Monthly Hindu Festival Calendar — Features & Specialities
Accurate, Dharmashastra-compliant monthly dates tailored to your city
The OnlineJyotish.com Hindu Festival Calendar presents a clean, month-wise list of festivals, vratas, and important Indian observances with location-accurate timings. Whether you’re observing Smarta or Vaishnava traditions, planning Parana (breaking-the-fast) windows, or checking Sankramana Punyakala, this tool gives you a trustworthy, ready-to-use schedule for your city and time-zone.
Highlights at a glance
- Dharmashastra-compliant rules: Observances align with accepted authorities (e.g., Dharma Sindhu, Nirnaya Sindhu, Jyotirmayukha), applying sunrise, moonrise, vyapini, Bhadra/Viṣṭi, prahara-based rules where relevant.
- City & time-zone aware: Timings are computed for your exact location (including DST where applicable).
- Smarta & Vaishnava Ekadashi: Separate listings with precise Parana windows for each tradition.
- Sankramana Punyakala: Clearly shows auspicious windows for Mesha, Makara, Tula, etc., using sunrise-based day divisions.
- Complete monthly view: Masik Shivaratri, Masik Durgashtami, Sankashti (moonrise-based), Purnima/Amavasya with Darsha Shraddha, Pradosham (Bhauma/Soma/Shani), and more.
- Festival clusters: Full Navaratri sequence (Day 1—Shailaputri to Maha Navami & Vijayadashami), Deepavali set (Dhanteras, Naraka Chaturdashi, Lakshmi Puja with Pradosha/Vrishabha Kaal), Govardhan Puja, Bhai Dooj, etc.
- Eclipse intelligence: Indicates lunar/solar eclipses with local visibility, maximum time, and concise visibility notes (when applicable).
- Civil observances: National & state days (e.g., Republic Day, Telangana Formation Day, Constitution Day) shown alongside religious events for practical planning.
- Multi-language support: English, हिंदी, తెలుగు, मराठी, ಕನ್ನಡ, বাংলা, ગુજરાતી, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, മലയാളം, தமிழ் and select world languages for family-friendly readability.
What the monthly output shows
The month page is designed for quick scanning and confident observance:
- Daily Panchang keys with Tithi and its ending time.
- Ekadashi details with Smarta/Vaishnava distinction and next-day Parana windows.
- Sankramana entries with start–end of Punyakala for your city.
- Masik observances like Masik Shivaratri, Masik Durgashtami, Sankashti Chaturthi (aligned to local moonrise), Purnima/Amavasya & Darsha Shraddha.
- Festival sequences (e.g., Navaratri, Deepavali cluster) presented in natural order with clear labels.
- Eclipses showing type, maximum, and local visibility notes when relevant.
- Civil days such as state formation days and national commemorations useful for schools and community organisers.
How we compute the dates (accuracy you can trust)
- Precise astronomy: High-precision longitudes for Sun/Moon; location-based sunrise, sunset, moonrise, arunodaya, and pradosha windows.
- Refined festival logic: Classical rules— vyapini precedence, sunrise ownership of the day, night-segment rules for select Sankramanas, moonrise-based rules for Sankashti/Janmashtami, etc.
- Smarta vs Vaishnava handling: Divergences are computed and displayed separately, each with its correct Parana.
- Localisation layer: Outputs render in native terms and multiple languages for authentic readability.
- Quality assurance: Ongoing checks across global time-zones/DST with internal regression testing against established traditions.
Who is this for?
Devotees, priests, families abroad, teachers, event planners, and temple committees who need city-specific vratas and festivals with clear, actionable windows (Parana, Punyakala, Pradosha, moonrise/sunrise alignment) rather than generic one-time-zone lists.
Try it now
Open the calendar, choose your month and city, and get an instant, Dharmashastra-compliant checklist for your location.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does the calendar support my city and time-zone?
Yes. You can select your city, and all timings adjust to your local clock (including DST where applicable).
How do you handle Smarta vs Vaishnava Ekadashi?
Both are listed distinctly with their own Parana windows. When traditions diverge, you’ll see two entries to remove ambiguity.
Are Sankramana Punyakala windows included?
Yes. We show the auspicious window start–end for each solar ingress (Mesha, Makara, Tula, etc.), computed from the city’s sunrise and day divisions.
Why do dates differ from printed calendars?
Printed almanacs often assume a single region/time-zone. Our results are location-specific, applying sunrise/moonrise and vyapini logic; slight differences are expected for correct observance.
About the Author
Santhosh Kumar Sharma Gollapelli is a Vedic Astrologer and founder of OnlineJyotish.com (since 2004), specialising in Dharmashastra-compliant festival calculations, Panchang rules, and multilingual astrology content for a global audience.
Updated on 14 September 2025 (Asia/Kolkata).
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