Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2000

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.

50 festivals and Ekadashis

2000 in New Delhi

January

Saphala EkadashiSunday 2Break the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 09:18.
Makar SankrantiSaturday 15
Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 17Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:15 and 09:21.

February

Shattila EkadashiTuesday 1Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:10 and 09:19.
Vasant PanchamiThursday 10
Jaya EkadashiTuesday 15Break the fast on Thursday 17 Feb after sunrise.
Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 16Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

March

Vijaya EkadashiWednesday 1Break the fast on Thursday between 13:44 and 18:21.
Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 2Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 06:45 and 08:14.
Maha ShivaratriSaturday 4
Amalaki EkadashiThursday 16Break the fast on Friday between 06:29 and 08:53.
Holika DahanSunday 19
HoliMonday 20
Papmochani EkadashiFriday 31Break the fast on Saturday between 07:15 and 08:40.

April

Rama NavamiWednesday 12
Kamada EkadashiFriday 14Break the fast on Saturday between 07:09 and 08:29.
Varuthini EkadashiSunday 30Break the fast on Monday between 05:41 and 08:19.

May

Akshaya TritiyaSaturday 6
Mohini EkadashiSunday 14Break the fast on Monday between 05:31 and 08:13.
Apara EkadashiMonday 29Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:42 and 19:13.
Apara Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 30Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.

June

Nirjala EkadashiMonday 12Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:23 and 08:10.
Yogini EkadashiWednesday 28Break the fast on Thursday between 05:27 and 08:13.

July

Devshayani EkadashiWednesday 12Break the fast on Thursday between 05:33 and 08:18.
Guru PurnimaSunday 16
Kamika EkadashiThursday 27Break the fast on Friday between 05:41 and 08:23.

August

Shravana Putrada EkadashiThursday 10Break the fast on Friday between 07:49 and 08:27.
Raksha BandhanTuesday 15
Janmashtami (smarta)Wednesday 23
Janmashtami (vaishnava)Wednesday 23
Aja EkadashiFriday 25Break the fast on Saturday between 13:40 and 18:49.
Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 26Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

September

Ganesh ChaturthiFriday 1
Parsva EkadashiSaturday 9Break the fast on Sunday between 06:04 and 08:33.
Indira EkadashiSunday 24Break the fast on Monday between 06:12 and 08:26.
Navaratri beginsThursday 28

October

DussehraSaturday 7
Papankusha EkadashiMonday 9Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:20 and 08:38.
Rama EkadashiMonday 23Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:28 and 08:42.
DhanterasTuesday 24
Naraka ChaturdashiThursday 26Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
Diwali Lakshmi pujaThursday 26
Govardhan pujaSaturday 28
Bhai DoojSaturday 28Tilak between 13:13 and 15:25.

November

Prabodhini EkadashiWednesday 8Break the fast on Thursday between 06:40 and 06:42.
Kartika PurnimaSaturday 11
Utpanna EkadashiTuesday 21Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:11 and 17:25.
Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 22Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

December

Mokshada EkadashiThursday 7Break the fast on Friday between 07:02 and 09:06.
Saphala EkadashiThursday 21Break the fast on Friday between 07:11 and 09:14.

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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