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.

Mādhava Māsa	Gaurābda 538 - Kṛṣṇakal 0.98
DATE	Tithi (ends), Pakṣa, Sunrise/Set, Nakṣatra (ends)
14 Jan 2025 Tuesday	Pratipat 03:24, K, Sunrise-Set* 06:23-17:20, Punarvasu 10:18 +Mādhava Māsa begins +Makara-saṅkrānti ~ Celebration of Sun entering Capricorn +Gaṇgā Sagar Snāna Mela (bathing in Gaṇgā)
15 Jan 2025 Wednesday	Dvitīyā 03:26, K, Sunrise-Set* 06:23-17:21, Puṣyā 10:29
16 Jan 2025 Thursday	Tritīyā 04:08, K, Sunrise-Set* 06:23-17:22, Āśleṣā 11:18 +Śrīla Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī ~ Appearance +Śrī Rāmacandra Kavirāja ~ Disappearance
17 Jan 2025 Friday	Caturthī 05:33, K, Sunrise-Set* 06:23-17:22, Maghā 12:46
18 Jan 2025 Saturday	Pañcamī --:--, K, Sunrise-Set 06:23-17:23, P.Phalgunī 14:53 +Śrī Narahari Sevāvigraha - Disappearance +Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mission's Founder Ācārya Nityalīlāpraviṣṭa Gaurakṛpā Śrīmūrti Oṁ Viṣṇupāda Paramahaṁsa 108 Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Vaibhava Purī Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ 110^th Appearance Day Pūjā
19 Jan 2025 Sunday	Pañcamī 07:33, K, Sunrise-Set 06:23-17:24, U.Phalgunī 17:32
20 Jan 2025 Monday	Ṣaṣṭhī 10:01, K, Sunrise-Set 06:23-17:24, Hasta 20:31 +Śrī Jayadeva Gosvāmī ~ Disappearance
21 Jan 2025 Tuesday	Saptamī 12:42, K, Sunrise-Set 06:22-17:25, Citrā 23:38 +Śrī Locana dāsa Ṭhākura ~ Disappearance
22 Jan 2025 Wednesday	Astamī 15:21, K, Sunrise-Set 06:22-17:26, Svātī *02:36
23 Jan 2025 Thursday	Navamī 17:40, K, Sunrise-Set 06:22-17:26, Viśākhā *05:10
24 Jan 2025 Friday	Daśamī 19:28, K, Sunrise-Set 06:22-17:27, Anurādhā --:--
25 Jan 2025 Saturday	Ekādaśī 20:34, K, Sunrise-Set 06:22-17:28, Anurādhā 07:09 +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Ṣaṭ-tilā EKĀDAŚĪ
26 Jan 2025 Sunday	Dvādaśī 20:57, K, Sunrise-Set 06:22-17:28, Jyeṣṭha 08:28 +Break fast 08:24 - 10:02
27 Jan 2025 Monday	Trayodaśī 20:37, K, Sunrise-Set 06:21-17:29, Mūlā 09:04
28 Jan 2025 Tuesday	Caturdaśī 19:38, K, Sunrise-Set 06:21-17:30, Purvāṣāḍhā 09:00

29 Jan 2025 Wednesday	Amāvasyā 18:08, K, Sunrise-Set 06:21-17:30, Uttarāṣāḍhā 08:22 +Śrīla Śrī Niketana Dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance
30 Jan 2025 Thursday	Pratipat 16:13, G, Sunrise-Set 06:21-17:31, Śravaṇā 07:17 +Dhaniṣṭhā nakṣatra up to *05:52 +Tridaṇḍī Svāmī Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Gaurava Vaikhānas Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance
31 Jan 2025 Friday	Dvitīyā 14:01, G, Sunrise-Set 06:20-17:32, Śatabhiṣā *04:16
1 Feb 2025 Saturday	Tritīyā 11:41, G, Sunrise-Set 06:20-17:32, Pūrvabhādra *02:34
2 Feb 2025 Sunday	Caturthī 09:17, G, Sunrise-Set 06:20-17:33, Uttarabhādra *00:54 +Vasanta pañcamī +Sarasvatī-pūjā +Śrīmatī Viṣṇupriya-devī ~ Appearance +Śrī Puṇḍarīka Vidyānidhi ~ Appearance +Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī ~ Appearance +Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura ~ Disappearance +Śrī Raghunandana Ṭhākura ~ Appearance +Tridaṇḍī Svāmī Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Svarūpa Parvata Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Vivek Bharti Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance
3 Feb 2025 Monday	Pañcamī 06:55, G, Sunrise-Set 06:19-17:33, Revatī 23:18 +Ṣaṣṭhī up to *04:40
4 Feb 2025 Tuesday	Saptamī 02:33, G, Sunrise-Set* 06:19-17:34, Aśvinī 21:51 +Maha-viṣṇu-avatāra Śrī Advaita Ācārya ~ Appearance - Fast till noon then Ekādaśī preparations only
5 Feb 2025 Wednesday	Astamī 00:38, G, Sunrise-Set* 06:18-17:35, Bhāranī 20:35 +Break fast 06:18 - 10:04
6 Feb 2025 Thursday	Navamī 22:56, G, Sunrise-Set 06:18-17:35, Kṛttikā 19:31 +Śrī Madhvācārya ~ Disappearance
7 Feb 2025 Friday	Daśamī 21:29, G, Sunrise-Set 06:17-17:36, Rohiṇī 18:41 +Śrī Rāmānujācārya ~ Disappearance
8 Feb 2025 Saturday	Ekādaśī 20:18, G, Sunrise-Set 06:17-17:36, Mṛgaśīrśa 18:08 +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Bhaumi EKĀDAŚĪ
9 Feb 2025 Sunday	Dvādaśī 19:28, G, Sunrise-Set 06:16-17:37, Ārdrā 17:54 +Break fast after completing the arcana of Lord Varahadeva 08:24 - 09:58 +Varāha Dvādaśī ~ Appearance of Lord Varāhadeva
10 Feb 2025 Monday	Trayodaśī 19:00, G, Sunrise-Set 06:16-17:37, Punarvasu 18:02 +Nityānanda Trayodaśī ~ Appearance of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu - Fast till noon then Ekādaśī preparations only
11 Feb 2025 Tuesday	Caturdaśī 18:58, G, Sunrise-Set 06:15-17:38, Puṣyā 18:35 +Break fast 08:24 - 10:00
12 Feb 2025 Wednesday	Pūrṇimā 19:25, G, Sunrise-Set 06:15-17:39, Āśleṣā 19:37 +Śrī Kṛṣṇa Madhura-utsava +Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura ~ Appearance +Tridaṇḍī Svāmī Śrī Bhakti Priya Mādhava Mahārāja ~ Disappearance +Festival in remembrance of Śrīmān Mahāprabhu's sannyāsa-lila +Sun enters Aquarius

Govinda Māsa	Gaurābda 538 - Kṛṣṇakal 0.98
DATE	Tithi (ends), Pakṣa, Sunrise/Set, Nakṣatra (ends)
13 Feb 2025 Thursday	Pratipat 20:24, K, Sunrise-Set 06:14-17:39, Maghā 21:09 +Govinda Māsa begins
14 Feb 2025 Friday	Dvitīyā 21:55, K, Sunrise-Set 06:14-17:40, P.Phalgunī 23:11
15 Feb 2025 Saturday	Tritīyā 23:55, K, Sunrise-Set 06:13-17:40, U.Phalgunī *01:41 +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Appearance
16 Feb 2025 Sunday	Caturthī 02:18, K, Sunrise-Set* 06:12-17:41, Hasta *04:33
17 Feb 2025 Monday	Pañcamī 04:56, K, Sunrise-Set* 06:12-17:41, Citrā --:-- +Founder of all Śrī Gauḍīya Maṭha Jagad-guru Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda ~ 151st Appearance festival +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Bhūdeva Śrautī Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Appearance +Śrīla Puruṣottama Ṭhākura ~ Disappearance
18 Feb 2025 Tuesday	Ṣaṣṭhī --:--, K, Sunrise-Set 06:11-17:42, Citrā 07:37 +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Sāraṅga Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Appearance
19 Feb 2025 Wednesday	Ṣaṣṭhī 07:35, K, Sunrise-Set 06:10-17:42, Svātī 10:41
20 Feb 2025 Thursday	Saptamī 10:01, K, Sunrise-Set 06:10-17:43, Viśākhā 13:32
21 Feb 2025 Friday	Astamī 12:00, K, Sunrise-Set 06:09-17:43, Anurādhā 15:55
22 Feb 2025 Saturday	Navamī 13:22, K, Sunrise-Set 06:08-17:43, Jyeṣṭha 17:42
23 Feb 2025 Sunday	Daśamī 13:58, K, Sunrise-Set 06:08-17:44, Mūlā 18:44
24 Feb 2025 Monday	Ekādaśī 13:47, K, Sunrise-Set 06:07-17:44, Purvāṣāḍhā 19:00, +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Vijaya or Paṅkoddhāra EKĀDAŚĪ
25 Feb 2025 Tuesday	Dvādaśī 12:50, K, Sunrise-Set 06:06-17:45, Uttarāṣāḍhā 18:32 +Break fast 08:24 - 09:57 +Śrī Īśvara Purī ~ Disappearance
26 Feb 2025 Wednesday	Trayodaśī 11:11, K, Sunrise-Set 06:05-17:45, Śravaṇā 17:25
27 Feb 2025 Thursday	Caturdaśī 08:57, K, Sunrise-Set 06:05-17:46, Dhaniṣṭhā 15:45 +Śrī Śrī Mahā-Śiva-rātri-vrata (fast - Ekādaśī preparations only)

28 Feb 2025 Friday	Amāvasyā 06:17, K, Sunrise-Set 06:04-17:46, Śatabhiṣā 13:42 +Pratipat up to *03:19 +Break fast 06:04 - 06:17 +Śrīla Jagannātha dāsa Bābājī ~ Disappearance +Śrī Rasikānanda Prabhu ~ Disappearance +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Dayita Mādhava Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ 46th Disappearance
1 Mar 2025 Saturday	Dvitīyā 00:12, G, Sunrise-Set* 06:03-17:47, Pūrvabhādra 11:24
2 Mar 2025 Sunday	Tritīyā 21:04, G, Sunrise-Set 06:02-17:47, Uttarabhādra 09:01
3 Mar 2025 Monday	Caturthī 18:04, G, Sunrise-Set 06:01-17:47, Revatī 06:40 +Aśvinī nakṣatra up to *04:31 +Śrīla Puruṣottama Ṭhākura ~ Appearance
4 Mar 2025 Tuesday	Pañcamī 15:19, G, Sunrise-Set 06:01-17:48, Bhāranī *02:39 +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Vivek Bhāratī Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Appearance
5 Mar 2025 Wednesday	Ṣaṣṭhī 12:54, G, Sunrise-Set 06:00-17:48, Kṛttikā *01:10
6 Mar 2025 Thursday	Saptamī 10:53, G, Sunrise-Set 05:59-17:49, Rohiṇī 00:07 +Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mission's Founder Ācārya Nityalīlāpraviṣṭa Gaurakṛpā Śrīmūrti Oṁ Viṣṇupāda Paramahaṁsa 108 Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Vaibhava Purī Gosvāmī Mahārāja 16^th Vraja Vijaya Mahotsava ~ Disappearance*
7 Mar 2025 Friday	Astamī 09:21, G, Sunrise-Set 05:58-17:49, Mṛgaśīrśa 23:33
8 Mar 2025 Saturday	Navamī 08:19, G, Sunrise-Set 05:57-17:49, Ārdrā 23:30
9 Mar 2025 Sunday	Daśamī 07:48, G, Sunrise-Set 05:56-17:50, Punarvasu 23:57
10 Mar 2025 Monday	Ekādaśī 07:47, G, Sunrise-Set 05:56-17:50, Puṣyā *00:53 +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Āmalakī EKĀDAŚĪ
11 Mar 2025 Tuesday	Dvādaśī 08:16, G, Sunrise-Set 05:55-17:50, Āśleṣā *02:17 +Break fast 05:55 - 08:16 +Śrī Mādhavendra Purī ~ Disappearance
12 Mar 2025 Wednesday	Trayodaśī 09:14, G, Sunrise-Set 05:54-17:51, Maghā *04:07
13 Mar 2025 Thursday	Caturdaśī 10:38, G, Sunrise-Set 05:53-17:51, P.Phalgunī --:--
14 Mar 2025 Friday	Pūrṇimā 12:26, G, Sunrise-Set 05:52-17:51, P.Phalgunī 06:21 +Śrī Gaura Pūrṇimā - Appearance of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu - Fast till moonrise, then Ekādaśī preparations only +Śrī Śrī Radhā Govinda Vasanta Utsava +Dolayātrā +Sun enters Pisces +total lunar eclipse: 09:27:23 (Mar 14) - start of penumbral phase 10:39:35 (Mar 14) - start of partial phase 11:56:03 (Mar 14) - start of totality phase 12:28:42 (Mar 14) - Maximum eclipse point 13:01:23 (Mar 14) - end of totality phase 14:17:50 (Mar 14) - end of partial phase 15:30:08 (Mar 14) - end of penumbral phase

Viṣṇu Māsa

Gaurābda 539 - Kṛṣṇakal 0.98

DATE

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

15 Mar 2025
Saturday

Pratipat 14:36, K, Sunrise-Set 05:51-17:52, U.Phalgunī 08:56

+Break fast 08:24 - 09:48

+Viṣṇu Māsa begins

+Śrī Śrī Jagannātha Miśra Ānanda-utsava

+Holi

+Gaurābda 539 begins