Hindu Festivals
Hindu festivals of 1956, 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 1956
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1956 Friday | Lohri | The eve of Makar Sankranti |
| 14 Jan 1956 Saturday | Makar Sankranti | The Sun enters Capricorn at 14 Jan 1956, 16:11 |
| 16 Feb 1956 Thursday | Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami, 16 Feb, 05:46 to 17 Feb, 05:26 |
| 18 Feb 1956 Saturday | Ratha Saptami | Magha Shukla Saptami, 18 Feb, 04:42 to 19 Feb, 03:34 |
| 10 Mar 1956 Saturday | Maha Shivaratri | Magha Krishna Chaturdashi, 10 Mar, 17:49 to 11 Mar, 18:44 |
| 26 Mar 1956 Monday | Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima, 25 Mar, 20:18 to 26 Mar, 18:41 |
| 27 Mar 1956 Tuesday | Holi | Phalguna Purnima, 25 Mar, 20:18 to 26 Mar, 18:41 |
| 12 Apr 1956 Thursday | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, 11 Apr, 08:08 to 12 Apr, 06:40 |
| 19 Apr 1956 Thursday | Rama Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami, 18 Apr, 15:54 to 19 Apr, 13:54 |
| 25 Apr 1956 Wednesday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima, 24 Apr, 07:19 to 25 Apr, 07:10 |
| 13 May 1956 Sunday | Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, 12 May, 13:08 to 13 May, 10:12 |
| 23 May 1956 Wednesday | Narasimha Jayanti | Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi, 22 May, 18:53 to 23 May, 19:40 |
| 24 May 1956 Thursday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima, 23 May, 19:40 to 24 May, 20:55 |
| 08 Jun 1956 Friday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Vaishakha Amavasya, 08 Jun, 06:10 to 09 Jun, 02:59 |
| 17 Jun 1956 Sunday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami, 17 Jun, 04:16 to 18 Jun, 04:17 |
| 22 Jun 1956 Friday | Vat Purnima Vrat | Jyeshtha Purnima, 22 Jun, 09:31 to 23 Jun, 11:43 |
| 09 Jul 1956 Monday | Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya, 09 Jul, 06:16 to 10 Jul, 02:30 |
| 22 Jul 1956 Sunday | Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima, 22 Jul, 00:31 to 23 Jul, 02:58 |
| 09 Aug 1956 Thursday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya, 08 Aug, 09:41 to 09 Aug, 06:41 |
| 10 Aug 1956 Friday | Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami, 10 Aug, 04:17 to 11 Aug, 02:39 |
| 21 Aug 1956 Tuesday | Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima, 20 Aug, 16:05 to 21 Aug, 18:07 |
| 24 Aug 1956 Friday | Kajari Teej | Shravana Krishna Tritiya, 23 Aug, 21:16 to 24 Aug, 22:20 |
| 28 Aug 1956 Tuesday | Krishna Janmashtami (Smarta) | Shravana Krishna Ashtami, 28 Aug, 22:17 to 29 Aug, 20:59 |
| 29 Aug 1956 Wednesday | Krishna Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | Shravana Krishna Ashtami, 28 Aug, 22:17 to 29 Aug, 20:59 |
| 07 Sep 1956 Friday | Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, 06 Sep, 18:46 to 07 Sep, 16:47 |
| 08 Sep 1956 Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 07 Sep, 16:47 to 08 Sep, 15:34 |
| 09 Sep 1956 Sunday | Rishi Panchami | Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami, 08 Sep, 15:34 to 09 Sep, 15:10 |
| 19 Sep 1956 Wednesday | Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi, 18 Sep, 06:10 to 19 Sep, 07:42 |
| 19 Sep 1956 Wednesday | Pitru Paksha begins | Bhadrapada Purnima, 19 Sep, 07:42 to 20 Sep, 08:49 |
| 03 Oct 1956 Wednesday | Mahalaya Amavasya | Bhadrapada Amavasya, 03 Oct, 12:13 to 04 Oct, 09:54 |
| 05 Oct 1956 Friday | Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana) | Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, 04 Oct, 09:54 to 05 Oct, 08:02 |
| 12 Oct 1956 Friday | Durga Ashtami | Ashwin Shukla Ashtami, 11 Oct, 11:02 to 12 Oct, 13:28 |
| 13 Oct 1956 Saturday | Maha Navami | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 12 Oct, 13:28 to 13 Oct, 15:57 |
| 14 Oct 1956 Sunday | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 13 Oct, 15:57 to 14 Oct, 18:17 |
| 19 Oct 1956 Friday | Sharad Purnima | Ashwin Purnima, 18 Oct, 23:02 to 19 Oct, 22:54 |
| 23 Oct 1956 Tuesday | Karwa Chauth | Ashwin Krishna Chaturthi, 22 Oct, 20:00 to 23 Oct, 18:25 |
| 26 Oct 1956 Friday | Ahoi Ashtami | Ashwin Krishna Ashtami, 26 Oct, 12:36 to 27 Oct, 10:26 |
| 31 Oct 1956 Wednesday | Dhanteras | Ashwin Krishna Trayodashi, 31 Oct, 02:04 to 01 Nov, 00:24 |
| 01 Nov 1956 Thursday | Narak Chaturdashi | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 01 Nov, 00:24 to 01 Nov, 23:05 |
| 02 Nov 1956 Friday | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Ashwin Amavasya, 01 Nov, 23:05 to 02 Nov, 22:13 |
| 03 Nov 1956 Saturday | Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada, 02 Nov, 22:13 to 03 Nov, 21:53 |
| 04 Nov 1956 Sunday | Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dwitiya, 03 Nov, 21:53 to 04 Nov, 22:09 |
| 08 Nov 1956 Thursday | Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi, 08 Nov, 02:31 to 09 Nov, 04:53 |
| 14 Nov 1956 Wednesday | Tulsi Vivah | Kartika Shukla Dwadashi, 14 Nov, 14:41 to 15 Nov, 15:02 |
| 17 Nov 1956 Saturday | Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima, 17 Nov, 13:45 to 18 Nov, 12:14 |
| 07 Dec 1956 Friday | Vivah Panchami | Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, 06 Dec, 20:49 to 07 Dec, 23:21 |
| 14 Dec 1956 Friday | Gita Jayanti | Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi, 13 Dec, 08:19 to 14 Dec, 08:12 |
| 17 Dec 1956 Monday | Dattatreya Jayanti | Margashirsha Purnima, 17 Dec, 03:22 to 18 Dec, 00:36 |
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.