Hindu Festivals
Hindu festivals of 1966, 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 1966
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1966 Thursday | Lohri | The eve of Makar Sankranti |
| 14 Jan 1966 Friday | Makar Sankranti | The Sun enters Capricorn at 14 Jan 1966, 05:47 |
| 26 Jan 1966 Wednesday | Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami, 26 Jan, 07:18 to 27 Jan, 09:35 |
| 29 Jan 1966 Saturday | Ratha Saptami | Magha Shukla Saptami, 28 Jan, 11:30 to 29 Jan, 12:52 |
| 18 Feb 1966 Friday | Maha Shivaratri | Magha Krishna Chaturdashi, 18 Feb, 11:16 to 19 Feb, 13:47 |
| 06 Mar 1966 Sunday | Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima, 06 Mar, 11:07 to 07 Mar, 07:15 |
| 07 Mar 1966 Monday | Holi | Phalguna Purnima, 06 Mar, 11:07 to 07 Mar, 07:15 |
| 23 Mar 1966 Wednesday | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, 22 Mar, 10:16 to 23 Mar, 12:07 |
| 31 Mar 1966 Thursday | Rama Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami, 30 Mar, 13:26 to 31 Mar, 11:27 |
| 05 Apr 1966 Tuesday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima, 04 Apr, 19:57 to 05 Apr, 16:43 |
| 23 Apr 1966 Saturday | Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, 23 Apr, 03:05 to 24 Apr, 02:56 |
| 03 May 1966 Tuesday | Narasimha Jayanti | Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi, 03 May, 07:07 to 04 May, 04:39 |
| 04 May 1966 Wednesday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima, 04 May, 04:39 to 05 May, 02:30 |
| 20 May 1966 Friday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Vaishakha Amavasya, 19 May, 15:23 to 20 May, 15:12 |
| 29 May 1966 Sunday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami, 28 May, 22:54 to 29 May, 20:42 |
| 02 Jun 1966 Thursday | Vat Purnima Vrat | Jyeshtha Purnima, 02 Jun, 13:59 to 03 Jun, 13:10 |
| 20 Jun 1966 Monday | Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya, 19 Jun, 23:32 to 20 Jun, 21:05 |
| 02 Jul 1966 Saturday | Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima, 02 Jul, 00:37 to 03 Jul, 01:06 |
| 19 Aug 1966 Friday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya, 18 Aug, 09:42 to 19 Aug, 06:09 |
| 20 Aug 1966 Saturday | Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami, 20 Aug, 02:58 to 21 Aug, 00:19 |
| 30 Aug 1966 Tuesday | Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima, 30 Aug, 03:26 to 31 Aug, 05:43 |
| 03 Sep 1966 Saturday | Kajari Teej | Shravana Krishna Tritiya, 02 Sep, 10:37 to 03 Sep, 13:03 |
| 07 Sep 1966 Wednesday | Krishna Janmashtami (Smarta) | Shravana Krishna Ashtami, 07 Sep, 19:29 to 08 Sep, 19:32 |
| 08 Sep 1966 Thursday | Krishna Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | Shravana Krishna Ashtami, 07 Sep, 19:29 to 08 Sep, 19:32 |
| 17 Sep 1966 Saturday | Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, 16 Sep, 17:16 to 17 Sep, 14:04 |
| 18 Sep 1966 Sunday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 17 Sep, 14:04 to 18 Sep, 11:26 |
| 18 Sep 1966 Sunday | Rishi Panchami | Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami, 18 Sep, 11:26 to 19 Sep, 09:28 |
| 28 Sep 1966 Wednesday | Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi, 27 Sep, 17:22 to 28 Sep, 19:50 |
| 29 Sep 1966 Thursday | Pitru Paksha begins | Bhadrapada Purnima, 28 Sep, 19:50 to 29 Sep, 22:17 |
| 13 Oct 1966 Thursday | Mahalaya Amavasya | Bhadrapada Amavasya, 13 Oct, 12:54 to 14 Oct, 09:21 |
| 14 Oct 1966 Friday | Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana) | Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, 14 Oct, 09:21 to 15 Oct, 06:02 |
| 21 Oct 1966 Friday | Durga Ashtami | Ashwin Shukla Ashtami, 20 Oct, 22:29 to 21 Oct, 23:48 |
| 22 Oct 1966 Saturday | Maha Navami | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 21 Oct, 23:48 to 23 Oct, 01:41 |
| 23 Oct 1966 Sunday | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 23 Oct, 01:41 to 24 Oct, 03:58 |
| 28 Oct 1966 Friday | Sharad Purnima | Ashwin Purnima, 28 Oct, 13:37 to 29 Oct, 15:29 |
| 01 Nov 1966 Tuesday | Karwa Chauth | Ashwin Krishna Chaturthi, 01 Nov, 18:44 to 02 Nov, 18:55 |
| 05 Nov 1966 Saturday | Ahoi Ashtami | Ashwin Krishna Ashtami, 05 Nov, 16:36 to 06 Nov, 14:52 |
| 10 Nov 1966 Thursday | Dhanteras | Ashwin Krishna Trayodashi, 10 Nov, 04:32 to 11 Nov, 01:32 |
| 11 Nov 1966 Friday | Narak Chaturdashi | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 11 Nov, 01:32 to 11 Nov, 22:37 |
| 12 Nov 1966 Saturday | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Ashwin Amavasya, 11 Nov, 22:37 to 12 Nov, 19:56 |
| 13 Nov 1966 Sunday | Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada, 12 Nov, 19:56 to 13 Nov, 17:36 |
| 14 Nov 1966 Monday | Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dwitiya, 13 Nov, 17:36 to 14 Nov, 15:45 |
| 17 Nov 1966 Thursday | Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi, 17 Nov, 14:12 to 18 Nov, 15:10 |
| 24 Nov 1966 Thursday | Tulsi Vivah | Kartika Shukla Dwadashi, 24 Nov, 02:30 to 25 Nov, 04:39 |
| 27 Nov 1966 Sunday | Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima, 27 Nov, 07:32 to 28 Nov, 08:10 |
| 17 Dec 1966 Saturday | Vivah Panchami | Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, 16 Dec, 08:00 to 17 Dec, 09:26 |
| 23 Dec 1966 Friday | Gita Jayanti | Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi, 22 Dec, 21:19 to 23 Dec, 23:03 |
| 27 Dec 1966 Tuesday | Dattatreya Jayanti | Margashirsha Purnima, 27 Dec, 00:10 to 27 Dec, 23:13 |
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.