Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2011
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
2011 in New Delhi
January
- PradoshSaturday 1
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 2
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 3
- New moonTuesday 4
- chaturthiSaturday 8
- shashthiMonday 10
- ashtamiWednesday 12
- Makar SankrantiSaturday 15
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiSunday 16Break the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 08:29.
- PradoshMonday 17
- Full moonWednesday 19
- Purnima fastWednesday 19
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 22
- chaturthiSunday 23
- shashthiTuesday 25
- ashtamiWednesday 26
- Shattila EkadashiSaturday 29Break the fast on Sunday between 13:40 and 17:58.
- PradoshMonday 31
February
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 1
- New moonWednesday 2
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 2
- chaturthiMonday 7
- Vasant PanchamiTuesday 8
- shashthiWednesday 9
- ashtamiFriday 11
- Kumbha sankrantiSunday 13
- Jaya EkadashiMonday 14Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:00 and 09:14.
- PradoshWednesday 16
- Full moonFriday 18
- Purnima fastFriday 18
- chaturthiMonday 21
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 21
- shashthiWednesday 23
- ashtamiFriday 25
- Vijaya EkadashiMonday 28Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:47 and 09:05.
March
- Maha ShivaratriWednesday 2
- Maha ShivaratriWednesday 2
- PradoshWednesday 2
- New moonFriday 4
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 4
- chaturthiWednesday 9
- shashthiFriday 11
- ashtamiSunday 13
- Meena sankrantiTuesday 15
- Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 16Break the fast on Thursday between 06:30 and 08:53.
- PradoshThursday 17
- Holika DahanSaturday 19
- Full moonSaturday 19
- Purnima fastSaturday 19
- HoliSunday 20
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 22
- chaturthiWednesday 23
- shashthiThursday 24
- ashtamiSaturday 26
- Papmochani EkadashiWednesday 30Break the fast on Thursday between 06:14 and 08:42.
- PradoshThursday 31
April
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 1
- New moonSunday 3
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 3
- Gudi PadwaMonday 4
- UgadiMonday 4
- chaturthiThursday 7
- shashthiSaturday 9
- ashtamiMonday 11
- Rama NavamiTuesday 12
- Kamada EkadashiThursday 14Break the fast on Friday between 05:57 and 08:30.
- Mesha sankrantiThursday 14
- PradoshFriday 15
- Purnima fastSunday 17
- Hanuman JayantiMonday 18
- Full moonMonday 18
- chaturthiThursday 21
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 21
- shashthiSaturday 23
- ashtamiMonday 25
- Varuthini EkadashiThursday 28Break the fast on Friday between 13:39 and 18:54.
- Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 29Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 05:42 and 05:48.
- PradoshSaturday 30
May
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 1
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 2
- New moonTuesday 3
- Akshaya TritiyaFriday 6
- chaturthiSaturday 7
- shashthiMonday 9
- ashtamiWednesday 11
- Mohini EkadashiFriday 13Break the fast on Saturday between 13:39 and 19:03.
- Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 14Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
- Vrishabha sankrantiSunday 15
- PradoshSunday 15
- Full moonTuesday 17
- Purnima fastTuesday 17
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 20
- chaturthiSaturday 21
- shashthiMonday 23
- ashtamiWednesday 25
- Apara EkadashiSaturday 28Break the fast on Sunday between 05:25 and 08:10.
- PradoshMonday 30
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 31
June
- New moonWednesday 1
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 1
- chaturthiSunday 5
- shashthiTuesday 7
- ashtamiThursday 9
- Nirjala EkadashiSunday 12Break the fast on Monday between 05:23 and 08:10.
- PradoshMonday 13
- Mithuna sankrantiWednesday 15
- Full moonWednesday 15
- Purnima fastWednesday 15
- chaturthiSunday 19
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 19
- shashthiTuesday 21
- ashtamiFriday 24
- Yogini EkadashiMonday 27Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:26 and 08:13.
- PradoshTuesday 28
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 29
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 30
July
- New moonFriday 1
- chaturthiTuesday 5
- shashthiWednesday 6
- ashtamiFriday 8
- Devshayani EkadashiMonday 11Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:32 and 08:17.
- PradoshTuesday 12
- Purnima fastThursday 14
- Guru PurnimaFriday 15
- Full moonFriday 15
- Karka sankrantiSaturday 16
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 18
- chaturthiTuesday 19
- shashthiThursday 21
- ashtamiSaturday 23
- Kamika EkadashiTuesday 26Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:50 and 19:15.
- PradoshThursday 28
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 29
- New moonSaturday 30
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 30
August
- chaturthiWednesday 3
- shashthiFriday 5
- ashtamiSaturday 6
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiTuesday 9Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:55 and 08:26.
- PradoshThursday 11
- Raksha BandhanSaturday 13
- Full moonSaturday 13
- Purnima fastSaturday 13
- Simha sankrantiWednesday 17
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 17
- chaturthiThursday 18
- shashthiSaturday 20
- Janmashtami (smarta)Monday 22
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Monday 22
- ashtamiMonday 22
- Aja EkadashiThursday 25Break the fast on Friday between 05:56 and 08:30.
- PradoshFriday 26
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 27
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 28
- New moonMonday 29
September
- Ganesh ChaturthiThursday 1
- chaturthiThursday 1
- shashthiSaturday 3
- ashtamiMonday 5
- Parsva EkadashiThursday 8Break the fast on Friday between 06:03 and 08:33.
- PradoshFriday 9
- Purnima fastSunday 11
- Full moonMonday 12
- chaturthiFriday 16
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 16
- Kanya sankrantiSaturday 17
- shashthiSunday 18
- ashtamiWednesday 21
- Indira EkadashiFriday 23Break the fast on Saturday between 13:26 and 18:16.
- Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 24Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 25
- PradoshSunday 25
- New moonTuesday 27
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 27
- Navaratri beginsWednesday 28
- chaturthiFriday 30
October
- shashthiSunday 2
- ashtamiTuesday 4
- DussehraThursday 6
- Papankusha EkadashiFriday 7Break the fast on Saturday between 06:18 and 08:37.
- PradoshSunday 9
- Full moonTuesday 11
- Purnima fastTuesday 11
- Karva ChauthSaturday 15
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 15
- chaturthiSunday 16
- Tula sankrantiMonday 17
- shashthiTuesday 18
- ashtamiThursday 20
- Rama EkadashiSunday 23Break the fast on Monday between 06:28 and 08:42.
- DhanterasMonday 24
- PradoshMonday 24
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 25
- Naraka ChaturdashiWednesday 26Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaWednesday 26
- New moonWednesday 26
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 26
- Govardhan pujaThursday 27
- Bhai DoojFriday 28Tilak between 13:12 and 15:26.
- chaturthiSunday 30
November
- ChhathTuesday 1
- shashthiTuesday 1
- ashtamiThursday 3
- Prabodhini EkadashiSunday 6Break the fast on Monday between 06:38 and 08:48.
- PradoshTuesday 8
- Kartika PurnimaThursday 10
- Full moonThursday 10
- Purnima fastThursday 10
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 14
- chaturthiTuesday 15
- Vrishchika sankrantiWednesday 16
- shashthiThursday 17
- ashtamiSaturday 19
- Utpanna EkadashiMonday 21Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:49 and 08:56.
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 23
- PradoshWednesday 23
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 24
- New moonFriday 25
- chaturthiMonday 28
- shashthiWednesday 30
December
- ashtamiFriday 2
- Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 6Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:01 and 09:05.
- PradoshWednesday 7
- Full moonSaturday 10
- Purnima fastSaturday 10
- chaturthiWednesday 14
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 14
- Dhanu sankrantiFriday 16
- shashthiFriday 16
- ashtamiSunday 18
- Saphala EkadashiWednesday 21Break the fast on Thursday between 07:10 and 07:25.
- PradoshThursday 22
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 23
- New moonSaturday 24
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 24
- chaturthiWednesday 28
- shashthiFriday 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