Festival calendar · New Delhi · 1988
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.
48 festivals and Ekadashis
1988 in New Delhi
January
- Shattila EkadashiFriday 15Break the fast on Saturday between 07:16 and 09:21.
- Makar SankrantiFriday 15
- Vasant PanchamiSaturday 23
- Jaya EkadashiFriday 29Break the fast on Saturday between 07:11 and 09:20.
February
- Vijaya EkadashiSunday 14Break the fast on Monday between 07:01 and 08:19.
- Maha ShivaratriTuesday 16
- Amalaki EkadashiSunday 28Break the fast on Monday between 06:48 and 09:05.
March
- Holika DahanWednesday 2
- HoliThursday 3
- Papmochani EkadashiMonday 14Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:31 and 08:54.
- Rama NavamiSaturday 26
- Kamada EkadashiMonday 28Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:41 and 18:37.
- Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 29Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:14 and 08:41.
April
- Varuthini EkadashiTuesday 12Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:39 and 18:45.
- Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 13Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
- Akshaya TritiyaTuesday 19
- Mohini EkadashiWednesday 27Break the fast on Thursday between 07:09 and 08:21.
May
- Apara EkadashiThursday 12Break the fast on Friday between 05:32 and 08:14.
- Padmini EkadashiFriday 27Break the fast on Saturday between 05:25 and 08:10.
June
- Parama EkadashiFriday 10Break the fast on Saturday between 05:23 and 08:09.
- Nirjala EkadashiSunday 26Break the fast on Monday between 05:26 and 07:08.
July
- Yogini EkadashiSaturday 9Break the fast on Sunday between 07:22 and 08:16.
- Devshayani EkadashiMonday 25Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:40 and 08:22.
- Guru PurnimaFriday 29
August
- Kamika EkadashiMonday 8Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:48 and 08:26.
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiTuesday 23Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:41 and 18:51.
- Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 24Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
- Raksha BandhanSaturday 27
September
- Janmashtami (smarta)Friday 2
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Saturday 3
- Aja EkadashiTuesday 6Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:05 and 08:32.
- Ganesh ChaturthiThursday 15
- Parsva EkadashiThursday 22Break the fast on Friday between 06:10 and 08:35.
October
- Indira EkadashiThursday 6Break the fast on Friday between 06:18 and 08:37.
- Navaratri beginsTuesday 11
- DussehraThursday 20
- Papankusha EkadashiFriday 21Break the fast on Saturday between 06:27 and 08:41.
November
- Rama EkadashiSaturday 5Break the fast on Sunday between 06:37 and 08:47.
- DhanterasSunday 6
- Naraka ChaturdashiTuesday 8Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaWednesday 9
- Govardhan pujaThursday 10
- Bhai DoojFriday 11Tilak between 13:10 and 15:20.
- Prabodhini EkadashiSaturday 19Break the fast on Monday 21 Nov after sunrise.
- Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 20Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
- Kartika PurnimaWednesday 23
December
- Utpanna EkadashiMonday 5Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:01 and 09:04.
- Mokshada EkadashiMonday 19Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:10 and 09:13.
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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