Festival Calendar

Hindu Festivals 2081

All 46 major festivals of 2081 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 · 05:21 PM
8 FebruarySaturdayMauni AmavasyaMagha Amavasya
14 FebruaryFridayVasant PanchamiMagha Shukla Panchami
8 MarchSaturdayMaha ShivaratriPhalguna Krishna Chaturdashi
24 MarchMondayHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima
25 MarchTuesdayHoliChaitra Krishna Pratipada
10 AprilThursdayChaitra Navratri beginsChaitra Shukla Pratipada
10 AprilThursdayGudi Padwa / UgadiChaitra Shukla Pratipada
14 AprilMondayBaisakhi (Mesha Sankranti)Solar festival — Sankranti · 11:33 AM
17 AprilThursdayRam NavamiChaitra Shukla Navami
23 AprilWednesdayHanuman JayantiChaitra Purnima
11 MaySundayAkshaya TritiyaVaishakha Shukla Tritiya
22 MayThursdayBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima
7 JuneSaturdayVat Savitri VratJyeshtha Amavasya
16 JuneMondayGanga DussehraJyeshtha Shukla Dashami
17 JuneTuesdayNirjala EkadashiJyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
8 JulyTuesdayJagannath Rath YatraAshadha Shukla Dvitiya
16 JulyWednesdayDevshayani EkadashiAshadha Shukla Ekadashi
20 JulySundayGuru PurnimaAshadha Purnima
7 AugustThursdayHariyali TeejShravana Shukla Tritiya
9 AugustSaturdayNag PanchamiShravana Shukla Panchami
19 AugustTuesdayRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima
22 AugustFridayKajari TeejBhadrapada Krishna Tritiya
27 AugustWednesdayKrishna JanmashtamiBhadrapada Krishna Ashtami
5 SeptemberFridayHartalika TeejBhadrapada Shukla Tritiya
6 SeptemberSaturdayGanesh ChaturthiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi
10 SeptemberWednesdayRadha AshtamiBhadrapada Shukla Ashtami
16 SeptemberTuesdayAnant ChaturdashiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi
19 SeptemberFridayPitru Paksha beginsAshvin Krishna Pratipada
3 OctoberFridaySharad Navratri beginsAshvin Shukla Pratipada
10 OctoberFridayDurga AshtamiAshvin Shukla Ashtami
11 OctoberSaturdayMaha NavamiAshvin Shukla Navami
11 OctoberSaturdayDussehra / VijayadashamiAshvin Shukla Dashami
17 OctoberFridaySharad PurnimaAshvin Purnima
21 OctoberTuesdayKarwa ChauthKartika Krishna Chaturthi
25 OctoberSaturdayAhoi AshtamiKartika Krishna Ashtami
29 OctoberWednesdayDhanterasKartika Krishna Trayodashi
31 OctoberFridayNaraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi
31 OctoberFridayDiwali (Lakshmi Puja)Kartika Amavasya
1 NovemberSaturdayGovardhan PujaKartika Shukla Pratipada
2 NovemberSundayBhai DoojKartika Shukla Dvitiya
6 NovemberThursdayChhath PujaKartika Shukla Shashthi
12 NovemberWednesdayDevutthana EkadashiKartika Shukla Ekadashi
16 NovemberSundayKartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali)Kartika Purnima
16 NovemberSundayGuru Nanak JayantiKartika Purnima
12 DecemberFridayGita 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