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Hindu Festival Calendar 2024

Ekadashi · Amavasya · Purnima · Pradosh · All major festivals — India (IST)
2024 2025 →
23Ekadashi
12Amavasya
7Purnima
26Pradosh Vrat
1 NovDiwali
Major Festival Ekadashi Purnima Amavasya Pradosh Vrat Chaturthi

Major Festivals 2024

Lohri
13 Jan
Sat · Pausha
Makar Sankranti
14 Jan
Sun · Pausha
Basant Panchami
14 Feb
Wed · Magha
Holi
24 Feb
Sat · Phalguna
Maha Shivaratri
9 Mar
Sat · Phalguna
Hanuman Jayanti
25 Mar
Mon · Chaitra
Ram Navami
17 Apr
Wed · Chaitra
Akshaya Tritiya
10 May
Fri · Vaishakha
Nirjala Ekadashi
17 Jun
Mon · Jyeshtha
Nirjala Ekadashi
18 Jun
Tue · Jyeshtha
Devshayani Ekadashi (Ashadhi)
17 Jul
Wed · Ashadha
Janmashtami
28 Jul
Sun · Shravana
Raksha Bandhan
19 Aug
Mon · Shravana
Ganesh Chaturthi
7 Sep
Sat · Bhadrapada
Shardiya Navratri — Day 1
3 Oct
Thu · Ashwin
Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)
13 Oct
Sun · Ashwin
Dhanteras
30 Oct
Wed · Kartika
Diwali — Lakshmi Puja
1 Nov
Fri · Kartika
Dev Diwali (Kartik Purnima)
15 Nov
Fri · Kartika
Gita Jayanti (Mokshada Ekadashi)
11 Dec
Wed · Margashirsha

Full Festival Calendar 2024 — Month by Month

January 2024 11 events
7 Jan Sun Shattila Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
9 Jan Tue Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
11 Jan Thu Pausha Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
13 Jan Sat Lohri Festival Dwitiya
14 Jan Sun Makar Sankranti Festival Tritiya
15 Jan Mon Putrada Ekadashi Festival Panchami
21 Jan Sun Jaya Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
23 Jan Tue Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
25 Jan Thu Magha Purnima Purnima Purnima
29 Jan Mon Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
30 Jan Tue Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
February 2024 8 events
6 Feb Tue Vijaya Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
8 Feb Thu Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
13 Feb Tue Magha Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
14 Feb Wed Basant Panchami Festival Panchami
20 Feb Tue Amalaki Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
22 Feb Thu Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
24 Feb Sat Holi Festival Purnima
28 Feb Wed Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
March 2024 10 events
6 Mar Wed Papamochani Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
8 Mar Fri Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
9 Mar Sat Maha Shivaratri Festival Chaturdashi
10 Mar Sun Phalguna Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
13 Mar Wed Phalguna Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
20 Mar Wed Amalaki Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
22 Mar Fri Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
23 Mar Sat Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
25 Mar Mon Hanuman Jayanti Festival Purnima
29 Mar Fri Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
April 2024 9 events
5 Apr Fri Varuthini Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
7 Apr Sun Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
8 Apr Mon Chaitra Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
12 Apr Fri Chaitra Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
17 Apr Wed Ram Navami Festival Navami
19 Apr Fri Kamada Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
21 Apr Sun Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
23 Apr Tue Vaishakha Purnima — Buddha Purnima Purnima Purnima
28 Apr Sun Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
May 2024 9 events
4 May Sat Apara Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
6 May Mon Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
8 May Wed Vaishakha Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
10 May Fri Akshaya Tritiya Festival Tritiya
11 May Sat Vaishakha Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
19 May Sun Mohini Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
21 May Tue Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
23 May Thu Jyeshtha Purnima Purnima Purnima
27 May Mon Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
June 2024 9 events
2 Jun Sun Yogini Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
4 Jun Tue Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
6 Jun Thu Jyeshtha Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
10 Jun Mon Jyeshtha Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
17 Jun Mon Nirjala Ekadashi Festival Ekadashi
18 Jun Tue Nirjala Ekadashi Festival Ekadashi
20 Jun Thu Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
22 Jun Sat Ashadha Purnima — Guru Purnima Purnima Purnima
25 Jun Tue Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
July 2024 9 events
2 Jul Tue Kamika Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
4 Jul Thu Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
5 Jul Fri Ashadha Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
10 Jul Wed Ashadha Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
17 Jul Wed Devshayani Ekadashi (Ashadhi) Festival Ekadashi
19 Jul Fri Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
21 Jul Sun Ashadha Purnima — Guru Purnima Purnima Purnima
28 Jul Sun Janmashtami Festival Ashtami
31 Jul Wed Annada Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
August 2024 9 events
2 Aug Fri Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
4 Aug Sun Shravana Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
8 Aug Thu Shravana Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
16 Aug Fri Putrada Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
18 Aug Sun Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
19 Aug Mon Raksha Bandhan Festival Purnima
23 Aug Fri Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
29 Aug Thu Indira Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
31 Aug Sat Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
September 2024 9 events
2 Sep Mon Bhadrapada Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
3 Sep Tue Bhadrapada Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
7 Sep Sat Ganesh Chaturthi Festival Chaturthi
14 Sep Sat Parivartini Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
16 Sep Mon Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
18 Sep Wed Anant Chaturdashi Festival Purnima
21 Sep Sat Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
28 Sep Sat Rama Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
30 Sep Mon Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
October 2024 12 events
2 Oct Wed Ashwin Amavasya — Sarva Pitru Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
3 Oct Thu Shardiya Navratri — Day 1 Festival Pratipada
7 Oct Mon Ashwin Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
11 Oct Fri Navratri — Ashtami Festival Ashtami
13 Oct Sun Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) Festival Dashami
14 Oct Mon Pasankusha Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
15 Oct Tue Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
17 Oct Thu Ashwin Purnima — Sharad Purnima Purnima Purnima
27 Oct Sun Utpanna Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
28 Oct Mon Utpanna Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
30 Oct Wed Dhanteras Festival Trayodashi
31 Oct Thu Choti Diwali (Narak Chaturdashi) Festival Chaturdashi
November 2024 11 events
1 Nov Fri Diwali — Lakshmi Puja Festival Amavasya
5 Nov Tue Kartika Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
12 Nov Tue Devutthana Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
14 Nov Thu Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
15 Nov Fri Dev Diwali (Kartik Purnima) Festival Purnima
16 Nov Sat Govardhan Puja Festival Pratipada
17 Nov Sun Bhai Dooj Festival Dwitiya
19 Nov Tue Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
26 Nov Tue Saphala Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
28 Nov Thu Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
29 Nov Fri Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
December 2024 9 events
1 Dec Sun Margashirsha Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
5 Dec Thu Margashirsha Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
11 Dec Wed Gita Jayanti (Mokshada Ekadashi) Festival Ekadashi
13 Dec Fri Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
15 Dec Sun Margashirsha Purnima Purnima Purnima
19 Dec Thu Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
26 Dec Thu Shattila Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
28 Dec Sat Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
30 Dec Mon Pausha Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya

Frequently Asked Questions

When is Diwali 2024?
Diwali 2024 (Lakshmi Puja) falls on 1 Nov, Fri.
How many Ekadashi are there in 2024?
There are 23 Ekadashi in 2024 — two per lunar month (Shukla and Krishna Ekadashi). Fasting on Ekadashi is one of the most important Vaishnava observances.
How many Amavasya are in 2024?
There are 12 Amavasya (new moon) days in 2024. Each Amavasya is significant for ancestral rituals (Pitru Tarpan) and new beginnings.
What is Pradosh Vrat?
Pradosh Vrat falls on the 13th tithi (Trayodashi) of both Shukla and Krishna Paksha each month. It is a fast dedicated to Lord Shiva, observed at dusk. There are 26 Pradosh Vrats in 2024.
What is the difference between Ekadashi and Purnima?
Ekadashi is the 11th lunar day (tithi) and occurs twice a month — in Shukla Paksha (waxing moon) and Krishna Paksha (waning moon). Purnima is the full moon day, occurring once per lunar month. Both are important fasting days in the Hindu calendar.

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