Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2028
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.
243 festivals and fasts
2028 in New Delhi
January
- chaturthiSaturday 1
- shashthiMonday 3
- ashtamiWednesday 5
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 8Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Sunday between 07:16 and 09:20.
- PradoshSunday 9
- Purnima fastTuesday 11
- Full moonWednesday 12
- Makar SankrantiSaturday 15
- chaturthiSaturday 15
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 15
- shashthiMonday 17
- ashtamiWednesday 19
- Shattila EkadashiSaturday 22Break the fast on Sunday between 07:14 and 09:21.
- PradoshSunday 23
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 24
- New moonWednesday 26
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 26
- Vasant PanchamiMonday 31
- chaturthiMonday 31
February
- shashthiWednesday 2
- ashtamiFriday 4
- Jaya EkadashiSunday 6Break the fast on Tuesday 8 Feb after sunrise.
- Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 7Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
- Trisparsha MahadwadashiMonday 7
- PradoshTuesday 8
- Full moonThursday 10
- Purnima fastThursday 10
- Kumbha sankrantiSunday 13
- chaturthiSunday 13
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 13
- shashthiTuesday 15
- ashtamiThursday 17
- Vijaya EkadashiSunday 20Break the fast on Monday between 13:44 and 18:15.
- Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 21Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:54 and 08:08.
- PradoshTuesday 22
- Maha ShivaratriWednesday 23
- Maha ShivaratriWednesday 23
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 24
- New moonFriday 25
- chaturthiTuesday 29
March
- shashthiThursday 2
- ashtamiSaturday 4
- Amalaki EkadashiTuesday 7Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:39 and 08:59.
- PradoshWednesday 8
- Holika DahanFriday 10
- Purnima fastFriday 10
- HoliSaturday 11
- Full moonSaturday 11
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 13
- Meena sankrantiTuesday 14
- chaturthiTuesday 14
- shashthiThursday 16
- ashtamiSaturday 18
- Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 21Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:55 and 08:48.
- PradoshThursday 23
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 24
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 25
- New moonSunday 26
- Gudi PadwaMonday 27
- UgadiMonday 27
- chaturthiThursday 30
April
- shashthiSaturday 1
- Rama NavamiMonday 3
- ashtamiMonday 3
- Kamada EkadashiWednesday 5Break the fast on Thursday between 13:40 and 18:42.
- Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 6Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
- PradoshFriday 7
- Hanuman JayantiSunday 9
- Full moonSunday 9
- Purnima fastSunday 9
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 12
- Mesha sankrantiThursday 13
- chaturthiThursday 13
- shashthiSaturday 15
- ashtamiMonday 17
- Varuthini EkadashiThursday 20Break the fast on Friday between 05:50 and 08:25.
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 22
- PradoshSaturday 22
- New moonMonday 24
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 24
- Akshaya TritiyaThursday 27
- chaturthiFriday 28
- shashthiSunday 30
May
- ashtamiTuesday 2
- Mohini EkadashiFriday 5Break the fast on Saturday between 05:37 and 08:16.
- PradoshSaturday 6
- Full moonMonday 8
- Purnima fastMonday 8
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 11
- chaturthiFriday 12
- Vrishabha sankrantiSunday 14
- shashthiSunday 14
- ashtamiTuesday 16
- Apara EkadashiSaturday 20Break the fast on Sunday between 05:28 and 08:11.
- PradoshSunday 21
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 22
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 23
- New moonWednesday 24
- chaturthiSunday 28
- shashthiMonday 29
- ashtamiWednesday 31
June
- Nirjala EkadashiSaturday 3Break the fast on Sunday between 05:24 and 08:09.
- PradoshSunday 4
- Purnima fastTuesday 6
- Full moonWednesday 7
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 10
- chaturthiSunday 11
- shashthiTuesday 13
- Mithuna sankrantiThursday 15
- ashtamiThursday 15
- Yogini EkadashiSunday 18Break the fast on Monday between 13:47 and 19:21.
- PradoshTuesday 20
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 21
- New moonThursday 22
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 22
- chaturthiMonday 26
- shashthiWednesday 28
- ashtamiThursday 29
July
- Devshayani EkadashiSunday 2Break the fast on Monday between 05:53 and 08:14.
- PradoshTuesday 4
- Guru PurnimaThursday 6
- Full moonThursday 6
- Purnima fastThursday 6
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 10
- chaturthiTuesday 11
- shashthiThursday 13
- ashtamiSaturday 15
- Karka sankrantiSunday 16
- Kamika EkadashiTuesday 18Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:36 and 08:20.
- PradoshWednesday 19
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 20
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 21
- New moonSaturday 22
- chaturthiTuesday 25
- shashthiThursday 27
- ashtamiSaturday 29
August
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiTuesday 1Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:44 and 08:24.
- PradoshWednesday 2
- Purnima fastFriday 4
- Raksha BandhanSaturday 5
- Full moonSaturday 5
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 8
- chaturthiWednesday 9
- shashthiFriday 11
- Janmashtami (smarta)Sunday 13
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Sunday 13
- ashtamiSunday 13
- Aja EkadashiWednesday 16Break the fast on Thursday between 13:44 and 18:58.
- Simha sankrantiWednesday 16
- Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 17Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 18
- PradoshFriday 18
- New moonSunday 20
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 20
- Ganesh ChaturthiWednesday 23
- chaturthiWednesday 23
- shashthiFriday 25
- ashtamiSunday 27
- Parsva EkadashiWednesday 30Break the fast on Thursday between 05:59 and 08:31.
September
- PradoshFriday 1
- Full moonSunday 3
- Purnima fastSunday 3
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 7
- chaturthiFriday 8
- shashthiSunday 10
- ashtamiTuesday 12
- Indira EkadashiFriday 15Break the fast on Saturday between 06:07 and 08:34.
- Kanya sankrantiSaturday 16
- PradoshSaturday 16
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 17
- New moonMonday 18
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 18
- Navaratri beginsTuesday 19
- chaturthiFriday 22
- shashthiSunday 24
- ashtamiTuesday 26
- DussehraWednesday 27
- Papankusha EkadashiFriday 29Break the fast on Saturday between 06:14 and 08:36.
- PradoshSaturday 30
October
- Full moonTuesday 3
- Purnima fastTuesday 3
- Karva ChauthSaturday 7
- chaturthiSaturday 7
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 7
- shashthiMonday 9
- ashtamiWednesday 11
- Rama EkadashiSaturday 14Break the fast on Sunday between 06:23 and 08:39.
- DhanterasSunday 15
- PradoshSunday 15
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 16
- Naraka ChaturdashiTuesday 17Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaTuesday 17
- Tula sankrantiTuesday 17
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 17
- Govardhan pujaWednesday 18
- New moonWednesday 18
- Bhai DoojThursday 19Tilak between 13:14 and 15:31.
- chaturthiSaturday 21
- ChhathMonday 23
- shashthiMonday 23
- ashtamiWednesday 25
- Prabodhini EkadashiSaturday 28Break the fast on Sunday between 13:12 and 17:38.
- Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 29Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 06:32 and 08:44.
- PradoshMonday 30
November
- Purnima fastWednesday 1
- Kartika PurnimaThursday 2
- Full moonThursday 2
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 5
- chaturthiMonday 6
- shashthiWednesday 8
- ashtamiFriday 10
- Utpanna EkadashiSunday 12Break the fast on Monday between 13:10 and 17:28.
- Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 13Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
- Trisparsha MahadwadashiMonday 13
- PradoshTuesday 14
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 15
- Vrishchika sankrantiThursday 16
- New moonThursday 16
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 16
- chaturthiMonday 20
- shashthiWednesday 22
- ashtamiFriday 24
- Mokshada EkadashiMonday 27Break the fast on Tuesday between 08:48 and 09:00.
- PradoshWednesday 29
December
- Full moonFriday 1
- Purnima fastFriday 1
- chaturthiTuesday 5
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 5
- shashthiThursday 7
- ashtamiSaturday 9
- Saphala EkadashiTuesday 12Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:06 and 09:09.
- PradoshWednesday 13
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 14
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 15
- Dhanu sankrantiSaturday 16
- New moonSaturday 16
- chaturthiWednesday 20
- shashthiFriday 22
- ashtamiSunday 24
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 27Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Thursday between 07:13 and 09:16.
- PradoshFriday 29
- Full moonSunday 31
- Purnima fastSunday 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