Public Holidays in India 1986

There are 16 Indian public holidays in 1986. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 250 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1986 are Republic Day (Sunday, January 26), Holi (Wednesday, March 26), Good Friday (Friday, March 28), Ram Navami (Friday, April 18), Mahavir Jayanti (Tuesday, April 22), Buddha Purnima (Friday, May 23), Id-ul-Fitr (Tuesday, June 10), Independence Day (Friday, August 15), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Sunday, August 17), Janmashtami (Wednesday, August 27), Muharram (Tuesday, September 16), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Thursday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Sunday, October 12), Diwali (Deepavali) (Saturday, November 1), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Sunday, November 16), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Sunday, November 16) and Christmas Day (Thursday, December 25).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 1986: Mar 28–Mar 30 (3 days, Good Friday); Apr 18–Apr 20 (3 days, Ram Navami); May 23–May 25 (3 days, Buddha Purnima); Aug 15–Aug 17 (3 days, Independence Day, Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)).

The weekend in India is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Gazetted holidays for central government offices in Delhi (DoPT). States add their own holidays, and many offices work on Saturdays. Festival dates for years without a DoPT list yet are estimated from the moon.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.