Festival calendar
Festivals 2028 · Mumbai, 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 2028
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2028 Wednesday |
Pausha Purnima the Magha bathing month opens |
Pausha, shukla 15 |
| 14 Jan 2028 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 |
February 2028
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Feb 2028 Tuesday |
Vasant Panchami Saraswati, and the first of spring |
Magha, shukla 5 |
| 23 Feb 2028 Wednesday |
Maha Shivaratri kept through the night, so the date follows nishita and not sunrise - Phalguna Krishna 14 in the purnimanta reckoning |
Magha, krishna 14 |
March 2028
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2028 Friday |
Holika Dahan the bonfire is lit at pradosh, so the date follows the evening |
Phalguna, shukla 15 |
| 11 Mar 2028 Saturday |
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 |
| 18 Mar 2028 Saturday |
Sheetala Ashtami (Basoda) worship of Sheetala Mata; food cooked the day before is eaten cold |
Phalguna, krishna 8 |
| 27 Mar 2028 Monday |
Ugadi / Gudi Padwa the lunar new year in the Deccan and Maharashtra |
Chaitra, shukla 1 |
| 27 Mar 2028 Monday |
Chaitra Navratri begins the first of the nine nights of the spring Navratri, with ghatasthapana in the morning |
Chaitra, shukla 1 |
| 29 Mar 2028 Wednesday |
Gangaur women's festival of Gauri and Shiva, the close of eighteen days of worship after Holi |
Chaitra, shukla 3 |
April 2028
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 04 Apr 2028 Tuesday |
Rama Navami Rama's birth |
Chaitra, shukla 9 |
| 07 Apr 2028 Friday |
Mahavir Jayanti the birth of Mahavira, the twenty-fourth Jain Tirthankara |
Chaitra, shukla 13 |
| 09 Apr 2028 Sunday |
Hanuman Jayanti Hanuman's birth in most of north India |
Chaitra, shukla 15 |
| 13 Apr 2028 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 |
| 27 Apr 2028 Thursday |
Akshaya Tritiya held to need no muhurta of its own - the day is the muhurta |
Vaisakha, shukla 3 |
| 27 Apr 2028 Thursday |
Parashurama Jayanti the birth of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, kept at dusk |
Vaisakha, shukla 3 |
May 2028
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 03 May 2028 Wednesday |
Sita Navami the birth of Sita, kept at midday |
Vaisakha, shukla 9 |
| 07 May 2028 Sunday |
Narasimha Jayanti Vishnu's appearance as Narasimha, which the story places at sunset |
Vaisakha, shukla 14 |
| 08 May 2028 Monday |
Buddha Purnima the Buddha's birth, waking and death |
Vaisakha, shukla 15 |
| 24 May 2028 Wednesday |
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 2028
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 02 Jun 2028 Friday |
Ganga Dussehra the Ganga's descent |
Jyeshtha, shukla 10 |
| 07 Jun 2028 Wednesday |
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 |
| 24 Jun 2028 Saturday |
Rath Yatra Jagannath's chariot procession |
Ashadha, shukla 2 |
July 2028
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 02 Jul 2028 Sunday |
Devshayani Ekadashi Vishnu is held to sleep from here to Kartika; no marriages in between |
Ashadha, shukla 11 |
| 06 Jul 2028 Thursday |
Guru Purnima honouring the teacher |
Ashadha, shukla 15 |
| 24 Jul 2028 Monday |
Hariyali Teej the monsoon festival of Parvati's union with Shiva; swings, green clothes and fasting |
Shravana, shukla 3 |
| 26 Jul 2028 Wednesday |
Nag Panchami the serpents |
Shravana, shukla 5 |
August 2028
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 05 Aug 2028 Saturday |
Raksha Bandhan the thread between siblings |
Shravana, shukla 15 |
| 08 Aug 2028 Tuesday |
Kajari Teej a fast by married women for their husbands, with songs of the rains |
Shravana, krishna 3 |
| 13 Aug 2028 Sunday |
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 |
| 22 Aug 2028 Tuesday |
Hartalika Teej a strict fast by women in honour of Parvati's penance for Shiva 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. |
Bhadrapada, shukla 3 |
| 23 Aug 2028 Wednesday |
Ganesh Chaturthi Ganesha's installation, kept in madhyahna - the middle of the day |
Bhadrapada, shukla 4 |
| 24 Aug 2028 Thursday |
Rishi Panchami honour to the seven sages, kept at midday |
Bhadrapada, shukla 5 |
| 27 Aug 2028 Sunday |
Radha Ashtami the birth of Radha, fifteen days after Janmashtami, kept at midday |
Bhadrapada, shukla 8 |
September 2028
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 02 Sep 2028 Saturday |
Anant Chaturdashi the immersion that closes Ganesh Chaturthi |
Bhadrapada, shukla 14 |
| 03 Sep 2028 Sunday |
Pitru Paksha begins a fortnight for the ancestors, ending at the next new moon |
Bhadrapada, shukla 15 |
| 18 Sep 2028 Monday |
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 |
| 19 Sep 2028 Tuesday |
Sharad Navaratri begins nine nights of the Goddess |
Ashwina, shukla 1 |
| 26 Sep 2028 Tuesday |
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 |
| 26 Sep 2028 Tuesday |
Maha Navami the ninth night |
Ashwina, shukla 9 |
| 27 Sep 2028 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 |
October 2028
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 03 Oct 2028 Tuesday |
Sharad Purnima the harvest moon |
Ashwina, shukla 15 |
| 07 Oct 2028 Saturday |
Karva Chauth the fast breaks at moonrise, so the date follows the evening - Kartika Krishna 4 in the purnimanta reckoning |
Ashwina, krishna 4 |
| 11 Oct 2028 Wednesday |
Ahoi Ashtami a mothers' fast for their children, broken on seeing the stars in the evening |
Ashwina, krishna 8 |
| 16 Oct 2028 Monday |
Dhanteras the first day of the Diwali sequence, kept at pradosh |
Ashwina, krishna 13 |
| 17 Oct 2028 Tuesday |
Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali the pre-dawn oil bath |
Ashwina, krishna 14 |
| 17 Oct 2028 Tuesday |
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 |
| 18 Oct 2028 Wednesday |
Govardhan Puja / Bali Pratipada the day after Diwali 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. |
Ashwina, krishna 1 |
| 19 Oct 2028 Thursday |
Bhai Dooj brothers and sisters |
Kartika, shukla 2 |
| 23 Oct 2028 Monday |
Chhath Puja (Sandhya Arghya) the offering to the setting Sun, so the date follows sunset |
Kartika, shukla 6 |
| 24 Oct 2028 Tuesday |
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 |
| 28 Oct 2028 Saturday |
Devuthani Ekadashi Vishnu wakes; the marriage season reopens |
Kartika, shukla 11 |
| 29 Oct 2028 Sunday |
Tulsi Vivah the ceremonial marriage of the tulsi plant to Vishnu, which opens the wedding season |
Kartika, shukla 12 |
November 2028
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 02 Nov 2028 Thursday |
Kartika Purnima / Dev Diwali the lamps on the ghats |
Kartika, shukla 15 |
| 09 Nov 2028 Thursday |
Kalabhairav Jayanti the appearance of Kala Bhairava, Shiva's fierce form, kept at midnight |
Kartika, krishna 8 |
| 27 Nov 2028 Monday |
Gita Jayanti the day the Bhagavad Gita was spoken, on Mokshada Ekadashi |
Margashirsha, shukla 11 |
| 27 Nov 2028 Monday |
Vaikuntha Ekadashi the southern observance |
Margashirsha, shukla 11 |
December 2028
| Date | Festival | Lunar date |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Dec 2028 Friday |
Dattatreya Jayanti the birth of Dattatreya, kept in the evening of the full moon |
Margashirsha, shukla 15 |
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 2028 · 25 days
- Purnima 2028 · 13 days
- Amavasya 2028 · 12 days
- Pradosh 2028 · 25 days
- Sankashti Chaturthi 2028 · 12 days
- Vinayaka Chaturthi 2028 · 12 days
- Masik Shivaratri 2028 · 12 days
- Sankranti 2028 · 12 days
Dates and times are for Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Another town can differ by a day when a tithi changes close to sunrise. You can change the place above.