Festivals
Every festival, with the rule that sets its date.
Festival days are fixed by each festival’s own rule at your place — which is why dates can differ between cities, and why a sunrise-only calendar sometimes lands on the wrong day.
Caution. Festival details will be added soon.
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Shaded days carry a festival in Pāthardi. Today is outlined.
Why dates disagree
Each festival has its own rule. Some follow the tithi at sunrise; others follow the tithi at midday, in the afternoon or in the evening. A calendar that only reads the tithi at sunrise will sometimes print the wrong day.
And the rule is applied at your place. Sunrise, noon and sunset differ from city to city, so the same festival can fall on different days in different parts of India.
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The season ahead
January 2028 to April, Pāthardi.
| Date | Festival | Kind | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 15 Jan | Makar Sankranti | Solar · Tamil Nadu | |
| Wed 26 Jan | Mauni Amavasya | Lunar | |
| Mon 31 Jan | Vasant Panchami | Lunar | |
| Thu 3 Feb | Ratha Saptami | Lunar | |
| Wed 23 Feb | Maha Shivaratri | Lunar | |
| Sun 27 Feb | Phulera Dooj | Lunar | |
| Fri 10 Mar | Holika Dahan | Lunar | |
| Sat 18 Mar | Sheetala Ashtami | Lunar | |
| Mon 27 Mar | Ugadi | Lunar | |
| Mon 3 Apr | Rama Navami | Lunar | |
| Sun 9 Apr | Hanuman Jayanti | Lunar | |
| Thu 13 Apr | Pana Sankranti | Solar · Odisha | |
| Fri 14 Apr | Poila Boishakh | Solar · Bengal | |
| Fri 14 Apr | Puthandu | Solar · Tamil Nadu | |
| Fri 14 Apr | Vishu | Solar · Kerala | |
| Thu 27 Apr | Akshaya Tritiya | Lunar | |
| Thu 27 Apr | Parashurama Jayanti | Lunar |