Festival Calendar

Hindu Festivals 2042

All 46 major festivals of 2042 in one place — dates computed astronomically from tithi and sankranti rules (Kashi/Varanasi, IST), with each festival's tithi window.

DateDayFestivalTithi
14 JanuaryTuesdayMakar SankrantiSolar festival — Sankranti · 05:17 PM
21 JanuaryTuesdayMauni AmavasyaMagha Amavasya
26 JanuarySundayVasant PanchamiMagha Shukla Panchami
18 FebruaryTuesdayMaha ShivaratriPhalguna Krishna Chaturdashi
6 MarchThursdayHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima
7 MarchFridayHoliChaitra Krishna Pratipada
22 MarchSaturdayChaitra Navratri beginsChaitra Shukla Pratipada
22 MarchSaturdayGudi Padwa / UgadiChaitra Shukla Pratipada
29 MarchSaturdayRam NavamiChaitra Shukla Navami
5 AprilSaturdayHanuman JayantiChaitra Purnima
14 AprilMondayBaisakhi (Mesha Sankranti)Solar festival — Sankranti · 11:34 AM
22 AprilTuesdayAkshaya TritiyaVaishakha Shukla Tritiya
5 MayMondayBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima
19 MayMondayVat Savitri VratJyeshtha Amavasya
29 MayThursdayGanga DussehraJyeshtha Shukla Dashami
30 MayFridayNirjala EkadashiJyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
19 JuneThursdayJagannath Rath YatraAshadha Shukla Dvitiya
29 JuneSundayDevshayani EkadashiAshadha Shukla Ekadashi
3 JulyThursdayGuru PurnimaAshadha Purnima
18 AugustMondayHariyali TeejShravana Shukla Tritiya
21 AugustThursdayNag PanchamiShravana Shukla Panchami
31 AugustSundayRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima
2 SeptemberTuesdayKajari TeejBhadrapada Krishna Tritiya
6 SeptemberSaturdayKrishna JanmashtamiBhadrapada Krishna Ashtami
17 SeptemberWednesdayHartalika TeejBhadrapada Shukla Tritiya
18 SeptemberThursdayGanesh ChaturthiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi
23 SeptemberTuesdayRadha AshtamiBhadrapada Shukla Ashtami
28 SeptemberSundayAnant ChaturdashiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi
30 SeptemberTuesdayPitru Paksha beginsAshvin Krishna Pratipada
15 OctoberWednesdaySharad Navratri beginsAshvin Shukla Pratipada
22 OctoberWednesdayDurga AshtamiAshvin Shukla Ashtami
23 OctoberThursdayMaha NavamiAshvin Shukla Navami
24 OctoberFridayDussehra / VijayadashamiAshvin Shukla Dashami
28 OctoberTuesdaySharad PurnimaAshvin Purnima
31 OctoberFridayKarwa ChauthKartika Krishna Chaturthi
5 NovemberWednesdayAhoi AshtamiKartika Krishna Ashtami
10 NovemberMondayDhanterasKartika Krishna Trayodashi
11 NovemberTuesdayNaraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi
12 NovemberWednesdayDiwali (Lakshmi Puja)Kartika Amavasya
13 NovemberThursdayGovardhan PujaKartika Shukla Pratipada
14 NovemberFridayBhai DoojKartika Shukla Dvitiya
19 NovemberWednesdayChhath PujaKartika Shukla Shashthi
23 NovemberSundayDevutthana EkadashiKartika Shukla Ekadashi
27 NovemberThursdayKartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali)Kartika Purnima
27 NovemberThursdayGuru Nanak JayantiKartika Purnima
23 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