Festival guide
Nag Panchami 2026
नाग पंचमी
Nag Panchami is dedicated to the worship of serpent deities (Nagas).
Ended
- Date
- Mon, 17 August 2026
- Main muhurat
- Nag Panchami Puja Muhurat · 5:32 – 8:08 am
Plan the day
Good times and times to avoid
· Varanasi time (IST)
Auspicious windows
- Abhijit Muhurat52m
- Brahma Muhurta44m
- Amrit Kalam1h 41m
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kaal1h 37m · Overlaps the Nag Panchami Puja Muhurat
- Yama Gandam1h 37m
- Dur Muhurta52m
- Dur Muhurta52m
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 5:32 am
- Sunset
- 6:31 pm
- Moonrise
- 9:53 am
- Moonset
- 9:14 pm
The festival day's almanac
Panchang for Mon, 17 August
- Tithi
- Panchami, then Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Chitra
- Yoga
- Shubha
- Karana
- Balava
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Masa
- Shravana
- Tithi
- PanchamiFrom Until Then Shashthiuntil
- Nakshatra
- ChitraFrom Until
Choghadiya, day and night
Day
- AmritGood
- KaalAvoid
- RogAvoid
- ShubhGood
- UdvegAvoid
- ChalNeutral
- LabhGood
- AmritGood
Night
- ChalNeutral
- RogAvoid
- KaalAvoid
- LabhGood
- UdvegAvoid
- ShubhGood
- AmritGood
- ChalNeutral
The story
Nag Panchami: significance and rituals
Snakes hold a sacred place in Hindu mythology — Shiva wears Vasuki around his neck, and Vishnu rests on Shesha Naga. Celebrated across India, especially in rural areas.
Rituals
Draw snake images on walls or worship live or metal snake idols. Offer milk, turmeric, flowers, and rice. Do not dig the earth on this day. Visit Naga temples.
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