Festival Calendar

Hindu Festivals 2028

All 46 major festivals of 2028 in one place — dates computed astronomically from tithi and sankranti rules (Kashi/Varanasi, IST), with each festival's tithi window.

DateDayFestivalTithi
15 JanuarySaturdayMakar SankrantiSolar festival — Sankranti · 03:07 AM
26 JanuaryWednesdayMauni AmavasyaMagha Amavasya
1 FebruaryTuesdayVasant PanchamiMagha Shukla Panchami
23 FebruaryWednesdayMaha ShivaratriPhalguna Krishna Chaturdashi
10 MarchFridayHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima
11 MarchSaturdayHoliChaitra Krishna Pratipada
27 MarchMondayChaitra Navratri beginsChaitra Shukla Pratipada
27 MarchMondayGudi Padwa / UgadiChaitra Shukla Pratipada
3 AprilMondayRam NavamiChaitra Shukla Navami
9 AprilSundayHanuman JayantiChaitra Purnima
13 AprilThursdayBaisakhi (Mesha Sankranti)Solar festival — Sankranti · 09:25 PM
27 AprilThursdayAkshaya TritiyaVaishakha Shukla Tritiya
8 MayMondayBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima
24 MayWednesdayVat Savitri VratJyeshtha Amavasya
2 JuneFridayGanga DussehraJyeshtha Shukla Dashami
3 JuneSaturdayNirjala EkadashiJyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
24 JuneSaturdayJagannath Rath YatraAshadha Shukla Dvitiya
2 JulySundayDevshayani EkadashiAshadha Shukla Ekadashi
6 JulyThursdayGuru PurnimaAshadha Purnima
24 JulyMondayHariyali TeejShravana Shukla Tritiya
26 JulyWednesdayNag PanchamiShravana Shukla Panchami
5 AugustSaturdayRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima
8 AugustTuesdayKajari TeejBhadrapada Krishna Tritiya
13 AugustSundayKrishna JanmashtamiBhadrapada Krishna Ashtami
22 AugustTuesdayHartalika TeejBhadrapada Shukla Tritiya
23 AugustWednesdayGanesh ChaturthiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi
27 AugustSundayRadha AshtamiBhadrapada Shukla Ashtami
2 SeptemberSaturdayAnant ChaturdashiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi
4 SeptemberMondayPitru Paksha beginsAshvin Krishna Pratipada
19 SeptemberTuesdaySharad Navratri beginsAshvin Shukla Pratipada
26 SeptemberTuesdayDurga AshtamiAshvin Shukla Ashtami
27 SeptemberWednesdayMaha NavamiAshvin Shukla Navami
27 SeptemberWednesdayDussehra / VijayadashamiAshvin Shukla Dashami
3 OctoberTuesdaySharad PurnimaAshvin Purnima
7 OctoberSaturdayKarwa ChauthKartika Krishna Chaturthi
11 OctoberWednesdayAhoi AshtamiKartika Krishna Ashtami
15 OctoberSundayDhanterasKartika Krishna Trayodashi
17 OctoberTuesdayNaraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi
17 OctoberTuesdayDiwali (Lakshmi Puja)Kartika Amavasya
18 OctoberWednesdayGovardhan PujaKartika Shukla Pratipada
19 OctoberThursdayBhai DoojKartika Shukla Dvitiya
23 OctoberMondayChhath PujaKartika Shukla Shashthi
28 OctoberSaturdayDevutthana EkadashiKartika Shukla Ekadashi
2 NovemberThursdayKartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali)Kartika Purnima
2 NovemberThursdayGuru Nanak JayantiKartika Purnima
27 NovemberMondayGita 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