Govardhan Puja 2026 in San Francisco Bay Area — Pratahkala (morning) Muhurat & Date

Monday, 9 November 2026

Kartik Shukla Pratipada

Pratahkala (morning) muhurat06:43 AM – 08:47 AM

Sayankala (evening) muhurat02:59 PM – 05:02 PM

Tithi

Shukla Pratipada

begins 8 Nov, 11:02 PM · ends 10 Nov, 12:30 AM

Sunrise

06:43 AM

Sunset

05:02 PM

All times are San Francisco Bay Area local time (UTC−8).

In San Francisco Bay Area, Govardhan Puja falls on Monday, 9 November 2026 — in India it is on Tuesday, 10 November 2026. The date follows the rule below at San Francisco Bay Area's own sunrise, sunset or moonrise, not India's.

Govardhan Puja remembers Lord Krishna lifting the Govardhan hill to shelter the people of Vrindavan from Indra's storms. A hill of cow-dung is shaped and worshipped, and an Annakut — a 'mountain of food' of many dishes — is offered to Krishna, especially in Braj, Mathura and Vrindavan.

How the date is fixed

Govardhan Puja is kept on Kartik Shukla Pratipada, usually the day after Diwali, with a morning and an evening muhurat.

Morning and evening muhurat

The puja is done either in Pratahkala, the first fifth of the day after sunrise, or in Sayankala, the last fifth before sunset. Both windows for your city are listed on this page.

Questions people ask

When is Govardhan Puja in 2026?

Govardhan Puja falls on Monday, 9 November 2026 in San Francisco Bay Area.

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