Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi — Ganesha fast on Krishna Chaturthi, break fast after moonrise.
Moonrise - 1 February 2059, 9:15 pm
Sunday
Shattila Ekadashi
Sesame (til) used in six ways; removes sins.
Tithi ends - 9 February 2059, 9:19 am
Monday
Som Pradosh (Krishna — Monday)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 6:07 pm to 7:37 pm
Wednesday
Amavasya (New Moon)
Amavasya — New Moon; sacred for Pitru Tarpan (ancestral rites) and Shradh.
Thursday
Kumbha Sankranti
Sankranti — Solar transit into a new zodiac sign; auspicious for charity and sacred bath.
Sankranti moment - 13 February 2059, 3:17 pm
Simha Sankranti
Sankranti — Solar transit into a new zodiac sign; auspicious for charity and sacred bath.
Sankranti moment - 17 August 2059, 7:02 pm
Tuesday
Putrada Ekadashi (Shravana)
Blesses couples with children; Vaikuntha Ekadashi.
Tithi ends - 20 August 2059, 3:36 am
Thursday
Pradosh Vrat (Shukla)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 6:54 pm to 8:24 pm
Saturday
Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan — sisters tie sacred thread on brothers' wrists. Avoid Bhadra Kaal.
Tuesday
Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi (Tuesday)
Sankashti Chaturthi — Ganesha fast on Krishna Chaturthi, break fast after moonrise.
Moonrise - 26 August 2059, 9:04 pm
Saturday
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 - 2 September 2059, 8:23 pm
Thursday
Pradosh Vrat (Krishna)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 6:39 pm to 8:09 pm
Thursday
Masik Shivaratri
Masik Shivratri — Monthly Shiva fast on Krishna Chaturdashi, night vigil and puja.
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.
Wednesday
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 - 17 September 2059, 7:03 pm
Thursday
Parsva Ekadashi
Ekadashi Vrat — sacred to Lord Vishnu. Fast from sunrise; break fast next day at Parana time.
Tithi ends - 18 September 2059, 1:05 pm
Saturday
Shani Pradosh (Shukla — Saturday)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 6:20 pm to 7:50 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 - 25 September 2059, 8:53 pm
Sharad Navratri — Day 5 · Skandamata
Sharada Navratri — 9 nights of Goddess worship, Ashvin Shukla 1–9. Culminates in Dussehra.
Sunday
Sharad Navratri — Day 6 · Katyayani
Sharada Navratri — 9 nights of Goddess worship, Ashvin Shukla 1–9. Culminates in Dussehra.
Monday
Sharad Navratri — Day 7 · Kalaratri
Sharada Navratri — 9 nights of Goddess worship, Ashvin Shukla 1–9. Culminates in Dussehra.
Tuesday
Sharad Navratri — Maha Ashtami (Day 8) · Mahagauri
Sharada Navratri — 9 nights of Goddess worship, Ashvin Shukla 1–9. Culminates in Dussehra.
Wednesday
Maha Navami (Saraswati Visarjan)
Sharada Navratri — 9 nights of Goddess worship, Ashvin Shukla 1–9. Culminates in Dussehra.
Wednesday
Sharad Navratri — Maha Navami (Day 9) · Siddhidatri
Sharada Navratri — 9 nights of Goddess worship, Ashvin Shukla 1–9. Culminates in Dussehra.
Thursday
Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
Vijayadashami — Ram's victory over Ravana, Aparahna kaal most auspicious.
Friday
Papankusha Ekadashi
Destroys all sins like a goad destroys an elephant.
Tithi ends - 17 October 2059, 9:34 pm
Saturday
Tula Sankranti
Sankranti — Solar transit into a new zodiac sign; auspicious for charity and sacred bath.
Sankranti moment - 18 October 2059, 7:06 am
Sunday
Pradosh Vrat (Shukla)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 5:47 pm to 7:17 pm
Tuesday
Sharad Purnima (Kojagari Purnima)
Purnima — Full Moon day, auspicious for Satyanarayan Puja and sacred baths.
Friday
Karwa Chauth
Karwa Chauth — married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for husband's longevity. Moon sighting is key.
Moonrise - 24 October 2059, 8:16 pm
Friday
Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi — Ganesha fast on Krishna Chaturthi, break fast after moonrise.
Moonrise - 24 October 2059, 8:16 pm
Friday
Rama Ekadashi
Removes all sins, equal to Ashvamedha Yajna.
Tithi ends - 1 November 2059, 5:41 am
Devutthana Ekadashi (Prabodhini Ekadashi)
Ekadashi Vrat — sacred to Lord Vishnu. Fast from sunrise; break fast next day at Parana time.
Monday
Som Pradosh (Shukla — Monday)
Pradosh Vrat — Shiva worship at Pradosh Kaal (1h 36m after sunset) on Trayodashi.
Pradosh Kaal - 5:26 pm to 6:56 pm
Monday
Vrishchika Sankranti
Sankranti — Solar transit into a new zodiac sign; auspicious for charity and sacred bath.
Sankranti moment - 17 November 2059, 6:58 am
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 - 23 November 2059, 8:51 pm
Sunday
Utpanna Ekadashi
Birth of Ekadashi Devi; first Ekadashi ever observed.
Tithi ends - 1 December 2059, 2:00 am
Mokshada Ekadashi (Gita Jayanti)
Grants liberation (Moksha); Gita Jayanti on same day.
Tithi ends - 15 December 2059, 2:52 pm
Tuesday
Dhanu Sankranti
Sankranti — Solar transit into a new zodiac sign; auspicious for charity and sacred bath.
Sankranti moment - 16 December 2059, 9:40 pm
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
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 - 22 December 2059, 8:36 pm
Tuesday
Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi (Tuesday)
Sankashti Chaturthi — Ganesha fast on Krishna Chaturthi, break fast after moonrise.
Moonrise - 23 December 2059, 9:34 pm
Tuesday
Saphala Ekadashi
Makes all efforts successful; removes misfortune.
Tithi ends - 30 December 2059, 10:32 pm
About the 2059 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. 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.