# Bhai Phonta 2026: date and time in West Bengal

> Bhai Phonta 2026: Wednesday, 11 November 2026 (25 Kartik 1433). Shukla Dwitiya: 10 Nov 2:00 pm to 11 Nov 3:53 pm. West Bengal, Drik school, with the rule that sets the day.

Canonical: https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/bhai-phonta-2026
Bengali version: https://ritupatra.app/festivals/bhai-phonta-2026
Built: 2026-10-28
Times: Kolkata, Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

Also called: Bhai Fota · Bhai Phota · Bhai Dooj · ভাইফোঁটা

## When is Bhai Phonta

**Wednesday, 11 November 2026** · 25 Kartik 1433 · Hemonto (late autumn)

Shukla Dwitiya: 10 Nov 2:00 pm to 11 Nov 3:53 pm

## Bhai Phonta

- Wednesday, 11 November 2026 · 25 Kartik 1433
- Shukla Dwitiya: 10 Nov 2:00 pm to 11 Nov 3:53 pm
- Dwitiya just after midday

**The app’s note for the day, in Bengali**

কালীপূজার দু’দিন পরে, কার্তিকের শুক্লা দ্বিতীয়ায় ভাইফোঁটা। বোনেরা ভাইয়ের কপালে চন্দনের ফোঁটা দিয়ে বলে, ‘ভাইয়ের কপালে দিলাম ফোঁটা, যমের দুয়ারে পড়ল কাঁটা’ — তারপর মিষ্টিমুখ।

*On the day before the festival and on the day itself, the Today screen of the Ritupatra app carries this note.*

## How the day is chosen

Shukla Dwitiya of Kartik (Bhratri Dwitiya). The day whose fifth eighth of daytime, just after midday, holds the Dwitiya; if both or neither do, the later day (Tithitattva).

Traditional (Surya Siddhanta) panjikas, such as Gupta Press and Beni Madhab Sil, can differ in tithi times by hours, so in some years the day differs too. Their dates will appear here side by side once that school has been checked against a full printed year.

Tithi times are for Kolkata, in Indian Standard Time. Panjikas give Kolkata’s festival days for all of West Bengal. [Why another panjika may differ](https://ritupatra.app/support#en)

## Related

- [Kali Puja and Dipaboli](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/kali-puja-2026)
- [Chhath Puja](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/chhath-puja-2026)
- [All festivals of 2026](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/2026)
- [Kartik 1433 calendar](https://ritupatra.app/en/1433/kartik)
- [Bhai Phonta 2027](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/bhai-phonta-2027)
- [How the dates are counted](https://ritupatra.app/en/method)