Hindu festival calendar, 1940
Every major festival's date for Delhi, calculated from the actual positions of the Sun and Moon rather than copied from a fixed yearly table, so the date you see here accounts for your own observance rules (tithi, paksha, and the specific moment of day each festival is anchored to).
- 5 January 1940 Ekadashi (Krishna Margashirsha) - Saphala Ekadashi
- 9 January 1940 Margashirsha Amavasya
- 14 January 1940 Makar Sankranti
- 21 January 1940 Ekadashi (Shukla Pausha) - Putrada Ekadashi
- 4 February 1940 Ekadashi (Krishna Pausha) - Shattila Ekadashi
- 8 February 1940 Pausha Amavasya
- 19 February 1940 Ekadashi (Shukla Magha) - Jaya Ekadashi
- 23 February 1940 Magha Purnima
- 4 March 1940 Ekadashi (Krishna Magha) - Vijaya Ekadashi
- 7 March 1940 Maha Shivaratri
- 8 March 1940 Magha Amavasya
- 20 March 1940 Ekadashi (Shukla Phalguna) - Amalaki Ekadashi
- 23 March 1940 Phalguna Purnima
- 24 March 1940 Holi (Rangwali)
- 3 April 1940 Ekadashi (Krishna Phalguna) - Papmochani Ekadashi
- 7 April 1940 Phalguna Amavasya
- 16 April 1940 Rama Navami
- 18 April 1940 Ekadashi (Shukla Chaitra) - Kamada Ekadashi
- 22 April 1940 Chaitra Purnima
- 3 May 1940 Ekadashi (Krishna Chaitra) - Varuthini Ekadashi
- 7 May 1940 Chaitra Amavasya
- 18 May 1940 Ekadashi (Shukla Vaishakha) - Mohini Ekadashi
- 21 May 1940 Vaishakha Purnima
- 1 June 1940 Ekadashi (Krishna Vaishakha) - Apara Ekadashi
- 6 June 1940 Vaishakha Amavasya
- 16 June 1940 Ekadashi (Shukla Jyeshtha) - Nirjala Ekadashi
- 1 July 1940 Ekadashi (Krishna Jyeshtha) - Yogini Ekadashi
- 5 July 1940 Jyeshtha Amavasya
- 15 July 1940 Ekadashi (Shukla Ashadha) - Devshayani Ekadashi
- 19 July 1940 Ashadha Purnima
- 31 July 1940 Ekadashi (Krishna Ashadha) - Kamika Ekadashi
- 3 August 1940 Ashadha Amavasya
- 13 August 1940 Ekadashi (Shukla Shravana) - Putrada Ekadashi
- 17 August 1940 Raksha Bandhan
- 17 August 1940 Shravana Purnima
- 26 August 1940 Krishna Janmashtami (Smarta)
- 29 August 1940 Ekadashi (Krishna Shravana) - Aja Ekadashi
- 2 September 1940 Shravana Amavasya
- 5 September 1940 Ganesh Chaturthi
- 12 September 1940 Ekadashi (Shukla Bhadrapada) - Parsva Ekadashi
- 16 September 1940 Bhadrapada Purnima
- 28 September 1940 Ekadashi (Krishna Bhadrapada) - Indira Ekadashi
- 1 October 1940 Bhadrapada Amavasya
- 2 October 1940 Navratri (Ghatasthapana)
- 10 October 1940 Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
- 11 October 1940 Ekadashi (Shukla Ashwina) - Papankusha Ekadashi
- 16 October 1940 Ashwina Purnima
- 20 October 1940 Karwa Chauth
- 27 October 1940 Ekadashi (Krishna Ashwina) - Rama Ekadashi
- 30 October 1940 Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
- 10 November 1940 Ekadashi (Shukla Kartika) - Devutthana Ekadashi
- 14 November 1940 Kartika Purnima
- 25 November 1940 Ekadashi (Krishna Kartika) - Utpanna Ekadashi
- 29 November 1940 Kartika Amavasya
- 10 December 1940 Ekadashi (Shukla Margashirsha) - Mokshada Ekadashi
- 14 December 1940 Margashirsha Purnima
- 25 December 1940 Ekadashi (Krishna Margashirsha) - Saphala Ekadashi
- 28 December 1940 Margashirsha Amavasya