Hindu Festivals
Hindu festivals of 1953, 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 1953
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1953 Tuesday | Lohri | The eve of Makar Sankranti |
| 14 Jan 1953 Wednesday | Makar Sankranti | The Sun enters Capricorn at 13 Jan 1953, 21:44; after sunset, so observed the next day |
| 19 Jan 1953 Monday | Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami, 19 Jan, 06:39 to 20 Jan, 03:56 |
| 21 Jan 1953 Wednesday | Ratha Saptami | Magha Shukla Saptami, 21 Jan, 01:39 to 21 Jan, 23:53 |
| 12 Feb 1953 Thursday | Maha Shivaratri | Magha Krishna Chaturdashi, 12 Feb, 13:41 to 13 Feb, 10:18 |
| 28 Feb 1953 Saturday | Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima, 27 Feb, 21:49 to 01 Mar, 00:28 |
| 01 Mar 1953 Sunday | Holi | Phalguna Purnima, 27 Feb, 21:49 to 01 Mar, 00:28 |
| 16 Mar 1953 Monday | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, 15 Mar, 16:34 to 16 Mar, 12:52 |
| 23 Mar 1953 Monday | Rama Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami, 23 Mar, 02:11 to 24 Mar, 03:45 |
| 30 Mar 1953 Monday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima, 29 Mar, 16:12 to 30 Mar, 18:24 |
| 15 May 1953 Friday | Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, 15 May, 07:06 to 16 May, 06:20 |
| 27 May 1953 Wednesday | Narasimha Jayanti | Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi, 26 May, 22:20 to 27 May, 22:42 |
| 28 May 1953 Thursday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima, 27 May, 22:42 to 28 May, 22:32 |
| 11 Jun 1953 Thursday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Vaishakha Amavasya, 10 Jun, 21:33 to 11 Jun, 20:24 |
| 22 Jun 1953 Monday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami, 21 Jun, 08:45 to 22 Jun, 10:22 |
| 26 Jun 1953 Friday | Vat Purnima Vrat | Jyeshtha Purnima, 26 Jun, 10:26 to 27 Jun, 08:59 |
| 13 Jul 1953 Monday | Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya, 12 Jul, 08:49 to 13 Jul, 10:10 |
| 26 Jul 1953 Sunday | Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima, 25 Jul, 20:26 to 26 Jul, 17:50 |
| 12 Aug 1953 Wednesday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya, 12 Aug, 01:53 to 13 Aug, 04:19 |
| 14 Aug 1953 Friday | Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami, 14 Aug, 06:48 to 15 Aug, 09:12 |
| 24 Aug 1953 Monday | Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima, 24 Aug, 05:18 to 25 Aug, 01:50 |
| 27 Aug 1953 Thursday | Kajari Teej | Shravana Krishna Tritiya, 26 Aug, 18:28 to 27 Aug, 14:53 |
| 31 Aug 1953 Monday | Krishna Janmashtami (Smarta) | Shravana Krishna Ashtami, 31 Aug, 04:49 to 01 Sep, 03:53 |
| 31 Aug 1953 Monday | Krishna Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | Shravana Krishna Ashtami, 31 Aug, 04:49 to 01 Sep, 03:53 |
| 11 Sep 1953 Friday | Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, 10 Sep, 18:16 to 11 Sep, 20:40 |
| 12 Sep 1953 Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 11 Sep, 20:40 to 12 Sep, 22:53 |
| 13 Sep 1953 Sunday | Rishi Panchami | Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami, 12 Sep, 22:53 to 14 Sep, 00:47 |
| 22 Sep 1953 Tuesday | Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi, 21 Sep, 17:19 to 22 Sep, 13:39 |
| 22 Sep 1953 Tuesday | Pitru Paksha begins | Bhadrapada Purnima, 22 Sep, 13:39 to 23 Sep, 09:45 |
| 07 Oct 1953 Wednesday | Mahalaya Amavasya | Bhadrapada Amavasya, 07 Oct, 03:42 to 08 Oct, 06:10 |
| 08 Oct 1953 Thursday | Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana) | Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, 08 Oct, 06:10 to 09 Oct, 08:28 |
| 16 Oct 1953 Friday | Durga Ashtami | Ashwin Shukla Ashtami, 15 Oct, 15:30 to 16 Oct, 14:48 |
| 17 Oct 1953 Saturday | Maha Navami | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 16 Oct, 14:48 to 17 Oct, 13:24 |
| 17 Oct 1953 Saturday | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 17 Oct, 13:24 to 18 Oct, 11:21 |
| 22 Oct 1953 Thursday | Sharad Purnima | Ashwin Purnima, 21 Oct, 22:11 to 22 Oct, 18:25 |
| 25 Oct 1953 Sunday | Karwa Chauth | Ashwin Krishna Chaturthi, 25 Oct, 08:55 to 26 Oct, 06:56 |
| 29 Oct 1953 Thursday | Ahoi Ashtami | Ashwin Krishna Ashtami, 29 Oct, 06:03 to 30 Oct, 07:25 |
| 03 Nov 1953 Tuesday | Dhanteras | Ashwin Krishna Trayodashi, 03 Nov, 16:58 to 04 Nov, 19:24 |
| 05 Nov 1953 Thursday | Narak Chaturdashi | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 04 Nov, 19:24 to 05 Nov, 21:35 |
| 06 Nov 1953 Friday | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Ashwin Amavasya, 05 Nov, 21:35 to 06 Nov, 23:27 |
| 07 Nov 1953 Saturday | Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada, 06 Nov, 23:27 to 08 Nov, 00:59 |
| 08 Nov 1953 Sunday | Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dwitiya, 08 Nov, 00:59 to 09 Nov, 02:10 |
| 12 Nov 1953 Thursday | Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi, 12 Nov, 03:26 to 13 Nov, 02:59 |
| 17 Nov 1953 Tuesday | Tulsi Vivah | Kartika Shukla Dwadashi, 17 Nov, 17:17 to 18 Nov, 14:10 |
| 20 Nov 1953 Friday | Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima, 20 Nov, 07:42 to 21 Nov, 04:42 |
| 11 Dec 1953 Friday | Vivah Panchami | Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, 10 Dec, 15:15 to 11 Dec, 14:08 |
| 16 Dec 1953 Wednesday | Gita Jayanti | Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi, 16 Dec, 04:21 to 17 Dec, 01:52 |
| 19 Dec 1953 Saturday | Dattatreya Jayanti | Margashirsha Purnima, 19 Dec, 18:57 to 20 Dec, 17:13 |
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.