Festival calendar · New Delhi · 1987

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.

49 festivals and Ekadashis

1987 in New Delhi

January

Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 10Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Sunday between 07:16 and 09:20.
Makar SankrantiWednesday 14
Shattila EkadashiSunday 25Break the fast on Tuesday 27 Jan after sunrise.
Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 26Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.

February

Vasant PanchamiMonday 2
Jaya EkadashiMonday 9Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:05 and 09:16.
Vijaya EkadashiTuesday 24Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:52 and 09:08.
Maha ShivaratriThursday 26

March

Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 11Break the fast on Thursday between 06:36 and 08:57.
Holika DahanSaturday 14
HoliSunday 15
Papmochani EkadashiWednesday 25Break the fast on Thursday between 07:11 and 08:46.

April

Rama NavamiTuesday 7
Kamada EkadashiFriday 10Break the fast on Saturday between 06:01 and 08:33.
Varuthini EkadashiFriday 24Break the fast on Saturday between 05:47 and 08:17.

May

Akshaya TritiyaFriday 1
Mohini EkadashiSaturday 9Break the fast on Sunday between 06:01 and 08:15.
Apara EkadashiSaturday 23Break the fast on Sunday between 05:27 and 08:11.

June

Nirjala EkadashiMonday 8Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:23 and 08:09.
Yogini EkadashiSunday 21Break the fast on Monday between 13:47 and 19:22.
Yogini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 22Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:25 and 05:42.

July

Devshayani EkadashiTuesday 7Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:30 and 08:16.
Guru PurnimaSaturday 11
Kamika EkadashiTuesday 21Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:37 and 08:20.

August

Shravana Putrada EkadashiWednesday 5Break the fast on Friday 7 Aug after sunrise.
Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 6Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
Raksha BandhanSunday 9
Janmashtami (smarta)Sunday 16
Janmashtami (vaishnava)Sunday 16
Aja EkadashiThursday 20Break the fast on Friday between 05:54 and 08:29.
Ganesh ChaturthiFriday 28

September

Parsva EkadashiFriday 4Break the fast on Saturday between 06:01 and 08:32.
Indira EkadashiFriday 18Break the fast on Saturday between 07:49 and 08:34.
Navaratri beginsThursday 24

October

DussehraFriday 2
Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 3Break the fast on Sunday between 06:16 and 08:37.
Rama EkadashiSunday 18Break the fast on Monday between 06:24 and 08:40.
DhanterasTuesday 20
Naraka ChaturdashiWednesday 21Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
Diwali Lakshmi pujaThursday 22
Govardhan pujaFriday 23
Bhai DoojSaturday 24Tilak between 13:13 and 15:28.

November

Prabodhini EkadashiSunday 1Break the fast on Monday between 13:11 and 17:35.
Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 2Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
Kartika PurnimaThursday 5
Utpanna EkadashiTuesday 17Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:46 and 08:53.

December

Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 1Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:57 and 09:02.
Saphala EkadashiThursday 17Break the fast on Friday between 07:08 and 07:08.
Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 30Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Thursday between 08:28 and 09:17.

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.

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