Monday, November 9, 2026· In 74 days
Govardhan Puja 2026 falls on Monday, November 9, 2026 in Minneapolis. It is Kartik Shukla Paksha Pratipada in the Hindu lunar calendar. Puja Muhurat is 7:04 AM – 9:01 AM. Sunrise is 7:04 AM and sunset 4:49 PM.
India: Nov 10, 2026
Also known as: Annakut · Padwa · Bali Pratipada
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.
Govardhan Puja recalls Krishna lifting Mount Govardhan on a fingertip to shelter Braj from Indra’s storm. It falls the day after Diwali, on the first of the waxing moon in Kartik.
A hill of food — the annakut, "mountain of grain" — is built before the deity and shared out. In Gujarat the same day is kept as the new year.
Govardhan Puja 2026 in Minneapolis is on Monday, November 9, 2026. It falls on Kartik Shukla Paksha Pratipada.
Puja Muhurat in Minneapolis on Nov 9, 2026 is 7:04 AM – 9:01 AM. This is the window in which the main observance is performed.
No. Govardhan Puja is on Nov 9, 2026 in Minneapolis but Nov 10, 2026 in India. The tithi begins at one moment worldwide, and that moment lands on a different local day in each place.
Govardhan Puja is also known as Annakut, Padwa, Bali Pratipada. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.