2026 Working days summary for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands has 273 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 76 weekend days (Sunday and the second and fourth Saturday), minus 14 holidays on working days, and minus 2 days chosen from a published list. The standard work week runs Monday through Saturday, except the second and fourth Saturday on the main calendar; the other arrangements in use are listed under the weekend layouts above.
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Working | Weekend | Holidayson working days | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24 | 6 | 1 | 31 |
| February | 22 | 6 | 0 | 28 |
| March | 21 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| April | 23 | 6 | 1 | 30 |
| May | 22 | 7 | 2 | 31 |
| June | 23 | 6 | 1 | 30 |
| July | 25 | 6 | 0 | 31 |
| August | 22 | 7 | 2 | 31 |
| September | 24 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| October | 23 | 6 | 2 | 31 |
| November | 22 | 7 | 1 | 30 |
| December | 24 | 6 | 1 | 31 |
| Total | 273* | 76 | 14 | 365 |
* The working days exclude 2 days the employee chooses from a published list.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India working days calculator
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2026 Calendar for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
For information only. Holidays are compiled from public sources and can be incomplete or change at short notice. Not legal advice - statutory and court deadlines follow their own counting rules; check the official source before relying on a date.
January 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 New Year's Day New Year's Day | 2 | 3 Hazrat Ali's Birthday Hazrat Ali's Birthday | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu / Pongal Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu / Pongal | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 Sri Panchami / Basant Panchami Sri Panchami / Basant Panchami | 24 |
25 | 26 Republic Day Republic Day | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
24 working days
January: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
6 weekend days
January: 4, 10, 11, 18, 24, 25
1 holiday
- 26 JanuaryRepublic Day
4 optional days
- 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
- 3 JanuaryHazrat Ali's Birthday
- 14 JanuaryMakar Sankranti / Magha Bihu / Pongal
- 23 JanuarySri Panchami / Basant Panchami
February 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Guru Ravidas's Birthday Guru Ravidas's Birthday | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | 13 | 14 |
15 Maha Shivratri Maha Shivratri | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 Shivaji Jayanti Shivaji Jayanti | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
22 working days
February: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
6 weekend days
February: 1, 8, 14, 15, 22, 28
4 optional days
- 1 FebruaryGuru Ravidas's Birthday
- 12 FebruaryBirthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati
- 15 FebruaryMaha Shivratri
- 19 FebruaryShivaji Jayanti
March 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 Holika Dahan / Dolyatra Holika Dahan / Dolyatra | 4 Holi Holi | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand | 20 Jamat-ul-Vida Jamat-ul-Vida | 21 Id-ul-Fitr Id-ul-Fitr |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 Ram Navami Ram Navami | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 | 31 Mahavir Jayanti Mahavir Jayanti |
21 working days
March: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 27, 30, 31
7 weekend days
March: 1, 8, 14, 15, 22, 28, 29
3 holidays
- 4 MarchHoli
- 21 MarchId-ul-Fitr
- 26 MarchRam Navami
4 optional days
- 3 MarchHolika Dahan / Dolyatra
- 19 MarchChaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand
- 20 MarchJamat-ul-Vida
- 31 MarchMahavir Jayanti
April 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 Good Friday Good Friday | 4 | |||
5 Easter Sunday Easter Sunday | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi | 15 Vaisakhadi / Bahag Bihu Vaisakhadi / Bahag Bihu | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
23 working days
April: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30
6 weekend days
April: 5, 11, 12, 19, 25, 26
1 holiday
- 3 AprilGood Friday
3 optional days
- 5 AprilEaster Sunday
- 14 AprilVaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi
- 15 AprilVaisakhadi / Bahag Bihu
May 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Buddha Purnima Buddha Purnima | 2 | |||||
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 28 | 29 | 30 |
31 |
22 working days
May: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
7 weekend days
May: 3, 9, 10, 17, 23, 24, 31
2 holidays
- 1 MayBuddha Purnima
- 27 MayId-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
1 optional day
- 9 MayBirthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore
June 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 Muharram Muharram | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 |
23 working days
June: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30
6 weekend days
June: 7, 13, 14, 21, 27, 28
1 holiday
- 26 JuneMuharram
July 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 Rath Yatra Rath Yatra | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
25 working days
July: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
6 weekend days
July: 5, 11, 12, 19, 25, 26
1 optional day
- 16 JulyRath Yatra
August 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 Independence Day Independence Day |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 Milad-un-Nabi / Id-e-Milad and Onam / Thiru Onam Day Milad-un-Nabi / Id-e-Milad and Onam / Thiru Onam Day | 27 | 28 Raksha Bandhan Raksha Bandhan | 29 |
30 | 31 |
22 working days
August: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31
7 weekend days
August: 2, 8, 9, 16, 22, 23, 30
2 holidays
- 15 AugustIndependence Day
- 26 AugustMilad-un-Nabi / Id-e-Milad and Onam / Thiru Onam Day
1 optional day
- 28 AugustRaksha Bandhan
September 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Janmashtami (Vaishnava) Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
24 working days
September: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30
6 weekend days
September: 6, 12, 13, 20, 26, 27
2 optional days
- 4 SeptemberJanmashtami (Vaishnava)
- 14 SeptemberGanesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi
October 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | 3 | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 Dussehra (Saptami) Dussehra (Saptami) | 19 Dussehra (Mahashtami) Dussehra (Mahashtami) | 20 Dussehra (Mahanavami) Dussehra (Mahanavami) | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday | 27 | 28 | 29 Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | 30 | 31 |
23 working days
October: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
6 weekend days
October: 4, 10, 11, 18, 24, 25
2 holidays
- 2 OctoberMahatma Gandhi's Birthday
- 20 OctoberDussehra (Mahanavami)
4 optional days
- 18 OctoberDussehra (Saptami)
- 19 OctoberDussehra (Mahashtami)
- 26 OctoberMaharishi Valmiki's Birthday
- 29 OctoberKaraka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)
November 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 Diwali (Deepavali) Diwali (Deepavali) | 9 Govardhan Puja Govardhan Puja | 10 | 11 Bhai Duj Bhai Duj | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 Pratihar Shashthi / Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja) Pratihar Shashthi / Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 Guru Nanak's Birthday / Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day Guru Nanak's Birthday / Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 |
22 working days
November: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 30
7 weekend days
November: 1, 8, 14, 15, 22, 28, 29
Including a holiday: 8 November - Diwali (Deepavali)
1 holiday
- 24 NovemberGuru Nanak's Birthday / Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day
3 optional days
- 9 NovemberGovardhan Puja
- 11 NovemberBhai Duj
- 15 NovemberPratihar Shashthi / Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja)
December 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 Hazrat Ali's Birthday Hazrat Ali's Birthday | 24 Christmas Eve Christmas Eve | 25 Christmas Day Christmas Day | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 First Flag Hoisting of Independent India by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose First Flag Hoisting of Independent India by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose | 31 |
24 working days
December: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31
6 weekend days
December: 6, 12, 13, 20, 26, 27
1 holiday
- 25 DecemberChristmas Day
3 optional days
- 23 DecemberHazrat Ali's Birthday
- 24 DecemberChristmas Eve
- 30 DecemberFirst Flag Hoisting of Independent India by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
| Date | Weekday | Day |
|---|---|---|
January 2026 , , and 24 working days January: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 6 weekend days January: 4, 10, 11, 18, 24, 25 1 holiday
4 optional days
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| 1 | Thu | New Year's Day - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 2 | Fri | |
| 3 | Sat | Hazrat Ali's Birthday - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 4 | Sun | Weekend |
| 5 | Mon | |
| 6 | Tue | |
| 7 | Wed | |
| 8 | Thu | |
| 9 | Fri | |
| 10 | Sat | Weekend |
| 11 | Sun | Weekend |
| 12 | Mon | |
| 13 | Tue | |
| 14 | Wed | Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu / Pongal - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 15 | Thu | |
| 16 | Fri | |
| 17 | Sat | |
| 18 | Sun | Weekend |
| 19 | Mon | |
| 20 | Tue | |
| 21 | Wed | |
| 22 | Thu | |
| 23 | Fri | Sri Panchami / Basant Panchami - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 24 | Sat | Weekend |
| 25 | Sun | Weekend |
| 26 | Mon | Republic Day |
| 27 | Tue | |
| 28 | Wed | |
| 29 | Thu | |
| 30 | Fri | |
| 31 | Sat | |
February 2026 , 22 working days February: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 6 weekend days February: 1, 8, 14, 15, 22, 28 4 optional days
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| 1 | Sun | Guru Ravidas's Birthday - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 2 | Mon | |
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| 4 | Wed | |
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| 6 | Fri | |
| 7 | Sat | |
| 8 | Sun | Weekend |
| 9 | Mon | |
| 10 | Tue | |
| 11 | Wed | |
| 12 | Thu | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 13 | Fri | |
| 14 | Sat | Weekend |
| 15 | Sun | Maha Shivratri - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 16 | Mon | |
| 17 | Tue | |
| 18 | Wed | |
| 19 | Thu | Shivaji Jayanti - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 20 | Fri | |
| 21 | Sat | |
| 22 | Sun | Weekend |
| 23 | Mon | |
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| 27 | Fri | |
| 28 | Sat | Weekend |
March 2026 , , and 21 working days March: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 27, 30, 31 7 weekend days March: 1, 8, 14, 15, 22, 28, 29 3 holidays
4 optional days
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| 1 | Sun | Weekend |
| 2 | Mon | |
| 3 | Tue | Holika Dahan / Dolyatra - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 4 | Wed | Holi |
| 5 | Thu | |
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| 7 | Sat | |
| 8 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 14 | Sat | Weekend |
| 15 | Sun | Weekend |
| 16 | Mon | |
| 17 | Tue | |
| 18 | Wed | |
| 19 | Thu | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 20 | Fri | Jamat-ul-Vida - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 21 | Sat | Id-ul-Fitr |
| 22 | Sun | Weekend |
| 23 | Mon | |
| 24 | Tue | |
| 25 | Wed | |
| 26 | Thu | Ram Navami |
| 27 | Fri | |
| 28 | Sat | Weekend |
| 29 | Sun | Weekend |
| 30 | Mon | |
| 31 | Tue | Mahavir Jayanti - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
April 2026 , , and 23 working days April: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 6 weekend days April: 5, 11, 12, 19, 25, 26 1 holiday
3 optional days
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| 2 | Thu | |
| 3 | Fri | Good Friday |
| 4 | Sat | |
| 5 | Sun | Easter Sunday - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
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| 11 | Sat | Weekend |
| 12 | Sun | Weekend |
| 13 | Mon | |
| 14 | Tue | Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 15 | Wed | Vaisakhadi / Bahag Bihu - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
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| 19 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 25 | Sat | Weekend |
| 26 | Sun | Weekend |
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May 2026 , , and 22 working days May: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30 7 weekend days May: 3, 9, 10, 17, 23, 24, 31 2 holidays
1 optional day
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| 1 | Fri | Buddha Purnima |
| 2 | Sat | |
| 3 | Sun | Weekend |
| 4 | Mon | |
| 5 | Tue | |
| 6 | Wed | |
| 7 | Thu | |
| 8 | Fri | |
| 9 | Sat | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 10 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 17 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 23 | Sat | Weekend |
| 24 | Sun | Weekend |
| 25 | Mon | |
| 26 | Tue | |
| 27 | Wed | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) |
| 28 | Thu | |
| 29 | Fri | |
| 30 | Sat | |
| 31 | Sun | Weekend |
June 2026 , , and 23 working days June: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30 6 weekend days June: 7, 13, 14, 21, 27, 28 1 holiday
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| 13 | Sat | Weekend |
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| 21 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 26 | Fri | Muharram |
| 27 | Sat | Weekend |
| 28 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 30 | Tue | |
July 2026 , 25 working days July: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 6 weekend days July: 5, 11, 12, 19, 25, 26 1 optional day
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| 11 | Sat | Weekend |
| 12 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 15 | Wed | |
| 16 | Thu | Rath Yatra - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
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| 19 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 25 | Sat | Weekend |
| 26 | Sun | Weekend |
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August 2026 , , and 22 working days August: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31 7 weekend days August: 2, 8, 9, 16, 22, 23, 30 2 holidays
1 optional day
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| 2 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 8 | Sat | Weekend |
| 9 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 14 | Fri | |
| 15 | Sat | Independence Day |
| 16 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 22 | Sat | Weekend |
| 23 | Sun | Weekend |
| 24 | Mon | |
| 25 | Tue | |
| 26 | Wed | Milad-un-Nabi / Id-e-Milad and Onam / Thiru Onam Day |
| 27 | Thu | |
| 28 | Fri | Raksha Bandhan - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 29 | Sat | |
| 30 | Sun | Weekend |
| 31 | Mon | |
September 2026 , 24 working days September: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30 6 weekend days September: 6, 12, 13, 20, 26, 27 2 optional days
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| 2 | Wed | |
| 3 | Thu | |
| 4 | Fri | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
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| 6 | Sun | Weekend |
| 7 | Mon | |
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| 11 | Fri | |
| 12 | Sat | Weekend |
| 13 | Sun | Weekend |
| 14 | Mon | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
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| 20 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 26 | Sat | Weekend |
| 27 | Sun | Weekend |
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October 2026 , , and 23 working days October: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 6 weekend days October: 4, 10, 11, 18, 24, 25 2 holidays
4 optional days
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| 1 | Thu | |
| 2 | Fri | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday |
| 3 | Sat | |
| 4 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 10 | Sat | Weekend |
| 11 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 17 | Sat | |
| 18 | Sun | Dussehra (Saptami) - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 19 | Mon | Dussehra (Mahashtami) - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 20 | Tue | Dussehra (Mahanavami) |
| 21 | Wed | |
| 22 | Thu | |
| 23 | Fri | |
| 24 | Sat | Weekend |
| 25 | Sun | Weekend |
| 26 | Mon | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 27 | Tue | |
| 28 | Wed | |
| 29 | Thu | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 30 | Fri | |
| 31 | Sat | |
November 2026 , , and 22 working days November: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 30 7 weekend days November: 1, 8, 14, 15, 22, 28, 29 Including a holiday: 8 November - Diwali (Deepavali) 1 holiday
3 optional days
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| 1 | Sun | Weekend |
| 2 | Mon | |
| 3 | Tue | |
| 4 | Wed | |
| 5 | Thu | |
| 6 | Fri | |
| 7 | Sat | |
| 8 | Sun | Diwali (Deepavali) |
| 9 | Mon | Govardhan Puja - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 10 | Tue | |
| 11 | Wed | Bhai Duj - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 12 | Thu | |
| 13 | Fri | |
| 14 | Sat | Weekend |
| 15 | Sun | Pratihar Shashthi / Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja) - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 16 | Mon | |
| 17 | Tue | |
| 18 | Wed | |
| 19 | Thu | |
| 20 | Fri | |
| 21 | Sat | |
| 22 | Sun | Weekend |
| 23 | Mon | |
| 24 | Tue | Guru Nanak's Birthday / Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day |
| 25 | Wed | |
| 26 | Thu | |
| 27 | Fri | |
| 28 | Sat | Weekend |
| 29 | Sun | Weekend |
| 30 | Mon | |
December 2026 , , and 24 working days December: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31 6 weekend days December: 6, 12, 13, 20, 26, 27 1 holiday
3 optional days
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| 1 | Tue | |
| 2 | Wed | |
| 3 | Thu | |
| 4 | Fri | |
| 5 | Sat | |
| 6 | Sun | Weekend |
| 7 | Mon | |
| 8 | Tue | |
| 9 | Wed | |
| 10 | Thu | |
| 11 | Fri | |
| 12 | Sat | Weekend |
| 13 | Sun | Weekend |
| 14 | Mon | |
| 15 | Tue | |
| 16 | Wed | |
| 17 | Thu | |
| 18 | Fri | |
| 19 | Sat | |
| 20 | Sun | Weekend |
| 21 | Mon | |
| 22 | Tue | |
| 23 | Wed | Hazrat Ali's Birthday - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 24 | Thu | Christmas Eve - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 25 | Fri | Christmas Day |
| 26 | Sat | Weekend |
| 27 | Sun | Weekend |
| 28 | Mon | |
| 29 | Tue | |
| 30 | Wed | First Flag Hoisting of Independent India by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 31 | Thu | |
Sources
| National Portal of India holiday calendar | The central government's gazetted and restricted holidays as circulated by the Ministry of Personnel, with a link to each state's own list |
Changelog
| The holiday set for 2026 has been slightly refined, with some holidays renamed and a few instances of existing holidays added | |
| The holiday set for 2026 has been expanded with the addition of new observances and slight modifications to existing ones, resulting in an overall increase in the number of holidays |