Festival and Holidays Calendar

2023

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We are happy to bring you Festival Holidays Calendar 2023. All Dates / Tithi / Lunar Days in this calendar 2023 are as per Auckland, New Zealand time and coordinates. Unless specified otherwise. We tried to add festivals of all the religions (predominantly followed in Indian subcontinent) in our Festival Holidays Calendar 2023 along with New Zealand national holidays.

January 2023

1

SunNew Year’s Day (Holiday on 3rd Jan)

2

MonDay after New Year’s day, Putrada Ekadasi पुत्रदा एकादशी, 11th Lunar Day

3

TueNZ Holiday for New Year’s Day

4

WedGaan-Ngai

5

ThuGuru Gobind Singh ji jayanti (birthday)

6

FriEpiphany

7

SatOrthodox Christmas Day, Julian calendar Christmas Day,
Purnima पूर्णिमा (Full moon day)
Mahayana New Year

8

Sun 

9

Mon 

10

TueSankashthi Chaturthi संकष्टी चतुर्थी , 4th Lunar Day

11

WedMissionary Day

12

ThuSwami Vivekanand Jayanti

13

Fri 

14

SatLohri, Maghi, Magh Bihu

15

SunPongal, Makar Sankranti, Uttarayan, मकर संक्रान्ति Makaravilakku, Ishti, Jorr-Mela Shri Muktsar Sahib (Maghi), Thiruvalluvar Day

16

MonMattu Pongal, Kanuma Panduga, Uzhavar Thirunal

17

Tue 

18

WedShattila Ekadasi षटतिला एकादशी, 11th Lunar Day

19

Thu 

20

Fri 

21

Sat 

22

SunSonam Losar, Chinese New Year (Year of the Rabbit)

23

MonNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose jayanti, Wellington Anniversary Day

24

Tue 

25

WedChaturthi चतुर्थी, 4th Lunar Day

26

ThuIndian Republic Day भारत गणतंत्र दिवस , Vasant Panchmi / Sri Panchami वसंत पंचमी/ श्री पंचमी (5th Lunar day), सरस्वती पूजा Mother Saraswati Puja (Prayers to Hindu Goddess of learning, education, knowledge, music, art, culture, speech, wisdom)

27

Fri 

28

Sat 

29

Sun 

30

MonAnniversary Day for Auckland and Nelson

31

Tue

NZ School Term 1 starts between 30 Jan (at the earliest) and Tue 7 Feb (at the latest), ends 6 Apr

Guru Har Rai ji’s Birthday, Me-Dum-Me-Phi

February 2023

1

WedJaya Ekadasi जया एकादशी, 11th Lunar day

2

ThuSonam Losar, Vaishnav Jaya Ekadasi वैष्णव जया एकादशी

3

Fri 

4

SatWorld Cancer Day

5

SunHazrat Ali’s birthday, Guru Ravidas Jayanti (Birthday)

6

MonWaitangi Day

7

Tue 

8

WedNZ School Term 1 starts between 31 Jan (at the earliest) and Tue 8 Feb (at the latest)

9

ThuSankashthi Chaturthi संकष्टी चतुर्थी, 4th Lunar day

10

Fri 

11

Sat 

12

Sun 

13

Mon 

14

TueValentine’s Day

15

WedLui-Ngai-Ni, Nirvana Day
Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti

16

Thu 

17

FriVijaya Ekadasi, 11th Lunar day

18

SatMaha Shivratri (India, Dubai, Europe, US), Isra and Miraj / Al Isra wal Miraj

19

SunMaha Shivratri (NZ, Australia, Fiji), Shivaji Jayanti

20

MonAmavasya (No moon day)

21

TueShrove Tuesday

22

WedLent begins, Ash Wednesday

23

Thu 

24

FriChaturthi चतुर्थी (4th Lunar day)

25

Sat 

26

Sun 

27

MonOrthodox Lent begins

28

TueLailat-al-Miraj,
March 2023

1

Wed 

2

Thu 

3

FriLosar, Aamalki Ekadasi (11th Lunar Day)

4

SatPradosh Vrat

5

Sun 

6

MonHolika Dahan (India), Doljatra, Yaosang, Magha Puja Day

7

TueHolika Dahan (NZ), Falgun Vasant Purnima (Full moon day),
Chaitanya Maha prabhu Jayanti,
Mid Shaban (Night of Barat)

8

WedHoli Color day (Festival of Colour), Dhuleti / Dhulandi, Dhuli Vandan (Celebrated on earlier day in India)
International Women’s Day

9

Thu 

10

Fri 

11

SatSankashthi Chaturthi (4th Lunar day) संकष्टी चतुर्थी

12

SunRang Panchmi

13

MonTaranaki Anniversary Day

14

TueShitala Saptami

15

WedShitala Ashtami

16

Thu 

17

FriSt Patrick’s Day

18

SatPaap mochini Ekadasi (11th Lunar day)
St Joseph’s Day

19

SunPradosh Vrat

20

MonOtago Anniversary Day

21

TueAmavasya (No moon day)

22

WedGudi Padwa, Ugadi, Jhulelal Jayanti, Samvatsardi, Chaitra Navaratri begins, New Year for Marathi / Telugu / Kannada communities
Ramadan Fasting begins (Taraweh prayers are on previous night) – day may vary as per moon sighting in New Zealand / Fiji

23

ThuShaheedi Diwas, Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s martyrdom day

24

FriMatsya Jayanti, Gangaur, Gauri Puja, Sarhul

25

SatChaturthi चतुर्थी (4th Lunar day)

26

Sun 

27

Mon 

28

Tue 

29

Wed 

30

ThuRam Navmi, Chaitra Navratri Ends, Swami Narayan Jayanti

31

Fri 
April 2023

1

Sat 

2

Sun

Day light saving ends (New Zealand). Kamada Ekadashi (11th Lunar day), Palm Sunday

3

Mon 

4

TueMahavir Swami Jayanti

5

Wed 

6

ThuMaundy Thursday / Holy Thursday,
Hanuman Jayanti, Pournima (Full moon day)
Theravada New Year

7

FriGood Friday

8

SatEaster Saturday, Birthday of Sri  Guru Gobind Singh ji, Nabha Das Jayanti,

9

SunEaster Sunday, संकष्टी चतुर्थी Sangadhara / Sankashthi Chaturhi (4th Lunar day)

10

MonEaster Monday

11

TueSouthland Anniversary Day

12

Wed 

13

ThuSikh Turban Day

14

FriVaisakhi (Baisakhi), Bohag Bihu, Cheiraoba, Maha Vishubha Sankranti, Vaisakh, Dr Ambedkar Jayanti

15

SatVishu, Bengali New Year

16

SunOrthodox Easter Day, Paskha, Varuthini Ekadasi

17

MonLaylat Al Qadr / Night of power / Shab-i-Qadr / Holiest night of the year (day may vary)

18

Tue 

19

Wed 

20

ThuAmavasya (No moon day), Solar Eclipse 4.30pm to 5.25pm (rounded)

21

FriEid ul Fitr (day may vary based on moon sighting in New Zealand / Fiji)
Garia Puja

22

SatParshuram Jayanti

23

SunAkshay Tritiya, Akha Teej, 3rd Lunar day, Basava Jayanti
St George’s Day

24

MonPascha, Orthodox Easter, NZ School Holidays start (upto 30 June), Chaturthi चतुर्थी (4th Lunar day)

25

TueANZAC Day

26

WedGanga Saptami (7th Lunar day)

27

Thu 

28

Fri 

29

SatSita Navmi

30

Sun 
May 2023

1

MonIndian Labour Day / May Day (India), Mohini Ekadasi (11th Lunar day)

2

Tue 

3

Wed 

4

ThuNarasimha Jayanti

5

FriBuddha Purnima, Full moon day, Vaisakha Purnima, Kurma Jayanti

6

Sat 

7

Sun 

8

Mon 

9

TueGuru Rabindra Nath Tagore Jayanti, संकष्टी चतुर्थी Sankashthi Chaturthi (4th Lunar day)

10

Wed 

11

Thu 

12

Fri 

13

Sat 

14

SunGirmit Day (Fiji, New Zealand)

15

Mon 

16

TueApara ekadashi (11th Lunar day)

17

Wed 

18

Thu 

19

FriAmavasya (No moon day), Vat Savitri Vrat (Fasting), Vesak – Buddha Day

20

Sat 

21

Sun 

22

MonMaharana Pratap Jayanti

23

TueGuru Arjan Dev ji Shaheedi Diwas

24

Wedचतुर्थी Chaturthi (4th Lunar day), Nazrul Jayanti

25

Thu 

26

Fri 

27

Sat 

28

Sun 

29

Mon 

30

Tue 

31

WedNirjala Ekadashi, Gayatri Jayanti
June 2023

1

Thu 

2

FriPradosham

3

Sat 

4

SunKabir Jayanti, Vat Purnima Vrat (Fasting), Full moon day
Trinity Sunday

5

MonKing’s Birthday (NZ Holiday), World Environment Day (UN Environmental awareness day)

6

Tue 

7

Wedसंकष्टी चतुर्थी Sankashthi Chaturthi (4th Lunar day)

8

ThuCorpus Christi

9

Fri 

10

Sat 

11

Sun 

12

Mon 

13

Tue 

14

WedPahili Raja, Yogini Ekadasi (11th Lunar day)

15

ThuRaja Sankranti

16

Fri 

17

Sat 

18

SunNo moon day

19

Mon 

20

TueRath Yatra

21

WedInternational Yoga Day

22

Thuचतुर्थीChaturthi, 4th Lunar day

23

Fri 

24

Sat 

25

Sun 

26

MonHajj Pilgrim begins

27

TueDay of Arafah

28

WedBakri id / Id-ul-zuha / Eid Al Adha (day may vary)

29

ThuSaint Peter and Paul

30

FriDev Shayani Ekadashi (11th Lunar day), Remna Ni
July 2023

1

SatJaya Parvati Vrat (Fasting) begins

2

Sun 

3

MonGuru Purnima (Day to remember our Guru, mentor, teachers), Full moon day, Asala – Dharma Day

4

Tue 

5

WedGuru Har Gobind Ji’s birthday

6

Thuसंकष्टी चतुर्थी Sankashthi Chaturthi (4th Lunar day), Jaya Parvati Vrat (Fasting) ends

7

Fri 

8

SatBehdeinkhlam Festival

9

Sun 

10

Mon 

11

Tue 

12

Wed 

13

ThuKamika Ekadasi (11th Lunar day), Bhanu Jayanti, Bonalu

14

FriMatariki (NZ Holiday)

15

Sat 

16

Sun 

17

MonSomvati Amavasya (No moon day), Freedom fighter U Tirot Sing Day

18

TueAdhik Maas / Purshottam Maas starts

19

WedIslamic New Year

20

Thu 

21

Fri 

22

Satचतुर्थी chaturthi (4th Lunar day)

23

Sun 

24

Mon 

25

Tue 

26

Wed 

27

Thu 

28

FriMuharram / Day of Ashura (From previous day evening to this day evening)

29

SatKamla Ekadasi (11th Lunar day)

30

Sun 

31

MonShaheed Udham Singh’s martyrdom day
August 2023

1

Tue 

2

Wed 

3

Thu 

4

Friसंकष्टी चतुर्थी Sankashthi Chaturthi (4th Lunar day)

5

Sat 

6

Sun 

7

Mon 

8

TueTendong Lho Rum Faat

9

Wed 

10

Thu 

11

Fri 

12

SatKamada Ekadasi (11th Lunar day)

13

SunObon /Bon Festival (13-16 Aug)

14

Mon 

15

TueIndian Independence Day

16

WedParsi New Year / Navroz, Adhik Maas / Purshottam Maas Ends

17

Thu 

18

Fri 

19

SatHariyali Teej (3rd Lunar day)

20

Sunचतुर्थी Chaturthi (4th Lunar day)

21

MonNaag Panchmi

22

Tue 

23

WedShitla Saptami, Tulsidas Jayanti

24

Thu 

25

Fri 

26

Sat 

27

SunPutrada Ekadasi (11th Lunar day)

28

MonFirst Onam, Vaishnav Putrada Ekadasi (11th Lunar day)

29

TueThirovonam

30

WedRaksha Bandhan, Rakhi, Nareli Purnima, Full moon day, Jhulan Purnima (India)

31

ThuRaksha Bandhan, Rakhi, Nareli Purnima, Full moon day, Jhulan Purnima (NZ, Fiji, Australia)
September 2023

1

Fri 

2

SatKajari Teej (3rd Lunar day)

3

Sunसंकष्टी चतुर्थी Sankashthi Chaturthi (4th Lunar day)

4

Mon 

5

TueBalram Jayanti

6

WedKrishna Janmashtami

7

ThuDahi Handi / Govinda Utsav

8

Fri 

9

Sat 

10

SunAja Ekadasi

11

Mon 

12

TuePradosham

13

Wed 

14

ThuHoly Cross Day

15

FriAmavasya (No moon day)

16

Sat 

17

SunVishwakarma Puja

18

MonHaritalika Teej (3rd Lunar day)

19

TueGanesh Chaturthi, Ganesha Festival begins चतुर्थी (4th Lunar day)

20

WedRishi Panchmi, Nuakhai

21

ThuSri Narayana Guru Samadhi

22

Fri 

23

SatRadha Ashtami, Maha Lakshmi Vrat begins (Fasting)

24

Sun 

25

MonSouth Canterbury Anniversary Day
Teja Dashmi (10th Lunar day)

26

TueVaman Jayanti, Parsv Ekadasi

27

WedMawlid, Prophet Muhammed’s birthday, Eid a Milad (day may vary)

28

ThuAnant Chaturdashi, Ganesh Visarjan Day, Indra Jatra

29

FriPurnima, Full moon day, Sri Narayan Guru Jayanti

30

SatPitru Paksh (Pitar Pak), Shraadhh paksh starts, 1st day of 15 days (fortnight) to remember ancestors
October 2023

1

Sun 

2

MonMahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shashtri Jayanti / Birthday,
Sankashthi Chaturthi संकष्टी चतुर्थी (4th Lunar day)

3

Tue 

4

Wed 

5

Thu 

6

Fri 

7

Sat 

8

Sun 

9

MonNZ school Term 4 starts (ends no later than Wed 20 Dec)

10

TueIndira Ekadasi (11th Lunar day), Fiji Day

11

Wed 

12

Thu 

13

Fri 

14

SatPitru Paksh (Pitar pak), Shradhha Paksh ends, Mahalaya, Sarv Pitru Amavasya, No moon day,
First day of Bathukamma

15

SunNavratri (9 days festival) begins, Ghat Sthapna, Agrasen Jayanti

16

Mon 

17

Tue 

18

Wed 

19

ThuChaturthi चतुर्थी (4th Lunar day)

20

FriHawkes’ Bay Anniversary Day

21

SatDurga Saptami / Maha Saptami

22

SunDurga Ashtami / Maha Ashtami

23

MonNZ Labour Day, Maha Navmi (9th day of Navratri / 9 days festival)

24

TueDussera, Dashhara, Vijaya Dashmi

25

WedPapankush Ekadasi (11th Lunar day)

26

Thu 

27

Fri 

28

SatSharad Purnima (Brightest full moon day), Mahirshi Valmiki Jayanti

29

Sun 

30

Mon 

31

Tue

Sardar Vallabh bhai patel jayanti
Marlborough Anniversary Day
Halloween,
All Hallows Eve

November 2023

1

WedKarwa Chauth,
All Saints Day,
Sankashthi Chaturthi संकष्टी चतुर्थी (4th Lunar day), Auckland Moon rise time 23.46
Chavang Kut

2

ThuAll Soul’s day

3

Fri 

4

SatLhabab Duchen

5

SunAhoy Ashtami

6

Mon 

7

Tue 

8

Wed 

9

ThuRama Ekadasi (11th Lunar day)

10

FriGovatsa Dwadashi, Vach Baaras

11

SatDhan Teras, Dhan Trayodashi

12

SunRoom Chaudas, Narak Chaturdashi
Diwali (As per India’s coordinates)

13

MonDiwali, Festival of Light, Amavasya (no moon day), Bandi Choud Diwas (As per Australia, Fiji and New Zealand coordinates)

14

TueGovardhan Puja

15

WedBhai Dooj, Bhai beej (2nd Lunar day)

16

Thu 

17

FriCanterbury Anniversary Day, Chaturthi चतुर्थी (4th Lunar day)

18

SatLaabh Paancham, Labh Panchmi

19

SunChhath Puja, Jalaram Bappa Jayanti, Surya Pooja

20

Mon 

21

Tue 

22

WedDev Prabodhini Ekadasi (11th Lunar day), Seng Kut Snem

23

ThuTulsi Vivah, Vaishnav Dev Prabodhini Ekadasi
Thanksgiving (US)

24

Fri 

25

Sat 

26

Sun 

27

MonGuru Nanak Jayanti / Gurupurab, Dev Diwali, Karthik Purnima (Full moon day), Chatham Islands Anniversary Day

28

Tue 

29

Wed 

30

ThuKanakadasa Jayanti,
St Andrew’sDay
December 2023

1

FriSankashthi Chaturthi संकष्टी चतुर्थी (11th Lunar day)

2

Sat 

3

SunFeast of St Francis Xavier, Advent – first Sunday

4

MonWestland Anniversary Day

5

Tue 

6

WedSt Nicholas Day

7

Thu 

8

FriBodhi Day

9

SatUtpanna Ekadasi (11th Lunar day)

10

Sun 

11

Mon 

12

TuePa Togan Nengminza Sangma

13

Wed 

14

Thu 

15

Fri 

16

SatChaturthi चतुर्थी (4th Lunar day)

17

SunVivah Panchmi,
Martyrdom day of Shri Guru Teg Bahadur ji

18

MonKartikey Jayanti
Guru Ghasidas Jayanti

19

Tue 

20

Wed 

21

Thu 

22

Fri 

23

SatGita Jayanti

24

SunChristmas Eve

25

MonChristmas Day

26

TueBoxing Day, Duttatraye Jayanti

27

WedFull moon day, Purnima

28

ThuHoly Innocents

29

Fri 

30

SatSankashthi Chaturthi संकष्टी चतुर्थी (11th Lunar day)
Tamu Losar, U Kiang Nangbah

31

SunWatch Night

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Disclaimer: Though all the precautions are taken to calculate exact Festival Holidays Calendar 2022 (Christian, Jews, Parsi, Chinese) / Tithi or Lunar day (Hindu, Sikh, Buddisht, Jain, Muslim, Parsi) as per Auckland and/or New Zealand Standard Time, there may be some differences across multiple sites / publications. This may be because of variation in calculating Sun Rise/Set and Moon Rise/Set timings.

Indian calendar (Panchang) explanation: First day after no Moon day (अमावस्या) is considered here as first day of Hindu Month. This is called Amant Calendar (अमान्त पंचांग). In few parts of India first day of Hindu Month is considered on one day after Full Moon (पूर्णिमा) and the calendar is known as Purnimant Calendar (पूर्णिमान्त पंचांग). Only month name changes in these two methods. Tithi still remains the same. For example, if the tithi is Shukla paksh Chaturthi (शुक्ल पक्ष चतुर्थी), it remains same in both the methods. We are committed to provide accurate information on our portal, however, we do not take any responsibility on accuracy of the calendar, events or panchang published here in Festival Holidays Calendar 2023.

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