 17 Feb 2026 | 30 | శిశిర ఋతువు | |
|
ఫాల్గుణం
Phalguna |
18 Feb 2026 – 19 Mar 2026 | 30 | శిశిర ఋతువు | |
|
చైత్రం
Chaitra |
20 Mar 2026 – 17 Apr 2026 | 29 | వసంత ఋతువు | |
|
వైశాఖం
Vaishakha |
18 Apr 2026 – 16 May 2026 | 29 | వసంత ఋతువు | |
|
అధిక జ్యేష్ఠం
Jyeshtha |
17 May 2026 – 15 Jun 2026 | 30 | గ్రీష్మ ఋతువు | Adhika |
|
జ్యేష్ఠం
Jyeshtha |
16 Jun 2026 – 14 Jul 2026 | 29 | గ్రీష్మ ఋతువు | |
|
ఆషాఢం
Ashadha |
15 Jul 2026 – 12 Aug 2026 | 29 | వర్ష ఋతువు | |
|
శ్రావణం
Shravana |
13 Aug 2026 – 11 Sept 2026 | 30 | వర్ష ఋతువు | |
|
భాద్రపదం
Bhadrapada |
12 Sept 2026 – 10 Oct 2026 | 29 | శరద్ ఋతువు | |
|
ఆశ్వయుజం
Ashwina |
11 Oct 2026 – 9 Nov 2026 | 30 | శరద్ ఋతువు | |
|
కార్తీకం
Kartika |
10 Nov 2026 – 8 Dec 2026 | 29 | హేమంత ఋతువు | |
|
మార్గశిరం
Margashirsha |
9 Dec 2026 – 7 Jan 2027 | 30 | హేమంత ఋతువు |
Sankrantis — the sun's twelve entries
| Sankranti | Raasi | Exact time in Hyderabad | Punya kalam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makar Sankranti | Capricorn | 14 Jan 2026 15:03 | 23:03 – 07:03 |
| Kumbh Sankranti | Aquarius | 13 Feb 2026 04:05 | 21:41 – 10:29 |
| Meen Sankranti | Pisces | 15 Mar 2026 00:59 | 18:35 – 07:23 |
| Mesh Sankranti | Aries | 14 Apr 2026 09:29 | 03:05 – 15:53 |
| Vrishabh Sankranti | Taurus | 15 May 2026 06:19 | 23:55 – 12:43 |
| Mithun Sankranti | Gemini | 15 Jun 2026 12:50 | 06:26 – 19:14 |
| Kark Sankranti | Cancer | 16 Jul 2026 23:35 | 17:11 – 05:59 |
| Simha Sankranti | Leo | 17 Aug 2026 07:54 | 01:30 – 14:18 |
| Kanya Sankranti | Virgo | 17 Sept 2026 07:49 | 01:25 – 14:13 |
| Tula Sankranti | Libra | 17 Oct 2026 19:48 | 13:24 – 02:12 |
| Vrischik Sankranti | Scorpio | 16 Nov 2026 19:39 | 13:15 – 02:03 |
| Dhanu Sankranti | Sagittarius | 16 Dec 2026 10:20 | 03:56 – 16:44 |
Sankranti times are the instant the sun enters the raasi, shown in Hyderabad's clock. Which civil day a solar month is taken to begin on differs by tradition — Tamil Nadu uses a sunset rule, Kerala an aparahna rule, Bengal a midnight rule — so those presets will not simply read this column. Why →