Festival Calendar

Hindu Festivals 2096

All 46 major festivals of 2096 in one place — dates computed astronomically from tithi and sankranti rules (Kashi/Varanasi, IST), with each festival's tithi window.

DateDayFestivalTithi
15 JanuarySundayMakar SankrantiSolar festival — Sankranti · 01:41 PM
25 JanuaryWednesdayMauni AmavasyaMagha Amavasya
29 JanuarySundayVasant PanchamiMagha Shukla Panchami
22 FebruaryWednesdayMaha ShivaratriPhalguna Krishna Chaturdashi
8 MarchThursdayHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima
10 MarchSaturdayHoliChaitra Krishna Pratipada
25 MarchSundayChaitra Navratri beginsChaitra Shukla Pratipada
25 MarchSundayGudi Padwa / UgadiChaitra Shukla Pratipada
1 AprilSundayRam NavamiChaitra Shukla Navami
7 AprilSaturdayHanuman JayantiChaitra Purnima
14 AprilSaturdayBaisakhi (Mesha Sankranti)Solar festival — Sankranti · 07:51 AM
25 AprilWednesdayAkshaya TritiyaVaishakha Shukla Tritiya
7 MayMondayBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima
22 MayTuesdayVat Savitri VratJyeshtha Amavasya
31 MayThursdayGanga DussehraJyeshtha Shukla Dashami
1 JuneFridayNirjala EkadashiJyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
22 JuneFridayJagannath Rath YatraAshadha Shukla Dvitiya
1 JulySundayDevshayani EkadashiAshadha Shukla Ekadashi
5 JulyThursdayGuru PurnimaAshadha Purnima
22 JulySundayHariyali TeejShravana Shukla Tritiya
24 JulyTuesdayNag PanchamiShravana Shukla Panchami
4 AugustSaturdayRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima
5 SeptemberWednesdayKajari TeejBhadrapada Krishna Tritiya
9 SeptemberSundayKrishna JanmashtamiBhadrapada Krishna Ashtami
19 SeptemberWednesdayHartalika TeejBhadrapada Shukla Tritiya
20 SeptemberThursdayGanesh ChaturthiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi
25 SeptemberTuesdayRadha AshtamiBhadrapada Shukla Ashtami
1 OctoberMondayAnant ChaturdashiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi
2 OctoberTuesdayPitru Paksha beginsAshvin Krishna Pratipada
17 OctoberWednesdaySharad Navratri beginsAshvin Shukla Pratipada
24 OctoberWednesdayDurga AshtamiAshvin Shukla Ashtami
25 OctoberThursdayMaha NavamiAshvin Shukla Navami
26 OctoberFridayDussehra / VijayadashamiAshvin Shukla Dashami
31 OctoberWednesdaySharad PurnimaAshvin Purnima
3 NovemberSaturdayKarwa ChauthKartika Krishna Chaturthi
7 NovemberWednesdayAhoi AshtamiKartika Krishna Ashtami
12 NovemberMondayDhanterasKartika Krishna Trayodashi
13 NovemberTuesdayNaraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi
14 NovemberWednesdayDiwali (Lakshmi Puja)Kartika Amavasya
15 NovemberThursdayGovardhan PujaKartika Shukla Pratipada
17 NovemberSaturdayBhai DoojKartika Shukla Dvitiya
21 NovemberWednesdayChhath PujaKartika Shukla Shashthi
26 NovemberMondayDevutthana EkadashiKartika Shukla Ekadashi
29 NovemberThursdayKartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali)Kartika Purnima
29 NovemberThursdayGuru Nanak JayantiKartika Purnima
25 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