Sep 14, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026
Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 falls on Monday, September 14, 2026 in San Jose. The festival runs Sep 14, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026. It is Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha Chaturthi in the Hindu lunar calendar. Murti Sthapana Muhurat is 11:48 AM – 2:17 PM. Sunrise is 6:50 AM and sunset 7:15 PM.
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Also known as: Vinayaka Chaturthi · Ganeshotsav · Vinayaka Chavithi
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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Ganesh Chaturthi celebrates the birth of Ganesha on the fourth day of the waxing moon in Bhadrapada. Because Ganesha is held to have been born at midday, the date is fixed by which day’s *madhyahna* the tithi covers rather than by sunrise.
Clay images are installed at home and in public pandals for one to ten days, then carried in procession and immersed in water. Modak, Ganesha’s favoured sweet, is the offering.
Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 in San Jose is on Monday, September 14, 2026. It falls on Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha Chaturthi.
Murti Sthapana Muhurat in San Jose on Sep 14, 2026 is 11:48 AM – 2:17 PM. This is the window in which the main observance is performed.
Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 runs for 10 days, from Sep 14, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026.
Yes. Ganesh Chaturthi falls on Sep 14, 2026 in both San Jose and India this year, though the puja timings differ because sunrise and moonrise are local.
Ganesh Chaturthi is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, Ganeshotsav, Vinayaka Chavithi. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.