Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2008

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

2008 in New Delhi

January

Saphala EkadashiFriday 4Break the fast on Saturday between 07:15 and 09:19.
Makar SankrantiTuesday 15
Pausha Putrada EkadashiFriday 18Break the fast on Saturday between 13:36 and 17:49.
Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 19Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

February

Shattila EkadashiSaturday 2Break the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:01.
Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 3Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 07:09 and 08:10.
Vasant PanchamiMonday 11
Jaya EkadashiSunday 17Break the fast on Monday between 06:58 and 09:12.

March

Vijaya EkadashiMonday 3Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:46 and 09:03.
Maha ShivaratriThursday 6
Amalaki EkadashiMonday 17Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:28 and 08:52.
Holika DahanFriday 21
HoliSaturday 22

April

Papmochani EkadashiWednesday 2Break the fast on Thursday between 06:09 and 08:39.
Rama NavamiSunday 13
Kamada EkadashiWednesday 16Break the fast on Thursday between 05:54 and 08:28.

May

Varuthini EkadashiThursday 1Break the fast on Saturday 3 May after sunrise.
Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 2Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
Akshaya TritiyaWednesday 7
Mohini EkadashiThursday 15Break the fast on Friday between 05:53 and 08:12.
Apara EkadashiSaturday 31Break the fast on Sunday between 05:24 and 08:09.

June

Nirjala EkadashiSaturday 14Break the fast on Sunday between 05:23 and 08:10.
Yogini EkadashiSunday 29Break the fast on Monday between 05:27 and 08:13.

July

Devshayani EkadashiSunday 13Break the fast on Monday between 13:50 and 19:21.
Devshayani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 14Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:34 and 07:38.
Guru PurnimaFriday 18
Kamika EkadashiMonday 28Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:49 and 19:13.
Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 29Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.

August

Shravana Putrada EkadashiTuesday 12Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:50 and 08:27.
Raksha BandhanSaturday 16
Janmashtami (smarta)Sunday 24
Janmashtami (vaishnava)Sunday 24
Aja EkadashiWednesday 27Break the fast on Thursday between 05:58 and 06:51.

September

Ganesh ChaturthiWednesday 3
Parsva EkadashiThursday 11Break the fast on Friday between 06:05 and 08:33.
Indira EkadashiThursday 25Break the fast on Friday between 06:12 and 08:35.
Navaratri beginsTuesday 30

October

DussehraThursday 9
Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 11Break the fast on Sunday between 06:21 and 06:53.
Rama EkadashiFriday 24Break the fast on Saturday between 08:20 and 08:43.
DhanterasSunday 26
Naraka ChaturdashiMonday 27Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
Diwali Lakshmi pujaTuesday 28
Govardhan pujaWednesday 29
Bhai DoojThursday 30Tilak between 13:11 and 15:24.

November

Prabodhini EkadashiSunday 9Break the fast on Monday between 06:40 and 08:49.
Kartika PurnimaThursday 13
Utpanna EkadashiSunday 23Break the fast on Monday between 06:51 and 08:57.

December

Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 9Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:04 and 08:53.
Saphala EkadashiTuesday 23Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:12 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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