Hindu Festivals
Hindu festivals of 1959, 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 1959
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1959 Tuesday | Lohri | The eve of Makar Sankranti |
| 14 Jan 1959 Wednesday | Makar Sankranti | The Sun enters Capricorn at 14 Jan 1959, 10:34 |
| 12 Feb 1959 Thursday | Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami, 12 Feb, 04:01 to 13 Feb, 06:16 |
| 15 Feb 1959 Sunday | Ratha Saptami | Magha Shukla Saptami, 14 Feb, 08:51 to 15 Feb, 11:32 |
| 07 Mar 1959 Saturday | Maha Shivaratri | Magha Krishna Chaturdashi, 07 Mar, 15:07 to 08 Mar, 15:29 |
| 24 Mar 1959 Tuesday | Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima, 24 Mar, 04:28 to 25 Mar, 01:32 |
| 25 Mar 1959 Wednesday | Holi | Phalguna Purnima, 24 Mar, 04:28 to 25 Mar, 01:32 |
| 09 Apr 1959 Thursday | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, 08 Apr, 08:59 to 09 Apr, 11:19 |
| 17 Apr 1959 Friday | Rama Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami, 17 Apr, 01:18 to 18 Apr, 01:15 |
| 23 Apr 1959 Thursday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima, 22 Apr, 14:20 to 23 Apr, 10:43 |
| 10 May 1959 Sunday | Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, 10 May, 06:39 to 11 May, 08:52 |
| 21 May 1959 Thursday | Narasimha Jayanti | Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi, 21 May, 02:00 to 21 May, 22:17 |
| 22 May 1959 Friday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima, 21 May, 22:17 to 22 May, 18:25 |
| 06 Jun 1959 Saturday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Vaishakha Amavasya, 05 Jun, 15:06 to 06 Jun, 17:23 |
| 16 Jun 1959 Tuesday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami, 15 Jun, 20:30 to 16 Jun, 18:12 |
| 20 Jun 1959 Saturday | Vat Purnima Vrat | Jyeshtha Purnima, 20 Jun, 05:04 to 21 Jun, 01:29 |
| 08 Jul 1959 Wednesday | Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya, 07 Jul, 08:31 to 08 Jul, 09:08 |
| 20 Jul 1959 Monday | Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima, 19 Jul, 11:49 to 20 Jul, 09:03 |
| 07 Aug 1959 Friday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya, 06 Aug, 19:14 to 07 Aug, 18:16 |
| 09 Aug 1959 Sunday | Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami, 08 Aug, 17:00 to 09 Aug, 15:28 |
| 18 Aug 1959 Tuesday | Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima, 17 Aug, 19:50 to 18 Aug, 18:20 |
| 21 Aug 1959 Friday | Kajari Teej | Shravana Krishna Tritiya, 20 Aug, 16:59 to 21 Aug, 17:18 |
| 26 Aug 1959 Wednesday | Krishna Janmashtami (Smarta) | Shravana Krishna Ashtami, 26 Aug, 00:19 to 27 Aug, 02:45 |
| 26 Aug 1959 Wednesday | Krishna Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | Shravana Krishna Ashtami, 26 Aug, 00:19 to 27 Aug, 02:45 |
| 05 Sep 1959 Saturday | Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, 05 Sep, 04:05 to 06 Sep, 01:59 |
| 06 Sep 1959 Sunday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 06 Sep, 01:59 to 06 Sep, 23:44 |
| 07 Sep 1959 Monday | Rishi Panchami | Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami, 06 Sep, 23:44 to 07 Sep, 21:23 |
| 16 Sep 1959 Wednesday | Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi, 15 Sep, 06:49 to 16 Sep, 06:21 |
| 16 Sep 1959 Wednesday | Pitru Paksha begins | Bhadrapada Purnima, 16 Sep, 06:21 to 17 Sep, 06:21 |
| 02 Oct 1959 Friday | Mahalaya Amavasya | Bhadrapada Amavasya, 01 Oct, 20:18 to 02 Oct, 18:00 |
| 03 Oct 1959 Saturday | Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana) | Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, 02 Oct, 18:00 to 03 Oct, 15:20 |
| 09 Oct 1959 Friday | Durga Ashtami | Ashwin Shukla Ashtami, 08 Oct, 22:49 to 09 Oct, 21:01 |
| 10 Oct 1959 Saturday | Maha Navami | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 09 Oct, 21:01 to 10 Oct, 19:40 |
| 11 Oct 1959 Sunday | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 10 Oct, 19:40 to 11 Oct, 18:48 |
| 16 Oct 1959 Friday | Sharad Purnima | Ashwin Purnima, 15 Oct, 20:04 to 16 Oct, 21:28 |
| 20 Oct 1959 Tuesday | Karwa Chauth | Ashwin Krishna Chaturthi, 20 Oct, 03:45 to 21 Oct, 06:15 |
| 24 Oct 1959 Saturday | Ahoi Ashtami | Ashwin Krishna Ashtami, 24 Oct, 13:04 to 25 Oct, 14:29 |
| 29 Oct 1959 Thursday | Dhanteras | Ashwin Krishna Trayodashi, 29 Oct, 12:40 to 30 Oct, 10:21 |
| 31 Oct 1959 Saturday | Narak Chaturdashi | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 30 Oct, 10:21 to 31 Oct, 07:28 |
| 31 Oct 1959 Saturday | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Ashwin Amavasya, 31 Oct, 07:28 to 01 Nov, 04:11 |
| 01 Nov 1959 Sunday | Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada, 01 Nov, 04:11 to 02 Nov, 00:38 |
| 02 Nov 1959 Monday | Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dwitiya, 02 Nov, 00:38 to 02 Nov, 21:01 |
| 05 Nov 1959 Thursday | Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi, 05 Nov, 11:24 to 06 Nov, 09:07 |
| 11 Nov 1959 Wednesday | Tulsi Vivah | Kartika Shukla Dwadashi, 11 Nov, 07:31 to 12 Nov, 08:57 |
| 14 Nov 1959 Saturday | Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima, 14 Nov, 12:52 to 15 Nov, 15:11 |
| 04 Dec 1959 Friday | Vivah Panchami | Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, 04 Dec, 00:10 to 04 Dec, 21:54 |
| 10 Dec 1959 Thursday | Gita Jayanti | Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi, 09 Dec, 22:20 to 11 Dec, 00:22 |
| 14 Dec 1959 Monday | Dattatreya Jayanti | Margashirsha Purnima, 14 Dec, 07:47 to 15 Dec, 10:18 |
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.