Hindu Festivals
Hindu festivals of 1879, dated for New Delhi, Delhi, India. Each is taken on the day its tithi (or star, or solar date) covers the part of the day the festival needs.
Hindu Festivals 1879
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1879 Sunday | Lohri | The eve of Makar Sankranti |
| 13 Jan 1879 Monday | Makar Sankranti | The Sun enters Capricorn at 12 Jan 1879, 22:09; after sunset, so observed the next day |
| 27 Jan 1879 Monday | Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami, 26 Jan, 20:44 to 27 Jan, 22:53 |
| 29 Jan 1879 Wednesday | Ratha Saptami | Magha Shukla Saptami, 29 Jan, 01:20 to 30 Jan, 03:52 |
| 19 Feb 1879 Wednesday | Maha Shivaratri | Magha Krishna Chaturdashi, 19 Feb, 07:53 to 20 Feb, 08:26 |
| 08 Mar 1879 Saturday | Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima, 07 Mar, 21:33 to 08 Mar, 18:30 |
| 09 Mar 1879 Sunday | Holi | Phalguna Purnima, 07 Mar, 21:33 to 08 Mar, 18:30 |
| 23 Mar 1879 Sunday | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, 23 Mar, 02:25 to 24 Mar, 04:39 |
| 01 Apr 1879 Tuesday | Rama Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami, 31 Mar, 18:46 to 01 Apr, 18:50 |
| 06 Apr 1879 Sunday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima, 06 Apr, 07:34 to 07 Apr, 03:45 |
| 24 Apr 1879 Thursday | Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, 24 Apr, 00:07 to 25 Apr, 02:22 |
| 05 May 1879 Monday | Narasimha Jayanti | Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi, 04 May, 19:21 to 05 May, 15:30 |
| 06 May 1879 Tuesday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima, 05 May, 15:30 to 06 May, 11:33 |
| 20 May 1879 Tuesday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Vaishakha Amavasya, 20 May, 08:56 to 21 May, 11:11 |
| 31 May 1879 Saturday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami, 30 May, 14:21 to 31 May, 11:53 |
| 04 Jun 1879 Wednesday | Vat Purnima Vrat | Jyeshtha Purnima, 03 Jun, 22:26 to 04 Jun, 18:57 |
| 21 Jun 1879 Saturday | Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya, 21 Jun, 02:47 to 22 Jun, 03:28 |
| 03 Jul 1879 Thursday | Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima, 03 Jul, 05:32 to 04 Jul, 02:59 |
| 22 Jul 1879 Tuesday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya, 21 Jul, 13:33 to 22 Jul, 12:27 |
| 24 Jul 1879 Thursday | Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami, 23 Jul, 10:59 to 24 Jul, 09:14 |
| 02 Aug 1879 Saturday | Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima, 01 Aug, 13:51 to 02 Aug, 12:33 |
| 05 Aug 1879 Tuesday | Kajari Teej | Shravana Krishna Tritiya, 04 Aug, 11:25 to 05 Aug, 11:43 |
| 09 Aug 1879 Saturday | Krishna Janmashtami (Smarta) | Shravana Krishna Ashtami, 09 Aug, 18:18 to 10 Aug, 20:41 |
| 10 Aug 1879 Sunday | Krishna Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | Shravana Krishna Ashtami, 09 Aug, 18:18 to 10 Aug, 20:41 |
| 20 Aug 1879 Wednesday | Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, 19 Aug, 21:49 to 20 Aug, 19:30 |
| 21 Aug 1879 Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 20 Aug, 19:30 to 21 Aug, 17:01 |
| 22 Aug 1879 Friday | Rishi Panchami | Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami, 21 Aug, 17:01 to 22 Aug, 14:29 |
| 30 Aug 1879 Saturday | Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi, 30 Aug, 00:39 to 31 Aug, 00:17 |
| 31 Aug 1879 Sunday | Pitru Paksha begins | Bhadrapada Purnima, 31 Aug, 00:17 to 01 Sep, 00:19 |
| 15 Sep 1879 Monday | Mahalaya Amavasya | Bhadrapada Amavasya, 15 Sep, 13:48 to 16 Sep, 11:18 |
| 16 Oct 1879 Thursday | Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana) | Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, 15 Oct, 20:30 to 16 Oct, 16:50 |
| 22 Oct 1879 Wednesday | Durga Ashtami | Ashwin Shukla Ashtami, 22 Oct, 00:09 to 22 Oct, 23:19 |
| 23 Oct 1879 Thursday | Maha Navami | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 22 Oct, 23:19 to 23 Oct, 23:07 |
| 24 Oct 1879 Friday | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 23 Oct, 23:07 to 24 Oct, 23:29 |
| 29 Oct 1879 Wednesday | Sharad Purnima | Ashwin Purnima, 29 Oct, 05:17 to 30 Oct, 07:30 |
| 02 Nov 1879 Sunday | Karwa Chauth | Ashwin Krishna Chaturthi, 02 Nov, 15:07 to 03 Nov, 17:39 |
| 07 Nov 1879 Friday | Ahoi Ashtami | Ashwin Krishna Ashtami, 06 Nov, 22:57 to 07 Nov, 23:23 |
| 11 Nov 1879 Tuesday | Dhanteras | Ashwin Krishna Trayodashi, 11 Nov, 16:52 to 12 Nov, 13:33 |
| 13 Nov 1879 Thursday | Narak Chaturdashi | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 12 Nov, 13:33 to 13 Nov, 09:52 |
| 13 Nov 1879 Thursday | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Ashwin Amavasya, 13 Nov, 09:52 to 14 Nov, 05:59 |
| 14 Nov 1879 Friday | Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada, 14 Nov, 05:59 to 15 Nov, 02:08 |
| 15 Nov 1879 Saturday | Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dwitiya, 15 Nov, 02:08 to 15 Nov, 22:28 |
| 18 Nov 1879 Tuesday | Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi, 18 Nov, 14:18 to 19 Nov, 12:55 |
| 24 Nov 1879 Monday | Tulsi Vivah | Kartika Shukla Dwadashi, 24 Nov, 16:32 to 25 Nov, 18:44 |
| 28 Nov 1879 Friday | Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima, 27 Nov, 23:43 to 29 Nov, 02:18 |
| 17 Dec 1879 Wednesday | Vivah Panchami | Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, 17 Dec, 05:19 to 18 Dec, 04:07 |
| 24 Dec 1879 Wednesday | Gita Jayanti | Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi, 23 Dec, 09:17 to 24 Dec, 11:49 |
| 28 Dec 1879 Sunday | Dattatreya Jayanti | Margashirsha Purnima, 27 Dec, 19:27 to 28 Dec, 21:37 |
Times are local to New Delhi, Delhi, India, worked out with the sidereal (Lahiri) zodiac. Sunrise and sunset are for the upper edge of the Sun with normal refraction.