Festival Calendar

Hindu Festivals 2043

All 46 major festivals of 2043 in one place — dates computed astronomically from tithi and sankranti rules (Kashi/Varanasi, IST), with each festival's tithi window.

DateDayFestivalTithi
14 JanuaryWednesdayMakar SankrantiSolar festival — Sankranti · 11:27 PM
9 FebruaryMondayMauni AmavasyaMagha Amavasya
14 FebruarySaturdayVasant PanchamiMagha Shukla Panchami
9 MarchMondayMaha ShivaratriPhalguna Krishna Chaturdashi
25 MarchWednesdayHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima
26 MarchThursdayHoliChaitra Krishna Pratipada
10 AprilFridayChaitra Navratri beginsChaitra Shukla Pratipada
10 AprilFridayGudi Padwa / UgadiChaitra Shukla Pratipada
14 AprilTuesdayBaisakhi (Mesha Sankranti)Solar festival — Sankranti · 05:43 PM
17 AprilFridayRam NavamiChaitra Shukla Navami
24 AprilFridayHanuman JayantiChaitra Purnima
11 MayMondayAkshaya TritiyaVaishakha Shukla Tritiya
23 MaySaturdayBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima
7 JuneSundayVat Savitri VratJyeshtha Amavasya
17 JuneWednesdayGanga DussehraJyeshtha Shukla Dashami
18 JuneThursdayNirjala EkadashiJyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
8 JulyWednesdayJagannath Rath YatraAshadha Shukla Dvitiya
17 JulyFridayDevshayani EkadashiAshadha Shukla Ekadashi
22 JulyWednesdayGuru PurnimaAshadha Purnima
7 AugustFridayHariyali TeejShravana Shukla Tritiya
10 AugustMondayNag PanchamiShravana Shukla Panchami
20 AugustThursdayRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima
23 AugustSundayKajari TeejBhadrapada Krishna Tritiya
27 AugustThursdayKrishna JanmashtamiBhadrapada Krishna Ashtami
6 SeptemberSundayHartalika TeejBhadrapada Shukla Tritiya
7 SeptemberMondayGanesh ChaturthiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi
11 SeptemberFridayRadha AshtamiBhadrapada Shukla Ashtami
18 SeptemberFridayAnant ChaturdashiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi
19 SeptemberSaturdayPitru Paksha beginsAshvin Krishna Pratipada
4 OctoberSundaySharad Navratri beginsAshvin Shukla Pratipada
11 OctoberSundayDurga AshtamiAshvin Shukla Ashtami
12 OctoberMondayMaha NavamiAshvin Shukla Navami
13 OctoberTuesdayDussehra / VijayadashamiAshvin Shukla Dashami
18 OctoberSundaySharad PurnimaAshvin Purnima
21 OctoberWednesdayKarwa ChauthKartika Krishna Chaturthi
25 OctoberSundayAhoi AshtamiKartika Krishna Ashtami
30 OctoberFridayDhanterasKartika Krishna Trayodashi
31 OctoberSaturdayNaraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi
1 NovemberSundayDiwali (Lakshmi Puja)Kartika Amavasya
2 NovemberMondayGovardhan PujaKartika Shukla Pratipada
3 NovemberTuesdayBhai DoojKartika Shukla Dvitiya
8 NovemberSundayChhath PujaKartika Shukla Shashthi
13 NovemberFridayDevutthana EkadashiKartika Shukla Ekadashi
16 NovemberMondayKartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali)Kartika Purnima
16 NovemberMondayGuru Nanak JayantiKartika Purnima
12 DecemberSaturdayGita 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