Hindu festival calendar 2026, 2027 and 2028
Dates of the major Hindu festivals and vrats for the next three years, worked out from the panchang for New Delhi. Open a year for the full calendar with Ekadashi, Pradosh, Sankashti, Purnima, Amavasya and Sankranti, recalculated for your own city.
Full calendar 2026Full calendar 2027Full calendar 2028
| Festival | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lohri | 13 January | 14 January | 14 January |
| Makar Sankranti | 14 January | 15 January | 15 January |
| Vasant Panchami | 23 January | 11 February | 1 February |
| Maha Shivaratri | 15 February | 6 March | 23 February |
| Holika Dahan | 3 March | 22 March | 11 March |
| Holi | 4 March | 23 March | 12 March |
| Chaitra Navratri, Gudi Padwa and Ugadi | 19 March | 7 April | 27 March |
| Ram Navami | 26 March | 15 April | 3 April |
| Mahavir Jayanti | 31 March | 19 April | 7 April |
| Hanuman Jayanti | 2 April | 20 April | 9 April |
| Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) | 14 April | 14 April | 14 April |
| Akshaya Tritiya | 19 April | 9 May | 27 April |
| Buddha Purnima | 1 May | 20 May | 8 May |
| Vat Savitri Vrat | 16 May | 4 June | 24 May |
| Guru Purnima | 29 July | 18 July | 6 July |
| Hariyali Teej | 15 August | 4 August | 24 July |
| Nag Panchami | 17 August | 6 August | 26 July |
| Onam (Thiruvonam) | 26 August | 12 September | 1 September |
| Raksha Bandhan | 28 August | 17 August | 5 August |
| Krishna Janmashtami | 4 September | 25 August | 13 August |
| Hartalika Teej | 14 September | 3 September | 22 August |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | 14 September | 4 September | 23 August |
| Anant Chaturdashi | 25 September | 14 September | 2 September |
| Pitru Paksha begins | 26 September | 15 September | 3 September |
| Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Mahalaya) | 10 October | 30 September | 18 September |
| Sharad Navratri begins | 11 October | 30 September | 19 September |
| Durga Ashtami | 19 October | 7 October | 26 September |
| Maha Navami | 19 October | 8 October | 26 September |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | 20 October | 9 October | 27 September |
| Sharad Purnima | 25 October | 14 October | 2 October |
| Karwa Chauth | 29 October | 18 October | 7 October |
| Dhanteras | 6 November | 27 October | 16 October |
| Narak Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | 8 November | 28 October | 17 October |
| Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | 8 November | 29 October | 17 October |
| Govardhan Puja | 10 November | 30 October | 18 October |
| Bhai Dooj | 11 November | 31 October | 19 October |
| Chhath Puja | 15 November | 4 November | 23 October |
| Dev Uthani Ekadashi | 20 November | 10 November | 28 October |
| Kartik Purnima and Guru Nanak Jayanti | 24 November | 14 November | 2 November |
| Gita Jayanti (Mokshada Ekadashi) | 20 December | 9 December | 27 November |
Dates are computed with this site's panchang (Lahiri ayanamsa) for New Delhi. Times of sunrise and the tithi differ by place, so a date can shift by a day for cities far from Delhi; the calendar pages recalculate for your city.