Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2106
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.
238 festivals and fasts
2106 in New Delhi
January
- PradoshSaturday 2
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 3
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 4
- New moonTuesday 5
- chaturthiSaturday 9
- shashthiMonday 11
- ashtamiWednesday 13
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 16Break the fast on Sunday between 07:15 and 09:21.
- Makar SankrantiSaturday 16
- PradoshSunday 17
- Full moonTuesday 19
- Purnima fastTuesday 19
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 22
- chaturthiSaturday 23
- shashthiMonday 25
- ashtamiWednesday 27
- Shattila EkadashiSaturday 30Break the fast on Sunday between 08:19 and 09:19.
February
- PradoshMonday 1
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 2
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 3
- New moonThursday 4
- Vasant PanchamiMonday 8
- chaturthiMonday 8
- shashthiWednesday 10
- ashtamiThursday 11
- Jaya EkadashiSunday 14Break the fast on Monday between 07:00 and 09:13.
- Kumbha sankrantiSunday 14
- PradoshMonday 15
- Full moonThursday 18
- Purnima fastThursday 18
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 21
- chaturthiMonday 22
- shashthiWednesday 24
- ashtamiFriday 26
March
- Vijaya EkadashiMonday 1Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:46 and 09:04.
- PradoshWednesday 3
- Maha ShivaratriThursday 4
- Maha ShivaratriThursday 4
- New moonFriday 5
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 5
- chaturthiTuesday 9
- shashthiThursday 11
- ashtamiSaturday 13
- Amalaki EkadashiMonday 15Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:43 and 18:29.
- Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 16Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
- Meena sankrantiTuesday 16
- PradoshWednesday 17
- Holika DahanFriday 19
- Full moonFriday 19
- Purnima fastFriday 19
- HoliSaturday 20
- chaturthiTuesday 23
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 23
- shashthiFriday 26
- ashtamiSunday 28
- Papmochani EkadashiWednesday 31Break the fast on Thursday between 06:12 and 08:41.
April
- PradoshThursday 1
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 2
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 3
- New moonSunday 4
- Gudi PadwaMonday 5
- UgadiMonday 5
- chaturthiWednesday 7
- shashthiFriday 9
- ashtamiSunday 11
- Rama NavamiMonday 12
- Kamada EkadashiWednesday 14Break the fast on Thursday between 05:57 and 08:30.
- Mesha sankrantiThursday 15
- PradoshThursday 15
- Purnima fastSaturday 17
- Hanuman JayantiSunday 18
- Full moonSunday 18
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 21
- chaturthiThursday 22
- shashthiSaturday 24
- ashtamiMonday 26
- Varuthini EkadashiFriday 30Break the fast on Saturday between 05:42 and 06:16.
May
- PradoshSaturday 1
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 2
- New moonMonday 3
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 3
- Akshaya TritiyaThursday 6
- chaturthiFriday 7
- shashthiSunday 9
- ashtamiMonday 10
- Mohini EkadashiThursday 13Break the fast on Friday between 06:26 and 08:14.
- PradoshSaturday 15
- Vrishabha sankrantiSunday 16
- Full moonMonday 17
- Purnima fastMonday 17
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 21
- chaturthiSaturday 22
- shashthiMonday 24
- ashtamiWednesday 26
- Apara EkadashiSaturday 29Break the fast on Sunday between 05:25 and 08:10.
- PradoshSunday 30
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 31
June
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 1
- New moonWednesday 2
- chaturthiSaturday 5
- shashthiMonday 7
- ashtamiWednesday 9
- Nirjala EkadashiSaturday 12Break the fast on Sunday between 05:24 and 08:10.
- PradoshSunday 13
- Full moonWednesday 16
- Purnima fastWednesday 16
- Mithuna sankrantiThursday 17
- chaturthiSunday 20
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 20
- shashthiWednesday 23
- ashtamiFriday 25
- Yogini EkadashiSunday 27Break the fast on Monday between 13:49 and 19:23.
- Yogini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 28Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 29
- PradoshTuesday 29
July
- New moonThursday 1
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 1
- chaturthiSunday 4
- shashthiTuesday 6
- ashtamiThursday 8
- Devshayani EkadashiSunday 11Break the fast on Monday between 13:50 and 19:21.
- PradoshTuesday 13
- Purnima fastThursday 15
- Guru PurnimaFriday 16
- Full moonFriday 16
- Karka sankrantiSunday 18
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 19
- chaturthiTuesday 20
- shashthiThursday 22
- ashtamiSaturday 24
- Kamika EkadashiTuesday 27Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:41 and 08:23.
- PradoshWednesday 28
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 29
- New moonFriday 30
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 30
August
- chaturthiTuesday 3
- shashthiThursday 5
- ashtamiSaturday 7
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiTuesday 10Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:49 and 08:27.
- PradoshThursday 12
- Raksha BandhanSaturday 14
- Full moonSaturday 14
- Purnima fastSaturday 14
- Simha sankrantiWednesday 18
- chaturthiWednesday 18
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 18
- shashthiFriday 20
- Janmashtami (smarta)Sunday 22
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Sunday 22
- ashtamiSunday 22
- Aja EkadashiWednesday 25Break the fast on Thursday between 05:57 and 08:30.
- PradoshThursday 26
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 27
- New moonSaturday 28
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 28
September
- Ganesh ChaturthiWednesday 1
- chaturthiWednesday 1
- shashthiFriday 3
- ashtamiSunday 5
- Parsva EkadashiThursday 9Break the fast on Friday between 06:04 and 08:33.
- PradoshFriday 10
- Full moonMonday 13
- Purnima fastMonday 13
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 16
- chaturthiFriday 17
- Kanya sankrantiSaturday 18
- shashthiSunday 19
- ashtamiTuesday 21
- Indira EkadashiThursday 23Break the fast on Friday between 06:11 and 08:35.
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 25
- PradoshSaturday 25
- New moonMonday 27
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 27
- Navaratri beginsTuesday 28
October
- chaturthiFriday 1
- shashthiSunday 3
- ashtamiTuesday 5
- DussehraThursday 7
- Papankusha EkadashiFriday 8Break the fast on Saturday between 13:19 and 17:58.
- PradoshSunday 10
- Full moonTuesday 12
- Purnima fastTuesday 12
- Karva ChauthSaturday 16
- chaturthiSaturday 16
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 16
- shashthiMonday 18
- Tula sankrantiTuesday 19
- ashtamiWednesday 20
- Rama EkadashiFriday 22Break the fast on Sunday 24 Oct after sunrise.
- Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 23Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
- Trisparsha MahadwadashiSaturday 23
- DhanterasSunday 24
- PradoshSunday 24
- Naraka ChaturdashiMonday 25Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 25
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaTuesday 26
- New moonTuesday 26
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 26
- Govardhan pujaWednesday 27
- Bhai DoojThursday 28Tilak between 13:12 and 15:26.
- chaturthiSunday 31
November
- ChhathTuesday 2
- shashthiTuesday 2
- ashtamiThursday 4
- Prabodhini EkadashiSunday 7Break the fast on Monday between 06:38 and 08:48.
- PradoshTuesday 9
- Kartika PurnimaThursday 11
- Full moonThursday 11
- Purnima fastThursday 11
- chaturthiSunday 14
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 14
- shashthiTuesday 16
- Vrishchika sankrantiThursday 18
- ashtamiThursday 18
- Utpanna EkadashiSunday 21Break the fast on Monday between 06:49 and 08:55.
- PradoshMonday 22
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 23
- New moonThursday 25
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 25
- chaturthiMonday 29
December
- shashthiThursday 2
- ashtamiSaturday 4
- Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 7Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:01 and 09:05.
- PradoshWednesday 8
- Full moonFriday 10
- Purnima fastFriday 10
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 13
- chaturthiTuesday 14
- shashthiThursday 16
- ashtamiFriday 17
- Dhanu sankrantiSaturday 18
- Saphala EkadashiTuesday 21Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:10 and 08:36.
- PradoshWednesday 22
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 23
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 24
- New moonSaturday 25
- chaturthiWednesday 29
- shashthiFriday 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