Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2131
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.
239 festivals and fasts
2131 in New Delhi
January
- chaturthiWednesday 3
- shashthiFriday 5
- ashtamiSaturday 6
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 9Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:15 and 09:20.
- PradoshThursday 11
- Full moonSaturday 13
- Purnima fastSaturday 13
- Makar SankrantiTuesday 16
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 16
- chaturthiWednesday 17
- shashthiFriday 19
- ashtamiSunday 21
- Shattila EkadashiThursday 25Break the fast on Friday between 07:13 and 09:20.
- PradoshFriday 26
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 27
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 28
- New moonMonday 29
February
- chaturthiThursday 1
- Vasant PanchamiFriday 2
- shashthiSaturday 3
- ashtamiMonday 5
- Jaya EkadashiThursday 8Break the fast on Friday between 07:05 and 09:16.
- PradoshFriday 9
- Purnima fastSunday 11
- Full moonMonday 12
- Kumbha sankrantiThursday 15
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 15
- chaturthiFriday 16
- shashthiSunday 18
- ashtamiTuesday 20
- Vijaya EkadashiFriday 23Break the fast on Saturday between 13:43 and 18:17.
- PradoshSunday 25
- Maha ShivaratriMonday 26
- Maha ShivaratriMonday 26
- New moonTuesday 27
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 27
March
- chaturthiSaturday 3
- shashthiSunday 4
- ashtamiTuesday 6
- Amalaki EkadashiFriday 9Break the fast on Saturday between 06:38 and 08:58.
- PradoshSunday 11
- Holika DahanTuesday 13
- Full moonTuesday 13
- Purnima fastTuesday 13
- HoliWednesday 14
- Meena sankrantiFriday 16
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 17
- chaturthiSunday 18
- shashthiTuesday 20
- ashtamiThursday 22
- Papmochani EkadashiSunday 25Break the fast on Monday between 06:19 and 08:46.
- PradoshMonday 26
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 27
- New moonWednesday 28
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 28
- Gudi PadwaThursday 29
- UgadiThursday 29
April
- chaturthiSunday 1
- shashthiTuesday 3
- Rama NavamiThursday 5
- ashtamiThursday 5
- Kamada EkadashiSunday 8Break the fast on Monday between 06:04 and 08:35.
- PradoshMonday 9
- Hanuman JayantiThursday 12
- Full moonThursday 12
- Purnima fastThursday 12
- Mesha sankrantiMonday 16
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 16
- chaturthiTuesday 17
- shashthiThursday 19
- ashtamiSaturday 21
- Varuthini EkadashiMonday 23Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:39 and 18:51.
- Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 24Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 25
- PradoshWednesday 25
- New moonFriday 27
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 27
- Akshaya TritiyaSunday 29
- chaturthiMonday 30
May
- shashthiWednesday 2
- ashtamiFriday 4
- Mohini EkadashiMonday 7Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:39 and 19:00.
- Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 8Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:35 and 06:30.
- PradoshWednesday 9
- Purnima fastFriday 11
- Full moonSaturday 12
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 15
- chaturthiWednesday 16
- Vrishabha sankrantiThursday 17
- shashthiFriday 18
- ashtamiSunday 20
- Apara EkadashiWednesday 23Break the fast on Thursday between 05:27 and 08:11.
- PradoshThursday 24
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 25
- New moonSaturday 26
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 26
- chaturthiWednesday 30
June
- shashthiFriday 1
- ashtamiSunday 3
- Nirjala EkadashiWednesday 6Break the fast on Thursday between 05:24 and 08:10.
- PradoshFriday 8
- Full moonSunday 10
- Purnima fastSunday 10
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 14
- chaturthiFriday 15
- shashthiSaturday 16
- Mithuna sankrantiSunday 17
- ashtamiMonday 18
- Yogini EkadashiThursday 21Break the fast on Friday between 05:25 and 08:11.
- PradoshFriday 22
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 23
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 24
- New moonMonday 25
- chaturthiThursday 28
- shashthiSaturday 30
July
- ashtamiTuesday 3
- Devshayani EkadashiFriday 6Break the fast on Saturday between 05:30 and 08:16.
- PradoshSaturday 7
- Guru PurnimaTuesday 10
- Full moonTuesday 10
- Purnima fastTuesday 10
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 13
- chaturthiSaturday 14
- shashthiMonday 16
- Karka sankrantiWednesday 18
- ashtamiWednesday 18
- Kamika EkadashiFriday 20Break the fast on Saturday between 05:37 and 08:20.
- PradoshSaturday 21
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 22
- New moonTuesday 24
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 24
- chaturthiSaturday 28
- shashthiMonday 30
August
- ashtamiWednesday 1
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiSaturday 4Break the fast on Sunday between 13:48 and 19:09.
- Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 5Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 05:46 and 05:50.
- PradoshMonday 6
- Raksha BandhanWednesday 8
- Full moonWednesday 8
- Purnima fastWednesday 8
- chaturthiSunday 12
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 12
- shashthiTuesday 14
- Janmashtami (smarta)Thursday 16
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Thursday 16
- ashtamiThursday 16
- Aja EkadashiSaturday 18Break the fast on Sunday between 13:44 and 18:57.
- Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 19Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
- Simha sankrantiSunday 19
- PradoshMonday 20
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 21
- New moonWednesday 22
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 22
- Ganesh ChaturthiSunday 26
- chaturthiMonday 27
- shashthiWednesday 29
- ashtamiFriday 31
September
- Parsva EkadashiMonday 3Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:01 and 08:32.
- PradoshTuesday 4
- Full moonFriday 7
- Purnima fastFriday 7
- chaturthiMonday 10
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 10
- shashthiWednesday 12
- ashtamiFriday 14
- Indira EkadashiMonday 17Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:08 and 08:34.
- PradoshTuesday 18
- Kanya sankrantiWednesday 19
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 19
- New moonFriday 21
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 21
- Navaratri beginsSaturday 22
- chaturthiTuesday 25
- shashthiThursday 27
- ashtamiSunday 30
October
- DussehraMonday 1
- Papankusha EkadashiWednesday 3Break the fast on Thursday between 06:16 and 07:40.
- PradoshThursday 4
- Full moonSaturday 6
- Purnima fastSaturday 6
- Karva ChauthTuesday 9
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 9
- chaturthiWednesday 10
- shashthiThursday 11
- ashtamiSaturday 13
- Rama EkadashiTuesday 16Break the fast on Wednesday between 08:19 and 08:40.
- DhanterasThursday 18
- PradoshThursday 18
- Tula sankrantiFriday 19
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 19
- Naraka ChaturdashiSaturday 20Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaSaturday 20
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 20
- New moonSunday 21
- Govardhan pujaMonday 22
- Bhai DoojMonday 22Tilak between 13:13 and 15:29.
- chaturthiThursday 25
- ChhathSaturday 27
- shashthiSaturday 27
- ashtamiMonday 29
November
- Prabodhini EkadashiThursday 1Break the fast on Friday between 06:34 and 08:45.
- PradoshFriday 2
- Purnima fastSunday 4
- Kartika PurnimaMonday 5
- Full moonMonday 5
- chaturthiThursday 8
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 8
- shashthiSaturday 10
- ashtamiMonday 12
- Utpanna EkadashiThursday 15Break the fast on Friday between 06:44 and 08:52.
- PradoshSaturday 17
- Vrishchika sankrantiSunday 18
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 18
- New moonMonday 19
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 19
- chaturthiSaturday 24
- shashthiMonday 26
- ashtamiWednesday 28
- Mokshada EkadashiFriday 30Break the fast on Sunday 2 Dec after sunrise.
December
- Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 1Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
- Trisparsha MahadwadashiSaturday 1
- PradoshSunday 2
- Full moonTuesday 4
- Purnima fastTuesday 4
- chaturthiFriday 7
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 7
- shashthiSunday 9
- ashtamiTuesday 11
- Saphala EkadashiSaturday 15Break the fast on Sunday between 07:07 and 09:10.
- PradoshSunday 16
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 17
- Dhanu sankrantiTuesday 18
- New moonWednesday 19
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 19
- chaturthiSunday 23
- shashthiTuesday 25
- ashtamiThursday 27
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiSunday 30Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Monday between 07:14 and 09:17.
- PradoshMonday 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