Festival calendar
Festivals 1918 · 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 1918
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1918 Sunday |
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 |
| 27 Jan 1918 Sunday |
Pausha Purnima the Magha bathing month opens Pausha, shukla 15 · sunrise |
February 1918
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1918 Friday |
Vasant Panchami Saraswati, and the first of spring Magha, shukla 5 · sunrise |
March 1918
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1918 Monday |
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) |
| 26 Mar 1918 Tuesday |
Holika Dahan the bonfire is lit at pradosh, so the date follows the evening Phalguna, shukla 15 · pradosh (dusk) |
| 27 Mar 1918 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, shukla 15 · the day after Holika Dahan |
April 1918
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 05 Apr 1918 Friday |
Sheetala Ashtami (Basoda) worship of Sheetala Mata; food cooked the day before is eaten cold Phalguna, krishna 8 · sunrise |
| 12 Apr 1918 Friday |
Ugadi / Gudi Padwa the lunar new year in the Deccan and Maharashtra Chaitra, shukla 1 · sunrise |
| 12 Apr 1918 Friday |
Chaitra Navratri begins the first of the nine nights of the spring Navratri, with ghatasthapana in the morning Chaitra, shukla 1 · sunrise |
| 13 Apr 1918 Saturday |
Gangaur women's festival of Gauri and Shiva, the close of eighteen days of worship after Holi Chaitra, shukla 3 · sunrise |
| 13 Apr 1918 Saturday |
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 |
| 19 Apr 1918 Friday |
Rama Navami Rama's birth Chaitra, shukla 9 · sunrise |
| 24 Apr 1918 Wednesday |
Mahavir Jayanti the birth of Mahavira, the twenty-fourth Jain Tirthankara Chaitra, shukla 13 · sunrise |
| 26 Apr 1918 Friday |
Hanuman Jayanti Hanuman's birth in most of north India Chaitra, shukla 15 · sunrise |
May 1918
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 12 May 1918 Sunday |
Parashurama Jayanti the birth of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, kept at dusk Vaisakha, shukla 3 · pradosh (dusk) |
| 13 May 1918 Monday |
Akshaya Tritiya held to need no muhurta of its own - the day is the muhurta Vaisakha, shukla 3 · sunrise |
| 19 May 1918 Sunday |
Sita Navami the birth of Sita, kept at midday Vaisakha, shukla 9 · madhyahna (midday) |
| 24 May 1918 Friday |
Narasimha Jayanti Vishnu's appearance as Narasimha, which the story places at sunset Vaisakha, shukla 14 · sunset |
| 25 May 1918 Saturday |
Buddha Purnima the Buddha's birth, waking and death Vaisakha, shukla 15 · sunrise |
June 1918
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 08 Jun 1918 Saturday |
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 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. |
| 19 Jun 1918 Wednesday |
Ganga Dussehra the Ganga's descent Jyeshtha, shukla 10 · sunrise |
| 24 Jun 1918 Monday |
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 |
July 1918
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 10 Jul 1918 Wednesday |
Rath Yatra Jagannath's chariot procession Ashadha, shukla 2 · sunrise |
| 19 Jul 1918 Friday |
Devshayani Ekadashi Vishnu is held to sleep from here to Kartika; no marriages in between Ashadha, shukla 11 · sunrise |
| 23 Jul 1918 Tuesday |
Guru Purnima honouring the teacher Ashadha, shukla 15 · sunrise |
August 1918
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 09 Aug 1918 Friday |
Hariyali Teej the monsoon festival of Parvati's union with Shiva; swings, green clothes and fasting Shravana, shukla 3 · sunrise |
| 12 Aug 1918 Monday |
Nag Panchami the serpents Shravana, shukla 5 · sunrise |
| 22 Aug 1918 Thursday |
Raksha Bandhan the thread between siblings Shravana, shukla 15 · sunrise |
| 24 Aug 1918 Saturday |
Kajari Teej a fast by married women for their husbands, with songs of the rains Shravana, krishna 3 · sunrise |
| 29 Aug 1918 Thursday |
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 |
September 1918
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 08 Sep 1918 Sunday |
Hartalika Teej a strict fast by women in honour of Parvati's penance for Shiva Bhadrapada, shukla 3 · sunrise |
| 09 Sep 1918 Monday |
Ganesh Chaturthi Ganesha's installation, kept in madhyahna - the middle of the day Bhadrapada, shukla 4 · madhyahna (midday) |
| 10 Sep 1918 Tuesday |
Rishi Panchami honour to the seven sages, kept at midday Bhadrapada, shukla 5 · madhyahna (midday) |
| 13 Sep 1918 Friday |
Radha Ashtami the birth of Radha, fifteen days after Janmashtami, kept at midday Bhadrapada, shukla 8 · madhyahna (midday) |
| 19 Sep 1918 Thursday |
Anant Chaturdashi the immersion that closes Ganesh Chaturthi Bhadrapada, shukla 14 · sunrise |
| 20 Sep 1918 Friday |
Pitru Paksha begins a fortnight for the ancestors, ending at the next new moon Bhadrapada, shukla 15 · sunrise |
October 1918
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 04 Oct 1918 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) |
| 06 Oct 1918 Sunday |
Sharad Navaratri begins nine nights of the Goddess Ashwina, shukla 1 · sunrise |
| 13 Oct 1918 Sunday |
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 |
| 14 Oct 1918 Monday |
Maha Navami the ninth night Ashwina, shukla 9 · aparahna (afternoon) |
| 15 Oct 1918 Tuesday |
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) |
| 19 Oct 1918 Saturday |
Sharad Purnima the harvest moon Ashwina, 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. |
| 22 Oct 1918 Tuesday |
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) |
| 26 Oct 1918 Saturday |
Ahoi Ashtami a mothers' fast for their children, broken on seeing the stars in the evening Ashwina, krishna 8 · pradosh (dusk) |
November 1918
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 01 Nov 1918 Friday |
Dhanteras the first day of the Diwali sequence, kept at pradosh Ashwina, krishna 13 · pradosh (dusk) |
| 02 Nov 1918 Saturday |
Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali the pre-dawn oil bath Ashwina, krishna 14 · sunrise |
| 03 Nov 1918 Sunday |
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) |
| 04 Nov 1918 Monday |
Govardhan Puja / Bali Pratipada the day after Diwali Kartika, shukla 1 · sunrise |
| 05 Nov 1918 Tuesday |
Bhai Dooj brothers and sisters Kartika, shukla 2 · sunrise |
| 09 Nov 1918 Saturday |
Chhath Puja (Sandhya Arghya) the offering to the setting Sun, so the date follows sunset Kartika, shukla 6 · pradosh (dusk) |
| 10 Nov 1918 Sunday |
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 6 · the day after Chhath Puja (Sandhya Arghya) |
| 14 Nov 1918 Thursday |
Devuthani Ekadashi Vishnu wakes; the marriage season reopens Kartika, shukla 11 · sunrise |
| 15 Nov 1918 Friday |
Tulsi Vivah the ceremonial marriage of the tulsi plant to Vishnu, which opens the wedding season Kartika, shukla 12 · sunrise |
| 18 Nov 1918 Monday |
Kartika Purnima / Dev Diwali the lamps on the ghats Kartika, shukla 15 · sunrise |
| 25 Nov 1918 Monday |
Kalabhairav Jayanti the appearance of Kala Bhairava, Shiva's fierce form, kept at midnight Kartika, krishna 8 · nishita (midnight) |
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 1918 · 25 days
- Purnima 1918 · 12 days
- Amavasya 1918 · 12 days
- Pradosh 1918 · 24 days
- Sankashti Chaturthi 1918 · 12 days
- Vinayaka Chaturthi 1918 · 12 days
- Masik Shivaratri 1918 · 13 days
- Sankranti 1918 · 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.