Festival calendar
Festivals 1991 · Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Each festival is dated for this town from the Moon's phase (the tithi) at the time of day its tradition uses: sunrise for most, and midday, afternoon, evening or midnight for some. That is why a date can differ by a day from one town to another.
This year has an extra lunar month: Adhika Vaisakha (extra month). Most festivals of that month are kept in the regular month that follows it.
January 1991
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1991 Monday |
Makar Sankranti / Pongal / Uttarayan the Sun enters Makara; the only major festival fixed to the solar year, which is why it barely moves in the Gregorian calendar while the lunar ones swing by a month Fixed by the Sun, not the Moon |
| 21 Jan 1991 Monday |
Vasant Panchami Saraswati, and the first of spring Magha, shukla 5 · sunrise |
February 1991
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 12 Feb 1991 Tuesday |
Maha Shivaratri kept through the night, so the date follows nishita and not sunrise - Phalguna Krishna 14 in the purnimanta reckoning Magha, krishna 14 · nishita (midnight) |
| 28 Feb 1991 Thursday |
Holika Dahan the bonfire is lit at pradosh, so the date follows the evening Phalguna, shukla 15 · pradosh (dusk) |
March 1991
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 01 Mar 1991 Friday |
Holi / Dhulandi the colours - always the day after the bonfire, which is why it is dated from Holika Dahan rather than from its own tithi at sunrise. Chaitra Krishna 1 in the purnimanta reckoning Phalguna, krishna 1 · the day after Holika Dahan |
| 08 Mar 1991 Friday |
Sheetala Ashtami (Basoda) worship of Sheetala Mata; food cooked the day before is eaten cold Phalguna, krishna 8 · sunrise |
| 17 Mar 1991 Sunday |
Ugadi / Gudi Padwa the lunar new year in the Deccan and Maharashtra Chaitra, shukla 1 · sunrise |
| 17 Mar 1991 Sunday |
Chaitra Navratri begins the first of the nine nights of the spring Navratri, with ghatasthapana in the morning Chaitra, shukla 1 · sunrise |
| 19 Mar 1991 Tuesday |
Gangaur women's festival of Gauri and Shiva, the close of eighteen days of worship after Holi Chaitra, shukla 3 · sunrise |
| 24 Mar 1991 Sunday |
Rama Navami Rama's birth Chaitra, shukla 9 · sunrise |
| 28 Mar 1991 Thursday |
Mahavir Jayanti the birth of Mahavira, the twenty-fourth Jain Tirthankara Chaitra, shukla 13 · sunrise |
| 30 Mar 1991 Saturday |
Hanuman Jayanti Hanuman's birth in most of north India Chaitra, shukla 15 · sunrise |
April 1991
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1991 Sunday |
Mesha Sankranti / Baisakhi / Puthandu / Pohela Boishakh the Sun enters Mesha; the solar new year in Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Bengal, Kerala and Assam Fixed by the Sun, not the Moon |
May 1991
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 16 May 1991 Thursday |
Akshaya Tritiya held to need no muhurta of its own - the day is the muhurta Vaisakha, shukla 3 · sunrise |
| 16 May 1991 Thursday |
Parashurama Jayanti the birth of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, kept at dusk Vaisakha, shukla 3 · pradosh (dusk) |
| 22 May 1991 Wednesday |
Sita Navami the birth of Sita, kept at midday Vaisakha, shukla 9 · madhyahna (midday) |
| 26 May 1991 Sunday |
Narasimha Jayanti Vishnu's appearance as Narasimha, which the story places at sunset Vaisakha, shukla 14 · sunset |
| 28 May 1991 Tuesday |
Buddha Purnima the Buddha's birth, waking and death Vaisakha, shukla 15 · sunrise |
June 1991
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 12 Jun 1991 Wednesday |
Shani Jayanti / Vat Savitri Vrat the birth of Shani; married women also fast and worship the banyan tree for their husbands Vaisakha, krishna 15 · sunrise |
| 21 Jun 1991 Friday |
Ganga Dussehra the Ganga's descent Jyeshtha, shukla 10 · sunrise |
| 27 Jun 1991 Thursday |
Vat Purnima Vrat the banyan-tree fast for a husband's long life, kept on the full moon in the west and south Jyeshtha, shukla 15 · sunrise |
July 1991
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1991 Saturday |
Rath Yatra Jagannath's chariot procession Ashadha, shukla 2 · sunrise |
| 22 Jul 1991 Monday |
Devshayani Ekadashi Vishnu is held to sleep from here to Kartika; no marriages in between Ashadha, shukla 11 · sunrise |
| 26 Jul 1991 Friday |
Guru Purnima honouring the teacher Ashadha, shukla 15 · sunrise |
August 1991
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 12 Aug 1991 Monday |
Hariyali Teej the monsoon festival of Parvati's union with Shiva; swings, green clothes and fasting Shravana, shukla 3 · sunrise |
| 14 Aug 1991 Wednesday |
Nag Panchami the serpents Shravana, shukla 5 · sunrise |
| 25 Aug 1991 Sunday |
Raksha Bandhan the thread between siblings Shravana, shukla 15 · sunrise |
| 28 Aug 1991 Wednesday |
Kajari Teej a fast by married women for their husbands, with songs of the rains Shravana, krishna 3 · sunrise |
September 1991
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 02 Sep 1991 Monday |
Krishna Janmashtami Krishna's birth - Bhadrapada Krishna 8 in the amanta reckoning. Dated here by the ashtami prevailing at sunrise, which is the Vaishnava rule and the one most published panchangs follow. Smarta practice dates it by nishita instead, and in some years the two fall on different days - 2023 was one Shravana, krishna 8 · sunrise |
| 11 Sep 1991 Wednesday |
Hartalika Teej a strict fast by women in honour of Parvati's penance for Shiva Bhadrapada, shukla 3 · sunrise |
| 11 Sep 1991 Wednesday |
Ganesh Chaturthi Ganesha's installation, kept in madhyahna - the middle of the day Bhadrapada, shukla 4 · madhyahna (midday) |
| 12 Sep 1991 Thursday |
Rishi Panchami honour to the seven sages, kept at midday Bhadrapada, shukla 5 · madhyahna (midday) |
| 16 Sep 1991 Monday |
Radha Ashtami the birth of Radha, fifteen days after Janmashtami, kept at midday Bhadrapada, shukla 8 · madhyahna (midday) |
| 22 Sep 1991 Sunday |
Anant Chaturdashi the immersion that closes Ganesh Chaturthi Bhadrapada, shukla 14 · sunrise |
| 23 Sep 1991 Monday |
Pitru Paksha begins a fortnight for the ancestors, ending at the next new moon Bhadrapada, shukla 15 · sunrise |
October 1991
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 07 Oct 1991 Monday |
Mahalaya / Sarva Pitru Amavasya the last day of Pitru Paksha. Shraddha is an afternoon rite, so the date follows aparahna - Ashwina Krishna 15 in the purnimanta reckoning Bhadrapada, krishna 15 · aparahna (afternoon) |
| 08 Oct 1991 Tuesday |
Sharad Navaratri begins nine nights of the Goddess Ashwina, shukla 1 · sunrise |
| 16 Oct 1991 Wednesday |
Durga Ashtami the eighth night. Kept at sunrise, unlike the ninth and tenth, which are afternoon rites - so Ashtami and Navami land on the same day in some years and consecutive days in others Ashwina, shukla 8 · sunrise |
| 16 Oct 1991 Wednesday |
Maha Navami the ninth night Ashwina, shukla 9 · aparahna (afternoon) |
| 18 Oct 1991 Friday |
Vijayadashami / Dussehra the tenth day, kept in aparahna - dating it from sunrise puts it a day late whenever the dashami begins late in the morning Ashwina, shukla 10 · aparahna (afternoon) |
| 23 Oct 1991 Wednesday |
Sharad Purnima the harvest moon Ashwina, shukla 15 · sunrise |
| 26 Oct 1991 Saturday |
Karva Chauth the fast breaks at moonrise, so the date follows the evening - Kartika Krishna 4 in the purnimanta reckoning Ashwina, krishna 4 · pradosh (dusk) |
| 30 Oct 1991 Wednesday |
Ahoi Ashtami a mothers' fast for their children, broken on seeing the stars in the evening Ashwina, krishna 8 · pradosh (dusk) |
November 1991
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 03 Nov 1991 Sunday |
Dhanteras the first day of the Diwali sequence, kept at pradosh Ashwina, krishna 13 · pradosh (dusk) |
| 05 Nov 1991 Tuesday |
Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali the pre-dawn oil bath Ashwina, krishna 14 · sunrise |
| 05 Nov 1991 Tuesday |
Diwali / Lakshmi Puja the puja is at pradosh, so the date follows the evening and not sunrise - Kartika Krishna 15 in the purnimanta reckoning Ashwina, krishna 15 · pradosh (dusk) |
| 07 Nov 1991 Thursday |
Govardhan Puja / Bali Pratipada the day after Diwali Kartika, shukla 1 · sunrise |
| 08 Nov 1991 Friday |
Bhai Dooj brothers and sisters Kartika, shukla 2 · sunrise |
| 12 Nov 1991 Tuesday |
Chhath Puja (Sandhya Arghya) the offering to the setting Sun, so the date follows sunset Kartika, shukla 6 · pradosh (dusk) |
| 13 Nov 1991 Wednesday |
Chhath Puja (Usha Arghya) the offering to the rising Sun - always the morning after the evening arghya, so it is dated from that and not from its own tithi Kartika, shukla 7 · the day after Chhath Puja (Sandhya Arghya) |
| 18 Nov 1991 Monday |
Devuthani Ekadashi Vishnu wakes; the marriage season reopens Kartika, shukla 11 · sunrise |
| 19 Nov 1991 Tuesday |
Tulsi Vivah the ceremonial marriage of the tulsi plant to Vishnu, which opens the wedding season Kartika, shukla 12 · sunrise |
| 21 Nov 1991 Thursday |
Kartika Purnima / Dev Diwali the lamps on the ghats Kartika, shukla 15 · sunrise The tithi began and ended between two sunrises this year, so it prevails at no sunrise at all. The observance goes on the day it began. |
| 28 Nov 1991 Thursday |
Kalabhairav Jayanti the appearance of Kala Bhairava, Shiva's fierce form, kept at midnight Kartika, krishna 8 · nishita (midnight) |
December 1991
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 17 Dec 1991 Tuesday |
Gita Jayanti the day the Bhagavad Gita was spoken, on Mokshada Ekadashi Margashirsha, shukla 11 · sunrise |
| 17 Dec 1991 Tuesday |
Vaikuntha Ekadashi the southern observance Margashirsha, shukla 11 · sunrise |
| 21 Dec 1991 Saturday |
Dattatreya Jayanti the birth of Dattatreya, kept in the evening of the full moon Margashirsha, shukla 15 · pradosh (dusk) |
Fasting days (vrats) this year
Each list gives the date, and when the tithi begins and ends, so you can also follow your own family's rule.
- Ekadashi 1991 · 25 days
- Purnima 1991 · 12 days
- Amavasya 1991 · 12 days
- Pradosh 1991 · 23 days
- Sankashti Chaturthi 1991 · 13 days
- Vinayaka Chaturthi 1991 · 12 days
- Masik Shivaratri 1991 · 12 days
- Sankranti 1991 · 12 days
Dates and times are for Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Another town can differ by a day when a tithi changes close to sunrise. You can change the place above.