Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2121

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.

49 festivals and Ekadashis

2121 in New Delhi

January

Shattila EkadashiWednesday 15Break the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 09:21.
Makar SankrantiThursday 16
Vasant PanchamiThursday 23
Jaya EkadashiWednesday 29Break the fast on Thursday between 07:11 and 09:19.

February

Vijaya EkadashiThursday 13Break the fast on Saturday 15 Feb after sunrise.
Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 14Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
Maha ShivaratriSunday 16
Amalaki EkadashiThursday 27Break the fast on Friday between 13:44 and 18:20.
Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 28Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 06:47 and 07:33.

March

Holika DahanMonday 3
HoliTuesday 4
Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 15Break the fast on Sunday between 06:30 and 08:53.
Rama NavamiThursday 27
Kamada EkadashiSaturday 29Break the fast on Sunday between 06:15 and 08:42.

April

Varuthini EkadashiSunday 13Break the fast on Monday between 08:10 and 08:30.
Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 14Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
Akshaya TritiyaSaturday 19
Mohini EkadashiMonday 28Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:43 and 08:21.

May

Apara EkadashiTuesday 13Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:32 and 06:35.
Padmini EkadashiWednesday 28Break the fast on Thursday between 05:25 and 08:10.

June

Parama EkadashiWednesday 11Break the fast on Thursday between 05:24 and 08:10.
Nirjala EkadashiThursday 26Break the fast on Friday between 07:53 and 08:13.

July

Yogini EkadashiThursday 10Break the fast on Friday between 05:32 and 08:17.
Devshayani EkadashiSaturday 26Break the fast on Sunday between 05:40 and 08:23.
Guru PurnimaWednesday 30

August

Kamika EkadashiSaturday 9Break the fast on Sunday between 05:48 and 07:41.
Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 24Break the fast on Monday between 07:43 and 08:30.
Raksha BandhanThursday 28

September

Janmashtami (smarta)Wednesday 3
Janmashtami (vaishnava)Thursday 4
Aja EkadashiSunday 7Break the fast on Monday between 06:03 and 08:33.
Ganesh ChaturthiMonday 15
Parsva EkadashiTuesday 23Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:11 and 08:35.

October

Indira EkadashiTuesday 7Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:18 and 08:38.
Navaratri beginsSunday 12
DussehraTuesday 21
Papankusha EkadashiWednesday 22Break the fast on Thursday between 06:27 and 08:42.

November

Rama EkadashiWednesday 5Break the fast on Thursday between 13:11 and 17:32.
Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 6Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 06:38 and 08:07.
DhanterasFriday 7
Naraka ChaturdashiSunday 9Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
Diwali Lakshmi pujaSunday 9
Govardhan pujaTuesday 11
Bhai DoojWednesday 12Tilak between 13:10 and 15:19.
Prabodhini EkadashiThursday 20Break the fast on Friday between 13:11 and 17:25.
Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 21Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
Kartika PurnimaMonday 24

December

Utpanna EkadashiFriday 5Break the fast on Saturday between 08:13 and 09:04.
Mokshada EkadashiSaturday 20Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Sunday between 07:10 and 09:13.

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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