Festivals Calendar 2023: Check Your Holidays

Without festivals, the world would turn into a swamp where we would all lead the same boring lives. In India, holidays are substantially greater than practically any other event. They are the highlight of the year, and we eagerly anticipate them. People of various ages and socio-economic backgrounds find enjoyable family activities and methods to honor the divinities. In actuality, Indian festivals serve just as symbols of happiness and harmony. Every religious celebration in India has a history. The majority of festivals promote harmony and the triumph of virtue over evil. Reunited families enjoy a few fun days before returning to their routine life. They anxiously await the arrival of the Holy Festivals each year with the hope of seeing their loved ones again. InstaAstro presents you with a list of all the major holidays in the coming year. To know more, read about Kundli here.

Tithis

Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Vara, and Karana are the five components of the Hindu calendar. They have a special meaning in astrology. The Moon moves farther away from the Sun by 12 degrees during one Tithi. Simply put, a Tithi is a lunar day, and the Hindu lunar calendar is related to the Tithi calendar. Although the duration of each lunar day varies, 30 tithis spanning Krishna Paksha (waning phase) Pratipada and Shukla Paksha (waxing phase) Purnima. The length of a Tithi may range from 21.5 to 26 hours.

In Hindu tradition, mahurat, or auspicious hours, are determined using tithis. There are fortunate and unlucky tithis, and each is considered more advantageous for particular goals than others. Knowing the difference between Nakshatra and Tithi is crucial when selecting a Muhurta since both impact our mental state. Venus represents one’s mental condition, whether they are excited, tired, terrified, apprehensive, annoyed, or tranquil. Saturn and the air element Vayu Tattvaor rule the nakshatra. It foretells whether the experience the mind will have will be joyful or painful.

January

Festival Date	Festival Name
1st January -Sunday	New Year
6th January- Friday	Pausha Purnima
10th January- Tuesday	Sakat Chauth
13th January -Friday	Lohri
14th January -Saturday	Pausha Putrada Ekadashi, Uttarayan, Makar Sankranti
15th January – Sunday	Pongal
23rd January -Monday	Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti
26th January – Thursday	Republic Day
26th January – Thursday	Basant Panchmi

February

Festival Date	Festival Name
4th February – Saturday	Hazrat Ali’s Birthday, World Cancer Day
5th February-Sunday	Guru Ravidas Jayanti
14th February-Tuesday	Valentine’s Day
15th February-Wednesday	Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
18th February- Saturday	Maha Shivrarti
21st February – Tuesday	Ramkrishna Jayanti

March

Festival Date	Festival Name
7th March -Tuesday	Chhoti Holi, Holi Dahan, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Jayanti
8th March- Wednesday	Holi, International Women’s Day
10th March- Friday	Shivaji Jayanti
21st March – Tuesday	Vernal Equinox, Parsi New Year
22nd March -Wednesday	Ugaadi, Gudi Padwa, Jhulelaal Jayanti
23rd March-Thursday	Shaheed Diwas
30th March- Thursday	Ram Navami

April

Festival Date	Festival Name
1st April – Saturday	Banks Holiday
4th April – Tuesday	Swami Mahavir Jayanti
7th April – Friday	Good Friday
9th April – Sunday	Easter
14th April – Friday	Solar New Year, Ambedkar Jayanti, Baisakhi
16th April – Sunday	Vallabhacharya Jayanti
21st April – Friday	Jamat Ul-Vida
22nd April- Saturday	Eid-al-Fitr
25th April – Tuesday	Shankaracharya Jayanti, Surdas Jayanti

May

Festival Date	Festival Name
1st May- Monday	International Worker’s Day
5th May- Friday	Buddha Purnima
7th May – Sunday	Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti, World Laughter Day
14th May – Sunday	Mothers’ Day
22nd May – Monday	Maharana Pratap Jayanti

June

Festival Date	Festival Name
4th June- Sunday	Kabirdas Jayanti
5th June- Sunday	World Environment Day
18th June- Sunday	Fathers’ Day
20th June- Tuesday	Jagannath Rathyatra
21st June- Wednesday	International Yoga Day
29th June- Thursday	Eid-al-Adha, Bakrid

July

Festival Date	Festival Name
3rd July- Monday	Guru Purnima
19th July- Wednesday	Islamic New Year
28th July- Friday	Muharram

August

Festival Date	Festival Name
15th August – Tuesday	Independence Day
23rd August- Wednesday	Tulsidas Jayanti
29th August – Tuesday	Onam
30th August- Wednesday	Rakshabandhan

September

Festival Date	Festival Name
5th September – Tuesday	Teacher’s Day
6th September- Wednesday	Janmashtami – Smarta
7th September – Thursday	Janmashtami – ISKCON
14th September – Thursday	Hindi Diwas
15th September – Friday	Visvesvaraya Jayanti
19th September – Tuesday	Ganesh Chaturthi
27th September – Wednesday	Milad un-Nabi
27th September – Wednesday	Eid-e-Milad

October

Festival Date	Festival Name
2nd October – Monday	Gandhi Jayanti
15th October – Sunday	Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti
22nd October – Sunday	Durga Ashtami
23rd October – Monday	Maha Navami
24th October – Tuesday	Dussehra
24th October – Tuesday	Madhavacharya Jayanti
28th October – Saturday	Valmiki Jayanti
28th October – Saturday	Meerabai Jayanti

November

Festival Date	Festival Name
1st November – Wednesday	Karwa Chauth
12th November – Sunday	Lakshmi Puja
12th November – Sunday	Narak Chaturdashi
12th November – Sunday	Diwali
14th November – Tuesday	Govardhan Puja
14th November – Tuesday	Bhaiya Dooj
14th November – Tuesday	Nehru Jayanti
14th November – Tuesday	Children’s Day
19th November – Sunday	Chhath Puja
27th November – Monday	Guru Nanak Jayanti