Festival Calendar

Hindu Festivals 2036

All 46 major festivals of 2036 in one place — dates computed astronomically from tithi and sankranti rules (Kashi/Varanasi, IST), with each festival's tithi window.

DateDayFestivalTithi
15 JanuaryTuesdayMakar SankrantiSolar festival — Sankranti · 04:21 AM
28 JanuaryMondayMauni AmavasyaMagha Amavasya
2 FebruarySaturdayVasant PanchamiMagha Shukla Panchami
25 FebruaryMondayMaha ShivaratriPhalguna Krishna Chaturdashi
11 MarchTuesdayHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima
13 MarchThursdayHoliChaitra Krishna Pratipada
28 MarchFridayChaitra Navratri beginsChaitra Shukla Pratipada
28 MarchFridayGudi Padwa / UgadiChaitra Shukla Pratipada
5 AprilSaturdayRam NavamiChaitra Shukla Navami
10 AprilThursdayHanuman JayantiChaitra Purnima
13 AprilSundayBaisakhi (Mesha Sankranti)Solar festival — Sankranti · 10:39 PM
28 AprilMondayAkshaya TritiyaVaishakha Shukla Tritiya
10 MaySaturdayBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima
25 MaySundayVat Savitri VratJyeshtha Amavasya
3 JuneTuesdayGanga DussehraJyeshtha Shukla Dashami
4 JuneWednesdayNirjala EkadashiJyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
25 JuneWednesdayJagannath Rath YatraAshadha Shukla Dvitiya
4 JulyFridayDevshayani EkadashiAshadha Shukla Ekadashi
8 JulyTuesdayGuru PurnimaAshadha Purnima
25 JulyFridayHariyali TeejShravana Shukla Tritiya
27 JulySundayNag PanchamiShravana Shukla Panchami
7 AugustThursdayRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima
10 AugustSundayKajari TeejBhadrapada Krishna Tritiya
14 AugustThursdayKrishna JanmashtamiBhadrapada Krishna Ashtami
24 AugustSundayHartalika TeejBhadrapada Shukla Tritiya
25 AugustMondayGanesh ChaturthiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi
29 AugustFridayRadha AshtamiBhadrapada Shukla Ashtami
4 SeptemberThursdayAnant ChaturdashiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi
6 SeptemberSaturdayPitru Paksha beginsAshvin Krishna Pratipada
20 SeptemberSaturdaySharad Navratri beginsAshvin Shukla Pratipada
27 SeptemberSaturdayDurga AshtamiAshvin Shukla Ashtami
28 SeptemberSundayMaha NavamiAshvin Shukla Navami
29 SeptemberMondayDussehra / VijayadashamiAshvin Shukla Dashami
5 OctoberSundaySharad PurnimaAshvin Purnima
8 OctoberWednesdayKarwa ChauthKartika Krishna Chaturthi
13 OctoberMondayAhoi AshtamiKartika Krishna Ashtami
17 OctoberFridayDhanterasKartika Krishna Trayodashi
18 OctoberSaturdayNaraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi
18 OctoberSaturdayDiwali (Lakshmi Puja)Kartika Amavasya
20 OctoberMondayGovardhan PujaKartika Shukla Pratipada
21 OctoberTuesdayBhai DoojKartika Shukla Dvitiya
25 OctoberSaturdayChhath PujaKartika Shukla Shashthi
30 OctoberThursdayDevutthana EkadashiKartika Shukla Ekadashi
4 NovemberTuesdayKartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali)Kartika Purnima
4 NovemberTuesdayGuru Nanak JayantiKartika Purnima
29 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