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Hindu Calendar 2024


Hindu Calendar January, 2024

1 january 2024
(Monday)
English New Year
4 january 2024
(Thursday)
Kalashtami
7 january 2024
(Sunday)
Saphala Ekadashi
9 january 2024
(Tuesday)
Pradosh Vrat, Masik Shivaratri
11 january 2024
(Thursday)
Paush Amavasya, Hanumath Jayanthi
12 january 2024
(Friday)
Chandra Darshan
14 january 2024
(Sunday)
Vinayaka Chaturthi, Lohri
15 january 2024
(Monday)
Pongal, Makar Sankranti
16 january 2024
(Tuesday)
Skanda Sashti, Magh Bihu
17 january 2024
(Wednesday)
Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
18 january 2024
(Thursday)
Masik Durgashtami, Shakambhari Utsavarambha
20 january 2024
(Saturday)
Masik Karthigai
21 january 2024
(Sunday)
Pausha Putrada Ekadashi, Tailang Swami Jayanti, Rohini Vrat
23 january 2024
(Tuesday)
Pradosh Vrat, Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti
25 january 2024
(Thursday)
Paush Purnima, Shakambhari Purnima, Purnima Upavas, Thai Pusam
26 january 2024
(Friday)
Republic Day
29 january 2024
(Monday)
Sankashti Chaturthi, Sakat Chauth

Hindu Calendar February 2024

2 february 2024
(Friday)
Swami Vivekananda Jayanti, Kalashtami
6 february 2024
(Tuesday)
Shattila Ekadashi
7 february 2024
(Wednesday)
Pradosh Vrat
8 february 2024
(Thursday)
Masik Shivaratri
9 february 2024
(Friday)
Magha Amavasya, Mauni Amavas, Thai Amavasai
10 february 2024
(Saturday)
Gupta Navratri Begins
11 february 2024
(Sunday)
Chandra Darshan
13 february 2024
(Tuesday)
Vinayaka Chaturthi, Ganesha Jayanti, Kumbha Sankranti
14 february 2024
(Wednesday)
Vasant Panchami, Skanda Sashti
16 february 2024
(Friday)
Ratha Saptami, Narmada Jayanti, Bhishma Ashtami, Masik Karthigai
17 february 2024
(Saturday)
Masik Durgashtami
18 february 2024
(Sunday)
Rohini Vrat
20 february 2024
(Tuesday)
Jaya Ekadashi
21 february 2024
(Wednesday)
Pradosh Vrat
24 february 2024
(Saturday)
Magha Purnima, Purnima Upavas, Guru Ravidas Jayanti, Masi Magam
25 february 2024
(Sunday)
Attukal Pongala
28 february 2024
(Wednesday)
Sankashti Chaturthi

Hindu Calendar March 2024

1 march 2024
(Friday)
Yashoda Jayanti
3 march 2024
(Sunday)
Shabari Jayanti, Kalashtami
4 march 2024
(Monday)
Janaki Jayanti
6 march 2024
(Wednesday)
Vijaya Ekadashi
7 march 2024
(Thursday)
Vaishnava Vijaya Ekadashi
8 march 2024
(Friday)
Pradosh Vrat, Maha Shivaratri
10 march 2024
(Sunday)
Phalguna Amavasya
11 march 2024
(Monday)
Chandra Darshan
12 march 2024
(Tuesday)
Phulera Dooj, Ramakrishna Jayanti
13 march 2024
(Wednesday)
Vinayaka Chaturthi
14 march 2024
(Thursday)
Meena Sankranti, Masik Karthigai, Karadaiyan Nombu
15 march 2024
(Friday)
Skanda Sashti
16 march 2024
(Saturday)
Rohini Vrat
17 march 2024
(Sunday)
Masik Durgashtami
20 march 2024
(Wednesday)
Amalaki Ekadashi, Vernal Equinox
22 march 2024
(Friday)
Pradosh Vrat
24 march 2024
(Sunday)
Chhoti Holi, Holika Dahan, Purnima Upavas
25 march 2024
(Monday)
Holi, Vasanta Purnima, Chandra Grahan, Phalguna Purnima, Lakshmi Jayanti, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Jayanti, Panguni Uthiram
27 march 2024
(Wednesday)
Bhai Dooj, Bhratri Dwitiya
28 march 2024
(Thursday)
Shivaji Jayanti, Sankashti Chaturthi
29 march 2024
(Friday)
Good Friday
30 march 2024
(Saturday)
Ranga Panchami
31 march 2024
(Sunday)
Easter

Hindu Calendar April 2024

1 april 2024
(Monday)
Sheetala Saptami, Kalashtami
2 april 2024
(Tuesday)
Basoda, Sheetala Ashtami
5 april 2024
(Friday)
Papmochani Ekadashi
6 april 2024
(Saturday)
Pradosh Vrat, Shani Trayodashi
7 april 2024
(Sunday)
Masik Shivaratri
8 april 2024
(Monday)
Chaitra Amavasya, Somvati Amavas, Surya Grahan
9 april 2024
(Tuesday)
Chandra Darshan, Chaitra Navratri, Gudi Padwa, Ugadi
10 april 2024
(Wednesday)
Jhulelal Jayanti
11 april 2024
(Thursday)
Gauri Puja, Gangaur, Matsya Jayanti, Masik Karthigai
12 april 2024
(Friday)
Vinayaka Chaturthi, Lakshmi Panchami, Rohini Vrat
13 april 2024
(Saturday)
Skanda Sashti, Solar New Year, Mesha Sankranti, Baisakhi
14 april 2024
(Sunday)
Yamuna Chhath, Puthandu, Vishu Kani, Pohela Boishakh, Ambedkar Jayanti
16 april 2024
(Tuesday)
Masik Durgashtami
17 april 2024
(Wednesday)
Rama Navami
19 april 2024
(Friday)
Kamada Ekadashi
20 april 2024
(Saturday)
Thrissur Pooram
21 april 2024
(Sunday)
Pradosh Vrat, Mahavir Swami Jayanti
23 april 2024
(Tuesday)
Hanuman Jayanti, Chaitra Purnima, Purnima Upavas, Chitra Pournami
27 april 2024
(Saturday)
Sankashti Chaturthi

Hindu Calendar May 2024

1 may 2024
(Wednesday)
Kalashtami
4 may 2024
(Saturday)
Varuthini Ekadashi, Vallabhacharya Jayanti
5 may 2024
(Sunday)
Pradosh Vrat
6 may 2024
(Monday)
Masik Shivaratri
7 may 2024
(Tuesday)
Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti
8 may 2024
(Wednesday)
Vaishakha Amavasya, Masik Karthigai, Tagore Jayanti *Bengal
9 may 2024
(Thursday)
Chandra Darshan
10 may 2024
(Friday)
Parashurama Jayanti, Akshaya Tritiya, Rohini Vrat
11 may 2024
(Saturday)
Vinayaka Chaturthi
12 may 2024
(Sunday)
Shankaracharya Jayanti, Surdas Jayanti, Ramanuja Jayanti
13 may 2024
(Monday)
Skanda Sashti
14 may 2024
(Tuesday)
Ganga Saptami, Vrishabha Sankranti
15 may 2024
(Wednesday)
Masik Durgashtami
16 may 2024
(Thursday)
Sita Navami
19 may 2024
(Sunday)
Mohini Ekadashi
20 may 2024
(Monday)
Pradosh Vrat
21 may 2024
(Tuesday)
Narasimha Jayanti
23 may 2024
(Thursday)
Vaishakha Purnima, Kurma Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, Purnima Upavas, Vaikasi Visakam
24 may 2024
(Friday)
Narada Jayanti
26 may 2024
(Sunday)
Sankashti Chaturthi
30 may 2024
(Thursday)
Kalashtami

Hindu Calendar June 2024

1 june 2024
(Saturday)
Hanuman Jayanti *Telugu
2 june 2024
(Sunday)
Apara Ekadashi
3 june 2024
(Monday)
Vaishnava Apara Ekadashi
4 june 2024
(Tuesday)
Pradosh Vrat, Masik Shivaratri
5 june 2024
(Wednesday)
Masik Karthigai
6 june 2024
(Thursday)
Jyeshtha Amavasya, Shani Jayanti, Vat Savitri Vrat, Rohini Vrat
7 june 2024
(Friday)
Chandra Darshan
9 june 2024
(Sunday)
Maharana Pratap Jayanti
10 june 2024
(Monday)
Vinayaka Chaturthi
11 june 2024
(Tuesday)
Skanda Sashti
14 june 2024
(Friday)
Masik Durgashtami
15 june 2024
(Saturday)
Mahesh Navami, Mithuna Sankranti
16 june 2024
(Sunday)
Ganga Dussehra
17 june 2024
(Monday)
Gayatri Jayanti, Eid al-Adha, Bakrid
18 june 2024
(Tuesday)
Nirjala Ekadashi
19 june 2024
(Wednesday)
Pradosh Vrat
21 june 2024
(Friday)
Vat Purnima Vrat, Purnima Upavas, Longest Day of Year
22 june 2024
(Saturday)
Jyeshtha Purnima, Kabirdas Jayanti
25 june 2024
(Tuesday)
Sankashti Chaturthi
28 june 2024
(Friday)
Kalashtami

Hindu Calendar July 2024

2 july 2024
(Tuesday)
Yogini Ekadashi, Masik Karthigai
3 july 2024
(Wednesday)
Pradosh Vrat, Rohini Vrat
4 july 2024
(Thursday)
Masik Shivaratri
5 july 2024
(Friday)
Ashadha Amavasya
6 july 2024
(Saturday)
Gupta Navratri Begins
7 july 2024
(Sunday)
Chandra Darshan, Jagannath Rathyatra
9 july 2024
(Tuesday)
Vinayaka Chaturthi
11 july 2024
(Thursday)
Skanda Sashti
14 july 2024
(Sunday)
Masik Durgashtami
16 july 2024
(Tuesday)
Karka Sankranti
17 july 2024
(Wednesday)
Devshayani Ekadashi, Gauri Vrat Begins *Gujarat
18 july 2024
(Thursday)
Pradosh Vrat, Jayaparvati Vrat Begins
20 july 2024
(Saturday)
Kokila Vrat *Gujarat
21 july 2024
(Sunday)
Vyasa Puja, Ashadha Purnima, Guru Purnima, Gauri Vrat Ends *Gujarat, Purnima Upavas
22 july 2024
(Monday)
Shravan Somwar Vrat *North
23 july 2024
(Tuesday)
Mangala Gauri Vrat *North
24 july 2024
(Wednesday)
Jayaparvati Vrat Ends, Sankashti Chaturthi
27 july 2024
(Saturday)
Kalashtami
29 july 2024
(Monday)
Shravan Somwar Vrat *North
30 july 2024
(Tuesday)
Mangala Gauri Vrat *North
31 july 2024
(Wednesday)
Kamika Ekadashi, Rohini Vrat

Hindu Calendar August 2024

1 august 2024
(Thursday)
Pradosh Vrat
2 august 2024
(Friday)
Sawan Shivaratri, Aadi Perukku
4 august 2024
(Sunday)
Shravana Amavasya, Hariyali Amavasya, Aadi Amavasai
5 august 2024
(Monday)
Chandra Darshan, Shravan Somwar Vrat
6 august 2024
(Tuesday)
Mangala Gauri Vrat
7 august 2024
(Wednesday)
Hariyali Teej
8 august 2024
(Thursday)
Vinayaka Chaturthi
9 august 2024
(Friday)
Nag Panchami
10 august 2024
(Saturday)
Kalki Jayanti, Skanda Sashti
11 august 2024
(Sunday)
Tulsidas Jayanti
12 august 2024
(Monday)
Shravan Somwar Vrat
13 august 2024
(Tuesday)
Masik Durgashtami, Mangala Gauri Vrat
15 august 2024
(Thursday)
Independence Day
16 august 2024
(Friday)
Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, Varalakshmi Vrat, Simha Sankranti
17 august 2024
(Saturday)
Pradosh Vrat, Shani Trayodashi, Malayalam New Year
19 august 2024
(Monday)
Shravana Purnima, Rakhi, Raksha Bandhan, Gayatri Jayanti, Narali Purnima, Purnima Upavas, Rigveda Upakarma, Yajurveda Upakarma, Hayagriva Jayanti, Sanskrit Diwas, Shravan Somwar Vrat
20 august 2024
(Tuesday)
Gayathri Japam
22 august 2024
(Thursday)
Kajari Teej, Sankashti Chaturthi, Sangada Hara Chathurti *Tamil, Bol Choth *Gujarat
24 august 2024
(Saturday)
Nag Pancham *Gujarat, Balarama Jayanti, Randhan Chhath *Gujarat
25 august 2024
(Sunday)
Shitala Satam *Gujarat
26 august 2024
(Monday)
Krishna Janmashtami, Kalashtami, Ashtami Rohini
27 august 2024
(Tuesday)
Dahi Handi, Rohini Vrat
29 august 2024
(Thursday)
Aja Ekadashi
31 august 2024
(Saturday)
Pradosh Vrat, Shani Trayodashi

Hindu Calendar September 2024

1 september 2024
(Sunday)
Masik Shivaratri
2 september 2024
(Monday)
Bhadrapada Amavasya, Somvati Amavas
4 september 2024
(Wednesday)
Chandra Darshan
5 september 2024
(Thursday)
Samaveda Upakarma
6 september 2024
(Friday)
Varaha Jayanti, Hartalika Teej, Gowri Habba
7 september 2024
(Saturday)
Ganesh Chaturthi
8 september 2024
(Sunday)
Rishi Panchami
9 september 2024
(Monday)
Skanda Sashti
10 september 2024
(Tuesday)
Gauri Avahana
11 september 2024
(Wednesday)
Radha Ashtami, Masik Durgashtami, Mahalakshmi Vrat Begins, Durva Ashtami, Gauri Puja
12 september 2024
(Thursday)
Gauri Visarjan
14 september 2024
(Saturday)
Parsva Ekadashi
15 september 2024
(Sunday)
Vamana Jayanti, Pradosh Vrat, Onam
16 september 2024
(Monday)
Kanya Sankranti, Vishwakarma Puja
17 september 2024
(Tuesday)
Anant Chaturdashi, Ganesh Visarjan, Purnima Upavas, Purnima Shraddha
18 september 2024
(Wednesday)
Chandra Grahan, Pratipada Shraddha
19 september 2024
(Thursday)
Dwitiya Shraddha
20 september 2024
(Friday)
Tritiya Shraddha
21 september 2024
(Saturday)
Maha Bharani, Chaturthi Shraddha, Sankashti Chaturthi
22 september 2024
(Sunday)
Panchami Shraddha, Autumnal Equinox
23 september 2024
(Monday)
Shashthi Shraddha, Saptami Shraddha, Rohini Vrat
24 september 2024
(Tuesday)
Ashtami Shraddha, Kalashtami, Mahalakshmi Vrat Ends
25 september 2024
(Wednesday)
Jivitputrika Vrat, Navami Shraddha
26 september 2024
(Thursday)
Dashami Shraddha
27 september 2024
(Friday)
Ekadashi Shraddha
28 september 2024
(Saturday)
Indira Ekadashi
29 september 2024
(Sunday)
Magha Shraddha, Dwadashi Shraddha, Pradosh Vrat
30 september 2024
(Monday)
Trayodashi Shraddha, Masik Shivaratri

Hindu Calendar October 2024

1 october 2024
(Tuesday)
Chaturdashi Shraddha
2 october 2024
(Wednesday)
Ashwin Amavasya, Sarva Pitru Amavasya, Surya Grahan, Gandhi Jayanti
3 october 2024
(Thursday)
Navratri Begins, Ghatasthapana
4 october 2024
(Friday)
Chandra Darshan
6 october 2024
(Sunday)
Vinayaka Chaturthi
7 october 2024
(Monday)
Lalita Panchami
8 october 2024
(Tuesday)
Bilva Nimantran, Skanda Sashti
9 october 2024
(Wednesday)
Saraswati Avahan, Kalparambha, Akal Bodhon
10 october 2024
(Thursday)
Saraswati Puja, Navpatrika Puja
11 october 2024
(Friday)
Saraswati Balidan, Durga Ashtami, Sandhi Puja, Maha Navami
12 october 2024
(Saturday)
Durga Balidan, Saraswati Visarjan, Ayudha Puja, Saraswati Poojai, Bengal Maha Navami, Durga Visarjan, Dussehra, Vijayadashami
13 october 2024
(Sunday)
Bengal Vijayadashami, Mysore Dasara, Vidyarambham Day, Madhvacharya Jayanti, Papankusha Ekadashi
14 october 2024
(Monday)
Gauna Papankusha Ekadashi, Vaishnava Papankusha Ekadashi
15 october 2024
(Tuesday)
Pradosh Vrat
16 october 2024
(Wednesday)
Kojagara Puja, Sharad Purnima
17 october 2024
(Thursday)
Ashwin Purnima, Purnima Upavas, Valmiki Jayanti, Meerabai Jayanti, Tula Sankranti
19 october 2024
(Saturday)
Masik Karthigai
20 october 2024
(Sunday)
Atla Tadde, Karwa Chauth, Sankashti Chaturthi, Rohini Vrat
24 october 2024
(Thursday)
Ahoi Ashtami, Radha Kunda Snan, Kalashtami
28 october 2024
(Monday)
Rama Ekadashi, Govatsa Dwadashi
29 october 2024
(Tuesday)
Dhan Teras, Yama Deepam, Pradosh Vrat
30 october 2024
(Wednesday)
Kali Chaudas, Hanuman Puja, Masik Shivaratri
31 october 2024
(Thursday)
Narak Chaturdashi, Tamil Deepavali, Kali Puja

Hindu Calendar November 2024

1 november 2024
(Friday)
Diwali, Lakshmi Puja, Kedar Gauri Vrat, Chopda Puja, Sharda Puja, Kartik Amavasya
2 november 2024
(Saturday)
Gowardhan Puja, Annakut, Bali Pratipada, Dyuta Krida
3 november 2024
(Sunday)
Chandra Darshan, Bhaiya Dooj, Yama Dwitiya
5 november 2024
(Tuesday)
Nagula Chavithi *Telugu, Vinayaka Chaturthi
6 november 2024
(Wednesday)
Labh Panchami
7 november 2024
(Thursday)
Chhath Puja, Soora Samharam
9 november 2024
(Saturday)
Gopashtami, Masik Durgashtami
10 november 2024
(Sunday)
Akshaya Navami, Jagaddhatri Puja
11 november 2024
(Monday)
Kansa Vadh
12 november 2024
(Tuesday)
Devutthana Ekadashi
13 november 2024
(Wednesday)
Tulasi Vivah, Pradosh Vrat
14 november 2024
(Thursday)
Vaikuntha Chaturdashi, Nehru Jayanti
15 november 2024
(Friday)
Dev Diwali, Kartik Purnima, Purnima Upavas, Guru Nanak Jayanti
16 november 2024
(Saturday)
Vrischika Sankranti, Masik Karthigai, Mandalakala Begins
17 november 2024
(Sunday)
Rohini Vrat
18 november 2024
(Monday)
Sankashti Chaturthi
22 november 2024
(Friday)
Kalabhairav Jayanti
26 november 2024
(Tuesday)
Utpanna Ekadashi
28 november 2024
(Thursday)
Pradosh Vrat
29 november 2024
(Friday)
Masik Shivaratri

Hindu Calendar December 2024

1 december 2024
(Sunday)
Margashirsha Amavasya
3 december 2024
(Tuesday)
Chandra Darshan
5 december 2024
(Thursday)
Vinayaka Chaturthi
6 december 2024
(Friday)
Vivah Panchami, Subrahmanya Sashti
7 december 2024
(Saturday)
Champa Shashthi
8 december 2024
(Sunday)
Masik Durgashtami
11 december 2024
(Wednesday)
Mokshada Ekadashi, Gita Jayanti, Guruvayur Ekadashi
13 december 2024
(Friday)
Pradosh Vrat, Hanuman Jayanti *Kannada, Karthigai Deepam
14 december 2024
(Saturday)
Dattatreya Jayanti, Rohini Vrat
15 december 2024
(Sunday)
Purnima Upavas, Annapurna Jayanti, Dhanu Sankranti
18 december 2024
(Wednesday)
Sankashti Chaturthi
21 december 2024
(Saturday)
Shortest Day of Year
22 december 2024
(Sunday)
Kalashtami
25 december 2024
(Wednesday)
Merry Christmas
26 december 2024
(Thursday)
Saphala Ekadashi, Mandala Pooja
28 december 2024
(Saturday)
Pradosh Vrat, Shani Trayodashi
29 december 2024
(Sunday)
Masik Shivaratri
30 december 2024
(Monday)
Paush Amavasya, Somvati Amavas, Hanumath Jayanthi

Hindu Calendar

Want to check which Indian Hindu festivals are heading your way this year, or are you simply interested in knowing what a Hindu character looks like? Hindu festivals are not the things you’ll find listed in the Gregorian calendar, or most commonly known as the western calendar or Christian calendar. Check all the vrat and Indian Holidays that are coming your way. You can also use this as a planner as your go-to site to check out Monthly Indian Festivals.

Importance of Hindu Calendar

The Hindu Calendar is a collaborative work of various scholars from the ancient times of ancient India. The foremost mention of the calendar has been found in the Vedas, the ethical basis of the Hindu ethics system, which dates back to 1200 BC.

The Hindu calendar or panchanga is a calendar that works on the observation deduced from the combined information deduced from the lunar cycle and the solar cycle. Due to this, the Hindu calendar is called a lunisolar calendar. This dependence on the lunar and solar days of the year gives the Indian calendar its multidimensional nature.

But why is it multidirectional? You might be asking. It is the technique it utilizes for structuring time, combining information from lunar months, lunar days, solar months, solar days, the movement of the sun, and the moon in respect to other constellations and celestial bodies.

There has been more than one variant of the Hindu calendar since ancient times to add more to its complicacy. The national calendar that became official in the year 1957 is but one of those many. It was selected because it covers almost all the festivals and vrat that are celebrated all around the country.

But the significance doesn’t just stop at being a record for the Hindu Calendar and vrat. It also functions as a measurement chart for recording things of astronomical size.

  • Yoga: Not to be confused with breathing practices of yoga. The yogas are a part of merged longitudes of the moon and the sun, each measuring 13° 20`. All the yogas are parallel to the Hindu deities and human nature. Every solar day is associated with yoga achieving sunrise.
  • Karana: Karana represents one-half of the lunar day. Like the yogas, they reflect certain aspects of human nature. One other similarity they have with the yogas is that each solar day is associated with the activity at sunrise.
  • Nakshatra: The word that has been marketed quite often in the yantra (gems) industry that everyone has at least heard of once, even if they don’t know what it is. Nakshatra means lunar mansion and has been popularly referred to as such. Nakshatra’s are points found in the moon’s orbit, having the same measurement as yoga, of 13°20`. Their names have a basis in Hindu mythology.

With the debate of which system of the calendar to follow and how to count days based on it, it’s a natural question as to when the year ends or begins. The Hindu new year begins a bit after the financial and Academic years begin but with a thirteen to fifteen-day gap. Somewhere between thirteen to fifteen April. In terms of solar months, during the zodiac sign of Mesa (Aries). This time period is what marks solar months as civil months.

One important thing to note in the Indian calendar has a different way to apply leap year. As per lunar months, a year amounts to 354(⅓) days on average. Instead of adding a leap day every four years, a leap year is added every three years. Its definition of the leap year is also different from the leap year administered by the Gregorian calendar. Still, it has the same function as bringing the year close to when the earth does a complete revolution around the sun, that is 365(¼) days.

In the Hindu calendar, a month doesn’t need to be added. It can be deducted too. It is how the lunar month starts based on which zodiac sign the sun currently is. A month is usually added, but once in a blue moon, the sun might cross over the zodiac sign it was presiding over. When this phenomenon happens, the whole month is deducted. This leads to a month repeating itself, giving another month, which has twelve or thirteen months.

Lunar Months and Days of Hindu Calendar

Hindu Calendar, following the lunisolar system, considers the movement of both the sun and the sea, as observed from the earth. The Lunar months in the calendar are the same time it takes the moon to revolve around the sun. As such, all the lunar days are divided into thirty lunar days.

Due to the waning and waxing nature of the moon, they are classified into two parts; the waxing part of the moon encompasses fortnightly bright days, while the waning phase of the moon’s days is called dark days.

The northern and southern parts of India start their month from a different perspective; from the north Indian’s perspective, the month begins on the full moon, while from the South Indians’ point of view, the days are counted from one day after it.

Solar Months and Days of Hindu Calendar

Just as Hindu calendars can make their lunar days based on the measurement through the lunisolar system, they can apply the same to the solar side of things. The solar days are marked by the time of sunrise. One other difference that solar months have is that they are based on the Hindu zodiac signs; these zodiac signs are defined as the different periods the sun traverses through them.

Solar months are the ones that were being accepted as part of the national Hindu calendar, leading to them being regarded as civil months. At the same time, the lunar moon serves the purpose of determining regional and festive holidays.

Hindu Festival Calendar

As it is well known about Hindu festivals, they don’t happen on a fixed date. This does not apply to all the festivals, but it is still a prominent thing. The dates of Hindu festivals are based on them occurring on the day of the Full moon; sometimes, they are also celebrated after the full moon. Some prominent festivals that change depending on the state of the moon are Holi, Diwali, Guru Purnima, Maha Shivratri, and Ganesh Chaturthi; these are just a few.

Mostly the festivals are celebrated on the same day in most regions; the day of celebration can vary in a few regions. Did you guess why? The variations of different calendars are the cause.

FAQs

As the Gregorian (or western) calendar, there are seven days in the week of a Hindu calendar. To better explain when here are the names of days with the Western days on the side.

Somwar = Monday,

Mangalwar = Tuesday,

Budhwar = Wednesday,

Guruwar = Thursday,

Shukarwar = Friday,

Shaniwar = Saturday

Raviwar = Sunday.

When talking to each other, people often talk about days in Hindi

Just like days of a week had days equal to that in Christian calendar, so do the months are in the same quantity as that of Christian calendar, i.e., 12 months or Machine in Hindi. The twelve months mentioned in the Hindu calendar are not in the same interval as the western they appear somewhere between the two consecutive months. They are as follows:-

Chaitra= March- April

Vaishaka = April -May

Jyaistha = May -June

Asadha = June- July

Shravana = July- August

Bhadra = August - September

Asvina = September - October

Kartika = October - November

Agrahayana = November - December

Paush = December - January

Magha = January - February

Phalguna = February - March

Unlike Holidays from other countries, every Indian holiday’s calendar is never the same as the other. They all have different dates and festivals. Those are calculated based on the orientation of the sun and the moon concerning the earth. Which makes them unique and unprecedented. But despite having varying dates, they still are the same festivals that take place every year. Some of the major Hindu festivals are; Holi, Ganesh Chaturthi, Raksha Bandhan, Dussehra, Diwali, and many more

This is not common in the Hindu calendar, but it happens when the sun crosses the zodiac. It presides before the lunar month ends, leading it to get removed and repeated in a year.