Festival calendar
Festivals 2017 · Pune, Maharashtra, 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 2017
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2017 Thursday |
Pausha Purnima the Magha bathing month opens Pausha, shukla 15 · sunrise |
| 14 Jan 2017 Saturday |
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 |
February 2017
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 01 Feb 2017 Wednesday |
Vasant Panchami Saraswati, and the first of spring Magha, shukla 5 · sunrise |
| 24 Feb 2017 Friday |
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 2017
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2017 Sunday |
Holika Dahan the bonfire is lit at pradosh, so the date follows the evening Phalguna, shukla 15 · pradosh (dusk) |
| 13 Mar 2017 Monday |
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 |
| 21 Mar 2017 Tuesday |
Sheetala Ashtami (Basoda) worship of Sheetala Mata; food cooked the day before is eaten cold Phalguna, krishna 8 · sunrise |
| 28 Mar 2017 Tuesday |
Ugadi / Gudi Padwa the lunar new year in the Deccan and Maharashtra Chaitra, shukla 1 · 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. |
| 28 Mar 2017 Tuesday |
Chaitra Navratri begins the first of the nine nights of the spring Navratri, with ghatasthapana in the morning Chaitra, shukla 1 · 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. |
| 30 Mar 2017 Thursday |
Gangaur women's festival of Gauri and Shiva, the close of eighteen days of worship after Holi Chaitra, shukla 3 · sunrise |
April 2017
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 05 Apr 2017 Wednesday |
Rama Navami Rama's birth Chaitra, shukla 9 · sunrise |
| 09 Apr 2017 Sunday |
Mahavir Jayanti the birth of Mahavira, the twenty-fourth Jain Tirthankara Chaitra, shukla 13 · sunrise |
| 11 Apr 2017 Tuesday |
Hanuman Jayanti Hanuman's birth in most of north India Chaitra, shukla 15 · sunrise |
| 13 Apr 2017 Thursday |
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 |
| 28 Apr 2017 Friday |
Parashurama Jayanti the birth of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, kept at dusk Vaisakha, shukla 3 · pradosh (dusk) |
| 29 Apr 2017 Saturday |
Akshaya Tritiya held to need no muhurta of its own - the day is the muhurta Vaisakha, shukla 3 · sunrise |
May 2017
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 04 May 2017 Thursday |
Sita Navami the birth of Sita, kept at midday Vaisakha, shukla 9 · madhyahna (midday) |
| 09 May 2017 Tuesday |
Narasimha Jayanti Vishnu's appearance as Narasimha, which the story places at sunset Vaisakha, shukla 14 · sunset |
| 10 May 2017 Wednesday |
Buddha Purnima the Buddha's birth, waking and death Vaisakha, shukla 15 · sunrise |
| 25 May 2017 Thursday |
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 2017
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 04 Jun 2017 Sunday |
Ganga Dussehra the Ganga's descent Jyeshtha, shukla 10 · sunrise |
| 09 Jun 2017 Friday |
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 |
| 25 Jun 2017 Sunday |
Rath Yatra Jagannath's chariot procession Ashadha, shukla 2 · sunrise |
July 2017
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 04 Jul 2017 Tuesday |
Devshayani Ekadashi Vishnu is held to sleep from here to Kartika; no marriages in between Ashadha, shukla 11 · sunrise |
| 09 Jul 2017 Sunday |
Guru Purnima honouring the teacher Ashadha, shukla 15 · sunrise |
| 26 Jul 2017 Wednesday |
Hariyali Teej the monsoon festival of Parvati's union with Shiva; swings, green clothes and fasting Shravana, shukla 3 · sunrise |
| 28 Jul 2017 Friday |
Nag Panchami the serpents Shravana, shukla 5 · sunrise |
August 2017
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 07 Aug 2017 Monday |
Raksha Bandhan the thread between siblings Shravana, shukla 15 · sunrise |
| 10 Aug 2017 Thursday |
Kajari Teej a fast by married women for their husbands, with songs of the rains Shravana, krishna 3 · sunrise |
| 15 Aug 2017 Tuesday |
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 |
| 24 Aug 2017 Thursday |
Hartalika Teej a strict fast by women in honour of Parvati's penance for Shiva Bhadrapada, shukla 3 · sunrise |
| 25 Aug 2017 Friday |
Ganesh Chaturthi Ganesha's installation, kept in madhyahna - the middle of the day Bhadrapada, shukla 4 · madhyahna (midday) |
| 26 Aug 2017 Saturday |
Rishi Panchami honour to the seven sages, kept at midday Bhadrapada, shukla 5 · madhyahna (midday) |
| 29 Aug 2017 Tuesday |
Radha Ashtami the birth of Radha, fifteen days after Janmashtami, kept at midday Bhadrapada, shukla 8 · madhyahna (midday) |
September 2017
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 05 Sep 2017 Tuesday |
Anant Chaturdashi the immersion that closes Ganesh Chaturthi Bhadrapada, shukla 14 · sunrise |
| 06 Sep 2017 Wednesday |
Pitru Paksha begins a fortnight for the ancestors, ending at the next new moon Bhadrapada, shukla 15 · sunrise |
| 19 Sep 2017 Tuesday |
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) |
| 21 Sep 2017 Thursday |
Sharad Navaratri begins nine nights of the Goddess Ashwina, shukla 1 · sunrise |
| 28 Sep 2017 Thursday |
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 |
| 29 Sep 2017 Friday |
Maha Navami the ninth night Ashwina, shukla 9 · aparahna (afternoon) |
| 30 Sep 2017 Saturday |
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) |
October 2017
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 05 Oct 2017 Thursday |
Sharad Purnima the harvest moon Ashwina, shukla 15 · sunrise |
| 08 Oct 2017 Sunday |
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) |
| 12 Oct 2017 Thursday |
Ahoi Ashtami a mothers' fast for their children, broken on seeing the stars in the evening Ashwina, krishna 8 · pradosh (dusk) |
| 17 Oct 2017 Tuesday |
Dhanteras the first day of the Diwali sequence, kept at pradosh Ashwina, krishna 13 · pradosh (dusk) |
| 18 Oct 2017 Wednesday |
Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali the pre-dawn oil bath Ashwina, krishna 14 · sunrise |
| 19 Oct 2017 Thursday |
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) |
| 20 Oct 2017 Friday |
Govardhan Puja / Bali Pratipada the day after Diwali Kartika, shukla 1 · sunrise |
| 21 Oct 2017 Saturday |
Bhai Dooj brothers and sisters Kartika, shukla 2 · sunrise |
| 25 Oct 2017 Wednesday |
Chhath Puja (Sandhya Arghya) the offering to the setting Sun, so the date follows sunset Kartika, shukla 6 · pradosh (dusk) |
| 26 Oct 2017 Thursday |
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) |
| 31 Oct 2017 Tuesday |
Devuthani Ekadashi Vishnu wakes; the marriage season reopens Kartika, shukla 11 · sunrise |
November 2017
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 01 Nov 2017 Wednesday |
Tulsi Vivah the ceremonial marriage of the tulsi plant to Vishnu, which opens the wedding season Kartika, shukla 12 · sunrise |
| 04 Nov 2017 Saturday |
Kartika Purnima / Dev Diwali the lamps on the ghats Kartika, shukla 15 · sunrise |
| 10 Nov 2017 Friday |
Kalabhairav Jayanti the appearance of Kala Bhairava, Shiva's fierce form, kept at midnight Kartika, krishna 8 · nishita (midnight) |
| 30 Nov 2017 Thursday |
Gita Jayanti the day the Bhagavad Gita was spoken, on Mokshada Ekadashi Margashirsha, shukla 11 · sunrise |
| 30 Nov 2017 Thursday |
Vaikuntha Ekadashi the southern observance Margashirsha, shukla 11 · sunrise |
December 2017
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 03 Dec 2017 Sunday |
Dattatreya Jayanti the birth of Dattatreya, kept in the evening of the full moon Margashirsha, shukla 15 · pradosh (dusk) |
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 2017 · 25 days
- Purnima 2017 · 12 days
- Amavasya 2017 · 12 days
- Pradosh 2017 · 25 days
- Sankashti Chaturthi 2017 · 12 days
- Vinayaka Chaturthi 2017 · 12 days
- Masik Shivaratri 2017 · 12 days
- Sankranti 2017 · 12 days
Dates and times are for Pune, Maharashtra, India. Another town can differ by a day when a tithi changes close to sunrise. You can change the place above.