Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2024
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.
Dates and times are local to the place you choose.
239 festivals and fasts
2024 in New Delhi
January
- shashthiTuesday 2
- ashtamiThursday 4
- Saphala EkadashiSunday 7Break the fast on Monday between 07:16 and 09:20.
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 9
- PradoshTuesday 9
- New moonThursday 11
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 11
- chaturthiSunday 14
- Makar SankrantiMonday 15
- shashthiTuesday 16
- ashtamiThursday 18
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiSunday 21Break the fast on Monday between 07:14 and 09:21.
- PradoshTuesday 23
- Full moonThursday 25
- Purnima fastThursday 25
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 29
- chaturthiTuesday 30
February
- shashthiThursday 1
- ashtamiSaturday 3
- Shattila EkadashiTuesday 6Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:07 and 09:17.
- PradoshWednesday 7
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 8
- New moonFriday 9
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 9
- Kumbha sankrantiTuesday 13
- chaturthiTuesday 13
- Vasant PanchamiWednesday 14
- shashthiThursday 15
- ashtamiSaturday 17
- Jaya EkadashiTuesday 20Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:55 and 09:10.
- PradoshWednesday 21
- Full moonSaturday 24
- Purnima fastSaturday 24
- chaturthiWednesday 28
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 28
March
- shashthiSaturday 2
- ashtamiMonday 4
- Vijaya EkadashiWednesday 6Break the fast on Thursday between 13:43 and 18:24.
- Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 7Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
- Maha ShivaratriFriday 8
- Maha ShivaratriFriday 8
- PradoshFriday 8
- New moonSunday 10
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 10
- chaturthiWednesday 13
- Meena sankrantiThursday 14
- shashthiFriday 15
- ashtamiSunday 17
- Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 20Break the fast on Thursday between 13:42 and 18:33.
- PradoshFriday 22
- Holika DahanSunday 24
- Purnima fastSunday 24
- HoliMonday 25
- Full moonMonday 25
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 28
- chaturthiFriday 29
- shashthiSunday 31
April
- ashtamiTuesday 2
- Papmochani EkadashiFriday 5Break the fast on Saturday between 06:06 and 08:36.
- PradoshSaturday 6
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 7
- New moonMonday 8
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 8
- Gudi PadwaTuesday 9
- UgadiTuesday 9
- chaturthiFriday 12
- Mesha sankrantiSaturday 13
- shashthiSunday 14
- ashtamiTuesday 16
- Rama NavamiWednesday 17
- Kamada EkadashiFriday 19Break the fast on Saturday between 05:51 and 08:26.
- PradoshSunday 21
- Hanuman JayantiTuesday 23
- Full moonTuesday 23
- Purnima fastTuesday 23
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 27
- chaturthiSunday 28
- shashthiTuesday 30
May
- ashtamiWednesday 1
- Varuthini EkadashiSaturday 4Break the fast on Sunday between 05:38 and 08:17.
- PradoshSunday 5
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 6
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 7
- New moonWednesday 8
- Akshaya TritiyaFriday 10
- chaturthiSaturday 11
- shashthiMonday 13
- Vrishabha sankrantiTuesday 14
- ashtamiThursday 16
- Mohini EkadashiSunday 19Break the fast on Monday between 05:28 and 08:11.
- PradoshMonday 20
- Full moonThursday 23
- Purnima fastThursday 23
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 26
- chaturthiMonday 27
- shashthiWednesday 29
- ashtamiFriday 31
June
- Apara EkadashiSunday 2Break the fast on Monday between 08:07 and 08:09.
- Apara Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 3Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 4
- PradoshTuesday 4
- New moonThursday 6
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 6
- chaturthiMonday 10
- shashthiWednesday 12
- ashtamiFriday 14
- Mithuna sankrantiSaturday 15
- Nirjala EkadashiTuesday 18Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:24 and 07:28.
- PradoshWednesday 19
- Purnima fastFriday 21
- Full moonSaturday 22
- chaturthiTuesday 25
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 25
- shashthiThursday 27
- ashtamiSaturday 29
July
- Yogini EkadashiTuesday 2Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:28 and 07:10.
- PradoshWednesday 3
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 4
- New moonFriday 5
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 5
- chaturthiWednesday 10
- shashthiFriday 12
- ashtamiSunday 14
- Karka sankrantiTuesday 16
- Devshayani EkadashiWednesday 17Break the fast on Thursday between 05:36 and 08:19.
- PradoshThursday 18
- Guru PurnimaSunday 21
- Full moonSunday 21
- Purnima fastSunday 21
- chaturthiWednesday 24
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 24
- shashthiFriday 26
- ashtamiSunday 28
- Kamika EkadashiWednesday 31Break the fast on Thursday between 05:43 and 08:24.
August
- PradoshThursday 1
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 2
- New moonSunday 4
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 4
- chaturthiThursday 8
- shashthiSaturday 10
- ashtamiTuesday 13
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiFriday 16Break the fast on Saturday between 05:52 and 08:06.
- Simha sankrantiFriday 16
- PradoshSaturday 17
- Raksha BandhanMonday 19
- Full moonMonday 19
- Purnima fastMonday 19
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 22
- chaturthiFriday 23
- shashthiSaturday 24
- Janmashtami (smarta)Monday 26
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Monday 26
- ashtamiMonday 26
- Aja EkadashiThursday 29Break the fast on Friday between 07:50 and 08:31.
- PradoshSaturday 31
September
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 1
- New moonMonday 2
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 2
- Ganesh ChaturthiSaturday 7
- chaturthiSaturday 7
- shashthiMonday 9
- ashtamiWednesday 11
- Parsva EkadashiSaturday 14Break the fast on Sunday between 06:07 and 08:34.
- PradoshSunday 15
- Kanya sankrantiMonday 16
- Purnima fastTuesday 17
- Full moonWednesday 18
- chaturthiSaturday 21
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 21
- shashthiMonday 23
- ashtamiWednesday 25
- Indira EkadashiSaturday 28Break the fast on Sunday between 06:14 and 08:36.
- PradoshSunday 29
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 30
October
- New moonWednesday 2
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 2
- Navaratri beginsThursday 3
- chaturthiMonday 7
- shashthiWednesday 9
- ashtamiFriday 11
- DussehraSaturday 12
- Papankusha EkadashiSunday 13Break the fast on Tuesday 15 Oct after sunrise.
- Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 14Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
- Trisparsha MahadwadashiMonday 14
- PradoshTuesday 15
- Tula sankrantiThursday 17
- Full moonThursday 17
- Purnima fastThursday 17
- Karva ChauthSunday 20
- chaturthiSunday 20
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 20
- shashthiTuesday 22
- ashtamiThursday 24
- Rama EkadashiMonday 28Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:32 and 08:44.
- DhanterasTuesday 29
- PradoshTuesday 29
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 30
- Naraka ChaturdashiThursday 31Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
November
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaFriday 1
- New moonFriday 1
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 1
- Govardhan pujaSaturday 2
- Bhai DoojSunday 3Tilak between 13:10 and 15:22.
- chaturthiTuesday 5
- ChhathThursday 7
- shashthiThursday 7
- ashtamiSaturday 9
- Prabodhini EkadashiTuesday 12Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:43 and 08:51.
- PradoshWednesday 13
- Kartika PurnimaFriday 15
- Full moonFriday 15
- Purnima fastFriday 15
- Vrishchika sankrantiSaturday 16
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 18
- chaturthiTuesday 19
- shashthiThursday 21
- ashtamiSaturday 23
- Utpanna EkadashiTuesday 26Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:12 and 17:24.
- PradoshThursday 28
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 29
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 30
December
- New moonSunday 1
- chaturthiThursday 5
- shashthiSaturday 7
- ashtamiMonday 9
- Mokshada EkadashiWednesday 11Break the fast on Thursday between 07:05 and 09:08.
- PradoshFriday 13
- Full moonSunday 15
- Purnima fastSunday 15
- Dhanu sankrantiMonday 16
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 18
- chaturthiThursday 19
- shashthiSaturday 21
- ashtamiMonday 23
- Saphala EkadashiThursday 26Break the fast on Friday between 07:13 and 09:16.
- PradoshSaturday 28
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 29
- New moonMonday 30
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 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