Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2010
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
2010 in New Delhi
January
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 3
- chaturthiMonday 4
- shashthiTuesday 5
- ashtamiThursday 7
- Shattila EkadashiSunday 10Break the fast on Monday between 13:32 and 17:42.
- PradoshTuesday 12
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 13
- Makar SankrantiThursday 14
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 14
- New moonFriday 15
- chaturthiTuesday 19
- Vasant PanchamiWednesday 20
- shashthiThursday 21
- ashtamiSaturday 23
- Jaya EkadashiTuesday 26Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:12 and 09:20.
- PradoshThursday 28
- Full moonSaturday 30
- Purnima fastSaturday 30
February
- chaturthiTuesday 2
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 2
- shashthiThursday 4
- ashtamiSaturday 6
- Vijaya EkadashiTuesday 9Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:04 and 09:16.
- PradoshThursday 11
- Maha ShivaratriFriday 12
- Maha ShivaratriFriday 12
- Kumbha sankrantiSaturday 13
- New moonSaturday 13
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 13
- chaturthiThursday 18
- shashthiSaturday 20
- ashtamiMonday 22
- Amalaki EkadashiThursday 25Break the fast on Friday between 06:50 and 08:55.
- PradoshFriday 26
- Holika DahanSunday 28
- Full moonSunday 28
- Purnima fastSunday 28
March
- HoliMonday 1
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 3
- chaturthiThursday 4
- shashthiSaturday 6
- ashtamiMonday 8
- Papmochani EkadashiThursday 11Break the fast on Friday between 06:35 and 08:57.
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 13
- PradoshSaturday 13
- Meena sankrantiSunday 14
- New moonMonday 15
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 15
- Gudi PadwaTuesday 16
- UgadiTuesday 16
- chaturthiSaturday 20
- shashthiSunday 21
- ashtamiTuesday 23
- Rama NavamiWednesday 24
- Kamada EkadashiFriday 26Break the fast on Saturday between 06:18 and 08:45.
- PradoshSaturday 27
- Purnima fastMonday 29
- Hanuman JayantiTuesday 30
- Full moonTuesday 30
April
- chaturthiFriday 2
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 2
- shashthiSunday 4
- ashtamiTuesday 6
- Varuthini EkadashiSaturday 10Break the fast on Sunday between 06:01 and 08:33.
- PradoshSunday 11
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 12
- Mesha sankrantiWednesday 14
- New moonWednesday 14
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 14
- chaturthiSunday 18
- shashthiTuesday 20
- ashtamiThursday 22
- Padmini EkadashiSaturday 24Break the fast on Sunday between 13:39 and 18:52.
- Padmini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 25Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
- PradoshMonday 26
- Full moonWednesday 28
- Purnima fastWednesday 28
May
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 1
- chaturthiSunday 2
- shashthiTuesday 4
- ashtamiThursday 6
- Parama EkadashiSunday 9Break the fast on Monday between 13:39 and 19:01.
- Parama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 10Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:34 and 06:35.
- PradoshTuesday 11
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 12
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 13
- New moonFriday 14
- Vrishabha sankrantiSaturday 15
- Akshaya TritiyaSunday 16
- chaturthiMonday 17
- shashthiWednesday 19
- ashtamiFriday 21
- Mohini EkadashiMonday 24Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:26 and 07:58.
- PradoshTuesday 25
- Full moonThursday 27
- Purnima fastThursday 27
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 31
June
- chaturthiTuesday 1
- shashthiThursday 3
- ashtamiSaturday 5
- Apara EkadashiTuesday 8Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:23 and 08:09.
- PradoshWednesday 9
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 10
- New moonSaturday 12
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 12
- Mithuna sankrantiTuesday 15
- chaturthiWednesday 16
- shashthiThursday 17
- ashtamiSaturday 19
- Nirjala EkadashiTuesday 22Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:25 and 08:11.
- PradoshWednesday 23
- Full moonSaturday 26
- Purnima fastSaturday 26
- chaturthiWednesday 30
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 30
July
- shashthiFriday 2
- ashtamiMonday 5
- Yogini EkadashiThursday 8Break the fast on Friday between 05:31 and 08:16.
- PradoshFriday 9
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 10
- New moonSunday 11
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 11
- chaturthiThursday 15
- Karka sankrantiFriday 16
- shashthiSaturday 17
- ashtamiSunday 18
- Devshayani EkadashiWednesday 21Break the fast on Thursday between 07:58 and 08:21.
- PradoshFriday 23
- Guru PurnimaSunday 25
- Full moonSunday 25
- Purnima fastSunday 25
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 29
- chaturthiFriday 30
August
- shashthiSunday 1
- ashtamiTuesday 3
- Kamika EkadashiFriday 6Break the fast on Saturday between 05:46 and 08:26.
- PradoshSaturday 7
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 8
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 9
- New moonTuesday 10
- chaturthiFriday 13
- shashthiSunday 15
- Simha sankrantiTuesday 17
- ashtamiTuesday 17
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiFriday 20Break the fast on Saturday between 05:54 and 08:29.
- PradoshSaturday 21
- Raksha BandhanTuesday 24
- Full moonTuesday 24
- Purnima fastTuesday 24
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 28
- chaturthiSunday 29
- shashthiTuesday 31
September
- Janmashtami (smarta)Wednesday 1
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Thursday 2
- ashtamiThursday 2
- Aja EkadashiSaturday 4Break the fast on Sunday between 13:36 and 18:38.
- Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 5Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 6
- PradoshMonday 6
- New moonWednesday 8
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 8
- Ganesh ChaturthiSaturday 11
- chaturthiSaturday 11
- shashthiMonday 13
- ashtamiWednesday 15
- Kanya sankrantiFriday 17
- Parsva EkadashiSaturday 18Break the fast on Sunday between 13:29 and 18:21.
- Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 19Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 06:09 and 07:32.
- PradoshMonday 20
- Purnima fastWednesday 22
- Full moonThursday 23
- chaturthiMonday 27
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 27
- shashthiWednesday 29
October
- ashtamiFriday 1
- Indira EkadashiMonday 4Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:17 and 08:37.
- PradoshTuesday 5
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 6
- New moonThursday 7
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 7
- Navaratri beginsFriday 8
- chaturthiMonday 11
- shashthiWednesday 13
- ashtamiFriday 15
- DussehraSunday 17
- Tula sankrantiSunday 17
- Papankusha EkadashiMonday 18Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:25 and 08:40.
- PradoshWednesday 20
- Full moonFriday 22
- Purnima fastFriday 22
- Karva ChauthTuesday 26
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 26
- chaturthiWednesday 27
- shashthiFriday 29
- ashtamiSaturday 30
November
- Rama EkadashiTuesday 2Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:35 and 08:46.
- DhanterasWednesday 3
- PradoshWednesday 3
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 4
- Naraka ChaturdashiFriday 5Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaFriday 5
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 5
- New moonSaturday 6
- Govardhan pujaSunday 7
- Bhai DoojSunday 7Tilak between 13:10 and 15:21.
- chaturthiTuesday 9
- ChhathThursday 11
- shashthiFriday 12
- ashtamiSunday 14
- Vrishchika sankrantiTuesday 16
- Prabodhini EkadashiWednesday 17Break the fast on Thursday between 06:46 and 08:53.
- PradoshFriday 19
- Kartika PurnimaSunday 21
- Full moonSunday 21
- Purnima fastSunday 21
- chaturthiThursday 25
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 25
- shashthiSaturday 27
- ashtamiMonday 29
December
- Utpanna EkadashiWednesday 1Break the fast on Thursday between 13:14 and 17:23.
- Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 2Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
- PradoshFriday 3
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 4
- New moonSunday 5
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 5
- chaturthiThursday 9
- shashthiSaturday 11
- ashtamiTuesday 14
- Dhanu sankrantiThursday 16
- Mokshada EkadashiFriday 17Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Saturday between 07:08 and 09:11.
- PradoshSaturday 18
- Full moonTuesday 21
- Purnima fastTuesday 21
- chaturthiFriday 24
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 24
- shashthiSunday 26
- ashtamiTuesday 28
- Saphala EkadashiFriday 31Break the fast on Saturday between 07:14 and 09:18.
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