Public Holidays in India 1942

There are 16 Indian public holidays in 1942. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 250 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1942 are Republic Day (Monday, January 26), Muharram (Wednesday, January 28), Holi (Tuesday, March 3), Ram Navami (Thursday, March 26), Mahavir Jayanti (Monday, March 30), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Monday, March 30), Good Friday (Friday, April 3), Buddha Purnima (Thursday, April 30), Independence Day (Saturday, August 15), Janmashtami (Thursday, September 3), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Friday, October 2), Id-ul-Fitr (Monday, October 12), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Sunday, October 18), Diwali (Deepavali) (Sunday, November 8), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Sunday, November 22), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Saturday, December 19) and Christmas Day (Friday, December 25).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 1942: Jan 24–Jan 26 (3 days, Republic Day); Mar 28–Mar 30 (3 days, Mahavir Jayanti); Apr 3–Apr 5 (3 days, Good Friday); Oct 2–Oct 4 (3 days, Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti)); Oct 10–Oct 12 (3 days, Id-ul-Fitr); Dec 25–Dec 27 (3 days, Christmas Day).

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.