Festival Calendar

Hindu Festivals 2038

All 45 major festivals of 2038 in one place — dates computed astronomically from tithi and sankranti rules (Kashi/Varanasi, IST), with each festival's tithi window.

DateDayFestivalTithi
14 JanuaryThursdayMakar SankrantiSolar festival — Sankranti · 04:40 PM
4 FebruaryThursdayMauni AmavasyaMagha Amavasya
9 FebruaryTuesdayVasant PanchamiMagha Shukla Panchami
4 MarchThursdayMaha ShivaratriPhalguna Krishna Chaturdashi
20 MarchSaturdayHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima
21 MarchSundayHoliChaitra Krishna Pratipada
5 AprilMondayChaitra Navratri beginsChaitra Shukla Pratipada
5 AprilMondayGudi Padwa / UgadiChaitra Shukla Pratipada
13 AprilTuesdayRam NavamiChaitra Shukla Navami
14 AprilWednesdayBaisakhi (Mesha Sankranti)Solar festival — Sankranti · 10:57 AM
19 AprilMondayHanuman JayantiChaitra Purnima
7 MayFridayAkshaya TritiyaVaishakha Shukla Tritiya
18 MayTuesdayBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima
2 JuneWednesdayVat Savitri VratJyeshtha Amavasya
12 JuneSaturdayGanga DussehraJyeshtha Shukla Dashami
13 JuneSundayNirjala EkadashiJyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
4 JulySundayJagannath Rath YatraAshadha Shukla Dvitiya
12 JulyMondayDevshayani EkadashiAshadha Shukla Ekadashi
16 JulyFridayGuru PurnimaAshadha Purnima
3 AugustTuesdayHariyali TeejShravana Shukla Tritiya
5 AugustThursdayNag PanchamiShravana Shukla Panchami
14 AugustSaturdayRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima
17 AugustTuesdayKajari TeejBhadrapada Krishna Tritiya
22 AugustSundayKrishna JanmashtamiBhadrapada Krishna Ashtami
2 SeptemberThursdayHartalika TeejBhadrapada Shukla Tritiya
2 SeptemberThursdayGanesh ChaturthiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi
6 SeptemberMondayRadha AshtamiBhadrapada Shukla Ashtami
12 SeptemberSundayAnant ChaturdashiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi
14 SeptemberTuesdayPitru Paksha beginsAshvin Krishna Pratipada
29 SeptemberWednesdaySharad Navratri beginsAshvin Shukla Pratipada
5 OctoberTuesdayDurga AshtamiAshvin Shukla Ashtami
6 OctoberWednesdayMaha NavamiAshvin Shukla Navami
7 OctoberThursdayDussehra / VijayadashamiAshvin Shukla Dashami
13 OctoberWednesdaySharad PurnimaAshvin Purnima
16 OctoberSaturdayKarwa ChauthKartika Krishna Chaturthi
21 OctoberThursdayAhoi AshtamiKartika Krishna Ashtami
27 OctoberWednesdayNaraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi
27 OctoberWednesdayDiwali (Lakshmi Puja)Kartika Amavasya
28 OctoberThursdayGovardhan PujaKartika Shukla Pratipada
29 OctoberFridayBhai DoojKartika Shukla Dvitiya
2 NovemberTuesdayChhath PujaKartika Shukla Shashthi
7 NovemberSundayDevutthana EkadashiKartika Shukla Ekadashi
11 NovemberThursdayKartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali)Kartika Purnima
11 NovemberThursdayGuru Nanak JayantiKartika Purnima
7 DecemberTuesdayGita 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