Festival Calendar

Hindu Festivals 2053

All 47 major festivals of 2053 in one place — dates computed astronomically from tithi and sankranti rules (Kashi/Varanasi, IST), with each festival's tithi window.

DateDayFestivalTithi
14 JanuaryTuesday✦ Makar SankrantiSolar festival — Sankranti · 01:00 PM
19 JanuarySundayMauni AmavasyaMagha Amavasya
25 JanuarySaturday✦ Vasant PanchamiMagha Shukla Panchami
16 FebruarySunday✦ Maha ShivaratriPhalguna Krishna Chaturdashi
4 MarchTuesday✦ Holika DahanPhalguna Purnima
5 MarchWednesday✦ HoliThe day after Holika Dahan
21 MarchFriday✦ Chaitra Navratri beginsChaitra Shukla Pratipada
21 MarchFridayGudi Padwa / UgadiChaitra Shukla Pratipada
28 MarchFriday✦ Ram NavamiChaitra Shukla Navami
3 AprilThursdayHanuman JayantiChaitra Purnima
14 AprilMondayBaisakhi (Mesha Sankranti)Solar festival — Sankranti · 07:16 AM
21 AprilMonday✦ Akshaya TritiyaVaishakha Shukla Tritiya
2 MayFridayBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima
18 MaySundayVat Savitri VratJyeshtha Amavasya
27 MayTuesdayGanga DussehraJyeshtha Shukla Dashami
28 MayWednesdayNirjala EkadashiJyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
17 JulyThursday✦ Jagannath Rath YatraAshadha Shukla Dvitiya
26 JulySaturdayDevshayani EkadashiAshadha Shukla Ekadashi
30 JulyWednesday✦ Guru PurnimaAshadha Purnima
16 AugustSaturdayHariyali TeejShravana Shukla Tritiya
18 AugustMonday✦ Nag PanchamiShravana Shukla Panchami
29 AugustFriday✦ Raksha BandhanShravana Purnima
1 SeptemberMondayKajari TeejBhadrapada Krishna Tritiya
5 SeptemberFriday✦ Krishna JanmashtamiBhadrapada Krishna Ashtami
15 SeptemberMonday✦ Hartalika TeejBhadrapada Shukla Tritiya
15 SeptemberMonday✦ Ganesh ChaturthiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi
17 SeptemberWednesdayVishwakarma PujaSolar festival — Sankranti · 05:48 AM
20 SeptemberSaturdayRadha AshtamiBhadrapada Shukla Ashtami
26 SeptemberFriday✦ Anant ChaturdashiBhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi
28 SeptemberSunday✦ Pitru Paksha beginsBhadrapada Krishna Pratipada
12 OctoberSunday✦ Sharad Navratri beginsAshvin Shukla Pratipada
20 OctoberMonday✦ Durga AshtamiAshvin Shukla Ashtami
21 OctoberTuesday✦ Maha NavamiAshvin Shukla Navami
22 OctoberWednesday✦ Dussehra / VijayadashamiAshvin Shukla Dashami
27 OctoberMondaySharad PurnimaAshvin Purnima
30 OctoberThursday✦ Karwa ChauthKartika Krishna Chaturthi
3 NovemberMondayAhoi AshtamiKartika Krishna Ashtami
7 NovemberFriday✦ DhanterasKartika Krishna Trayodashi
9 NovemberSunday✦ Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi
9 NovemberSunday✦ Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)Kartika Amavasya
11 NovemberTuesday✦ Govardhan PujaKartika Shukla Pratipada
12 NovemberWednesday✦ Bhai DoojKartika Shukla Dvitiya
16 NovemberSunday✦ Chhath PujaKartika Shukla Shashthi
22 NovemberSaturdayDevutthana EkadashiKartika Shukla Ekadashi
25 NovemberTuesday✦ Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali)Kartika Purnima
25 NovemberTuesday✦ Guru Nanak JayantiKartika Purnima
21 DecemberSundayGita 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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