Festival Calendar

Hindu Festivals 2078

All 45 major festivals of 2078 in one place — dates computed astronomically from tithi and sankranti rules (Kashi/Varanasi, IST), with each festival's tithi window.

DateDayFestivalTithi
14 JanuaryFridayMakar SankrantiSolar festival — Sankranti · 10:53 PM
12 FebruarySaturdayMauni AmavasyaMagha Amavasya
16 FebruaryWednesdayVasant PanchamiMagha Shukla Panchami
12 MarchSaturdayMaha ShivaratriPhalguna Krishna Chaturdashi
27 MarchSundayHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima
29 MarchTuesdayHoliChaitra Krishna Pratipada
13 AprilWednesdayChaitra Navratri beginsChaitra Shukla Pratipada
13 AprilWednesdayGudi Padwa / UgadiChaitra Shukla Pratipada
14 AprilThursdayBaisakhi (Mesha Sankranti)Solar festival — Sankranti · 05:06 PM
20 AprilWednesdayRam NavamiChaitra Shukla Navami
27 AprilWednesdayHanuman JayantiChaitra Purnima
14 MaySaturdayAkshaya TritiyaVaishakha Shukla Tritiya
26 MayThursdayBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima
10 JuneFridayVat Savitri VratJyeshtha Amavasya
19 JuneSundayGanga DussehraJyeshtha Shukla Dashami
21 JuneTuesdayNirjala EkadashiJyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
11 JulyMondayJagannath Rath YatraAshadha Shukla Dvitiya
20 JulyWednesdayDevshayani EkadashiAshadha Shukla Ekadashi
24 JulySundayGuru PurnimaAshadha Purnima
10 AugustWednesdayHariyali TeejShravana Shukla Tritiya
12 AugustFridayNag PanchamiShravana Shukla Panchami
23 AugustTuesdayRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima
26 AugustFridayKajari TeejBhadrapada Krishna Tritiya
29 AugustMondayKrishna JanmashtamiBhadrapada Krishna Ashtami
9 SeptemberFridayHartalika TeejBhadrapada Shukla Tritiya
10 SeptemberSaturdayGanesh ChaturthiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi
14 SeptemberWednesdayRadha AshtamiBhadrapada Shukla Ashtami
20 SeptemberTuesdayAnant ChaturdashiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi
22 SeptemberThursdayPitru Paksha beginsAshvin Krishna Pratipada
6 OctoberThursdaySharad Navratri beginsAshvin Shukla Pratipada
14 OctoberFridayDurga AshtamiAshvin Shukla Ashtami
15 OctoberSaturdayMaha NavamiAshvin Shukla Navami
16 OctoberSundayDussehra / VijayadashamiAshvin Shukla Dashami
21 OctoberFridaySharad PurnimaAshvin Purnima
28 OctoberFridayAhoi AshtamiKartika Krishna Ashtami
1 NovemberTuesdayDhanterasKartika Krishna Trayodashi
3 NovemberThursdayNaraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi
4 NovemberFridayDiwali (Lakshmi Puja)Kartika Amavasya
5 NovemberSaturdayGovardhan PujaKartika Shukla Pratipada
6 NovemberSundayBhai DoojKartika Shukla Dvitiya
11 NovemberFridayChhath PujaKartika Shukla Shashthi
16 NovemberWednesdayDevutthana EkadashiKartika Shukla Ekadashi
19 NovemberSaturdayKartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali)Kartika Purnima
19 NovemberSaturdayGuru Nanak JayantiKartika Purnima
15 DecemberThursdayGita 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