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 | Sun | New Year’s Day (Holiday on 3rd Jan) |
2 | Mon | Day after New Year’s day, Putrada Ekadasi पुत्रदा एकादशी, 11th Lunar Day |
3 | Tue | NZ Holiday for New Year’s Day |
4 | Wed | Gaan-Ngai |
5 | Thu | Guru Gobind Singh ji jayanti (birthday) |
6 | Fri | Epiphany |
7 | Sat | Orthodox Christmas Day, Julian calendar Christmas Day, Purnima पूर्णिमा (Full moon day) Mahayana New Year |
8 | Sun | |
9 | Mon | |
10 | Tue | Sankashthi Chaturthi संकष्टी चतुर्थी , 4th Lunar Day |
11 | Wed | Missionary Day |
12 | Thu | Swami Vivekanand Jayanti |
13 | Fri | |
14 | Sat | Lohri, Maghi, Magh Bihu |
15 | Sun | Pongal, Makar Sankranti, Uttarayan, मकर संक्रान्ति Makaravilakku, Ishti, Jorr-Mela Shri Muktsar Sahib (Maghi), Thiruvalluvar Day |
16 | Mon | Mattu Pongal, Kanuma Panduga, Uzhavar Thirunal |
17 | Tue | |
18 | Wed | Shattila Ekadasi षटतिला एकादशी, 11th Lunar Day |
19 | Thu | |
20 | Fri | |
21 | Sat | |
22 | Sun | Sonam Losar, Chinese New Year (Year of the Rabbit) |
23 | Mon | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose jayanti, Wellington Anniversary Day |
24 | Tue | |
25 | Wed | Chaturthi चतुर्थी, 4th Lunar Day |
26 | Thu | Indian 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 | Mon | Anniversary 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 | Wed | Jaya Ekadasi जया एकादशी, 11th Lunar day |
2 | Thu | Sonam Losar, Vaishnav Jaya Ekadasi वैष्णव जया एकादशी |
3 | Fri | |
4 | Sat | World Cancer Day |
5 | Sun | Hazrat Ali’s birthday, Guru Ravidas Jayanti (Birthday) |
6 | Mon | Waitangi Day |
7 | Tue | |
8 | Wed | NZ School Term 1 starts between 31 Jan (at the earliest) and Tue 8 Feb (at the latest) |
9 | Thu | Sankashthi Chaturthi संकष्टी चतुर्थी, 4th Lunar day |
10 | Fri | |
11 | Sat | |
12 | Sun | |
13 | Mon | |
14 | Tue | Valentine’s Day |
15 | Wed | Lui-Ngai-Ni, Nirvana Day Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti |
16 | Thu | |
17 | Fri | Vijaya Ekadasi, 11th Lunar day |
18 | Sat | Maha Shivratri (India, Dubai, Europe, US), Isra and Miraj / Al Isra wal Miraj |
19 | Sun | Maha Shivratri (NZ, Australia, Fiji), Shivaji Jayanti |
20 | Mon | Amavasya (No moon day) |
21 | Tue | Shrove Tuesday |
22 | Wed | Lent begins, Ash Wednesday |
23 | Thu | |
24 | Fri | Chaturthi चतुर्थी (4th Lunar day) |
25 | Sat | |
26 | Sun | |
27 | Mon | Orthodox Lent begins |
28 | Tue | Lailat-al-Miraj, |
March 2023
1 | Wed | |
2 | Thu | |
3 | Fri | Losar, Aamalki Ekadasi (11th Lunar Day) |
4 | Sat | Pradosh Vrat |
5 | Sun | |
6 | Mon | Holika Dahan (India), Doljatra, Yaosang, Magha Puja Day |
7 | Tue | Holika Dahan (NZ), Falgun Vasant Purnima (Full moon day), Chaitanya Maha prabhu Jayanti, Mid Shaban (Night of Barat) |
8 | Wed | Holi Color day (Festival of Colour), Dhuleti / Dhulandi, Dhuli Vandan (Celebrated on earlier day in India) International Women’s Day |
9 | Thu | |
10 | Fri | |
11 | Sat | Sankashthi Chaturthi (4th Lunar day) संकष्टी चतुर्थी |
12 | Sun | Rang Panchmi |
13 | Mon | Taranaki Anniversary Day |
14 | Tue | Shitala Saptami |
15 | Wed | Shitala Ashtami |
16 | Thu | |
17 | Fri | St Patrick’s Day |
18 | Sat | Paap mochini Ekadasi (11th Lunar day) St Joseph’s Day |
19 | Sun | Pradosh Vrat |
20 | Mon | Otago Anniversary Day |
21 | Tue | Amavasya (No moon day) |
22 | Wed | Gudi 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 | Thu | Shaheedi Diwas, Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s martyrdom day |
24 | Fri | Matsya Jayanti, Gangaur, Gauri Puja, Sarhul |
25 | Sat | Chaturthi चतुर्थी (4th Lunar day) |
26 | Sun | |
27 | Mon | |
28 | Tue | |
29 | Wed | |
30 | Thu | Ram 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 | Tue | Mahavir Swami Jayanti |
5 | Wed | |
6 | Thu | Maundy Thursday / Holy Thursday, Hanuman Jayanti, Pournima (Full moon day) Theravada New Year |
7 | Fri | Good Friday |
8 | Sat | Easter Saturday, Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji, Nabha Das Jayanti, |
9 | Sun | Easter Sunday, संकष्टी चतुर्थी Sangadhara / Sankashthi Chaturhi (4th Lunar day) |
10 | Mon | Easter Monday |
11 | Tue | Southland Anniversary Day |
12 | Wed | |
13 | Thu | Sikh Turban Day |
14 | Fri | Vaisakhi (Baisakhi), Bohag Bihu, Cheiraoba, Maha Vishubha Sankranti, Vaisakh, Dr Ambedkar Jayanti |
15 | Sat | Vishu, Bengali New Year |
16 | Sun | Orthodox Easter Day, Paskha, Varuthini Ekadasi |
17 | Mon | Laylat Al Qadr / Night of power / Shab-i-Qadr / Holiest night of the year (day may vary) |
18 | Tue | |
19 | Wed | |
20 | Thu | Amavasya (No moon day), Solar Eclipse 4.30pm to 5.25pm (rounded) |
21 | Fri | Eid ul Fitr (day may vary based on moon sighting in New Zealand / Fiji) Garia Puja |
22 | Sat | Parshuram Jayanti |
23 | Sun | Akshay Tritiya, Akha Teej, 3rd Lunar day, Basava Jayanti St George’s Day |
24 | Mon | Pascha, Orthodox Easter, NZ School Holidays start (upto 30 June), Chaturthi चतुर्थी (4th Lunar day) |
25 | Tue | ANZAC Day |
26 | Wed | Ganga Saptami (7th Lunar day) |
27 | Thu | |
28 | Fri | |
29 | Sat | Sita Navmi |
30 | Sun |
May 2023
1 | Mon | Indian Labour Day / May Day (India), Mohini Ekadasi (11th Lunar day) |
2 | Tue | |
3 | Wed | |
4 | Thu | Narasimha Jayanti |
5 | Fri | Buddha Purnima, Full moon day, Vaisakha Purnima, Kurma Jayanti |
6 | Sat | |
7 | Sun | |
8 | Mon | |
9 | Tue | Guru Rabindra Nath Tagore Jayanti, संकष्टी चतुर्थी Sankashthi Chaturthi (4th Lunar day) |
10 | Wed | |
11 | Thu | |
12 | Fri | |
13 | Sat | |
14 | Sun | Girmit Day (Fiji, New Zealand) |
15 | Mon | |
16 | Tue | Apara ekadashi (11th Lunar day) |
17 | Wed | |
18 | Thu | |
19 | Fri | Amavasya (No moon day), Vat Savitri Vrat (Fasting), Vesak – Buddha Day |
20 | Sat | |
21 | Sun | |
22 | Mon | Maharana Pratap Jayanti |
23 | Tue | Guru Arjan Dev ji Shaheedi Diwas |
24 | Wed | चतुर्थी Chaturthi (4th Lunar day), Nazrul Jayanti |
25 | Thu | |
26 | Fri | |
27 | Sat | |
28 | Sun | |
29 | Mon | |
30 | Tue | |
31 | Wed | Nirjala Ekadashi, Gayatri Jayanti |
June 2023
1 | Thu | |
2 | Fri | Pradosham |
3 | Sat | |
4 | Sun | Kabir Jayanti, Vat Purnima Vrat (Fasting), Full moon day Trinity Sunday |
5 | Mon | King’s Birthday (NZ Holiday), World Environment Day (UN Environmental awareness day) |
6 | Tue | |
7 | Wed | संकष्टी चतुर्थी Sankashthi Chaturthi (4th Lunar day) |
8 | Thu | Corpus Christi |
9 | Fri | |
10 | Sat | |
11 | Sun | |
12 | Mon | |
13 | Tue | |
14 | Wed | Pahili Raja, Yogini Ekadasi (11th Lunar day) |
15 | Thu | Raja Sankranti |
16 | Fri | |
17 | Sat | |
18 | Sun | No moon day |
19 | Mon | |
20 | Tue | Rath Yatra |
21 | Wed | International Yoga Day |
22 | Thu | चतुर्थीChaturthi, 4th Lunar day |
23 | Fri | |
24 | Sat | |
25 | Sun | |
26 | Mon | Hajj Pilgrim begins |
27 | Tue | Day of Arafah |
28 | Wed | Bakri id / Id-ul-zuha / Eid Al Adha (day may vary) |
29 | Thu | Saint Peter and Paul |
30 | Fri | Dev Shayani Ekadashi (11th Lunar day), Remna Ni |
July 2023
1 | Sat | Jaya Parvati Vrat (Fasting) begins |
2 | Sun | |
3 | Mon | Guru Purnima (Day to remember our Guru, mentor, teachers), Full moon day, Asala – Dharma Day |
4 | Tue | |
5 | Wed | Guru Har Gobind Ji’s birthday |
6 | Thu | संकष्टी चतुर्थी Sankashthi Chaturthi (4th Lunar day), Jaya Parvati Vrat (Fasting) ends |
7 | Fri | |
8 | Sat | Behdeinkhlam Festival |
9 | Sun | |
10 | Mon | |
11 | Tue | |
12 | Wed | |
13 | Thu | Kamika Ekadasi (11th Lunar day), Bhanu Jayanti, Bonalu |
14 | Fri | Matariki (NZ Holiday) |
15 | Sat | |
16 | Sun | |
17 | Mon | Somvati Amavasya (No moon day), Freedom fighter U Tirot Sing Day |
18 | Tue | Adhik Maas / Purshottam Maas starts |
19 | Wed | Islamic New Year |
20 | Thu | |
21 | Fri | |
22 | Sat | चतुर्थी chaturthi (4th Lunar day) |
23 | Sun | |
24 | Mon | |
25 | Tue | |
26 | Wed | |
27 | Thu | |
28 | Fri | Muharram / Day of Ashura (From previous day evening to this day evening) |
29 | Sat | Kamla Ekadasi (11th Lunar day) |
30 | Sun | |
31 | Mon | Shaheed Udham Singh’s martyrdom day |
August 2023
1 | Tue | |
2 | Wed | |
3 | Thu | |
4 | Fri | संकष्टी चतुर्थी Sankashthi Chaturthi (4th Lunar day) |
5 | Sat | |
6 | Sun | |
7 | Mon | |
8 | Tue | Tendong Lho Rum Faat |
9 | Wed | |
10 | Thu | |
11 | Fri | |
12 | Sat | Kamada Ekadasi (11th Lunar day) |
13 | Sun | Obon /Bon Festival (13-16 Aug) |
14 | Mon | |
15 | Tue | Indian Independence Day |
16 | Wed | Parsi New Year / Navroz, Adhik Maas / Purshottam Maas Ends |
17 | Thu | |
18 | Fri | |
19 | Sat | Hariyali Teej (3rd Lunar day) |
20 | Sun | चतुर्थी Chaturthi (4th Lunar day) |
21 | Mon | Naag Panchmi |
22 | Tue | |
23 | Wed | Shitla Saptami, Tulsidas Jayanti |
24 | Thu | |
25 | Fri | |
26 | Sat | |
27 | Sun | Putrada Ekadasi (11th Lunar day) |
28 | Mon | First Onam, Vaishnav Putrada Ekadasi (11th Lunar day) |
29 | Tue | Thirovonam |
30 | Wed | Raksha Bandhan, Rakhi, Nareli Purnima, Full moon day, Jhulan Purnima (India) |
31 | Thu | Raksha Bandhan, Rakhi, Nareli Purnima, Full moon day, Jhulan Purnima (NZ, Fiji, Australia) |
September 2023
1 | Fri | |
2 | Sat | Kajari Teej (3rd Lunar day) |
3 | Sun | संकष्टी चतुर्थी Sankashthi Chaturthi (4th Lunar day) |
4 | Mon | |
5 | Tue | Balram Jayanti |
6 | Wed | Krishna Janmashtami |
7 | Thu | Dahi Handi / Govinda Utsav |
8 | Fri | |
9 | Sat | |
10 | Sun | Aja Ekadasi |
11 | Mon | |
12 | Tue | Pradosham |
13 | Wed | |
14 | Thu | Holy Cross Day |
15 | Fri | Amavasya (No moon day) |
16 | Sat | |
17 | Sun | Vishwakarma Puja |
18 | Mon | Haritalika Teej (3rd Lunar day) |
19 | Tue | Ganesh Chaturthi, Ganesha Festival begins चतुर्थी (4th Lunar day) |
20 | Wed | Rishi Panchmi, Nuakhai |
21 | Thu | Sri Narayana Guru Samadhi |
22 | Fri | |
23 | Sat | Radha Ashtami, Maha Lakshmi Vrat begins (Fasting) |
24 | Sun | |
25 | Mon | South Canterbury Anniversary Day Teja Dashmi (10th Lunar day) |
26 | Tue | Vaman Jayanti, Parsv Ekadasi |
27 | Wed | Mawlid, Prophet Muhammed’s birthday, Eid a Milad (day may vary) |
28 | Thu | Anant Chaturdashi, Ganesh Visarjan Day, Indra Jatra |
29 | Fri | Purnima, Full moon day, Sri Narayan Guru Jayanti |
30 | Sat | Pitru Paksh (Pitar Pak), Shraadhh paksh starts, 1st day of 15 days (fortnight) to remember ancestors |
October 2023
1 | Sun | |
2 | Mon | Mahatma 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 | Mon | NZ school Term 4 starts (ends no later than Wed 20 Dec) |
10 | Tue | Indira Ekadasi (11th Lunar day), Fiji Day |
11 | Wed | |
12 | Thu | |
13 | Fri | |
14 | Sat | Pitru Paksh (Pitar pak), Shradhha Paksh ends, Mahalaya, Sarv Pitru Amavasya, No moon day, First day of Bathukamma |
15 | Sun | Navratri (9 days festival) begins, Ghat Sthapna, Agrasen Jayanti |
16 | Mon | |
17 | Tue | |
18 | Wed | |
19 | Thu | Chaturthi चतुर्थी (4th Lunar day) |
20 | Fri | Hawkes’ Bay Anniversary Day |
21 | Sat | Durga Saptami / Maha Saptami |
22 | Sun | Durga Ashtami / Maha Ashtami |
23 | Mon | NZ Labour Day, Maha Navmi (9th day of Navratri / 9 days festival) |
24 | Tue | Dussera, Dashhara, Vijaya Dashmi |
25 | Wed | Papankush Ekadasi (11th Lunar day) |
26 | Thu | |
27 | Fri | |
28 | Sat | Sharad Purnima (Brightest full moon day), Mahirshi Valmiki Jayanti |
29 | Sun | |
30 | Mon | |
31 | Tue | Sardar Vallabh bhai patel jayanti |
November 2023
1 | Wed | Karwa Chauth, All Saints Day, Sankashthi Chaturthi संकष्टी चतुर्थी (4th Lunar day), Auckland Moon rise time 23.46 Chavang Kut |
2 | Thu | All Soul’s day |
3 | Fri | |
4 | Sat | Lhabab Duchen |
5 | Sun | Ahoy Ashtami |
6 | Mon | |
7 | Tue | |
8 | Wed | |
9 | Thu | Rama Ekadasi (11th Lunar day) |
10 | Fri | Govatsa Dwadashi, Vach Baaras |
11 | Sat | Dhan Teras, Dhan Trayodashi |
12 | Sun | Room Chaudas, Narak Chaturdashi Diwali (As per India’s coordinates) |
13 | Mon | Diwali, Festival of Light, Amavasya (no moon day), Bandi Choud Diwas (As per Australia, Fiji and New Zealand coordinates) |
14 | Tue | Govardhan Puja |
15 | Wed | Bhai Dooj, Bhai beej (2nd Lunar day) |
16 | Thu | |
17 | Fri | Canterbury Anniversary Day, Chaturthi चतुर्थी (4th Lunar day) |
18 | Sat | Laabh Paancham, Labh Panchmi |
19 | Sun | Chhath Puja, Jalaram Bappa Jayanti, Surya Pooja |
20 | Mon | |
21 | Tue | |
22 | Wed | Dev Prabodhini Ekadasi (11th Lunar day), Seng Kut Snem |
23 | Thu | Tulsi Vivah, Vaishnav Dev Prabodhini Ekadasi Thanksgiving (US) |
24 | Fri | |
25 | Sat | |
26 | Sun | |
27 | Mon | Guru Nanak Jayanti / Gurupurab, Dev Diwali, Karthik Purnima (Full moon day), Chatham Islands Anniversary Day |
28 | Tue | |
29 | Wed | |
30 | Thu | Kanakadasa Jayanti, St Andrew’sDay |
December 2023
1 | Fri | Sankashthi Chaturthi संकष्टी चतुर्थी (11th Lunar day) |
2 | Sat | |
3 | Sun | Feast of St Francis Xavier, Advent – first Sunday |
4 | Mon | Westland Anniversary Day |
5 | Tue | |
6 | Wed | St Nicholas Day |
7 | Thu | |
8 | Fri | Bodhi Day |
9 | Sat | Utpanna Ekadasi (11th Lunar day) |
10 | Sun | |
11 | Mon | |
12 | Tue | Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma |
13 | Wed | |
14 | Thu | |
15 | Fri | |
16 | Sat | Chaturthi चतुर्थी (4th Lunar day) |
17 | Sun | Vivah Panchmi, Martyrdom day of Shri Guru Teg Bahadur ji |
18 | Mon | Kartikey Jayanti Guru Ghasidas Jayanti |
19 | Tue | |
20 | Wed | |
21 | Thu | |
22 | Fri | |
23 | Sat | Gita Jayanti |
24 | Sun | Christmas Eve |
25 | Mon | Christmas Day |
26 | Tue | Boxing Day, Duttatraye Jayanti |
27 | Wed | Full moon day, Purnima |
28 | Thu | Holy Innocents |
29 | Fri | |
30 | Sat | Sankashthi Chaturthi संकष्टी चतुर्थी (11th Lunar day) Tamu Losar, U Kiang Nangbah |
31 | Sun | Watch Night |
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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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