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.

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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

16 Mar 2025 Sunday	Dvitīyā 17:01, K, Sunrise-Set 05:50-17:52, Hasta 11:47
17 Mar 2025 Monday	Tritīyā 19:36, K, Sunrise-Set 05:49-17:52, Citrā 14:49 +Pañcadola
18 Mar 2025 Tuesday	Caturthī 22:12, K, Sunrise-Set 05:48-17:53, Svātī 17:53
19 Mar 2025 Wednesday	Pañcamī 00:39, K, Sunrise-Set* 05:47-17:53, Viśākhā 20:51
20 Mar 2025 Thursday	Ṣaṣṭhī 02:48, K, Sunrise-Set* 05:46-17:53, Anurādhā 23:33
21 Mar 2025 Friday	Saptamī 04:26, K, Sunrise-Set* 05:46-17:54, Jyeṣṭha *01:47
22 Mar 2025 Saturday	Astamī 05:26, K, Sunrise-Set* 05:45-17:54, Mūlā *03:25 +Śrī Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita ~ Appearance
23 Mar 2025 Sunday	Navamī 05:40, K, Sunrise-Set* 05:44-17:54, Purvāṣāḍhā *04:20
24 Mar 2025 Monday	Daśamī 05:07, K, Sunrise-Set* 05:43-17:55, Uttarāṣāḍhā *04:28
25 Mar 2025 Tuesday	Ekādaśī 03:48, K, Sunrise-Set* 05:42-17:55, Śravaṇā *03:51 +(not suitable for fasting, see following day)
26 Mar 2025 Wednesday	Dvādaśī 01:45, K, Sunrise-Set* 05:41-17:55, Dhaniṣṭhā *02:31 +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Pāpamocani EKĀDAŚĪ +Śrī Govinda Ghoṣa Ṭhākura ~ Disappearance
27 Mar 2025 Thursday	Trayodaśī 23:06, K, Sunrise-Set 05:40-17:56, Śatabhiṣā *00:35 +Break fast 08:24 - 09:30 +Śrīman Mahāprabhu's śubha vijaya mahotsava at Varāha-nagara
28 Mar 2025 Friday	Caturdaśī 19:58, K, Sunrise-Set 05:39-17:56, Pūrvabhādra 22:11
29 Mar 2025 Saturday	Amāvasyā 16:30, K, Sunrise-Set 05:38-17:56, Uttarabhādra 19:28 +partial solar eclipse (not visible in India): 14:20:43 (Mar 29) - start of eclipse 16:17:22 (Mar 29) - maximum eclipse point 18:13:24 (Mar 29) - end of eclipse

30 Mar 2025 Sunday	Pratipat 12:52, G, Sunrise-Set 05:37-17:57, Revatī 16:36
31 Mar 2025 Monday	Dvitīyā 09:13, G, Sunrise-Set 05:36-17:57, Aśvinī 13:46
1 Apr 2025 Tuesday	Tritīyā 05:45, G, Sunrise-Set 05:35-17:57, Bhāranī 11:08 +Caturthī up to *02:35
2 Apr 2025 Wednesday	Pañcamī 23:52, G, Sunrise-Set 05:35-17:58, Kṛttikā 08:51 +Śrī Rāmānujācārya ~ Appearance +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Hṛdaya Vana Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Appearance
3 Apr 2025 Thursday	Ṣaṣṭhī 21:44, G, Sunrise-Set 05:34-17:58, Rohiṇī 07:04
4 Apr 2025 Friday	Saptamī 20:15, G, Sunrise-Set 05:33-17:58, Mṛgaśīrśa 05:52 +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Vilāsa Tīrtha Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Appearannce
5 Apr 2025 Saturday	Astamī 19:29, G, Sunrise-Set 05:32-17:58, Punarvasu
6 Apr 2025 Sunday	Navamī 19:25, G, Sunrise-Set 05:31-17:59, Punarvasu 05:33 +Rāma-navamī ~ Appearance of Lord Śrī Rāmacandra - Fast till noon then Ekādaśī preparations only
7 Apr 2025 Monday	Daśamī 20:02, G, Sunrise-Set 05:30-17:59, Puṣyā 06:26 +Break fast 08:24 - 09:36
8 Apr 2025 Tuesday	Ekādaśī 21:15, G, Sunrise-Set 05:29-17:59, Āśleṣā 07:56 +(not suitable for fasting, see following day)
9 Apr 2025 Wednesday	Dvādaśī 22:58, G, Sunrise-Set 05:28-18:00, Maghā 09:58 +PAKṢA-VARDHINĪ MAHĀDVĀDAŚĪ: FASTING FOR Kāmadā EKĀDAŚĪ +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Pradīpa Purī Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance
10 Apr 2025 Thursday	Trayodaśī 01:03, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:27-18:00, P.Phalgunī 12:26 +Break fast 08:24- 09:36
11 Apr 2025 Friday	Caturdaśī 03:24, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:27-18:00, U.Phalgunī 15:12
12 Apr 2025 Saturday	Pūrṇimā --:--, G, Sunrise-Set 05:26-18:01, Hasta 18:09 +Śrī Balarāma Rāsa-yātrā +Śrī Kṛṣṇa Vasanta-rāsa +Śrī Vaṁśivadana Gosvāmī ~ Appearance +Śrī Śyāmānanda Prabhu ~ Appearance

13 Apr 2025
Sunday

Pūrṇimā 05:54, G, Sunrise-Set 05:25-18:01, Citrā 21:12

Madhusūdana Māsa	Gaurābda 539 - Kṛṣṇakal 0.98
DATE	Tithi (ends), Pakṣa, Sunrise/Set, Nakṣatra (ends)
14 Apr 2025 Monday	Pratipat 08:28, K, Sunrise-Set 05:24-18:01, Svātī *00:15 +Beginning of Śālagrāma and Tulasī-jala dāna +Śrī Keśava-vrata ( constant watering of Tulasī with overhanging pot drip ) +Sun enters Aries +Madhusūdana Māsa begins
15 Apr 2025 Tuesday	Dvitīyā 10:58, K, Sunrise-Set 05:23-18:02, Viśākhā *03:12
16 Apr 2025 Wednesday	Tritīyā 13:19, K, Sunrise-Set 05:22-18:02, Anurādhā --:--
17 Apr 2025 Thursday	Caturthī 15:26, K, Sunrise-Set 05:22-18:02, Anurādhā 05:56
18 Apr 2025 Friday	Pañcamī 17:10, K, Sunrise-Set 05:21-18:03, Jyeṣṭha 08:22 +Śrī Kṛṣṇadāsa Bābājī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance
19 Apr 2025 Saturday	Ṣaṣṭhī 18:24, K, Sunrise-Set 05:20-18:03, Mūlā 10:22 +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Kumuda Santa Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ 112th Appearance
20 Apr 2025 Sunday	Saptamī 19:03, K, Sunrise-Set 05:19-18:04, Purvāṣāḍhā 11:50 +Śrī Abhirāma Ṭhākura ~ Disappearance
21 Apr 2025 Monday	Astamī 19:01, K, Sunrise-Set 05:18-18:04, Uttarāṣāḍhā 12:39
22 Apr 2025 Tuesday	Navamī 18:15, K, Sunrise-Set 05:18-18:04, Śravaṇā 12:45
23 Apr 2025 Wednesday	Daśamī 16:46, K, Sunrise-Set 05:17-18:05, Dhaniṣṭhā 12:09 +Śrī Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura ~ Disappearance
24 Apr 2025 Thursday	Ekādaśī 14:35, K, Sunrise-Set 05:16-18:05, Śatabhiṣā 10:51 +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Varūthinī EKĀDAŚĪ
25 Apr 2025 Friday	Dvādaśī 11:47, K, Sunrise-Set 05:15-18:05, Pūrvabhādra 08:55 +Break fast 05:15 - 08:08
26 Apr 2025 Saturday	Trayodaśī 08:30, K, Sunrise-Set 05:15-18:06, Uttarabhādra 06:29 +Caturdaśī up to 04:52, Revatī nakṣatra up to 03:40
27 Apr 2025 Sunday	Amāvasyā 01:03, K, Sunrise-Set* 05:14-18:06, Aśvinī *00:40 +Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita ~ Appearance

28 Apr 2025 Monday	Pratipat 21:13, G, Sunrise-Set 05:13-18:07, Bhāranī 21:39
29 Apr 2025 Tuesday	Dvitīyā 17:33, G, Sunrise-Set 05:13-18:07, Kṛttikā 18:48 +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Vicāra Yāyāvara Gosvāmī Mahārāja - Appearance
30 Apr 2025 Wednesday	Tritīyā 14:14, G, Sunrise-Set 05:12-18:07, Rohiṇī 16:19 +Akṣaya Tritīyā (Auspicious day to start new projects) +Candana-yātrā of Lord Jagannātha starts, lasts for 21 days +Opening the doors of Śrī Badrīnārāyaṇa
1 May 2025 Thursday	Caturthī 11:26, G, Sunrise-Set 05:11-18:08, Mṛgaśīrśa 14:22
2 May 2025 Friday	Pañcamī 09:17, G, Sunrise-Set 05:11-18:08, Ārdrā 13:05
3 May 2025 Saturday	Ṣaṣṭhī 07:54, G, Sunrise-Set 05:10-18:09, Punarvasu 12:35
4 May 2025 Sunday	Saptamī 07:21, G, Sunrise-Set 05:10-18:09, Puṣyā 12:55 +Jahnu saptamī (Śrī Jāhnavā pūjā)
5 May 2025 Monday	Astamī 07:38, G, Sunrise-Set 05:09-18:09, Āśleṣā 14:03
6 May 2025 Tuesday	Navamī 08:41, G, Sunrise-Set 05:08-18:10, Maghā 15:53 +Śrīmatī Sītā-devī (consort of Lord Rāma) ~ Appearance +Śrīmatī Jāhnavā-devī (consort of Lord Nityānanda) ~ Appearance +Śrī Madhu Paṇḍita ~ Disappearance
7 May 2025 Wednesday	Daśamī 10:22, G, Sunrise-Set 05:08-18:10, P.Phalgunī 18:19
8 May 2025 Thursday	Ekādaśī 12:32, G, Sunrise-Set 05:07-18:11, U.Phalgunī 21:08 +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Mohinī EKĀDAŚĪ
9 May 2025 Friday	Dvādaśī 14:59, G, Sunrise-Set 05:07-18:11, Hasta *00:10 +Break fast 08:07 - 09:24
10 May 2025 Saturday	Trayodaśī 17:32, G, Sunrise-Set 05:06-18:12, Citrā *03:17
11 May 2025 Sunday	Caturdaśī 20:04, G, Sunrise-Set 05:06-18:12, Svātī --:-- +Nṛsiṃha-caturdaśī ~ Appearance of Lord Nṛsiṃhadeva - Fast till dusk then Ekādaśī preparations only
12 May 2025 Monday	Pūrṇimā 22:28, G, Sunrise-Set 05:05-18:12, Svātī 06:19 +Break fast 08:24 - 09:19 +Buddha Pūrṇimā +Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Ramaṇa Deva Ji ~ Appearance +Salila Vihāra and Śrī Kṛṣṇa Phula Dolā (for 21 days Śrī Jagannātha deva and Madan Mohan are taken on a boat at Narendra Sarovar in Jagannātha Purī) +Śrī Mādhavendra Purī ~ Appearance +Śrī Śrīnivāsa Ācārya ~ Appearance +Śrī Parameśvarī Ṭhākura ~ Disappearance

Trivikrama Māsa	Gaurābda 539 - Kṛṣṇakal 0.98
DATE	Tithi (ends), Pakṣa, Sunrise/Set, Nakṣatra (ends)
13 May 2025 Tuesday	Pratipat 00:38, K, Sunrise-Set* 05:05-18:13, Viśākhā 09:11 +Trivikrama Māsa begins +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Sāraṅga Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance
14 May 2025 Wednesday	Dvitīyā 02:32, K, Sunrise-Set* 05:04-18:13, Anurādhā 11:48
15 May 2025 Thursday	Tritīyā 04:05, K, Sunrise-Set* 05:04-18:14, Jyeṣṭha 14:09 +Śrī Keśava-vrata Ends ( end of constant watering of Tulasī with overhanging pot ) +Sun enters Taurus
16 May 2025 Friday	Caturthī --:--, K, Sunrise-Set 05:04-18:14, Mūlā 16:09
17 May 2025 Saturday	Caturthī 05:16, K, Sunrise-Set 05:03-18:15, Purvāṣāḍhā 17:45 +Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya ~ Disappearance
18 May 2025 Sunday	Pañcamī 06:00, K, Sunrise-Set 05:03-18:15, Uttarāṣāḍhā 18:54
19 May 2025 Monday	Ṣaṣṭhī 06:14, K, Sunrise-Set 05:02-18:15, Śravaṇā 19:31
20 May 2025 Tuesday	Saptamī 05:54, K, Sunrise-Set 05:02-18:16, Dhaniṣṭhā 19:34 +Astamī up to *04:58
21 May 2025 Wednesday	Navamī 03:24, K, Sunrise-Set* 05:02-18:16, Śatabhiṣā 19:00
22 May 2025 Thursday	Daśamī 01:15, K, Sunrise-Set* 05:01-18:17, Pūrvabhādra 17:49,
23 May 2025 Friday	Ekādaśī 22:32, K, Sunrise-Set 05:01-18:17, Uttarabhādra 16:04 +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Aparā EKĀDAŚĪ
24 May 2025 Saturday	Dvādaśī 19:23, K, Sunrise-Set 05:01-18:18, Revatī 13:50 +Break fast 08:24 - 09:22 +Śrī Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura ~ Appearance
25 May 2025 Sunday	Trayodaśī 15:53, K, Sunrise-Set 05:01-18:18, Aśvinī 11:14
26 May 2025 Monday	Caturdaśī 12:14, K, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:18, Bhāranī 08:25
27 May 2025 Tuesday	Amāvasyā 08:34, K, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:19, Kṛttikā 05:34 +Rohiṇī nakṣatra up to *02:52 +Sāvitrī Amāvāsyā

28 May 2025 Wednesday	Pratipat 05:05, G, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:19, Mṛgaśīrśa 00:30 +Dvitīyā up to 01:57
29 May 2025 Thursday	Tritīyā 23:20, G, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:20, Ārdrā 22:40
30 May 2025 Friday	Caturthī 21:25, G, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:20, Punarvasu 21:31
31 May 2025 Saturday	Pañcamī 20:18, G, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:21, Puṣyā 21:09
1 Jun 2025 Sunday	Ṣaṣṭhī 20:02, G, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:21, Āśleṣā 21:38
2 Jun 2025 Monday	Saptamī 20:37, G, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:21, Maghā 22:57
3 Jun 2025 Tuesday	Astamī 21:59, G, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:22, P.Phalgunī *01:00
4 Jun 2025 Wednesday	Navamī 23:57, G, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:22, U.Phalgunī *03:37
5 Jun 2025 Thursday	Daśamī 02:18, G, Sunrise-Set* 04:59-18:23, Hasta --:-- +Śrī Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa ~ Disappearance +Gaṅgā-daśaharā-snāna +Gaṅgā-pūjā - worship of Gaṅgā-devi +Śrīmatī Gaṅgāmātā Gosvāminī ~ Appearance
6 Jun 2025 Friday	Ekādaśī 04:50, G, Sunrise-Set* 04:59-18:23, Hasta 06:35 +(not suitable for fasting, see following day)
7 Jun 2025 Saturday	Dvādaśī --:--, G, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:23, Citrā 09:41, +VYANJULI MAHĀDVĀDAŚĪ: FASTING FOR Pāṇḍava Nirjala EKĀDAŚĪ
8 Jun 2025 Sunday	Dvādaśī 07:20, G, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:24, Svātī 12:43 +Break fast 04:59 - 06:58
9 Jun 2025 Monday	Trayodaśī 09:38, G, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:24, Viśākhā 15:33 +Ciḍā-dahī Mahotsava of Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī at Pāṇihāṭī
10 Jun 2025 Tuesday	Caturdaśī 11:38, G, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:24, Anurādhā 18:03
11 Jun 2025 Wednesday	Pūrṇimā 13:16, G, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:25, Jyeṣṭha 20:12 +Snāna yātrā (bathing) of Lord Jagannātha +Śrī Mukunda Daṭṭa ~ Disappearance +Śrī Śrīdhara Paṇḍita ~ Disappearance +Śrī Śrīla Nityānanda Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Appearance

Vāmana Māsa	Gaurābda 539 - Kṛṣṇakal 0.98
DATE	Tithi (ends), Pakṣa, Sunrise/Set, Nakṣatra (ends)
12 Jun 2025 Thursday	Pratipat 14:30, K, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:25, Mūlā 21:58 +Vāmana Māsa begins +Śrī Śyāmānanda Prabhu ~ Disappearance
13 Jun 2025 Friday	Dvitīyā 15:21, K, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:25, Purvāṣāḍhā 23:22
14 Jun 2025 Saturday	Tritīyā 15:49, K, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:26, Uttarāṣāḍhā *00:23
15 Jun 2025 Sunday	Caturthī 15:54, K, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:26, Śravaṇā *01:01 +Sun enters Gemini
16 Jun 2025 Monday	Pañcamī 15:34, K, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:26, Dhaniṣṭhā *01:15 +Śrī Vakreśvara Paṇḍita ~ Appearance
17 Jun 2025 Tuesday	Ṣaṣṭhī 14:49, K, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:27, Śatabhiṣā *01:03
18 Jun 2025 Wednesday	Saptamī 13:37, K, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:27, Pūrvabhādra *00:24
19 Jun 2025 Thursday	Astamī 11:58, K, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:27, Uttarabhādra 23:18
20 Jun 2025 Friday	Navamī 09:52, K, Sunrise-Set 05:01-18:27, Revatī 21:46
21 Jun 2025 Saturday	Daśamī 07:21, K, Sunrise-Set 05:01-18:27, Aśvinī 19:52 +Ekādaśī up to *04:30 +Śrī Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita ~ Disappearance
22 Jun 2025 Sunday	Dvādaśī 01:24, K, Sunrise-Set* 05:01-18:28, Bhāranī 17:40 +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Yogini EKĀDAŚĪ
23 Jun 2025 Monday	Trayodaśī 22:12, K, Sunrise-Set 05:01-18:28, Kṛttikā 15:18 +Break fast 08:24 - 09:25
24 Jun 2025 Tuesday	Caturdaśī 19:02, K, Sunrise-Set 05:02-18:28, Rohiṇī 12:56
25 Jun 2025 Wednesday	Amāvasyā 16:03, K, Sunrise-Set 05:02-18:28, Mṛgaśīrśa 10:42 +Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita ~ Disappearance +Śrīla Saccidānanda Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura ~ Disappearance

26 Jun 2025 Thursday	Pratipat 13:27, G, Sunrise-Set 05:02-18:28, Ārdrā 08:48 +Guṇḍicā-mārjana (cleaning of Guṇḍicā temple) +Nava-yauvana darśan of Śrī Jīu
27 Jun 2025 Friday	Dvitīyā 11:22, G, Sunrise-Set 05:02-18:28, Punarvasu 07:23 +Ratha-yātrā (Chariot festival of Lord Jagannātha) +Śrī Svarupa Dāmodara Gosvāmī ~ Disappearance +Śrī Śivananda Sena ~ Disappearance
28 Jun 2025 Saturday	Tritīyā 09:56, G, Sunrise-Set 05:03-18:29, Puṣyā 06:37
29 Jun 2025 Sunday	Caturthī 09:17, G, Sunrise-Set 05:03-18:29, Āśleṣā 06:36
30 Jun 2025 Monday	Pañcamī 09:26, G, Sunrise-Set 05:03-18:29, Maghā 07:22
1 Jul 2025 Tuesday	Ṣaṣṭhī 10:23, G, Sunrise-Set 05:04-18:29, P.Phalgunī 08:55 +Śrī Lakṣmī-devī's victory: Herā Pañcamī celebration +Śrī Vakresvara Paṇḍita ~ Disappearance
2 Jul 2025 Wednesday	Saptamī 12:01, G, Sunrise-Set 05:04-18:29, U.Phalgunī 11:09
3 Jul 2025 Thursday	Astamī 14:09, G, Sunrise-Set 05:04-18:29, Hasta 13:52
4 Jul 2025 Friday	Navamī 16:34, G, Sunrise-Set 05:05-18:29, Citrā 16:51 +Sandhyā darśan ananta phala
5 Jul 2025 Saturday	Daśamī 19:01, G, Sunrise-Set 05:05-18:29, Svātī 19:53 +Lord Jagannātha's return journey - Bāhuḍā-yātrā ~ End of Ratha-yātrā festival +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Kamal Madhusūdana Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance
6 Jul 2025 Sunday	Ekādaśī 21:17, G, Sunrise-Set 05:05-18:29, Viśākhā 22:43 +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Śrī Hari Śayana EKĀDAŚĪ +Fasting for 1st month of Cāturmāsya-vrata begins today for those observing from Ekādaśī
7 Jul 2025 Monday	Dvādaśī 23:13, G, Sunrise-Set 05:06-18:29, Anurādhā *01:13 +Break fast 08:24 - 09:29
8 Jul 2025 Tuesday	Trayodaśī 00:41, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:06-18:29, Jyeṣṭha *03:17
9 Jul 2025 Wednesday	Caturdaśī 01:39, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:06-18:29, Mūlā *04:51
10 Jul 2025 Thursday	Pūrṇimā 02:09, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:07-18:29, Purvāṣāḍhā --:-- +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