🌕 Purnima (Full Moon)
Purnima — Full Moon day, auspicious for Satyanarayan Puja and sacred baths.
Sunday
🐘 Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi — Ganesha fast on Krishna Chaturthi, break fast after moonrise.
Moonrise - 5 January 2048, 9:34 pm
Saturday
🙏 Shattila Ekadashi
Sesame (til) used in six ways; removes sins.
Tithi ends - 12 January 2048, 4:14 am
Monday
🔱 Som Pradosh (Krishna — Monday)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 5:44 pm to 7:14 pm
Tuesday
🔱 Masik Shivaratri
Masik Shivratri — Monthly Shiva fast on Krishna Chaturdashi, night vigil and puja.
Wednesday
☀️ Makar Sankranti
Sankranti — Solar transit into a new zodiac sign; auspicious for charity and sacred bath.
Sankranti moment - 15 January 2048, 6:21 am
Wednesday
🌑 Amavasya (New Moon)
Amavasya — New Moon; sacred for Pitru Tarpan (ancestral rites) and Shradh.
🐘 Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi — Ganesha fast on Krishna Chaturthi, break fast after moonrise.
Moonrise - 3 February 2048, 9:26 pm
Monday
🙏 Vijaya Ekadashi
Grants victory in all endeavours.
Tithi ends - 10 February 2048, 1:21 pm
Wednesday
🔱 Pradosh Vrat (Krishna)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 6:08 pm to 7:38 pm
Thursday
🔱 Maha Shivaratri
The Great Night of Shiva — night-long vigil, four-prahar Shiva puja, Rudri, fasting.
Thursday
☀️ Kumbha Sankranti
Sankranti — Solar transit into a new zodiac sign; auspicious for charity and sacred bath.
Sankranti moment - 13 February 2048, 7:21 pm
🙏 Ekadashi (Adhika Maas)
Ekadashi Vrat — sacred to Lord Vishnu. Fast from sunrise; break fast next day at Parana time.
Tithi ends - 26 March 2048, 1:53 pm
Saturday
🔱 Shani Pradosh (Shukla — Saturday)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 6:37 pm to 8:07 pm
Monday
🌕 Purnima (Full Moon)
Purnima — Full Moon day, auspicious for Satyanarayan Puja and sacred baths.
🐘 Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi — Ganesha fast on Krishna Chaturthi, break fast after moonrise.
Moonrise - 2 April 2048, 10:30 pm
Thursday
🙏 Ekadashi (Adhika Maas)
Ekadashi Vrat — sacred to Lord Vishnu. Fast from sunrise; break fast next day at Parana time.
Tithi ends - 9 April 2048, 8:28 am
Saturday
🔱 Shani Pradosh (Krishna — Saturday)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 6:44 pm to 8:14 pm
Sunday
🔱 Masik Shivaratri
Masik Shivratri — Monthly Shiva fast on Krishna Chaturdashi, night vigil and puja.
Monday
🌑 Somvati Amavasya (Monday New Moon)
Amavasya — New Moon; sacred for Pitru Tarpan (ancestral rites) and Shradh.
Tuesday
🙏 Chaitra Navratri — Day 1 · Shailaputri
Chaitra Navratri — 9 nights of Goddess Durga worship, Chaitra Shukla 1–9.
Tuesday
☀️ Mesha Sankranti
Sankranti — Solar transit into a new zodiac sign; auspicious for charity and sacred bath.
Sankranti moment - 14 April 2048, 12:41 am
Wednesday
🙏 Chaitra Navratri — Day 2 · Brahmacharini
Chaitra Navratri — 9 nights of Goddess Durga worship, Chaitra Shukla 1–9.
Thursday
🙏 Chaitra Navratri — Day 3 · Chandraghanta
Chaitra Navratri — 9 nights of Goddess Durga worship, Chaitra Shukla 1–9.
Friday
🙏 Chaitra Navratri — Day 4 · Kushmanda
Chaitra Navratri — 9 nights of Goddess Durga worship, Chaitra Shukla 1–9.
🙏 Varuthini Ekadashi
Gives worldly happiness and liberation; powerful fast.
Tithi ends - 8 May 2048, 7:42 pm
Sunday
🔱 Pradosh Vrat (Krishna)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 7:02 pm to 8:32 pm
Monday
🔱 Masik Shivaratri
Masik Shivratri — Monthly Shiva fast on Krishna Chaturdashi, night vigil and puja.
Tuesday
🌑 Amavasya (New Moon)
Amavasya — New Moon; sacred for Pitru Tarpan (ancestral rites) and Shradh.
Thursday
☀️ Vrishabha Sankranti
Sankranti — Solar transit into a new zodiac sign; auspicious for charity and sacred bath.
Sankranti moment - 14 May 2048, 9:29 pm
Saturday
✨ Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)
Akshaya Tritiya — one of the most auspicious days; self-luminous tithi for purchases and new beginnings.
☀️ Mithuna Sankranti
Sankranti — Solar transit into a new zodiac sign; auspicious for charity and sacred bath.
Sankranti moment - 15 June 2048, 4:00 am
Monday
🙏 Nirjala Ekadashi (Bhimseni Ekadashi)
Strictest Ekadashi — no water. Equal to all 24 Ekadashis.
Tithi ends - 22 June 2048, 9:35 pm
Wednesday
🔱 Pradosh Vrat (Shukla)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 7:22 pm to 8:52 pm
Friday
🌕 Purnima (Full Moon)
Purnima — Full Moon day, auspicious for Satyanarayan Puja and sacred baths.
Monday
🐘 Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi — Ganesha fast on Krishna Chaturthi, break fast after moonrise.
Moonrise - 29 June 2048, 9:58 pm
☀️ Simha Sankranti
Sankranti — Solar transit into a new zodiac sign; auspicious for charity and sacred bath.
Sankranti moment - 16 August 2048, 11:15 pm
Thursday
🙏 Putrada Ekadashi (Shravana)
Blesses couples with children; Vaikuntha Ekadashi.
Tithi ends - 20 August 2048, 9:48 am
Sunday
🪢 Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan — sisters tie sacred thread on brothers' wrists. Avoid Bhadra Kaal.
Thursday
🐘 Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi — Ganesha fast on Krishna Chaturthi, break fast after moonrise.
Moonrise - 27 August 2048, 8:45 pm
Monday
🦚 Janmashtami
Krishna Janmashtami — birth of Lord Krishna at Nishita Kaal. Fast observed, midnight celebration.
🙏 Aja Ekadashi
Removes sins of seven past and seven future lives.
Tithi ends - 4 September 2048, 9:33 am
Sunday
🔱 Pradosh Vrat (Krishna)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 6:36 pm to 8:06 pm
Monday
🔱 Masik Shivaratri
Masik Shivratri — Monthly Shiva fast on Krishna Chaturdashi, night vigil and puja.
Tuesday
🌑 Amavasya (New Moon)
Amavasya — New Moon; sacred for Pitru Tarpan (ancestral rites) and Shradh.
Friday
🐘 Ganesh Chaturthi (Vinayaka Chaturthi)
Ganesh Chaturthi — installation of Ganesha idol; 10-day festival. Madhyahna Kaal most auspicious.
Wednesday
☀️ Kanya Sankranti
Sankranti — Solar transit into a new zodiac sign; auspicious for charity and sacred bath.
Sankranti moment - 16 September 2048, 11:14 pm
Friday
🙏 Parsva Ekadashi
Ekadashi Vrat — sacred to Lord Vishnu. Fast from sunrise; break fast next day at Parana time.
Tithi ends - 18 September 2048, 4:21 pm
Sunday
🔱 Pradosh Vrat (Shukla)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 6:19 pm to 7:49 pm
Monday
📅 Ganesh Visarjan (Anant Chaturdashi)
Tuesday
🌕 Purnima (Full Moon)
Purnima — Full Moon day, auspicious for Satyanarayan Puja and sacred baths.
Saturday
🐘 Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi — Ganesha fast on Krishna Chaturthi, break fast after moonrise.
Moonrise - 26 September 2048, 8:40 pm
🔱 Sharad Navratri — Day 5 · Skandamata
Sharada Navratri — 9 nights of Goddess worship, Ashvin Shukla 1–9. Culminates in Dussehra.
Tuesday
🔱 Sharad Navratri — Day 6 · Katyayani
Sharada Navratri — 9 nights of Goddess worship, Ashvin Shukla 1–9. Culminates in Dussehra.
Wednesday
🔱 Sharad Navratri — Day 7 · Kalaratri
Sharada Navratri — 9 nights of Goddess worship, Ashvin Shukla 1–9. Culminates in Dussehra.
Thursday
🔱 Maha Navami (Saraswati Visarjan)
Sharada Navratri — 9 nights of Goddess worship, Ashvin Shukla 1–9. Culminates in Dussehra.
Thursday
🔱 Sharad Navratri — Maha Navami (Day 9) · Siddhidatri
Sharada Navratri — 9 nights of Goddess worship, Ashvin Shukla 1–9. Culminates in Dussehra.
Friday
🏹 Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
Vijayadashami — Ram's victory over Ravana, Aparahna kaal most auspicious.
Saturday
🙏 Papankusha Ekadashi
Destroys all sins like a goad destroys an elephant.
Tithi ends - 18 October 2048, 12:41 am
Saturday
☀️ Tula Sankranti
Sankranti — Solar transit into a new zodiac sign; auspicious for charity and sacred bath.
Sankranti moment - 17 October 2048, 11:16 am
Monday
🔱 Som Pradosh (Shukla — Monday)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 5:47 pm to 7:17 pm
Wednesday
🌕 Sharad Purnima (Kojagari Purnima)
Purnima — Full Moon day, auspicious for Satyanarayan Puja and sacred baths.
Sunday
🌙 Karwa Chauth
Karwa Chauth — married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for husband's longevity. Moon sighting is key.
Moonrise - 25 October 2048, 8:07 pm
Sunday
🐘 Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi — Ganesha fast on Krishna Chaturthi, break fast after moonrise.
Moonrise - 25 October 2048, 8:07 pm
Monday
🌙 Karwa Chauth
Karwa Chauth — married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for husband's longevity. Moon sighting is key.
Moonrise - 26 October 2048, 8:57 pm
Monday
🐘 Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi — Ganesha fast on Krishna Chaturthi, break fast after moonrise.
Moonrise - 26 October 2048, 8:57 pm
🙏 Devutthana Ekadashi (Prabodhini Ekadashi)
Ekadashi Vrat — sacred to Lord Vishnu. Fast from sunrise; break fast next day at Parana time.
Tithi ends - 16 November 2048, 11:58 am
Monday
☀️ Vrishchika Sankranti
Sankranti — Solar transit into a new zodiac sign; auspicious for charity and sacred bath.
Sankranti moment - 16 November 2048, 11:07 am
Wednesday
🔱 Pradosh Vrat (Shukla)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 5:26 pm to 6:56 pm
Friday
🌕 Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali)
Purnima — Full Moon day, auspicious for Satyanarayan Puja and sacred baths.
Tuesday
🐘 Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi (Tuesday)
Sankashti Chaturthi — Ganesha fast on Krishna Chaturthi, break fast after moonrise.
Moonrise - 24 November 2048, 8:35 pm
🙏 Mokshada Ekadashi (Gita Jayanti)
Grants liberation (Moksha); Gita Jayanti on same day.
Tithi ends - 16 December 2048, 2:57 am
Wednesday
☀️ Dhanu Sankranti
Sankranti — Solar transit into a new zodiac sign; auspicious for charity and sacred bath.
Sankranti moment - 16 December 2048, 1:47 am
Thursday
🔱 Pradosh Vrat (Shukla)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 5:27 pm to 6:57 pm
Sunday
🌕 Purnima (Full Moon)
Purnima — Full Moon day, auspicious for Satyanarayan Puja and sacred baths.
Thursday
🐘 Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi — Ganesha fast on Krishna Chaturthi, break fast after moonrise.
Moonrise - 24 December 2048, 9:10 pm
Thursday
🙏 Saphala Ekadashi
Makes all efforts successful; removes misfortune.
Tithi ends - 31 December 2048, 9:21 pm
About the 2048 festival dates
Hindu festival dates are not fixed to the Gregorian calendar — they are determined by the tithi, and a tithi begins and ends at a specific moment rather than at midnight. A festival is therefore assigned to the day on which its governing tithi prevails at the relevant time, which is sunrise for most observances but moonrise, sunset or midnight for others. This is why a festival can fall on different dates in different regions, and why the dates here are computed for New Delhi rather than copied from a printed panchang.
Open any festival date to see that day's full panchang, including the specific muhurat window its ritual requires — Pradosh Kaal for Lakshmi Puja, Nishita Kaal for Janmashtami, Madhyahna for Ganesh Chaturthi, and the post-Bhadra window for Raksha Bandhan and Holika Dahan.