Festival Calendar

Hindu Festivals 2040

All 46 major festivals of 2040 in one place — dates computed astronomically from tithi and sankranti rules (Kashi/Varanasi, IST), with each festival's tithi window.

DateDayFestivalTithi
15 JanuarySundayMakar SankrantiSolar festival — Sankranti · 04:59 AM
12 FebruarySundayMauni AmavasyaMagha Amavasya
17 FebruaryFridayVasant PanchamiMagha Shukla Panchami
11 MarchSundayMaha ShivaratriPhalguna Krishna Chaturdashi
28 MarchWednesdayHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima
29 MarchThursdayHoliChaitra Krishna Pratipada
12 AprilThursdayChaitra Navratri beginsChaitra Shukla Pratipada
12 AprilThursdayGudi Padwa / UgadiChaitra Shukla Pratipada
13 AprilFridayBaisakhi (Mesha Sankranti)Solar festival — Sankranti · 11:16 PM
20 AprilFridayRam NavamiChaitra Shukla Navami
27 AprilFridayHanuman JayantiChaitra Purnima
14 MayMondayAkshaya TritiyaVaishakha Shukla Tritiya
26 MaySaturdayBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima
9 JuneSaturdayVat Savitri VratJyeshtha Amavasya
20 JuneWednesdayGanga DussehraJyeshtha Shukla Dashami
21 JuneThursdayNirjala EkadashiJyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
11 JulyWednesdayJagannath Rath YatraAshadha Shukla Dvitiya
20 JulyFridayDevshayani EkadashiAshadha Shukla Ekadashi
24 JulyTuesdayGuru PurnimaAshadha Purnima
11 AugustSaturdayHariyali TeejShravana Shukla Tritiya
13 AugustMondayNag PanchamiShravana Shukla Panchami
22 AugustWednesdayRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima
25 AugustSaturdayKajari TeejBhadrapada Krishna Tritiya
29 AugustWednesdayKrishna JanmashtamiBhadrapada Krishna Ashtami
9 SeptemberSundayHartalika TeejBhadrapada Shukla Tritiya
10 SeptemberMondayGanesh ChaturthiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi
14 SeptemberFridayRadha AshtamiBhadrapada Shukla Ashtami
19 SeptemberWednesdayAnant ChaturdashiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi
21 SeptemberFridayPitru Paksha beginsAshvin Krishna Pratipada
7 OctoberSundaySharad Navratri beginsAshvin Shukla Pratipada
13 OctoberSaturdayDurga AshtamiAshvin Shukla Ashtami
14 OctoberSundayMaha NavamiAshvin Shukla Navami
15 OctoberMondayDussehra / VijayadashamiAshvin Shukla Dashami
20 OctoberSaturdaySharad PurnimaAshvin Purnima
23 OctoberTuesdayKarwa ChauthKartika Krishna Chaturthi
28 OctoberSundayAhoi AshtamiKartika Krishna Ashtami
2 NovemberFridayDhanterasKartika Krishna Trayodashi
3 NovemberSaturdayNaraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi
4 NovemberSundayDiwali (Lakshmi Puja)Kartika Amavasya
5 NovemberMondayGovardhan PujaKartika Shukla Pratipada
6 NovemberTuesdayBhai DoojKartika Shukla Dvitiya
10 NovemberSaturdayChhath PujaKartika Shukla Shashthi
14 NovemberWednesdayDevutthana EkadashiKartika Shukla Ekadashi
18 NovemberSundayKartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali)Kartika Purnima
18 NovemberSundayGuru Nanak JayantiKartika Purnima
14 DecemberFridayGita 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