Festival calendar · New Delhi · 1996
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.
242 festivals and fasts
1996 in New Delhi
January
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 1Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:15 and 09:18.
- PradoshWednesday 3
- Full moonFriday 5
- Purnima fastFriday 5
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 9
- chaturthiWednesday 10
- shashthiFriday 12
- ashtamiSunday 14
- Makar SankrantiMonday 15
- Shattila EkadashiTuesday 16Break the fast on Thursday 18 Jan after sunrise.
- Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 17Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
- Trisparsha MahadwadashiWednesday 17
- PradoshThursday 18
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 19
- New moonSaturday 20
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 20
- chaturthiTuesday 23
- Vasant PanchamiWednesday 24
- shashthiThursday 25
- ashtamiSaturday 27
- Jaya EkadashiWednesday 31Break the fast on Thursday between 07:10 and 09:19.
February
- PradoshThursday 1
- Full moonSunday 4
- Purnima fastSunday 4
- chaturthiThursday 8
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 8
- shashthiSaturday 10
- ashtamiMonday 12
- Kumbha sankrantiTuesday 13
- Vijaya EkadashiThursday 15Break the fast on Friday between 07:00 and 09:13.
- PradoshFriday 16
- Maha ShivaratriSaturday 17
- Maha ShivaratriSaturday 17
- New moonSunday 18
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 18
- chaturthiThursday 22
- shashthiSaturday 24
- ashtamiMonday 26
March
- Amalaki EkadashiFriday 1Break the fast on Saturday between 06:46 and 09:04.
- PradoshSaturday 2
- Holika DahanMonday 4
- Purnima fastMonday 4
- HoliTuesday 5
- Full moonTuesday 5
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 8
- chaturthiSaturday 9
- shashthiMonday 11
- ashtamiWednesday 13
- Meena sankrantiThursday 14
- Papmochani EkadashiFriday 15Break the fast on Saturday between 07:34 and 08:53.
- Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 16Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 17
- PradoshSunday 17
- New moonTuesday 19
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 19
- Gudi PadwaWednesday 20
- UgadiWednesday 20
- chaturthiSaturday 23
- shashthiMonday 25
- ashtamiWednesday 27
- Rama NavamiThursday 28
- Kamada EkadashiSaturday 30Break the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:38.
April
- PradoshMonday 1
- Hanuman JayantiWednesday 3
- Full moonWednesday 3
- Purnima fastWednesday 3
- chaturthiSunday 7
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 7
- shashthiTuesday 9
- ashtamiThursday 11
- Mesha sankrantiSaturday 13
- Varuthini EkadashiSunday 14Break the fast on Monday between 05:56 and 07:47.
- PradoshMonday 15
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 16
- New moonWednesday 17
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 17
- Akshaya TritiyaSaturday 20
- chaturthiMonday 22
- shashthiWednesday 24
- ashtamiFriday 26
- Mohini EkadashiMonday 29Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:42 and 08:20.
May
- PradoshWednesday 1
- Full moonFriday 3
- Purnima fastFriday 3
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 6
- chaturthiTuesday 7
- shashthiWednesday 8
- ashtamiFriday 10
- Apara EkadashiMonday 13Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:31 and 08:13.
- Vrishabha sankrantiTuesday 14
- PradoshTuesday 14
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 15
- New moonFriday 17
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 17
- chaturthiTuesday 21
- shashthiThursday 23
- ashtamiSunday 26
- Nirjala EkadashiWednesday 29Break the fast on Thursday between 05:25 and 08:09.
- PradoshThursday 30
June
- Full moonSaturday 1
- Purnima fastSaturday 1
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 4
- chaturthiWednesday 5
- shashthiFriday 7
- ashtamiSaturday 8
- Yogini EkadashiTuesday 11Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:45 and 19:19.
- PradoshThursday 13
- Mithuna sankrantiFriday 14
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 14
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 15
- New moonSunday 16
- chaturthiThursday 20
- shashthiSaturday 22
- ashtamiMonday 24
- Padmini EkadashiThursday 27Break the fast on Friday between 05:26 and 08:13.
- PradoshFriday 28
- Purnima fastSunday 30
July
- Full moonMonday 1
- chaturthiThursday 4
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 4
- shashthiSaturday 6
- ashtamiMonday 8
- Parama EkadashiThursday 11Break the fast on Friday between 05:32 and 08:17.
- PradoshFriday 12
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 13
- New moonMonday 15
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 15
- Karka sankrantiTuesday 16
- chaturthiSaturday 20
- shashthiMonday 22
- ashtamiWednesday 24
- Devshayani EkadashiFriday 26Break the fast on Sunday 28 Jul after sunrise.
- Devshayani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 27Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
- Trisparsha MahadwadashiSaturday 27
- PradoshSunday 28
- Guru PurnimaTuesday 30
- Full moonTuesday 30
- Purnima fastTuesday 30
August
- chaturthiFriday 2
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 2
- shashthiSunday 4
- ashtamiTuesday 6
- Kamika EkadashiFriday 9Break the fast on Saturday between 13:46 and 19:04.
- Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 10Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 05:49 and 05:49.
- PradoshSunday 11
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 12
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 13
- New moonWednesday 14
- Simha sankrantiFriday 16
- chaturthiSunday 18
- shashthiTuesday 20
- ashtamiThursday 22
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 25Break the fast on Monday between 05:57 and 08:30.
- PradoshMonday 26
- Raksha BandhanWednesday 28
- Full moonWednesday 28
- Purnima fastWednesday 28
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 31
September
- chaturthiSunday 1
- shashthiTuesday 3
- Janmashtami (smarta)Wednesday 4
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Thursday 5
- ashtamiThursday 5
- Aja EkadashiSunday 8Break the fast on Monday between 06:04 and 08:33.
- PradoshTuesday 10
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 11
- New moonThursday 12
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 12
- Ganesh ChaturthiMonday 16
- Kanya sankrantiMonday 16
- chaturthiTuesday 17
- shashthiThursday 19
- ashtamiFriday 20
- Parsva EkadashiMonday 23Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:11 and 08:35.
- PradoshTuesday 24
- Purnima fastThursday 26
- Full moonFriday 27
- chaturthiMonday 30
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 30
October
- shashthiWednesday 2
- ashtamiSaturday 5
- Indira EkadashiTuesday 8Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:19 and 08:38.
- PradoshWednesday 9
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 10
- New moonSaturday 12
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 12
- Navaratri beginsSunday 13
- chaturthiWednesday 16
- Tula sankrantiThursday 17
- shashthiFriday 18
- ashtamiSunday 20
- DussehraMonday 21
- Papankusha EkadashiTuesday 22Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:13 and 17:43.
- Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 23Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
- PradoshThursday 24
- Full moonSaturday 26
- Purnima fastSaturday 26
- Karva ChauthTuesday 29
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 29
- chaturthiWednesday 30
November
- shashthiFriday 1
- ashtamiSunday 3
- Rama EkadashiThursday 7Break the fast on Friday between 06:39 and 08:48.
- DhanterasFriday 8
- PradoshFriday 8
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 9
- Naraka ChaturdashiSunday 10Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaSunday 10
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 10
- New moonMonday 11
- Govardhan pujaTuesday 12
- Bhai DoojTuesday 12Tilak between 13:10 and 15:19.
- chaturthiThursday 14
- ChhathSaturday 16
- Vrishchika sankrantiSaturday 16
- shashthiSaturday 16
- ashtamiMonday 18
- Prabodhini EkadashiThursday 21Break the fast on Friday between 06:50 and 08:56.
- PradoshFriday 22
- Purnima fastSunday 24
- Kartika PurnimaMonday 25
- Full moonMonday 25
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 28
- chaturthiFriday 29
December
- shashthiSunday 1
- ashtamiTuesday 3
- Utpanna EkadashiFriday 6Break the fast on Saturday between 13:15 and 17:24.
- PradoshSunday 8
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 9
- New moonTuesday 10
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 10
- chaturthiSaturday 14
- shashthiSunday 15
- Dhanu sankrantiMonday 16
- ashtamiTuesday 17
- Mokshada EkadashiFriday 20Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Saturday between 07:10 and 09:13.
- PradoshSunday 22
- Full moonTuesday 24
- Purnima fastTuesday 24
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 28
- chaturthiSunday 29
- shashthiTuesday 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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