Festival Calendar

Hindu Festivals 2098

All 46 major festivals of 2098 in one place — dates computed astronomically from tithi and sankranti rules (Kashi/Varanasi, IST), with each festival's tithi window.

DateDayFestivalTithi
15 JanuaryWednesdayMakar SankrantiSolar festival — Sankranti · 02:00 AM
1 FebruarySaturdayMauni AmavasyaMagha Amavasya
6 FebruaryThursdayVasant PanchamiMagha Shukla Panchami
1 MarchSaturdayMaha ShivaratriPhalguna Krishna Chaturdashi
16 MarchSundayHolika DahanPhalguna Purnima
18 MarchTuesdayHoliChaitra Krishna Pratipada
2 AprilWednesdayChaitra Navratri beginsChaitra Shukla Pratipada
2 AprilWednesdayGudi Padwa / UgadiChaitra Shukla Pratipada
10 AprilThursdayRam NavamiChaitra Shukla Navami
14 AprilMondayBaisakhi (Mesha Sankranti)Solar festival — Sankranti · 08:10 PM
15 AprilTuesdayHanuman JayantiChaitra Purnima
3 MaySaturdayAkshaya TritiyaVaishakha Shukla Tritiya
15 MayThursdayBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima
30 MayFridayVat Savitri VratJyeshtha Amavasya
8 JuneSundayGanga DussehraJyeshtha Shukla Dashami
9 JuneMondayNirjala EkadashiJyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
30 JuneMondayJagannath Rath YatraAshadha Shukla Dvitiya
9 JulyWednesdayDevshayani EkadashiAshadha Shukla Ekadashi
13 JulySundayGuru PurnimaAshadha Purnima
30 JulyWednesdayHariyali TeejShravana Shukla Tritiya
1 AugustFridayNag PanchamiShravana Shukla Panchami
11 AugustMondayRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima
15 AugustFridayKajari TeejBhadrapada Krishna Tritiya
19 AugustTuesdayKrishna JanmashtamiBhadrapada Krishna Ashtami
29 AugustFridayHartalika TeejBhadrapada Shukla Tritiya
29 AugustFridayGanesh ChaturthiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi
3 SeptemberWednesdayRadha AshtamiBhadrapada Shukla Ashtami
9 SeptemberTuesdayAnant ChaturdashiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi
11 SeptemberThursdayPitru Paksha beginsAshvin Krishna Pratipada
25 SeptemberThursdaySharad Navratri beginsAshvin Shukla Pratipada
2 OctoberThursdayDurga AshtamiAshvin Shukla Ashtami
3 OctoberFridayMaha NavamiAshvin Shukla Navami
4 OctoberSaturdayDussehra / VijayadashamiAshvin Shukla Dashami
10 OctoberFridaySharad PurnimaAshvin Purnima
13 OctoberMondayKarwa ChauthKartika Krishna Chaturthi
18 OctoberSaturdayAhoi AshtamiKartika Krishna Ashtami
22 OctoberWednesdayDhanterasKartika Krishna Trayodashi
23 OctoberThursdayNaraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi
23 OctoberThursdayDiwali (Lakshmi Puja)Kartika Amavasya
25 OctoberSaturdayGovardhan PujaKartika Shukla Pratipada
26 OctoberSundayBhai DoojKartika Shukla Dvitiya
30 OctoberThursdayChhath PujaKartika Shukla Shashthi
4 NovemberTuesdayDevutthana EkadashiKartika Shukla Ekadashi
8 NovemberSaturdayKartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali)Kartika Purnima
8 NovemberSaturdayGuru Nanak JayantiKartika Purnima
4 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