Hindu auspicious dates 2023

Here’s the known Hindu special religious or auspicious dates in 2023. These are collated from various religious temple publications in London. I’ll update if any new info comes to my attention. -Mani

Diwali (Deepavali) dates 2023- 20230

Diwali 2023	November 12, Sunday
Diwali 2024	November 1, Friday
Diwali 2025	October 21, Tuesday
Diwali 2026	November 8, Sunday
Diwali 2027	October 29, Friday
Diwali 2028	October 17, Tuesday
Diwali 2029	November 5, Monday
Diwali 2030	October 26, Saturday

_{Source: https://www.asiahighlights.com/india/when-is-diwali#2020-2030}

Pradosham Dates in 2023 (related to worship of Lord Shiva)

Waxing Moon Pradosham (few days prior to Full moon)	Wanning Moon Pradosham (few days prior to Dark Moon)
4th March	19th March
3rd April	17th April
2nd May	16th May
1st June & 30th June	15th June
30th July	14th July
28th August	13th August
26th September	12th September
26th October	11th October
24th November	10th November
24th December	10th December

_{Source: Booklet from Shri Kanaga Thurkkai Amman Temple, Ealing, W13 9AE}

Other Special Hindu Dates in 2023

Maha Shivarathri	18th February 2023
Rama Navai (Birth of Lord Rama) *dates for other years: 30Mar’23; 17Apr’24; 6Apr’25; 26Mar’26; 15Apr’27; 3Apr’28	30th March 2023
Rathayatra London (Krishna Chariot festival)	30th July 2023 (Hyde park to Trafalgar square)
Chariot Festival – Ealing Durga Temple	13th August
Varalauxmi date (for Goddess Luxmi / Lakshmi)	25th August
Navarathri	15th October (begins) – 23rd October (Vijayadhashami)
Krishna Jayanthi (Birthday of Krishna)	6th September
Ganesh Chathurthi (Vinayagar) – immersion of Ganapathy statues in river	18th Sept in UK (also 19th sept in India)
Deepavali / Diwali	12th November 2023
Skanthashashti (Lord Murugan)	13th Nov- 18th Nov (Sooran Por)
Thirukalyanam (wedding)	19th November