New Delhi: The month of June has a long list of festivals and important days to be observed as per the Hindu calendar. Along with other festivals, Shayani Ekadashi Purnima, Sankashti Chaturthi And Ratha Yatra also fall on this month. June 2023 begins with Guru Pradosh Vrat on June 1. It then follows other important fasts and festivals like Jyeshtha Purnima, Sankashti Chaturthi, Masik Kalashtami, Yogini Ekadashi, Mithun Sankranti, Masik Shivratri, Ashadha Amavasya, Jagannath Rath Yatra, Vinayaka Chaturthi, Skanda Shashti etc.


June 2023 Fast-Festival List:



  • 1 June 2023, Thursday- Nirjala Ekadashi Vrat Paran, Pradosh Vrat

  • 3 June 2023, Saturday- Vat Purnima Vrat, Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat

  • 4 June 2023, Sunday- Kabir Jayanti

  • 5 June 2023, Monday- Ashadh Month Begins

  • 7 June 2023, Wednesday- Krishnapingal Sankashti Chaturthi

  • 9 June 2023, Friday - Panchak Begins

  • 10 June 2023, Saturday - Kalashtami

  • 13 June 2023, Tuesday- Panchak ends

  • 16 June 2023, Friday- Monthly Shivaratri

  • 17 June 2023, Saturday- Rohini Vrat, Darsha Amavasya

  • 18 June 2023, Sunday- Ashadh Amavasya

  • 19 June 2023, Monday- Ashadh Navratri (Gupta Navratri) 

  • 20 June 2023, Tuesday- Ratha Yatra

  • 28 June 2023, Thursday- Vinayaka Chaturthi

  • 29 June 2023, Sunday- Bhanu Saptami

  • 29 June 2023, Thursday - Gauri Vrat Start, Devshayani Ekadashi


Devshayani Ekadashi:


This year Devshayani Ekadashi will begin at 3:18 AM on June 29 and will last till 2:42 AM on June 30. According to Drik Panchang, on Ashadha Shukla Paksha Ekadashi also known as Devshayani Ekadashi, Lord Vishnu goes to sleep and wakes up after four months on Prabodhini Ekadashi.


Devshayani Ekadashi comes just after the famous Jagannath Rathyatra and currently falls in the month of June or July on the English calendar. Chaturmas, a holy period of four months in the Hindu calendar, starts from this day.


Ratha Yatra:


Ratha Yatra is a huge Hindu festival and it is organized each year at the famous Jagannatha temple in Puri, Odisha, India. According to Drik Panchang, this day is decided based on the Hindu Lunar calendar and it is fixed on Dwitiya Tithi during Shukla Paksha of Ashada month. Lord Jagannatha is primarily worshipped on this day, at the well-known Jagannatha temple in the city of Puri.