Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2016
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.
239 festivals and fasts
2016 in New Delhi
January
- ashtamiSaturday 2
- Saphala EkadashiTuesday 5Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:30 and 17:38.
- Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 6Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 07:54.
- PradoshThursday 7
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 8
- New moonSaturday 9
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 9
- chaturthiWednesday 13
- Makar SankrantiFriday 15
- shashthiFriday 15
- ashtamiSunday 17
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 20Break the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 09:20.
- PradoshThursday 21
- Purnima fastSaturday 23
- Full moonSunday 24
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 27
- chaturthiThursday 28
- shashthiSaturday 30
February
- ashtamiMonday 1
- Shattila EkadashiThursday 4Break the fast on Friday between 07:26 and 09:18.
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 6
- PradoshSaturday 6
- New moonMonday 8
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 8
- Vasant PanchamiFriday 12
- chaturthiFriday 12
- Kumbha sankrantiSaturday 13
- shashthiSaturday 13
- ashtamiMonday 15
- Jaya EkadashiThursday 18Break the fast on Friday between 06:57 and 09:12.
- PradoshSaturday 20
- Full moonMonday 22
- Purnima fastMonday 22
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 26
- chaturthiSaturday 27
- shashthiMonday 29
March
- ashtamiWednesday 2
- Vijaya EkadashiSaturday 5Break the fast on Sunday between 06:41 and 09:01.
- PradoshSunday 6
- Maha ShivaratriMonday 7
- Maha ShivaratriMonday 7
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 8
- New moonWednesday 9
- chaturthiSaturday 12
- Meena sankrantiMonday 14
- shashthiMonday 14
- ashtamiWednesday 16
- Amalaki EkadashiSaturday 19Break the fast on Sunday between 06:25 and 08:50.
- PradoshSunday 20
- Holika DahanTuesday 22
- HoliWednesday 23
- Full moonWednesday 23
- Purnima fastWednesday 23
- chaturthiSunday 27
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 27
- shashthiWednesday 30
April
- ashtamiFriday 1
- Papmochani EkadashiSunday 3Break the fast on Monday between 13:40 and 18:40.
- Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 4Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 5
- PradoshTuesday 5
- New moonThursday 7
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 7
- Gudi PadwaFriday 8
- UgadiFriday 8
- chaturthiSunday 10
- shashthiTuesday 12
- Mesha sankrantiWednesday 13
- ashtamiThursday 14
- Rama NavamiFriday 15
- Kamada EkadashiSunday 17Break the fast on Monday between 07:40 and 08:27.
- PradoshTuesday 19
- Purnima fastThursday 21
- Hanuman JayantiFriday 22
- Full moonFriday 22
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 25
- chaturthiTuesday 26
- shashthiThursday 28
- ashtamiSaturday 30
May
- Varuthini EkadashiTuesday 3Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:38 and 08:17.
- PradoshWednesday 4
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 5
- New moonFriday 6
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 6
- Akshaya TritiyaMonday 9
- chaturthiTuesday 10
- shashthiThursday 12
- Vrishabha sankrantiSaturday 14
- ashtamiSaturday 14
- Mohini EkadashiTuesday 17Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:29 and 08:12.
- PradoshThursday 19
- Full moonSaturday 21
- Purnima fastSaturday 21
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 25
- chaturthiThursday 26
- shashthiSaturday 28
- ashtamiSunday 29
June
- Apara EkadashiWednesday 1Break the fast on Thursday between 05:24 and 08:09.
- PradoshThursday 2
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 3
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 4
- New moonSunday 5
- chaturthiWednesday 8
- shashthiFriday 10
- ashtamiSunday 12
- Mithuna sankrantiTuesday 14
- Nirjala EkadashiThursday 16Break the fast on Friday between 05:24 and 08:10.
- PradoshFriday 17
- Full moonMonday 20
- Purnima fastMonday 20
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 23
- chaturthiFriday 24
- shashthiSunday 26
- ashtamiTuesday 28
- Yogini EkadashiThursday 30Break the fast on Friday between 13:49 and 19:23.
July
- Yogini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 1Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 2
- PradoshSaturday 2
- New moonMonday 4
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 4
- chaturthiFriday 8
- shashthiSunday 10
- ashtamiTuesday 12
- Devshayani EkadashiFriday 15Break the fast on Saturday between 13:50 and 19:20.
- Karka sankrantiSaturday 16
- PradoshSunday 17
- Guru PurnimaTuesday 19
- Full moonTuesday 19
- Purnima fastTuesday 19
- chaturthiSaturday 23
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 23
- shashthiMonday 25
- ashtamiWednesday 27
- Kamika EkadashiSaturday 30Break the fast on Sunday between 05:43 and 06:30.
- PradoshSunday 31
August
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 1
- New moonTuesday 2
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 2
- chaturthiSaturday 6
- shashthiTuesday 9
- ashtamiThursday 11
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 14Break the fast on Monday between 05:51 and 08:28.
- PradoshMonday 15
- Simha sankrantiTuesday 16
- Raksha BandhanThursday 18
- Full moonThursday 18
- Purnima fastThursday 18
- chaturthiSunday 21
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 21
- shashthiTuesday 23
- Janmashtami (smarta)Thursday 25
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Thursday 25
- ashtamiThursday 25
- Aja EkadashiSunday 28Break the fast on Monday between 05:58 and 08:31.
- PradoshMonday 29
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 30
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 31
September
- New moonThursday 1
- Ganesh ChaturthiMonday 5
- chaturthiMonday 5
- shashthiWednesday 7
- ashtamiSaturday 10
- Parsva EkadashiTuesday 13Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:06 and 07:02.
- PradoshWednesday 14
- Kanya sankrantiFriday 16
- Full moonFriday 16
- Purnima fastFriday 16
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 19
- chaturthiTuesday 20
- shashthiThursday 22
- ashtamiFriday 23
- Indira EkadashiMonday 26Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:11 and 08:35.
- PradoshWednesday 28
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 29
- New moonFriday 30
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 30
October
- Navaratri beginsSaturday 1
- chaturthiWednesday 5
- shashthiFriday 7
- ashtamiSunday 9
- DussehraTuesday 11
- Papankusha EkadashiWednesday 12Break the fast on Thursday between 06:21 and 08:39.
- PradoshThursday 13
- Full moonSunday 16
- Purnima fastSunday 16
- Tula sankrantiMonday 17
- Karva ChauthWednesday 19
- chaturthiWednesday 19
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 19
- shashthiFriday 21
- ashtamiSunday 23
- Rama EkadashiWednesday 26Break the fast on Thursday between 06:30 and 08:43.
- DhanterasThursday 27
- PradoshThursday 27
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 28
- Naraka ChaturdashiSaturday 29Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaSunday 30
- New moonSunday 30
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 30
- Govardhan pujaMonday 31
November
- Bhai DoojTuesday 1Tilak between 13:11 and 15:23.
- chaturthiFriday 4
- ChhathSunday 6
- shashthiSunday 6
- ashtamiTuesday 8
- Prabodhini EkadashiThursday 10Break the fast on Saturday 12 Nov after sunrise.
- Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 11Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
- Trisparsha MahadwadashiFriday 11
- PradoshSaturday 12
- Kartika PurnimaMonday 14
- Full moonMonday 14
- Purnima fastMonday 14
- Vrishchika sankrantiWednesday 16
- chaturthiThursday 17
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 17
- shashthiSaturday 19
- ashtamiMonday 21
- Utpanna EkadashiFriday 25Break the fast on Saturday between 06:53 and 08:58.
- PradoshSaturday 26
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 27
- New moonTuesday 29
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 29
December
- chaturthiSaturday 3
- shashthiMonday 5
- ashtamiWednesday 7
- Mokshada EkadashiSaturday 10Break the fast on Sunday between 07:04 and 09:08.
- PradoshSunday 11
- Full moonTuesday 13
- Purnima fastTuesday 13
- Dhanu sankrantiFriday 16
- chaturthiSaturday 17
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 17
- shashthiMonday 19
- ashtamiWednesday 21
- Saphala EkadashiSaturday 24Break the fast on Sunday between 13:24 and 17:31.
- PradoshMonday 26
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 27
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 28
- New moonThursday 29
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