Hindu Festivals
Hindu festivals of 1979, 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 1979
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1979 Saturday | Lohri | The eve of Makar Sankranti |
| 14 Jan 1979 Sunday | Makar Sankranti | The Sun enters Capricorn at 14 Jan 1979, 13:45 |
| 01 Feb 1979 Thursday | Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami, 31 Jan, 22:23 to 01 Feb, 20:15 |
| 03 Feb 1979 Saturday | Ratha Saptami | Magha Shukla Saptami, 02 Feb, 18:50 to 03 Feb, 18:09 |
| 25 Feb 1979 Sunday | Maha Shivaratri | Magha Krishna Chaturdashi, 25 Feb, 05:30 to 26 Feb, 01:52 |
| 13 Mar 1979 Tuesday | Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima, 13 Mar, 00:35 to 14 Mar, 02:44 |
| 14 Mar 1979 Wednesday | Holi | Phalguna Purnima, 13 Mar, 00:35 to 14 Mar, 02:44 |
| 28 Mar 1979 Wednesday | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, 28 Mar, 08:29 to 29 Mar, 05:48 |
| 05 Apr 1979 Thursday | Rama Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami, 05 Apr, 04:29 to 06 Apr, 06:52 |
| 12 Apr 1979 Thursday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima, 11 Apr, 17:48 to 12 Apr, 18:44 |
| 29 Apr 1979 Sunday | Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, 28 Apr, 16:05 to 29 Apr, 15:39 |
| 10 May 1979 Thursday | Narasimha Jayanti | Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi, 10 May, 08:04 to 11 May, 08:05 |
| 12 May 1979 Saturday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima, 11 May, 08:05 to 12 May, 07:30 |
| 25 May 1979 Friday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Vaishakha Amavasya, 25 May, 06:15 to 26 May, 05:30 |
| 05 Jun 1979 Tuesday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami, 04 Jun, 19:23 to 05 Jun, 20:52 |
| 09 Jun 1979 Saturday | Vat Purnima Vrat | Jyeshtha Purnima, 09 Jun, 19:24 to 10 Jun, 17:25 |
| 26 Jun 1979 Tuesday | Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya, 25 Jun, 18:32 to 26 Jun, 20:06 |
| 09 Jul 1979 Monday | Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima, 09 Jul, 04:31 to 10 Jul, 01:29 |
| 27 Jul 1979 Friday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya, 26 Jul, 11:46 to 27 Jul, 14:22 |
| 29 Jul 1979 Sunday | Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami, 28 Jul, 16:59 to 29 Jul, 19:25 |
| 08 Aug 1979 Wednesday | Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima, 07 Aug, 12:28 to 08 Aug, 08:51 |
| 10 Aug 1979 Friday | Kajari Teej | Shravana Krishna Tritiya, 10 Aug, 01:28 to 10 Aug, 22:02 |
| 14 Aug 1979 Tuesday | Krishna Janmashtami (Smarta) | Shravana Krishna Ashtami, 14 Aug, 12:57 to 15 Aug, 12:15 |
| 15 Aug 1979 Wednesday | Krishna Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | Shravana Krishna Ashtami, 14 Aug, 12:57 to 15 Aug, 12:15 |
| 25 Aug 1979 Saturday | Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, 25 Aug, 03:53 to 26 Aug, 06:18 |
| 26 Aug 1979 Sunday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 26 Aug, 06:18 to 27 Aug, 08:26 |
| 27 Aug 1979 Monday | Rishi Panchami | Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami, 27 Aug, 08:26 to 28 Aug, 10:07 |
| 05 Sep 1979 Wednesday | Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi, 04 Sep, 23:54 to 05 Sep, 20:14 |
| 06 Sep 1979 Thursday | Pitru Paksha begins | Bhadrapada Purnima, 05 Sep, 20:14 to 06 Sep, 16:28 |
| 20 Sep 1979 Thursday | Mahalaya Amavasya | Bhadrapada Amavasya, 20 Sep, 12:46 to 21 Sep, 15:16 |
| 22 Sep 1979 Saturday | Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana) | Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, 21 Sep, 15:16 to 22 Sep, 17:32 |
| 29 Sep 1979 Saturday | Durga Ashtami | Ashwin Shukla Ashtami, 28 Sep, 22:18 to 29 Sep, 21:11 |
| 30 Sep 1979 Sunday | Maha Navami | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 29 Sep, 21:11 to 30 Sep, 19:30 |
| 01 Oct 1979 Monday | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 30 Sep, 19:30 to 01 Oct, 17:15 |
| 05 Oct 1979 Friday | Sharad Purnima | Ashwin Purnima, 05 Oct, 04:33 to 06 Oct, 01:05 |
| 08 Oct 1979 Monday | Karwa Chauth | Ashwin Krishna Chaturthi, 08 Oct, 16:26 to 09 Oct, 14:40 |
| 12 Oct 1979 Friday | Ahoi Ashtami | Ashwin Krishna Ashtami, 12 Oct, 14:14 to 13 Oct, 15:43 |
| 18 Oct 1979 Thursday | Dhanteras | Ashwin Krishna Trayodashi, 18 Oct, 01:42 to 19 Oct, 04:08 |
| 19 Oct 1979 Friday | Narak Chaturdashi | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 19 Oct, 04:08 to 20 Oct, 06:13 |
| 20 Oct 1979 Saturday | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Ashwin Amavasya, 20 Oct, 06:13 to 21 Oct, 07:53 |
| 21 Oct 1979 Sunday | Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada, 21 Oct, 07:53 to 22 Oct, 09:04 |
| 22 Oct 1979 Monday | Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dwitiya, 22 Oct, 09:04 to 23 Oct, 09:49 |
| 26 Oct 1979 Friday | Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi, 26 Oct, 09:32 to 27 Oct, 08:39 |
| 01 Nov 1979 Thursday | Tulsi Vivah | Kartika Shukla Dwadashi, 31 Oct, 22:41 to 01 Nov, 19:50 |
| 03 Nov 1979 Saturday | Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima, 03 Nov, 14:00 to 04 Nov, 11:17 |
| 24 Nov 1979 Saturday | Vivah Panchami | Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, 23 Nov, 20:27 to 24 Nov, 19:00 |
| 30 Nov 1979 Friday | Gita Jayanti | Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi, 29 Nov, 09:27 to 30 Nov, 07:15 |
| 03 Dec 1979 Monday | Dattatreya Jayanti | Margashirsha Purnima, 03 Dec, 01:07 to 03 Dec, 23:37 |
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.