Hindu Calendar 2025

Hindu Calendar 2025: An Introduction

The Hindu calendar is the calendar that records all the Hindu festivities. It is different from the widely used Gregorian calendar. Continue reading to know more about the Hindu calendar and the Hindu festival dates.

Hindu Calendar 2025: Dates And Festivals

We have mentioned the month-wise Hindu calendar 2025 with dates and festivals. Read more to learn about the Hindu festival list for 2025.

January 2025 Calendar

Date & Day	Festival
12-01-2025 Sunday	Swami Vivekananda Jayanti
13-01-2025 Monday	Lohri
14-01-2025 Tuesday	Pongal, Makar Sankranti
26-01-2025 Sunday	Republic Day

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Swami Vivekananda Jayanti 2025: A festival marked for the celebration of the birth of Swami Vivekananda
Lohri 2025:Festival celebrated to enjoy the harvest of Rabi crops, majorly celebrated in the northern part of India.
Pongal 2025:The festival is celebrated to enjoy the harvest of crops, mainly celebrated in the southern part of India.
Makar Sankranti 2025: A festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun God and also the harvest season.
Republic Day 2025: Celebrating the adoption of the Constitution Of India.

February 2025 Calendar

Date & Day	Festival
2-02-2025 Sunday	Basant Panchmi, Saraswati Puja
12-02-2025 Wednesday	Guru Ravidas Jayanti, Magh Purnima vrat
19-02-2025 Wednesday	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti
26-02-2025 Wednesday	Mahashivratri

Basant Panchmi 2025: A festival dedicated to celebrating the birth of Goddess Laksmi and seeking her blessings.
Guru Ravidas Jayanti 2025: Festival dedicated to celebrating the birth of Guru Ravidas.
Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti 2025: A festival celebrated for the birth of Shivaji Maharaj.
Mahashivratri 2025:Celebrating the wedding day of Lord Shiva and Mata Parvati.

March 2025 Calendar

Date & Day	Festival
13-03-2025 Thursday	Holika Dahan
14-03-2025 Friday	Holi
30-03-2025 Sunday	Chaitra Navratri, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa
31-03-2025 Monday	Cheti Chand

Holika Dahan 2025: A festival where a bonfire is lit to celebrate the won of good over evil with the destruction of demoness Holika.
Holi 2025:The festival of colours of India celebrating the spirit of joy and win of good over evil.
Chaitra Navratri Ugadi 2025: Celebration for the first day of the Chaitra month’s navratri festival.
Cheti Chand 2025: A festival marking the beginning of the Hindu New Year.

April 2025 Calendar

Date & Day	Festival
6-04-2025 Sunday	Ram Navami
12-04-2025 Saturday	Hanuman Jayanti
14-04-2025 Monday	Baisakhi
30-04-2025 Wednesday	Akshaya Tritiya

Ram Navami 2025: A festival that is celebrated for the birth of Lord Ram.
Hanuman Jayanti 2025: A festival celebrating the b irth of Lord Hanuman.
Baisakhi 2025:A festival celebrated to mark the beginning of the Hindu month Vaisakh and also to celebrate the beginning of the harvest season.
Akshaya Tritiya 2025: This festival celebrates the birth of Parshuram, who is said to be the 6th avatar of Lord Vishnu.

May 2025 Calendar

Date & Day	Festival
6-05-2025 Tuesday	Sita Navami
26-05-2025 Monday	Vat Savitri Vrat

Sita Navami 2025:This festival is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Goddess Sita.
Vat Savitri Vrat 2025: A festival celebrated by women to wish a long life for their husbands.

June 2025 Calendar

Date & Day	Festival
6-06-2025 Friday	Nirjala Ekadashi
27-06-2025 Friday	Jagannath Rath Yatra

Nirjala Ekadashi 2025:A special ekadashi amongst all Ekadashi and fast is done without drinking water.
Jagannath Rath Yatra 2025: A Hindu festival dedicated towards the annual trip of Lord Jagannath and his siblings.

July 2025 Calendar

Date & Day	Festival
6-07-2025 Sunday	Ashadhi Ekadashi
10-07-2025 Thursday	Guru Purnima
27-07-2025 Sunday	Hariyali Teej
29-07-2025 Tuesday	Nag Panchami

Ashadhi Ekadashi 2025: A festival celebrated to mark the time when Lord Vishnu enters deep sleep.
Guru Purima 2025: A festival celebrated to respect and honour our Gurus.
Hariyali Teej 2025: A festival celebrated by women to seek happiness and long life for their husbands.
Nag Panchami 2025: This festival is dedicated to the worship of snakes.

August 2025 Calendar

Date & Day	Festival
9-08-2025 Saturday	Raksha Bandhan
12-08-2025 Tuesday	Kajari Teej
15-08-2025 Friday	Independence Day
16-08-2025 Saturday	Janmashtami
26-08-2025 Tuesday	Hartalika Teej
27-08-2025 Wednesday	Ganesh Chaturthi

Raksha Bandhan 2025: A festival celebrating the bond of brothers and sisters where brothers p-leadge to protect their sisters.
Kajari Teej 2025:
Independence Day 2025: Celebration of India’s Independence from the British rule.
Janmashtami 2025:A festival dedicated to the birth of Lord Krishna.
Hartika Teej 2025: This festival celebrated the union of Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva.
Ganesha Chaturthi 2025: A celebration marking the beginning of the 10-day Ganapati visit to earth and his birth anniversary.

September 2025 Calendar

Date & Day	Festival
5-09-2025 Friday	Onam/Thiruvonam
6-09-2025 Saturday	Anant Chaturdashi
22-09-2025 Monday	Sharad Navratri
30-09-2025 Tuesday	Durga Puja Ashtami

Onam 2025:This festival marks the beginning of the annual harvest and is majorly celebrated in the southern part of India.
Anant Chaturdashi 2025: This festival is dedicated to the worship of Lord Vishnu.
Sharad Navratri 2025: A festival marking the beginning of the Sharad month’s Navratri
Durga Puja Ashtami 2025: The 8th day of the Sharad navratri festival.

October 2025 Calendar

Date & Day	Festival
1-10-2025 Wednesday	Durga Maha Navami
2-10-2025 Thursday	Gandhi Jayanti, Dussehra, Sharad Navratri Parana
10-10-2025 Friday	Karva Chauth
18-10-2025 Saturday	Dhanteras
20-10-2025 Monday	Narak Chaturdashi
21-10-2025 Tuesday	Vat Savitri Vrat
27-10-2025 Tuesday	Diwali
22-10-2025 Wednesday	Govardhan Puja, Hindu New Year
23-10-2025 Thursday	Bhai Dooj
28-10-2025 Tuesday	Chhath Puja

Durga Navami 2025: The celebration for the ninth day of the Sharad navratri festival.
Dusshera 2025:Celebrating the win of good over evil by burying statues of Ravana.
Karva Chauth 2025: Annual celebration for the day where women fast for the long lives of their husbands.
Dhanteras 2025:A festival dedicated to the worship of Goddess Lakshmi, marking the beginning of the Diwali festival.
Narak Chaturdashi 2025: A festival celebrated to remember the win of good over evil where Lord Krishna and Goddess kali defeated Demon Narak.
Vat Savitri Vrat 2025: A festival celebrated by women to wish long lives and happiness for their husbands.
Diwali 2025:The festival of lights celebrating the return of Lord Ram to Ayodhya.
Govardhan Puja 2025: A festival dedicated to the worship of the Govardhan hill.
Bhai Dooj 2025: A festival celebrated by brothers and sisters to cherish their bond.
Chhath Puja 2025: Annual celebration dedicated to the worship of Chatti Maiyaa.

November 2025 Calendar

Date & Day	Festival
2-11-2025 Sunday	Tulsi Vivah

Tulsi Vivah 2025: A celebration of the bond between Tulsi planet and Lord Vishnu.

December 2025 Calendar

Date & Day	Festival
11-12-2025 Thursday	Kalashtami

Kalashtami 2025: This festival, also known as Bhairav Ashtami, is celebrated to seek the blessings of Lord Bhairava, an avatar of Lord Shiva.

Frequently Asked Questions

Our everyday calendar follows the Gregorian calendar, which works on the solar format. However, the Hindu calendar mostly uses the lunar format and sometimes also considers the solar format.

The Hindu calendar is a lunisolar calendar used by the Hindu people. It calculates the days and events using the position of the Moon and Sun.

Using the Hindu calendar can help one track auspicious dates and events. It can also help people learn about lunar events.

The Hindu calendar calculates the days using both the sun and the moon. Thus, it is called the Lunisolar calendar, meaning a calendar that uses both.

The 12 hindu calendar months are as follows: Chaitra, Vaisakha, Jyeshta, Ashadha, Shravana, Bhadrapada, Ashwin, Kartika, Agrahayana, Pausha, Magha and Phalguna.

The major Hindu festival list includes Diwali, Holi, Chath Puja, Navratri, Dusshera and Raksha Bandhan.