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.

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