Festival calendar · New Delhi · 2136
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.
46 festivals and Ekadashis
2136 in New Delhi
January
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiSunday 15Also Vaikuntha Ekadashi, the day the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) are said to open.Break the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 09:20.
- Makar SankrantiTuesday 17
- Shattila EkadashiSunday 29Break the fast on Monday between 07:11 and 09:19.
February
- Vasant PanchamiTuesday 7
- Jaya EkadashiMonday 13Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:43 and 18:09.
- Vijaya EkadashiMonday 27Break the fast on Tuesday between 09:06 and 09:06.
March
- Maha ShivaratriThursday 1
- Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 14Break the fast on Thursday between 06:31 and 08:54.
- Holika DahanSaturday 17
- HoliSunday 18
- Papmochani EkadashiWednesday 28Break the fast on Thursday between 06:15 and 08:43.
April
- Rama NavamiWednesday 11
- Kamada EkadashiFriday 13Break the fast on Saturday between 05:57 and 08:10.
- Varuthini EkadashiThursday 26Break the fast on Friday between 13:39 and 18:54.
May
- Akshaya TritiyaFriday 4
- Mohini EkadashiSaturday 12Break the fast on Sunday between 05:32 and 08:14.
- Apara EkadashiSaturday 26Break the fast on Sunday between 05:26 and 08:10.
June
- Nirjala EkadashiSunday 10Break the fast on Monday between 13:45 and 19:19.
- Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 11Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
- Yogini EkadashiMonday 25Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:26 and 08:13.
July
- Devshayani EkadashiTuesday 10Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:32 and 06:48.
- Guru PurnimaFriday 13
- Kamika EkadashiTuesday 24Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:50 and 19:16.
August
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiWednesday 8Break the fast on Thursday between 05:48 and 08:27.
- Raksha BandhanSaturday 11
- Janmashtami (smarta)Monday 20
- Janmashtami (vaishnava)Monday 20
- Aja EkadashiThursday 23Break the fast on Friday between 05:56 and 08:30.
- Ganesh ChaturthiFriday 31
September
- Parsva EkadashiThursday 6Break the fast on Friday between 06:03 and 08:33.
- Indira EkadashiSaturday 22Break the fast on Sunday between 06:11 and 08:35.
- Navaratri beginsWednesday 26
October
- DussehraThursday 4
- Papankusha EkadashiFriday 5Break the fast on Saturday between 13:20 and 18:01.
- Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 6Followers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
- Rama EkadashiSunday 21Break the fast on Monday between 06:41 and 08:41.
- DhanterasTuesday 23
- Naraka ChaturdashiWednesday 24Abhyanga snan (oil bath) before sunrise.
- Diwali Lakshmi pujaWednesday 24
- Govardhan pujaFriday 26
- Bhai DoojFriday 26Tilak between 13:12 and 15:26.
November
- Prabodhini EkadashiSunday 4Break the fast on Monday between 06:36 and 08:47.
- Kartika PurnimaThursday 8
- Utpanna EkadashiTuesday 20Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:49 and 08:55.
December
- Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 4Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:00 and 09:04.
- Saphala EkadashiWednesday 19Break the fast on Thursday between 07:37 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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