Festival Calendar

Hindu Festivals 2072

All 46 major festivals of 2072 in one place — dates computed astronomically from tithi and sankranti rules (Kashi/Varanasi, IST), with each festival's tithi window.

DateDayFestivalTithi
15 JanuaryFridayMakar SankrantiSolar festival — Sankranti · 09:57 AM
20 JanuaryWednesdayMauni AmavasyaMagha Amavasya
25 JanuaryMondayVasant PanchamiMagha Shukla Panchami
17 FebruaryWednesdayMaha ShivaratriPhalguna Krishna Chaturdashi
4 MarchFridayHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima
5 MarchSaturdayHoliChaitra Krishna Pratipada
20 MarchSundayChaitra Navratri beginsChaitra Shukla Pratipada
20 MarchSundayGudi Padwa / UgadiChaitra Shukla Pratipada
28 MarchMondayRam NavamiChaitra Shukla Navami
3 AprilSundayHanuman JayantiChaitra Purnima
14 AprilThursdayBaisakhi (Mesha Sankranti)Solar festival — Sankranti · 04:10 AM
21 AprilThursdayAkshaya TritiyaVaishakha Shukla Tritiya
2 MayMondayBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima
18 MayWednesdayVat Savitri VratJyeshtha Amavasya
27 MayFridayGanga DussehraJyeshtha Shukla Dashami
28 MaySaturdayNirjala EkadashiJyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
17 JulySundayJagannath Rath YatraAshadha Shukla Dvitiya
25 JulyMondayDevshayani EkadashiAshadha Shukla Ekadashi
29 JulyFridayGuru PurnimaAshadha Purnima
16 AugustTuesdayHariyali TeejShravana Shukla Tritiya
18 AugustThursdayNag PanchamiShravana Shukla Panchami
28 AugustSundayRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima
31 AugustWednesdayKajari TeejBhadrapada Krishna Tritiya
5 SeptemberMondayKrishna JanmashtamiBhadrapada Krishna Ashtami
14 SeptemberWednesdayHartalika TeejBhadrapada Shukla Tritiya
15 SeptemberThursdayGanesh ChaturthiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi
19 SeptemberMondayRadha AshtamiBhadrapada Shukla Ashtami
26 SeptemberMondayAnant ChaturdashiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi
28 SeptemberWednesdayPitru Paksha beginsAshvin Krishna Pratipada
12 OctoberWednesdaySharad Navratri beginsAshvin Shukla Pratipada
19 OctoberWednesdayDurga AshtamiAshvin Shukla Ashtami
20 OctoberThursdayMaha NavamiAshvin Shukla Navami
21 OctoberFridayDussehra / VijayadashamiAshvin Shukla Dashami
26 OctoberWednesdaySharad PurnimaAshvin Purnima
30 OctoberSundayKarwa ChauthKartika Krishna Chaturthi
3 NovemberThursdayAhoi AshtamiKartika Krishna Ashtami
7 NovemberMondayDhanterasKartika Krishna Trayodashi
9 NovemberWednesdayNaraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi
9 NovemberWednesdayDiwali (Lakshmi Puja)Kartika Amavasya
11 NovemberFridayGovardhan PujaKartika Shukla Pratipada
11 NovemberFridayBhai DoojKartika Shukla Dvitiya
15 NovemberTuesdayChhath PujaKartika Shukla Shashthi
21 NovemberMondayDevutthana EkadashiKartika Shukla Ekadashi
25 NovemberFridayKartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali)Kartika Purnima
25 NovemberFridayGuru Nanak JayantiKartika Purnima
21 DecemberWednesdayGita 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