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Hindu festival and vrat calendar 2028

Every festival, Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Pradosh and Sankranti of the year, worked out for your city — with the exact times each tithi begins and ends.

A desk calendar headed Festival and Vrat Calendar, with tiles for Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya and Navratri

January 2028

  1. Pausha Putrada Ekadashi

    Shukla Ekadashi: 7 Jan, 20:30 to 8 Jan, 19:36

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  2. Pradosh vrat

    Shukla Trayodashi: 9 Jan, 17:56 to 10 Jan, 15:36

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

  3. Pausha Purnima

    Purnima: 11 Jan, 12:46 to 12 Jan, 09:33

    Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before.

  4. Lohri

    The bonfire night before Makar Sankranti, celebrated in Punjab and the North.

  5. Sankashti Chaturthi

    Krishna Chaturthi: 14 Jan, 23:17 to 15 Jan, 20:10 · Moonrise 20:23

    Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.

  6. Makar Sankranti

    Sun enters Makara at 15 Jan, 03:24

    The Sun enters Makara. Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Uttarayan in Gujarat, Khichdi in the North.

  7. Makara Sankranti

    Sun enters Makara at 15 Jan, 03:24

    The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.

  8. Shattila Ekadashi

    Krishna Ekadashi: 21 Jan, 12:17 to 22 Jan, 13:04

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  9. Pradosh vrat

    Krishna Trayodashi: 23 Jan, 14:23 to 24 Jan, 16:09

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

  10. Masik Shivaratri

    Krishna Chaturdashi: 24 Jan, 16:09 to 25 Jan, 18:17

    Krishna paksha Chaturdashi of each month, kept for Shiva at midnight.

  11. Magha Amavasya

    Amavasya: 25 Jan, 18:17 to 26 Jan, 20:42

    New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.

  12. Vinayaka Chaturthi

    Shukla Chaturthi: 30 Jan, 04:43 to 31 Jan, 07:15

    Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.

February 2028

  1. Vasant Panchami

    Shukla Panchami: 31 Jan, 07:15 to 1 Feb, 09:28

    Magha Shukla Panchami, the coming of spring; Saraswati is worshipped.

  2. Jaya Ekadashi

    Shukla Ekadashi: 6 Feb, 11:18 to 7 Feb, 09:25

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  3. Bhaum Pradosh vrat

    Shukla Trayodashi: 8 Feb, 06:52 to 9 Feb, 03:46

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

  4. Magha Purnima

    Purnima: 10 Feb, 00:17 to 10 Feb, 20:33

    Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before.

  5. Sankashti Chaturthi

    Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Feb, 09:40 to 14 Feb, 06:42 · Moonrise 21:23

    Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.

  6. Kumbha Sankranti

    Sun enters Kumbha at 13 Feb, 16:23

    The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.

  7. Vijaya Ekadashi

    Krishna Ekadashi: 20 Feb, 03:48 to 21 Feb, 05:46

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  8. Bhaum Pradosh vrat

    Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Feb, 08:08 to 23 Feb, 10:44

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

  9. Maha Shivaratri

    Krishna Chaturdashi: 23 Feb, 10:44 to 24 Feb, 13:27

    The great night of Shiva, Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi, kept through the night.

  10. Phalguna Amavasya

    Amavasya: 24 Feb, 13:27 to 25 Feb, 16:07

    New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.

  11. Vinayaka Chaturthi

    Shukla Chaturthi: 28 Feb, 23:02 to 1 Mar, 00:43

    Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.

March 2028

  1. Amalaki Ekadashi

    Shukla Ekadashi: 6 Mar, 23:01 to 7 Mar, 20:30

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  2. Pradosh vrat

    Shukla Trayodashi: 8 Mar, 17:27 to 9 Mar, 14:02

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

  3. Holika Dahan

    Purnima: 10 Mar, 10:21 to 11 Mar, 06:36

    The bonfire on Phalguna Purnima, lit after sunset and outside Bhadra.

  4. Phalguna Purnima

    Purnima: 10 Mar, 10:21 to 11 Mar, 06:36

    Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before.

  5. Holi

    The festival of colours, the day after Holika Dahan.

  6. Sankashti Chaturthi

    Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Mar, 20:39 to 14 Mar, 18:23 · Moonrise 21:14

    Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.

  7. Meena Sankranti

    Sun enters Meena at 14 Mar, 13:15

    The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.

  8. Papmochani Ekadashi

    Krishna Ekadashi: 20 Mar, 21:36 to 22 Mar, 00:14

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  9. Pradosh vrat

    Krishna Trayodashi: 23 Mar, 02:56 to 24 Mar, 05:33

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

  10. Masik Shivaratri

    Krishna Chaturdashi: 24 Mar, 05:33 to 25 Mar, 07:57

    Krishna paksha Chaturdashi of each month, kept for Shiva at midnight.

  11. Chaitra Amavasya

    Amavasya: 25 Mar, 07:57 to 26 Mar, 10:01

    New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.

  12. Gudi Padwa / Ugadi

    Shukla Pratipada: 26 Mar, 10:01 to 27 Mar, 11:43

    Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, the Hindu new year: Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra, Ugadi in the South.

  13. Chaitra Navratri begins

    Shukla Pratipada: 26 Mar, 10:01 to 27 Mar, 11:43

    Nine nights of the Goddess in spring, beginning with Ghatasthapana.

  14. Vinayaka Chaturthi

    Shukla Chaturthi: 29 Mar, 13:58 to 30 Mar, 14:30

    Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.

April 2028

  1. Ram Navami

    Shukla Navami: 3 Apr, 12:00 to 4 Apr, 10:07

    The birth of Shri Ram, Chaitra Shukla Navami, celebrated at midday.

  2. Kamada Ekadashi

    Shukla Ekadashi: 5 Apr, 07:46 to 6 Apr, 04:58

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  3. Mahavir Jayanti

    Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Apr, 01:52 to 7 Apr, 22:33

    The birth of Bhagwan Mahavir, Chaitra Shukla Trayodashi.

  4. Pradosh vrat

    Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Apr, 01:52 to 7 Apr, 22:33

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

  5. Hanuman Jayanti

    Purnima: 8 Apr, 19:11 to 9 Apr, 15:56

    Chaitra Purnima, kept in North India as the birth of Hanuman.

  6. Chaitra Purnima

    Purnima: 8 Apr, 19:11 to 9 Apr, 15:56

    Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before.

  7. Sankashti Chaturthi

    Krishna Chaturthi: 12 Apr, 08:36 to 13 Apr, 07:29 · Moonrise 22:11

    Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.

  8. Baisakhi

    Sun enters Mesha at 13 Apr, 21:44

    The Sun enters Mesha; the harvest festival of Punjab and the solar new year in many regions.

  9. Mesha Sankranti

    Sun enters Mesha at 13 Apr, 21:44

    The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.

  10. Varuthini Ekadashi

    Krishna Ekadashi: 19 Apr, 16:14 to 20 Apr, 18:47

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  11. Masik Shivaratri

    Krishna Chaturdashi: 22 Apr, 22:56 to 24 Apr, 00:21

    Krishna paksha Chaturdashi of each month, kept for Shiva at midnight.

  12. Shani Pradosh vrat

    Krishna Trayodashi: 21 Apr, 21:04 to 22 Apr, 22:56

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

  13. Vaishakha Amavasya

    Amavasya: 24 Apr, 00:21 to 25 Apr, 01:16

    New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.

  14. Akshaya Tritiya

    Shukla Tritiya: 27 Apr, 01:47 to 28 Apr, 01:28

    Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya. By tradition a day on which new work can begin without a separate muhurat.

  15. Vinayaka Chaturthi

    Shukla Chaturthi: 28 Apr, 01:28 to 29 Apr, 00:47

    Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.

May 2028

  1. Mohini Ekadashi

    Shukla Ekadashi: 4 May, 14:13 to 5 May, 11:33

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  2. Shani Pradosh vrat

    Shukla Trayodashi: 6 May, 08:48 to 7 May, 06:05

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

  3. Buddha Purnima

    Purnima: 8 May, 03:33 to 9 May, 01:18

    Vaishakha Purnima: the birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.

  4. Vaishakha Purnima

    Purnima: 8 May, 03:33 to 9 May, 01:18

    Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before.

  5. Sankashti Chaturthi

    Krishna Chaturthi: 11 May, 21:52 to 12 May, 22:08 · Moonrise 21:51

    Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.

  6. Vrishabha Sankranti

    Sun enters Vrishabha at 14 May, 18:36

    The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.

  7. Apara Ekadashi

    Krishna Ekadashi: 19 May, 10:11 to 20 May, 12:01

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  8. Pradosh vrat

    Krishna Trayodashi: 21 May, 13:19 to 22 May, 14:02

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

  9. Masik Shivaratri

    Krishna Chaturdashi: 22 May, 14:02 to 23 May, 14:10

    Krishna paksha Chaturdashi of each month, kept for Shiva at midnight.

  10. Vat Savitri Vrat

    Amavasya: 23 May, 14:10 to 24 May, 13:46

    Jyeshtha Amavasya. Married women keep a fast and worship the banyan tree.

  11. Jyeshtha Amavasya

    Amavasya: 23 May, 14:10 to 24 May, 13:46

    New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.

  12. Vinayaka Chaturthi

    Shukla Chaturthi: 27 May, 10:08 to 28 May, 08:22

    Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.

June 2028

  1. Nirjala Ekadashi

    Shukla Ekadashi: 2 Jun, 19:32 to 3 Jun, 17:26

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  2. Pradosh vrat

    Shukla Trayodashi: 4 Jun, 15:29 to 5 Jun, 13:49

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

  3. Jyeshtha Purnima

    Purnima: 6 Jun, 12:30 to 7 Jun, 11:38

    Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before.

  4. Sankashti Chaturthi

    Krishna Chaturthi: 10 Jun, 12:32 to 11 Jun, 14:02 · Moonrise 21:58

    Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.

  5. Mithuna Sankranti

    Sun enters Mithuna at 15 Jun, 01:13

    The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.

  6. Yogini Ekadashi

    Krishna Ekadashi: 18 Jun, 02:27 to 19 Jun, 03:15

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  7. Bhaum Pradosh vrat

    Krishna Trayodashi: 20 Jun, 03:21 to 21 Jun, 02:48

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

  8. Masik Shivaratri

    Krishna Chaturdashi: 21 Jun, 02:48 to 22 Jun, 01:38

    Krishna paksha Chaturdashi of each month, kept for Shiva at midnight.

  9. Ashadha Amavasya

    Amavasya: 22 Jun, 01:38 to 22 Jun, 23:57

    New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.

  10. Jagannath Rath Yatra

    Shukla Dwitiya: 23 Jun, 21:52 to 24 Jun, 19:29

    Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya, the chariot festival of Puri.

  11. Vinayaka Chaturthi

    Shukla Chaturthi: 25 Jun, 16:55 to 26 Jun, 14:17

    Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.

July 2028

  1. Devshayani Ekadashi

    Shukla Ekadashi: 2 Jul, 01:14 to 3 Jul, 00:04

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  2. Bhaum Pradosh vrat

    Shukla Trayodashi: 3 Jul, 23:17 to 4 Jul, 22:57

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

  3. Guru Purnima

    Purnima: 5 Jul, 23:04 to 6 Jul, 23:40

    Ashadha Purnima, a day for honouring teachers; also Vyasa Purnima.

  4. Ashadha Purnima

    Purnima: 5 Jul, 23:04 to 6 Jul, 23:40

    Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before.

  5. Sawan Somvar · week 1

    The Mondays of Shravana (North Indian reckoning), kept for Shiva.

  6. Sankashti Chaturthi

    Krishna Chaturthi: 10 Jul, 04:18 to 11 Jul, 06:34 · Moonrise 21:35

    Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.

  7. Karka Sankranti

    Sun enters Karka at 16 Jul, 12:06

    The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.

  8. Sawan Somvar · week 2

    The Mondays of Shravana (North Indian reckoning), kept for Shiva.

  9. Kamika Ekadashi

    Krishna Ekadashi: 17 Jul, 16:46 to 18 Jul, 16:26

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  10. Pradosh vrat

    Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Jul, 15:22 to 20 Jul, 13:37

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

  11. Masik Shivaratri

    Krishna Chaturdashi: 20 Jul, 13:37 to 21 Jul, 11:18

    Krishna paksha Chaturdashi of each month, kept for Shiva at midnight.

  12. Shravana Amavasya

    Amavasya: 21 Jul, 11:18 to 22 Jul, 08:31

    New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.

  13. Hariyali Teej

    Shukla Tritiya: 24 Jul, 02:10 to 24 Jul, 22:53

    Shravana Shukla Tritiya, the monsoon Teej of North India.

  14. Sawan Somvar · week 3

    The Mondays of Shravana (North Indian reckoning), kept for Shiva.

  15. Vinayaka Chaturthi

    Shukla Chaturthi: 24 Jul, 22:53 to 25 Jul, 19:42

    Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.

  16. Nag Panchami

    Shukla Panchami: 25 Jul, 19:42 to 26 Jul, 16:46

    Shravana Shukla Panchami; serpents are honoured.

  17. Sawan Somvar · week 4

    The Mondays of Shravana (North Indian reckoning), kept for Shiva.

August 2028

  1. Shravana Putrada Ekadashi

    Shukla Ekadashi: 31 Jul, 08:49 to 1 Aug, 08:51

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  2. Pradosh vrat

    Shukla Trayodashi: 2 Aug, 09:24 to 3 Aug, 10:25

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

  3. Raksha Bandhan

    Purnima: 4 Aug, 11:51 to 5 Aug, 13:39 · Bhadra ends 5 Aug, 00:43

    Shravana Purnima. The rakhi is tied in the afternoon of the Purnima, outside Bhadra.

  4. Shravana Purnima

    Purnima: 4 Aug, 11:51 to 5 Aug, 13:39

    Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before.

  5. Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi

    Krishna Chaturthi: 8 Aug, 20:30 to 9 Aug, 22:56 · Moonrise 20:33

    Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.

  6. Krishna Janmashtami

    Krishna Ashtami: 13 Aug, 04:43 to 14 Aug, 05:37

    The birth of Shri Krishna, Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami, celebrated at midnight.

  7. Aja Ekadashi

    Krishna Ekadashi: 16 Aug, 05:12 to 17 Aug, 03:49

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  8. Simha Sankranti

    Sun enters Simha at 16 Aug, 20:28

    The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.

  9. Masik Shivaratri

    Krishna Chaturdashi: 18 Aug, 23:00 to 19 Aug, 19:47

    Krishna paksha Chaturdashi of each month, kept for Shiva at midnight.

  10. Pradosh vrat

    Krishna Trayodashi: 18 Aug, 01:43 to 18 Aug, 23:00

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

  11. Bhadrapada Amavasya

    Amavasya: 19 Aug, 19:47 to 20 Aug, 16:13

    New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.

  12. Hartalika Teej

    Shukla Tritiya: 22 Aug, 08:44 to 23 Aug, 05:10

    Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, a fast kept by women for Shiva and Parvati.

  13. Ganesh Chaturthi

    Shukla Chaturthi: 23 Aug, 05:10 to 24 Aug, 01:55

    Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, the birth of Ganesha, celebrated at midday. The ten days end on Anant Chaturdashi.

  14. Vinayaka Chaturthi

    Shukla Chaturthi: 23 Aug, 05:10 to 24 Aug, 01:55

    Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.

  15. Parivartini Ekadashi

    Shukla Ekadashi: 29 Aug, 19:31 to 30 Aug, 20:47

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

September 2028

  1. Pradosh vrat

    Shukla Trayodashi: 31 Aug, 22:31 to 2 Sep, 00:35

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

  2. Anant Chaturdashi

    Shukla Chaturdashi: 2 Sep, 00:35 to 3 Sep, 02:52

    Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi, the day of Ganesh visarjan.

  3. Bhadrapada Purnima

    Purnima: 3 Sep, 02:52 to 4 Sep, 05:17

    Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before.

  4. Sankashti Chaturthi

    Krishna Chaturthi: 7 Sep, 12:26 to 8 Sep, 14:30 · Moonrise 20:05

    Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.

  5. Indira Ekadashi

    Krishna Ekadashi: 14 Sep, 15:55 to 15 Sep, 13:42

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  6. Shani Pradosh vrat

    Krishna Trayodashi: 16 Sep, 10:51 to 17 Sep, 07:30

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

  7. Masik Shivaratri

    Krishna Chaturdashi: 17 Sep, 07:30 to 18 Sep, 03:47

    Krishna paksha Chaturdashi of each month, kept for Shiva at midnight.

  8. Kanya Sankranti

    Sun enters Kanya at 16 Sep, 20:21

    The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.

  9. Sarva Pitru Amavasya

    Amavasya: 18 Sep, 03:47 to 18 Sep, 23:53

    The last day of Pitru Paksha, for the shraddha of all ancestors.

  10. Ashwin Amavasya

    Amavasya: 18 Sep, 03:47 to 18 Sep, 23:53

    New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.

  11. Sharad Navratri begins

    Shukla Pratipada: 18 Sep, 23:53 to 19 Sep, 20:00

    Nine nights of the Goddess in autumn, beginning with Ghatasthapana.

  12. Vinayaka Chaturthi

    Shukla Chaturthi: 21 Sep, 13:00 to 22 Sep, 10:15

    Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.

  13. Durga Ashtami

    Shukla Ashtami: 25 Sep, 06:33 to 26 Sep, 06:58

    The eighth day of Sharad Navratri.

  14. Maha Navami

    Shukla Navami: 26 Sep, 06:58 to 27 Sep, 08:09

    The ninth day of Sharad Navratri.

  15. Dussehra (Vijayadashami)

    Shukla Dashami: 27 Sep, 08:09 to 28 Sep, 09:55

    Ashwin Shukla Dashami, the victory of Ram over Ravana, kept in the afternoon.

  16. Papankusha Ekadashi

    Shukla Ekadashi: 28 Sep, 09:55 to 29 Sep, 12:07

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  17. Shani Pradosh vrat

    Shukla Trayodashi: 30 Sep, 14:34 to 1 Oct, 17:05

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

October 2028

  1. Sharad Purnima

    Purnima: 2 Oct, 19:34 to 3 Oct, 21:55

    Ashwin Purnima, the brightest full moon of the year; kheer is left in the moonlight.

  2. Ashwin Purnima

    Purnima: 2 Oct, 19:34 to 3 Oct, 21:55

    Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before.

  3. Karva Chauth

    Krishna Chaturthi: 7 Oct, 03:35 to 8 Oct, 04:51 · Moonrise 20:01

    Kartika Krishna Chaturthi. Married women fast from sunrise until moonrise.

  4. Sankashti Chaturthi

    Krishna Chaturthi: 7 Oct, 03:35 to 8 Oct, 04:51 · Moonrise 20:01

    Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.

  5. Ahoi Ashtami

    Krishna Ashtami: 11 Oct, 05:48 to 12 Oct, 04:55

    Kartika Krishna Ashtami. Mothers fast until the stars are seen in the evening.

  6. Rama Ekadashi

    Krishna Ekadashi: 14 Oct, 01:13 to 14 Oct, 22:28

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  7. Dhanteras

    Krishna Trayodashi: 15 Oct, 19:17 to 16 Oct, 15:45

    Kartika Krishna Trayodashi, the first day of Diwali, kept in the evening.

  8. Pradosh vrat

    Krishna Trayodashi: 15 Oct, 19:17 to 16 Oct, 15:45

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

  9. Narak Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)

    Krishna Chaturdashi: 16 Oct, 15:45 to 17 Oct, 12:05

    Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi, the day before Diwali; lamps are lit for Yama in the evening.

  10. Masik Shivaratri

    Krishna Chaturdashi: 16 Oct, 15:45 to 17 Oct, 12:05

    Krishna paksha Chaturdashi of each month, kept for Shiva at midnight.

  11. Diwali

    Amavasya: 17 Oct, 12:05 to 18 Oct, 08:26

    Kartika Amavasya. Lakshmi is worshipped in the evening (pradosh kaal), when the Amavasya is in force.

  12. Tula Sankranti

    Sun enters Tula at 17 Oct, 08:15

    The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.

  13. Govardhan and Annakut

    Shukla Pratipada: 18 Oct, 08:26 to 19 Oct, 05:01

    Kartika Shukla Pratipada, the day after Diwali.

  14. Kartika Amavasya

    Amavasya: 17 Oct, 12:05 to 18 Oct, 08:26

    New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.

  15. Bhai Dooj

    Shukla Dwitiya: 19 Oct, 05:01 to 20 Oct, 01:59

    Kartika Shukla Dwitiya; sisters honour their brothers, in the afternoon.

  16. Vinayaka Chaturthi

    Shukla Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 23:32 to 21 Oct, 21:48

    Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.

  17. Chhath (evening arghya)

    Shukla Shashthi: 22 Oct, 20:54 to 23 Oct, 20:53

    Kartika Shukla Shashthi: the evening offering to the setting Sun. The morning arghya is the next day.

  18. Devutthana (Dev Uthani) Ekadashi

    Shukla Ekadashi: 28 Oct, 03:47 to 29 Oct, 06:21

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  19. Tulsi Vivah

    Shukla Dwadashi: 29 Oct, 06:21 to 30 Oct, 08:51

    Kartika Shukla Dwadashi, the wedding of Tulsi and Shaligram, the day after Dev Uthani Ekadashi. The tithi is in force at sunrise on two days. The first is shown, as most calendars (Smarta) keep it; Vaishnava (ISKCON) observance may be the next day.

  20. Som Pradosh vrat

    Shukla Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 08:51 to 31 Oct, 11:08

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

November 2028

  1. Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali)

    Purnima: 1 Nov, 13:08 to 2 Nov, 14:47

    Kartika Purnima: Dev Deepawali in Varanasi, and Guru Nanak Jayanti.

  2. Kartika Purnima

    Purnima: 1 Nov, 13:08 to 2 Nov, 14:47

    Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before.

  3. Sankashti Chaturthi

    Krishna Chaturthi: 5 Nov, 17:33 to 6 Nov, 17:43 · Moonrise 19:39

    Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.

  4. Utpanna Ekadashi

    Krishna Ekadashi: 12 Nov, 09:31 to 13 Nov, 06:42

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  5. Masik Shivaratri

    Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 Nov, 00:35 to 15 Nov, 21:34

    Krishna paksha Chaturdashi of each month, kept for Shiva at midnight.

  6. Bhaum Pradosh vrat

    Krishna Trayodashi: 14 Nov, 03:41 to 15 Nov, 00:35

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

  7. Margashirsha Amavasya

    Amavasya: 15 Nov, 21:34 to 16 Nov, 18:48

    New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.

  8. Vrischika Sankranti

    Sun enters Vrischika at 16 Nov, 08:01

    The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.

  9. Vinayaka Chaturthi

    Shukla Chaturthi: 19 Nov, 13:28 to 20 Nov, 13:07

    Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.

  10. Vivah Panchami

    Shukla Panchami: 20 Nov, 13:07 to 21 Nov, 13:34

    Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, the wedding of Ram and Sita.

  11. Gita Jayanti

    Shukla Ekadashi: 26 Nov, 23:59 to 28 Nov, 02:18

    Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi (Mokshada), the day the Bhagavad Gita was spoken.

  12. Mokshada Ekadashi

    Shukla Ekadashi: 26 Nov, 23:59 to 28 Nov, 02:18

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  13. Pradosh vrat

    Shukla Trayodashi: 29 Nov, 04:14 to 30 Nov, 05:42

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

December 2028

  1. Margashirsha Purnima

    Purnima: 1 Dec, 06:41 to 2 Dec, 07:10

    Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before. The tithi is in force at sunrise on two days. The first is shown, as most calendars (Smarta) keep it; Vaishnava (ISKCON) observance may be the next day.

  2. Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi

    Krishna Chaturthi: 5 Dec, 06:04 to 6 Dec, 04:59 · Moonrise 20:35

    Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.

  3. Saphala Ekadashi

    Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Dec, 17:33 to 12 Dec, 15:13

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  4. Pradosh vrat

    Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Dec, 12:56 to 14 Dec, 10:50

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

  5. Masik Shivaratri

    Krishna Chaturdashi: 14 Dec, 10:50 to 15 Dec, 09:01

    Krishna paksha Chaturdashi of each month, kept for Shiva at midnight.

  6. Pausha Amavasya

    Amavasya: 15 Dec, 09:01 to 16 Dec, 07:36

    New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.

  7. Dhanu Sankranti

    Sun enters Dhanu at 15 Dec, 22:40

    The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.

  8. Vinayaka Chaturthi

    Shukla Chaturthi: 19 Dec, 06:44 to 20 Dec, 07:45

    Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.

  9. Pausha Putrada Ekadashi

    Shukla Ekadashi: 26 Dec, 20:56 to 27 Dec, 22:27

    The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.

  10. Pradosh vrat

    Shukla Trayodashi: 28 Dec, 23:21 to 29 Dec, 23:37

    The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

  11. Pausha Purnima

    Purnima: 30 Dec, 23:14 to 31 Dec, 22:18

    Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before.

Dates and times for New Delhi, India.

A festival can fall on a different day in another city, and more often in another country: the tithi changes at the same instant everywhere, but sunrise does not.

How these dates are worked out: every tithi of the year is found from the Sun's and the Moon's positions (Swiss Ephemeris, Lahiri ayanamsa), with the lunar month it belongs to; adhik months are found the same way. Each festival is kept on the day its tithi is in force at the part of the day tradition names for it — sunrise for most, the evening for Diwali and Pradosh, midnight for Janmashtami and Shivaratri, midday for Ram Navami and Ganesh Chaturthi, the afternoon for Dussehra and Bhai Dooj, moonrise for Karva Chauth and Sankashti. Month names follow the North Indian (purnimanta) calendar; in the amanta calendar used in Gujarat, Maharashtra and the South, the Krishna paksha belongs to the month before.

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What this is

This calendar is not copied from a printed list. Every tithi of the year is worked out from the positions of the Sun and the Moon, with the instant it begins and ends, and each festival is placed on the day tradition keeps it: the tithi in force at sunrise for most, in the evening for Diwali, Dhanteras and Pradosh, at midnight for Janmashtami and Shivaratri, at moonrise for Karva Chauth and Sankashti Chaturthi.

Because sunrise and moonrise move with the place, the dates are worked out for your own city. Choose it above; New Delhi is the default. Ekadashi follows the Smarta rule most calendars use; where Vaishnava observance can differ, the entry says so.

Common questions

  • Why is a festival on a different day in my family calendar? Show the answer

    Usually because of the place or the rule. A tithi changes at the same moment everywhere, but sunrise does not, so a city far to the east or west can keep it a day apart. Some families also follow a different rule — the Vaishnava Ekadashi, or Bhadra for Raksha Bandhan. The tithi times on each entry show exactly where the day boundary falls.

  • What is an adhik maas? Show the answer

    A lunar month in which the Sun does not move into a new sign. It happens about once in three years and keeps the lunar calendar in step with the seasons. Festivals are not kept in it; the Ekadashis of an adhik month have their own names, Padmini and Parama.

  • Is Ekadashi on the day it begins or the next day? Show the answer

    On the day the Ekadashi tithi is in force at sunrise. When it is in force at two sunrises, most calendars keep the first; Vaishnava (ISKCON) observance may keep the second.

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