🪔 Hindu Festivals 2025
The day each major festival of the year is observed — its tithi, the tithi's timing and the rule that fixes the day.
| Festival | Day | Tithi (IST) |
|---|---|---|
| Vasant Panchami | Sunday, 2 Feb | Magha Shukla Panchami 2 Feb 09:14 – 3 Feb 06:53 · purvahna (forenoon) |
| Maha Shivratri | Wednesday, 26 Feb | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi 26 Feb 11:08 – 27 Feb 08:55 · nishita kaal (midnight) |
| Chaitra Navratri / Nav Samvat | Sunday, 30 Mar | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada 29 Mar 16:27 – 30 Mar 12:49 · tithi at sunrise |
| Ram Navami | Sunday, 6 Apr | Chaitra Shukla Navami 5 Apr 19:26 – 6 Apr 19:23 · madhyahna (midday) |
| Hanuman Jayanti | Saturday, 12 Apr | Chaitra Purnima 12 Apr 03:22 – 13 Apr 05:52 · tithi at sunrise |
| Guru Purnima | Thursday, 10 Jul | Ashadha Purnima 10 Jul 01:37 – 11 Jul 02:06 · tithi at sunrise |
| Nag Panchami | Tuesday, 29 Jul | Shravana Shukla Panchami 28 Jul 23:24 – 30 Jul 00:47 · purvahna (forenoon) |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Wednesday, 27 Aug | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi 26 Aug 13:55 – 27 Aug 15:44 · madhyahna (midday) |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Saturday, 6 Sep | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi 6 Sep 03:13 – 7 Sep 01:41 · tithi at sunrise |
| Sharad Navratri (Ghatasthapana) | Monday, 22 Sep | Ashwina Shukla Pratipada 22 Sep 01:24 – 23 Sep 02:56 · tithi at sunrise |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Thursday, 2 Oct | Ashwina Shukla Dashami 1 Oct 19:01 – 2 Oct 19:11 · aparahna (afternoon) |
| Sharad Purnima | Monday, 6 Oct | Ashwina Purnima 6 Oct 12:24 – 7 Oct 09:17 · nishita kaal (midnight) |
| Karwa Chauth | Friday, 10 Oct | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi 9 Oct 22:54 – 10 Oct 19:39 · moonrise |
| Dhanteras | Saturday, 18 Oct | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi 18 Oct 12:19 – 19 Oct 13:52 · pradosh kaal (after sunset) |
| Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Monday, 20 Oct | Kartika Amavasya 20 Oct 15:45 – 21 Oct 17:55 · pradosh kaal (after sunset) |
| Govardhan Puja | Wednesday, 22 Oct | Kartika Shukla Pratipada 21 Oct 17:55 – 22 Oct 20:17 · tithi at sunrise |
| Bhai Dooj | Thursday, 23 Oct | Kartika Shukla Dwitiya 22 Oct 20:17 – 23 Oct 22:47 · aparahna (afternoon) |
| Chhath Puja | Monday, 27 Oct | Kartika Shukla Shashthi 27 Oct 06:05 – 28 Oct 08:00 · tithi at sunrise |
| Kartik Purnima | Wednesday, 5 Nov | Kartika Purnima 4 Nov 22:36 – 5 Nov 18:49 · tithi at sunrise |
Days are worked out from New Delhi's sunrise and sunset. Tithi times are the same across India, but in another city a festival can occasionally fall a day earlier or later.
ℹ️ How is the day decided?
Each festival falls on a tithi of a lunar month (months named the Purnimanta way). A tithi doesn't change at sunrise, so the Dharmasindhu and Nirnayasindhu rules say in which part of the day the tithi must prevail — pradosh kaal for Diwali and Dhanteras, madhyahna for Ganesh Chaturthi and Ram Navami, aparahna for Dussehra and Bhai Dooj, nishita kaal for Maha Shivratri and Sharad Purnima, moonrise for Karwa Chauth, and the tithi at sunrise for the rest. The festival is on the day the tithi covers more of that period. Adhik (extra) months are skipped.
Holika Dahan, Raksha Bandhan and Janmashtami are not listed, because their day also depends on Bhadra or the Rohini nakshatra. Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya and Pradosh tithis are on a separate page.
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