Festival calendar · New Delhi · 1998
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.
47 festivals and Ekadashis
1998 in New Delhi
January
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiThursday 8Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Friday between 07:31 and 09:20.
- Makar SankrantiWednesday 14
- Shattila EkadashiSaturday 24Break the fast on Sunday between 07:13 and 09:21.
February
- Vasant PanchamiSunday 1
- Jaya EkadashiSaturday 7Break the fast on Sunday between 07:06 and 09:17.
- Vijaya EkadashiMonday 23Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:52 and 07:23.
- Maha ShivaratriWednesday 25
March
- Amalaki EkadashiSunday 8Break the fast on Monday between 08:46 and 08:59.
- Holika DahanThursday 12
- HoliFriday 13
- Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 24Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:20 and 08:46.
April
- Rama NavamiSunday 5
- Kamada EkadashiTuesday 7Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:04 and 08:35.
- Varuthini EkadashiWednesday 22Break the fast on Friday 24 Apr after sunrise.
- Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 23Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
- Akshaya TritiyaTuesday 28
May
- Mohini EkadashiThursday 7Break the fast on Friday between 05:36 and 08:16.
- Apara EkadashiFriday 22Break the fast on Saturday between 05:27 and 08:11.
June
- Nirjala EkadashiFriday 5Break the fast on Saturday between 13:44 and 19:16.
- Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 6Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 05:23 and 05:47.
- Yogini EkadashiSaturday 20Break the fast on Sunday between 05:24 and 08:11.
July
- Devshayani EkadashiSunday 5Break the fast on Monday between 05:29 and 08:15.
- Guru PurnimaThursday 9
- Kamika EkadashiSunday 19Break the fast on Monday between 06:30 and 08:20.
August
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiTuesday 4Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:45 and 08:25.
- Raksha BandhanFriday 7
- Janmashtami (smarta)Saturday 15
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Saturday 15
- Aja EkadashiTuesday 18Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:53 and 07:02.
- Ganesh ChaturthiTuesday 25
September
- Parsva EkadashiWednesday 2Break the fast on Thursday between 06:31 and 08:32.
- Indira EkadashiWednesday 16Break the fast on Thursday between 06:07 and 08:34.
- Navaratri beginsMonday 21
October
- DussehraThursday 1
- Papankusha EkadashiFriday 2Break the fast on Saturday between 06:15 and 08:36.
- Rama EkadashiFriday 16Break the fast on Saturday between 06:23 and 08:37.
- DhanterasSaturday 17
- Naraka ChaturdashiMonday 19Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaMonday 19
- Govardhan pujaWednesday 21
- Bhai DoojThursday 22Tilak between 13:13 and 15:29.
- Prabodhini EkadashiSaturday 31Break the fast on Sunday between 06:33 and 08:45.
November
- Kartika PurnimaWednesday 4
- Utpanna EkadashiSaturday 14Break the fast on Sunday between 06:44 and 08:52.
- Mokshada EkadashiMonday 30Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:57 and 07:39.
December
- Saphala EkadashiMonday 14Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:06 and 09:09.
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 29Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:14 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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