Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2005

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.

51 festivals and Ekadashis

2005 in New Delhi

January

Saphala EkadashiThursday 6Break the fast on Saturday 8 Jan after sunrise.
Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 7Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
Makar SankrantiFriday 14
Pausha Putrada EkadashiThursday 20Break the fast on Friday between 13:37 and 17:51.
Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 21Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 07:14 and 08:29.

February

Shattila EkadashiSaturday 5Break the fast on Sunday between 07:07 and 09:17.
Vasant PanchamiSunday 13
Jaya EkadashiSaturday 19Break the fast on Sunday between 08:15 and 09:11.

March

Vijaya EkadashiSunday 6Break the fast on Monday between 07:57 and 09:01.
Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 7Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
Maha ShivaratriTuesday 8
Amalaki EkadashiMonday 21Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:24 and 08:49.
Holika DahanFriday 25
HoliSaturday 26

April

Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 5Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:06 and 07:41.
Rama NavamiSunday 17
Rama NavamiMonday 18
Kamada EkadashiWednesday 20Break the fast on Thursday between 05:50 and 08:25.

May

Varuthini EkadashiWednesday 4Break the fast on Thursday between 05:38 and 08:17.
Akshaya TritiyaWednesday 11
Mohini EkadashiFriday 20Break the fast on Saturday between 05:28 and 06:43.

June

Apara EkadashiThursday 2Break the fast on Friday between 07:28 and 08:09.
Nirjala EkadashiSaturday 18Break the fast on Sunday between 05:24 and 08:11.

July

Yogini EkadashiSaturday 2Break the fast on Sunday between 05:28 and 08:14.
Devshayani EkadashiSunday 17Break the fast on Tuesday 19 Jul after sunrise.
Devshayani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 18Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
Guru PurnimaThursday 21
Kamika EkadashiSunday 31Break the fast on Monday between 06:15 and 08:24.

August

Shravana Putrada EkadashiTuesday 16Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:52 and 08:28.
Raksha BandhanFriday 19
Janmashtami (smarta)Friday 26
Janmashtami (vaishnava)Saturday 27
Aja EkadashiTuesday 30Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:59 and 08:31.

September

Ganesh ChaturthiWednesday 7
Parsva EkadashiWednesday 14Break the fast on Thursday between 06:06 and 08:34.
Indira EkadashiThursday 29Break the fast on Friday between 06:14 and 08:36.

October

Navaratri beginsTuesday 4
DussehraWednesday 12
Papankusha EkadashiThursday 13Break the fast on Friday between 13:17 and 17:52.
Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 14Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
Rama EkadashiFriday 28Break the fast on Saturday between 13:12 and 17:38.
DhanterasSunday 30

November

Naraka ChaturdashiTuesday 1Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
Diwali Lakshmi pujaTuesday 1
Govardhan pujaWednesday 2
Bhai DoojThursday 3Tilak between 13:11 and 15:23.
Prabodhini EkadashiSaturday 12Break the fast on Sunday between 06:43 and 08:51.
Kartika PurnimaTuesday 15
Utpanna EkadashiSunday 27Break the fast on Monday between 06:54 and 08:59.

December

Mokshada EkadashiSunday 11Break the fast on Monday between 07:05 and 09:08.
Saphala EkadashiTuesday 27Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:13 and 09:16.

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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