Hindu Calendar 2018
Hindu Festivals in 2018, India
This is a month wise list of most Hindu festivals in year 2018. Most of the Hindu festivals are determined based on position of the Sun and the Moon. Please visit Hindu Festivals as per Lunar month to know in which Lunar month festivals are celebrated. Hindu Festivals depend on location and might differ for two cities and difference is quite noticeable for cities in different time zone. Hence one should set the location before looking into the festival list.
Hindu festivals calendar is also known as Hindu Vrat and Tyohar calendar. The fasting is known as Vrat and festival is known as Tyohar or Parva in local language. Most Hindu festivals calendar include significant fasting days along with festivals. Many Hindu festivals are celebrated while keeping a day long fast on the festival day. Hence in Hinduism Tyohar(s) are time for celebrations, deity worship and austerity.
| January 2018 | Festivals |
|---|---|
| 2 Tuesday | Paush Purnima Vrat |
| 5 Friday | Sankashti Chaturthi |
| 12 Friday | Shattila Ekadashi |
| 14 Sunday | Pradosh Vrat (K) , Pongal , Uttarayan , Makar Sankranti |
| 15 Monday | Masik Shivaratri |
| 16 Tuesday | Paush Amavasya |
| 22 Monday | Basant Panchmi , Saraswati Puja |
| 28 Sunday | Jaya / Bhami Ekadashi |
| 29 Monday | Pradosh Vrat (S) |
| 31 Wednesday | Magha Purnima Vrat |
| February 2018 | Festivals |
|---|---|
| 3 Saturday | Sankashti Chaturthi |
| 11 Sunday | Vijaya Ekadashi |
| 13 Tuesday | Mahashivratri , Pradosh Vrat (K) , Masik Shivaratri , Kumbha Sankranti |
| 15 Thursday | Magha Amavasya |
| 26 Monday | Amalaki Ekadashi |
| 27 Tuesday | Pradosh Vrat (S) |
| March 2018 | Festivals |
|---|---|
| 1 Thursday | Holika Dahan , Phalguna Purnima Vrat |
| 2 Friday | Holi |
| 5 Monday | Sankashti Chaturthi |
| 13 Tuesday | Papmochani Ekadashi |
| 14 Wednesday | Pradosh Vrat (K) , Meena Sankranti |
| 15 Thursday | Masik Shivaratri |
| 17 Saturday | Phalguna Amavasya |
| 18 Sunday | Chaitra Navratri , Ugadi , Ghatasthapana , Gudi Padwa |
| 19 Monday | Cheti Chand |
| 25 Sunday | Ram Namami |
| 26 Monday | Chaitra Navratri Parana |
| 27 Tuesday | Kamada Ekadashi |
| 29 Thursday | Pradosh Vrat (S) |
| 31 Saturday | Hanuman jayanti , Chaitra Purnima Vrat |
| April 2018 | Festivals |
|---|---|
| 3 Tuesday | Sankashti Chaturthi |
| 12 Thursday | Varuthini Ekadashi |
| 13 Friday | Pradosh Vrat (K) |
| 14 Saturday | Masik Shivaratri , Mesha Sankranti |
| 16 Monday | Chaitra Amavasya |
| 18 Wednesday | Akshaya Tritiya |
| 26 Thursday | Mohini Ekadashi |
| 27 Friday | Pradosh Vrat (S) |
| 30 Monday | Vaishakha Purnima Vrat |
| May 2018 | Festivals |
|---|---|
| 3 Thursday | Sankashti Chaturthi |
| 11 Friday | Apara Ekadashi |
| 13 Sunday | Masik Shivaratri , Pradosh Vrat (K) |
| 15 Tuesday | Vaishakha Amavasya , Vrishabha Sankranti |
| 25 Friday | Padmini Ekadashi |
| 26 Saturday | Pradosh Vrat (S) |
| 29 Tuesday | Purnima Vrat |
| June 2018 | Festivals |
|---|---|
| 2 Saturday | Sankashti Chaturthi |
| 10 Sunday | Parama Ekadashi |
| 11 Monday | Pradosh Vrat (K) |
| 12 Tuesday | Masik Shivaratri |
| 13 Wednesday | Amavasya |
| 15 Friday | Mithuna Sankranti |
| 23 Saturday | Nirjala Ekadashi |
| 25 Monday | Pradosh Vrat (S) |
| 28 Thursday | Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat |
| July 2018 | Festivals |
|---|---|
| 1 Sunday | Sankashti Chaturthi |
| 9 Monday | Yogini Ekadashi |
| 10 Tuesday | Pradosh Vrat (K) |
| 11 Wednesday | Masik Shivaratri |
| 13 Friday | Jyeshtha Amavasya |
| 14 Saturday | Jagannath Rath Yatra |
| 16 Monday | Karka Sankranti |
| 23 Monday | Deva Shayani Ekadashi , Ashadhi Ekadashi |
| 24 Tuesday | Pradosh Vrat (S) |
| 27 Friday | Guru Purnima , Ashadha Purnima Vrat |
| 31 Tuesday | Sankashti Chaturthi |
| August 2018 | Festivals |
|---|---|
| 7 Tuesday | Kamika Ekadashi |
| 9 Thursday | Masik Shivaratri , Pradosh Vrat (K) |
| 11 Saturday | Ashadha Amavasya |
| 13 Monday | Hariyali Teej |
| 15 Wednesday | Nag Panchami |
| 17 Friday | Simha Sankranti |
| 22 Wednesday | Shravana Putrada Ekadashi |
| 23 Thursday | Pradosh Vrat (S) |
| 25 Saturday | Onam/Thiruvonam |
| 26 Sunday | Raksha Bandhan , Shravana Purnima Vrat |
| 29 Wednesday | Kajari Teej |
| 30 Thursday | Sankashti Chaturthi |
| September 2018 | Festivals |
|---|---|
| 2 Sunday | Janmashtami |
| 6 Thursday | Aja Ekadashi |
| 7 Friday | Pradosh Vrat (K) |
| 8 Saturday | Masik Shivaratri |
| 9 Sunday | Shravana Amavasya |
| 12 Wednesday | Hartalika Teej |
| 13 Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 17 Monday | Kanya Sankranti |
| 20 Thursday | Parsva Ekadashi |
| 22 Saturday | Pradosh Vrat (S) |
| 23 Sunday | Anant Chaturdashi |
| 25 Tuesday | Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat |
| 28 Friday | Sankashti Chaturthi |
| October 2018 | Festivals |
|---|---|
| 5 Friday | Indira Ekadashi |
| 6 Saturday | Pradosh Vrat (K) |
| 7 Sunday | Masik Shivaratri |
| 9 Tuesday | Bhadrapada Amavasya |
| 10 Wednesday | Sharad Navratri , Ghatasthapana |
| 15 Monday | Kalparambha |
| 16 Tuesday | Navpatrika Puja |
| 17 Wednesday | Durga Maha Navami Puja , Durga Puja Ashtami ,Tula Sankranti |
| 18 Thursday | Sharad Navratri Parana |
| 19 Friday | Durga Visarjan , Dussehra |
| 20 Saturday | Papankusha Ekadashi |
| 22 Monday | Pradosh Vrat (S) |
| 24 Wednesday | Ashwin Purnima Vrat |
| 27 Saturday | Sankashti Chaturthi , Karva Chauth |
| November 2018 | Festivals |
|---|---|
| 3 Saturday | Rama Ekadashi |
| 5 Monday | Masik Shivaratri , Dhanteras , Pradosh Vrat (K) |
| 6 Tuesday | Narak Chaturdashi |
| 7 Wednesday | Diwali , Ashwin Amavasya |
| 8 Thursday | Govardhan Puja |
| 9 Friday | Bhai Dooj |
| 16 Friday | Vrischika Sankranti |
| 19 Monday | Devutthana Ekadashi |
| 20 Tuesday | Pradosh Vrat (S) |
| 23 Friday | Kartik Purnima Vrat |
| 26 Monday | Sankashti Chaturthi |
| December 2018 | Festivals |
|---|---|
| 3 Monday | Utpanna Ekadashi |
| 4 Tuesday | Pradosh Vrat (K) |
| 5 Wednesday | Masik Shivaratri |
| 7 Friday | Kartik Amavasya |
| 16 Sunday | Dhanu Sankranti |
| 19 Wednesday | Mokshada Ekadashi |
| 20 Thursday | Pradosh Vrat (S) |
| 22 Saturday | Margashirsha Purnima Vrat |
| 25 Tuesday | Sankashti Chaturthi |
Hindu Calendar 2018
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Lists of all Significant Hindu Festivals
Hindu festivals are dependent on the location and it varies even between the two adjacent cities. If we go by the local language, Fast is referred as Vrat and Festival is called by Tyohar. The majority of the hindu festivals are determined on the basis of planetary positions of the sun and the moon. Hence, according to the Hindu religion, festival or tyohar exemplifies the time of worshiping deities, celebrations and seeking the blessings of god.
India is regarded as a land of fasts and festivals since the time immemorial. Our nation is well known for a lot of things right from yoga to the diverse travel destinations, but there exists one thing that our nation is best at; it?s the celebration of festivals. India is a country with myriad cultural and religious backgrounds, and as a nation, it showcases the celebration of festivals of various types, colour and religion. This diverse culture makes the festivities and commemorations a pretty unique one to see and experience. It is the Indian culture that people are celebrating festivals and observing fasts right from the origin of human civilization.
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