Important Days, Holidays & Festivals in 2016

Important Days, Holidays & Festivals in 2016 :

January 2016 Holidays / Festivals –

Saphala Ekadasi – 5th January 2016 (Tuesday)
Bhagwat Ekadashi – 6th January 2016 (Wednesday)
Margashirsha Amavasya – 9th January 2016 (Saturday)
Swami Vivekanand Jayanti – 12th January 2016 (Tuesday)
Vinayak Chaturthi – 13th January 2016 (Wednesday)
Makar Sankranti, Makara Jyothi – 15th January 2016 (Friday)
Paush Putrada Ekadasi – 20th January 2016 (Wednesday)
Paush Purnima – 23rd January 2016 (Saturday)
Ganarajya Din (Republic Day of India, Prajasattak Din, Ganatantra Diwas)  – 26th January 2016 (Tuesday)
Sankashti Chaturthi – 27th January 2016 (Wednesday)
Mahatma Gandhi Punyatithi – 30th January 2016 (Saturday)

 February 2016 Holidays / Festivals –

Shattila Ekadashi – 4th February 2016 (Sunday)
Paush Amavasya – 8th February 2016 (Monday)
Shree Ganesh Jayanti / Maghi Ganpati – 11th February 2016 (Thursday)
Shree Panchami / Vasant Panchami / Shantadurga Rath Utsav – 12th February 2016 (Friday)
Jaya Ekadashi – 18th February 2016 (Thursday)
Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti (Date Based) – 19th February 2016 (Friday)
Vishwakarma Jayanti – 20th February 2016 (Saturday)
Magha Purnima – 22nd February 2016 (Monday)
Sankashti Chaturthi – 26th February 2016 (Friday)
Marathi Rajbhasha Diwas – 27 February 2016 (Saturday)
Rashtriya Vigyan Diwas – 28th February 2016 (Sunday)

March 2016 Holidays / Festivals –

Ramdas Navami – 3rd March 2016 (Thursday)
Vijaya Ekadashi – 5th March 2016 (Saturday)
Mahashivratri – 7th February 2016 (Monday)
Magha Amavasya – 9th March 2016 (Wednesday)
Vinayak Chaturthi – 12th March 2016 (Saturday)
Amalaki Ekadashi – 19th March 2016 (Saturday)
Holi – 23rd March 2016 (Wednesday)
Dhulivandan, Dhuleti – 24th March 2016 (Thursday)
Good Friday – 25th March 2016 (Friday)
Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti (Tithi Based) – 26th March 2016 (Saturday)
Sankashti Chaturthi, Easter Sunday – 27th March 2016 (Sunday)
Rangpanchami – 28th March 2016 (Monday)

April 2016 Holidays / Festivals –

Jain Varshitap Start – 1 April 2016 (Friday)
Papmochani Ekadasi – 3rd April 2016 (Sunday)
Bhagwat Ekadashi – 4th April 2016 (Monday)
Phalguna Amavasya – 7th April 2016 (Thursday)
Gudi Padwa – Marathi New Year Day, Start of Chaitra Navratri – 8th April 2016 (Friday)
Vinayak Chaturthi – 10th April 2016 (Sunday)
Ambedkar Jayanti – 14 April 2016 (Thursday)
Ram Navami, End of Chaitra Navratri – 15th April 2016 (Friday)
Kamada Ekadashi – 17th April 2016 (Sunday)
Mahavir Jayanti – 19th April 2016 (Tuesday)
Hanuman Jayanthi / Chaitra Purnima – 22nd April 2016 (Friday)
Sankashti Chaturthi – 26th April 2016 (Monday)

May 2016 Holidays / Festivals –

Maharashtra Day, International Labour Day – 1 May 2016 (Sunday)
Varuthini Ekadashi – 3rd May 2016 (Tursday)
Chaitra Amavasya – 6th May 2016 (Friday)
Vajreshwari Palkhi Sohala – 7th May 2016 (Saturday)
Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti – 8th May 2016 (Sunday)
Akshaya Tritiya – 9th May 2016 (Monday)
Vinayak Chaturthi – 10th May 2016 (Tuesday)
Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti – 11th May 2016 (Wednesday)
Gangapujan / Ganga Saptami – 12th May 2016 (Thursday)
Mohini Ekadashi – 17th May 2016 (Tuesday)
Shri Narsingh Jayanti – 20th May 2016(Friday)
Vaishakha Purnima / Buddha Purnima – 21st May 2016(Saturday)
Shab-E-Barat – 23rd May 2016 (Monday)
Sankashti Chaturthi – 25th May 2016 (Wednesday)

June 2016 Holidays / Festivals –

Apara Ekadashi – 1st June 2016 (Wednesday)
Vaishakha Amavasya – 5th June 2016 (Sunday)Start of Ramzan Month – 7th June 2016 (Tuesday)
Vinayak Chaturthi – 8th June 2016 (Wednesday)
Nirjala Ekadashi – 16th June 2016 (Thursday)
Shivrajyabhishek Sohala – 18th June 2016 (Saturday)
Vatapurnima – 19th June 2016 (Sunday)
Jyaishta Purnima – 20th June 2016 (Monday)
Sankashti Chaturthi – 23rd June 2016 (Thursday)
Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Jayanti – 26 June 2016 (Sunday)
Start of Palki of Tukaram Maharaj from Dehu – 27th June 2016 (Monday)
Start of Palki of Sant Dnyaneshwar from Alandi – 28th June 2016 (Tuesday)
Yogini Ekadashi – 30th June 2016 (Thursday)

July 2016 Holidays / Festivals –

Bhagwat Ekadashi – 1st July 2016 (Saturday)
Jyaishta Amavasya – 4th July 2016 (Monday)
Jagannath Rath Yatra / Ashadi Beej (Kutchi New Year) / Ramzan Eid, Eid-ul-Fitar, Idul-Fitr – 6th July 2016 (Wednesday)
Vinayak Chaturthi – 7th July 2016 (Thursday)
Ashadi Ekadasi, Devshayani Ekadashi /  Pandhapur Palki Yatra – 15th July 2016 (Friday)
Vamana Dwadasi, Vaman Pujan – 16th July 2016 (Saturday)
Guru Purnima – 19th July 2016 (Tuesday)
Sankashti Chaturthi – 23rd July 2016 (Saturday)Kamika Ekadashi – 30th July 2016 (Saturday)

August 2016 Holidays / Festivals –

Ashadha Amavasya – 2nd August 2016 (Monday)Start of Shravana Mahina – 3rd August 2016 (Wednesday)
Vinayak Chaturthi – 6th August 2016 (Saturday)
Nag Panchami – 7th August 2016 (Sunday)
Sawan Somwar Vrat – 8th August 2016 (Monday)Shravana Putrada Ekadashi – 14th August 2016 (Sunday)
Swatantrata Diwas (Indian Independence Day), Sawan Somwar Vrat – 15th August 2016 (Monday)
Narali Purnima / Pateti – 17th August 2016 (Wednesday)
Raksha Bandhan, Shravan Purnima – 18th August 2016 (Thursday)
Sankashti Chaturthi – 21st August 2016 (Sunday)
Shri Krishna Jayanti – Janmashtami – 24th August 2016 (Wednesday)
Gopalkala – 25th August 2016 (Thursday)
Aja Ekadashi – 28th August 2016 (Sunday)
Sawan Somwar Vrat – 29th August 2016 (Monday)
Jain Paryushan Start – 30th August 2016 (Tuesday)

September 2016 Holidays / Festivals –

Shravana Amavasya – End of Shravana Mahina, Pola – 1st September 2016 (Thursday)
Hartalika Teej – 4th September 2016 (Sunday)
Ganesh Chaturthi – 5th September 2016 (Monday)
Shri Panchami, Jain Samvatsari, Das Lakshan Parva – 6th September 2016 (Tuesday)
Bakri Eid – 12th September 2016 (Monday)
Parivartini Ekadashi – Parsava Ekadasi – 13th September 2016 (Tuesday)
Anant Chadurdashi Chaturthi, Kshamavani – 15th September 2016 (Thursday)
Bhadrapada Purnima – 16th September 2016Start of Pitru Paksha Shraddha – 17th September 2016Indira Ekadashi – 26th September 2016 (Monday)
Bhadrapada Amavasya, Mahalaya, End of Pitru Paksha Shraddha – 30th September 2016 (Friday)

October 2016 Holidays / Festivals –

Ghatastaphana, Start of Navratri – 1st October 2016 (Saturday)
Gandhi Jayanti – 2 October 2016 (Sunday)
Muslim New Year A.H 1438 – 3rd October 2016 (Monday)
Vinayak Chaturthi – 5th October 2016 (Wednesday)
Lalita Panchami – 6th October 2016 (Thursday)
Maha Sashti – 7th October 2016 (Friday)
Maha Saptami – Start of Durga Puja) – 8th October 2016 (Saturday)
Maha Ashtami – 9th October 2016 (Sunday)
Maha Navami – 10th October 2016 (Monday)
Dussehra, Vijayadashami – 11th October 2016 (Tuesday)
Papankusha Ekadashi / Muharram (Tajiya) – 12th October 2016 (Wednesday)
Kojagiri Purnima / Sharad Purnima – 15th October 2016 (Saturday)
Ashwin Purnima – 16th October 2016 (Sunday)
Sankashti Chaturthi – 19th October 2016 (Wednesday)
Rama Ekadashi – 26th October 2016 (Wednesday)
Dhanteras – 28th October 2016 (Friday)
Narak Chaturdashi / Kali Chaudas – 29th October 2016 (Saturday)
Diwali – Lakshmi Poojan – Ashwin Amavasya, Mahavir Nirwan Diwas – 30th October 2016 (Sunday)
Balipratipada / Padva / Gowardhanpuja – 31st October 2016 (Monday)

November 2016 Holidays / Festivals –

Bhaubeej – 1st November 2016 (Tuesday)
Vinayak Chaturthi – 3rd November 2016 (Thursday)
Gyan Panchami – 5th November 2016 (Saturday)
Jalaram Jayanthi – 7th November 2016 (Monday)
Prabodhini Ekadashi – 10th November 2016 (Thursday)
Bhagwat Ekadashi – 11th November 2016 (Friday)
Children’s Day, Kartik Purnima / Guru Nanak Jayanti – 14th November 2016 (Monday)
Sankashti Chaturthi – 17th November 2016 (Thursday)
Uttpatti Ekadashi – 25th November 2016 (Friday)
Kartik Amavasya – 29th November 2016 (Tuesday)

December 2016 Holidays / Festivals –

Vinayak Chaturthi – 3rd December 2016 (Saturday)
Ambedkar Punyatithi – Mahaparinirvan Din – 6th December 2016 (Tuesday)
Mokshada Ekadashi – 10th December 2016 (Sunday)
Eid E-Milad – 12th December 2016 (Monday)
Shree Dutta Jayanti, Margashirsha Purnima -13th December 2016 (Tuesday)
Sankashti Chaturthi – 16th December 2016 (Friday)
Saphala Ekadasi – 24th December 2016 (Saturday)
Christmas – 25 December 2016 (Sunday)
Margashirsha Amavasya – 29th December 2016 (Thursday)