Vedic Festival Calendar 2028 — Bharat Ephemeris
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The festival calendar
उत्सव-पञ्चाङ्ग · utsava-pañcāṅga — 50+ utsavas per year, each date derived from sidereal Sun + Moon. Saṃkrāntis refined to ≤ 30 s by bisection; tithis from exact elongation; eclipses from global event search.
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वर्ष-चयनम् · Choose the year
every entry recomputed from the ephemerisवर्ष-चयनम्
ready · Gregorian year · catalogue recomputed per selection
कुल · total78utsavas computed for 2028
संक्रान्ति · saṃkrānti16sidereal rāśi crossings
पूर्णिमा · pūrṇimā10full moons
अमावस्या · amāvāsyā1new moons
एकादशी · ekādaśī22tithi 11 · both pakṣas
तिथि · tithi / nakṣatra29rule-keyed festivals
ग्रहण · eclipses0sūrya + candra grahaṇa
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मासे मासे क्रमादुत्सवाः · 2028, month by month
each entry from a deterministic pañcāṅga ruleजनवरी · January9 entries
- पुत्रदा एकादशी (पौष)Putradā Ekādaśī (Pauṣa) · Pausha Putrada EkadashiSat, 8 Jan, 2028basis · Pauṣa Śukla EkādaśīSecond Putradā vrata (cf. Śrāvaṇa)Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
- भोगी पोङ्गलBhogī Poṅgal · Bhogi PongalThu, 13 Jan, 2028basis · Day before Makara SaṃkrāntiBhogi-fire — old burnt for newTamil Tirukkuṟaḷ tradition · Makara-saṃkrānti window · Tamil Nadu
- थाई पोङ्गलThai Poṅgal · Thai Pongal · Surya PongalFri, 14 Jan, 2028basis · Day 1 of Makara Saṃkrānti cycleSun worshipped with first-rice; new pots boil over (poṅgalō poṅgal)Tamil Tirukkuṟaḷ tradition · Makara-saṃkrānti window · Tamil Nadu
- माघ बिहू · भोगाली बिहूMāgha Bihū · Bhogāli Bihū · Magh Bihu / Bhogali BihuSat, 15 Jan, 2028basis · Makara Saṃkrānti — Assamese harvest feast · meji bonfireHarvest celebration · communal feasting · burning of meji-tower at dawnAssamese folk tradition + Sūrya Siddhānta saṃkrānti · Assam
- माट्टू पोङ्गलMāṭṭu Poṅgal · Mattu PongalSat, 15 Jan, 2028basis · Day 2 of Makara Saṃkrānti cycleCattle decorated and honoured · Nandīśvara-pūjāTamil Tirukkuṟaḷ tradition · Makara-saṃkrānti window · Tamil Nadu
- मकर-संक्रान्तिMakara Saṃkrānti · Makar SankrantiSat, 15 Jan, 2028basis · Sun enters sidereal Makara (rāśi boundary @ 270° sid.)Uttarāyaṇa begins — Sun's northward course; harvest festival across IndiaSūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
- कान्नुम पोङ्गलKāṇṇum Poṅgal · Kaanum PongalSun, 16 Jan, 2028basis · Day 3 of Makara Saṃkrānti cycleFamily visiting day · jallikaṭṭu in Madurai regionTamil Tirukkuṟaḷ tradition · Makara-saṃkrānti window · Tamil Nadu
- षट्तिला एकादशीṢaṭtilā Ekādaśī · Shattila EkadashiSat, 22 Jan, 2028basis · Māgha Kṛṣṇa EkādaśīSix-fold sesame charity for pitṛsPadma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
- वसन्त-पञ्चमीVasanta Pañcamī · Vasant PanchamiMon, 31 Jan, 2028basis · Māgha Śukla Pañcamī (Pūrṇimānta)Sarasvatī-pūjā · invocation of vidyā-devī · spring's first whisperDevī Bhāgavata Purāṇa · Skanda 9
फरवरी · February5 entries
- जया एकादशीJayā Ekādaśī · Jaya EkadashiSun, 6 Feb, 2028basis · Māgha Śukla EkādaśīVictory over enemies and obstaclesPadma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
- माघ पूर्णिमाMāgha Pūrṇimā · Magha PurnimaThu, 10 Feb, 2028basis · Māgha Śukla Pūrṇimā — Sun in Kumbha · Moon in Maghā/PūrvaphālgunīMāgha-snāna culmination at Prayāga · Kalpavāsa concludesPadma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa 197
- कुम्भ-संक्रान्तिKumbha Saṃkrānti · Kumbha SankrantiSun, 13 Feb, 2028basis · Sun enters sidereal Kumbha (rāśi boundary @ 300° sid.)Sun enters Aquarius — Māgha snāna culmination at PrayāgaSūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
- विजया एकादशीVijayā Ekādaśī · Vijaya EkadashiSun, 20 Feb, 2028basis · Phālguna Kṛṣṇa EkādaśīRāma's victory before Laṅkā campaignPadma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
- महाशिवरात्रिMahā Śivarātri · Maha ShivaratriWed, 23 Feb, 2028basis · Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (Pūrṇimānta) — Moon in Pūrvāṣāḍhā/UttarāṣāḍhāGreat Night of Śiva · 4-yāma jāgaraṇa · Liṅgodbhava-mūrti riteŚiva Purāṇa · Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā 12
मार्च · March6 entries
- आमलकी एकादशीĀmalakī Ekādaśī · Amalaki EkadashiTue, 7 Mar, 2028basis · Phālguna Śukla EkādaśīWorship of the sacred āmalakī (myrobalan) tree — Viṣṇu's abodePadma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
- होलिका-दहनHolikā Dahana · Holika DahanFri, 10 Mar, 2028basis · Phālguna Śukla Pūrṇimā — bonfire on the pūrṇimā eveBurning of Holikā · Prahlāda's deliverance · winter's pyreBhaviṣya Purāṇa · Uttara 132
- होली · धुलण्डीHolī · Dhulaṇḍī · HoliSat, 11 Mar, 2028basis · Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā — the morning after Holikā DahanaFestival of colours · Vasanta Mahotsava · social levellingBhaviṣya Purāṇa · Brāhma-parva 132
- मीन-संक्रान्तिMīna Saṃkrānti · Meena SankrantiTue, 14 Mar, 2028basis · Sun enters sidereal Mīna (rāśi boundary @ 330° sid.)Sun enters Pisces — Phālguna ends, Holi windowSūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
- पापमोचनी एकादशीPāpamocanī Ekādaśī · Papamochani EkadashiTue, 21 Mar, 2028basis · Caitra Kṛṣṇa EkādaśīRemoval of accumulated sinsPadma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
- वसन्त-नवरात्रि-आरम्भVasanta Navarātri ārambha · Chaitra Navratri beginsSun, 26 Mar, 2028basis · Caitra Śukla Pratipadā — also Gudi Padwa / Ugadi (Lunar New Year, North/South)Vasanta Navarātri begins · Śaktī's 9-night vigil · Hindu solar-lunar New YearDevī Bhāgavata Purāṇa · Skanda 3
अप्रैल · April7 entries
- कामदा एकादशीKāmadā Ekādaśī · Kamada EkadashiWed, 5 Apr, 2028basis · Caitra Śukla EkādaśīFulfilment of righteous desiresPadma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
- हनुमान्-जयन्तीHanumān Jayantī · Hanuman JayantiSun, 9 Apr, 2028basis · Caitra Śukla Pūrṇimā — North Indian tradition (South: Mārgaśīrṣa Amāvāsyā)Birth of Hanumān · Vālmīki Sundarakāṇḍa observancesSkanda Purāṇa · Avantya-khaṇḍa 1
- बैसाखीBaisākhī · Baisakhi / VaisakhiThu, 13 Apr, 2028basis · Meṣa Saṃkrānti — Punjabi solar new year · Khālsā Panth founded 1699Sikh founding-anniversary of the Khālsā · Punjabi harvest festival · gurdwārā amrita-sañcāraGuru Granth Sāhib + Sūrya Siddhānta saṃkrānti · Punjab
- बोहाग बिहू · रोङ्गाली बिहूBohāga Bihū · Roṅgāli Bihū · Bohag Bihu / Rongali BihuThu, 13 Apr, 2028basis · Meṣa Saṃkrānti — Assamese New Year · 7-day spring festivalHusori dance · gamosa offerings · Assamese New YearAssamese folk tradition + Sūrya Siddhānta saṃkrānti · Assam
- मेष-संक्रान्तिMeṣa Saṃkrānti · Mesha SankrantiThu, 13 Apr, 2028basis · Sun enters sidereal Meṣa (rāśi boundary @ 0° sid.)Vedic / Tamil New Year (Vaiśākha begins for solar tradition)Sūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
- वरूथिनी एकादशीVarūthinī Ekādaśī · Varuthini EkadashiThu, 20 Apr, 2028basis · Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa EkādaśīProtection from misfortunePadma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
- अक्षय-तृतीयाAkṣaya Tṛtīyā · Akshaya TritiyaThu, 27 Apr, 2028basis · Vaiśākha Śukla Tṛtīyā — Sun + Moon both at exaltation phaseInexhaustible-merit day · Yugādi · Vyāsa-Gaṇeśa Mahābhārata composition beginsBhaviṣya Purāṇa · Madhyama-parva 2.7
मई · May4 entries
- नृसिंह-जयन्तीNṛsiṃha Jayantī · Narasimha JayantiSun, 7 May, 2028basis · Vaiśākha Śukla Caturdaśī (sandhyā-vyāpinī)Appearance of Nṛsiṃha-avatāra · evening fast + Prahlāda-pārāyaṇaBhāgavata Purāṇa · Skanda 7
- बुद्ध-पूर्णिमा / वैशाख-पूर्णिमाBuddha Pūrṇimā / Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā · Buddha Purnima / Vaisakha PurnimaMon, 8 May, 2028basis · Vaiśākha Śukla Pūrṇimā — Moon ideally in ViśākhāBuddha's birth + enlightenment + parinirvāṇa · Kūrma-avatāra jayantīMahāparinibbāna Sutta · Padma Purāṇa Uttara 124
- वृषभ-संक्रान्तिVṛṣabha Saṃkrānti · Vrishabha SankrantiSun, 14 May, 2028basis · Sun enters sidereal Vṛṣabha (rāśi boundary @ 30° sid.)Sun enters Taurus — auspicious for marriage saṃskārasSūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
- अपरा एकादशीAparā Ekādaśī · Apara EkadashiFri, 19 May, 2028basis · Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa EkādaśīRemoval of moral debtsPadma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
जून · June5 entries
- गङ्गा-दशहराGaṅgā Daśaharā · Ganga DussehraFri, 2 Jun, 2028basis · Jyeṣṭha Śukla Daśamī — Hasta-nakṣatra ideal · 10-sin-removing snānaDescent of Gaṅgā-Devī · Bhagīratha's tapas fulfilled · Haridvāra observancesSkanda Purāṇa · Kāśī-khaṇḍa 29
- निर्जला एकादशीNirjalā Ekādaśī · Nirjala EkadashiSat, 3 Jun, 2028basis · Jyeṣṭha Śukla EkādaśīWaterless fast — equivalent merit of all 24Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
- मिथुन-संक्रान्तिMithuna Saṃkrānti · Mithuna SankrantiThu, 15 Jun, 2028basis · Sun enters sidereal Mithuna (rāśi boundary @ 60° sid.)Sun enters Gemini — Raja Parba in OdishaSūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
- योगिनी एकादशीYoginī Ekādaśī · Yogini EkadashiSun, 18 Jun, 2028basis · Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa EkādaśīLiberation from karmic cursesPadma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
- जगन्नाथ-रथयात्राJagannātha Rathayātrā · Jagannath Rath YatraSat, 24 Jun, 2028basis · Āṣāḍha Śukla Dvitīyā — Puri Mahā-yātrā departure tithiJagannātha · Balabhadra · Subhadrā ride to Guṇḍicā templeSkanda Purāṇa · Utkala-khaṇḍa 26 · Odisha (Puri)
जुलाई · July6 entries
- देवशयनी एकादशीDevaśayanī Ekādaśī · Devshayani EkadashiSun, 2 Jul, 2028basis · Āṣāḍha Śukla EkādaśīViṣṇu's 4-month yoga-nidrā beginsPadma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
- गुरु-पूर्णिमा · व्यास पूर्णिमाGuru Pūrṇimā · Vyāsa Pūrṇimā · Guru PurnimaThu, 6 Jul, 2028basis · Āṣāḍha Śukla Pūrṇimā — Mahāvyāsa's appearance · Moon in PūrvāṣāḍhāVeda-Vyāsa Jayantī · veneration of guru-paramparā · sannyāsa-cātur-māsya beginsMahābhārata · Ādi-parva 60
- कर्क-संक्रान्तिKarka Saṃkrānti · Karka SankrantiSun, 16 Jul, 2028basis · Sun enters sidereal Karka (rāśi boundary @ 90° sid.)Dakṣiṇāyana begins — Sun's southward courseSūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
- कामिका एकादशीKāmikā Ekādaśī · Kamika EkadashiTue, 18 Jul, 2028basis · Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa EkādaśīCleansing of moral failingsPadma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
- नाग-पञ्चमीNāga Pañcamī · Naag PanchamiWed, 26 Jul, 2028basis · Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pañcamī — Āśleṣā-nakṣatra idealWorship of the eight great Nāgas · Ananta · Vāsuki · Takṣaka · Karkoṭaka …Skanda Purāṇa · Nāgara-khaṇḍa 124
- पुत्रदा एकादशीPutradā Ekādaśī · Shravana Putrada EkadashiMon, 31 Jul, 2028basis · Śrāvaṇa Śukla EkādaśīBoon of righteous progenyPadma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
अगस्त · August8 entries
- रक्षाबन्धन · श्रावणीRakṣā Bandhana · Śrāvaṇī · Raksha BandhanFri, 4 Aug, 2028basis · Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pūrṇimā — Upākarma + Rakṣā-sūtra bandhanaSister ties protective thread to brother · Yajurvedic Upākarma · Avani AvittamSkanda Purāṇa · Nāgara-khaṇḍa 124
- कृष्ण-जन्माष्टमीKṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī · Krishna JanmashtamiSun, 13 Aug, 2028basis · Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī — Rohiṇī-nakṣatra ideal conjunction (Bhāg. 10.3)Birth of Śrī Kṛṣṇa at midnight · Mathurā vigil · dahi-handiBhāgavata Purāṇa · Skanda 10.3
- अजा एकादशीAjā Ekādaśī · Aja EkadashiWed, 16 Aug, 2028basis · Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa EkādaśīSin-cleansing for royals (Hariścandra legend)Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
- सिंह-संक्रान्तिSiṃha Saṃkrānti · Simha SankrantiWed, 16 Aug, 2028basis · Sun enters sidereal Siṃha (rāśi boundary @ 120° sid.)Sun enters Leo — Onam window opens in KeralaSūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
- महालय अमावस्या · सर्व पितृMahālaya Amāvāsyā · Sarva-Pitṛ · Mahalaya AmavasyaSun, 20 Aug, 2028basis · Bhādrapada Amāvāsyā (Pūrṇimānta) — concludes 16-day Mahālaya-pakṣaSarva-Pitṛ śrāddha for all ancestors known + unknown · most sacred tarpaṇa dayGaruḍa Purāṇa · Preta-khaṇḍa 13
- विश्वकर्मा पूजाViśvakarmā Pūjā · Vishvakarma PujaMon, 21 Aug, 2028basis · Sun enters Kanyā (Kanyā Saṃkrānti) — industrial / artisan traditionWorship of divine architect Viśvakarmā · tools and machinery blessedAtharvaveda · Viśvakarmā Sūkta
- गणेश-चतुर्थीGaṇeśa Caturthī · Ganesh ChaturthiWed, 23 Aug, 2028basis · Bhādrapada Śukla Caturthī — Madhyāhna-vyāpinī (midday-overlapping)Appearance of Vighneśvara · 10-day Vināyaka pūjā · Lokmānya Tilak's mass revivalSkanda Purāṇa · Brahma-khaṇḍa Śivarātri 8 · Gaṇeśa Khaṇḍa
- परिवर्तिनी एकादशीParivartinī Ekādaśī · Parivartini EkadashiWed, 30 Aug, 2028basis · Bhādrapada Śukla EkādaśīViṣṇu turns sides during yoga-nidrāPadma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
सितम्बर · September10 entries
- तिरुवोणम् · ओणम्Tiruvoṇam · Oṇam · Onam (Thiruvonam)Fri, 1 Sept, 2028basis · Moon in Śravaṇa (Tiruvonam) while Sun in Siṃha — 10-day Kerala harvest festival peakKing Mahābali's annual return to Kerala · 10-day pookalam + sadya traditionVāmana Purāṇa · 71 · Bhāgavata Skanda 8 (Vāmana-avatāra) · Kerala
- अनन्त-चतुर्दशीAnanta Caturdaśī · Anant ChaturdashiSat, 2 Sept, 2028basis · Bhādrapada Śukla Caturdaśī — concludes 10-day Vināyaka utsavaAnanta-pūjā with 14-knot sūtra · Gaṇeśa visarjanaBhaviṣya Purāṇa · Uttara 27
- पितृ-पक्ष आरम्भ · महालयPitṛ-pakṣa ārambha · Mahālaya · Pitru Paksha beginsSun, 3 Sept, 2028basis · Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā — 16-day śrāddha-pakṣa begins next morning (Pratipadā K)Pitṛ-tarpaṇa fortnight begins · ancestral oblations · ends at Mahālaya AmāvāsyāGaruḍa Purāṇa · Preta-khaṇḍa 35
- इन्दिरा एकादशीIndirā Ekādaśī · Indira EkadashiFri, 15 Sept, 2028basis · Āśvina Kṛṣṇa EkādaśīLiberation of departed ancestors (during pitṛ-pakṣa)Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
- कन्या-संक्रान्तिKanyā Saṃkrānti · Kanya SankrantiSat, 16 Sept, 2028basis · Sun enters sidereal Kanyā (rāśi boundary @ 150° sid.)Sun enters Virgo — Viśvakarmā Pūjā in many traditionsSūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
- शारदीय-नवरात्रि-आरम्भŚāradīya Navarātri ārambha · Sharad Navratri beginsTue, 19 Sept, 2028basis · Āśvina Śukla Pratipadā — Ghaṭasthāpana · 9-night Durgā vigil opensNavadurgā-pūjā · 9 forms of Devī invoked across 9 nightsDevī Māhātmya · Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa 81
- दुर्गाष्टमी · महाष्टमीDurgāṣṭamī · Mahāṣṭamī · Durga Ashtami / Maha AshtamiMon, 25 Sept, 2028basis · Āśvina Śukla Aṣṭamī — peak of Navarātri · Mahā-Lakṣmī invocationSandhi-pūjā at Aṣṭamī-Navamī junction · Bengali Mahāṣṭamī kumārī-pūjāDevī Bhāgavata Purāṇa · Skanda 3
- महानवमीMahā Navamī · Maha NavamiTue, 26 Sept, 2028basis · Āśvina Śukla Navamī — Āyudha-pūjā · Sarasvatī-pūjā in SouthWorship of tools, weapons, books · prelude to Vijaya DaśamīDevī Bhāgavata Purāṇa · Skanda 3
- विजय-दशमी · दशहराVijaya Daśamī · Daśaharā · Dussehra / Vijaya DashamiWed, 27 Sept, 2028basis · Āśvina Śukla Daśamī — Śravaṇa-nakṣatra idealRāma's victory over Rāvaṇa · Durgā's slaying of Mahiṣāsura · effigy burning · Śamī-pūjāVālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Yuddhakāṇḍa 110-111
- पाशङ्कुश एकादशीPāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī · Pashankusha EkadashiThu, 28 Sept, 2028basis · Āśvina Śukla EkādaśīRemoval of bondage (Yama's noose)Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
अक्टूबर · October12 entries
- शरद पूर्णिमा · कोजागरिŚarad Pūrṇimā · Kojāgari · Sharad PurnimaTue, 3 Oct, 2028basis · Āśvina Śukla Pūrṇimā — Moon at greatest brightness · Aśvinī/Bharaṇī areaMahā-rāsa night · Lakṣmī-jāgaraṇa · 16-kalā moon · Bengal Kojāgari Lakṣmī-pūjāBhāgavata Purāṇa · Skanda 10.29-33
- करक-चतुर्थी · करवा चौथKaraka Caturthī · Karvā Cauth · Karva ChauthSat, 7 Oct, 2028basis · Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (Pūrṇimānta) — moon-rise sighting requiredSumaṅgalī vrata for husband's longevity · evening fast broken at candrodayaSkanda Purāṇa · Brāhma-khaṇḍa 8
- रमा एकादशीRamā Ekādaśī · Rama EkadashiSat, 14 Oct, 2028basis · Kārtika Kṛṣṇa EkādaśīLakṣmī-Devī's blessingPadma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
- धन्वन्तरि-त्रयोदशी · धनतेरसDhanvantari Trayodaśī · Dhanteras · DhanterasMon, 16 Oct, 2028basis · Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (Pūrṇimānta) — pradoṣa-vyāpinīDhanvantari's emergence with amṛta-kalaśa · gold and metal-purchase auspiciousnessPadma Purāṇa · Uttara 100
- काति बिहू · कोङ्गाली बिहूKāti Bihū · Koṅgāli Bihū · Kati Bihu / Kongali BihuTue, 17 Oct, 2028basis · Tulā Saṃkrānti — sober autumn observance · lamp-lighting in fieldsTulasī plant honoured · earthen lamps lit in paddy fields for crop protectionAssamese folk tradition + Sūrya Siddhānta saṃkrānti · Assam
- नरक-चतुर्दशी · रूप-चतुर्दशीNaraka Caturdaśī · Rūpa-Caturdaśī · Naraka ChaturdashiTue, 17 Oct, 2028basis · Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī — pre-dawn abhyaṅga-snānaKṛṣṇa slays Narakāsura · pre-dawn oil bath rids 14 worlds of impurityBhāgavata Purāṇa · Skanda 10.59
- तुला-संक्रान्तिTulā Saṃkrānti · Tula SankrantiTue, 17 Oct, 2028basis · Sun enters sidereal Tulā (rāśi boundary @ 180° sid.)Sun enters Libra — autumnal balance, Pitṛ-pakṣa midpointSūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
- गोवर्धन-पूजा · अन्नकूटGovardhana Pūjā · Annakūṭa · Govardhan Puja / AnnakootWed, 18 Oct, 2028basis · Kārtika Śukla Pratipadā — day after Dīpāvalī amāvāsyāKṛṣṇa lifts Govardhana-mountain · 56-bhoga annakūṭa offeringBhāgavata Purāṇa · Skanda 10.24-25
- यम-द्वितीया · भाई दूजYama-Dvitīyā · Bhāī Dūja · Bhai Dooj / Yama DwitiyaThu, 19 Oct, 2028basis · Kārtika Śukla Dvitīyā — aparāhṇa-vyāpinīYama and Yamī's reunion · sister marks brother's tilaka · long-life blessingSkanda Purāṇa · Brāhma-khaṇḍa 9
- षष्ठी-पूजा · छठ पूजाṢaṣṭhī Pūjā · Chaṭha Pūjā · Chhath PujaMon, 23 Oct, 2028basis · Kārtika Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī — 4-day Sūrya-Ṣaṣṭhī observance peakSūrya-Devatā and Ṣaṣṭhī-Devī worship · arghya at sunset and sunrise (Bihar, Eastern UP)Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa · Prakṛti-khaṇḍa 43 · Bihar / Eastern UP
- प्रबोधिनी एकादशी · देवोत्थानीPrabodhinī Ekādaśī · Devotthānī · Prabodhini Ekadashi / DevuthaniSat, 28 Oct, 2028basis · Kārtika Śukla EkādaśīViṣṇu awakens from 4-month yoga-nidrā — wedding season opensPadma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
- तुलसी-विवाहTulasī Vivāha · Tulasi VivahaSat, 28 Oct, 2028basis · Kārtika Śukla Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī Ekādaśī) — Tulasī married to ŚālagrāmaViṣṇu's 4-month yoga-nidrā ends · wedding season opens · Tulasī-Kṛṣṇa vivāha ritePadma Purāṇa · Uttara 124
नवम्बर · November3 entries
- कार्तिक पूर्णिमा · त्रिपुरारी पूर्णिमाKārtika Pūrṇimā · Tripurārī Pūrṇimā · Kartik PurnimaThu, 2 Nov, 2028basis · Kārtika Śukla Pūrṇimā — Kṛttikā-nakṣatra ideal (Tripurāsura-vadha)Śiva slays Tripurāsura · Guru Nānak Jayantī (Sikh) · 365-snāna-equivalent in GaṅgāSkanda Purāṇa · Brāhma-khaṇḍa 8 · Liṅga Purāṇa 71
- उत्पन्ना एकादशीUtpannā Ekādaśī · Utpanna EkadashiSun, 12 Nov, 2028basis · Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa EkādaśīBirth of Ekādaśī-Devī from ViṣṇuPadma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
- वृश्चिक-संक्रान्तिVṛścika Saṃkrānti · Vrishchika SankrantiThu, 16 Nov, 2028basis · Sun enters sidereal Vṛścika (rāśi boundary @ 210° sid.)Sun enters Scorpio — Kārtika observances peakSūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
दिसम्बर · December3 entries
- धनुस्-संक्रान्तिDhanus Saṃkrānti · Dhanus SankrantiFri, 15 Dec, 2028basis · Sun enters sidereal Dhanus (rāśi boundary @ 240° sid.)Sun enters Sagittarius — Mokshada Ekādaśī windowSūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
- पुत्रदा एकादशी (पौष)Putradā Ekādaśī (Pauṣa) · Pausha Putrada EkadashiWed, 27 Dec, 2028basis · Pauṣa Śukla EkādaśīSecond Putradā vrata (cf. Śrāvaṇa)Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
- पौष पूर्णिमाPauṣa Pūrṇimā · Paush PurnimaSun, 31 Dec, 2028basis · Pauṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā — Māgha-snāna mela opens at Prayāga, VarāṇasīSākambharī-jayantī · 1-month Māgha-snāna begins · Kumbha bath in Kumbha yearsSkanda Purāṇa · Mahā-Māhātmya 4
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नियम-दर्शनम् · What determines each date
rules, not registries- संक्रान्ति — Sun crosses a sidereal rāśi boundary (15° × N within 360°), refined to ≤ 30 s by bisection.
- तिथि — floor of (λ_M − λ_S)/12°. Each utsava is keyed to a specific tithi-within-pakṣa within a specific lunar month.
- पूर्णिमा — tithi index 14 within Śukla-pakṣa (elongation 168°–180°).
- अमावस्या — tithi index 14 within Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa (elongation 348°–360° → conjunction).
- एकादशी — tithi 11 in either pakṣa; 24 per year (one per pakṣa × 12 months).
- ग्रहण — sūrya/candra eclipse via astronomy-engine global event search; kind + obscuration reported.
Dates are time-structure, not advice — no festival here carries a fear-claim or a remedy. Observances vary by region and sampradāya.
पञ्चाङ्गम् · Pañcāṅga
Today's live tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yoga, karaṇa — the daily snapshot of the same engine.
Open →मुहूर्तम् · MuhūrtaThirty named muhūrtas of today · Brahma · Abhijit · Rāhu-kālam · Yamagaṇḍa · Gulika.
Open →अद्य-दर्शनम्· Today's viewToday's pañcāṅga + nakṣatra-mantra + classical reading + reflection verse.
Open →उत्सव-पञ्चाङ्गम् — गणितेन निर्णीतम्, न तु संग्रहम्।
Festival calendar derived by computation — not lookup. Every date traces back to sidereal Sun + Moon.
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