Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2009
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.
238 festivals and fasts
2009 in New Delhi
January
- shashthiFriday 2
- ashtamiSunday 4
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 7Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Thursday between 07:16 and 09:20.
- PradoshThursday 8
- Purnima fastSaturday 10
- Full moonSunday 11
- Makar SankrantiWednesday 14
- chaturthiWednesday 14
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 14
- shashthiFriday 16
- ashtamiSunday 18
- Shattila EkadashiWednesday 21Break the fast on Thursday between 13:37 and 17:52.
- PradoshFriday 23
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 24
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 25
- New moonMonday 26
- chaturthiFriday 30
- Vasant PanchamiSaturday 31
February
- shashthiSunday 1
- ashtamiTuesday 3
- Jaya EkadashiThursday 5Break the fast on Saturday 7 Feb after sunrise.
- Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 6Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
- Trisparsha MahadwadashiFriday 6
- PradoshSaturday 7
- Full moonMonday 9
- Purnima fastMonday 9
- Kumbha sankrantiThursday 12
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 12
- chaturthiFriday 13
- shashthiSunday 15
- ashtamiTuesday 17
- Vijaya EkadashiFriday 20Break the fast on Saturday between 06:55 and 09:10.
- PradoshSunday 22
- Maha ShivaratriMonday 23
- Maha ShivaratriMonday 23
- New moonTuesday 24
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 24
- chaturthiSaturday 28
March
- shashthiMonday 2
- ashtamiWednesday 4
- Amalaki EkadashiSaturday 7Break the fast on Sunday between 06:39 and 09:00.
- PradoshSunday 8
- Holika DahanTuesday 10
- Purnima fastTuesday 10
- HoliWednesday 11
- Full moonWednesday 11
- Meena sankrantiSaturday 14
- chaturthiSaturday 14
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 14
- shashthiTuesday 17
- ashtamiThursday 19
- Papmochani EkadashiSunday 22Break the fast on Monday between 06:22 and 08:48.
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 24
- PradoshTuesday 24
- New moonThursday 26
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 26
- Gudi PadwaFriday 27
- UgadiFriday 27
- chaturthiMonday 30
April
- shashthiWednesday 1
- Rama NavamiFriday 3
- ashtamiFriday 3
- Kamada EkadashiSunday 5Break the fast on Monday between 06:57 and 08:36.
- PradoshTuesday 7
- Hanuman JayantiThursday 9
- Full moonThursday 9
- Purnima fastThursday 9
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 12
- Mesha sankrantiMonday 13
- chaturthiMonday 13
- shashthiWednesday 15
- ashtamiSaturday 18
- Varuthini EkadashiTuesday 21Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:49 and 08:25.
- PradoshWednesday 22
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 23
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 24
- New moonSaturday 25
- Akshaya TritiyaMonday 27
- chaturthiTuesday 28
- shashthiThursday 30
May
- ashtamiSaturday 2
- Mohini EkadashiTuesday 5Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:37 and 08:17.
- PradoshWednesday 6
- Purnima fastFriday 8
- Full moonSaturday 9
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 12
- chaturthiWednesday 13
- Vrishabha sankrantiThursday 14
- shashthiFriday 15
- ashtamiSunday 17
- Apara EkadashiWednesday 20Break the fast on Thursday between 13:40 and 19:08.
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 22
- PradoshFriday 22
- New moonSunday 24
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 24
- chaturthiWednesday 27
- shashthiFriday 29
- ashtamiSunday 31
June
- Nirjala EkadashiWednesday 3Break the fast on Thursday between 05:24 and 08:09.
- PradoshThursday 4
- Full moonSunday 7
- Purnima fastSunday 7
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 11
- chaturthiFriday 12
- shashthiSunday 14
- Mithuna sankrantiMonday 15
- ashtamiTuesday 16
- Yogini EkadashiFriday 19Break the fast on Saturday between 05:24 and 08:11.
- PradoshSaturday 20
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 21
- New moonMonday 22
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 22
- chaturthiFriday 26
- shashthiSunday 28
- ashtamiMonday 29
July
- Devshayani EkadashiFriday 3Break the fast on Saturday between 05:29 and 08:04.
- PradoshSaturday 4
- Purnima fastMonday 6
- Guru PurnimaTuesday 7
- Full moonTuesday 7
- chaturthiSaturday 11
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 11
- shashthiMonday 13
- ashtamiWednesday 15
- Karka sankrantiThursday 16
- Kamika EkadashiSaturday 18Break the fast on Sunday between 05:36 and 08:20.
- PradoshSunday 19
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 20
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 21
- New moonWednesday 22
- chaturthiSaturday 25
- shashthiMonday 27
- ashtamiWednesday 29
August
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiSaturday 1Break the fast on Sunday between 05:44 and 08:24.
- PradoshMonday 3
- Raksha BandhanWednesday 5
- Full moonWednesday 5
- Purnima fastWednesday 5
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 9
- chaturthiMonday 10
- shashthiWednesday 12
- Janmashtami (smarta)Friday 14
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Friday 14
- ashtamiFriday 14
- Aja EkadashiSunday 16Break the fast on Monday between 13:44 and 18:58.
- Simha sankrantiSunday 16
- Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 17Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 18
- PradoshTuesday 18
- New moonThursday 20
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 20
- Ganesh ChaturthiSunday 23
- chaturthiSunday 23
- shashthiTuesday 25
- ashtamiFriday 28
- Parsva EkadashiMonday 31Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:00 and 08:31.
September
- PradoshTuesday 1
- Full moonFriday 4
- Purnima fastFriday 4
- chaturthiTuesday 8
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 8
- shashthiThursday 10
- ashtamiSaturday 12
- Indira EkadashiTuesday 15Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:07 and 08:34.
- Kanya sankrantiWednesday 16
- PradoshWednesday 16
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 17
- New moonFriday 18
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 18
- Navaratri beginsSaturday 19
- chaturthiTuesday 22
- shashthiThursday 24
- ashtamiSaturday 26
- DussehraMonday 28
- Papankusha EkadashiWednesday 30Break the fast on Thursday between 06:15 and 08:36.
October
- PradoshThursday 1
- Purnima fastSaturday 3
- Full moonSunday 4
- Karva ChauthWednesday 7
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 7
- chaturthiThursday 8
- shashthiFriday 9
- ashtamiSunday 11
- Rama EkadashiWednesday 14Break the fast on Thursday between 06:22 and 08:39.
- DhanterasThursday 15
- PradoshThursday 15
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 16
- Naraka ChaturdashiSaturday 17Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaSaturday 17
- Tula sankrantiSaturday 17
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 17
- New moonSunday 18
- Govardhan pujaMonday 19
- Bhai DoojMonday 19Tilak between 13:14 and 15:31.
- chaturthiThursday 22
- ChhathSaturday 24
- shashthiSaturday 24
- ashtamiMonday 26
- Prabodhini EkadashiThursday 29Break the fast on Friday between 07:49 and 08:44.
- PradoshSaturday 31
November
- Kartika PurnimaMonday 2
- Full moonMonday 2
- Purnima fastMonday 2
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 5
- chaturthiFriday 6
- shashthiSunday 8
- ashtamiTuesday 10
- Utpanna EkadashiThursday 12Break the fast on Friday between 13:10 and 17:28.
- Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 13Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
- PradoshSaturday 14
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 15
- Vrishchika sankrantiMonday 16
- New moonMonday 16
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 16
- chaturthiFriday 20
- shashthiMonday 23
- ashtamiWednesday 25
- Mokshada EkadashiSaturday 28Break the fast on Sunday between 06:55 and 09:00.
- PradoshSunday 29
December
- Full moonWednesday 2
- Purnima fastWednesday 2
- chaturthiSaturday 5
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 5
- shashthiMonday 7
- ashtamiWednesday 9
- Saphala EkadashiSaturday 12Break the fast on Sunday between 07:05 and 09:09.
- PradoshSunday 13
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 14
- Dhanu sankrantiWednesday 16
- New moonWednesday 16
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 16
- chaturthiSunday 20
- shashthiWednesday 23
- ashtamiFriday 25
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 28Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:13 and 09:17.
- PradoshTuesday 29
- Full moonThursday 31
- Purnima fastThursday 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