Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2072
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.
240 festivals and fasts
2072 in New Delhi
January
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 2Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Sunday between 07:15 and 08:58.
- PradoshSunday 3
- Full moonTuesday 5
- Purnima fastTuesday 5
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 8
- chaturthiSaturday 9
- shashthiSunday 10
- ashtamiTuesday 12
- Shattila EkadashiFriday 15Break the fast on Saturday between 13:34 and 17:46.
- Makar SankrantiFriday 15
- PradoshSunday 17
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 18
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 19
- New moonWednesday 20
- chaturthiSunday 24
- Vasant PanchamiMonday 25
- shashthiTuesday 26
- ashtamiThursday 28
- Jaya EkadashiSunday 31Break the fast on Monday between 07:10 and 09:19.
February
- PradoshTuesday 2
- Full moonThursday 4
- Purnima fastThursday 4
- chaturthiSunday 7
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 7
- shashthiTuesday 9
- ashtamiThursday 11
- Kumbha sankrantiSaturday 13
- Vijaya EkadashiSunday 14Break the fast on Monday between 07:00 and 09:13.
- PradoshTuesday 16
- Maha ShivaratriWednesday 17
- Maha ShivaratriWednesday 17
- New moonThursday 18
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 18
- chaturthiTuesday 23
- shashthiThursday 25
- ashtamiSaturday 27
March
- Amalaki EkadashiTuesday 1Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:45 and 07:28.
- PradoshWednesday 2
- Holika DahanFriday 4
- Full moonFriday 4
- Purnima fastFriday 4
- HoliSaturday 5
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 7
- chaturthiTuesday 8
- shashthiThursday 10
- ashtamiSaturday 12
- Meena sankrantiMonday 14
- Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 15Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:30 and 08:53.
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 17
- PradoshThursday 17
- New moonSaturday 19
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 19
- Gudi PadwaSunday 20
- UgadiSunday 20
- chaturthiWednesday 23
- shashthiFriday 25
- ashtamiSunday 27
- Rama NavamiMonday 28
- Kamada EkadashiWednesday 30Break the fast on Thursday between 06:12 and 08:41.
- PradoshThursday 31
April
- Purnima fastSaturday 2
- Hanuman JayantiSunday 3
- Full moonSunday 3
- chaturthiWednesday 6
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 6
- shashthiFriday 8
- ashtamiSunday 10
- Mesha sankrantiWednesday 13
- Varuthini EkadashiThursday 14Break the fast on Friday between 05:56 and 08:29.
- PradoshFriday 15
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 16
- New moonMonday 18
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 18
- Akshaya TritiyaThursday 21
- chaturthiFriday 22
- shashthiSunday 24
- ashtamiTuesday 26
- Mohini EkadashiThursday 28Break the fast on Friday between 07:27 and 08:20.
- Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 29Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
- PradoshSaturday 30
May
- Full moonMonday 2
- Purnima fastMonday 2
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 5
- chaturthiFriday 6
- shashthiSunday 8
- ashtamiTuesday 10
- Apara EkadashiFriday 13Break the fast on Saturday between 13:40 and 19:04.
- Apara Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 14Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 05:31 and 06:01.
- Vrishabha sankrantiSunday 15
- PradoshSunday 15
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 16
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 17
- New moonWednesday 18
- chaturthiSaturday 21
- shashthiMonday 23
- ashtamiWednesday 25
- Nirjala EkadashiSaturday 28Break the fast on Sunday between 05:25 and 06:57.
- PradoshSunday 29
- Full moonTuesday 31
- Purnima fastTuesday 31
June
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 4
- chaturthiSunday 5
- shashthiTuesday 7
- ashtamiThursday 9
- Yogini EkadashiSunday 12Break the fast on Monday between 05:24 and 08:10.
- PradoshMonday 13
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 14
- Mithuna sankrantiWednesday 15
- New moonThursday 16
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 16
- chaturthiSunday 19
- shashthiTuesday 21
- ashtamiThursday 23
- Padmini EkadashiSunday 26Break the fast on Monday between 05:26 and 08:13.
- PradoshMonday 27
- Full moonThursday 30
- Purnima fastThursday 30
July
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 3
- chaturthiMonday 4
- shashthiWednesday 6
- ashtamiSaturday 9
- Parama EkadashiTuesday 12Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:33 and 07:17.
- PradoshWednesday 13
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 14
- New moonFriday 15
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 15
- Karka sankrantiSaturday 16
- chaturthiTuesday 19
- shashthiWednesday 20
- ashtamiFriday 22
- Devshayani EkadashiMonday 25Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:55 and 08:22.
- PradoshWednesday 27
- Guru PurnimaFriday 29
- Full moonFriday 29
- Purnima fastFriday 29
August
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 2
- chaturthiWednesday 3
- shashthiFriday 5
- ashtamiSunday 7
- Kamika EkadashiWednesday 10Break the fast on Thursday between 05:49 and 08:27.
- PradoshThursday 11
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 12
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 13
- New moonSunday 14
- Simha sankrantiWednesday 17
- chaturthiWednesday 17
- shashthiFriday 19
- ashtamiSunday 21
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiWednesday 24Break the fast on Thursday between 05:57 and 08:30.
- PradoshThursday 25
- Raksha BandhanSunday 28
- Full moonSunday 28
- Purnima fastSunday 28
September
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 1
- chaturthiFriday 2
- shashthiSunday 4
- Janmashtami (smarta)Monday 5
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Tuesday 6
- ashtamiTuesday 6
- Aja EkadashiThursday 8Break the fast on Friday between 13:33 and 18:32.
- Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 9Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 10
- PradoshSaturday 10
- New moonMonday 12
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 12
- Ganesh ChaturthiThursday 15
- chaturthiThursday 15
- Kanya sankrantiSaturday 17
- shashthiSaturday 17
- ashtamiMonday 19
- Parsva EkadashiThursday 22Break the fast on Friday between 13:26 and 18:15.
- Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 23Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 06:11 and 06:34.
- PradoshSaturday 24
- Purnima fastMonday 26
- Full moonTuesday 27
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 30
October
- chaturthiSaturday 1
- shashthiMonday 3
- ashtamiWednesday 5
- Indira EkadashiSaturday 8Break the fast on Sunday between 06:19 and 08:38.
- PradoshSunday 9
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 10
- New moonTuesday 11
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 11
- Navaratri beginsWednesday 12
- chaturthiSaturday 15
- Tula sankrantiMonday 17
- shashthiMonday 17
- ashtamiWednesday 19
- DussehraFriday 21
- Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 22Break the fast on Sunday between 06:28 and 08:42.
- PradoshMonday 24
- Full moonWednesday 26
- Purnima fastWednesday 26
- Karva ChauthSunday 30
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 30
- chaturthiMonday 31
November
- shashthiWednesday 2
- ashtamiThursday 3
- Rama EkadashiSunday 6Break the fast on Monday between 06:38 and 08:48.
- DhanterasMonday 7
- PradoshMonday 7
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 8
- Naraka ChaturdashiWednesday 9Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaWednesday 9
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 9
- New moonThursday 10
- Govardhan pujaFriday 11
- Bhai DoojFriday 11Tilak between 13:10 and 15:19.
- chaturthiSunday 13
- ChhathTuesday 15
- shashthiTuesday 15
- Vrishchika sankrantiWednesday 16
- ashtamiFriday 18
- Prabodhini EkadashiMonday 21Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:50 and 08:56.
- PradoshWednesday 23
- Kartika PurnimaFriday 25
- Full moonFriday 25
- Purnima fastFriday 25
- chaturthiTuesday 29
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 29
December
- shashthiThursday 1
- ashtamiSaturday 3
- Utpanna EkadashiMonday 5Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:15 and 17:24.
- Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 6Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
- PradoshWednesday 7
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 8
- New moonFriday 9
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 9
- chaturthiTuesday 13
- shashthiThursday 15
- Dhanu sankrantiFriday 16
- ashtamiSunday 18
- Mokshada EkadashiWednesday 21Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Thursday between 07:11 and 09:14.
- PradoshThursday 22
- Full moonSunday 25
- Purnima fastSunday 25
- chaturthiWednesday 28
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 28
- shashthiFriday 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