Festival list 2016
New Delhi's dates · times in IST
The year as kept, every date in New Delhi's time.
Festivals in January 2016
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Tue5
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Thu14Lohri
Lohri puja muhurat 17:45–20:27
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Fri15Makar Sankranti
Punya kaal 07:15–17:26
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Wed20
Also in January:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in February 2016
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Thu4
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Mon8Mauni Amavasya
Amavasya tithi 22:20 Sun–20:08
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Fri12Vasant Panchami
Saraswati Puja muhurat 07:02–12:35
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Thu18
Also in February:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in March 2016
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Sat5
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Mon7
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Sat19
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Tue22Holika Dahan
Holika Dahan muhurat 23:45–01:04 Wed
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Thu24Holi
Pratipada tithi 17:30 Wed–20:00
Also in March:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in April 2016
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Sun3
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Thu14Mesha Sankranti
Punya kaal 19:48 Wed
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Sun17
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Fri22Hanuman Jayanti
Purnima tithi 08:20 Thu–10:53
Also in April:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in May 2016
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Tue3
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Mon9Akshaya Tritiya
Akshaya Tritiya puja muhurat 05:34–12:17
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Tue17
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Sat21Buddha Purnima
Purnima tithi 00:42–02:44 Sun
Also in May:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in June 2016
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Wed1
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Sun5
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Tue14Ganga Dussehra
Dashami tithi 04:57–07:26 Wed
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Thu16
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Thu30
Also in June:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in July 2016
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Wed6Rath Yatra
Dwitiya tithi 14:35 Tue–13:16
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Fri15
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Tue19Guru Purnima
Purnima tithi 04:40–04:26 Wed
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Sat30
Also in July:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in August 2016
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Fri5
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Sun7Nag Panchami
Panchami tithi 04:04–05:58 Mon
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Sun14
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Thu18Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan muhurat 13:43–16:20
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Sun21
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Wed24JanmashtamiVrat
Smarta: Nishita puja muhurat 00:01–00:45 Thu
Vaishnava: Thu 25 Aug · Nishita puja muhurat 00:01–00:45 Fri
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Sun28
Also in August:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in September 2016
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Sun4
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Mon5Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Puja muhurat 11:03–13:35
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Tue13
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Thu15
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Sat17Pitru Paksha begins
Shraddha muhurat 13:29–15:56
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Mon26
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Fri30Sarva Pitru Amavasya
Shraddha muhurat 13:22–15:45
Also in September:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in October 2016
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Sun9Durga Ashtami
Ashtami tithi 21:24 Sat–22:31
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Tue11Dussehra
Aparahna puja muhurat 13:17–15:36
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Wed12
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Sat15Sharad Purnima
Kojagara puja muhurat 23:41–00:32 Sun
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Wed19
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Sat22
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Wed26
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Thu27Dhanteras
Dhanteras puja muhurat 18:40–20:14
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Sat29Narak Chaturdashi
Abhyanga snan muhurat 04:55–06:31
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Sun30Diwali · Lakshmi Puja
Lakshmi Puja muhurat 18:28–20:12
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Mon31Govardhan Puja
Govardhan Puja muhurat 06:32–08:45
Also in October:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in November 2016
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Tue1Bhai Dooj
Bhai Dooj tilak muhurat 13:10–15:23
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Sat5
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Fri11
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Mon14Kartik Purnima
Purnima tithi 23:17 Sun–19:22
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Fri25
Also in November:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festivals in December 2016
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Sun4Vivah Panchami
Panchami tithi 01:24–02:26 Mon
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Sat10Gita Jayanti
Ekadashi tithi 22:28 Fri–19:44
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Sat24
Also in December:PurnimaAmavasyaSankashti ChaturthiPradosh VratMasik Shivratri
Festival list 2016 in your city
Each city keeps its own dates and times, worked out at its own sunrise. Pick yours, or one of these: