This Hindu calendar 2017 will help you maintain a list of all important festival and auspicious Hindu days for the year.
India is a land of diversity. It is the origin of four major religions of the world which are now practiced all across the globe. Of these religions, Hinduism is the one that is practiced the most in India. Around 79 per cent of India’s population is Hindu. As such, every month has a number of auspicious Hindu days. While some of these days are major Hindu festivals, others are revered days based on the position of Earth relative to the sun, other planets and moon. Knowledge of these days is important as several Hindus observe fasts on some of these days. Some days call for prayer sessions while others call for abstinence from alcohol and non-vegetarian food. The following Hindu Calendar 2017 will help you keep track of the auspicious Hindu days of the year.
January 2017
08 Sunday – Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
09 Monday – Gauna Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
12 Thursday – Pausha Purnima
14 Saturday – Pongal, Makar Sankranti
15 Sunday – Sakat Chauth
23 Monday – Shattila Ekadashi
27 Friday – Mauni Amavas
February 2017
01 Wednesday – Vasant Panchami
03 Friday – Ratha Saptami
04 Saturday – Bhishma Ashtami
07 Tuesday – Jaya Ekadashi
10 Friday – Magha Purnima
11 Saturday – Chandra Grahan *Upachchaya
12 Sunday – Kumbha Sankranti
22 Wednesday – Vijaya Ekadashi
24 Friday – Maha Shivaratri
26 Sunday – Surya Grahan *Valayakara
March 2017
08 Wednesday – Amalaki Ekadashi
12 Sunday – Chhoti Holi, Holika Dahan, Phalguna Purnima
13 Monday – Holi
14 Tuesday – Meena Sankranti
20 Monday – Basoda, Sheetala Ashtami
24 Friday – Papmochani Ekadashi
28 Tuesday – Chaitra Navratri, Gudi Padwa, Ugadi
30 Thursday – Gauri Puja, Gangaur
April 2017
02 Sunday – Yamuna Chhath
05 Wednesday – Rama Navami
07 Friday – Kamada Ekadashi
11 Tuesday – Hanuman Jayanti, Chaitra Purnima
14 Friday – Solar New Year, Mesha Sankranti
22 Saturday Varuthini Ekadashi
28 Friday Parashurama Jayanti, Akshaya Tritiya
May 2017
02 Tuesday – Ganga Saptami
04 Thursday – Sita Navami
06 Saturday – Mohini Ekadashi
09 Tuesday – Narasimha Jayanti
10 Wednesday – Vaishakha Purnima, Buddha Purnima
11 Thursday – Narada Jayanti
14 Sunday – Vrishabha Sankranti
22 Monday – Apara Ekadashi
25 Thursday – Shani Jayanti, Vat Savitri Vrat
June 2017
03 Saturday – Ganga Dussehra
05 Monday – Nirjala Ekadashi
08 Thursday – Vat Purnima Vrat
09 Friday – Jyeshtha Purnima
15 Thursday – Mithuna Sankranti
20 Tuesday – Yogini Ekadashi
25 Sunday – Jagannath Rathyatra
July 2017
04 Tuesday – Devshayani Ekadashi
09 Sunday – Ashadha Purnima, Guru Purnima
16 Sunday – Karka Sankranti
19 Wednesday – Kamika Ekadashi
20 Thursday – Gauna Kamika Ekadashi
26 Wednesday – Hariyali Teej
27 Thursday – Nag Panchami
August 2017
03 Thursday – Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
04 Friday – Varalakshmi Vrat
07 Monday – Shravana Purnima, Rakhi, Raksha Bandhan, Gayatri Jayanti, Chandra Grahan *Anshika
10 Thursday – Kajari Teej
14 Monday – Janmashtami *Smarta
15 Tuesday – Janmashtami *ISKCON
17 Thursday – Simha Sankranti
18 Friday – Aja Ekadashi
21 Monday – Somvati Amavas, Surya Grahan *Purna
24 Thursday – Hartalika Teej
25 Friday – Ganesh Chaturthi
26 Saturday – Rishi Panchami
29 Tuesday – Radha Ashtami
September 2017
02 Saturday – Parsva Ekadashi
04 Monday – Onam
05 Tuesday – Anant Chaturdashi, Ganesh Visarjan
06 Wednesday – Bhadrapada Purnima, Pratipada Shraddha
16 Saturday – Indira Ekadashi
17 Sunday – Kanya Sankranti, Vishwakarma Puja
19 Tuesday – Sarva Pitru Amavasya
21 Thursday – Navratri Begins
27 Wednesday – Saraswati Avahan
28 Thursday – Saraswati Puja, Durga Ashtami
29 Friday – Maha Navami
30 Saturday – Dussehra, Vijayadashami
October 2017
01 Sunday – Papankusha Ekadashi
05 Thursday – Ashwina Purnima, Kojagara Puja, Sharad Purnima
08 Sunday – Karwa Chauth
12 Thursday – Ahoi Ashtami
15 Sunday – Rama Ekadashi
16 Monday – Govatsa Dwadashi
17 Tuesday – Dhanteras, Tula Sankranti
18 Wednesday – Narak Chaturdashi, Kali Chaudas
19 Thursday – Diwali, Lakshmi Puja
20 Friday – Govardhan Puja
21 Saturday – Bhaiya Dooj
26 Thursday – Chhath Puja
30 Monday – Kansa Vadh
31 Tuesday – Devutthana Ekadashi
November 2017
01 Wednesday – Tulasi Vivah
04 Saturday – Kartika Purnima
10 Friday – Kalabhairav Jayanti
14 Tuesday – Utpanna Ekadashi
16 Thursday – Vrishchika Sankranti
23 Thursday – Vivah Panchami
30 Thursday – Mokshada Ekadashi, Gita Jayanti
December 2017
03 Sunday – Margashirsha Purnima, Dattatreya Jayanti
13 Wednesday – Saphala Ekadashi
16 Saturday – Dhanu Sankranti
18 Monday – Somvati Amavas
29 Friday – Pausha Putrada Ekadashi