Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2142
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
2142 in New Delhi
January
- chaturthiMonday 1
- shashthiWednesday 3
- ashtamiFriday 5
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 8Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:15 and 09:20.
- PradoshTuesday 9
- Full moonThursday 11
- Purnima fastThursday 11
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 14
- chaturthiMonday 15
- Makar SankrantiTuesday 16
- shashthiWednesday 17
- ashtamiFriday 19
- Shattila EkadashiMonday 22Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:13 and 09:20.
- PradoshWednesday 24
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 25
- New moonFriday 26
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 26
- chaturthiWednesday 31
February
- Vasant PanchamiThursday 1
- shashthiFriday 2
- ashtamiSunday 4
- Jaya EkadashiTuesday 6Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:42 and 18:04.
- Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 7Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
- PradoshThursday 8
- Full moonSaturday 10
- Purnima fastSaturday 10
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 13
- Kumbha sankrantiWednesday 14
- chaturthiWednesday 14
- shashthiThursday 15
- ashtamiSunday 18
- Vijaya EkadashiWednesday 21Break the fast on Thursday between 06:54 and 09:09.
- Maha ShivaratriFriday 23
- Maha ShivaratriFriday 23
- PradoshFriday 23
- New moonSunday 25
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 25
March
- chaturthiThursday 1
- shashthiSaturday 3
- ashtamiMonday 5
- Amalaki EkadashiThursday 8Break the fast on Friday between 06:38 and 08:59.
- PradoshFriday 9
- Holika DahanSunday 11
- Full moonSunday 11
- Purnima fastSunday 11
- HoliMonday 12
- chaturthiThursday 15
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 15
- Meena sankrantiFriday 16
- shashthiSaturday 17
- ashtamiMonday 19
- Papmochani EkadashiFriday 23Break the fast on Saturday between 06:21 and 08:47.
- PradoshSaturday 24
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 25
- New moonTuesday 27
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 27
- Gudi PadwaWednesday 28
- UgadiWednesday 28
- chaturthiSaturday 31
April
- shashthiMonday 2
- ashtamiTuesday 3
- Rama NavamiWednesday 4
- Kamada EkadashiFriday 6Break the fast on Saturday between 06:05 and 08:36.
- PradoshSunday 8
- Hanuman JayantiTuesday 10
- Full moonTuesday 10
- Purnima fastTuesday 10
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 13
- chaturthiSaturday 14
- Mesha sankrantiSunday 15
- shashthiMonday 16
- ashtamiWednesday 18
- Varuthini EkadashiSunday 22Break the fast on Monday between 05:49 and 07:06.
- PradoshMonday 23
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 24
- New moonWednesday 25
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 25
- Akshaya TritiyaSaturday 28
- chaturthiSunday 29
May
- shashthiTuesday 1
- ashtamiThursday 3
- Mohini EkadashiSaturday 5Break the fast on Monday 7 May after sunrise.
- Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 6Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
- Trisparsha MahadwadashiSunday 6
- PradoshMonday 7
- Full moonWednesday 9
- Purnima fastWednesday 9
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 13
- chaturthiMonday 14
- Vrishabha sankrantiWednesday 16
- shashthiWednesday 16
- ashtamiFriday 18
- Apara EkadashiMonday 21Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:28 and 08:11.
- PradoshTuesday 22
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 23
- New moonFriday 25
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 25
- chaturthiMonday 28
- shashthiWednesday 30
June
- ashtamiFriday 1
- Nirjala EkadashiMonday 4Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:24 and 08:10.
- PradoshTuesday 5
- Full moonFriday 8
- Purnima fastFriday 8
- chaturthiTuesday 12
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 12
- shashthiFriday 15
- Mithuna sankrantiSunday 17
- ashtamiSunday 17
- Yogini EkadashiWednesday 20Break the fast on Thursday between 05:25 and 07:39.
- PradoshThursday 21
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 22
- New moonSaturday 23
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 23
- chaturthiWednesday 27
- shashthiThursday 28
- ashtamiSaturday 30
July
- Devshayani EkadashiTuesday 3Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:54 and 08:15.
- PradoshThursday 5
- Purnima fastSaturday 7
- Guru PurnimaSunday 8
- Full moonSunday 8
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 11
- chaturthiThursday 12
- shashthiSaturday 14
- ashtamiMonday 16
- Karka sankrantiWednesday 18
- Kamika EkadashiThursday 19Break the fast on Friday between 05:37 and 08:20.
- PradoshFriday 20
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 21
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 22
- New moonMonday 23
- chaturthiThursday 26
- shashthiSaturday 28
- ashtamiMonday 30
August
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiThursday 2Break the fast on Friday between 05:44 and 08:25.
- PradoshFriday 3
- Raksha BandhanMonday 6
- Full moonMonday 6
- Purnima fastMonday 6
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 10
- chaturthiSaturday 11
- shashthiMonday 13
- Janmashtami (smarta)Wednesday 15
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Wednesday 15
- ashtamiWednesday 15
- Aja EkadashiFriday 17Break the fast on Saturday between 08:13 and 08:29.
- Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 18Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
- Simha sankrantiSunday 19
- Monthly ShivaratriSunday 19
- PradoshSunday 19
- Darsha AmavasyaMonday 20
- New moonTuesday 21
- Ganesh ChaturthiFriday 24
- chaturthiFriday 24
- shashthiSunday 26
- ashtamiTuesday 28
September
- Parsva EkadashiSaturday 1Break the fast on Sunday between 06:00 and 08:32.
- PradoshSunday 2
- Purnima fastTuesday 4
- Full moonWednesday 5
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 8
- chaturthiSunday 9
- shashthiTuesday 11
- ashtamiThursday 13
- Indira EkadashiSunday 16Break the fast on Monday between 06:08 and 06:38.
- PradoshMonday 17
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 18
- Kanya sankrantiWednesday 19
- New moonWednesday 19
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 19
- chaturthiSunday 23
- shashthiTuesday 25
- ashtamiThursday 27
- Padmini EkadashiSunday 30Break the fast on Monday between 06:38 and 08:36.
October
- PradoshTuesday 2
- Full moonThursday 4
- Purnima fastThursday 4
- chaturthiMonday 8
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 8
- shashthiWednesday 10
- ashtamiFriday 12
- Parama EkadashiMonday 15Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:23 and 08:40.
- PradoshTuesday 16
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 17
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 18
- Navaratri beginsFriday 19
- Tula sankrantiFriday 19
- New moonFriday 19
- chaturthiMonday 22
- shashthiThursday 25
- ashtamiSaturday 27
- DussehraSunday 28
- Papankusha EkadashiTuesday 30Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:33 and 08:45.
November
- PradoshThursday 1
- Full moonSaturday 3
- Purnima fastSaturday 3
- Karva ChauthTuesday 6
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 6
- chaturthiWednesday 7
- shashthiFriday 9
- ashtamiSunday 11
- Rama EkadashiTuesday 13Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:43 and 08:51.
- DhanterasThursday 15
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 15
- PradoshThursday 15
- Naraka ChaturdashiFriday 16Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaSaturday 17
- New moonSaturday 17
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 17
- Govardhan pujaSunday 18
- Vrishchika sankrantiSunday 18
- Bhai DoojMonday 19Tilak between 13:10 and 15:18.
- chaturthiWednesday 21
- ChhathFriday 23
- shashthiFriday 23
- ashtamiMonday 26
- Prabodhini EkadashiThursday 29Break the fast on Friday between 06:56 and 09:00.
- PradoshFriday 30
December
- Purnima fastSunday 2
- Kartika PurnimaMonday 3
- Full moonMonday 3
- chaturthiThursday 6
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 6
- shashthiSaturday 8
- ashtamiMonday 10
- Utpanna EkadashiThursday 13Break the fast on Friday between 07:06 and 09:09.
- PradoshFriday 14
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 15
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 16
- New moonMonday 17
- Dhanu sankrantiTuesday 18
- chaturthiFriday 21
- shashthiSunday 23
- ashtamiTuesday 25
- Mokshada EkadashiFriday 28Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Saturday between 13:25 and 17:33.
- Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 29Also 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 Sunday after sunrise.
- PradoshSunday 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