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January 2028 Hindu Calendar

Use this monthly guide for Hindu date planning in January 2028. It explains the likely lunar-month overlap, observance windows, and Panchang checks to verify before you choose a civil date.

At a glance

What is the Hindu calendar for January 2028?

January 2028 Hindu calendar starts with Shukla Chaturthi and Dhanishta Nakshatra on 1 Jan 2028. It ends with Shukla Chaturthi and Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra on 31 Jan 2028. Samvat flags 14 tithi checkpoints for Mumbai, including 1 Jan 2028 (Shukla Chaturthi), 5 Jan 2028 (Shukla Ashtami), 6 Jan 2028 (Shukla Navami), 8 Jan 2028 (Shukla Ekadashi), 10 Jan 2028 (Shukla Trayodashi). The month has 3 calculated festival dates, including Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Republic Day.

StartsShukla ChaturthiDhanishta Nakshatra

EndsShukla ChaturthiUttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra

Daily detailsJanuary 2028 tithi calendarNakshatra, paksha, and vrat dates

Month context

January often overlaps Pausha and Magha

Uttarayana begins around Makar Sankranti, and Magha observances start becoming important.

Hindu monthsPausha and Magha

Planning focus

Compare sunrise tithi carefully because Sankranti and lunar vratas use different rule types.

Festival planning index

Festival dates in January 2028

These are the annual festivals calculated inside this civil month. Open the festival page for its rule, or the date for that day's full Panchang.

Calculated festival dates in January 2028
Festival	Date	Hindu date
Makar Sankranti	Sat, 15 January 2028	Krishna Chaturthi, Magha
Pongal	Sat, 15 January 2028	Krishna Chaturthi, Magha
Republic Day	Wed, 26 January 2028	Krishna Amavasya, Magha

Daily Panchang table

January 2028 tithi, nakshatra, and sunrise

This month table uses Mumbai as the reference Panchang location. Open a city page before planning an observance that depends on local timings.

Month startsShukla Chaturthi

Margashirsha 2084

Month endsShukla Chaturthi

Pausha 2084

Flagged dates14

Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, and related checks

Daily Panchang table for January 2028 in Mumbai
Date	Tithi	Nakshatra	Yoga	Sunrise	Note
1 Jan 2028Saturday	Shukla ChaturthiMargashirsha 2084	Dhanishta	Vajra	07:11	Chaturthi
2 Jan 2028Sunday	Shukla PanchamiMargashirsha 2084	Shatabhisha	Siddhi	07:11	Daily Panchang check
3 Jan 2028Monday	Shukla ShashthiMargashirsha 2084	Purva Bhadrapada	Vyatipata	07:12	Daily Panchang check
4 Jan 2028Tuesday	Shukla SaptamiMargashirsha 2084	Uttara Bhadrapada	Variyan	07:12	Daily Panchang check
5 Jan 2028Wednesday	Shukla AshtamiMargashirsha 2084	Revati	Parigha	07:12	Ashtami
6 Jan 2028Thursday	Shukla NavamiMargashirsha 2084	Ashwini	Shiva	07:12	Navami
7 Jan 2028Friday	Shukla DashamiMargashirsha 2084	Bharani	Siddha	07:13	Daily Panchang check
8 Jan 2028Saturday	Shukla EkadashiMargashirsha 2084	Krittika	Sadhya	07:13	Ekadashi vrata check
9 Jan 2028Sunday	Shukla DwadashiMargashirsha 2084	Rohini	Shubha	07:13	Daily Panchang check
10 Jan 2028Monday	Shukla TrayodashiMargashirsha 2084	Mrigashira	Brahma	07:13	Pradosha check
11 Jan 2028Tuesday	Shukla ChaturdashiMargashirsha 2084	Ardra	Indra	07:13	Daily Panchang check
12 Jan 2028Wednesday	Shukla PurnimaPausha 2084	Punarvasu	Vaidhriti	07:14	Purnima
13 Jan 2028Thursday	Krishna DwitiyaPausha 2084	Pushya	Vishkambha	07:14	Daily Panchang check
14 Jan 2028Friday	Krishna TritiyaPausha 2084	Ashlesha	Priti	07:14	Daily Panchang check
15 Jan 2028Saturday	Krishna ChaturthiMagha 2084	Magha	Saubhagya	07:14	Chaturthi
16 Jan 2028Sunday	Krishna PanchamiMagha 2084	Purva Phalguni	Shobhana	07:14	Daily Panchang check
17 Jan 2028Monday	Krishna ShashthiMagha 2084	Uttara Phalguni	Atiganda	07:14	Daily Panchang check
18 Jan 2028Tuesday	Krishna SaptamiMagha 2084	Chitra	Sukarma	07:14	Daily Panchang check
19 Jan 2028Wednesday	Krishna AshtamiMagha 2084	Swati	Dhriti	07:14	Ashtami
20 Jan 2028Thursday	Krishna NavamiMagha 2084	Vishakha	Shula	07:14	Navami
21 Jan 2028Friday	Krishna DashamiMagha 2084	Anuradha	Ganda	07:14	Daily Panchang check
22 Jan 2028Saturday	Krishna EkadashiMagha 2084	Anuradha	Vriddhi	07:14	Ekadashi vrata check
23 Jan 2028Sunday	Krishna DwadashiMagha 2084	Jyeshtha	Dhruva	07:14	Daily Panchang check
24 Jan 2028Monday	Krishna TrayodashiMagha 2084	Mula	Vyaghata	07:14	Pradosha check
25 Jan 2028Tuesday	Krishna ChaturdashiMagha 2084	Purva Ashadha	Harshana	07:14	Daily Panchang check
26 Jan 2028Wednesday	Krishna AmavasyaMagha 2084	Uttara Ashadha	Vajra	07:13	Amavasya
27 Jan 2028Thursday	Shukla PratipadaPausha 2084	Shravana	Siddhi	07:13	Daily Panchang check
28 Jan 2028Friday	Shukla DwitiyaPausha 2084	Dhanishta	Vyatipata	07:13	Daily Panchang check
29 Jan 2028Saturday	Shukla TritiyaPausha 2084	Shatabhisha	Variyan	07:13	Daily Panchang check
30 Jan 2028Sunday	Shukla ChaturthiPausha 2084	Purva Bhadrapada	Parigha	07:13	Chaturthi
31 Jan 2028Monday	Shukla ChaturthiPausha 2084	Uttara Bhadrapada	Shiva	07:13	Chaturthi

What to watch in January

These observances often appear around this civil month, but exact dates must be calculated for 2028. Lunar tithis can shift across sunrise, evening, moonrise, or night windows.

Likely windowMakar Sankranti

Likely windowPausha Putrada Ekadashi

Likely windowMagha Gupt Navratri window

How to use this month

Civil dates do not always line up neatly with Hindu lunar days. A tithi can begin or end during the civil day, so important observances depend on which tithi prevails at the rule-specific time such as sunrise, pradosha, madhyahna, or nishita.

1.Open the interactive calendar and switch to January 2028.
2.Select candidate dates and compare tithi, paksha, nakshatra, sunrise, and sunset.
3.For festivals, confirm the rule moment: sunrise, madhyahna, pradosha, moonrise, or nishita.
4.Open the full Panchang for the chosen day before using it for a vrata, puja, travel, or ceremony.

Why the table still needs local verification

Hindu calendar dates are calculated from the Sun, Moon, and local day. A single civil month can contain parts of two Hindu lunar months, and a festival window may move into the previous or next civil month depending on the year.

Treat this Mumbai-based table as a readable reference for January 2028. Use it to understand the likely Hindu-calendar context, then rely on the city Panchang and festival pages when a vrata, puja, or ceremony depends on local sunrise, moonrise, pradosha, madhyahna, or nishita timing.

Paksha and Hindu month pages

Zoom into the fortnight windows or the underlying Hindu lunar months for January 2028. Each date in the table above also opens a full daily Panchang page.

Shukla Paksha in January 2028 Krishna Paksha in January 2028 Paush 2027 month Magh 2028 month

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