Festival calendar · New Delhi · 1990
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
1990 in New Delhi
January
- chaturthiMonday 1
- shashthiTuesday 2
- ashtamiThursday 4
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiSunday 7Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Monday between 07:16 and 09:20.
- PradoshMonday 8
- Purnima fastWednesday 10
- Full moonThursday 11
- Makar SankrantiSunday 14
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 14
- chaturthiMonday 15
- shashthiWednesday 17
- ashtamiFriday 19
- Shattila EkadashiMonday 22Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:14 and 09:21.
- PradoshWednesday 24
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 25
- New moonFriday 26
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 26
- chaturthiTuesday 30
- Vasant PanchamiWednesday 31
February
- shashthiThursday 1
- ashtamiSaturday 3
- Jaya EkadashiMonday 5Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:42 and 18:04.
- Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 6Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
- PradoshWednesday 7
- Full moonFriday 9
- Purnima fastFriday 9
- Kumbha sankrantiMonday 12
- chaturthiTuesday 13
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 13
- shashthiFriday 16
- ashtamiSunday 18
- Vijaya EkadashiWednesday 21Break the fast on Thursday between 06:54 and 09:10.
- PradoshThursday 22
- Maha ShivaratriFriday 23
- Maha ShivaratriFriday 23
- New moonSunday 25
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 25
- chaturthiWednesday 28
March
- shashthiFriday 2
- ashtamiSunday 4
- Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 7Break the fast on Thursday between 06:40 and 09:00.
- PradoshThursday 8
- Holika DahanSaturday 10
- HoliSunday 11
- Full moonSunday 11
- Purnima fastSunday 11
- Meena sankrantiWednesday 14
- chaturthiThursday 15
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 15
- shashthiSaturday 17
- ashtamiTuesday 20
- Papmochani EkadashiFriday 23Break the fast on Saturday between 06:22 and 08:47.
- PradoshSaturday 24
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 25
- New moonMonday 26
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 26
- Gudi PadwaTuesday 27
- UgadiTuesday 27
- chaturthiFriday 30
April
- shashthiSunday 1
- ashtamiMonday 2
- Rama NavamiTuesday 3
- Kamada EkadashiThursday 5Break the fast on Friday between 13:40 and 18:41.
- PradoshSaturday 7
- Purnima fastMonday 9
- Hanuman JayantiTuesday 10
- Full moonTuesday 10
- Mesha sankrantiFriday 13
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 13
- chaturthiSaturday 14
- shashthiMonday 16
- ashtamiWednesday 18
- Varuthini EkadashiSaturday 21Break the fast on Sunday between 05:50 and 08:25.
- PradoshSunday 22
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 23
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 24
- New moonWednesday 25
- Akshaya TritiyaFriday 27
- chaturthiSaturday 28
- shashthiMonday 30
May
- ashtamiWednesday 2
- Mohini EkadashiSaturday 5Break the fast on Sunday between 05:37 and 08:17.
- PradoshSunday 6
- Full moonWednesday 9
- Purnima fastWednesday 9
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 13
- chaturthiMonday 14
- Vrishabha sankrantiTuesday 15
- shashthiWednesday 16
- ashtamiFriday 18
- Apara EkadashiSunday 20Break the fast on Tuesday 22 May after sunrise.
- Apara Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 21Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
- Trisparsha MahadwadashiMonday 21
- PradoshTuesday 22
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 23
- New moonThursday 24
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 24
- chaturthiSunday 27
- shashthiTuesday 29
- ashtamiThursday 31
June
- Nirjala EkadashiMonday 4Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:24 and 08:09.
- PradoshTuesday 5
- Full moonFriday 8
- Purnima fastFriday 8
- chaturthiTuesday 12
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 12
- shashthiThursday 14
- Mithuna sankrantiFriday 15
- ashtamiSaturday 16
- Yogini EkadashiTuesday 19Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:24 and 08:11.
- PradoshWednesday 20
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 21
- New moonFriday 22
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 22
- chaturthiTuesday 26
- shashthiThursday 28
- ashtamiSaturday 30
July
- Devshayani EkadashiTuesday 3Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:36 and 08:14.
- PradoshThursday 5
- Guru PurnimaSaturday 7
- Full moonSaturday 7
- Purnima fastSaturday 7
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 11
- chaturthiThursday 12
- shashthiSaturday 14
- ashtamiSunday 15
- Karka sankrantiMonday 16
- Kamika EkadashiWednesday 18Break the fast on Thursday between 05:36 and 08:19.
- PradoshThursday 19
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 20
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 21
- New moonSunday 22
- chaturthiWednesday 25
- shashthiFriday 27
- ashtamiMonday 30
August
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiThursday 2Break the fast on Friday between 05:44 and 08:24.
- PradoshFriday 3
- Raksha BandhanMonday 6
- Full moonMonday 6
- Purnima fastMonday 6
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 9
- chaturthiFriday 10
- shashthiSunday 12
- Janmashtami (smarta)Tuesday 14
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Tuesday 14
- ashtamiTuesday 14
- Aja EkadashiThursday 16Break the fast on Friday between 06:46 and 08:28.
- Simha sankrantiFriday 17
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 18
- PradoshSaturday 18
- New moonMonday 20
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 20
- Ganesh ChaturthiFriday 24
- chaturthiFriday 24
- shashthiSunday 26
- ashtamiTuesday 28
September
- Parsva EkadashiSaturday 1Break the fast on Sunday between 06:00 and 08:31.
- PradoshSunday 2
- Purnima fastTuesday 4
- Full moonWednesday 5
- chaturthiSaturday 8
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 8
- shashthiMonday 10
- ashtamiWednesday 12
- Indira EkadashiSaturday 15Break the fast on Sunday between 06:07 and 07:22.
- PradoshSunday 16
- Kanya sankrantiMonday 17
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 17
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 18
- New moonWednesday 19
- Navaratri beginsThursday 20
- chaturthiSunday 23
- shashthiTuesday 25
- ashtamiThursday 27
- DussehraSaturday 29
- Papankusha EkadashiSunday 30Break the fast on Monday between 06:14 and 08:36.
October
- PradoshTuesday 2
- Full moonThursday 4
- Purnima fastThursday 4
- Karva ChauthSunday 7
- chaturthiSunday 7
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 7
- shashthiTuesday 9
- ashtamiThursday 11
- Rama EkadashiSunday 14Break the fast on Monday between 06:22 and 08:39.
- DhanterasMonday 15
- PradoshMonday 15
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 16
- Naraka ChaturdashiWednesday 17Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Tula sankrantiWednesday 17
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaThursday 18
- New moonThursday 18
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 18
- Govardhan pujaFriday 19
- Bhai DoojSaturday 20Tilak between 13:14 and 15:31.
- chaturthiMonday 22
- ChhathThursday 25
- shashthiThursday 25
- ashtamiSaturday 27
- Prabodhini EkadashiTuesday 30Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:33 and 08:45.
- PradoshWednesday 31
November
- Kartika PurnimaFriday 2
- Full moonFriday 2
- Purnima fastFriday 2
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 5
- chaturthiTuesday 6
- shashthiThursday 8
- ashtamiFriday 9
- Utpanna EkadashiTuesday 13Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:43 and 08:36.
- PradoshWednesday 14
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 15
- Vrishchika sankrantiFriday 16
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 16
- New moonSaturday 17
- chaturthiWednesday 21
- shashthiFriday 23
- ashtamiSunday 25
- Mokshada EkadashiWednesday 28Break the fast on Thursday between 08:19 and 09:00.
- Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 29Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
- PradoshFriday 30
December
- Full moonSunday 2
- Purnima fastSunday 2
- chaturthiWednesday 5
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 5
- shashthiFriday 7
- ashtamiSunday 9
- Saphala EkadashiWednesday 12Break the fast on Thursday between 07:05 and 09:08.
- PradoshFriday 14
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 15
- Dhanu sankrantiSunday 16
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 16
- New moonMonday 17
- chaturthiFriday 21
- shashthiSunday 23
- ashtamiTuesday 25
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiFriday 28Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Saturday between 07:13 and 09:16.
- PradoshSaturday 29
- Full moonMonday 31
- Purnima fastMonday 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.
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