Festival calendar
Festivals 2022 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 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 2022
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2022 Friday |
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 |
| 17 Jan 2022 Monday |
Pausha Purnima the Magha bathing month opens |
Pausha, shukla 15 |
February 2022
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 05 Feb 2022 Saturday |
Vasant Panchami Saraswati, and the first of spring |
Magha, shukla 5 |
March 2022
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Mar 2022 Tuesday |
Maha Shivaratri kept through the night, so the date follows nishita and not sunrise - Phalguna Krishna 14 in the purnimanta reckoning |
Magha, krishna 14 |
| 17 Mar 2022 Thursday |
Holika Dahan the bonfire is lit at pradosh, so the date follows the evening |
Phalguna, shukla 15 |
| 18 Mar 2022 Friday |
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 |
| 25 Mar 2022 Friday |
Sheetala Ashtami (Basoda) worship of Sheetala Mata; food cooked the day before is eaten cold |
Phalguna, krishna 8 |
April 2022
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 02 Apr 2022 Saturday |
Ugadi / Gudi Padwa the lunar new year in the Deccan and Maharashtra |
Chaitra, shukla 1 |
| 02 Apr 2022 Saturday |
Chaitra Navratri begins the first of the nine nights of the spring Navratri, with ghatasthapana in the morning |
Chaitra, shukla 1 |
| 04 Apr 2022 Monday |
Gangaur women's festival of Gauri and Shiva, the close of eighteen days of worship after Holi |
Chaitra, shukla 3 |
| 10 Apr 2022 Sunday |
Rama Navami Rama's birth |
Chaitra, shukla 9 |
| 14 Apr 2022 Thursday |
Mahavir Jayanti the birth of Mahavira, the twenty-fourth Jain Tirthankara |
Chaitra, shukla 13 |
| 14 Apr 2022 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 |
| 16 Apr 2022 Saturday |
Hanuman Jayanti Hanuman's birth in most of north India |
Chaitra, shukla 15 |
May 2022
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 03 May 2022 Tuesday |
Akshaya Tritiya held to need no muhurta of its own - the day is the muhurta |
Vaisakha, shukla 3 |
| 03 May 2022 Tuesday |
Parashurama Jayanti the birth of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, kept at dusk |
Vaisakha, shukla 3 |
| 10 May 2022 Tuesday |
Sita Navami the birth of Sita, kept at midday |
Vaisakha, shukla 9 |
| 14 May 2022 Saturday |
Narasimha Jayanti Vishnu's appearance as Narasimha, which the story places at sunset |
Vaisakha, shukla 14 |
| 16 May 2022 Monday |
Buddha Purnima the Buddha's birth, waking and death |
Vaisakha, shukla 15 |
| 30 May 2022 Monday |
Shani Jayanti / Vat Savitri Vrat the birth of Shani; married women also fast and worship the banyan tree for their husbands |
Vaisakha, krishna 15 |
June 2022
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2022 Friday |
Ganga Dussehra the Ganga's descent |
Jyeshtha, shukla 10 |
| 14 Jun 2022 Tuesday |
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 |
July 2022
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2022 Friday |
Rath Yatra Jagannath's chariot procession |
Ashadha, shukla 2 |
| 10 Jul 2022 Sunday |
Devshayani Ekadashi Vishnu is held to sleep from here to Kartika; no marriages in between |
Ashadha, shukla 11 |
| 13 Jul 2022 Wednesday |
Guru Purnima honouring the teacher |
Ashadha, shukla 15 |
| 31 Jul 2022 Sunday |
Hariyali Teej the monsoon festival of Parvati's union with Shiva; swings, green clothes and fasting |
Shravana, shukla 3 |
August 2022
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 02 Aug 2022 Tuesday |
Nag Panchami the serpents |
Shravana, shukla 5 |
| 12 Aug 2022 Friday |
Raksha Bandhan the thread between siblings |
Shravana, shukla 15 |
| 14 Aug 2022 Sunday |
Kajari Teej a fast by married women for their husbands, with songs of the rains |
Shravana, krishna 3 |
| 19 Aug 2022 Friday |
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 |
| 30 Aug 2022 Tuesday |
Hartalika Teej a strict fast by women in honour of Parvati's penance for Shiva |
Bhadrapada, shukla 3 |
| 31 Aug 2022 Wednesday |
Ganesh Chaturthi Ganesha's installation, kept in madhyahna - the middle of the day |
Bhadrapada, shukla 4 |
September 2022
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep 2022 Thursday |
Rishi Panchami honour to the seven sages, kept at midday |
Bhadrapada, shukla 5 |
| 04 Sep 2022 Sunday |
Radha Ashtami the birth of Radha, fifteen days after Janmashtami, kept at midday |
Bhadrapada, shukla 8 |
| 09 Sep 2022 Friday |
Anant Chaturdashi the immersion that closes Ganesh Chaturthi |
Bhadrapada, shukla 14 |
| 10 Sep 2022 Saturday |
Pitru Paksha begins a fortnight for the ancestors, ending at the next new moon |
Bhadrapada, shukla 15 |
| 25 Sep 2022 Sunday |
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 |
| 26 Sep 2022 Monday |
Sharad Navaratri begins nine nights of the Goddess |
Ashwina, shukla 1 |
October 2022
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 03 Oct 2022 Monday |
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 |
| 04 Oct 2022 Tuesday |
Maha Navami the ninth night |
Ashwina, shukla 9 |
| 05 Oct 2022 Wednesday |
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 |
| 09 Oct 2022 Sunday |
Sharad Purnima the harvest moon |
Ashwina, shukla 15 |
| 13 Oct 2022 Thursday |
Karva Chauth the fast breaks at moonrise, so the date follows the evening - Kartika Krishna 4 in the purnimanta reckoning |
Ashwina, krishna 4 |
| 17 Oct 2022 Monday |
Ahoi Ashtami a mothers' fast for their children, broken on seeing the stars in the evening |
Ashwina, krishna 8 |
| 22 Oct 2022 Saturday |
Dhanteras the first day of the Diwali sequence, kept at pradosh |
Ashwina, krishna 13 |
| 24 Oct 2022 Monday |
Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali the pre-dawn oil bath |
Ashwina, krishna 14 |
| 24 Oct 2022 Monday |
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 |
| 26 Oct 2022 Wednesday |
Govardhan Puja / Bali Pratipada the day after Diwali |
Kartika, shukla 1 |
| 27 Oct 2022 Thursday |
Bhai Dooj brothers and sisters |
Kartika, shukla 2 |
| 30 Oct 2022 Sunday |
Chhath Puja (Sandhya Arghya) the offering to the setting Sun, so the date follows sunset |
Kartika, shukla 6 |
| 31 Oct 2022 Monday |
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 |
November 2022
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 04 Nov 2022 Friday |
Devuthani Ekadashi Vishnu wakes; the marriage season reopens |
Kartika, shukla 11 |
| 05 Nov 2022 Saturday |
Tulsi Vivah the ceremonial marriage of the tulsi plant to Vishnu, which opens the wedding season |
Kartika, shukla 12 |
| 08 Nov 2022 Tuesday |
Kartika Purnima / Dev Diwali the lamps on the ghats |
Kartika, shukla 15 |
| 16 Nov 2022 Wednesday |
Kalabhairav Jayanti the appearance of Kala Bhairava, Shiva's fierce form, kept at midnight |
Kartika, krishna 8 |
December 2022
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 03 Dec 2022 Saturday |
Gita Jayanti the day the Bhagavad Gita was spoken, on Mokshada Ekadashi |
Margashirsha, shukla 11 |
| 03 Dec 2022 Saturday |
Vaikuntha Ekadashi the southern observance |
Margashirsha, shukla 11 |
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 2022 · 24 days
- Purnima 2022 · 12 days
- Amavasya 2022 · 13 days
- Pradosh 2022 · 23 days
- Sankashti Chaturthi 2022 · 12 days
- Vinayaka Chaturthi 2022 · 13 days
- Masik Shivaratri 2022 · 13 days
- Sankranti 2022 · 12 days
Dates and times are for Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Another town can differ by a day when a tithi changes close to sunrise. You can change the place above.