Vasant Panchami (Saraswati Puja)
Vasant Panchami — worship of Goddess Saraswati, start of Vasant Ritu (spring).
Saturday
Jaya Ekadashi
Liberates from ghostly existence (preta yoni).
Tithi ends - 11 February 2052, 4:24 am
Monday
Som Pradosh (Shukla — Monday)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 6:08 pm to 7:38 pm
Tuesday
Kumbha Sankranti
Sankranti — Solar transit into a new zodiac sign; auspicious for charity and sacred bath.
Sankranti moment - 13 February 2052, 8:01 pm
Wednesday
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 - 18 February 2052, 9:35 pm
Monday
Vijaya Ekadashi
Grants victory in all endeavours.
Tithi ends - 26 February 2052, 5:25 pm
Wednesday
Maha Shivaratri
The Great Night of Shiva — night-long vigil, four-prahar Shiva puja, Rudri, fasting.
Wednesday
Pradosh Vrat (Krishna)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 6:20 pm to 7:50 pm
Amalaki Ekadashi
Worship of Amla (Amalaki) tree, grants great merit.
Tithi ends - 11 March 2052, 2:20 pm
Wednesday
Pradosh Vrat (Shukla)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 6:28 pm to 7:58 pm
Thursday
Meena Sankranti
Sankranti — Solar transit into a new zodiac sign; auspicious for charity and sacred bath.
Sankranti moment - 14 March 2052, 4:52 pm
Friday
Holika Dahan
Holika Dahan — bonfire ritual at Pradosh after Bhhadra ends, symbolising burning of evil.
Friday
Purnima (Full Moon)
Purnima — Full Moon day, auspicious for Satyanarayan Puja and sacred baths.
Saturday
Holi (Dhuleti)
Festival of colours — celebrates victory of devotion over evil, arrival of spring.
Tuesday
Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi (Tuesday)
Sankashti Chaturthi — Ganesha fast on Krishna Chaturthi, break fast after moonrise.
Moonrise - 19 March 2052, 10:02 pm
Wednesday
Papamochani Ekadashi
Liberates from all sins; end of Holashtak.
Tithi ends - 27 March 2052, 8:54 am
Friday
Masik Shivaratri
Masik Shivratri — Monthly Shiva fast on Krishna Chaturdashi, night vigil and puja.
Saturday
Shani Amavasya (Saturday New Moon)
Amavasya — New Moon; sacred for Pitru Tarpan (ancestral rites) and Shradh.
Sunday
Chaitra Navratri — Day 1 · Shailaputri
Chaitra Navratri — 9 nights of Goddess Durga worship, Chaitra Shukla 1–9.
Devshayani Ekadashi (Ashadhi Ekadashi)
Lord Vishnu goes to sleep; Chaturmas begins.
Tithi ends - 7 July 2052, 10:27 pm
Tuesday
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
Thursday
Guru Purnima (Vyasa Purnima)
Guru Purnima — honour to the Guru; Vyasa Puja. Full moon of Ashadha.
Friday
Guru Purnima (Vyasa Purnima)
Guru Purnima — honour to the Guru; Vyasa Puja. Full moon of Ashadha.
Tuesday
Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi (Tuesday)
Sankashti Chaturthi — Ganesha fast on Krishna Chaturthi, break fast after moonrise.
Moonrise - 16 July 2052, 10:07 pm
Tuesday
Karka Sankranti
Sankranti — Solar transit into a new zodiac sign; auspicious for charity and sacred bath.
Sankranti moment - 16 July 2052, 3:37 pm
Monday
Kamika Ekadashi
Removes sins accumulated over many births.
Tithi ends - 22 July 2052, 6:33 pm
Wednesday
Pradosh Vrat (Krishna)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 7:16 pm to 8:46 pm
Wednesday
Masik Shivaratri
Masik Shivratri — Monthly Shiva fast on Krishna Chaturdashi, night vigil and puja.
Friday
Amavasya (New Moon)
Amavasya — New Moon; sacred for Pitru Tarpan (ancestral rites) and Shradh.
Parsva Ekadashi
Ekadashi Vrat — sacred to Lord Vishnu. Fast from sunrise; break fast next day at Parana time.
Thursday
Parsva Ekadashi
Ekadashi Vrat — sacred to Lord Vishnu. Fast from sunrise; break fast next day at Parana time.
Tithi ends - 5 September 2052, 7:03 am
Saturday
Shani Pradosh (Shukla — Saturday)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 6:35 pm to 8:05 pm
Sunday
Ganesh Visarjan (Anant Chaturdashi)
Thursday
Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi — Ganesha fast on Krishna Chaturthi, break fast after moonrise.
Moonrise - 12 September 2052, 8:52 pm
Monday
Kanya Sankranti
Sankranti — Solar transit into a new zodiac sign; auspicious for charity and sacred bath.
Sankranti moment - 16 September 2052, 11:57 pm
Thursday
Indira Ekadashi
Liberates ancestors from hell; Pitru Paksha Ekadashi.
Tithi ends - 19 September 2052, 7:00 am
Friday
Pradosh Vrat (Krishna)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 6:19 pm to 7:49 pm
Saturday
Masik Shivaratri
Masik Shivratri — Monthly Shiva fast on Krishna Chaturdashi, night vigil and puja.
Sunday
Amavasya (New Moon)
Amavasya — New Moon; sacred for Pitru Tarpan (ancestral rites) and Shradh.
Monday
Sharad Navratri — Day 1 · Shailaputri
Sharada Navratri — 9 nights of Goddess worship, Ashvin Shukla 1–9. Culminates in Dussehra.
Tuesday
Sharad Navratri — Day 2 · Brahmacharini
Sharada Navratri — 9 nights of Goddess worship, Ashvin Shukla 1–9. Culminates in Dussehra.
Wednesday
Sharad Navratri — Day 2 · Brahmacharini (Tithi Vriddhi)
Sharada Navratri — 9 nights of Goddess worship, Ashvin Shukla 1–9. Culminates in Dussehra.
Thursday
Sharad Navratri — Day 3 · Chandraghanta
Sharada Navratri — 9 nights of Goddess worship, Ashvin Shukla 1–9. Culminates in Dussehra.
Devutthana Ekadashi (Prabodhini Ekadashi)
Ekadashi Vrat — sacred to Lord Vishnu. Fast from sunrise; break fast next day at Parana time.
Tithi ends - 3 November 2052, 1:15 pm
Tuesday
Pradosh Vrat (Shukla)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 5:32 pm to 7:02 pm
Wednesday
Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali)
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 - 10 November 2052, 9:07 pm
Saturday
Utpanna Ekadashi
Birth of Ekadashi Devi; first Ekadashi ever observed.
Tithi ends - 17 November 2052, 6:27 am
Saturday
Vrishchika Sankranti
Sankranti — Solar transit into a new zodiac sign; auspicious for charity and sacred bath.
Sankranti moment - 16 November 2052, 11:44 am
Tuesday
Pradosh Vrat (Krishna)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 5:25 pm to 6:55 pm
Tuesday
Masik Shivaratri
Masik Shivratri — Monthly Shiva fast on Krishna Chaturdashi, night vigil and puja.
Thursday
Amavasya (New Moon)
Amavasya — New Moon; sacred for Pitru Tarpan (ancestral rites) and Shradh.
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. The dates listed here are a single national set, computed rather than copied from a printed panchang; where your family or local temple observes a different day, follow that tradition.
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.