🪔 Hindu Festivals 2028
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 | Monday, 31 Jan | Magha Shukla Panchami 31 Jan 07:15 – 1 Feb 09:28 · purvahna (forenoon) |
| Maha Shivratri | Wednesday, 23 Feb | Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi 23 Feb 10:44 – 24 Feb 13:27 · nishita kaal (midnight) |
| Chaitra Navratri / Nav Samvat | Monday, 27 Mar | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada 26 Mar 10:01 – 27 Mar 11:43 · tithi at sunrise |
| Ram Navami | Monday, 3 Apr | Chaitra Shukla Navami 3 Apr 12:00 – 4 Apr 10:07 · madhyahna (midday) |
| Hanuman Jayanti | Sunday, 9 Apr | Chaitra Purnima 8 Apr 19:11 – 9 Apr 15:56 · tithi at sunrise |
| Guru Purnima | Thursday, 6 Jul | Ashadha Purnima 5 Jul 23:04 – 6 Jul 23:40 · tithi at sunrise |
| Nag Panchami | Wednesday, 26 Jul | Shravana Shukla Panchami 25 Jul 19:42 – 26 Jul 16:46 · purvahna (forenoon) |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Wednesday, 23 Aug | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi 23 Aug 05:10 – 24 Aug 01:55 · madhyahna (midday) |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Saturday, 2 Sep | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi 2 Sep 00:35 – 3 Sep 02:52 · tithi at sunrise |
| Sharad Navratri (Ghatasthapana) | Tuesday, 19 Sep | Ashwina Shukla Pratipada 18 Sep 23:53 – 19 Sep 20:00 · tithi at sunrise |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Wednesday, 27 Sep | Ashwina Shukla Dashami 27 Sep 08:09 – 28 Sep 09:55 · aparahna (afternoon) |
| Sharad Purnima | Monday, 2 Oct | Ashwina Purnima 2 Oct 19:34 – 3 Oct 21:55 · nishita kaal (midnight) |
| Karwa Chauth | Saturday, 7 Oct | Kartika Krishna Chaturthi 7 Oct 03:35 – 8 Oct 04:51 · moonrise |
| Dhanteras | Sunday, 15 Oct | Kartika Krishna Trayodashi 15 Oct 19:17 – 16 Oct 15:45 · pradosh kaal (after sunset) |
| Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Tuesday, 17 Oct | Kartika Amavasya 17 Oct 12:05 – 18 Oct 08:26 · pradosh kaal (after sunset) |
| Govardhan Puja | Wednesday, 18 Oct | Kartika Shukla Pratipada 18 Oct 08:26 – 19 Oct 05:01 · tithi at sunrise |
| Bhai Dooj | Thursday, 19 Oct | Kartika Shukla Dwitiya 19 Oct 05:01 – 20 Oct 01:59 · aparahna (afternoon) |
| Chhath Puja | Monday, 23 Oct | Kartika Shukla Shashthi 22 Oct 20:54 – 23 Oct 20:53 · tithi at sunrise |
| Kartik Purnima | Thursday, 2 Nov | Kartika Purnima 1 Nov 13:08 – 2 Nov 14:47 · 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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