Hindu Festivals in January 2028

There are 8 Hindu festivals in January 2028, including New Year on Saturday, January 1, Vaikunta Ekadashi on Saturday, January 8, and Lohri on Friday, January 14. Dates are worked out for Ujjain from the tithi at the right time of day, so a festival can fall a day apart in other places.

Festivals in January 2028

Times for Ujjain

Date	Festival
Sat, Jan 1	New Year Gregorian calendar new year celebration
Sat, Jan 8	Vaikunta Ekadashi Sacred day dedicated to Lord Vishnu
Fri, Jan 14	Lohri Punjabi harvest festival celebrating the winter solstice
Sat, Jan 15	Makar Sankranti Harvest festival marking the transition of the Sun into Makkar Rashi
Sat, Jan 15	Pongal Harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu
Sun, Jan 23	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti Birth anniversary of freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Wed, Jan 26	Republic Day Commemorates the day when the Constitution of India came into effect
Mon, Jan 31	Vasant Panchami Festival dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, marking the arrival of spring

Vrats and fasting days in January 2028

Date	Vrat
Sat, Jan 8	Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
Sun, Jan 9	Ravi Pradosh Vrat
Wed, Jan 12	Pausha Purnima
Sat, Jan 15	Lambodara Sankashti
Sat, Jan 22	Shattila Ekadashi
Sun, Jan 23	Ravi Pradosh Vrat
Mon, Jan 24	Masik Shivaratri
Wed, Jan 26	Magha Amavasya
Sun, Jan 30	Ganesha Jayanti