Festival Calendar

Hindu Festivals 2044

All 47 major festivals of 2044 in one place — dates computed astronomically from tithi and sankranti rules (Kashi/Varanasi, IST), with each festival's tithi window.

DateDayFestivalTithi
15 JanuaryFriday✦ Makar SankrantiSolar festival — Sankranti · 05:36 AM
30 JanuarySaturdayMauni AmavasyaMagha Amavasya
4 FebruaryThursday✦ Vasant PanchamiMagha Shukla Panchami
27 FebruarySaturday✦ Maha ShivaratriPhalguna Krishna Chaturdashi
13 MarchSunday✦ Holika DahanPhalguna Purnima
14 MarchMonday✦ HoliThe day after Holika Dahan
30 MarchWednesday✦ Chaitra Navratri beginsChaitra Shukla Pratipada
30 MarchWednesdayGudi Padwa / UgadiChaitra Shukla Pratipada
6 AprilWednesday✦ Ram NavamiChaitra Shukla Navami
12 AprilTuesdayHanuman JayantiChaitra Purnima
13 AprilWednesdayBaisakhi (Mesha Sankranti)Solar festival — Sankranti · 11:53 PM
30 AprilSaturday✦ Akshaya TritiyaVaishakha Shukla Tritiya
11 MayWednesdayBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima
27 MayFridayVat Savitri VratJyeshtha Amavasya
5 JuneSundayGanga DussehraJyeshtha Shukla Dashami
6 JuneMondayNirjala EkadashiJyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
27 JuneMonday✦ Jagannath Rath YatraAshadha Shukla Dvitiya
5 JulyTuesdayDevshayani EkadashiAshadha Shukla Ekadashi
10 JulySunday✦ Guru PurnimaAshadha Purnima
27 JulyWednesdayHariyali TeejShravana Shukla Tritiya
29 JulyFriday✦ Nag PanchamiShravana Shukla Panchami
8 AugustMonday✦ Raksha BandhanShravana Purnima
11 AugustThursdayKajari TeejBhadrapada Krishna Tritiya
16 AugustTuesday✦ Krishna JanmashtamiBhadrapada Krishna Ashtami
25 AugustThursday✦ Hartalika TeejBhadrapada Shukla Tritiya
26 AugustFriday✦ Ganesh ChaturthiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi
30 AugustTuesdayRadha AshtamiBhadrapada Shukla Ashtami
6 SeptemberTuesday✦ Anant ChaturdashiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi
8 SeptemberThursday✦ Pitru Paksha beginsBhadrapada Krishna Pratipada
16 SeptemberFridayVishwakarma PujaSolar festival — Sankranti · 10:27 PM
22 SeptemberThursday✦ Sharad Navratri beginsAshvin Shukla Pratipada
29 SeptemberThursday✦ Durga AshtamiAshvin Shukla Ashtami
30 SeptemberFriday✦ Maha NavamiAshvin Shukla Navami
1 OctoberSaturday✦ Dussehra / VijayadashamiAshvin Shukla Dashami
7 OctoberFridaySharad PurnimaAshvin Purnima
10 OctoberMonday✦ Karwa ChauthKartika Krishna Chaturthi
14 OctoberFridayAhoi AshtamiKartika Krishna Ashtami
18 OctoberTuesday✦ DhanterasKartika Krishna Trayodashi
19 OctoberWednesday✦ Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi
20 OctoberThursday✦ Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)Kartika Amavasya
21 OctoberFriday✦ Govardhan PujaKartika Shukla Pratipada
22 OctoberSaturday✦ Bhai DoojKartika Shukla Dvitiya
27 OctoberThursday✦ Chhath PujaKartika Shukla Shashthi
1 NovemberTuesdayDevutthana EkadashiKartika Shukla Ekadashi
5 NovemberSaturday✦ Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali)Kartika Purnima
5 NovemberSaturday✦ Guru Nanak JayantiKartika Purnima
1 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.

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