Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2081

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

2081 in New Delhi

January

Saphala EkadashiSunday 5Break the fast on Monday between 07:21 and 09:19.
Makar SankrantiTuesday 14
Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 21Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:14 and 09:21.

February

Shattila EkadashiTuesday 4Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:07 and 09:17.
Vasant PanchamiThursday 13
Jaya EkadashiThursday 20Break the fast on Friday between 06:54 and 06:55.

March

Vijaya EkadashiThursday 6Break the fast on Friday between 06:40 and 09:00.
Maha ShivaratriSaturday 8
Amalaki EkadashiFriday 21Break the fast on Saturday between 06:23 and 08:48.
Holika DahanMonday 24
HoliTuesday 25

April

Papmochani EkadashiFriday 4Break the fast on Saturday between 13:40 and 18:41.
Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 5Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 06:06 and 07:48.
Rama NavamiThursday 17
Kamada EkadashiSaturday 19Break the fast on Sunday between 08:04 and 08:26.
Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 20Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.

May

Varuthini EkadashiSunday 4Break the fast on Monday between 06:02 and 08:17.
Akshaya TritiyaSunday 11
Mohini EkadashiMonday 19Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:28 and 07:06.

June

Apara EkadashiTuesday 3Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:24 and 08:09.
Nirjala EkadashiTuesday 17Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:24 and 08:11.

July

Yogini EkadashiWednesday 2Break the fast on Friday 4 Jul after sunrise.
Yogini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 3Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
Devshayani EkadashiWednesday 16Break the fast on Thursday between 05:35 and 08:19.
Guru PurnimaSunday 20

August

Kamika EkadashiFriday 1Break the fast on Saturday between 05:44 and 08:25.
Shravana Putrada EkadashiFriday 15Break the fast on Saturday between 05:52 and 08:28.
Raksha BandhanTuesday 19
Janmashtami (smarta)Wednesday 27
Janmashtami (vaishnava)Thursday 28
Aja EkadashiSaturday 30Break the fast on Sunday between 13:38 and 18:43.
Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 31Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.

September

Ganesh ChaturthiSaturday 6
Parsva EkadashiSaturday 13Break the fast on Sunday between 06:06 and 08:34.
Indira EkadashiMonday 29Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:14 and 08:36.

October

Navaratri beginsFriday 3
DussehraSaturday 11
Papankusha EkadashiMonday 13Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:22 and 08:39.
Rama EkadashiTuesday 28Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:32 and 08:44.
DhanterasWednesday 29
Naraka ChaturdashiFriday 31Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
Diwali Lakshmi pujaFriday 31

November

Govardhan pujaSaturday 1
Bhai DoojSunday 2Tilak between 13:11 and 15:23.
Prabodhini EkadashiWednesday 12Break the fast on Thursday between 06:43 and 08:51.
Kartika PurnimaSunday 16
Utpanna EkadashiWednesday 26Break the fast on Thursday between 13:12 and 17:23.
Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 27Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.

December

Mokshada EkadashiFriday 12Break the fast on Saturday between 07:06 and 09:09.
Saphala EkadashiFriday 26Break the fast on Saturday 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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