Kaalashtami May 2026 Date
Saturday, 9 May 2026
Kaalashtami in May 2026 is on Saturday, 9 May 2026.
कालाष्टमी 2026 शनिवार, 9 मई को है।
Dates are for India (IST). Tithi timings, muhurat and prarthanas are on the Kaalashtami page.
About Kaalashtami
Each lunar month on Krishna Paksha Ashtami, devotees of Bhairava — Shiva's skull-bearing form who beheaded Brahma's fifth head — keep a night-long vigil. Because the fast must fall when Ashtami covers the night, it sometimes shifts back to Saptami. Dogs, his vahana, are fed as part of the worship.
