Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2006
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.
237 festivals and fasts
2006 in New Delhi
January
- chaturthiTuesday 3
- shashthiThursday 5
- ashtamiSaturday 7
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 10Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 09:20.
- PradoshWednesday 11
- Makar SankrantiSaturday 14
- Full moonSaturday 14
- Purnima fastSaturday 14
- chaturthiWednesday 18
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 18
- shashthiFriday 20
- ashtamiMonday 23
- Shattila EkadashiWednesday 25Break the fast on Friday 27 Jan after sunrise.
- Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 26Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
- Trisparsha MahadwadashiThursday 26
- PradoshFriday 27
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 28
- New moonSunday 29
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 29
February
- chaturthiWednesday 1
- Vasant PanchamiThursday 2
- shashthiFriday 3
- ashtamiSunday 5
- Jaya EkadashiWednesday 8Break the fast on Thursday between 08:14 and 09:16.
- PradoshFriday 10
- Purnima fastSunday 12
- Kumbha sankrantiMonday 13
- Full moonMonday 13
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 16
- chaturthiFriday 17
- shashthiSunday 19
- ashtamiTuesday 21
- Vijaya EkadashiFriday 24Break the fast on Saturday between 06:51 and 09:08.
- PradoshSaturday 25
- Maha ShivaratriSunday 26
- Maha ShivaratriSunday 26
- New moonMonday 27
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 27
March
- chaturthiFriday 3
- shashthiSunday 5
- ashtamiTuesday 7
- Amalaki EkadashiFriday 10Break the fast on Saturday between 06:36 and 08:58.
- PradoshSunday 12
- Holika DahanTuesday 14
- Meena sankrantiTuesday 14
- Full moonTuesday 14
- Purnima fastTuesday 14
- HoliWednesday 15
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 18
- chaturthiSunday 19
- shashthiTuesday 21
- ashtamiThursday 23
- Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 25Break the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:35.
- Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 26Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 27
- PradoshMonday 27
- New moonWednesday 29
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 29
- Gudi PadwaThursday 30
- UgadiThursday 30
April
- chaturthiSaturday 1
- shashthiMonday 3
- Rama NavamiThursday 6
- ashtamiThursday 6
- Kamada EkadashiSunday 9Break the fast on Monday between 06:02 and 08:34.
- PradoshMonday 10
- Hanuman JayantiThursday 13
- Full moonThursday 13
- Purnima fastThursday 13
- Mesha sankrantiFriday 14
- chaturthiMonday 17
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 17
- shashthiWednesday 19
- ashtamiFriday 21
- Varuthini EkadashiMonday 24Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:47 and 08:23.
- PradoshTuesday 25
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 26
- New moonThursday 27
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 27
- Akshaya TritiyaSunday 30
May
- chaturthiMonday 1
- shashthiWednesday 3
- ashtamiFriday 5
- Mohini EkadashiTuesday 9Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:34 and 08:15.
- PradoshWednesday 10
- Purnima fastFriday 12
- Full moonSaturday 13
- Vrishabha sankrantiMonday 15
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 16
- chaturthiWednesday 17
- shashthiFriday 19
- ashtamiSaturday 20
- Apara EkadashiTuesday 23Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:27 and 08:10.
- PradoshWednesday 24
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 25
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 26
- New moonSaturday 27
- chaturthiWednesday 31
June
- shashthiFriday 2
- ashtamiSunday 4
- Nirjala EkadashiWednesday 7Break the fast on Thursday between 06:13 and 08:09.
- PradoshFriday 9
- Full moonSunday 11
- Purnima fastSunday 11
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 14
- Mithuna sankrantiThursday 15
- chaturthiThursday 15
- shashthiSaturday 17
- ashtamiMonday 19
- Yogini EkadashiWednesday 21Break the fast on Thursday between 06:53 and 08:11.
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 23
- PradoshFriday 23
- New moonSunday 25
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 25
- chaturthiThursday 29
July
- shashthiSunday 2
- ashtamiTuesday 4
- Devshayani EkadashiFriday 7Break the fast on Saturday between 05:30 and 08:16.
- PradoshSaturday 8
- Purnima fastMonday 10
- Guru PurnimaTuesday 11
- Full moonTuesday 11
- chaturthiFriday 14
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 14
- Karka sankrantiSunday 16
- shashthiSunday 16
- ashtamiTuesday 18
- Kamika EkadashiFriday 21Break the fast on Saturday between 05:37 and 08:19.
- PradoshSaturday 22
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 23
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 24
- New moonTuesday 25
- chaturthiSaturday 29
- shashthiMonday 31
August
- ashtamiWednesday 2
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiSaturday 5Break the fast on Sunday between 08:12 and 08:25.
- PradoshMonday 7
- Raksha BandhanWednesday 9
- Full moonWednesday 9
- Purnima fastWednesday 9
- chaturthiSaturday 12
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 12
- shashthiMonday 14
- Janmashtami (smarta)Tuesday 15
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Wednesday 16
- ashtamiWednesday 16
- Simha sankrantiThursday 17
- Aja EkadashiSaturday 19Break the fast on Sunday between 05:53 and 08:29.
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 21
- PradoshMonday 21
- New moonWednesday 23
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 23
- Ganesh ChaturthiSunday 27
- chaturthiMonday 28
- shashthiWednesday 30
September
- ashtamiFriday 1
- Parsva EkadashiMonday 4Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:02 and 08:32.
- PradoshTuesday 5
- Full moonThursday 7
- Purnima fastThursday 7
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 10
- chaturthiMonday 11
- shashthiWednesday 13
- ashtamiThursday 14
- Kanya sankrantiSunday 17
- Indira EkadashiMonday 18Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:08 and 08:34.
- PradoshTuesday 19
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 20
- New moonFriday 22
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 22
- Navaratri beginsSaturday 23
- chaturthiTuesday 26
- shashthiThursday 28
- ashtamiSaturday 30
October
- DussehraMonday 2
- Papankusha EkadashiTuesday 3Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:16 and 08:37.
- PradoshWednesday 4
- Purnima fastFriday 6
- Full moonSaturday 7
- Karva ChauthTuesday 10
- chaturthiTuesday 10
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 10
- shashthiThursday 12
- ashtamiSaturday 14
- Rama EkadashiTuesday 17Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:08 and 08:40.
- Tula sankrantiTuesday 17
- DhanterasThursday 19
- PradoshThursday 19
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 20
- Naraka ChaturdashiSaturday 21Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaSaturday 21
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 21
- New moonSunday 22
- Govardhan pujaMonday 23
- Bhai DoojMonday 23Tilak between 13:13 and 15:29.
- chaturthiThursday 26
- ChhathSaturday 28
- shashthiSaturday 28
- ashtamiMonday 30
November
- Prabodhini EkadashiWednesday 1Break the fast on Friday 3 Nov after sunrise.
- Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 2Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
- Trisparsha MahadwadashiThursday 2
- PradoshFriday 3
- Kartika PurnimaSunday 5
- Full moonSunday 5
- Purnima fastSunday 5
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 8
- chaturthiThursday 9
- shashthiSaturday 11
- ashtamiMonday 13
- Utpanna EkadashiThursday 16Break the fast on Friday between 06:45 and 08:53.
- Vrishchika sankrantiThursday 16
- PradoshSaturday 18
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 19
- New moonMonday 20
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 20
- chaturthiFriday 24
- shashthiSunday 26
- ashtamiTuesday 28
December
- Mokshada EkadashiFriday 1Break the fast on Saturday between 06:57 and 09:02.
- PradoshSaturday 2
- Full moonMonday 4
- Purnima fastMonday 4
- chaturthiFriday 8
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 8
- shashthiSunday 10
- ashtamiWednesday 13
- Saphala EkadashiSaturday 16Break the fast on Sunday between 07:08 and 09:11.
- Dhanu sankrantiSaturday 16
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 18
- PradoshMonday 18
- New moonWednesday 20
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 20
- chaturthiSunday 24
- shashthiTuesday 26
- ashtamiThursday 28
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 30Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Sunday between 07:14 and 09:17.
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