Hindu Festivals
Hindu festivals of 2011, 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 2011
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2011 Friday | Lohri | The eve of Makar Sankranti |
| 15 Jan 2011 Saturday | Makar Sankranti | The Sun enters Capricorn at 14 Jan 2011, 18:44; after sunset, so observed the next day |
| 08 Feb 2011 Tuesday | Vasant Panchami | Magha Shukla Panchami, 07 Feb, 17:05 to 08 Feb, 19:39 |
| 10 Feb 2011 Thursday | Ratha Saptami | Magha Shukla Saptami, 09 Feb, 22:01 to 11 Feb, 00:00 |
| 02 Mar 2011 Wednesday | Maha Shivaratri | Magha Krishna Chaturdashi, 02 Mar, 21:46 to 03 Mar, 23:55 |
| 19 Mar 2011 Saturday | Holika Dahan | Phalguna Purnima, 19 Mar, 03:36 to 19 Mar, 23:40 |
| 20 Mar 2011 Sunday | Holi | Phalguna Purnima, 19 Mar, 03:36 to 19 Mar, 23:40 |
| 04 Apr 2011 Monday | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, 03 Apr, 20:02 to 04 Apr, 22:23 |
| 12 Apr 2011 Tuesday | Rama Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami, 12 Apr, 05:07 to 13 Apr, 03:38 |
| 18 Apr 2011 Monday | Hanuman Jayanti | Chaitra Purnima, 17 Apr, 12:00 to 18 Apr, 08:13 |
| 06 May 2011 Friday | Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, 05 May, 15:14 to 06 May, 16:07 |
| 16 May 2011 Monday | Narasimha Jayanti | Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi, 15 May, 22:54 to 16 May, 19:40 |
| 17 May 2011 Tuesday | Buddha Purnima | Vaishakha Purnima, 16 May, 19:40 to 17 May, 16:38 |
| 01 Jun 2011 Wednesday | Vat Savitri Vrat | Vaishakha Amavasya, 01 Jun, 01:38 to 02 Jun, 02:32 |
| 11 Jun 2011 Saturday | Ganga Dussehra | Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami, 10 Jun, 16:07 to 11 Jun, 13:33 |
| 15 Jun 2011 Wednesday | Vat Purnima Vrat | Jyeshtha Purnima, 15 Jun, 03:37 to 16 Jun, 01:43 |
| 03 Jul 2011 Sunday | Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya, 02 Jul, 13:23 to 03 Jul, 11:56 |
| 15 Jul 2011 Friday | Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima, 14 Jul, 12:44 to 15 Jul, 12:09 |
| 02 Aug 2011 Tuesday | Hariyali Teej | Shravana Shukla Tritiya, 01 Aug, 19:06 to 02 Aug, 16:15 |
| 04 Aug 2011 Thursday | Nag Panchami | Shravana Shukla Panchami, 03 Aug, 13:22 to 04 Aug, 10:34 |
| 13 Aug 2011 Saturday | Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima, 12 Aug, 23:45 to 14 Aug, 00:27 |
| 16 Aug 2011 Tuesday | Kajari Teej | Shravana Krishna Tritiya, 16 Aug, 03:06 to 17 Aug, 05:01 |
| 21 Aug 2011 Sunday | Krishna Janmashtami (Smarta) | Shravana Krishna Ashtami, 21 Aug, 14:25 to 22 Aug, 16:15 |
| 22 Aug 2011 Monday | Krishna Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | Shravana Krishna Ashtami, 21 Aug, 14:25 to 22 Aug, 16:15 |
| 31 Aug 2011 Wednesday | Hartalika Teej | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, 31 Aug, 01:42 to 31 Aug, 22:15 |
| 01 Sep 2011 Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 31 Aug, 22:15 to 01 Sep, 19:02 |
| 02 Sep 2011 Friday | Rishi Panchami | Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami, 01 Sep, 19:02 to 02 Sep, 16:10 |
| 11 Sep 2011 Sunday | Anant Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi, 10 Sep, 11:43 to 11 Sep, 13:10 |
| 11 Sep 2011 Sunday | Pitru Paksha begins | Bhadrapada Purnima, 11 Sep, 13:10 to 12 Sep, 14:56 |
| 27 Sep 2011 Tuesday | Mahalaya Amavasya | Bhadrapada Amavasya, 26 Sep, 20:24 to 27 Sep, 16:38 |
| 28 Sep 2011 Wednesday | Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana) | Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, 27 Sep, 16:38 to 28 Sep, 12:47 |
| 04 Oct 2011 Tuesday | Durga Ashtami | Ashwin Shukla Ashtami, 03 Oct, 21:02 to 04 Oct, 20:37 |
| 05 Oct 2011 Wednesday | Maha Navami | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 04 Oct, 20:37 to 05 Oct, 20:53 |
| 06 Oct 2011 Thursday | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 05 Oct, 20:53 to 06 Oct, 21:43 |
| 11 Oct 2011 Tuesday | Sharad Purnima | Ashwin Purnima, 11 Oct, 05:09 to 12 Oct, 07:35 |
| 15 Oct 2011 Saturday | Karwa Chauth | Ashwin Krishna Chaturthi, 15 Oct, 15:05 to 16 Oct, 17:17 |
| 20 Oct 2011 Thursday | Ahoi Ashtami | Ashwin Krishna Ashtami, 19 Oct, 20:59 to 20 Oct, 20:49 |
| 24 Oct 2011 Monday | Dhanteras | Ashwin Krishna Trayodashi, 24 Oct, 12:32 to 25 Oct, 09:02 |
| 26 Oct 2011 Wednesday | Narak Chaturdashi | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 25 Oct, 09:02 to 26 Oct, 05:16 |
| 26 Oct 2011 Wednesday | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Ashwin Amavasya, 26 Oct, 05:16 to 27 Oct, 01:25 |
| 27 Oct 2011 Thursday | Govardhan Puja | Kartika Shukla Pratipada, 27 Oct, 01:25 to 27 Oct, 21:41 |
| 28 Oct 2011 Friday | Bhai Dooj | Kartika Shukla Dwitiya, 27 Oct, 21:41 to 28 Oct, 18:13 |
| 31 Oct 2011 Monday | Chhath Puja | Kartika Shukla Shashthi, 31 Oct, 11:03 to 01 Nov, 10:06 |
| 06 Nov 2011 Sunday | Tulsi Vivah | Kartika Shukla Dwadashi, 06 Nov, 15:46 to 07 Nov, 18:13 |
| 10 Nov 2011 Thursday | Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) | Kartika Purnima, 09 Nov, 23:19 to 11 Nov, 01:46 |
| 29 Nov 2011 Tuesday | Vivah Panchami | Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, 29 Nov, 02:19 to 30 Nov, 01:38 |
| 06 Dec 2011 Tuesday | Gita Jayanti | Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi, 05 Dec, 08:50 to 06 Dec, 11:27 |
| 10 Dec 2011 Saturday | Dattatreya Jayanti | Margashirsha Purnima, 09 Dec, 18:27 to 10 Dec, 20:06 |
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.