Indian Calendar 2019: Indian & Govt. Holidays & Festivals
India or Bharat, the country is full of diversity, unity as well as
festivals. There are multiple religions, regions, cultures and celebrations.
Sikhs, Muslims, Hindus, Jains, Buddhists or Christians have their own special days
and these altogether form Indian calendar 2019. Also, government holidays or gazetted
holidays are included in this calendar.
Indian Calendar / Shalivahana Shaka Calendar 2019
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January 2019
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Festivals
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1 Jan, Tuesday
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New Year
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14 Jan, Monday
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Lohri
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15 Jan, Tuesday
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Pongal, Uttarayan, Makar Sankranti
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23 Jan, Wednesday
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Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti
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26 Jan, Saturday
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Republic Day
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February 2019
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Festivals
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10 Feb, Sunday
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Basant Panchami, Saraswati Puja
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March 2019
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Festivals
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4 Mar, Monday
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Mahashivratri
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20 Mar, Wednesday
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Holika Dahan
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21 Mar, Thursday
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Holi
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April 2019
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Festivals
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1 Apr, Monday
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Bank's Holiday
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6 Apr, Saturday
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Chaitra Navratri, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa
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7 Apr, Sunday
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Cheti Chand
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13 Apr, Saturday
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Ram Navami
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14 Apr, Sunday
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Chaitra Navratri Parana, Baisakhi, Ambedkar Jayanti
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19 Apr, Friday
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Hanuman Jayanti
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May 2019
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Festivals
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7 May, Tuesday
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Akshaya Tritiya
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July 2019
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Festivals
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4 Jul, Thursday
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Jagannath Rath Yatra
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12 Jul, Friday
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Ashadhi Ekadashi
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16 Jul, Tuesday
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Guru Purnima
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August 2019
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Festivals
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3 Aug, Saturday
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Hariyali Teej
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5 Aug, Monday
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Nag Panchami
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15 Aug, Thursday
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Raksha Bandhan, Independence Day
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18 Aug, Sunday
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Kajari Teej
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24 Aug, Saturday
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Janmashtami
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September 2019
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Festivals
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1 Sept, Sunday
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Hartalika Teej
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2 Sept, Monday
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Ganesh Chaturthi
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11 Sept, Wednesday
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Onam/Thiruvonam
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12 Sept, Thursday
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Anant Chaturdashi
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29 Sept, Sunday
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Sharad Navratri
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October 2019
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Festivals
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2 Oct, Wednesday
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Gandhi Jayanti
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6 Oct, Sunday
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Durga Maha Navami Puja, Durga Puja Ashtami
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7 Oct, Monday
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Sharad Navratri Parana
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8 Oct, Tuesday
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Dussehra
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17 Oct, Thursday
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Karva Chauth
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25 Oct, Friday
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Dhanteras
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27 Oct, Sunday
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Diwali, Narak Chaturdashi
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28 Oct, Monday
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Govardhan Puja
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29 Oct, Tuesday
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Bhai Dooj
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November 2019
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Festivals
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14 Nov, Thursday
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Children's Day
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December 2019
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Festivals
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25 Dec, Wednesday
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Merry Christmas
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Indian Calendar - its origin
During the 1957 CE Calendar Reform, a National calendar of India was made keeping
in mind the leap year of the Gregorian calendar. Constant efforts have been made
to maintain a balance between national or religious calendar and universally accepted
calendar in order to minimize the confusion on every ground since then. However,
there still exist certain variations. While administrative decisions are made using
Gregorian calendars, keeping Indian festivals a priority is a requirement, as holidays
are decided on its basis. Panchang is crucial not only for finding
muhurat or marriages
but also for determining the dates of important festivals. National calendar brings
both together and tries to make a balance.
Read in Detail about Different types of Calendar:
Calendar 2019
Structure of Indian Calendar
The name of months in Indian calendar are: Chaitra, Vaishakha, Jyeshtha, Ashadha,
Shravana, Bhadra, Ashwin, Kartika, Agrahayana, Pausha, Magha and Phalguna. It is
a lunisolar calendar with 12 months, 365 days and leap year too. The era of this
calendar is Saka and it is structured with the Tropical or Sayana year instead of
Sidereal or Nirayana year. Two elements of national calendar i.e. solar and lunar
calendar can be explained as:
The main element for predictions in Vedic astrology is Moon. Be it the calculation
of a muhurat or impact of any transit, it is not only the position of one single
planet or other elements of sky, but moon being closest to earth is of immense significance.
Lunar calendar does not work by the visibility rule of moon, rather a precise calculation
of tithi and kaal is taken into consideration. However, the role of Sun can’t be
neglected either. In determining the day and night, the position of Sun and Moon
are the decisive factors, and to make a prediction of important events, nothing
can be better than a lunisolar calendar which uses the position of Sun and Moon
both in the planetary system to determine the tithi, day or time. A solar calendar,
like the Gregorian calendar, is accepted worldwide because of its ease of use. A
calendar like that, when merged with the positions of Moon, would make it even better.
The month in Hindu calendar starts at around 14th or 15th of every Gregorian month.
