Hindu Festivals

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Coming up

10 Oct 2026 Sat	Mahalaya Amavasya
11 Oct 2026 Sun	Navaratri begins
19 Oct 2026 Mon	Durga Ashtami
20 Oct 2026 Tue	Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
29 Oct 2026 Thu	Karwa Chauth
6 Nov 2026 Fri	Dhanteras
8 Nov 2026 Sun	Naraka Chaturdashi
8 Nov 2026 Sun	Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
10 Nov 2026 Tue	Govardhan Puja
10 Nov 2026 Tue	Bhai Dooj
15 Nov 2026 Sun	Chhath Puja
24 Nov 2026 Tue	Kartika Purnima
20 Dec 2026 Sun	Vaikunta Ekadashi
15 Jan 2027 Fri	Makar Sankranti

Vrat & monthly observances

Ekadashi

Complete list of Ekadashi vrat dates with the name of each Ekadashi, its legend and fasting rules.

Purnima

Purnima (full moon) dates with the lunar month name — for Satyanarayana puja, Purnima vrat and festivals.

Amavasya

Amavasya (new moon) dates for pitru tarpana, Shani Amavasya and Somvati Amavasya.

Sankashti Chaturthi

Monthly Sankashti Chaturthi dates — the Krishna Paksha Chaturthi fast for Lord Ganesha, broken after moonrise.

Pradosh Vrat

Pradosh Vrat dates — the Trayodashi evening worship of Lord Shiva, twice every lunar month.

Festival dates 2025 · 2026 · 2027

Festival	2025	2026	2027
Makar Sankranti	14 Jan Tue	14 Jan Wed	15 Jan Fri
Pongal	14 Jan Tue	14 Jan Wed	15 Jan Fri
Vasant Panchami	2 Feb Sun	23 Jan Fri	11 Feb Thu
Ratha Saptami	4 Feb Tue	25 Jan Sun	13 Feb Sat
Maha Shivaratri	26 Feb Wed	15 Feb Sun	6 Mar Sat
Holi	14 Mar Fri	3 Mar Tue	22 Mar Mon
Ugadi	30 Mar Sun	19 Mar Thu	7 Apr Wed
Gudi Padwa	30 Mar Sun	19 Mar Thu	7 Apr Wed
Rama Navami	6 Apr Sun	26 Mar Thu	15 Apr Thu
Hanuman Jayanti	12 Apr Sat	2 Apr Thu	20 Apr Tue
Puthandu (Tamil New Year)	14 Apr Mon	14 Apr Tue	14 Apr Wed
Vishu	14 Apr Mon	14 Apr Tue	14 Apr Wed
Baisakhi	14 Apr Mon	14 Apr Tue	14 Apr Wed
Akshaya Tritiya	30 Apr Wed	20 Apr Mon	9 May Sun
Buddha Purnima	12 May Mon	1 May Fri	20 May Thu
Guru Purnima	10 Jul Thu	29 Jul Wed	18 Jul Sun
Nag Panchami	29 Jul Tue	17 Aug Mon	6 Aug Fri
Onam (Thiruvonam)	5 Sep Fri	26 Aug Wed	12 Sep Sun
Raksha Bandhan	9 Aug Sat	28 Aug Fri	17 Aug Tue
Krishna Janmashtami	15 Aug Fri	4 Sep Fri	24 Aug Tue
Ganesh Chaturthi	27 Aug Wed	14 Sep Mon	4 Sep Sat
Mahalaya Amavasya	21 Sep Sun	10 Oct Sat	29 Sep Wed
Navaratri begins	22 Sep Mon	11 Oct Sun	30 Sep Thu
Durga Ashtami	30 Sep Tue	19 Oct Mon	7 Oct Thu
Dussehra (Vijayadashami)	2 Oct Thu	20 Oct Tue	9 Oct Sat
Karwa Chauth	10 Oct Fri	29 Oct Thu	18 Oct Mon
Dhanteras	18 Oct Sat	6 Nov Fri	27 Oct Wed
Naraka Chaturdashi	20 Oct Mon	8 Nov Sun	28 Oct Thu
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)	20 Oct Mon	8 Nov Sun	29 Oct Fri
Govardhan Puja	22 Oct Wed	10 Nov Tue	30 Oct Sat
Bhai Dooj	23 Oct Thu	10 Nov Tue	31 Oct Sun
Chhath Puja	27 Oct Mon	15 Nov Sun	4 Nov Thu
Kartika Purnima	5 Nov Wed	24 Nov Tue	14 Nov Sun
Vaikunta Ekadashi	10 Jan Fri 30 Dec Tue	20 Dec Sun

How festival dates are determined

Most Hindu festivals are tied to a tithi (lunar day) in a particular lunar month, and the classical texts also specify the part of the day in which that tithi must prevail: Ganesh Chaturthi and Rama Navami look at midday (madhyahna), Diwali Lakshmi Puja at the evening twilight (pradosha), and Krishna Janmashtami and Maha Shivaratri at midnight (nishita). Solar festivals such as Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Vishu and Baisakhi follow the Sun's entry into a sidereal sign.

Vedangam applies these rules to precise astronomical positions for Ujjain, the traditional meridian of Indian astronomy. When a tithi changes close to the deciding time, regional panchangams may list a festival on an adjacent day; such differences are normal and reflect local tradition.