Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2001
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
2001 in New Delhi
January
- shashthiMonday 1
- ashtamiWednesday 3
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 6Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Sunday between 07:16 and 09:20.
- PradoshSunday 7
- Full moonTuesday 9
- Purnima fastTuesday 9
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 12
- chaturthiSaturday 13
- Makar SankrantiSunday 14
- shashthiMonday 15
- ashtamiTuesday 16
- Shattila EkadashiSaturday 20Break the fast on Sunday between 07:14 and 09:21.
- PradoshSunday 21
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 22
- New moonWednesday 24
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 24
- chaturthiSunday 28
- Vasant PanchamiMonday 29
- shashthiTuesday 30
February
- ashtamiFriday 2
- Jaya EkadashiSunday 4Break the fast on Monday between 07:40 and 09:18.
- PradoshTuesday 6
- Full moonThursday 8
- Purnima fastThursday 8
- chaturthiSunday 11
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 11
- Kumbha sankrantiMonday 12
- shashthiTuesday 13
- ashtamiThursday 15
- Vijaya EkadashiSunday 18Break the fast on Monday between 13:43 and 18:14.
- PradoshTuesday 20
- Maha ShivaratriWednesday 21
- Maha ShivaratriWednesday 21
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 22
- New moonFriday 23
- chaturthiTuesday 27
March
- shashthiThursday 1
- ashtamiSaturday 3
- Amalaki EkadashiTuesday 6Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:41 and 09:01.
- PradoshWednesday 7
- Holika DahanFriday 9
- Full moonFriday 9
- Purnima fastFriday 9
- HoliSaturday 10
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 12
- chaturthiTuesday 13
- Meena sankrantiWednesday 14
- shashthiThursday 15
- ashtamiSaturday 17
- Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 20Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:25 and 08:49.
- PradoshThursday 22
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 23
- New moonSaturday 24
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 24
- Gudi PadwaMonday 26
- UgadiMonday 26
- chaturthiThursday 29
- shashthiSaturday 31
April
- ashtamiSunday 1
- Rama NavamiMonday 2
- Kamada EkadashiWednesday 4Break the fast on Thursday between 06:07 and 08:37.
- PradoshThursday 5
- Purnima fastSaturday 7
- Hanuman JayantiSunday 8
- Full moonSunday 8
- chaturthiWednesday 11
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 11
- Mesha sankrantiFriday 13
- shashthiFriday 13
- ashtamiMonday 16
- Varuthini EkadashiThursday 19Break the fast on Friday between 05:51 and 08:26.
- PradoshFriday 20
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 21
- New moonMonday 23
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 23
- Akshaya TritiyaThursday 26
- chaturthiFriday 27
- shashthiSunday 29
May
- ashtamiTuesday 1
- Mohini EkadashiThursday 3Break the fast on Friday between 08:10 and 08:18.
- Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 4Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
- PradoshSaturday 5
- Full moonMonday 7
- Purnima fastMonday 7
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 10
- chaturthiFriday 11
- shashthiSunday 13
- Vrishabha sankrantiMonday 14
- ashtamiTuesday 15
- Apara EkadashiSaturday 19Break the fast on Sunday between 05:28 and 08:11.
- PradoshSunday 20
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 21
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 22
- New moonWednesday 23
- chaturthiSaturday 26
- shashthiMonday 28
- ashtamiWednesday 30
June
- Nirjala EkadashiSaturday 2Break the fast on Sunday between 05:24 and 08:08.
- PradoshSunday 3
- Purnima fastTuesday 5
- Full moonWednesday 6
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 9
- chaturthiSunday 10
- shashthiTuesday 12
- ashtamiThursday 14
- Mithuna sankrantiFriday 15
- Yogini EkadashiSunday 17Break the fast on Monday between 05:52 and 08:10.
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 19
- PradoshTuesday 19
- New moonThursday 21
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 21
- chaturthiMonday 25
- shashthiTuesday 26
- ashtamiThursday 28
July
- Devshayani EkadashiSunday 1Break the fast on Monday between 05:28 and 08:14.
- PradoshMonday 2
- Guru PurnimaThursday 5
- Full moonThursday 5
- Purnima fastThursday 5
- chaturthiMonday 9
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 9
- shashthiThursday 12
- ashtamiSaturday 14
- Karka sankrantiMonday 16
- Kamika EkadashiTuesday 17Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:35 and 08:19.
- PradoshWednesday 18
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 19
- New moonFriday 20
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 20
- chaturthiTuesday 24
- shashthiThursday 26
- ashtamiFriday 27
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiMonday 30Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:49 and 19:12.
August
- PradoshWednesday 1
- Purnima fastFriday 3
- Raksha BandhanSaturday 4
- Full moonSaturday 4
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 7
- chaturthiWednesday 8
- shashthiFriday 10
- Janmashtami (smarta)Sunday 12
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Sunday 12
- ashtamiSunday 12
- Aja EkadashiWednesday 15Break the fast on Thursday between 05:51 and 08:28.
- Simha sankrantiThursday 16
- PradoshThursday 16
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 17
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 18
- New moonSunday 19
- Ganesh ChaturthiWednesday 22
- chaturthiWednesday 22
- shashthiFriday 24
- ashtamiSunday 26
- Parsva EkadashiWednesday 29Break the fast on Thursday between 05:59 and 08:31.
- PradoshFriday 31
September
- Full moonSunday 2
- Purnima fastSunday 2
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 6
- chaturthiFriday 7
- shashthiSunday 9
- ashtamiTuesday 11
- Indira EkadashiThursday 13Break the fast on Saturday 15 Sep after sunrise.
- Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 14Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
- Trisparsha MahadwadashiFriday 14
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 15
- PradoshSaturday 15
- Kanya sankrantiSunday 16
- New moonMonday 17
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 17
- chaturthiThursday 20
- shashthiSaturday 22
- ashtamiMonday 24
- Padmini EkadashiFriday 28Break the fast on Saturday between 06:13 and 08:36.
- PradoshSaturday 29
October
- Full moonTuesday 2
- Purnima fastTuesday 2
- chaturthiSaturday 6
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 6
- shashthiMonday 8
- ashtamiWednesday 10
- Parama EkadashiSaturday 13Break the fast on Sunday between 06:22 and 08:39.
- PradoshSunday 14
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 15
- New moonTuesday 16
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 16
- Navaratri beginsWednesday 17
- Tula sankrantiWednesday 17
- chaturthiSaturday 20
- shashthiMonday 22
- ashtamiWednesday 24
- DussehraFriday 26
- Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 27Break the fast on Sunday between 13:12 and 17:39.
- Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 28Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 06:31 and 07:09.
- PradoshMonday 29
- Purnima fastWednesday 31
November
- Full moonThursday 1
- Karva ChauthSunday 4
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 4
- chaturthiMonday 5
- shashthiWednesday 7
- ashtamiThursday 8
- Rama EkadashiSunday 11Break the fast on Monday between 06:42 and 08:50.
- DhanterasMonday 12
- PradoshMonday 12
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 13
- Naraka ChaturdashiWednesday 14Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaWednesday 14
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 14
- New moonThursday 15
- Govardhan pujaFriday 16
- Bhai DoojFriday 16Tilak between 13:10 and 15:19.
- Vrishchika sankrantiFriday 16
- chaturthiMonday 19
- ChhathWednesday 21
- shashthiWednesday 21
- ashtamiFriday 23
- Prabodhini EkadashiMonday 26Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:00 and 08:59.
- PradoshWednesday 28
- Kartika PurnimaFriday 30
- Full moonFriday 30
- Purnima fastFriday 30
December
- chaturthiTuesday 4
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 4
- shashthiThursday 6
- ashtamiSaturday 8
- Utpanna EkadashiMonday 10Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:17 and 17:25.
- Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 11Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
- PradoshWednesday 12
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 13
- New moonFriday 14
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 14
- Dhanu sankrantiSunday 16
- chaturthiTuesday 18
- shashthiFriday 21
- ashtamiSunday 23
- Mokshada EkadashiWednesday 26Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Thursday between 07:13 and 09:16.
- PradoshFriday 28
- Full moonSunday 30
- Purnima fastSunday 30
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