Panchangam 2012: Hindu festivals and monthly calendar

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• January 1, Sunday Shakambhari Navaratri Begins
• January 8, Sunday Aarudra Darshanam
• January 9, Monday Shakambhari Purnima
• January 11, Wednesday Koodaravalli
• January 12, Thursday Sakat Chauth
• January 14, Saturday Bhogi, Lohri, Dhanurmasa Ends, Thyagaraja Aradhana
• January 15, Sunday Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Makaravilakku
• January 16, Monday Mattu Pongal, Kanuma
• January 17, Tuesday Kaanum Pongal
• January 19, Thursday Kanchi Mahaperiyava Anusham
• January 22, Sunday Thai Amavasai
• January 23, Monday Shoola Vratam, Mauni Amavasya
• January 24, Tuesday Magha Gupt Navaratri
• January 25, Wednesday Vasavi Devi Atmaarpana day
• January 26, Thursday Gowri Tritiya (Magha)
• January 27, Friday Varada Ganesh Chaturthi
• January 28, Saturday Vasant Panchami
• January 30, Monday Ratha Saptami
• January 31, Tuesday Bhishma Asthami

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• February 1, Wednesday Thai Krittigai, Madhava Navami
• February 7, Tuesday Thai Poosam
• February 9, Thursday Thirumazhisai Alwar Tirunakshatram
• February 15, Wednesday Kanchi Mahaperiyava Anusham
• February 20, Monday Maha Shivaratri
• February 23, Thursday Phulera Dooj
• February 29, Wednesday Raghvendra Vardhanti Jayanti

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• March 1, Thursday Holasthaka Begin
• March 4, Sunday Kulasekhara Alwar Tirunakshatram
• March 7, Wednesday Holika Dahan, Masi Magham, Maasi Chaturdasi
• March 8, Thursday Dhuleti (Dhulandi), Dol Jatra (Gaura Purnima)
• March 9, Friday Lakshmi Jayanti, Vasantotsav
• March 12, Monday Rang Panchami
• March 13, Tuesday Kanchi Mahaperiyava Anusham
• March 14, Wednesday Karadyan Nombu
• March 15, Thursday Shitala Vrat (Basoda)
• March 23, Friday Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Vasant Navaratri Begin, Cheti Chand (Jhulelal Jayanti)
• March 25, Sunday Gowri Tritiya, Gaungaur Puja, Shri Matsya Jayanti
• March 29, Thursday Basanti Puja Shashthi
• March 30, Friday Basanti Puja Saptami
• March 31, Saturday Chaitra Durgasthami, Bhavani Utpatti, Ashoka Ashtami, Annapurna Puja (Basanti Ashtami)

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• April 1, Sunday Sri Raam Navami, Basanti Puja Navami
• April 2, Monday Basanti Puja Dashami
• April 3, Tuesday Dolotsav
• April 4, Wednesday Ananga Trayodashi
• April 5, Thursday Panguni Uttiram
• April 6, Friday Hanuman Jayanti, Bengaluru Karaga
• April 10, Tuesday Kanchi Mahaperiyava Anusham
• April 13, Friday Baisakhi, Maha Vishuba Sankranti (Pana Sankranti), Odia New Year, Goru Bihu (Rongali Bihu begins)
• April 14, Saturday Tamil New Year, Vishu, Poila Boishakh (Bengali New Year), Manuh Bihu, Assamese New Year
• April 16, Monday Vallabhacharya Jayanti
• April 24, Tuesday Akshaya Tritiya, Parasuram Jayanti, Basava Jayanti
• April 26, Thursday Sankara Jayanti
• April 27, Friday Ramanuja Jayanti (Chandramana), Ramanujacharya Tirunakshatram
• April 28, Saturday Sri Ganga Janma
• April 30, Monday Janaki Jayanti, Meenakshi Pattabhishekam

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• May 1, Tuesday Meenakshi Dik Vijayam, Vasavi Jayanti
• May 2, Wednesday Meenakshi Thirukalyanam, Guru Astha Begin
• May 3, Thursday Madurai Chithirai Therottam
• May 4, Friday Narasimha Jayanti, Madhurakavi Alwar Tirunakshatram, Chithirai Theertham (Madurai)
• May 5, Saturday Shri Kurma Jayanti
• May 6, Sunday Buddha Jayanti, Narada Jayanti, Kallazhagar Vaigai Entry, Annamacharya Jayanti, Chittirai Pournami
• May 7, Monday Kanchi Mahaperiyava Anusham
• May 11, Friday Chittirai Onam
• May 15, Tuesday Hanumat Jayanti
• May 20, Sunday Vata Savitri (Hindi Belt), Shani Jayanti
• May 26, Saturday Agastya Asta (Setting)
• May 27, Sunday Guru Astha Ends
• May 31, Thursday Shri Ganga Dashahara, Shukra Astha Begin

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• June 3, Sunday Vaikasi Visakam, Nammalwar Tirunakshatram
• June 4, Monday Vata Savitri, Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (not observed), Kanchi Mahaperiyava Anusham
• June 5, Tuesday Jyeshthabhishekam
• June 10, Sunday Shukra Astha Ends
• June 20, Wednesday Ashadha Gupt Navaratri
• June 21, Thursday Rathayatra
• June 27, Wednesday Aani Thirumanjanam, Budhashtami
• June 28, Thursday Bhadli Navami, Sudarshana Jayanti (Sauramana)
• June 29, Friday Periyalwar Tirunakshatram, Sudarshana Jayanti (Chandramana)
• June 30, Saturday Chaturmasa Begin

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• July 1, Sunday Jaya Parvati Vrat, Nathamuni Tirunakshatram, Kanchi Mahaperiyava Anusham
• July 2, Monday Jyeshthabhishekam (Tamil, Aani)
• July 3, Tuesday Guru Poornima
• July 5, Thursday Krishna Hindola Begin
• July 6, Friday Jaya Parvati Vrat Parana
• July 18, Wednesday Aadi Amavasai
• July 19, Thursday Bheemana Amavasya (Jyotirbheemeshwara Vrata), Divaaso, Hariyali Amavasya
• July 22, Sunday Hariyali Teej, Madhushrava Tritiya
• July 23, Monday Naag Panchami, Andal Tirunakshatram
• July 24, Tuesday Kalki Jayanti
• July 25, Wednesday Goswami Tulsidas Jayanti
• July 26, Thursday Durva Ashtami
• July 27, Friday Vara Lakshmi Vratam
• July 28, Saturday Kanchi Mahaperiyava Anusham
• July 29, Sunday Agastya Udaya (Rising)

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• August 1, Wednesday Yajur Upakarma (Shukla Yajurveda), Yajur Upakarma (Krishna Yajurveda, Baudhayana Sutra), Yajur Upakarma (Krishna Yajurveda, Apastamba Sutra), Yajur Upakarma (Krishna Yajurveda, Hiranyakeshi Sutra), Yamunacharya Tirunakshatram
• August 2, Thursday Rik Upakarma, Gayatri Japam, Raksha Bandhan, Hayagriva Jayanti, Aadi Perukku
• August 4, Saturday Kajjali Teej, Raghavendra Swami Aradhana, Krishna Hindola Ends
• August 5, Sunday Bahula Chaturthi
• August 6, Monday Naag Pancham (Gujarat)
• August 8, Wednesday Shitala Satam, Hala Shashti
• August 9, Thursday Krishna Janmasthami
• August 10, Friday Vaishnava Janmashtami, Aadi Krittikai
• August 11, Saturday Gugga Navami
• August 17, Friday Pithori Amavasya, Kushotpatini Amavasya
• August 20, Monday Varaha Jayanti
• August 21, Tuesday Ganesh Chaturthi
• August 24, Friday Radha Asthami, Jyeshtha Lakshmi Vratam - Aavahan
• August 25, Saturday Jyestha Gowri Puja, Kanchi Mahaperiyava Anusham
• August 26, Sunday Jyeshtha Lakshmi Vratam - Visarjan
• August 29, Wednesday Thiru Onam
• August 30, Thursday Anant Chaturdasi, Aavani Chaturdasi

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• September 7, Friday Sri Jayanti (Munitraya)
• September 8, Saturday Sri Jayanti (Sri Sannidhi Sampradaya)
• September 17, Monday Sama Upakarma
• September 18, Tuesday Hartalika Teej,Swarna Gowri Vratam,Kevada Teej, Varaha Jayanti
• September 19, Wednesday Ganesh Chaturthi
• September 20, Thursday Rushi Panchami
• September 21, Friday Jyeshtha Lakshmi Vratam - Aavahan, Shri Balarama Jayanti, Kanchi Mahaperiyava Anusham
• September 22, Saturday Jyestha Gowri Puja
• September 23, Sunday Radha Asthami, Shri Mahalakshmi Vratam Begins, Jyeshtha Lakshmi Vratam - Visarjan
• September 26, Wednesday Vamana Jayanti, Shravana Dvadashi, Vishnu Shrinkhala Yoga, Vedanta Desika Tirunakshatram, Kanya Sravanam
• September 28, Friday Purattasi Chaturdasi
• September 29, Saturday Anant Chaturdasi

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• October 3, Wednesday Bharani Shraddha, Undrallu Tadde
• October 8, Monday Jivitputrika Vrat (Jitiya Vrat), Madhyamashtami
• October 11, Thursday Magha Shraddha
• October 15, Monday Engili Pula Bathukamma, Peddala Amavasya
• October 16, Tuesday Sharad Navaratri Begin, Atkula Bathukamma
• October 17, Wednesday Muddapappu Bathukamma
• October 18, Thursday Nanabiyyam Bathukamma, Atla Bathukamma, Kanchi Mahaperiyava Anusham
• October 19, Friday Aligina Bathukamma, Lalitha Panchami
• October 20, Saturday Manavala Mamunigal Tirunakshatram, Vepakayala Bathukamma, Sarasvati Ahvahan, Durga Puja Shashthi (Bodhon)
• October 21, Sunday Vennamuddala Bathukamma, Sarasvati Puja, Durga Puja Saptami (Nabapatrika)
• October 22, Monday Durga Asthami, Saddula Bathukamma, Ashtami Navami Sandhi Puja, Sarasvati Balidan, Sarasvati Visarjan, Durga Puja Maha Ashtami
• October 23, Tuesday Durga Navamii Puja, Poigai Alwar Tirunakshatram, Maha Navami Balidan, Durga Puja Maha Navami
• October 24, Wednesday Vijaya Dashami, Dussera, Bhoothath Alwar Tirunakshatram, Bijoya Dashami (Durga Visarjan)
• October 25, Thursday Pey Alwar Tirunakshatram
• October 29, Monday Sharad Poornima, Kojagiri, Valmiki Jayanti

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• November 1, Thursday Atla Tadde
• November 2, Friday Karwa Chowth
• November 7, Wednesday Ahoi Asthami
• November 10, Saturday Govatsa Dwadashi
• November 11, Sunday Dhanteras, Yama Deepa Daana
• November 12, Monday Hanuman Jayanti (Hindi Belt), Kali Chudash
• November 13, Tuesday 🪔 Naraka Chaturdasi, 🪔 Deepawali, Kali Puja
• November 14, Wednesday Gowardhan Puja, Annakoot, Bali Pratipada, Gujarati New Year
• November 15, Thursday Yama Dvitiya, Bhaiya Duj, Kanchi Mahaperiyava Anusham
• November 16, Friday Ayyappa Mandala Puja Begins
• November 17, Saturday Nagula Chavithi
• November 18, Sunday Skanda Shashti, Labh Panchami
• November 19, Monday Chhath
• November 20, Tuesday Gopa Ashtami, Jalaram Jayanti
• November 21, Wednesday Akshay Navami
• November 22, Thursday Jagaddhatri Puja
• November 24, Saturday Guruvayoor Ekadasi, Bhishma Panchaka Begins, Chaturmasa End
• November 25, Sunday Tulsi Kalyanam, Kaisika Dvadasi (Chandramana), Kaisika Dvadasi (Sauramana)
• November 27, Tuesday Annamalai Deepam (Smartha)
• November 28, Wednesday Karthigai Deepam (Vaishnava), Karthika Deepotsavam, Dev Diwali, Bhishma Panchaka Ends, Thirumangai Alwar Tirunakshatram, Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (not observed)
• November 29, Thursday Thiruppaan Alwar Tirunakshatram

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• December 6, Thursday Kalabhairav Jayanti
• December 12, Wednesday Kanchi Mahaperiyava Anusham
• December 16, Sunday Dhanurmasa Begin
• December 18, Tuesday Subramanyam Shashti
• December 23, Sunday Geetha Jayanti
• December 26, Wednesday Ayyappa Mandala Puja Ends
• December 27, Thursday Dattatreya Jayanti
• December 28, Friday Aarudra Darshanam