Hindu Festivals
Hindu festivals of 1961, 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 1961
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1961 Friday | Lohri | The eve of Makar Sankranti |
| 14 Jan 1961 Saturday | Makar Sankranti | The Sun enters Capricorn at 13 Jan 1961, 22:56; after sunset, so observed the next day |
| 21 Jan 1961 Saturday | Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami, 20 Jan, 13:40 to 21 Jan, 11:37 |
| 23 Jan 1961 Monday | Ratha Saptami | Magha Shukla Saptami, 22 Jan, 10:17 to 23 Jan, 09:43 |
| 13 Feb 1961 Monday | Maha Shivaratri | Magha Krishna Chaturdashi, 13 Feb, 20:51 to 14 Feb, 17:15 |
| 02 Mar 1961 Thursday | Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima, 01 Mar, 17:00 to 02 Mar, 19:04 |
| 03 Mar 1961 Friday | Holi | Phalguna Purnima, 01 Mar, 17:00 to 02 Mar, 19:04 |
| 17 Mar 1961 Friday | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, 17 Mar, 00:20 to 17 Mar, 21:46 |
| 25 Mar 1961 Saturday | Rama Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami, 24 Mar, 21:22 to 25 Mar, 23:49 |
| 01 Apr 1961 Saturday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima, 31 Mar, 10:29 to 01 Apr, 11:17 |
| 18 Apr 1961 Tuesday | Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, 17 Apr, 08:47 to 18 Apr, 08:31 |
| 29 Apr 1961 Saturday | Narasimha Jayanti | Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi, 29 Apr, 01:02 to 30 Apr, 00:55 |
| 30 Apr 1961 Sunday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima, 30 Apr, 00:55 to 01 May, 00:10 |
| 14 May 1961 Sunday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Vaishakha Amavasya, 13 May, 22:59 to 14 May, 22:24 |
| 23 Jun 1961 Friday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami, 23 Jun, 04:14 to 24 Jun, 04:23 |
| 27 Jun 1961 Tuesday | Vat Purnima Vrat | Jyeshtha Purnima, 27 Jun, 21:15 to 28 Jun, 18:07 |
| 14 Jul 1961 Friday | Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya, 14 Jul, 02:55 to 15 Jul, 05:24 |
| 27 Jul 1961 Thursday | Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima, 27 Jul, 05:00 to 28 Jul, 01:20 |
| 14 Aug 1961 Monday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya, 13 Aug, 21:15 to 14 Aug, 23:35 |
| 16 Aug 1961 Wednesday | Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami, 16 Aug, 01:36 to 17 Aug, 03:10 |
| 26 Aug 1961 Saturday | Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima, 25 Aug, 12:28 to 26 Aug, 08:43 |
| 28 Aug 1961 Monday | Kajari Teej | Shravana Krishna Tritiya, 28 Aug, 01:32 to 28 Aug, 22:27 |
| 01 Sep 1961 Friday | Krishna Janmashtami (Smarta) | Shravana Krishna Ashtami, 01 Sep, 16:28 to 02 Sep, 16:54 |
| 02 Sep 1961 Saturday | Krishna Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | Shravana Krishna Ashtami, 01 Sep, 16:28 to 02 Sep, 16:54 |
| 13 Sep 1961 Wednesday | Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, 12 Sep, 12:19 to 13 Sep, 13:44 |
| 14 Sep 1961 Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 13 Sep, 13:44 to 14 Sep, 14:41 |
| 15 Sep 1961 Friday | Rishi Panchami | Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami, 14 Sep, 14:41 to 15 Sep, 15:09 |
| 23 Sep 1961 Saturday | Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi, 22 Sep, 23:55 to 23 Sep, 20:28 |
| 24 Sep 1961 Sunday | Pitru Paksha begins | Bhadrapada Purnima, 23 Sep, 20:28 to 24 Sep, 17:03 |
| 09 Oct 1961 Monday | Mahalaya Amavasya | Bhadrapada Amavasya, 08 Oct, 22:51 to 10 Oct, 00:22 |
| 10 Oct 1961 Tuesday | Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana) | Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, 10 Oct, 00:22 to 11 Oct, 01:25 |
| 17 Oct 1961 Tuesday | Durga Ashtami | Ashwin Shukla Ashtami, 16 Oct, 22:53 to 17 Oct, 21:10 |
| 18 Oct 1961 Wednesday | Maha Navami | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 17 Oct, 21:10 to 18 Oct, 19:06 |
| 19 Oct 1961 Thursday | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 18 Oct, 19:06 to 19 Oct, 16:43 |
| 23 Oct 1961 Monday | Sharad Purnima | Ashwin Purnima, 23 Oct, 05:37 to 24 Oct, 03:00 |
| 27 Oct 1961 Friday | Karwa Chauth | Ashwin Krishna Chaturthi, 26 Oct, 21:55 to 27 Oct, 21:35 |
| 31 Oct 1961 Tuesday | Ahoi Ashtami | Ashwin Krishna Ashtami, 31 Oct, 01:17 to 01 Nov, 03:44 |
| 05 Nov 1961 Sunday | Dhanteras | Ashwin Krishna Trayodashi, 05 Nov, 13:19 to 06 Nov, 14:38 |
| 07 Nov 1961 Tuesday | Narak Chaturdashi | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 06 Nov, 14:38 to 07 Nov, 15:20 |
| 07 Nov 1961 Tuesday | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Ashwin Amavasya, 07 Nov, 15:20 to 08 Nov, 15:28 |
| 09 Nov 1961 Thursday | Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada, 08 Nov, 15:28 to 09 Nov, 15:05 |
| 10 Nov 1961 Friday | Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dwitiya, 09 Nov, 15:05 to 10 Nov, 14:17 |
| 13 Nov 1961 Monday | Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi, 13 Nov, 10:13 to 14 Nov, 08:30 |
| 19 Nov 1961 Sunday | Tulsi Vivah | Kartika Shukla Dwadashi, 18 Nov, 22:24 to 19 Nov, 20:18 |
| 21 Nov 1961 Tuesday | Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima, 21 Nov, 16:35 to 22 Nov, 15:13 |
| 12 Dec 1961 Tuesday | Vivah Panchami | Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, 11 Dec, 21:04 to 12 Dec, 18:48 |
| 18 Dec 1961 Monday | Gita Jayanti | Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi, 17 Dec, 09:22 to 18 Dec, 08:03 |
| 21 Dec 1961 Thursday | Dattatreya Jayanti | Margashirsha Purnima, 21 Dec, 06:01 to 22 Dec, 06:11 |
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.