Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2056
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
2056 in New Delhi
January
- Shattila EkadashiThursday 13Break the fast on Friday between 07:15 and 07:27.
- Makar SankrantiSaturday 15
- Vasant PanchamiFriday 21
- Jaya EkadashiFriday 28Break the fast on Saturday between 07:11 and 09:20.
February
- Vijaya EkadashiFriday 11Break the fast on Saturday between 07:03 and 09:15.
- Maha ShivaratriSunday 13
- Amalaki EkadashiSunday 27Break the fast on Monday between 06:48 and 09:06.
March
- Holika DahanWednesday 1
- HoliThursday 2
- Papmochani EkadashiSunday 12Break the fast on Monday between 06:33 and 08:06.
- Rama NavamiSaturday 25
- Kamada EkadashiMonday 27Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:41 and 18:37.
- Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 28Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
April
- Varuthini EkadashiMonday 10Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:00 and 08:32.
- Padmini EkadashiWednesday 26Break the fast on Thursday between 05:44 and 08:21.
May
- Parama EkadashiWednesday 10Break the fast on Thursday between 05:33 and 08:14.
- Akshaya TritiyaWednesday 17
- Mohini EkadashiThursday 25Break the fast on Friday between 05:26 and 08:10.
June
- Apara EkadashiThursday 8Break the fast on Friday between 13:45 and 19:18.
- Apara Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 9Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 05:23 and 06:25.
- Nirjala EkadashiFriday 23Break the fast on Saturday between 13:48 and 19:22.
- Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 24Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
July
- Yogini EkadashiSaturday 8Break the fast on Sunday between 05:31 and 08:16.
- Devshayani EkadashiSunday 23Break the fast on Monday between 05:39 and 06:19.
- Guru PurnimaWednesday 26
August
- Kamika EkadashiMonday 7Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:47 and 08:26.
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiMonday 21Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:55 and 08:30.
- Raksha BandhanFriday 25
September
- Janmashtami (smarta)Saturday 2
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Saturday 2
- Aja EkadashiTuesday 5Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:35 and 18:36.
- Ganesh ChaturthiWednesday 13
- Parsva EkadashiTuesday 19Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:09 and 08:34.
October
- Indira EkadashiThursday 5Break the fast on Friday between 06:18 and 08:37.
- Navaratri beginsMonday 9
- DussehraTuesday 17
- Papankusha EkadashiThursday 19Break the fast on Friday between 06:26 and 08:41.
November
- Rama EkadashiFriday 3Break the fast on Sunday 5 Nov after sunrise.
- Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 4Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
- DhanterasSunday 5
- Naraka ChaturdashiMonday 6Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaTuesday 7
- Govardhan pujaWednesday 8
- Bhai DoojWednesday 8Tilak between 14:00 and 15:20.
- Prabodhini EkadashiFriday 17Break the fast on Saturday between 08:52 and 08:54.
- Kartika PurnimaWednesday 22
December
- Utpanna EkadashiSunday 3Break the fast on Monday between 06:59 and 09:03.
- Mokshada EkadashiSunday 17Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Monday between 07:09 and 09:12.
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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