Festival calendar
Festivals 1881 · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Each festival is dated for this town from the Moon's phase (the tithi) at the time of day its tradition uses: sunrise for most, and midday, afternoon, evening or midnight for some. That is why a date can differ by a day from one town to another.
January 1881
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1881 Wednesday |
Makar Sankranti / Pongal / Uttarayan the Sun enters Makara; the only major festival fixed to the solar year, which is why it barely moves in the Gregorian calendar while the lunar ones swing by a month Fixed by the Sun, not the Moon |
| 15 Jan 1881 Saturday |
Pausha Purnima the Magha bathing month opens Pausha, shukla 15 · sunrise |
February 1881
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 03 Feb 1881 Thursday |
Vasant Panchami Saraswati, and the first of spring Magha, shukla 5 · sunrise |
| 26 Feb 1881 Saturday |
Maha Shivaratri kept through the night, so the date follows nishita and not sunrise - Phalguna Krishna 14 in the purnimanta reckoning Magha, krishna 14 · nishita (midnight) |
March 1881
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 15 Mar 1881 Tuesday |
Holika Dahan the bonfire is lit at pradosh, so the date follows the evening Phalguna, shukla 15 · pradosh (dusk) |
| 16 Mar 1881 Wednesday |
Holi / Dhulandi the colours - always the day after the bonfire, which is why it is dated from Holika Dahan rather than from its own tithi at sunrise. Chaitra Krishna 1 in the purnimanta reckoning Phalguna, krishna 1 · the day after Holika Dahan |
| 23 Mar 1881 Wednesday |
Sheetala Ashtami (Basoda) worship of Sheetala Mata; food cooked the day before is eaten cold Phalguna, krishna 8 · sunrise |
| 30 Mar 1881 Wednesday |
Ugadi / Gudi Padwa the lunar new year in the Deccan and Maharashtra Chaitra, shukla 1 · sunrise |
| 30 Mar 1881 Wednesday |
Chaitra Navratri begins the first of the nine nights of the spring Navratri, with ghatasthapana in the morning Chaitra, shukla 1 · sunrise |
April 1881
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 01 Apr 1881 Friday |
Gangaur women's festival of Gauri and Shiva, the close of eighteen days of worship after Holi Chaitra, shukla 3 · sunrise |
| 08 Apr 1881 Friday |
Rama Navami Rama's birth Chaitra, shukla 9 · sunrise |
| 11 Apr 1881 Monday |
Mesha Sankranti / Baisakhi / Puthandu / Pohela Boishakh the Sun enters Mesha; the solar new year in Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Bengal, Kerala and Assam Fixed by the Sun, not the Moon |
| 12 Apr 1881 Tuesday |
Mahavir Jayanti the birth of Mahavira, the twenty-fourth Jain Tirthankara Chaitra, shukla 13 · sunrise |
| 14 Apr 1881 Thursday |
Hanuman Jayanti Hanuman's birth in most of north India Chaitra, shukla 15 · sunrise |
| 30 Apr 1881 Saturday |
Parashurama Jayanti the birth of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, kept at dusk Vaisakha, shukla 3 · pradosh (dusk) |
May 1881
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 01 May 1881 Sunday |
Akshaya Tritiya held to need no muhurta of its own - the day is the muhurta Vaisakha, shukla 3 · sunrise |
| 07 May 1881 Saturday |
Sita Navami the birth of Sita, kept at midday Vaisakha, shukla 9 · madhyahna (midday) |
| 12 May 1881 Thursday |
Narasimha Jayanti Vishnu's appearance as Narasimha, which the story places at sunset Vaisakha, shukla 14 · sunset |
| 13 May 1881 Friday |
Buddha Purnima the Buddha's birth, waking and death Vaisakha, shukla 15 · sunrise The tithi began and ended between two sunrises this year, so it prevails at no sunrise at all. The observance goes on the day it began. |
| 27 May 1881 Friday |
Shani Jayanti / Vat Savitri Vrat the birth of Shani; married women also fast and worship the banyan tree for their husbands Vaisakha, krishna 15 · sunrise |
June 1881
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 07 Jun 1881 Tuesday |
Ganga Dussehra the Ganga's descent Jyeshtha, shukla 10 · sunrise |
| 12 Jun 1881 Sunday |
Vat Purnima Vrat the banyan-tree fast for a husband's long life, kept on the full moon in the west and south Jyeshtha, shukla 15 · sunrise |
| 28 Jun 1881 Tuesday |
Rath Yatra Jagannath's chariot procession Ashadha, shukla 2 · sunrise |
July 1881
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 08 Jul 1881 Friday |
Devshayani Ekadashi Vishnu is held to sleep from here to Kartika; no marriages in between Ashadha, shukla 11 · sunrise |
| 11 Jul 1881 Monday |
Guru Purnima honouring the teacher Ashadha, shukla 15 · sunrise |
| 29 Jul 1881 Friday |
Hariyali Teej the monsoon festival of Parvati's union with Shiva; swings, green clothes and fasting Shravana, shukla 3 · sunrise |
| 31 Jul 1881 Sunday |
Nag Panchami the serpents Shravana, shukla 5 · sunrise |
August 1881
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 09 Aug 1881 Tuesday |
Raksha Bandhan the thread between siblings Shravana, shukla 15 · sunrise The tithi began and ended between two sunrises this year, so it prevails at no sunrise at all. The observance goes on the day it began. |
| 12 Aug 1881 Friday |
Kajari Teej a fast by married women for their husbands, with songs of the rains Shravana, krishna 3 · sunrise |
| 17 Aug 1881 Wednesday |
Krishna Janmashtami Krishna's birth - Bhadrapada Krishna 8 in the amanta reckoning. Dated here by the ashtami prevailing at sunrise, which is the Vaishnava rule and the one most published panchangs follow. Smarta practice dates it by nishita instead, and in some years the two fall on different days - 2023 was one Shravana, krishna 8 · sunrise |
| 28 Aug 1881 Sunday |
Hartalika Teej a strict fast by women in honour of Parvati's penance for Shiva Bhadrapada, shukla 3 · sunrise |
| 28 Aug 1881 Sunday |
Ganesh Chaturthi Ganesha's installation, kept in madhyahna - the middle of the day Bhadrapada, shukla 4 · madhyahna (midday) |
| 29 Aug 1881 Monday |
Rishi Panchami honour to the seven sages, kept at midday Bhadrapada, shukla 5 · madhyahna (midday) |
September 1881
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 01 Sep 1881 Thursday |
Radha Ashtami the birth of Radha, fifteen days after Janmashtami, kept at midday Bhadrapada, shukla 8 · madhyahna (midday) |
| 07 Sep 1881 Wednesday |
Anant Chaturdashi the immersion that closes Ganesh Chaturthi Bhadrapada, shukla 14 · sunrise |
| 08 Sep 1881 Thursday |
Pitru Paksha begins a fortnight for the ancestors, ending at the next new moon Bhadrapada, shukla 15 · sunrise |
| 23 Sep 1881 Friday |
Mahalaya / Sarva Pitru Amavasya the last day of Pitru Paksha. Shraddha is an afternoon rite, so the date follows aparahna - Ashwina Krishna 15 in the purnimanta reckoning Bhadrapada, krishna 15 · aparahna (afternoon) |
| 24 Sep 1881 Saturday |
Sharad Navaratri begins nine nights of the Goddess Ashwina, shukla 1 · sunrise |
October 1881
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 01 Oct 1881 Saturday |
Durga Ashtami the eighth night. Kept at sunrise, unlike the ninth and tenth, which are afternoon rites - so Ashtami and Navami land on the same day in some years and consecutive days in others Ashwina, shukla 8 · sunrise |
| 02 Oct 1881 Sunday |
Vijayadashami / Dussehra the tenth day, kept in aparahna - dating it from sunrise puts it a day late whenever the dashami begins late in the morning Ashwina, shukla 10 · aparahna (afternoon) |
| 02 Oct 1881 Sunday |
Maha Navami the ninth night Ashwina, shukla 9 · aparahna (afternoon) |
| 07 Oct 1881 Friday |
Sharad Purnima the harvest moon Ashwina, shukla 15 · sunrise |
| 10 Oct 1881 Monday |
Karva Chauth the fast breaks at moonrise, so the date follows the evening - Kartika Krishna 4 in the purnimanta reckoning Ashwina, krishna 4 · pradosh (dusk) |
| 15 Oct 1881 Saturday |
Ahoi Ashtami a mothers' fast for their children, broken on seeing the stars in the evening Ashwina, krishna 8 · pradosh (dusk) |
| 20 Oct 1881 Thursday |
Dhanteras the first day of the Diwali sequence, kept at pradosh Ashwina, krishna 13 · pradosh (dusk) |
| 22 Oct 1881 Saturday |
Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali the pre-dawn oil bath Ashwina, krishna 14 · sunrise |
| 22 Oct 1881 Saturday |
Diwali / Lakshmi Puja the puja is at pradosh, so the date follows the evening and not sunrise - Kartika Krishna 15 in the purnimanta reckoning Ashwina, krishna 15 · pradosh (dusk) |
| 24 Oct 1881 Monday |
Govardhan Puja / Bali Pratipada the day after Diwali Kartika, shukla 1 · sunrise |
| 25 Oct 1881 Tuesday |
Bhai Dooj brothers and sisters Kartika, shukla 2 · sunrise |
| 28 Oct 1881 Friday |
Chhath Puja (Sandhya Arghya) the offering to the setting Sun, so the date follows sunset Kartika, shukla 6 · pradosh (dusk) |
| 29 Oct 1881 Saturday |
Chhath Puja (Usha Arghya) the offering to the rising Sun - always the morning after the evening arghya, so it is dated from that and not from its own tithi Kartika, shukla 7 · the day after Chhath Puja (Sandhya Arghya) |
November 1881
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 02 Nov 1881 Wednesday |
Devuthani Ekadashi Vishnu wakes; the marriage season reopens Kartika, shukla 11 · sunrise |
| 03 Nov 1881 Thursday |
Tulsi Vivah the ceremonial marriage of the tulsi plant to Vishnu, which opens the wedding season Kartika, shukla 12 · sunrise |
| 06 Nov 1881 Sunday |
Kartika Purnima / Dev Diwali the lamps on the ghats Kartika, shukla 15 · sunrise |
| 13 Nov 1881 Sunday |
Kalabhairav Jayanti the appearance of Kala Bhairava, Shiva's fierce form, kept at midnight Kartika, krishna 8 · nishita (midnight) |
December 1881
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 01 Dec 1881 Thursday |
Gita Jayanti the day the Bhagavad Gita was spoken, on Mokshada Ekadashi Margashirsha, shukla 11 · sunrise |
| 01 Dec 1881 Thursday |
Vaikuntha Ekadashi the southern observance Margashirsha, shukla 11 · sunrise |
Fasting days (vrats) this year
Each list gives the date, and when the tithi begins and ends, so you can also follow your own family's rule.
- Ekadashi 1881 · 25 days
- Purnima 1881 · 12 days
- Amavasya 1881 · 12 days
- Pradosh 1881 · 23 days
- Sankashti Chaturthi 1881 · 12 days
- Vinayaka Chaturthi 1881 · 13 days
- Masik Shivaratri 1881 · 12 days
- Sankranti 1881 · 12 days
Dates and times are for Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Another town can differ by a day when a tithi changes close to sunrise. You can change the place above.