Top 10 Festivals
The ten great festivals of 1940, dated for New Delhi, Delhi, India.
Top 10 Festivals 1940
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1940 Sunday | Makar Sankranti | The Sun enters Capricorn at 14 Jan 1940, 13:45 |
| 07 Mar 1940 Thursday | Maha Shivaratri | Magha Krishna Chaturdashi, 07 Mar, 02:49 to 08 Mar, 05:16 |
| 24 Mar 1940 Sunday | Holi | Phalguna Purnima, 23 Mar, 04:50 to 24 Mar, 01:03 |
| 16 Apr 1940 Tuesday | Rama Navami | Chaitra Shukla Navami, 16 Apr, 06:31 to 17 Apr, 04:37 |
| 17 Aug 1940 Saturday | Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima, 17 Aug, 03:15 to 18 Aug, 04:32 |
| 25 Aug 1940 Sunday | Krishna Janmashtami (Smarta) | Shravana Krishna Ashtami, 25 Aug, 20:18 to 26 Aug, 21:35 |
| 05 Sep 1940 Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 04 Sep, 23:17 to 05 Sep, 20:11 |
| 02 Oct 1940 Wednesday | Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana) | Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, 01 Oct, 18:11 to 02 Oct, 14:26 |
| 10 Oct 1940 Thursday | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 10 Oct, 00:30 to 11 Oct, 01:48 |
| 30 Oct 1940 Wednesday | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Ashwin Amavasya, 30 Oct, 07:10 to 31 Oct, 03:32 |
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.