January 2026 will feature several significant Hindu fasts and festivals, including Makar Sankranti, Lohri, Basant Panchami, and Mauni Amavasya. The month of Magha, considered auspicious for bathing, charity, and fasting, also begins in January. Mauni Amavasya, observed on January 18, 2026, is a day for holy dips and charitable acts, believed to cleanse sins and please ancestors. Basant Panchami, dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, falls on the fifth day of the bright half of Magh.