Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2012
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.
240 festivals and fasts
2012 in New Delhi
January
- ashtamiSunday 1
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiThursday 5Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Friday between 07:15 and 09:19.
- PradoshFriday 6
- Purnima fastSunday 8
- Full moonMonday 9
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 12
- chaturthiFriday 13
- shashthiSaturday 14
- Makar SankrantiSunday 15
- ashtamiMonday 16
- Shattila EkadashiThursday 19Break the fast on Friday between 07:15 and 09:21.
- PradoshFriday 20
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 21
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 22
- New moonMonday 23
- chaturthiFriday 27
- Vasant PanchamiSaturday 28
- shashthiSunday 29
- ashtamiTuesday 31
February
- Jaya EkadashiFriday 3Break the fast on Saturday between 13:41 and 18:02.
- PradoshSunday 5
- Full moonTuesday 7
- Purnima fastTuesday 7
- chaturthiSaturday 11
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 11
- Kumbha sankrantiMonday 13
- shashthiMonday 13
- ashtamiWednesday 15
- Vijaya EkadashiFriday 17Break the fast on Saturday between 13:43 and 18:12.
- Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 18Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
- PradoshSunday 19
- Maha ShivaratriMonday 20
- Maha ShivaratriMonday 20
- New moonTuesday 21
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 21
- chaturthiSunday 26
- shashthiTuesday 28
March
- ashtamiThursday 1
- Amalaki EkadashiSunday 4Break the fast on Monday between 06:42 and 09:02.
- PradoshTuesday 6
- Holika DahanWednesday 7
- HoliThursday 8
- Full moonThursday 8
- Purnima fastThursday 8
- chaturthiSunday 11
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 11
- shashthiTuesday 13
- Meena sankrantiWednesday 14
- ashtamiThursday 15
- Papmochani EkadashiSunday 18Break the fast on Monday between 06:27 and 08:51.
- PradoshMonday 19
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 20
- New moonThursday 22
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 22
- Gudi PadwaFriday 23
- UgadiFriday 23
- chaturthiMonday 26
- shashthiThursday 29
- ashtamiSaturday 31
April
- Rama NavamiSunday 1
- Kamada EkadashiTuesday 3Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:08 and 08:38.
- PradoshWednesday 4
- Hanuman JayantiFriday 6
- Full moonFriday 6
- Purnima fastFriday 6
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 9
- chaturthiTuesday 10
- shashthiThursday 12
- Mesha sankrantiFriday 13
- ashtamiFriday 13
- Varuthini EkadashiMonday 16Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:39 and 18:48.
- Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 17Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:53 and 06:30.
- PradoshWednesday 18
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 19
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 20
- New moonSaturday 21
- Akshaya TritiyaTuesday 24
- chaturthiWednesday 25
- shashthiFriday 27
- ashtamiSunday 29
May
- Mohini EkadashiWednesday 2Break the fast on Thursday between 05:39 and 08:18.
- PradoshThursday 3
- Purnima fastSaturday 5
- Full moonSunday 6
- chaturthiWednesday 9
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 9
- shashthiFriday 11
- ashtamiSunday 13
- Vrishabha sankrantiMonday 14
- Apara EkadashiWednesday 16Break the fast on Thursday between 05:30 and 08:12.
- PradoshFriday 18
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 19
- New moonSunday 20
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 20
- chaturthiFriday 25
- shashthiSunday 27
- ashtamiTuesday 29
- Nirjala EkadashiThursday 31Break the fast on Saturday 2 Jun after sunrise.
June
- Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 1Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
- Trisparsha MahadwadashiFriday 1
- PradoshSaturday 2
- Full moonMonday 4
- Purnima fastMonday 4
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 7
- chaturthiFriday 8
- shashthiSaturday 9
- ashtamiMonday 11
- Mithuna sankrantiThursday 14
- Yogini EkadashiFriday 15Break the fast on Saturday between 05:24 and 08:10.
- PradoshSaturday 16
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 17
- New moonTuesday 19
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 19
- chaturthiSaturday 23
- shashthiMonday 25
- ashtamiWednesday 27
- Devshayani EkadashiSaturday 30Break the fast on Sunday between 05:27 and 08:14.
July
- PradoshSunday 1
- Guru PurnimaTuesday 3
- Full moonTuesday 3
- Purnima fastTuesday 3
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 6
- chaturthiSaturday 7
- shashthiMonday 9
- ashtamiWednesday 11
- Kamika EkadashiSaturday 14Break the fast on Sunday between 13:50 and 19:20.
- Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 15Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 05:34 and 06:00.
- Karka sankrantiMonday 16
- PradoshMonday 16
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 17
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 18
- New moonThursday 19
- chaturthiMonday 23
- shashthiTuesday 24
- ashtamiThursday 26
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 29Break the fast on Monday between 05:42 and 08:23.
- PradoshMonday 30
August
- Purnima fastWednesday 1
- Raksha BandhanThursday 2
- Full moonThursday 2
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 5
- chaturthiMonday 6
- shashthiWednesday 8
- Janmashtami (smarta)Thursday 9
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Friday 10
- ashtamiFriday 10
- Aja EkadashiMonday 13Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:50 and 08:28.
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 15
- PradoshWednesday 15
- Simha sankrantiThursday 16
- New moonFriday 17
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 17
- chaturthiTuesday 21
- shashthiThursday 23
- ashtamiSaturday 25
- Padmini EkadashiMonday 27Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:04 and 08:31.
- PradoshWednesday 29
- Full moonFriday 31
- Purnima fastFriday 31
September
- chaturthiTuesday 4
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 4
- shashthiThursday 6
- ashtamiSunday 9
- Parama EkadashiWednesday 12Break the fast on Thursday between 06:06 and 08:33.
- PradoshThursday 13
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 14
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 15
- Kanya sankrantiSunday 16
- New moonSunday 16
- Ganesh ChaturthiWednesday 19
- chaturthiWednesday 19
- shashthiFriday 21
- ashtamiSunday 23
- Parsva EkadashiWednesday 26Break the fast on Thursday between 06:13 and 07:57.
- PradoshThursday 27
- Purnima fastSaturday 29
- Full moonSunday 30
October
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 3
- chaturthiThursday 4
- shashthiSaturday 6
- ashtamiMonday 8
- Indira EkadashiThursday 11Break the fast on Friday between 08:15 and 08:39.
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 13
- PradoshSaturday 13
- New moonMonday 15
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 15
- Navaratri beginsTuesday 16
- Tula sankrantiWednesday 17
- chaturthiThursday 18
- shashthiSaturday 20
- ashtamiMonday 22
- DussehraWednesday 24
- Papankusha EkadashiThursday 25Break the fast on Friday between 06:30 and 08:43.
- PradoshSaturday 27
- Full moonMonday 29
- Purnima fastMonday 29
November
- Karva ChauthFriday 2
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 2
- chaturthiSaturday 3
- shashthiMonday 5
- ashtamiWednesday 7
- Rama EkadashiSaturday 10Break the fast on Sunday between 06:41 and 08:50.
- DhanterasSunday 11
- PradoshSunday 11
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 12
- Naraka ChaturdashiTuesday 13Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaTuesday 13
- New moonTuesday 13
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 13
- Govardhan pujaWednesday 14
- Bhai DoojThursday 15Tilak between 13:10 and 15:19.
- Vrishchika sankrantiFriday 16
- chaturthiSaturday 17
- ChhathMonday 19
- shashthiMonday 19
- ashtamiWednesday 21
- Prabodhini EkadashiSaturday 24Break the fast on Sunday between 06:52 and 08:58.
- PradoshSunday 25
- Kartika PurnimaWednesday 28
- Full moonWednesday 28
- Purnima fastWednesday 28
December
- chaturthiSunday 2
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 2
- shashthiWednesday 5
- ashtamiFriday 7
- Utpanna EkadashiSunday 9Break the fast on Monday between 09:03 and 09:07.
- Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 10Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 11
- PradoshTuesday 11
- New moonThursday 13
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 13
- Dhanu sankrantiSunday 16
- chaturthiSunday 16
- shashthiTuesday 18
- ashtamiThursday 20
- Mokshada EkadashiSunday 23Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Monday between 13:23 and 17:30.
- Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 24Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:12 and 08:02.
- PradoshTuesday 25
- Full moonFriday 28
- Purnima fastFriday 28
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.
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