Hindu Festivals
Hindu festivals of 2006, 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 2006
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 2006 Friday | Lohri | The eve of Makar Sankranti |
| 14 Jan 2006 Saturday | Makar Sankranti | The Sun enters Capricorn at 14 Jan 2006, 11:54 |
| 02 Feb 2006 Thursday | Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami, 02 Feb, 05:55 to 03 Feb, 03:25 |
| 04 Feb 2006 Saturday | Ratha Saptami | Magha Shukla Saptami, 04 Feb, 01:33 to 05 Feb, 00:20 |
| 26 Feb 2006 Sunday | Maha Shivaratri | Magha Krishna Chaturdashi, 26 Feb, 13:29 to 27 Feb, 09:48 |
| 14 Mar 2006 Tuesday | Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima, 14 Mar, 02:32 to 15 Mar, 05:05 |
| 15 Mar 2006 Wednesday | Holi | Phalguna Purnima, 14 Mar, 02:32 to 15 Mar, 05:05 |
| 30 Mar 2006 Thursday | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, 29 Mar, 15:45 to 30 Mar, 12:30 |
| 06 Apr 2006 Thursday | Rama Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami, 06 Apr, 06:15 to 07 Apr, 08:12 |
| 13 Apr 2006 Thursday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima, 12 Apr, 20:23 to 13 Apr, 22:10 |
| 30 Apr 2006 Sunday | Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, 29 Apr, 20:56 to 30 Apr, 19:38 |
| 11 May 2006 Thursday | Narasimha Jayanti | Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi, 11 May, 10:55 to 12 May, 11:55 |
| 13 May 2006 Saturday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima, 12 May, 11:55 to 13 May, 12:21 |
| 26 May 2006 Friday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Vaishakha Amavasya, 26 May, 12:33 to 27 May, 10:55 |
| 06 Jun 2006 Tuesday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami, 05 Jun, 20:18 to 06 Jun, 22:25 |
| 11 Jun 2006 Sunday | Vat Purnima Vrat | Jyeshtha Purnima, 11 Jun, 00:37 to 11 Jun, 23:33 |
| 27 Jun 2006 Tuesday | Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya, 26 Jun, 21:44 to 27 Jun, 22:27 |
| 11 Jul 2006 Tuesday | Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima, 10 Jul, 10:53 to 11 Jul, 08:31 |
| 28 Jul 2006 Friday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya, 27 Jul, 13:25 to 28 Jul, 15:43 |
| 30 Jul 2006 Sunday | Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami, 29 Jul, 18:16 to 30 Jul, 20:53 |
| 09 Aug 2006 Wednesday | Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima, 08 Aug, 19:39 to 09 Aug, 16:23 |
| 12 Aug 2006 Saturday | Kajari Teej | Shravana Krishna Tritiya, 11 Aug, 09:27 to 12 Aug, 06:04 |
| 15 Aug 2006 Tuesday | Krishna Janmashtami (Smarta) | Shravana Krishna Ashtami, 15 Aug, 20:02 to 16 Aug, 18:47 |
| 16 Aug 2006 Wednesday | Krishna Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | Shravana Krishna Ashtami, 15 Aug, 20:02 to 16 Aug, 18:47 |
| 26 Aug 2006 Saturday | Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, 26 Aug, 05:40 to 27 Aug, 08:19 |
| 27 Aug 2006 Sunday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 27 Aug, 08:19 to 28 Aug, 10:52 |
| 28 Aug 2006 Monday | Rishi Panchami | Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami, 28 Aug, 10:52 to 29 Aug, 13:08 |
| 06 Sep 2006 Wednesday | Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi, 06 Sep, 07:24 to 07 Sep, 03:54 |
| 07 Sep 2006 Thursday | Pitru Paksha begins | Bhadrapada Purnima, 07 Sep, 03:54 to 08 Sep, 00:12 |
| 22 Sep 2006 Friday | Mahalaya Amavasya | Bhadrapada Amavasya, 21 Sep, 14:35 to 22 Sep, 17:15 |
| 23 Sep 2006 Saturday | Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana) | Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, 22 Sep, 17:15 to 23 Sep, 19:52 |
| 30 Sep 2006 Saturday | Durga Ashtami | Ashwin Shukla Ashtami, 30 Sep, 04:44 to 01 Oct, 04:12 |
| 01 Oct 2006 Sunday | Maha Navami | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 01 Oct, 04:12 to 02 Oct, 02:57 |
| 02 Oct 2006 Monday | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 02 Oct, 02:57 to 03 Oct, 01:02 |
| 06 Oct 2006 Friday | Sharad Purnima | Ashwin Purnima, 06 Oct, 12:26 to 07 Oct, 08:42 |
| 10 Oct 2006 Tuesday | Karwa Chauth | Ashwin Krishna Chaturthi, 09 Oct, 22:43 to 10 Oct, 20:19 |
| 13 Oct 2006 Friday | Ahoi Ashtami | Ashwin Krishna Ashtami, 13 Oct, 17:38 to 14 Oct, 18:24 |
| 19 Oct 2006 Thursday | Dhanteras | Ashwin Krishna Trayodashi, 19 Oct, 03:08 to 20 Oct, 05:51 |
| 21 Oct 2006 Saturday | Narak Chaturdashi | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 20 Oct, 05:51 to 21 Oct, 08:25 |
| 21 Oct 2006 Saturday | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Ashwin Amavasya, 21 Oct, 08:25 to 22 Oct, 10:44 |
| 23 Oct 2006 Monday | Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada, 22 Oct, 10:44 to 23 Oct, 12:42 |
| 23 Oct 2006 Monday | Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dwitiya, 23 Oct, 12:42 to 24 Oct, 14:18 |
| 27 Oct 2006 Friday | Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi, 27 Oct, 16:29 to 28 Oct, 16:15 |
| 02 Nov 2006 Thursday | Tulsi Vivah | Kartika Shukla Dwadashi, 02 Nov, 07:24 to 03 Nov, 04:21 |
| 05 Nov 2006 Sunday | Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima, 04 Nov, 21:44 to 05 Nov, 18:28 |
| 25 Nov 2006 Saturday | Vivah Panchami | Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, 25 Nov, 04:12 to 26 Nov, 03:23 |
| 01 Dec 2006 Friday | Gita Jayanti | Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi, 30 Nov, 18:43 to 01 Dec, 16:11 |
| 04 Dec 2006 Monday | Dattatreya Jayanti | Margashirsha Purnima, 04 Dec, 08:15 to 05 Dec, 05:54 |
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.