Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2026
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.
Next major festival Govardhan puja, Tuesday 10 November, today.
Dates and times are local to the place you choose.
238 festivals and fasts
2026 in New Delhi
January
- PradoshThursday 1
- Full moonSaturday 3
- Purnima fastSaturday 3
- chaturthiTuesday 6
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 6
- shashthiThursday 8
- ashtamiSunday 11
- Shattila EkadashiWednesday 14Break the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 09:21.
- Makar SankrantiWednesday 14
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 16
- PradoshFriday 16
- New moonSunday 18
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 18
- chaturthiThursday 22
- Vasant PanchamiFriday 23
- shashthiSaturday 24
- ashtamiMonday 26
- Jaya EkadashiThursday 29Break the fast on Friday between 07:11 and 09:20.
- PradoshFriday 30
February
- Full moonSunday 1
- Purnima fastSunday 1
- chaturthiThursday 5
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 5
- shashthiSaturday 7
- ashtamiTuesday 10
- Vijaya EkadashiFriday 13Break the fast on Saturday between 07:01 and 09:14.
- Kumbha sankrantiFriday 13
- PradoshSaturday 14
- Maha ShivaratriSunday 15
- Maha ShivaratriSunday 15
- New moonTuesday 17
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 17
- chaturthiSaturday 21
- shashthiMonday 23
- ashtamiTuesday 24
- Amalaki EkadashiFriday 27Break the fast on Saturday between 06:48 and 09:06.
March
- PradoshSunday 1
- Holika DahanMonday 2
- HoliTuesday 3
- Full moonTuesday 3
- Purnima fastTuesday 3
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 6
- chaturthiSaturday 7
- shashthiMonday 9
- ashtamiWednesday 11
- Papmochani EkadashiSunday 15Break the fast on Monday between 06:31 and 08:54.
- Meena sankrantiSunday 15
- PradoshMonday 16
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 17
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 18
- Gudi PadwaThursday 19
- UgadiThursday 19
- New moonThursday 19
- chaturthiSunday 22
- shashthiTuesday 24
- Rama NavamiThursday 26
- ashtamiThursday 26
- Kamada EkadashiSunday 29Break the fast on Monday between 06:14 and 07:10.
- PradoshMonday 30
April
- Purnima fastWednesday 1
- Hanuman JayantiThursday 2
- Full moonThursday 2
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 5
- chaturthiMonday 6
- shashthiWednesday 8
- ashtamiFriday 10
- Varuthini EkadashiMonday 13Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:56 and 08:30.
- Mesha sankrantiTuesday 14
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 15
- PradoshWednesday 15
- New moonFriday 17
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 17
- Akshaya TritiyaSunday 19
- chaturthiMonday 20
- shashthiWednesday 22
- ashtamiFriday 24
- Mohini EkadashiMonday 27Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:44 and 08:21.
- PradoshTuesday 28
May
- Full moonFriday 1
- Purnima fastFriday 1
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 5
- chaturthiWednesday 6
- shashthiFriday 8
- ashtamiSunday 10
- Apara EkadashiWednesday 13Break the fast on Thursday between 05:32 and 08:13.
- PradoshThursday 14
- Vrishabha sankrantiFriday 15
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 15
- New moonSaturday 16
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 16
- chaturthiWednesday 20
- shashthiFriday 22
- ashtamiSaturday 23
- Padmini EkadashiWednesday 27Break the fast on Thursday between 05:25 and 07:57.
- PradoshThursday 28
- Purnima fastSaturday 30
- Full moonSunday 31
June
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 3
- chaturthiThursday 4
- shashthiSaturday 6
- ashtamiMonday 8
- Parama EkadashiThursday 11Break the fast on Friday between 05:23 and 08:10.
- PradoshFriday 12
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 13
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 14
- Mithuna sankrantiMonday 15
- New moonMonday 15
- chaturthiThursday 18
- shashthiSaturday 20
- ashtamiMonday 22
- Nirjala EkadashiThursday 25Break the fast on Friday between 05:26 and 08:12.
- PradoshSaturday 27
- Full moonMonday 29
- Purnima fastMonday 29
July
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 3
- chaturthiSaturday 4
- shashthiMonday 6
- ashtamiWednesday 8
- Yogini EkadashiFriday 10Break the fast on Saturday between 13:50 and 19:21.
- Yogini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 11Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 12
- PradoshSunday 12
- New moonTuesday 14
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 14
- Karka sankrantiThursday 16
- chaturthiFriday 17
- shashthiSunday 19
- ashtamiTuesday 21
- Devshayani EkadashiSaturday 25Break the fast on Sunday between 05:40 and 08:22.
- PradoshSunday 26
- Guru PurnimaWednesday 29
- Full moonWednesday 29
- Purnima fastWednesday 29
August
- chaturthiSunday 2
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 2
- shashthiTuesday 4
- ashtamiThursday 6
- Kamika EkadashiSunday 9Break the fast on Monday between 05:48 and 08:01.
- PradoshMonday 10
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 11
- New moonWednesday 12
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 12
- chaturthiSunday 16
- Simha sankrantiMonday 17
- shashthiTuesday 18
- ashtamiThursday 20
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 23Break the fast on Monday between 13:42 and 18:51.
- Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 24Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:56 and 06:21.
- PradoshTuesday 25
- Purnima fastThursday 27
- Raksha BandhanFriday 28
- Full moonFriday 28
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 31
September
- chaturthiTuesday 1
- shashthiWednesday 2
- Janmashtami (smarta)Friday 4
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Friday 4
- ashtamiFriday 4
- Aja EkadashiMonday 7Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:03 and 08:33.
- PradoshTuesday 8
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 9
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 10
- New moonFriday 11
- Ganesh ChaturthiMonday 14
- chaturthiTuesday 15
- Kanya sankrantiThursday 17
- shashthiThursday 17
- ashtamiSaturday 19
- Parsva EkadashiTuesday 22Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:10 and 08:35.
- PradoshThursday 24
- Full moonSaturday 26
- Purnima fastSaturday 26
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 29
- chaturthiWednesday 30
October
- shashthiFriday 2
- ashtamiSaturday 3
- Indira EkadashiTuesday 6Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:18 and 08:37.
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 8
- PradoshThursday 8
- New moonSaturday 10
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 10
- Navaratri beginsSunday 11
- chaturthiWednesday 14
- shashthiFriday 16
- Tula sankrantiSaturday 17
- ashtamiMonday 19
- DussehraTuesday 20
- Papankusha EkadashiThursday 22Break the fast on Friday between 06:27 and 08:42.
- PradoshFriday 23
- Purnima fastSunday 25
- Full moonMonday 26
- Karva ChauthThursday 29
- chaturthiThursday 29
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 29
- shashthiSaturday 31
November
- ashtamiMonday 2
- Rama EkadashiThursday 5Break the fast on Friday between 06:37 and 08:47.
- DhanterasFriday 6
- PradoshFriday 6
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 7
- Naraka ChaturdashiSunday 8Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaSunday 8
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 8
- New moonMonday 9
- Govardhan pujaTuesday 10
- Bhai DoojWednesday 11Tilak between 13:10 and 15:20.
- chaturthiFriday 13
- ChhathSunday 15
- shashthiSunday 15
- Vrishchika sankrantiMonday 16
- ashtamiTuesday 17
- Prabodhini EkadashiFriday 20Break the fast on Saturday between 13:11 and 17:25.
- Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 21Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
- PradoshSunday 22
- Kartika PurnimaTuesday 24
- Full moonTuesday 24
- Purnima fastTuesday 24
- chaturthiFriday 27
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 27
- shashthiSunday 29
December
- ashtamiTuesday 1
- Utpanna EkadashiFriday 4Break the fast on Saturday between 07:00 and 09:04.
- PradoshSunday 6
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 7
- New moonTuesday 8
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 8
- chaturthiSunday 13
- shashthiTuesday 15
- Dhanu sankrantiWednesday 16
- ashtamiThursday 17
- Mokshada EkadashiSunday 20Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Monday between 07:10 and 09:13.
- PradoshMonday 21
- Full moonWednesday 23
- Purnima fastWednesday 23
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 26
- chaturthiSunday 27
- shashthiTuesday 29
- ashtamiThursday 31
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