Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2026
Festival dates, on the right day for New Delhi.
A festival is set by the Moon and the Sun as seen from where you are, so the date can differ by a day between cities.
Next major festival Govardhan puja, Tuesday 10 November, tomorrow.
Dates and times are local to the place you choose.
47 festivals and Ekadashis
2026 in New Delhi
January
- Shattila EkadashiWednesday 14Break the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 09:21.
- Makar SankrantiWednesday 14
- Vasant PanchamiFriday 23
- Jaya EkadashiThursday 29Break the fast on Friday between 07:11 and 09:20.
February
- Vijaya EkadashiFriday 13Break the fast on Saturday between 07:01 and 09:14.
- Maha ShivaratriSunday 15
- Amalaki EkadashiFriday 27Break the fast on Saturday between 06:48 and 09:06.
March
- Holika DahanMonday 2
- HoliTuesday 3
- Papmochani EkadashiSunday 15Break the fast on Monday between 06:31 and 08:54.
- Rama NavamiThursday 26
- Kamada EkadashiSunday 29Break the fast on Monday between 06:14 and 07:10.
April
- Varuthini EkadashiMonday 13Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:56 and 08:30.
- Akshaya TritiyaSunday 19
- Mohini EkadashiMonday 27Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:44 and 08:21.
May
- Apara EkadashiWednesday 13Break the fast on Thursday between 05:32 and 08:13.
- Padmini EkadashiWednesday 27Break the fast on Thursday between 05:25 and 07:57.
June
- Parama EkadashiThursday 11Break the fast on Friday between 05:23 and 08:10.
- Nirjala EkadashiThursday 25Break the fast on Friday between 05:26 and 08:12.
July
- Yogini EkadashiFriday 10Break the fast on Saturday between 13:50 and 19:21.
- Yogini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 11Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
- Devshayani EkadashiSaturday 25Break the fast on Sunday between 05:40 and 08:22.
- Guru PurnimaWednesday 29
August
- Kamika EkadashiSunday 9Break the fast on Monday between 05:48 and 08:01.
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 23Break the fast on Monday between 13:42 and 18:51.
- Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 24Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:56 and 06:21.
- Raksha BandhanFriday 28
September
- Janmashtami (smarta)Friday 4
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Friday 4
- Aja EkadashiMonday 7Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:03 and 08:33.
- Ganesh ChaturthiMonday 14
- Parsva EkadashiTuesday 22Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:10 and 08:35.
October
- Indira EkadashiTuesday 6Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:18 and 08:37.
- Navaratri beginsSunday 11
- DussehraTuesday 20
- Papankusha EkadashiThursday 22Break the fast on Friday between 06:27 and 08:42.
November
- Rama EkadashiThursday 5Break the fast on Friday between 06:37 and 08:47.
- DhanterasFriday 6
- Naraka ChaturdashiSunday 8Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaSunday 8
- Govardhan pujaTuesday 10
- Bhai DoojWednesday 11Tilak between 13:10 and 15:20.
- Prabodhini EkadashiFriday 20Break the fast on Saturday between 13:11 and 17:25.
- Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 21Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
- Kartika PurnimaTuesday 24
December
- Utpanna EkadashiFriday 4Break the fast on Saturday between 07:00 and 09:04.
- Mokshada EkadashiSunday 20Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Monday between 07:10 and 09:13.
Dates follow the traditional rules for each festival (which part of the day the lunar day must cover), applied at New Delhi with the Lahiri ayanamsa and NASA/JPL DE440 planet positions. Families and temples sometimes follow a different school; when in doubt, follow your family priest.
Today’s panchanga