Vaishnava Calendar

Festivals and Observances

Calculation of date and time is for Balasore, Odisha, India 086E55 21N29 +5.30.

The date of festivals and observances and the parana time (time to break the fast) may be different in other places.

Changes, errors and typos reserved

25 Jul 2026 Saturday	Ekādaśī 11:37, G, Sunrise-Set 05:13-18:25, Jyeṣṭha --:-- +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Śrī Hari Śayana EKĀDAŚĪ +Fasting for 1st month of Cāturmāsya-vrata begins today for those observing from Ekādaśī
26 Jul 2026 Sunday	Dvādaśī 14:00, G, Sunrise-Set 05:13-18:24, Jyeṣṭha 07:37 +Break fast 08:24 - 09:32 IST (UTC + 5:30)
27 Jul 2026 Monday	Trayodaśī 16:17, G, Sunrise-Set 05:13-18:24, Mūlā 10:30
28 Jul 2026 Tuesday	Caturdaśī 18:21, G, Sunrise-Set 05:14-18:24, Purvāṣāḍhā 13:13
29 Jul 2026 Wednesday	Pūrṇimā 20:08, G, Sunrise-Set 05:14-18:23, Uttarāṣāḍhā 15:39 +Guru (Vyāsa) Pūrṇimā +Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī ~ Disappearance +Śrī Śrīla Nityānanda Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance +Fasting for 1st month of Cāturmāsya-vrata begins today for those observing from Pūrṇimā +Fast from sak, green leafy vegetables, for one month

Śrīdhara Māsa	Gaurābda 540 - Kṛṣṇakal 0.98
DATE	Tithi (ends), Pakṣa, Sunrise/Set, Nakṣatra (ends)
30 Jul 2026 Thursday	Pratipat 21:31, K, Sunrise-Set 05:15-18:23, Śravaṇā 17:42 +Śrīdhara Māsa begins +Śrīla Prabhodhānanda Sarasvatī Gosvāmī ~ Disappearance
31 Jul 2026 Friday	Dvitīyā 22:32, K, Sunrise-Set 05:15-18:22, Dhaniṣṭhā 19:25 +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Hṛdaya Vana Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Saurabh Bhaktisāra Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance
1 Aug 2026 Saturday	Tritīyā 23:08, K, Sunrise-Set 05:15-18:22, Śatabhiṣā 20:44
2 Aug 2026 Sunday	Caturthī 23:16, K, Sunrise-Set 05:16-18:21, Pūrvabhādra 21:35
3 Aug 2026 Monday	Pañcamī 22:55, K, Sunrise-Set 05:16-18:21, Uttarabhādra 21:59
4 Aug 2026 Tuesday	Ṣaṣṭhī 22:04, K, Sunrise-Set 05:16-18:20, Revatī 21:52 +Śrīla Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī ~ Disappearance
5 Aug 2026 Wednesday	Saptamī 20:43, K, Sunrise-Set 05:17-18:20, Aśvinī 21:17
6 Aug 2026 Thursday	Astamī 18:53, K, Sunrise-Set 05:17-18:19, Bhāranī 20:12 +Śrīla Lokanātha Gosvāmī ~ Disappearance
7 Aug 2026 Friday	Navamī 16:37, K, Sunrise-Set 05:18-18:18, Kṛttikā 18:42
8 Aug 2026 Saturday	Daśamī 14:00, K, Sunrise-Set 05:18-18:18, Rohiṇī 16:50
9 Aug 2026 Sunday	Ekādaśī 11:06, K, Sunrise-Set 05:18-18:17, Mṛgaśīrśa 14:42 +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Kāmikā EKĀDAŚĪ
10 Aug 2026 Monday	Dvādaśī 08:01, K, Sunrise-Set 05:19-18:16, Ārdrā 12:25 +Trayodaśī up to 04:55 +Break fast 05:19 - 06:17 IST (UTC + 5:30)* +Śrīla Bhakti Kamal Govinda Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance
11 Aug 2026 Tuesday	Caturdaśī 01:54, K, Sunrise-Set* 05:19-18:16, Punarvasu 10:08
12 Aug 2026 Wednesday	Amāvasyā 23:07, K, Sunrise-Set 05:19-18:15, Puṣyā 07:58 +Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance +Citālāgi Amāvāsyā +total solar eclipse (not visible in Balasore): 21:04:30 [IST (UTC + 5:30), Aug 12] - start of eclipse 22:28:05 [IST (UTC + 5:30), Aug 12] - start ofannularity/totality 23:15:57 [IST (UTC + 5:30), Aug 12] - maximum eclipse point 00:04:00 [IST (UTC + 5:30), Aug 13] - end of annularity/totality 01:27:57 [IST (UTC + 5:30), Aug 13] - end of eclipse

13 Aug 2026 Thursday	Pratipat 20:42, G, Sunrise-Set 05:20-18:14, Āśleṣā 06:05 +Maghā nakṣatra up to *04:37
14 Aug 2026 Friday	Dvitīyā 18:47, G, Sunrise-Set 05:20-18:14, P.Phalgunī *03:41
15 Aug 2026 Saturday	Tritīyā 17:29, G, Sunrise-Set 05:20-18:13, U.Phalgunī *03:24
16 Aug 2026 Sunday	Caturthī 16:53, G, Sunrise-Set 05:21-18:12, Hasta *03:49 +Śrī Raghunandana Ṭhākura ~ Disappearance +Śrī Vamsidāsa Bābājī ~ Disappearance
17 Aug 2026 Monday	Pañcamī 17:01, G, Sunrise-Set 05:21-18:11, Citrā *04:57 +Sun enters Leo
18 Aug 2026 Tuesday	Ṣaṣṭhī 17:51, G, Sunrise-Set 05:21-18:11, Svātī --:--
19 Aug 2026 Wednesday	Saptamī 19:20, G, Sunrise-Set 05:22-18:10, Svātī 06:45
20 Aug 2026 Thursday	Astamī 21:19, G, Sunrise-Set 05:22-18:09, Viśākhā 09:06
21 Aug 2026 Friday	Navamī 23:37, G, Sunrise-Set 05:22-18:08, Anurādhā 11:51
22 Aug 2026 Saturday	Daśamī 02:01, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:23-18:08, Jyeṣṭha 14:47
23 Aug 2026 Sunday	Ekādaśī 04:19, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:23-18:07, Mūlā 17:43 +(not suitable for fasting, see following day)
24 Aug 2026 Monday	Dvādaśī --:--, G, Sunrise-Set 05:23-18:06, Purvāṣāḍhā 20:26 +VYANJULI MAHĀDVĀDAŚĪ: FASTING FOR Pavitropana EKĀDAŚĪ +Rādhā-Govinda Jhūlana-yātrā begins (swing festival) + Śrī Kṛṣṇa's Pavitropana Utsava +Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī ~ Disappearance +Śrīla Gaurīdāsa Paṇḍita ~ Disappearance +Śrīla Govinda dāsa ~ Disappearance +Fasting for 2nd month of Cāturmāsya-vrata begins today for those observing from Ekādaśī
25 Aug 2026 Tuesday	Dvādaśī 06:21, G, Sunrise-Set 05:24-18:05, Uttarāṣāḍhā 22:49 +Break fast 05:24 - 05:53 IST (UTC + 5:30)
26 Aug 2026 Wednesday	Trayodaśī 08:00, G, Sunrise-Set 05:24-18:04, Śravaṇā *00:46
27 Aug 2026 Thursday	Caturdaśī 09:09, G, Sunrise-Set 05:24-18:03, Dhaniṣṭhā *02:14
28 Aug 2026 Friday	Pūrṇimā 09:49, G, Sunrise-Set 05:24-18:02, Śatabhiṣā 03:11 +Rādhā-Govinda Jhūlana-yātrā ends +Appearance of Lord Balarāma - Fast till noon then Ekādaśī preparations only* +Rākśī-bandhana +Śrīla Ānandalīḷāmaya Vigrahadāsa Mahārāja ~ Disappearance +Fasting for 2nd month of Cāturmāsya-vrata begins today for those observing from Pūrṇimā +Fast from yogurt for one month +partial lunar eclipse (not visible in Balasore): 06:53:57 [IST (UTC + 5:30), Aug 28] - start of penumbral phase 08:03:53 [IST (UTC + 5:30), Aug 28] - start of partial phase 09:42:58 [IST (UTC + 5:30), Aug 28] - Maximum eclipse point 11:22:03 [IST (UTC + 5:30), Aug 28] - end of partial phase 12:31:50 [IST (UTC + 5:30), Aug 28] - end of penumbral phase

Hṛṣīkeśa
Māsa

Gaurābda 540 - Kṛṣṇakal 0.98

DATE

Tithi (ends), Pakṣa, Sunrise/Set, Nakṣatra (ends)

29 Aug 2026
Saturday

Pratipat 09:57, K, Sunrise-Set 05:25-18:02, Pūrvabhādra *03:40

+Break fast 08:24 - 09:28 IST (UTC + 5:30)

+Hṛṣīkeśa Māsa begins