Festival Calendar

Hindu Festivals 2053

All 46 major festivals of 2053 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 · 01:00 PM
19 JanuarySundayMauni AmavasyaMagha Amavasya
25 JanuarySaturdayVasant PanchamiMagha Shukla Panchami
16 FebruarySundayMaha ShivaratriPhalguna Krishna Chaturdashi
4 MarchTuesdayHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima
5 MarchWednesdayHoliChaitra Krishna Pratipada
21 MarchFridayChaitra Navratri beginsChaitra Shukla Pratipada
21 MarchFridayGudi Padwa / UgadiChaitra Shukla Pratipada
28 MarchFridayRam NavamiChaitra Shukla Navami
3 AprilThursdayHanuman JayantiChaitra Purnima
14 AprilMondayBaisakhi (Mesha Sankranti)Solar festival — Sankranti · 07:16 AM
21 AprilMondayAkshaya TritiyaVaishakha Shukla Tritiya
2 MayFridayBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima
18 MaySundayVat Savitri VratJyeshtha Amavasya
27 MayTuesdayGanga DussehraJyeshtha Shukla Dashami
28 MayWednesdayNirjala EkadashiJyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
17 JulyThursdayJagannath Rath YatraAshadha Shukla Dvitiya
26 JulySaturdayDevshayani EkadashiAshadha Shukla Ekadashi
30 JulyWednesdayGuru PurnimaAshadha Purnima
16 AugustSaturdayHariyali TeejShravana Shukla Tritiya
18 AugustMondayNag PanchamiShravana Shukla Panchami
29 AugustFridayRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima
1 SeptemberMondayKajari TeejBhadrapada Krishna Tritiya
5 SeptemberFridayKrishna JanmashtamiBhadrapada Krishna Ashtami
15 SeptemberMondayHartalika TeejBhadrapada Shukla Tritiya
15 SeptemberMondayGanesh ChaturthiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi
20 SeptemberSaturdayRadha AshtamiBhadrapada Shukla Ashtami
26 SeptemberFridayAnant ChaturdashiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi
28 SeptemberSundayPitru Paksha beginsAshvin Krishna Pratipada
12 OctoberSundaySharad Navratri beginsAshvin Shukla Pratipada
20 OctoberMondayDurga AshtamiAshvin Shukla Ashtami
21 OctoberTuesdayMaha NavamiAshvin Shukla Navami
22 OctoberWednesdayDussehra / VijayadashamiAshvin Shukla Dashami
27 OctoberMondaySharad PurnimaAshvin Purnima
30 OctoberThursdayKarwa ChauthKartika Krishna Chaturthi
3 NovemberMondayAhoi AshtamiKartika Krishna Ashtami
7 NovemberFridayDhanterasKartika Krishna Trayodashi
9 NovemberSundayNaraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi
9 NovemberSundayDiwali (Lakshmi Puja)Kartika Amavasya
11 NovemberTuesdayGovardhan PujaKartika Shukla Pratipada
12 NovemberWednesdayBhai DoojKartika Shukla Dvitiya
16 NovemberSundayChhath PujaKartika Shukla Shashthi
22 NovemberSaturdayDevutthana EkadashiKartika Shukla Ekadashi
25 NovemberTuesdayKartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali)Kartika Purnima
25 NovemberTuesdayGuru Nanak JayantiKartika Purnima
21 DecemberSundayGita 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