All 26 major Hindu festival and fasting dates for 2028, calculated for Dubai (GMT+4) rather than Indian time.
| Festival | Date | Tithi |
|---|---|---|
| 🪁 Makar Sankranti | January 15, 2028 | Sun enters Makara (Capricorn) |
| 📚 Vasant Panchami | January 31, 2028 | Magha Shukla Panchami |
| 🔱 Maha Shivaratri | February 23, 2028 | Magha Krishna Chaturdashi (night) |
| 🔥 Holika Dahan | March 10, 2028 | Phalguna Purnima (evening bonfire) |
| 🎨 Holi | March 11, 2028 | Day after Holika Dahan — Chaitra Krishna Pratipada |
| 🎊 Ugadi / Gudi Padwa | March 27, 2028 | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada — lunar new year |
| 🏹 Rama Navami | April 3, 2028 | Chaitra Shukla Navami (madhyahna) |
| 🚩 Hanuman Jayanti | April 9, 2028 | Chaitra Purnima |
| ✨ Akshaya Tritiya | April 27, 2028 | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya |
| ☸️ Buddha Purnima | May 8, 2028 | Vaishakha Purnima |
| 🙏 Guru Purnima | July 6, 2028 | Ashadha Purnima |
| 🔱 Sawan Shivratri | July 20, 2028 | Shravana Krishna Chaturdashi (night) |
| 🌿 Hariyali Teej | July 24, 2028 | Shravana Shukla Tritiya |
| 🪢 Raksha Bandhan | August 5, 2028 | Shravana Purnima (aparahna) |
| 🦚 Krishna Janmashtami | August 13, 2028 | Shravana Krishna Ashtami (midnight) |
| 🌺 Hartalika Teej | August 22, 2028 | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya (pratahkala puja) |
| 🐘 Ganesh Chaturthi | August 23, 2028 | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi (madhyahna) |
| 🛕 Dussehra | September 27, 2028 | Ashwina Shukla Dashami (aparahna) |
| 🌕 Karva Chauth | October 7, 2028 | Kartika Krishna Chauth (moonrise vrat) |
| 🪙 Dhanteras | October 15, 2028 | Ashwina Krishna Trayodashi (pradosh) |
| 🪔 Naraka Chaturdashi | October 16, 2028 | Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi — eve of Diwali |
| 🪔 Diwali | October 17, 2028 | Ashwina Amavasya (pradosh) |
| ⛰️ Govardhan Puja | October 18, 2028 | Kartika Shukla Pratipada |
| 🤝 Bhai Dooj | October 19, 2028 | Kartika Shukla Dwitiya (aparahna tilak) |
| 🌅 Chhath Puja | October 23, 2028 | Kartika Shukla Shashthi (Sandhya Arghya) |
| 📿 Guru Nanak Jayanti | November 2, 2028 | Kartika Purnima (Gurpurab) |