When Is Dussehra 2026?

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Dussehra falls on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 20:26 UTC — 51 days from now.

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Dussehra 2026 falls on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 20:26 UTC. Live countdown, dates through 2028, and how the date is determined.

Vijayadashami (Sanskrit: विजयदशमी, romanized: Vijayadaśamī), more commonly known as Dasara, or Dassahra, or Dussehra, and also known as Dashāhra or Dashain in Nepali, is a major Hindu festival celebrated every year at the end of Durga Puja and Navaratri. It is observed on the tenth day of the waxing moon (Shukla Paksha) in the month of Ashvin, the seventh in the Hindu lunisolar calendar, and falls in the Gregorian calendar months of September and October. Dussehra (Vijayadashami) falls on the tenth day of the bright fortnight of Ashvina, right after Navratri.

Dussehra falls on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 20:26 UTC. The countdown above updates live, so you always see exactly how many days, hours, and minutes are left.

Dussehra dates by year

Year	Date
2026	Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 20:26 UTC	in 51 days
2027	Saturday, October 9, 2027 at 20:27 UTC	in 405 days
2028	Wednesday, September 27, 2028 at 20:28 UTC	in 759 days

Dates can vary by a day between regions and traditions.

Why does the date move?

Hindu festivals follow the panchang, a lunisolar calendar in which most festivals are tied to a particular lunar day (tithi) of a particular month. Because lunar months drift against the solar year and a leap month is periodically inserted, the Gregorian date of each festival moves within a few weeks from year to year — and regional traditions can observe the same festival a day apart.