Hindu Calendar 2023: List of Upcoming Vrat and Tyohar in December and Other Months (Download PDF)

A Hindu calendar lists all the important festivals, vrats and other significant holidays for Hindus. India is a country of festivals with Holi, Dussehra, Diwali, Lohri, etc being the prominent festivals celebrated by people all over the country. Other than that, there are festivals like amavasya, purnima, pradosh, ekadashi and many others that are of quite significance for the Hindus. You will find all these festivals only in a Hindu calendar that specifies every important vrats and observations significant for Hindus. Get the list of all important festivals and holidays falling in the year 2023 from our Hindu Calendar 2023 along with their days and dates.

Hindu Calendar & Festivals in January

January is the first month in Gregorian calendar but the Hindu year does not start with January. January corresponds to the Pausa and Magha lunar months of the Hindu calendar. A number of important festivals are observed in this month including Makar Sankranti and Mauni Amavasya.

Pausha Putrada Ekadashi January 2, Monday
Paush Purnima– January 6, Friday
Sakat Chauth– January 10, Tuesday
Swami Vivekananda Jayanti– January 14, Saturday
Lohri– January 14, Saturday
Pongal– January 15, Sunday
Makar Sankranti– January 15, Sunday
Shattila Ekadashi– January 18, Wednesday
Mauni Amavasya– January 21, Saturday
Parakram Diwas– January 23, Monday
Vasant Panchami– January 26, Thursday
Republic Day– January 26, Thursday
Ratha Saptami- January 28, Saturday
Bhishma Ashtami- January 28, Saturday
Shaheed Diwad– January 30, Monday

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Festivals & Vrats in February

Magha and Phalguna are the lunar months corresponding to February and a number of significant Hindu festivals fall in this month. Maha Shivrati is a major festival of Hindus dedicated to Lord Shiva to be observed in the month of February.

Jaya Ekadashi– February 1, Wednesday
Guru Ravidas Jayanti: February 5, Sunday
Thaipusam: February 5
Magha Purnima– February 5, Sunday
Kumbha Sankranti– February 13, Monday
Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti: February 15, Wednesday
Vijaya Ekadashi– February 16, Thursday
Maha Shivaratri– February 18, Saturday

Hindu Festivals in March

Chaitra is the first month of the year in Hindu calendar 2023 that corresponds to the March month of Gregorian calendar. Both Phalguna and Chaitra are the corresponding lunar months of March. Holi is the most significant festival celebrated in this month, followed by Rama Navami and Ekadashi vrat.

Amalaki Ekadashi– March 3, Friday
Masi Magan– March 6, Monday
Chhoti Holi/ Holika Dahan/ Phalguna Purnima– March 7, Tuesday
Holi– March 8, Wednesday
Sheetala Ashtami/ Basoda/ Meena Sankranti– March 15, Wednesday
Karadaiyan Nombu– March 15, Wednesday
Papmochani Ekadashi– March 18, Saturday
Chaitra Navratri– March 22, Wednesday
Ugadi– March 22, Wednesday
Chaitra Sukhladi– March 22, Wednesday
Navreh– March 23, Thursday
Shaheed Diwas– March 23, Thursday
Gauri Puja/ Gangaur– March 24, Friday
Yamuna Chhath- March 27, Monday
Rama Navami/ Swaminarayan Jayanti- March 30, Thursday

Hindu Calendar 2023 April

Followed by March, April also observes many Hindu festivals with Akshaya Tritiya, Chaitra Purnima and Hanuman Jayanti being the most significant. April corresponds to the Chaitra and Vaisakha lunar months in Hindu calendar.

Kamada Ekadashi– April 1, Saturday
Mahavir Jayanti– April 4, Tuesday
Hanuman Jayanti/ Chaitra Purnima– April 6, Thursday
Mesha Sankranti/ Solar New Year- April 14, Friday
Ambedkar Jayanti: April 14, Friday
Baisakhi: April 14, Friday
Varuthini Ekadashi– April 16, Sunday
Surya Grahan Sankarita- April 20, Thursday
Parashurama Jayanti/ Akshaya Tritiya– April 22, Saturday
Shankaracharya Jayanti– April 25, 2023
Ganga Saptami- April 27, Thursday
Sita Navami- April 29, Saturday

May 2023 Hindu Calendar

A number of important observances fall in the month of May that corresponds to the lunar months of Vaisakha and Jyeshtha in Hindu calendar. Vat Savitri vrat, Mohini Ekadashi vrat are some major festivals, especially for married Hindu women, observed in May. Check out the other festivals observed in this month.

Mohini Ekadashi– May 1, Monday
Narasimha Jayanti- May 4, Thursday
Buddha Purnima/ Chandra Grahan Upachchaya/ Vaishakha Purnima- May 5, Friday
Narada Jayanti- May 6, Saturday
Vrishabha Sankranti/ Apara Ekadashi– May 15, Monday
Vat Savitri Vrat/ Shani Jayanti- May 19, Friday
Ganga Dussehra– May 30, Tuesday
Nirjala Ekadashi- May 31, Wednesday

Upcoming Festivals in June 2023

In Gregorian calendar, very few holidays fall in the month of June. But in Hindu calendar, June is an important month with festivities like vat purnima vrat, yogini ekadashi and jagannth yatra. Jyeshtha and Asadha are the lunar months corresponding to June.

Vat Purnima Vrat- June 3, Saturday
Jyeshtha Purnima– June 3, Sunday
Yogini Ekadashi– June 14, Wednesday
Mithun Sankranti– June 15, Thursday
Jagannath Rath yatra– June 20, Tuesday
Devshayani Ekadashi– June 29, Thursday

July 2023 Significant Hindu Festivals

Many important purnimas, ekadashis and amavasyas are observed in the July month. From Hindu point of view, these festivals are very significant and are observed with great enthusiasm. July marks the beginning of shravan month which is considered very auspicious by the Hindus. Asadha and Sravana are the corresponding Hindu months in July.

Guru Purnima/ Ashadha Purnima- July 3, Monday
Kamika Ekadashi– July 13, Thursday
Sawan Shivratri– July 15, Saturday
Karka Sankranti– July 16, Sunday
Somavati Amavasya- July 17, Monday
Padmini Ekadashi- July 29, Saturday

Important Festivals in August 2023

August marks the concluding of Shravan month with the festival of Raksha Bandhan celebrated at the month’s end. Both Shravan and Bhadra correspond to the August month in Hindu calendar 2023. Other than Rakhi, Hariyali Teej and Nag Panchami are special observances in August.

Shravana Adhika Purnima- August 1, Tuesday
Parama Ekadashi- August 12, Saturday
Simha Sankranti- August 17, Thursday
Hariyali Teej- August 19, Saturday
Nag Panchami– August 21, Monday
Varalakshmi Vrat- August 25, Friday
Shravana Putrada Ekadashi– August 27, Sunday
Raksha Bandhan– August 30, Wednesday
Yajurveda Upakarma– August 30, Wednesday
Gayatri Jayanti- August 31, Thursday
Shravan Purnima– August 31, Thursday

September 2023 Hindu Festivals

Bhadra and Asvina are the lunar months corresponding to September and many important Hindu festivals fall in this month. Check out the list of all Hindu festivals that will be observed in September 2023.

Kajari Teej- September 2, Saturday
Janmashtami Smarta- September 6, Wednesday
Janmashtami– September 7, Thursday
Aja Ekadashi– September 10, Sunday
Vishwakarma Puja/ Kanya Sankranti– September 17, Sunday
Hartalika Teej- September 18, Monday
Ganesh Chaturthi– September 19, Tuesday
Rishi Panchami– September 20, Wednesday
Radha Ashtami- September 23, Saturday
Parsva Ekadashi- September 25, Monday
Gauna Parsva Ekadashi- September 26, Tuesday
Ganesh Visarjan- September 28, Thursday
Anant Chaturdashi– September 28, Thursday
Pitrupaksha Begins- September 29, Friday
Bhadrapada Purnima– September 29, Friday

Festivals from Hindu calendar in October 2023

A number of festivals that can be found in both Gregorian and Hindu calendar fall in the month of October. October corresponds to the Asvina and kartika lunar month in Hindu calendar. Kartika is considered a very auspicious month for the Hindus.

Indira Ekadashi– October 10, Tuesday
Sarva Pitru Amavasya/ Surya Grahan Valayakara- October 14, Saturday
Shardiya Navratri Begins- October 15, Sunday
Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti– Octrober 15, Sunday
Tula Sankranti– October 18, Wednesday
Durga Ashtami– October 22, Sunday
Maha Navami– October 23, Monday
Vijayadashami– October 24, Tuesday
Papankusha Ekadashi– October 25, Wednesday
Kojagara Puja– October 28, Saturday
Sharad Purnima/ Ashwina Purnima– October 28, Saturday
Chandra Grahan Anshika- October 29, Sunday

Major Holidays falling in November 2023

Kartik and Agrahayana are the lunar months corresponding to November in Gregorian calendar. Novemnber is another very auspicious month for Hindus with a number of imporatnt festivals, including Karwa Chauth, Diwali, Bhai Dooj, Chhath Puja, being observed in this month.

Karwa Chauth– November 1, Wednesday
Ahoi Ashtami- November 5, Sunday
Govatsa Dwadashi- November 9, Thursday
Dhanteras– November 10, Friday
Kali Chaudas- November 11, Saturday
Diwali/ Lakshmi Puja/ Narak Chaturdashi– November 12, Sunday
Govardhan Puja/ Bhai Dooj– November 14, Tuesday
Vrishchika Sankranti– November 17, Friday
Chhath Puja– November 19, Sunday
Kansa Vadh- November 22, Wednesday
Dev uthani Ekadashi– November 23, Thursday
Tulasi Vivah- November 24, Friday
Kartik Purnima– November 27, Monday

Festivals for December month 2023

Last month in Gregorian calendar, December, corresponds to the lunar months Agrahayana and Paush. Although there is no major festival falling in this month, important observances include Kalabhairav Jayanti, Mokshada Ekadashi, Vivah Panchami and others.

Kalabhairav Jayanti- December 5, Tuesday
Utpanna Ekadashi– December 8, Friday
Dhanu Sankranti- December 16, Saturday
Vivah Panchami– December 17, Sunday
Gita Jayanti/ Mokshada Ekadashi- December 22, Friday
Gauna Mokshada Ekadashi- December 23, Saturday
Dattatreya Jayanti/ Margashirsha Purnima- December 26, Tuesday

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FAQS

Why Kartik month in Hindu calendar is considered highly auspicious?

Kartik is the eight month in Hindu calendar and coincides with the October/ November month of Gregorian calendar. The month is considered as the holiest month in Hindu religion that brings good fortune and salvation to those who observe the vrats and festivals falling in kartik with great devotion.

Why do the dates of festivals keep changing in Hindu calendar?

As a matter of fact, the dates of festivals remain the same in Hindu calendar but when reflected in Gregorian calendar, the dates seem to change. E.g., Holi is always celebrated on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun which is fixed in Hindu calendar but the corresponding date in Gregorian calendar changes every year.

What is the difference between Hindu and Gregorian calendar?

The Gregorian calendar is based on the earth’s revolution around the sun, while the Hindu calendar is based on the moon’s revolution around the earth. Months in Gregorian calendar usually have 30 or 31 days but there are only 28 days in Hindu calendar.

What is the importance of Hindu calendar over Gregorian calendar?

For devotees looking forward to observe significant ekadashis or purnima vrats, Hindu calendar is of utmost importance.