Festival guide
Nag Panchami 2028
नाग पंचमी
Nag Panchami is dedicated to the worship of serpent deities (Nagas).
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- Date
- Wed, 26 July 2028
- Main muhurat
- Nag Panchami Puja Muhurat · 5:22 – 8:03 am
Plan the day
Good times and times to avoid
· Varanasi time (IST)
Auspicious windows
- Brahma Muhurta42m
- Amrit Kalam1h 28m
Times to avoid
- Yama Gandam1h 41m · Overlaps the Nag Panchami Puja Muhurat
- Dur Muhurta54m
- Rahu Kaal1h 41m
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 5:22 am
- Sunset
- 6:46 pm
- Moonrise
- 9:44 am
- Moonset
- 9:37 pm
The festival day's almanac
Panchang for Wed, 26 July
- Tithi
- Panchami, then Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Phalguni
- Yoga
- Parigha
- Karana
- Bava
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Masa
- Shravana
- Tithi
- PanchamiFrom Until Then Shashthiuntil
- Nakshatra
- Uttara PhalguniFrom Until
Choghadiya, day and night
Day
- LabhGood
- AmritGood
- KaalAvoid
- RogAvoid
- ShubhGood
- UdvegAvoid
- ChalNeutral
- LabhGood
Night
- UdvegAvoid
- ShubhGood
- AmritGood
- ChalNeutral
- RogAvoid
- KaalAvoid
- LabhGood
- UdvegAvoid
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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