festival
Nag Panchami नाग पंचमी
Serpent worship on the fifth tithi — the tithi whose presiding deity is the Naga.
2026 · Delhi
17 Aug 2026
Somvaar (Mon) · Shukla Panchami
The rule
What decides this date
- Month
- Shravana
- Fortnight
- Shukla Paksha
- Tithi
- Panchami
- Reckoning
- Purnimanta (full moon to full moon)
- Observed in
- Across India
Across years
Nag Panchami in 2026–2028
Same rule, three years, three different Gregorian dates. Nothing here is stored — it is recomputed each time.
| Year | Date | Day | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 Aug 2026 | Somvaar (Mon) | Shukla Panchami |
| 2027 | 6 Aug 2027 | Shukravaar (Fri) | Shukla Panchami |
| 2028 | 26 Jul 2028 | Budhvaar (Wed) | Shukla Panchami |
Across cities
Nag Panchami 2026, by city
A festival falls on the day whose local sunrise its tithi spans, so the date itself can differ — and any time the observance keys on certainly does.
| City | Date |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Mumbai | 17 Aug 2026 |
| London | 17 Aug 2026 |
| San Francisco | 16 Aug 2026 |