Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2096
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
2096 in New Delhi
January
- shashthiSunday 1
- ashtamiTuesday 3
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiThursday 5Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Saturday 7 Jan after sunrise.
- Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 6Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
- Trisparsha MahadwadashiFriday 6
- PradoshSaturday 7
- Full moonMonday 9
- Purnima fastMonday 9
- chaturthiFriday 13
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 13
- Makar SankrantiSunday 15
- shashthiSunday 15
- ashtamiWednesday 18
- Shattila EkadashiSaturday 21Break the fast on Sunday between 07:14 and 09:21.
- PradoshSunday 22
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 23
- New moonWednesday 25
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 25
- Vasant PanchamiSunday 29
- chaturthiSunday 29
- shashthiMonday 30
February
- ashtamiWednesday 1
- Jaya EkadashiSaturday 4Break the fast on Sunday between 07:07 and 09:18.
- PradoshSunday 5
- Full moonWednesday 8
- Purnima fastWednesday 8
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 11
- chaturthiSunday 12
- Kumbha sankrantiTuesday 14
- shashthiTuesday 14
- ashtamiThursday 16
- Vijaya EkadashiMonday 20Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:55 and 09:03.
- PradoshTuesday 21
- Maha ShivaratriWednesday 22
- Maha ShivaratriWednesday 22
- New moonThursday 23
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 23
- chaturthiMonday 27
- shashthiWednesday 29
March
- ashtamiFriday 2
- Amalaki EkadashiSunday 4Break the fast on Monday between 13:43 and 18:24.
- Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 5Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
- PradoshTuesday 6
- Holika DahanThursday 8
- Full moonThursday 8
- Purnima fastThursday 8
- HoliFriday 9
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 12
- chaturthiTuesday 13
- Meena sankrantiWednesday 14
- shashthiThursday 15
- ashtamiSaturday 17
- Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 20Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:24 and 08:49.
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 22
- PradoshThursday 22
- New moonSaturday 24
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 24
- Gudi PadwaSunday 25
- UgadiSunday 25
- chaturthiTuesday 27
- shashthiThursday 29
- ashtamiSaturday 31
April
- Rama NavamiSunday 1
- Kamada EkadashiTuesday 3Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:07 and 08:37.
- PradoshWednesday 4
- Hanuman JayantiSaturday 7
- Full moonSaturday 7
- Purnima fastSaturday 7
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 11
- chaturthiThursday 12
- Mesha sankrantiSaturday 14
- shashthiSaturday 14
- ashtamiMonday 16
- Varuthini EkadashiThursday 19Break the fast on Friday between 05:50 and 08:25.
- PradoshFriday 20
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 21
- New moonSunday 22
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 22
- Akshaya TritiyaWednesday 25
- chaturthiThursday 26
- shashthiFriday 27
- ashtamiSunday 29
May
- Mohini EkadashiThursday 3Break the fast on Friday between 05:38 and 08:17.
- PradoshFriday 4
- Full moonMonday 7
- Purnima fastMonday 7
- chaturthiFriday 11
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 11
- shashthiSunday 13
- Vrishabha sankrantiTuesday 15
- ashtamiTuesday 15
- Apara EkadashiFriday 18Break the fast on Saturday between 05:28 and 08:11.
- PradoshSaturday 19
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 20
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 21
- New moonTuesday 22
- chaturthiFriday 25
- shashthiSunday 27
- ashtamiTuesday 29
June
- Nirjala EkadashiFriday 1Break the fast on Saturday between 05:24 and 08:09.
- PradoshSunday 3
- Purnima fastTuesday 5
- Full moonWednesday 6
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 9
- chaturthiSunday 10
- shashthiTuesday 12
- ashtamiThursday 14
- Mithuna sankrantiFriday 15
- Yogini EkadashiSaturday 16Break the fast on Sunday between 13:47 and 19:21.
- Yogini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 17Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 18
- PradoshMonday 18
- New moonWednesday 20
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 20
- chaturthiSunday 24
- shashthiMonday 25
- ashtamiThursday 28
July
- Devshayani EkadashiSunday 1Break the fast on Monday between 05:28 and 08:14.
- PradoshMonday 2
- Guru PurnimaThursday 5
- Full moonThursday 5
- Purnima fastThursday 5
- chaturthiMonday 9
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 9
- shashthiWednesday 11
- ashtamiFriday 13
- Kamika EkadashiMonday 16Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:35 and 06:35.
- Karka sankrantiMonday 16
- PradoshTuesday 17
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 18
- New moonThursday 19
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 19
- chaturthiMonday 23
- shashthiWednesday 25
- ashtamiFriday 27
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiTuesday 31Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:44 and 08:24.
August
- PradoshWednesday 1
- Purnima fastFriday 3
- Raksha BandhanSaturday 4
- Full moonSaturday 4
- chaturthiTuesday 7
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 7
- shashthiThursday 9
- Janmashtami (smarta)Friday 10
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Saturday 11
- ashtamiSaturday 11
- Aja EkadashiTuesday 14Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:52 and 08:28.
- PradoshWednesday 15
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 16
- Simha sankrantiFriday 17
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 17
- New moonSaturday 18
- chaturthiWednesday 22
- shashthiFriday 24
- ashtamiSunday 26
- Padmini EkadashiWednesday 29Break the fast on Thursday between 05:59 and 08:31.
- PradoshFriday 31
September
- Full moonSunday 2
- Purnima fastSunday 2
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 5
- chaturthiThursday 6
- shashthiSaturday 8
- ashtamiSunday 9
- Parama EkadashiWednesday 12Break the fast on Thursday between 06:06 and 08:33.
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 14
- PradoshFriday 14
- New moonSunday 16
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 16
- Kanya sankrantiMonday 17
- Ganesh ChaturthiThursday 20
- chaturthiThursday 20
- shashthiSunday 23
- ashtamiTuesday 25
- Parsva EkadashiFriday 28Break the fast on Saturday between 06:14 and 08:36.
- PradoshSaturday 29
October
- Purnima fastMonday 1
- Full moonTuesday 2
- chaturthiFriday 5
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 5
- shashthiSunday 7
- ashtamiTuesday 9
- Indira EkadashiFriday 12Break the fast on Saturday between 06:22 and 08:20.
- PradoshSaturday 13
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 14
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 15
- New moonTuesday 16
- Navaratri beginsWednesday 17
- Tula sankrantiWednesday 17
- chaturthiSaturday 20
- shashthiMonday 22
- ashtamiWednesday 24
- DussehraFriday 26
- Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 27Break the fast on Sunday between 13:12 and 17:38.
- Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 28Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
- PradoshMonday 29
- Full moonWednesday 31
- Purnima fastWednesday 31
November
- Karva ChauthSaturday 3
- chaturthiSaturday 3
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 3
- shashthiMonday 5
- ashtamiWednesday 7
- Rama EkadashiSaturday 10Break the fast on Sunday between 06:42 and 08:50.
- DhanterasMonday 12
- PradoshMonday 12
- Naraka ChaturdashiTuesday 13Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 13
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaWednesday 14
- New moonWednesday 14
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 14
- Govardhan pujaThursday 15
- Bhai DoojFriday 16Tilak between 13:10 and 15:18.
- Vrishchika sankrantiFriday 16
- chaturthiMonday 19
- ChhathWednesday 21
- shashthiWednesday 21
- ashtamiFriday 23
- Prabodhini EkadashiMonday 26Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:54 and 08:59.
- PradoshTuesday 27
- Kartika PurnimaThursday 29
- Full moonThursday 29
- Purnima fastThursday 29
December
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 2
- chaturthiMonday 3
- shashthiWednesday 5
- ashtamiFriday 7
- Utpanna EkadashiMonday 10Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:04 and 09:08.
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 12
- PradoshWednesday 12
- New moonFriday 14
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 14
- Dhanu sankrantiSunday 16
- chaturthiWednesday 19
- shashthiFriday 21
- ashtamiSunday 23
- Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 25Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Wednesday between 08:46 and 09:15.
- Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 26Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
- PradoshThursday 27
- Full moonSaturday 29
- Purnima fastSaturday 29
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