Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2121
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
2121 in New Delhi
January
- PradoshWednesday 1
- Full moonFriday 3
- Purnima fastFriday 3
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 7
- chaturthiWednesday 8
- shashthiFriday 10
- ashtamiSunday 12
- Shattila EkadashiWednesday 15Break the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 09:21.
- Makar SankrantiThursday 16
- PradoshThursday 16
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 17
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 18
- New moonSunday 19
- chaturthiWednesday 22
- Vasant PanchamiThursday 23
- shashthiFriday 24
- ashtamiSunday 26
- Jaya EkadashiWednesday 29Break the fast on Thursday between 07:11 and 09:19.
- PradoshThursday 30
February
- Full moonSunday 2
- Purnima fastSunday 2
- chaturthiThursday 6
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 6
- shashthiSunday 9
- ashtamiTuesday 11
- Vijaya EkadashiThursday 13Break the fast on Saturday 15 Feb after sunrise.
- Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 14Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
- Kumbha sankrantiFriday 14
- Trisparsha MahadwadashiFriday 14
- PradoshSaturday 15
- Maha ShivaratriSunday 16
- Maha ShivaratriSunday 16
- New moonMonday 17
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 17
- chaturthiThursday 20
- shashthiSaturday 22
- ashtamiMonday 24
- Amalaki EkadashiThursday 27Break the fast on Friday between 13:44 and 18:20.
- Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 28Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 06:47 and 07:33.
March
- PradoshSaturday 1
- Holika DahanMonday 3
- Purnima fastMonday 3
- HoliTuesday 4
- Full moonTuesday 4
- chaturthiSaturday 8
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 8
- shashthiMonday 10
- ashtamiWednesday 12
- Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 15Break the fast on Sunday between 06:30 and 08:53.
- Meena sankrantiSunday 16
- PradoshSunday 16
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 17
- New moonTuesday 18
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 18
- Gudi PadwaWednesday 19
- UgadiWednesday 19
- chaturthiSaturday 22
- shashthiMonday 24
- ashtamiWednesday 26
- Rama NavamiThursday 27
- Kamada EkadashiSaturday 29Break the fast on Sunday between 06:15 and 08:42.
- PradoshMonday 31
April
- Purnima fastWednesday 2
- Hanuman JayantiThursday 3
- Full moonThursday 3
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 6
- chaturthiMonday 7
- shashthiWednesday 9
- ashtamiFriday 11
- Varuthini EkadashiSunday 13Break the fast on Monday between 08:10 and 08:30.
- Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 14Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
- Mesha sankrantiTuesday 15
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 15
- PradoshTuesday 15
- New moonThursday 17
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 17
- Akshaya TritiyaSaturday 19
- chaturthiMonday 21
- shashthiWednesday 23
- ashtamiFriday 25
- Mohini EkadashiMonday 28Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:43 and 08:21.
- PradoshWednesday 30
May
- Full moonFriday 2
- Purnima fastFriday 2
- chaturthiTuesday 6
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 6
- shashthiThursday 8
- ashtamiSaturday 10
- Apara EkadashiTuesday 13Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:32 and 06:35.
- PradoshWednesday 14
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 15
- Vrishabha sankrantiFriday 16
- New moonFriday 16
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 16
- chaturthiTuesday 20
- shashthiThursday 22
- ashtamiSaturday 24
- Padmini EkadashiWednesday 28Break the fast on Thursday between 05:25 and 08:10.
- PradoshThursday 29
- Purnima fastSaturday 31
June
- Full moonSunday 1
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 4
- chaturthiThursday 5
- shashthiFriday 6
- ashtamiSunday 8
- Parama EkadashiWednesday 11Break the fast on Thursday between 05:24 and 08:10.
- PradoshThursday 12
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 13
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 14
- New moonSunday 15
- Mithuna sankrantiMonday 16
- chaturthiThursday 19
- shashthiSaturday 21
- ashtamiMonday 23
- Nirjala EkadashiThursday 26Break the fast on Friday between 07:53 and 08:13.
- PradoshSaturday 28
- Full moonMonday 30
- Purnima fastMonday 30
July
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 3
- chaturthiFriday 4
- shashthiSunday 6
- ashtamiMonday 7
- Yogini EkadashiThursday 10Break the fast on Friday between 05:32 and 08:17.
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 12
- PradoshSaturday 12
- New moonMonday 14
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 14
- Karka sankrantiFriday 18
- chaturthiFriday 18
- shashthiMonday 21
- ashtamiWednesday 23
- Devshayani EkadashiSaturday 26Break the fast on Sunday between 05:40 and 08:23.
- PradoshSunday 27
- Purnima fastTuesday 29
- Guru PurnimaWednesday 30
- Full moonWednesday 30
August
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 1
- chaturthiSaturday 2
- shashthiMonday 4
- ashtamiWednesday 6
- Kamika EkadashiSaturday 9Break the fast on Sunday between 05:48 and 07:41.
- PradoshSunday 10
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 11
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 12
- New moonWednesday 13
- chaturthiSunday 17
- Simha sankrantiMonday 18
- shashthiTuesday 19
- ashtamiThursday 21
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 24Break the fast on Monday between 07:43 and 08:30.
- PradoshTuesday 26
- Raksha BandhanThursday 28
- Full moonThursday 28
- Purnima fastThursday 28
- chaturthiSunday 31
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 31
September
- shashthiTuesday 2
- Janmashtami (smarta)Wednesday 3
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Thursday 4
- ashtamiThursday 4
- Aja EkadashiSunday 7Break the fast on Monday between 06:03 and 08:33.
- PradoshTuesday 9
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 10
- New moonThursday 11
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 11
- Ganesh ChaturthiMonday 15
- chaturthiTuesday 16
- Kanya sankrantiThursday 18
- shashthiThursday 18
- ashtamiSaturday 20
- Parsva EkadashiTuesday 23Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:11 and 08:35.
- PradoshWednesday 24
- Full moonFriday 26
- Purnima fastFriday 26
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 29
- chaturthiTuesday 30
October
- shashthiWednesday 1
- ashtamiFriday 3
- Indira EkadashiTuesday 7Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:18 and 08:38.
- PradoshWednesday 8
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 9
- New moonSaturday 11
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 11
- Navaratri beginsSunday 12
- chaturthiWednesday 15
- shashthiFriday 17
- Tula sankrantiSunday 19
- ashtamiSunday 19
- DussehraTuesday 21
- Papankusha EkadashiWednesday 22Break the fast on Thursday between 06:27 and 08:42.
- PradoshThursday 23
- Purnima fastSaturday 25
- Full moonSunday 26
- Karva ChauthWednesday 29
- chaturthiWednesday 29
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 29
- shashthiFriday 31
November
- ashtamiSunday 2
- Rama EkadashiWednesday 5Break the fast on Thursday between 13:11 and 17:32.
- Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 6Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 06:38 and 08:07.
- DhanterasFriday 7
- PradoshFriday 7
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 8
- Naraka ChaturdashiSunday 9Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaSunday 9
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 9
- New moonMonday 10
- Govardhan pujaTuesday 11
- Bhai DoojWednesday 12Tilak between 13:10 and 15:19.
- chaturthiFriday 14
- ChhathSunday 16
- shashthiSunday 16
- Vrishchika sankrantiTuesday 18
- ashtamiTuesday 18
- Prabodhini EkadashiThursday 20Break the fast on Friday between 13:11 and 17:25.
- Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 21Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
- PradoshSaturday 22
- Kartika PurnimaMonday 24
- Full moonMonday 24
- Purnima fastMonday 24
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 27
- chaturthiFriday 28
- shashthiSunday 30
December
- ashtamiTuesday 2
- Utpanna EkadashiFriday 5Break the fast on Saturday between 08:13 and 09:04.
- PradoshSunday 7
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 8
- New moonTuesday 9
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 9
- chaturthiSaturday 13
- shashthiMonday 15
- ashtamiWednesday 17
- Dhanu sankrantiThursday 18
- Mokshada EkadashiSaturday 20Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Sunday between 07:10 and 09:13.
- PradoshSunday 21
- Full moonTuesday 23
- Purnima fastTuesday 23
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 27
- chaturthiSunday 28
- shashthiTuesday 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