Calendars
Hindu calendars count time by the moon and the sun, and the way they are arranged differs from region to region. Some calendars start the month at the new moon (amanta), some at the full moon (purnimanta), and some follow the sun's entry into a sign. This page lists the Hindu calendar, the regional calendars and the festival calendars.
Use the regional calendar for your community to see its months and festival dates, or the festival calendars for Diwali, Navratri and Durga Puja.
Hindu Calendar
मास पंचांग
The monthly Hindu calendar with tithi, nakshatra and festivals for every date.
Indian Calendar
The Indian national calendar and how it maps to the Gregorian year.
Tamil Calendar
The Tamil solar calendar with its months and festivals.
Malayalam Calendar
The Malayalam calendar of the Kollam era.
Sankranti Calendar
The dates of each sankranti, when the sun enters a new sign.
Diwali Calendar
The five days of Diwali with their dates and puja timings.
Durga Puja Calendar
The dates of Durga Puja and each day of the festival.
Shardiya Navratri
The nine nights of Shardiya Navratri in the month of Ashwin.
Chaitra Navratri
The nine nights of Chaitra Navratri in spring.
Odia Calendar
The Odia calendar with festivals followed in Odisha.
Bengali Calendar
The Bengali calendar of the Bangabda era.
Gujarati Calendar
The Gujarati calendar with Vikram Samvat dates.
Marathi Calendar
The Marathi calendar with Shaka Samvat dates.
Telugu Calendar
The Telugu calendar and its festival dates.
ISKCON Calendar
The ISKCON events and Vaishnava festival calendar.
Questions about Calendars
- Why do Hindu festival dates change every year?
- Hindu months follow the moon, which does not match the 365-day year, so festivals move across the Gregorian calendar and are adjusted with an extra month in some years.
- What is the difference between amanta and purnimanta?
- The amanta calendar ends the month on the new moon, the purnimanta calendar on the full moon, so the same day can fall in different month names.
- Which calendar should I use?
- Use the one your region follows, for example Tamil, Gujarati or Bengali. The Hindu calendar here gives the common lunar view.