Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2066
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.
237 festivals and fasts
2066 in New Delhi
January
- shashthiFriday 1
- ashtamiSunday 3
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiThursday 7Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Friday between 07:15 and 09:20.
- PradoshFriday 8
- Full moonMonday 11
- Purnima fastMonday 11
- Makar SankrantiFriday 15
- chaturthiFriday 15
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 15
- shashthiSunday 17
- ashtamiTuesday 19
- Shattila EkadashiFriday 22Break the fast on Saturday between 07:14 and 09:21.
- PradoshSaturday 23
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 24
- New moonMonday 25
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 25
- chaturthiFriday 29
- Vasant PanchamiSaturday 30
- shashthiSunday 31
February
- ashtamiTuesday 2
- Jaya EkadashiSaturday 6Break the fast on Sunday between 07:06 and 09:17.
- PradoshSunday 7
- Purnima fastTuesday 9
- Full moonWednesday 10
- Kumbha sankrantiSaturday 13
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 13
- chaturthiSunday 14
- shashthiTuesday 16
- ashtamiWednesday 17
- Vijaya EkadashiSaturday 20Break the fast on Sunday between 06:55 and 09:10.
- PradoshSunday 21
- Maha ShivaratriMonday 22
- Maha ShivaratriMonday 22
- New moonWednesday 24
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 24
- chaturthiSunday 28
March
- shashthiTuesday 2
- ashtamiThursday 4
- Amalaki EkadashiSunday 7Break the fast on Monday between 13:43 and 18:25.
- PradoshTuesday 9
- Holika DahanThursday 11
- Full moonThursday 11
- Purnima fastThursday 11
- HoliFriday 12
- Meena sankrantiMonday 15
- chaturthiMonday 15
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 15
- shashthiWednesday 17
- ashtamiFriday 19
- Papmochani EkadashiSunday 21Break the fast on Tuesday 23 Mar after sunrise.
- Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 22Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
- Trisparsha MahadwadashiMonday 22
- PradoshTuesday 23
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 24
- New moonThursday 25
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 25
- Gudi PadwaFriday 26
- UgadiFriday 26
- chaturthiTuesday 30
April
- shashthiThursday 1
- ashtamiSaturday 3
- Rama NavamiSunday 4
- Kamada EkadashiTuesday 6Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:05 and 08:36.
- PradoshThursday 8
- Hanuman JayantiSaturday 10
- Full moonSaturday 10
- Purnima fastSaturday 10
- chaturthiTuesday 13
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 13
- Mesha sankrantiWednesday 14
- shashthiThursday 15
- ashtamiSaturday 17
- Varuthini EkadashiTuesday 20Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:50 and 08:25.
- PradoshWednesday 21
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 22
- New moonSaturday 24
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 24
- Akshaya TritiyaTuesday 27
- chaturthiWednesday 28
May
- shashthiSaturday 1
- ashtamiMonday 3
- Mohini EkadashiThursday 6Break the fast on Friday between 05:36 and 08:16.
- PradoshFriday 7
- Full moonSunday 9
- Purnima fastSunday 9
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 12
- chaturthiThursday 13
- Vrishabha sankrantiSaturday 15
- shashthiSaturday 15
- ashtamiSunday 16
- Apara EkadashiWednesday 19Break the fast on Thursday between 13:40 and 19:08.
- PradoshFriday 21
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 22
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 23
- New moonMonday 24
- chaturthiFriday 28
- shashthiSunday 30
June
- ashtamiTuesday 1
- Nirjala EkadashiFriday 4Break the fast on Saturday between 05:24 and 08:09.
- PradoshSaturday 5
- Purnima fastMonday 7
- Full moonTuesday 8
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 10
- chaturthiFriday 11
- shashthiSunday 13
- Mithuna sankrantiTuesday 15
- ashtamiTuesday 15
- Yogini EkadashiFriday 18Break the fast on Saturday between 05:24 and 08:11.
- PradoshSaturday 19
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 20
- New moonTuesday 22
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 22
- chaturthiSunday 27
- shashthiTuesday 29
July
- ashtamiThursday 1
- Devshayani EkadashiSaturday 3Break the fast on Sunday between 13:50 and 19:23.
- Devshayani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 4Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
- PradoshMonday 5
- Guru PurnimaWednesday 7
- Full moonWednesday 7
- Purnima fastWednesday 7
- chaturthiSaturday 10
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 10
- shashthiMonday 12
- ashtamiWednesday 14
- Karka sankrantiSaturday 17
- Kamika EkadashiSunday 18Break the fast on Monday between 05:36 and 08:20.
- PradoshMonday 19
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 20
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 21
- New moonThursday 22
- chaturthiMonday 26
- shashthiWednesday 28
- ashtamiFriday 30
August
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiMonday 2Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:44 and 08:25.
- PradoshTuesday 3
- Raksha BandhanThursday 5
- Full moonThursday 5
- Purnima fastThursday 5
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 8
- chaturthiMonday 9
- shashthiWednesday 11
- Janmashtami (smarta)Thursday 12
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Friday 13
- ashtamiFriday 13
- Aja EkadashiMonday 16Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:52 and 08:29.
- Simha sankrantiTuesday 17
- PradoshWednesday 18
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 19
- New moonFriday 20
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 20
- Ganesh ChaturthiTuesday 24
- chaturthiWednesday 25
- shashthiThursday 26
- ashtamiSaturday 28
- Parsva EkadashiTuesday 31Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:00 and 08:32.
September
- PradoshWednesday 1
- Purnima fastFriday 3
- Full moonSaturday 4
- chaturthiTuesday 7
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 7
- shashthiThursday 9
- ashtamiSunday 12
- Indira EkadashiWednesday 15Break the fast on Thursday between 06:07 and 08:34.
- PradoshThursday 16
- Kanya sankrantiFriday 17
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 17
- New moonSunday 19
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 19
- Navaratri beginsMonday 20
- chaturthiThursday 23
- shashthiSaturday 25
- ashtamiMonday 27
- DussehraTuesday 28
- Papankusha EkadashiWednesday 29Break the fast on Thursday between 06:14 and 08:36.
October
- PradoshFriday 1
- Full moonSunday 3
- Purnima fastSunday 3
- Karva ChauthWednesday 6
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 6
- chaturthiThursday 7
- shashthiSaturday 9
- ashtamiMonday 11
- Rama EkadashiFriday 15Break the fast on Saturday between 06:23 and 08:40.
- DhanterasSaturday 16
- PradoshSaturday 16
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 17
- Naraka ChaturdashiMonday 18Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaMonday 18
- Tula sankrantiMonday 18
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 18
- Govardhan pujaTuesday 19
- New moonTuesday 19
- Bhai DoojWednesday 20Tilak between 13:14 and 15:30.
- chaturthiFriday 22
- ChhathSunday 24
- shashthiSunday 24
- ashtamiTuesday 26
- Prabodhini EkadashiFriday 29Break the fast on Saturday between 06:32 and 08:06.
- PradoshSaturday 30
November
- Purnima fastMonday 1
- Kartika PurnimaTuesday 2
- Full moonTuesday 2
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 5
- chaturthiSaturday 6
- shashthiMonday 8
- ashtamiWednesday 10
- Utpanna EkadashiSaturday 13Break the fast on Sunday between 07:56 and 08:51.
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 15
- PradoshMonday 15
- Vrishchika sankrantiWednesday 17
- New moonWednesday 17
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 17
- chaturthiSaturday 20
- shashthiMonday 22
- ashtamiWednesday 24
- Mokshada EkadashiSaturday 27Break the fast on Sunday between 06:54 and 08:59.
- PradoshMonday 29
December
- Full moonWednesday 1
- Purnima fastWednesday 1
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 5
- chaturthiMonday 6
- shashthiWednesday 8
- ashtamiFriday 10
- Saphala EkadashiMonday 13Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:06 and 09:09.
- PradoshTuesday 14
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 15
- Dhanu sankrantiThursday 16
- New moonThursday 16
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 16
- chaturthiMonday 20
- shashthiWednesday 22
- ashtamiFriday 24
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 27Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:13 and 09:16.
- PradoshTuesday 28
- Full moonFriday 31
- Purnima fastFriday 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.
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