Festival list 1979
New Delhi's dates · times in IST
The year as kept, every date in New Delhi's time.
Festivals in January 1979
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Mon8
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Sat13Lohri
Lohri puja muhurat 17:44–20:26
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Sun14Makar Sankranti
Punya kaal 13:45–05:45 Mon
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Wed24
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Sun28Mauni Amavasya
Amavasya tithi 15:38 Sat–11:49
Also in January:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in February 1979
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Thu1Vasant Panchami
Saraswati Puja muhurat 07:09–12:34
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Wed7
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Fri23
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Sun25
Also in February:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in March 1979
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Fri9
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Tue13Holika Dahan
Holika Dahan muhurat 18:28–20:53
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Wed14Holi
Pratipada tithi 02:44–04:31 Thu
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Sat24
Also in March:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in April 1979
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Sun8
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Thu12Hanuman Jayanti
Purnima tithi 17:48 Wed–18:45
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Sat14Mesha Sankranti
Punya kaal 08:10
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Sun22
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Sun29Akshaya Tritiya
Akshaya Tritiya puja muhurat 05:42–12:18
Also in April:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in May 1979
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Tue8
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Sat12Buddha Purnima
Purnima tithi 08:05 Fri–07:30
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Tue22
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Sat26
Also in May:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in June 1979
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Tue5Ganga Dussehra
Dashami tithi 19:23 Mon–20:52
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Wed6
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Wed20
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Tue26Rath Yatra
Dwitiya tithi 18:32 Mon–20:06
Also in June:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in July 1979
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Fri6
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Mon9Guru Purnima
Purnima tithi 04:31–01:29 Tue
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Thu19
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Fri27
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Sun29Nag Panchami
Panchami tithi 16:59 Sat–19:25
Also in July:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in August 1979
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Sat4
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Tue7Raksha Bandhan
Smarta · Vaishnava: Raksha Bandhan muhurat 22:41
Dharmasindhu: Wed 8 Aug · Raksha Bandhan muhurat 13:46–16:27
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Fri10
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Tue14JanmashtamiVrat
Smarta: Nishita puja muhurat 00:04–00:47 Wed
Vaishnava: Wed 15 Aug · Nishita puja muhurat 00:04–00:47 Thu
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Sat18
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Sat25
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Sun26Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Puja muhurat 11:05–13:40
Also in August:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in September 1979
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Mon3
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Wed5
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Thu6Pitru Paksha begins
Shraddha muhurat 13:35–16:06
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Sun16
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Thu20Sarva Pitru Amavasya
Shraddha muhurat 13:27–15:54
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Sat29Durga Ashtami
Ashtami tithi 22:18 Fri–21:11
Also in September:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in October 1979
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Mon1Dussehra
Aparahna puja muhurat 13:22–15:45
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Tue2
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Fri5Sharad Purnima
Kojagara puja muhurat 23:45–00:34 Sat
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Mon8
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Fri12
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Tue16
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Thu18Dhanteras
Dhanteras puja muhurat 19:17–20:20
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Fri19Narak Chaturdashi
Abhyanga snan muhurat 04:47–06:23
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Sat20Diwali · Lakshmi Puja
Lakshmi Puja muhurat 19:09–20:18
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Mon22Bhai Dooj
Bhai Dooj tilak muhurat 13:13–15:29
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Govardhan Puja
Govardhan Puja muhurat 06:25–08:41
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Fri26
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Wed31
Also in October:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in November 1979
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Sun4Kartik Purnima
Purnima tithi 14:00 Sat–11:17
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Thu15
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Sat24Vivah Panchami
Panchami tithi 20:27 Fri–19:00
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Fri30Gita Jayanti
Ekadashi tithi 09:27 Thu–07:15
Also in November:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in December 1979
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Sat15
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Sat29
Also in December:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festival list 1979 in your city
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