Festival
Bhai Dooj dates
Computed year by year from the Moon and the Sun. Each row shows the tithi the festival sits on and the lunar month in both the amanta and purnimanta reckonings, because the two name the same month differently during krishna paksha.
Also called: Bhau Beej, Yama Dwitiya, Bhai Phota
The next one
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Shukla Dwitiya, Kartika
Festival
The rule
What the date is derived from, stated so you can check it.
Kartika Shukla Dwitiya, the second day after Diwali, kept between brother and sister as Yama Dwitiya.
The day is settled by the tithi at sunrise.
Festival
Bhai Dooj dates
| Year | Date | Tithi | Lunar month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025Thursday | Thursday, 23 October 2025 | Shukla Dwitiya | Kartika |
| 2026Wednesday | Wednesday, 11 November 2026 | Shukla Dwitiya | Kartika |
| 2027Sunday | Sunday, 31 October 2027 | Shukla Dwitiya | Kartika |
| 2028Thursday | Thursday, 19 October 2028 | Shukla Dwitiya | Kartika |
| 2029Wednesday | Wednesday, 7 November 2029 | Shukla Dwitiya | Kartika |
| 2030Monday | Monday, 28 October 2030 | Shukla Dwitiya | Kartika |
Festival
Other festivals
Each one with its own rule and its own dates.
Festival
The whole calendar
Every festival and observance of the year, in one table.
Hindu calendar