Hindu Festivals
Hindu festivals of 1949, 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 1949
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1949 Thursday | Lohri | The eve of Makar Sankranti |
| 14 Jan 1949 Friday | Makar Sankranti | The Sun enters Capricorn at 13 Jan 1949, 20:58; after sunset, so observed the next day |
| 03 Feb 1949 Thursday | Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami, 02 Feb, 17:16 to 03 Feb, 20:00 |
| 05 Feb 1949 Saturday | Ratha Saptami | Magha Shukla Saptami, 04 Feb, 22:34 to 06 Feb, 00:44 |
| 25 Feb 1949 Friday | Maha Shivaratri | Magha Krishna Chaturdashi, 25 Feb, 22:01 to 27 Feb, 00:04 |
| 14 Mar 1949 Monday | Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima, 14 Mar, 04:22 to 15 Mar, 00:32 |
| 15 Mar 1949 Tuesday | Holi | Phalguna Purnima, 14 Mar, 04:22 to 15 Mar, 00:32 |
| 30 Mar 1949 Wednesday | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, 29 Mar, 20:40 to 30 Mar, 23:13 |
| 07 Apr 1949 Thursday | Rama Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami, 07 Apr, 06:00 to 08 Apr, 04:28 |
| 13 Apr 1949 Wednesday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima, 12 Apr, 13:16 to 13 Apr, 09:38 |
| 01 May 1949 Sunday | Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, 30 Apr, 16:34 to 01 May, 17:24 |
| 11 May 1949 Wednesday | Narasimha Jayanti | Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi, 11 May, 00:32 to 11 May, 21:22 |
| 12 May 1949 Thursday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima, 11 May, 21:22 to 12 May, 18:20 |
| 27 May 1949 Friday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Vaishakha Amavasya, 27 May, 02:59 to 28 May, 03:53 |
| 06 Jun 1949 Monday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami, 05 Jun, 17:38 to 06 Jun, 15:13 |
| 10 Jun 1949 Friday | Vat Purnima Vrat | Jyeshtha Purnima, 10 Jun, 05:19 to 11 Jun, 03:15 |
| 28 Jun 1949 Tuesday | Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya, 27 Jun, 14:27 to 28 Jun, 12:57 |
| 10 Jul 1949 Sunday | Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima, 09 Jul, 14:01 to 10 Jul, 13:11 |
| 28 Jul 1949 Thursday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya, 27 Jul, 20:07 to 28 Jul, 17:24 |
| 30 Jul 1949 Saturday | Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami, 29 Jul, 14:41 to 30 Jul, 12:05 |
| 08 Aug 1949 Monday | Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima, 08 Aug, 00:30 to 09 Aug, 01:03 |
| 11 Aug 1949 Thursday | Kajari Teej | Shravana Krishna Tritiya, 11 Aug, 03:38 to 12 Aug, 05:39 |
| 16 Aug 1949 Tuesday | Krishna Janmashtami (Smarta) | Shravana Krishna Ashtami, 16 Aug, 15:29 to 17 Aug, 17:18 |
| 17 Aug 1949 Wednesday | Krishna Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | Shravana Krishna Ashtami, 16 Aug, 15:29 to 17 Aug, 17:18 |
| 26 Aug 1949 Friday | Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, 26 Aug, 02:57 to 26 Aug, 23:42 |
| 27 Aug 1949 Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 26 Aug, 23:42 to 27 Aug, 20:38 |
| 28 Aug 1949 Sunday | Rishi Panchami | Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami, 27 Aug, 20:38 to 28 Aug, 17:52 |
| 06 Sep 1949 Tuesday | Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi, 05 Sep, 12:15 to 06 Sep, 13:40 |
| 06 Sep 1949 Tuesday | Pitru Paksha begins | Bhadrapada Purnima, 06 Sep, 13:40 to 07 Sep, 15:29 |
| 22 Sep 1949 Thursday | Mahalaya Amavasya | Bhadrapada Amavasya, 21 Sep, 21:25 to 22 Sep, 17:50 |
| 23 Sep 1949 Friday | Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana) | Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, 22 Sep, 17:50 to 23 Sep, 14:10 |
| 29 Sep 1949 Thursday | Durga Ashtami | Ashwin Shukla Ashtami, 28 Sep, 22:13 to 29 Sep, 21:34 |
| 30 Sep 1949 Friday | Maha Navami | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 29 Sep, 21:34 to 30 Sep, 21:35 |
| 01 Oct 1949 Saturday | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 30 Sep, 21:35 to 01 Oct, 22:16 |
| 06 Oct 1949 Thursday | Sharad Purnima | Ashwin Purnima, 06 Oct, 05:47 to 07 Oct, 08:22 |
| 10 Oct 1949 Monday | Karwa Chauth | Ashwin Krishna Chaturthi, 10 Oct, 16:04 to 11 Oct, 18:13 |
| 15 Oct 1949 Saturday | Ahoi Ashtami | Ashwin Krishna Ashtami, 14 Oct, 21:36 to 15 Oct, 21:23 |
| 19 Oct 1949 Wednesday | Dhanteras | Ashwin Krishna Trayodashi, 19 Oct, 13:33 to 20 Oct, 10:13 |
| 21 Oct 1949 Friday | Narak Chaturdashi | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 20 Oct, 10:13 to 21 Oct, 06:37 |
| 21 Oct 1949 Friday | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Ashwin Amavasya, 21 Oct, 06:37 to 22 Oct, 02:52 |
| 22 Oct 1949 Saturday | Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada, 22 Oct, 02:52 to 22 Oct, 23:10 |
| 23 Oct 1949 Sunday | Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dwitiya, 22 Oct, 23:10 to 23 Oct, 19:41 |
| 26 Oct 1949 Wednesday | Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi, 26 Oct, 12:00 to 27 Oct, 10:49 |
| 01 Nov 1949 Tuesday | Tulsi Vivah | Kartika Shukla Dwadashi, 01 Nov, 16:11 to 02 Nov, 18:46 |
| 05 Nov 1949 Saturday | Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima, 05 Nov, 00:08 to 06 Nov, 02:38 |
| 24 Nov 1949 Thursday | Vivah Panchami | Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, 24 Nov, 02:49 to 25 Nov, 01:57 |
| 01 Dec 1949 Thursday | Gita Jayanti | Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi, 30 Nov, 09:16 to 01 Dec, 12:01 |
| 05 Dec 1949 Monday | Dattatreya Jayanti | Margashirsha Purnima, 04 Dec, 19:08 to 05 Dec, 20:43 |
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.