Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2017
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.
236 festivals and fasts
2017 in New Delhi
January
- chaturthiMonday 2
- shashthiWednesday 4
- ashtamiFriday 6
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiSunday 8Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Monday between 13:32 and 17:41.
- Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 9Also 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 after sunrise.
- PradoshTuesday 10
- Full moonThursday 12
- Purnima fastThursday 12
- Makar SankrantiSaturday 14
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 15
- chaturthiMonday 16
- shashthiWednesday 18
- ashtamiFriday 20
- Shattila EkadashiMonday 23Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:13 and 09:21.
- PradoshWednesday 25
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 26
- New moonFriday 27
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 27
- chaturthiTuesday 31
February
- Vasant PanchamiWednesday 1
- shashthiThursday 2
- ashtamiSaturday 4
- Jaya EkadashiTuesday 7Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:05 and 09:17.
- PradoshWednesday 8
- Full moonFriday 10
- Purnima fastFriday 10
- Kumbha sankrantiSunday 12
- chaturthiTuesday 14
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 14
- shashthiFriday 17
- ashtamiSunday 19
- Vijaya EkadashiWednesday 22Break the fast on Thursday between 06:53 and 09:09.
- Maha ShivaratriFriday 24
- Maha ShivaratriFriday 24
- PradoshFriday 24
- New moonSunday 26
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 26
March
- chaturthiThursday 2
- shashthiSaturday 4
- ashtamiSunday 5
- Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 8Break the fast on Thursday between 06:38 and 08:59.
- PradoshFriday 10
- Holika DahanSaturday 11
- HoliSunday 12
- Full moonSunday 12
- Purnima fastSunday 12
- Meena sankrantiTuesday 14
- chaturthiThursday 16
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 16
- shashthiSaturday 18
- ashtamiTuesday 21
- Papmochani EkadashiFriday 24Break the fast on Saturday between 06:20 and 08:46.
- PradoshSaturday 25
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 26
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 27
- Gudi PadwaTuesday 28
- UgadiTuesday 28
- New moonTuesday 28
- chaturthiFriday 31
April
- shashthiSunday 2
- Rama NavamiTuesday 4
- ashtamiTuesday 4
- Kamada EkadashiFriday 7Break the fast on Saturday between 06:04 and 08:35.
- PradoshSaturday 8
- Purnima fastMonday 10
- Hanuman JayantiTuesday 11
- Full moonTuesday 11
- Mesha sankrantiThursday 13
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 14
- chaturthiSaturday 15
- shashthiMonday 17
- ashtamiWednesday 19
- Varuthini EkadashiSaturday 22Break the fast on Sunday between 13:39 and 18:51.
- Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 23Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 24
- PradoshMonday 24
- New moonWednesday 26
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 26
- Akshaya TritiyaFriday 28
- chaturthiSaturday 29
May
- shashthiMonday 1
- ashtamiWednesday 3
- Mohini EkadashiSaturday 6Break the fast on Sunday between 05:36 and 08:16.
- PradoshMonday 8
- Full moonWednesday 10
- Purnima fastWednesday 10
- Vrishabha sankrantiSunday 14
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 14
- chaturthiMonday 15
- shashthiWednesday 17
- ashtamiFriday 19
- Apara EkadashiMonday 22Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:27 and 08:11.
- PradoshTuesday 23
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 24
- New moonThursday 25
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 25
- chaturthiMonday 29
- shashthiWednesday 31
June
- ashtamiFriday 2
- Nirjala EkadashiMonday 5Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:23 and 08:09.
- PradoshTuesday 6
- Full moonFriday 9
- Purnima fastFriday 9
- chaturthiTuesday 13
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 13
- Mithuna sankrantiThursday 15
- shashthiThursday 15
- ashtamiSaturday 17
- Yogini EkadashiTuesday 20Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:24 and 08:11.
- PradoshWednesday 21
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 22
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 23
- New moonSaturday 24
- chaturthiTuesday 27
- shashthiThursday 29
July
- ashtamiSaturday 1
- Devshayani EkadashiTuesday 4Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:06 and 08:15.
- PradoshThursday 6
- Purnima fastSaturday 8
- Guru PurnimaSunday 9
- Full moonSunday 9
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 12
- chaturthiThursday 13
- shashthiSaturday 15
- Karka sankrantiSunday 16
- ashtamiMonday 17
- Kamika EkadashiWednesday 19Break the fast on Thursday between 13:50 and 19:18.
- Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 20Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 21
- PradoshFriday 21
- New moonSunday 23
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 23
- chaturthiThursday 27
- shashthiSaturday 29
- ashtamiMonday 31
August
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiThursday 3Break the fast on Friday between 05:45 and 08:25.
- PradoshFriday 4
- Raksha BandhanMonday 7
- Full moonMonday 7
- Purnima fastMonday 7
- chaturthiFriday 11
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 11
- shashthiSunday 13
- Janmashtami (smarta)Monday 14
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Tuesday 15
- ashtamiTuesday 15
- Simha sankrantiThursday 17
- Aja EkadashiFriday 18Break the fast on Saturday between 05:53 and 07:17.
- PradoshSaturday 19
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 20
- New moonMonday 21
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 21
- Ganesh ChaturthiFriday 25
- chaturthiFriday 25
- shashthiSunday 27
- ashtamiTuesday 29
September
- Parsva EkadashiSaturday 2Break the fast on Sunday between 06:01 and 08:32.
- PradoshSunday 3
- Purnima fastTuesday 5
- Full moonWednesday 6
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 9
- chaturthiSunday 10
- shashthiMonday 11
- ashtamiWednesday 13
- Indira EkadashiSaturday 16Break the fast on Sunday between 06:08 and 08:34.
- Kanya sankrantiSunday 17
- PradoshSunday 17
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 18
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 19
- New moonWednesday 20
- Navaratri beginsThursday 21
- chaturthiSunday 24
- shashthiTuesday 26
- ashtamiThursday 28
- DussehraSaturday 30
October
- Papankusha EkadashiSunday 1Break the fast on Monday between 13:22 and 18:06.
- PradoshTuesday 3
- Full moonThursday 5
- Purnima fastThursday 5
- Karva ChauthSunday 8
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 8
- chaturthiMonday 9
- shashthiWednesday 11
- ashtamiThursday 12
- Rama EkadashiSunday 15Break the fast on Monday between 06:56 and 08:40.
- DhanterasTuesday 17
- Tula sankrantiTuesday 17
- PradoshTuesday 17
- Naraka ChaturdashiWednesday 18Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 18
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaThursday 19
- New moonThursday 19
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 19
- Govardhan pujaFriday 20
- Bhai DoojSaturday 21Tilak between 13:14 and 15:30.
- chaturthiTuesday 24
- ChhathThursday 26
- shashthiThursday 26
- ashtamiSaturday 28
- Prabodhini EkadashiTuesday 31Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:34 and 08:45.
November
- PradoshWednesday 1
- Kartika PurnimaSaturday 4
- Full moonSaturday 4
- Purnima fastSaturday 4
- chaturthiTuesday 7
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 7
- shashthiThursday 9
- ashtamiSaturday 11
- Utpanna EkadashiTuesday 14Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:44 and 08:52.
- PradoshWednesday 15
- Vrishchika sankrantiThursday 16
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 16
- New moonSaturday 18
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 18
- chaturthiWednesday 22
- shashthiSaturday 25
- ashtamiMonday 27
- Mokshada EkadashiThursday 30Break the fast on Friday between 06:57 and 07:12.
December
- PradoshFriday 1
- Full moonSunday 3
- Purnima fastSunday 3
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 6
- chaturthiThursday 7
- shashthiFriday 8
- ashtamiSunday 10
- Saphala EkadashiWednesday 13Break the fast on Thursday between 13:18 and 17:25.
- PradoshFriday 15
- Dhanu sankrantiSaturday 16
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 16
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 17
- New moonMonday 18
- chaturthiFriday 22
- shashthiSunday 24
- ashtamiTuesday 26
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiFriday 29Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Saturday between 07:14 and 09:17.
- PradoshSaturday 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