Festival Calendar

Hindu Festivals 2048

All 46 major festivals of 2048 in one place — dates computed astronomically from tithi and sankranti rules (Kashi/Varanasi, IST), with each festival's tithi window.

DateDayFestivalTithi
15 JanuaryWednesdayMakar SankrantiSolar festival — Sankranti · 06:13 AM
15 JanuaryWednesdayMauni AmavasyaMagha Amavasya
20 JanuaryMondayVasant PanchamiMagha Shukla Panchami
12 FebruaryWednesdayMaha ShivaratriPhalguna Krishna Chaturdashi
29 FebruarySaturdayHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima
30 MarchMondayHoliChaitra Krishna Pratipada
14 AprilTuesdayChaitra Navratri beginsChaitra Shukla Pratipada
14 AprilTuesdayGudi Padwa / UgadiChaitra Shukla Pratipada
14 AprilTuesdayBaisakhi (Mesha Sankranti)Solar festival — Sankranti · 12:29 AM
22 AprilWednesdayRam NavamiChaitra Shukla Navami
28 AprilTuesdayHanuman JayantiChaitra Purnima
15 MayFridayAkshaya TritiyaVaishakha Shukla Tritiya
27 MayWednesdayBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima
11 JuneThursdayVat Savitri VratJyeshtha Amavasya
21 JuneSundayGanga DussehraJyeshtha Shukla Dashami
22 JuneMondayNirjala EkadashiJyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
13 JulyMondayJagannath Rath YatraAshadha Shukla Dvitiya
21 JulyTuesdayDevshayani EkadashiAshadha Shukla Ekadashi
25 JulySaturdayGuru PurnimaAshadha Purnima
12 AugustWednesdayHariyali TeejShravana Shukla Tritiya
14 AugustFridayNag PanchamiShravana Shukla Panchami
23 AugustSundayRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima
26 AugustWednesdayKajari TeejBhadrapada Krishna Tritiya
31 AugustMondayKrishna JanmashtamiBhadrapada Krishna Ashtami
11 SeptemberFridayHartalika TeejBhadrapada Shukla Tritiya
11 SeptemberFridayGanesh ChaturthiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi
15 SeptemberTuesdayRadha AshtamiBhadrapada Shukla Ashtami
21 SeptemberMondayAnant ChaturdashiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi
23 SeptemberWednesdayPitru Paksha beginsAshvin Krishna Pratipada
8 OctoberThursdaySharad Navratri beginsAshvin Shukla Pratipada
14 OctoberWednesdayDurga AshtamiAshvin Shukla Ashtami
15 OctoberThursdayMaha NavamiAshvin Shukla Navami
16 OctoberFridayDussehra / VijayadashamiAshvin Shukla Dashami
21 OctoberWednesdaySharad PurnimaAshvin Purnima
25 OctoberSundayKarwa ChauthKartika Krishna Chaturthi
30 OctoberFridayAhoi AshtamiKartika Krishna Ashtami
3 NovemberTuesdayDhanterasKartika Krishna Trayodashi
5 NovemberThursdayNaraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi
5 NovemberThursdayDiwali (Lakshmi Puja)Kartika Amavasya
7 NovemberSaturdayGovardhan PujaKartika Shukla Pratipada
7 NovemberSaturdayBhai DoojKartika Shukla Dvitiya
11 NovemberWednesdayChhath PujaKartika Shukla Shashthi
16 NovemberMondayDevutthana EkadashiKartika Shukla Ekadashi
20 NovemberFridayKartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali)Kartika Purnima
20 NovemberFridayGuru Nanak JayantiKartika Purnima
15 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