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Bhai Dooj 2026 falls on Tuesday, November 10, 2026 in New York. It is Kartik Shukla Paksha Dwitiya in the Hindu lunar calendar. Tilak Muhurat is 12:40 PM – 2:40 PM. Sunrise is 6:38 AM and sunset 4:41 PM.
India: Nov 11, 2026 · Bhai Dooj 2026 →
Also known as: Bhau Beej · Bhai Phota · Yama Dwitiya · Bhai Tika
Windows are computed for this city — the tithi decides which are valid, so they shift with your location and are not the Indian times. Abhijit and Rahu Kaal belong to the day itself rather than to the festival.
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Bhai Dooj closes the Diwali sequence with the bond between sister and brother, recalling Yamuna’s welcome of her brother Yama. Like Dussehra it is dated by the afternoon *aparahna* window.
A sister applies a tilak to her brother’s forehead, offers sweets, and prays for his long life; he gives a gift in return. Bengal keeps it as Bhai Phota, Maharashtra as Bhau Beej.
Bhai Dooj 2026 in New York is on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. It falls on Kartik Shukla Paksha Dwitiya.
Tilak Muhurat in New York on Nov 10, 2026 is 12:40 PM – 2:40 PM. This is the window in which the main observance is performed.
No. Bhai Dooj is on Nov 10, 2026 in New York but Nov 11, 2026 in India. The tithi begins at one moment worldwide, and that moment lands on a different local day in each place.
Bhai Dooj is also known as Bhau Beej, Bhai Phota, Yama Dwitiya, Bhai Tika. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.