Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2143
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.
242 festivals and fasts
2143 in New Delhi
January
- Full moonTuesday 1
- Purnima fastTuesday 1
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 4
- chaturthiSaturday 5
- shashthiSunday 6
- ashtamiTuesday 8
- Saphala EkadashiFriday 11Break the fast on Saturday between 07:15 and 09:20.
- PradoshSunday 13
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 14
- New moonTuesday 15
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 15
- Makar SankrantiWednesday 16
- chaturthiSunday 20
- shashthiTuesday 22
- ashtamiThursday 24
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiSunday 27Break the fast on Monday between 07:12 and 09:20.
- PradoshMonday 28
- Purnima fastWednesday 30
- Full moonThursday 31
February
- chaturthiSunday 3
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 3
- shashthiTuesday 5
- ashtamiThursday 7
- Shattila EkadashiSunday 10Break the fast on Monday between 07:03 and 09:15.
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 12
- PradoshTuesday 12
- New moonThursday 14
- Darsha AmavasyaThursday 14
- Kumbha sankrantiFriday 15
- Vasant PanchamiTuesday 19
- chaturthiTuesday 19
- shashthiThursday 21
- ashtamiSaturday 23
- Jaya EkadashiMonday 25Break the fast on Wednesday 27 Feb after sunrise.
- Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 26Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
- Trisparsha MahadwadashiTuesday 26
- PradoshWednesday 27
March
- Full moonFriday 1
- Purnima fastFriday 1
- chaturthiMonday 4
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 4
- shashthiWednesday 6
- ashtamiFriday 8
- Vijaya EkadashiTuesday 12Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:34 and 08:56.
- PradoshWednesday 13
- Maha ShivaratriThursday 14
- Maha ShivaratriThursday 14
- New moonSaturday 16
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 16
- Meena sankrantiSunday 17
- chaturthiWednesday 20
- shashthiFriday 22
- ashtamiSunday 24
- Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 27Break the fast on Thursday between 06:17 and 08:44.
- PradoshThursday 28
- Holika DahanSaturday 30
- Full moonSaturday 30
- Purnima fastSaturday 30
- HoliSunday 31
April
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 2
- chaturthiWednesday 3
- shashthiFriday 5
- ashtamiSunday 7
- Papmochani EkadashiWednesday 10Break the fast on Thursday between 13:39 and 18:44.
- Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 11Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 06:00 and 07:04.
- PradoshFriday 12
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 13
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 14
- New moonMonday 15
- Gudi PadwaTuesday 16
- Mesha sankrantiTuesday 16
- UgadiTuesday 16
- chaturthiFriday 19
- shashthiSunday 21
- Rama NavamiTuesday 23
- ashtamiTuesday 23
- Kamada EkadashiThursday 25Break the fast on Friday between 06:33 and 08:23.
- PradoshSaturday 27
- Hanuman JayantiMonday 29
- Full moonMonday 29
- Purnima fastMonday 29
May
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 2
- chaturthiFriday 3
- shashthiSunday 5
- ashtamiTuesday 7
- Varuthini EkadashiFriday 10Break the fast on Saturday between 05:34 and 08:15.
- PradoshSunday 12
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 13
- New moonTuesday 14
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 14
- Akshaya TritiyaFriday 17
- Vrishabha sankrantiFriday 17
- chaturthiSaturday 18
- shashthiMonday 20
- ashtamiWednesday 22
- Mohini EkadashiFriday 24Break the fast on Sunday 26 May after sunrise.
- Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 25Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
- Trisparsha MahadwadashiSaturday 25
- PradoshSunday 26
- Full moonTuesday 28
- Purnima fastTuesday 28
June
- chaturthiSaturday 1
- Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 1
- shashthiMonday 3
- ashtamiThursday 6
- Apara EkadashiSunday 9Break the fast on Monday between 05:24 and 08:10.
- PradoshMonday 10
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 11
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 12
- New moonThursday 13
- chaturthiSunday 16
- Mithuna sankrantiMonday 17
- shashthiTuesday 18
- ashtamiThursday 20
- Nirjala EkadashiSunday 23Break the fast on Monday between 05:25 and 08:12.
- PradoshMonday 24
- Purnima fastWednesday 26
- Full moonThursday 27
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 30
July
- chaturthiMonday 1
- shashthiWednesday 3
- ashtamiFriday 5
- Yogini EkadashiMonday 8Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:50 and 19:22.
- Yogini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 9Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
- PradoshWednesday 10
- Monthly ShivaratriThursday 11
- New moonFriday 12
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 12
- chaturthiTuesday 16
- shashthiWednesday 17
- Karka sankrantiThursday 18
- ashtamiFriday 19
- Devshayani EkadashiMonday 22Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:38 and 08:21.
- PradoshWednesday 24
- Guru PurnimaFriday 26
- Full moonFriday 26
- Purnima fastFriday 26
- Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 30
- chaturthiWednesday 31
August
- shashthiFriday 2
- ashtamiSunday 4
- Kamika EkadashiWednesday 7Break the fast on Thursday between 05:47 and 08:26.
- PradoshThursday 8
- Monthly ShivaratriFriday 9
- New moonSaturday 10
- Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 10
- chaturthiWednesday 14
- shashthiFriday 16
- ashtamiSunday 18
- Simha sankrantiMonday 19
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiWednesday 21Break the fast on Thursday between 05:55 and 08:30.
- PradoshThursday 22
- Raksha BandhanSunday 25
- Full moonSunday 25
- Purnima fastSunday 25
- chaturthiThursday 29
- Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 29
- shashthiSaturday 31
September
- Janmashtami (smarta)Monday 2
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Tuesday 3
- ashtamiTuesday 3
- Aja EkadashiThursday 5Break the fast on Friday between 08:07 and 08:32.
- Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 6Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
- Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 7
- PradoshSaturday 7
- Darsha AmavasyaSunday 8
- New moonMonday 9
- Ganesh ChaturthiThursday 12
- chaturthiThursday 12
- shashthiSaturday 14
- ashtamiMonday 16
- Parsva EkadashiThursday 19Break the fast on Friday between 06:09 and 08:34.
- Kanya sankrantiThursday 19
- PradoshSaturday 21
- Full moonMonday 23
- Purnima fastMonday 23
- Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 27
- chaturthiSaturday 28
- shashthiMonday 30
October
- ashtamiWednesday 2
- Indira EkadashiSaturday 5Break the fast on Sunday between 06:17 and 08:12.
- PradoshSunday 6
- Monthly ShivaratriMonday 7
- New moonTuesday 8
- Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 8
- Navaratri beginsWednesday 9
- chaturthiSaturday 12
- shashthiMonday 14
- ashtamiWednesday 16
- DussehraThursday 17
- Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 19Break the fast on Sunday between 06:25 and 08:41.
- Tula sankrantiSaturday 19
- PradoshMonday 21
- Full moonWednesday 23
- Purnima fastWednesday 23
- Karva ChauthSunday 27
- chaturthiSunday 27
- Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 27
- shashthiTuesday 29
- ashtamiThursday 31
November
- Rama EkadashiSunday 3Break the fast on Monday between 06:35 and 08:46.
- DhanterasMonday 4
- PradoshMonday 4
- Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 5
- Naraka ChaturdashiWednesday 6Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaWednesday 6
- Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 6
- Govardhan pujaThursday 7
- New moonThursday 7
- Bhai DoojFriday 8Tilak between 13:10 and 15:21.
- chaturthiSunday 10
- ChhathTuesday 12
- shashthiTuesday 12
- ashtamiThursday 14
- Prabodhini EkadashiMonday 18Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:47 and 08:54.
- Vrishchika sankrantiMonday 18
- PradoshTuesday 19
- Kartika PurnimaFriday 22
- Full moonFriday 22
- Purnima fastFriday 22
- Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 25
- chaturthiTuesday 26
- shashthiThursday 28
- ashtamiSaturday 30
December
- Utpanna EkadashiMonday 2Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:14 and 17:23.
- Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 3Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
- Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 4
- PradoshWednesday 4
- New moonFriday 6
- Darsha AmavasyaFriday 6
- chaturthiTuesday 10
- shashthiThursday 12
- ashtamiSaturday 14
- Mokshada EkadashiWednesday 18Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Thursday between 07:08 and 09:11.
- Dhanu sankrantiWednesday 18
- PradoshThursday 19
- Purnima fastSaturday 21
- Full moonSunday 22
- chaturthiWednesday 25
- Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 25
- shashthiFriday 27
- ashtamiSunday 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