Festival Calendar

Hindu Festivals 1968

All 46 major festivals of 1968 in one place — dates computed astronomically from tithi and sankranti rules (Kashi/Varanasi, IST), with each festival's tithi window.

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DateDayFestivalTithi
14 JanuarySundayMakar SankrantiSolar festival — Sankranti · 05:47 PM
29 JanuaryMondayMauni AmavasyaMagha Amavasya
3 FebruarySaturdayVasant PanchamiMagha Shukla Panchami
26 FebruaryMondayMaha ShivaratriPhalguna Krishna Chaturdashi
14 MarchThursdayHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima
15 MarchFridayHoliChaitra Krishna Pratipada
29 MarchFridayChaitra Navratri beginsChaitra Shukla Pratipada
29 MarchFridayGudi Padwa / UgadiChaitra Shukla Pratipada
7 AprilSundayRam NavamiChaitra Shukla Navami
13 AprilSaturdayHanuman JayantiChaitra Purnima
13 AprilSaturdayBaisakhi (Mesha Sankranti)Solar festival — Sankranti · 12:13 PM
30 AprilTuesdayAkshaya TritiyaVaishakha Shukla Tritiya
12 MaySundayBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima
27 MayMondayVat Savitri VratJyeshtha Amavasya
6 JuneThursdayGanga DussehraJyeshtha Shukla Dashami
7 JuneFridayNirjala EkadashiJyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
28 JuneFridayJagannath Rath YatraAshadha Shukla Dvitiya
6 JulySaturdayDevshayani EkadashiAshadha Shukla Ekadashi
10 JulyWednesdayGuru PurnimaAshadha Purnima
28 JulySundayHariyali TeejShravana Shukla Tritiya
30 JulyTuesdayNag PanchamiShravana Shukla Panchami
8 AugustThursdayRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima
11 AugustSundayKajari TeejBhadrapada Krishna Tritiya
15 AugustThursdayKrishna JanmashtamiBhadrapada Krishna Ashtami
26 AugustMondayHartalika TeejBhadrapada Shukla Tritiya
27 AugustTuesdayGanesh ChaturthiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi
31 AugustSaturdayRadha AshtamiBhadrapada Shukla Ashtami
5 SeptemberThursdayAnant ChaturdashiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi
7 SeptemberSaturdayPitru Paksha beginsAshvin Krishna Pratipada
23 SeptemberMondaySharad Navratri beginsAshvin Shukla Pratipada
29 SeptemberSundayDurga AshtamiAshvin Shukla Ashtami
30 SeptemberMondayMaha NavamiAshvin Shukla Navami
1 OctoberTuesdayDussehra / VijayadashamiAshvin Shukla Dashami
6 OctoberSundaySharad PurnimaAshvin Purnima
10 OctoberThursdayKarwa ChauthKartika Krishna Chaturthi
15 OctoberTuesdayAhoi AshtamiKartika Krishna Ashtami
19 OctoberSaturdayDhanterasKartika Krishna Trayodashi
21 OctoberMondayNaraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi
21 OctoberMondayDiwali (Lakshmi Puja)Kartika Amavasya
22 OctoberTuesdayGovardhan PujaKartika Shukla Pratipada
23 OctoberWednesdayBhai DoojKartika Shukla Dvitiya
27 OctoberSundayChhath PujaKartika Shukla Shashthi
31 OctoberThursdayDevutthana EkadashiKartika Shukla Ekadashi
5 NovemberTuesdayKartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali)Kartika Purnima
5 NovemberTuesdayGuru Nanak JayantiKartika Purnima
30 NovemberSaturdayGita JayantiMargashirsha Shukla Ekadashi

Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.

Festival dates in other years