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Hindu Festival Calendar 2028

Ekadashi · Amavasya · Purnima · Pradosh · All major festivals — India (IST)
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20Ekadashi
11Amavasya
9Purnima
24Pradosh Vrat
16 NovDiwali
Major Festival Ekadashi Purnima Amavasya Pradosh Vrat Chaturthi

Major Festivals 2028

Lohri
13 Jan
Thu · Pausha
Makar Sankranti
14 Jan
Fri · Pausha
Basant Panchami
1 Feb
Tue · Magha
Maha Shivaratri
24 Feb
Thu · Phalguna
Ram Navami
4 Apr
Tue · Chaitra
Hanuman Jayanti
9 Apr
Sun · Chaitra
Akshaya Tritiya
27 Apr
Thu · Vaishakha
Nirjala Ekadashi
3 Jun
Sat · Jyeshtha
Devshayani Ekadashi (Ashadhi)
2 Jul
Sun · Ashadha
Raksha Bandhan
5 Aug
Sat · Shravana
Janmashtami
13 Aug
Sun · Shravana
Ganesh Chaturthi
23 Aug
Wed · Bhadrapada
Ganesh Chaturthi
22 Sep
Fri · Bhadrapada
Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)
28 Sep
Thu · Ashwin
Dev Diwali (Kartik Purnima)
2 Nov
Thu · Kartika
Dhanteras
14 Nov
Tue · Kartika
Diwali — Lakshmi Puja
16 Nov
Thu · Kartika
Gita Jayanti (Mokshada Ekadashi)
27 Nov
Mon · Margashirsha

Full Festival Calendar 2028 — Month by Month

January 2028 13 events
1 Jan Sat Pausha Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
2 Jan Sun Putrada Ekadashi Festival Panchami
8 Jan Sat Putrada Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
10 Jan Mon Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
12 Jan Wed Pausha Purnima Purnima Purnima
13 Jan Thu Lohri Festival Dwitiya
14 Jan Fri Makar Sankranti Festival Tritiya
15 Jan Sat Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
22 Jan Sat Vijaya Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
24 Jan Mon Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
26 Jan Wed Magha Amavasya — Mauni Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
30 Jan Sun Magha Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
31 Jan Mon Magha Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
February 2028 9 events
1 Feb Tue Basant Panchami Festival Panchami
7 Feb Mon Jaya Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
8 Feb Tue Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
10 Feb Thu Magha Purnima Purnima Purnima
20 Feb Sun Papamochani Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
23 Feb Wed Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
24 Feb Thu Maha Shivaratri Festival Chaturdashi
25 Feb Fri Phalguna Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
29 Feb Tue Phalguna Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
March 2028 7 events
7 Mar Tue Amalaki Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
9 Mar Thu Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
14 Mar Tue Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
21 Mar Tue Varuthini Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
23 Mar Thu Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
26 Mar Sun Chaitra Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
30 Mar Thu Chaitra Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
April 2028 10 events
4 Apr Tue Ram Navami Festival Navami
7 Apr Fri Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
9 Apr Sun Hanuman Jayanti Festival Purnima
13 Apr Thu Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
20 Apr Thu Apara Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
22 Apr Sat Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
24 Apr Mon Vaishakha Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
26 Apr Wed Buddha Purnima Festival Dwitiya
27 Apr Thu Akshaya Tritiya Festival Tritiya
28 Apr Fri Vaishakha Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
May 2028 8 events
5 May Fri Mohini Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
7 May Sun Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
8 May Mon Vaishakha Purnima — Buddha Purnima Purnima Purnima
12 May Fri Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
20 May Sat Apara Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
22 May Mon Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
24 May Wed Jyeshtha Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
28 May Sun Jyeshtha Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
June 2028 8 events
3 Jun Sat Nirjala Ekadashi Festival Ekadashi
5 Jun Mon Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
7 Jun Wed Jyeshtha Purnima Purnima Purnima
11 Jun Sun Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
18 Jun Sun Yogini Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
20 Jun Tue Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
22 Jun Thu Ashadha Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
26 Jun Mon Ashadha Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
July 2028 9 events
2 Jul Sun Devshayani Ekadashi (Ashadhi) Festival Ekadashi
4 Jul Tue Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
6 Jul Thu Ashadha Purnima — Guru Purnima Purnima Purnima
10 Jul Mon Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
11 Jul Tue Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
18 Jul Tue Kamika Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
20 Jul Thu Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
22 Jul Sat Ashadha Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
25 Jul Tue Shravana Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
August 2028 10 events
1 Aug Tue Putrada Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
3 Aug Thu Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
5 Aug Sat Raksha Bandhan Festival Purnima
9 Aug Wed Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
13 Aug Sun Janmashtami Festival Ashtami
16 Aug Wed Annada Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
18 Aug Fri Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
20 Aug Sun Shravana Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
23 Aug Wed Ganesh Chaturthi Festival Chaturthi
30 Aug Wed Parivartini Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
September 2028 10 events
1 Sep Fri Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
3 Sep Sun Anant Chaturdashi Festival Purnima
8 Sep Fri Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
15 Sep Fri Indira Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
17 Sep Sun Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
18 Sep Mon Bhadrapada Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
22 Sep Fri Ganesh Chaturthi Festival Chaturthi
26 Sep Tue Navratri — Ashtami Festival Ashtami
28 Sep Thu Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) Festival Dashami
29 Sep Fri Pasankusha Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
October 2028 9 events
1 Oct Sun Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
3 Oct Tue Ashwin Purnima — Sharad Purnima Purnima Purnima
7 Oct Sat Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
14 Oct Sat Rama Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
16 Oct Mon Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
18 Oct Wed Ashwin Amavasya — Sarva Pitru Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
21 Oct Sat Ashwin Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
28 Oct Sat Devutthana Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
31 Oct Tue Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
November 2028 10 events
2 Nov Thu Dev Diwali (Kartik Purnima) Festival Purnima
3 Nov Fri Govardhan Puja Festival Pratipada
4 Nov Sat Bhai Dooj Festival Dwitiya
6 Nov Mon Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
14 Nov Tue Dhanteras Festival Trayodashi
15 Nov Wed Choti Diwali (Narak Chaturdashi) Festival Chaturdashi
16 Nov Thu Diwali — Lakshmi Puja Festival Amavasya
20 Nov Mon Kartika Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
27 Nov Mon Gita Jayanti (Mokshada Ekadashi) Festival Ekadashi
29 Nov Wed Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
December 2028 11 events
1 Dec Fri Margashirsha Purnima Purnima Purnima
2 Dec Sat Margashirsha Purnima Purnima Purnima
5 Dec Tue Sankashti Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
12 Dec Tue Saphala Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
14 Dec Thu Krishna Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
16 Dec Sat Margashirsha Amavasya Amavasya Amavasya
19 Dec Tue Margashirsha Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
20 Dec Wed Margashirsha Shukla Chaturthi Chaturthi Chaturthi
27 Dec Wed Putrada Ekadashi Ekadashi Ekadashi
29 Dec Fri Shukla Pradosh Vrat Pradosh Trayodashi
31 Dec Sun Pausha Purnima Purnima Purnima

Frequently Asked Questions

When is Diwali 2028?
Diwali 2028 (Lakshmi Puja) falls on 16 Nov, Thu.
How many Ekadashi are there in 2028?
There are 20 Ekadashi in 2028 — two per lunar month (Shukla and Krishna Ekadashi). Fasting on Ekadashi is one of the most important Vaishnava observances.
How many Amavasya are in 2028?
There are 11 Amavasya (new moon) days in 2028. 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 24 Pradosh Vrats in 2028.
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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