Festival calendar · New Delhi · 1986
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.
239 festivals and fasts
1986 in New Delhi
January
- shashthiThursday 2
- ashtamiSaturday 4
- Saphala EkadashiMonday 6Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:30 and 17:39.
- Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 7Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 8
- PradoshWednesday 8
- New moonFriday 10
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 10
- Makar SankrantiTuesday 14
- chaturthiTuesday 14
- shashthiThursday 16
- ashtamiSaturday 18
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 21Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:26 and 09:21.
- PradoshThursday 23
- Full moonSaturday 25
- Purnima fastSaturday 25
- chaturthiWednesday 29
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 29
- shashthiFriday 31
February
- ashtamiSunday 2
- Shattila EkadashiWednesday 5Break the fast on Thursday between 07:07 and 09:18.
- PradoshThursday 6
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 7
- New moonSaturday 8
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 8
- Kumbha sankrantiWednesday 12
- chaturthiWednesday 12
- Vasant PanchamiThursday 13
- shashthiSaturday 15
- ashtamiMonday 17
- Jaya EkadashiThursday 20Break the fast on Friday between 06:55 and 09:10.
- PradoshSaturday 22
- Full moonMonday 24
- Purnima fastMonday 24
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 27
- chaturthiFriday 28
March
- shashthiSunday 2
- ashtamiMonday 3
- Vijaya EkadashiThursday 6Break the fast on Friday between 06:41 and 09:01.
- Maha ShivaratriSaturday 8
- Maha ShivaratriSaturday 8
- PradoshSaturday 8
- New moonMonday 10
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 10
- Meena sankrantiFriday 14
- chaturthiFriday 14
- shashthiSunday 16
- ashtamiWednesday 19
- Amalaki EkadashiSaturday 22Break the fast on Sunday between 06:23 and 08:48.
- PradoshSunday 23
- Holika DahanTuesday 25
- Purnima fastTuesday 25
- HoliWednesday 26
- Full moonWednesday 26
- chaturthiSaturday 29
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 29
- shashthiMonday 31
April
- ashtamiWednesday 2
- Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 5Break the fast on Sunday between 06:07 and 08:37.
- PradoshSunday 6
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 7
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 8
- New moonWednesday 9
- Gudi PadwaThursday 10
- UgadiThursday 10
- Mesha sankrantiSunday 13
- chaturthiSunday 13
- shashthiTuesday 15
- ashtamiThursday 17
- Rama NavamiFriday 18
- Kamada EkadashiSunday 20Break the fast on Monday between 13:39 and 18:50.
- Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 21Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
- PradoshTuesday 22
- Hanuman JayantiThursday 24
- Full moonThursday 24
- Purnima fastThursday 24
- chaturthiSunday 27
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 27
- shashthiTuesday 29
May
- ashtamiThursday 1
- Varuthini EkadashiSunday 4Break the fast on Monday between 05:38 and 08:17.
- PradoshTuesday 6
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 7
- New moonThursday 8
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 8
- Akshaya TritiyaMonday 12
- chaturthiTuesday 13
- Vrishabha sankrantiThursday 15
- shashthiThursday 15
- ashtamiSaturday 17
- Mohini EkadashiTuesday 20Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:28 and 08:11.
- PradoshWednesday 21
- Full moonFriday 23
- Purnima fastFriday 23
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 26
- chaturthiTuesday 27
- shashthiThursday 29
- ashtamiSaturday 31
June
- Apara EkadashiTuesday 3Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:24 and 08:09.
- PradoshWednesday 4
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 5
- New moonSaturday 7
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 7
- chaturthiWednesday 11
- shashthiSaturday 14
- Mithuna sankrantiSunday 15
- ashtamiSunday 15
- Nirjala EkadashiWednesday 18Break the fast on Thursday between 05:24 and 08:10.
- PradoshThursday 19
- Purnima fastSaturday 21
- Full moonSunday 22
- chaturthiWednesday 25
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 25
- shashthiFriday 27
- ashtamiSunday 29
July
- Yogini EkadashiWednesday 2Break the fast on Thursday between 07:39 and 08:14.
- PradoshFriday 4
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 5
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 6
- New moonMonday 7
- chaturthiFriday 11
- shashthiSunday 13
- ashtamiTuesday 15
- Karka sankrantiWednesday 16
- Devshayani EkadashiThursday 17Break the fast on Saturday 19 Jul after sunrise.
- Devshayani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 18Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
- Trisparsha MahadwadashiFriday 18
- PradoshSaturday 19
- Guru PurnimaMonday 21
- Full moonMonday 21
- Purnima fastMonday 21
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 24
- chaturthiFriday 25
- shashthiSunday 27
- ashtamiTuesday 29
August
- Kamika EkadashiFriday 1Break the fast on Saturday between 05:43 and 08:24.
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 3
- PradoshSunday 3
- New moonTuesday 5
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 5
- chaturthiSaturday 9
- shashthiMonday 11
- ashtamiWednesday 13
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiSaturday 16Break the fast on Sunday between 05:52 and 08:21.
- Simha sankrantiSunday 17
- PradoshSunday 17
- Raksha BandhanTuesday 19
- Full moonTuesday 19
- Purnima fastTuesday 19
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 22
- chaturthiSaturday 23
- shashthiMonday 25
- Janmashtami (smarta)Wednesday 27
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Wednesday 27
- ashtamiWednesday 27
- Aja EkadashiSunday 31Break the fast on Monday between 05:59 and 08:31.
September
- PradoshMonday 1
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 2
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 3
- New moonThursday 4
- Ganesh ChaturthiSunday 7
- chaturthiMonday 8
- shashthiTuesday 9
- ashtamiThursday 11
- Parsva EkadashiSunday 14Break the fast on Monday between 06:06 and 08:34.
- PradoshMonday 15
- Kanya sankrantiWednesday 17
- Purnima fastWednesday 17
- Full moonThursday 18
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 21
- chaturthiMonday 22
- shashthiWednesday 24
- ashtamiFriday 26
- Indira EkadashiMonday 29Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:23 and 18:08.
October
- PradoshWednesday 1
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 2
- New moonFriday 3
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 3
- Navaratri beginsSaturday 4
- chaturthiTuesday 7
- shashthiThursday 9
- ashtamiFriday 10
- DussehraSunday 12
- Papankusha EkadashiMonday 13Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:14 and 08:39.
- PradoshWednesday 15
- Tula sankrantiFriday 17
- Full moonFriday 17
- Purnima fastFriday 17
- Karva ChauthTuesday 21
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 21
- chaturthiWednesday 22
- shashthiFriday 24
- ashtamiSunday 26
- Rama EkadashiWednesday 29Break the fast on Thursday between 06:32 and 08:44.
- DhanterasThursday 30
- PradoshThursday 30
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 31
November
- Naraka ChaturdashiSaturday 1Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaSaturday 1
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 1
- New moonSunday 2
- Govardhan pujaMonday 3
- Bhai DoojMonday 3Tilak between 13:11 and 15:23.
- chaturthiWednesday 5
- ChhathFriday 7
- shashthiFriday 7
- ashtamiSunday 9
- Prabodhini EkadashiWednesday 12Break the fast on Thursday between 06:42 and 08:51.
- PradoshThursday 13
- Kartika PurnimaSunday 16
- Vrishchika sankrantiSunday 16
- Full moonSunday 16
- Purnima fastSunday 16
- chaturthiThursday 20
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 20
- shashthiSunday 23
- ashtamiTuesday 25
- Utpanna EkadashiFriday 28Break the fast on Saturday between 06:55 and 07:38.
- PradoshSaturday 29
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 30
December
- New moonMonday 1
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 1
- chaturthiFriday 5
- shashthiSaturday 6
- ashtamiMonday 8
- Mokshada EkadashiThursday 11Break the fast on Friday between 13:17 and 17:25.
- PradoshSaturday 13
- Purnima fastMonday 15
- Dhanu sankrantiTuesday 16
- Full moonTuesday 16
- chaturthiSaturday 20
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 20
- shashthiMonday 22
- ashtamiWednesday 24
- Saphala EkadashiSaturday 27Break the fast on Sunday between 07:13 and 09:16.
- PradoshSunday 28
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 29
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 30
- New moonWednesday 31
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