When is Govardhan Puja in 2026?

Monday, November 9, 2026 in the US, Canada and the UK. Tuesday, November 10, 2026 in Sydney and New Delhi.

Why can it fall on a different day from India?

Each date is set by the lunar day (tithi) at a set moment in your own city, such as sunrise or dusk. The Moon's position is the same everywhere, but your sunrise and sunset are not, so a city far from India can land on the day before or after.

Diwali · Day 4 of 5

Chicago

Govardhan Puja

Also called Annakut

Today, Monday, November 9

Morning puja, from sunrise

Sunrise is 6:33 AM in Chicago

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Dates differ in Sydney and New Delhi

In Sydney and New Delhi, Govardhan is on Tuesday 10 November. Everywhere else we cover, it is Monday, November 9. Why dates differ

What to do

Make an annakut, a mountain of food, to offer KrishnaMorning
Shape a small hill of grain or dough and worship itMorning
Walk around it (parikrama) if you canMorning
Share the prasad with family and neighboursAny time

What you need

Dishes for the annakut
Grain or dough for the hill
Flowers
A diya

Why today

Krishna lifted Govardhan hill to shelter Vrindavan from Indra's storms. Families thank him with a mountain of food, the annakut.

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The day after Diwali, when Krishna lifted the Govardhan hill to shelter Vrindavan from Indra's rains. It is celebrated as Annakut, a mountain of food offerings.

Why this date

Govardhan Puja is the 1st day of the waxing moon (Shukla Pratipada) of Kartik, usually the day after Diwali. The day is the one when that lunar day is running at sunrise, so some years leave a gap of a day after Diwali.

Across regions

In Braj, temples offer hundreds of dishes as Annakut and pilgrims walk the Govardhan parikrama.

In Maharashtra the day is Bali Pratipada (Padwa), honouring King Bali; wives do aarti of husbands, who give them gifts.

In Gujarat the day is Bestu Varas, the Gujarati New Year, greeted with visits to elders and temples.

Govardhan is a day for Krishna.

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Different city?

Dates can differ by a day between cities, and every time comes from that city's own sunrise.

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Govardhan 2026, local times. Dates in gold differ from most cities.
City	Date	Time
United States
New York	Mon, Nov 9	From 6:36 AM sunrise
Edison	Mon, Nov 9	From 6:37 AM sunrise
Jersey City	Mon, Nov 9	From 6:36 AM sunrise
Chicago	Mon, Nov 9	From 6:33 AM sunrise
Houston	Mon, Nov 9	From 6:41 AM sunrise
Dallas	Mon, Nov 9	From 6:52 AM sunrise
Atlanta	Mon, Nov 9	From 7:04 AM sunrise
Washington, DC	Mon, Nov 9	From 6:44 AM sunrise
Boston	Mon, Nov 9	From 6:28 AM sunrise
Philadelphia	Mon, Nov 9	From 6:39 AM sunrise
Seattle	Mon, Nov 9	From 7:06 AM sunrise
Los Angeles	Mon, Nov 9	From 6:20 AM sunrise
San Jose	Mon, Nov 9	From 6:41 AM sunrise
Fremont	Mon, Nov 9	From 6:42 AM sunrise
Cupertino	Mon, Nov 9	From 6:41 AM sunrise
Sunnyvale	Mon, Nov 9	From 6:41 AM sunrise
Santa Clara	Mon, Nov 9	From 6:41 AM sunrise
Canada
Toronto	Mon, Nov 9	From 7:04 AM sunrise
Brampton	Mon, Nov 9	From 7:06 AM sunrise
United Kingdom
London	Mon 9 Nov	From 7:08 AM sunrise
Leicester	Mon 9 Nov	From 7:16 AM sunrise
Australia
Sydney	Tue 10 Nov (a different date)	From 5:47 AM sunrise
India
New Delhi, for comparison	Tue 10 Nov (a different date)	From 6:40 AM sunrise

Happy Govardhan Puja! May Giridhari Krishna shelter you and your family always.

Times for Chicago are worked out from its own sunrise and sunset. We checked these dates against Drik Panchang for 11 cities on October 24, 2026. Your temple's calendar may differ by a day. How we calculate