Hindu Festivals
Hindu festivals of 1976, 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 1976
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1976 Wednesday | Lohri | The eve of Makar Sankranti |
| 15 Jan 1976 Thursday | Makar Sankranti | The Sun enters Capricorn at 14 Jan 1976, 19:16; after sunset, so observed the next day |
| 05 Feb 1976 Thursday | Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami, 04 Feb, 18:31 to 05 Feb, 21:10 |
| 07 Feb 1976 Saturday | Ratha Saptami | Magha Shukla Saptami, 06 Feb, 23:53 to 08 Feb, 02:26 |
| 28 Feb 1976 Saturday | Maha Shivaratri | Magha Krishna Chaturdashi, 28 Feb, 01:48 to 29 Feb, 03:10 |
| 15 Mar 1976 Monday | Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima, 15 Mar, 12:01 to 16 Mar, 08:22 |
| 16 Mar 1976 Tuesday | Holi | Phalguna Purnima, 15 Mar, 12:01 to 16 Mar, 08:22 |
| 31 Mar 1976 Wednesday | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, 30 Mar, 22:37 to 01 Apr, 01:15 |
| 08 Apr 1976 Thursday | Rama Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami, 08 Apr, 12:20 to 09 Apr, 11:23 |
| 14 Apr 1976 Wednesday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima, 13 Apr, 21:07 to 14 Apr, 17:18 |
| 02 May 1976 Sunday | Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, 01 May, 20:12 to 02 May, 21:52 |
| 12 May 1976 Wednesday | Narasimha Jayanti | Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi, 12 May, 08:34 to 13 May, 05:03 |
| 13 May 1976 Thursday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima, 13 May, 05:03 to 14 May, 01:34 |
| 28 May 1976 Friday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Vaishakha Amavasya, 28 May, 05:31 to 29 May, 07:16 |
| 07 Jun 1976 Monday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami, 07 Jun, 02:40 to 08 Jun, 00:10 |
| 11 Jun 1976 Friday | Vat Purnima Vrat | Jyeshtha Purnima, 11 Jun, 12:31 to 12 Jun, 09:44 |
| 29 Jun 1976 Tuesday | Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya, 28 Jun, 20:13 to 29 Jun, 19:38 |
| 11 Jul 1976 Sunday | Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima, 10 Jul, 20:21 to 11 Jul, 18:38 |
| 29 Jul 1976 Thursday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya, 29 Jul, 03:46 to 30 Jul, 01:39 |
| 31 Jul 1976 Saturday | Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami, 30 Jul, 23:25 to 31 Jul, 21:07 |
| 09 Aug 1976 Monday | Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima, 09 Aug, 05:37 to 10 Aug, 05:13 |
| 13 Aug 1976 Friday | Kajari Teej | Shravana Krishna Tritiya, 12 Aug, 06:01 to 13 Aug, 07:18 |
| 17 Aug 1976 Tuesday | Krishna Janmashtami (Smarta) | Shravana Krishna Ashtami, 17 Aug, 16:30 to 18 Aug, 18:48 |
| 18 Aug 1976 Wednesday | Krishna Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | Shravana Krishna Ashtami, 17 Aug, 16:30 to 18 Aug, 18:48 |
| 28 Aug 1976 Saturday | Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, 27 Aug, 11:01 to 28 Aug, 08:07 |
| 28 Aug 1976 Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 28 Aug, 08:07 to 29 Aug, 05:16 |
| 29 Aug 1976 Sunday | Rishi Panchami | Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami, 29 Aug, 05:16 to 30 Aug, 02:35 |
| 07 Sep 1976 Tuesday | Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi, 06 Sep, 16:47 to 07 Sep, 17:20 |
| 08 Sep 1976 Wednesday | Pitru Paksha begins | Bhadrapada Purnima, 07 Sep, 17:20 to 08 Sep, 18:22 |
| 23 Sep 1976 Thursday | Mahalaya Amavasya | Bhadrapada Amavasya, 23 Sep, 04:36 to 24 Sep, 01:24 |
| 24 Sep 1976 Friday | Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana) | Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, 24 Sep, 01:24 to 24 Sep, 22:00 |
| 30 Sep 1976 Thursday | Durga Ashtami | Ashwin Shukla Ashtami, 30 Sep, 05:22 to 01 Oct, 04:10 |
| 01 Oct 1976 Friday | Maha Navami | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 01 Oct, 04:10 to 02 Oct, 03:32 |
| 02 Oct 1976 Saturday | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 02 Oct, 03:32 to 03 Oct, 03:29 |
| 07 Oct 1976 Thursday | Sharad Purnima | Ashwin Purnima, 07 Oct, 08:13 to 08 Oct, 10:25 |
| 11 Oct 1976 Monday | Karwa Chauth | Ashwin Krishna Chaturthi, 11 Oct, 18:11 to 12 Oct, 20:46 |
| 16 Oct 1976 Saturday | Ahoi Ashtami | Ashwin Krishna Ashtami, 16 Oct, 02:07 to 17 Oct, 02:37 |
| 21 Oct 1976 Thursday | Dhanteras | Ashwin Krishna Trayodashi, 20 Oct, 20:49 to 21 Oct, 17:46 |
| 22 Oct 1976 Friday | Narak Chaturdashi | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 21 Oct, 17:46 to 22 Oct, 14:19 |
| 22 Oct 1976 Friday | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Ashwin Amavasya, 22 Oct, 14:19 to 23 Oct, 10:39 |
| 24 Oct 1976 Sunday | Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada, 23 Oct, 10:39 to 24 Oct, 06:55 |
| 24 Oct 1976 Sunday | Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dwitiya, 24 Oct, 06:55 to 25 Oct, 03:18 |
| 28 Oct 1976 Thursday | Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi, 27 Oct, 18:35 to 28 Oct, 16:50 |
| 03 Nov 1976 Wednesday | Tulsi Vivah | Kartika Shukla Dwadashi, 02 Nov, 18:49 to 03 Nov, 20:58 |
| 06 Nov 1976 Saturday | Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima, 06 Nov, 02:03 to 07 Nov, 04:44 |
| 25 Nov 1976 Thursday | Vivah Panchami | Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, 25 Nov, 08:27 to 26 Nov, 06:51 |
| 02 Dec 1976 Thursday | Gita Jayanti | Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi, 01 Dec, 10:52 to 02 Dec, 13:27 |
| 06 Dec 1976 Monday | Dattatreya Jayanti | Margashirsha Purnima, 05 Dec, 21:28 to 06 Dec, 23:44 |
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.