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

29 Apr 2026
Wednesday

Trayodaśī 19:54, G, Sunrise-Set 05:13-18:07, Hasta *00:18

+Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Sarvasva Govinda Mahārāja ~ Appearance

30 Apr 2026
Thursday

Caturdaśī 21:15, G, Sunrise-Set 05:12-18:07, Citrā *02:18

+Nṛsiṃha-caturdaśī ~ Appearance of Lord Nṛsiṃhadeva - Fast till dusk then Ekādaśī preparations only

1 May 2026
Friday

Pūrṇimā 22:55, G, Sunrise-Set 05:11-18:08, Svātī *04:37

+Break fast 08:24 - 09:27 IST (UTC + 5:30)

+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 540 - Kṛṣṇakal 0.98
DATE	Tithi (ends), Pakṣa, Sunrise/Set, Nakṣatra (ends)
2 May 2026 Saturday	Pratipat 00:52, K, Sunrise-Set* 05:11-18:08, Viśākhā --:-- +Trivikrama Māsa begins +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Sāraṅga Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance
3 May 2026 Sunday	Dvitīyā 03:04, K, Sunrise-Set* 05:10-18:08, Viśākhā 07:12
4 May 2026 Monday	Tritīyā --:--, K, Sunrise-Set 05:10-18:09, Anurādhā 10:00
5 May 2026 Tuesday	Tritīyā 05:27, K, Sunrise-Set 05:09-18:09, Jyeṣṭha 12:56
6 May 2026 Wednesday	Caturthī 07:54, K, Sunrise-Set 05:08-18:10, Mūlā 15:55
7 May 2026 Thursday	Pañcamī 10:16, K, Sunrise-Set 05:08-18:10, Purvāṣāḍhā 18:47 +Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya ~ Disappearance
8 May 2026 Friday	Ṣaṣṭhī 12:24, K, Sunrise-Set 05:07-18:10, Uttarāṣāḍhā 21:22
9 May 2026 Saturday	Saptamī 14:05, K, Sunrise-Set 05:07-18:11, Śravaṇā 23:26
10 May 2026 Sunday	Astamī 15:09, K, Sunrise-Set 05:06-18:11, Dhaniṣṭhā *00:52
11 May 2026 Monday	Navamī 15:27, K, Sunrise-Set 05:06-18:12, Śatabhiṣā *01:30
12 May 2026 Tuesday	Daśamī 14:55, K, Sunrise-Set 05:05-18:12, Pūrvabhādra *01:19
13 May 2026 Wednesday	Ekādaśī 13:32, K, Sunrise-Set 05:05-18:13, Uttarabhādra 00:19 +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Aparā EKĀDAŚĪ*
14 May 2026 Thursday	Dvādaśī 11:23, K, Sunrise-Set 05:04-18:13, Revatī 22:36 +Break fast 05:04 - 07:45 IST (UTC + 5:30) +Śrī Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura ~ Appearance
15 May 2026 Friday	Trayodaśī 08:34, K, Sunrise-Set 05:04-18:14, Aśvinī 20:16 +Śrī Keśava-vrata Ends ( end of constant watering of Tulasī with overhanging pot ) +Sun enters Taurus
16 May 2026 Saturday	Caturdaśī 05:13, K, Sunrise-Set 05:04-18:14, Bhāranī 17:32 +Amāvasyā up to *01:33 +Sāvitrī Amāvāsyā

Puruṣottama Māsa	Gaurābda 540 - Kṛṣṇakal 0.98
Trivikrama Māsa continues after Puruṣottama Adhika Māsa
DATE	Tithi (ends), Pakṣa, Sunrise/Set, Nakṣatra (ends)
17 May 2026 Sunday	Pratipat 21:43, G, Sunrise-Set 05:03-18:14, Kṛttikā 14:34 +Puruṣottama Māsa begins +Fasting for Puruṣottama vrata begins today +Fasting from tomatoes, eggplant, sesame, mustard seeds and oil, honey, urad-dahl, as in Kartik
18 May 2026 Monday	Dvitīyā 17:56, G, Sunrise-Set 05:03-18:15, Rohiṇī 11:34
19 May 2026 Tuesday	Tritīyā 14:21, G, Sunrise-Set 05:02-18:15, Mṛgaśīrśa 08:43
20 May 2026 Wednesday	Caturthī 11:09, G, Sunrise-Set 05:02-18:16, Ārdrā 06:14 +Punarvasu nakṣatra up to *04:14
21 May 2026 Thursday	Pañcamī 08:29, G, Sunrise-Set 05:02-18:16, Puṣyā *02:51
22 May 2026 Friday	Ṣaṣṭhī 06:27, G, Sunrise-Set 05:01-18:17, Āśleṣā *02:10
23 May 2026 Saturday	Saptamī 05:07, G, Sunrise-Set 05:01-18:17, Maghā 02:11 +Astamī up to 04:29
24 May 2026 Sunday	Navamī 04:33, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:01-18:17, P.Phalgunī *02:53
25 May 2026 Monday	Daśamī --:--, G, Sunrise-Set 05:01-18:18, U.Phalgunī *04:10
26 May 2026 Tuesday	Daśamī 05:13, G, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:18, Hasta --:--
27 May 2026 Wednesday	Ekādaśī 06:24, G, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:19, Hasta 05:58 +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Padminī (Kamalā) EKĀDAŚĪ
28 May 2026 Thursday	Dvādaśī 07:59, G, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:19, Citrā 08:10 +Break fast 08:24 - 08:42 IST (UTC + 5:30)
29 May 2026 Friday	Trayodaśī 09:53, G, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:20, Svātī 10:40
30 May 2026 Saturday	Caturdaśī 12:00, G, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:20, Viśākhā 13:22
31 May 2026 Sunday	Pūrṇimā 14:17, G, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:20, Anurādhā 16:14 +Pūrṇimā (middle of Puruṣottama Masa)

1 Jun 2026 Monday	Pratipat 16:40, K, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:21, Jyeṣṭha 19:10
2 Jun 2026 Tuesday	Dvitīyā 19:04, K, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:21, Mūlā 22:08
3 Jun 2026 Wednesday	Tritīyā 21:24, K, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:22, Purvāṣāḍhā *01:01
4 Jun 2026 Thursday	Caturthī 23:33, K, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:22, Uttarāṣāḍhā *03:43
5 Jun 2026 Friday	Pañcamī 01:23, K, Sunrise-Set* 04:59-18:22, Śravaṇā --:--
6 Jun 2026 Saturday	Ṣaṣṭhī 02:43, K, Sunrise-Set* 04:59-18:23, Śravaṇā 06:05
7 Jun 2026 Sunday	Saptamī 03:27, K, Sunrise-Set* 04:59-18:23, Dhaniṣṭhā 07:57
8 Jun 2026 Monday	Astamī 03:26, K, Sunrise-Set* 04:59-18:24, Śatabhiṣā 09:11
9 Jun 2026 Tuesday	Navamī 02:37, K, Sunrise-Set* 04:59-18:24, Pūrvabhādra 09:41
10 Jun 2026 Wednesday	Daśamī 01:00, K, Sunrise-Set* 04:59-18:24, Uttarabhādra 09:23
11 Jun 2026 Thursday	Ekādaśī 22:39, K, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:25, Revatī 08:18 +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Parama (Kāmadā) EKĀDAŚĪ
12 Jun 2026 Friday	Dvādaśī 19:39, K, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:25, Aśvinī 06:30 +Bhāranī nakṣatra up to 04:07 +Break fast 08:24 - 09:23 IST (UTC + 5:30)*
13 Jun 2026 Saturday	Trayodaśī 16:10, K, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:25, Kṛttikā *01:18
14 Jun 2026 Sunday	Caturdaśī 12:22, K, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:26, Rohiṇī 22:16
15 Jun 2026 Monday	Amāvasyā 08:26, K, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:26, Mṛgaśīrśa 19:10 +Pratipat up to *04:33 +Amāvasyā - is observed today as last day of Puruṣottama Māsa +Sun enters Gemini

Trivikrama Māsa continued, Gaurābda 540 - Kṛṣṇakal 0.98
DATE	Tithi (ends), Pakṣa, Sunrise/Set, Nakṣatra (ends)
16 Jun 2026 Tuesday	Dvitīyā 00:55, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:00-18:26, Ārdrā 16:14 +Trivikrama Māsa resumes
17 Jun 2026 Wednesday	Tritīyā 21:41, G, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:26, Punarvasu 13:39
18 Jun 2026 Thursday	Caturthī 19:01, G, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:27, Puṣyā 11:34
19 Jun 2026 Friday	Pañcamī 17:02, G, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:27, Āśleṣā 10:09
20 Jun 2026 Saturday	Ṣaṣṭhī 15:49, G, Sunrise-Set 05:01-18:27, Maghā 09:28
21 Jun 2026 Sunday	Saptamī 15:23, G, Sunrise-Set 05:01-18:27, P.Phalgunī 09:33
22 Jun 2026 Monday	Astamī 15:42, G, Sunrise-Set 05:01-18:28, U.Phalgunī 10:24
23 Jun 2026 Tuesday	Navamī 16:42, G, Sunrise-Set 05:01-18:28, Hasta 11:56
24 Jun 2026 Wednesday	Daśamī 18:15, G, Sunrise-Set 05:01-18:28, Citrā 14:01 +Śrī Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa ~ Disappearance +Gaṅgā-daśaharā-snāna +Gaṅgā-pūjā - worship of Gaṅgā-devi +Śrīmatī Gaṅgāmātā Gosvāminī ~ Appearance
25 Jun 2026 Thursday	Ekādaśī 20:12, G, Sunrise-Set 05:02-18:28, Svātī 16:31 +(not suitable for fasting, see following day)
26 Jun 2026 Friday	Dvādaśī 22:25, G, Sunrise-Set 05:02-18:28, Viśākhā 19:18 +PAKṢA-VARDHINĪ MAHĀDVĀDAŚĪ: FASTING FOR Pāṇḍava Nirjala EKĀDAŚĪ
27 Jun 2026 Saturday	Trayodaśī 00:46, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:02-18:28, Anurādhā 22:13 +Break fast 08:24 - 09:25 IST (UTC + 5:30) +Ciḍā-dahī Mahotsava of Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī at Pāṇihāṭī
28 Jun 2026 Sunday	Caturdaśī 03:09, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:03-18:29, Jyeṣṭha *01:11
29 Jun 2026 Monday	Pūrṇimā --:--, G, Sunrise-Set 05:03-18:29, Mūlā *04:05 +Snāna yātrā (bathing) of Lord Jagannātha +Śrī Mukunda Daṭṭa ~ Disappearance +Śrī Śrīdhara Paṇḍita ~ Disappearance +Śrī Śrīla Nityānanda Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Appearance
30 Jun 2026 Tuesday	Pūrṇimā 05:29, G, Sunrise-Set 05:03-18:29, Purvāṣāḍhā --:-- +Śrī Śyāmānanda Prabhu ~ Disappearance

July - Vāmana Māsa - Kṛṣṇakal 0.98
Balasore, Orrisa, India 21N30 086E56 (Asia/Kolkata)
DATE	Tithi (ends), Pakṣa, Sunrise/Set, Nakṣatra (ends)
1 Jul 2026 Wednesday	Pratipat 07:41, K, Sunrise-Set 05:03-18:29, Purvāṣāḍhā 06:53 +Vāmana Māsa begins
2 Jul 2026 Thursday	Dvitīyā 09:40, K, Sunrise-Set 05:04-18:29, Uttarāṣāḍhā 09:29
3 Jul 2026 Friday	Tritīyā 11:23, K, Sunrise-Set 05:04-18:29, Śravaṇā 11:48
4 Jul 2026 Saturday	Caturthī 12:42, K, Sunrise-Set 05:04-18:29, Dhaniṣṭhā 13:46
5 Jul 2026 Sunday	Pañcamī 13:33, K, Sunrise-Set 05:05-18:29, Śatabhiṣā 15:14 +Śrī Vakreśvara Paṇḍita ~ Appearance
6 Jul 2026 Monday	Ṣaṣṭhī 13:50, K, Sunrise-Set 05:05-18:29, Pūrvabhādra 16:09
7 Jul 2026 Tuesday	Saptamī 13:27, K, Sunrise-Set 05:05-18:29, Uttarabhādra 16:26
8 Jul 2026 Wednesday	Astamī 12:24, K, Sunrise-Set 05:06-18:29, Revatī 16:02
9 Jul 2026 Thursday	Navamī 10:40, K, Sunrise-Set 05:06-18:29, Aśvinī 14:58
10 Jul 2026 Friday	Daśamī 08:19, K, Sunrise-Set 05:07-18:29, Bhāranī 13:17 +Śrī Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita ~ Disappearance
11 Jul 2026 Saturday	Ekādaśī 05:25, K, Sunrise-Set 05:07-18:28, Kṛttikā 11:05 +Dvādaśī up to 02:06, +TRISPṚṢĀ MAHĀDVĀDAŚĪ: FASTING FOR Yogini EKĀDAŚĪ*
12 Jul 2026 Sunday	Trayodaśī 22:32, K, Sunrise-Set 05:07-18:28, Rohiṇī 08:31 +Break fast 08:24 - 09:25 IST (UTC + 5:30)
13 Jul 2026 Monday	Caturdaśī 18:52, K, Sunrise-Set 05:08-18:28, Mṛgaśīrśa 05:43 +Ārdrā nakṣatra up to *02:53
14 Jul 2026 Tuesday	Amāvasyā 15:15, K, Sunrise-Set 05:08-18:28, Punarvasu *00:11 +Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita ~ Disappearance +Śrīla Saccidānanda Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura ~ Disappearance

15 Jul 2026 Wednesday	Pratipat 11:53, G, Sunrise-Set 05:09-18:28, Puṣyā 21:48 +Guṇḍicā-mārjana (cleaning of Guṇḍicā temple) +Nava-yauvana darśan of Śrī Jīu
16 Jul 2026 Thursday	Dvitīyā 08:55, G, Sunrise-Set 05:09-18:28, Āśleṣā 19:54 +Ratha-yātrā (Chariot festival of Lord Jagannātha) +Śrī Svarupa Dāmodara Gosvāmī ~ Disappearance +Śrī Śivananda Sena ~ Disappearance
17 Jul 2026 Friday	Tritīyā 06:30, G, Sunrise-Set 05:09-18:27, Maghā 18:37, +Caturthī up to *04:45 +Sun enters Cancer
18 Jul 2026 Saturday	Pañcamī 03:45, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:10-18:27, P.Phalgunī 18:02
19 Jul 2026 Sunday	Ṣaṣṭhī 03:32, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:10-18:27, U.Phalgunī 18:14 +Śrī Vakresvara Paṇḍita ~ Disappearance
20 Jul 2026 Monday	Saptamī 04:05, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:11-18:27, Hasta 19:11 +Śrī Lakṣmī-devī's victory: Herā Pañcamī celebration
21 Jul 2026 Tuesday	Astamī --:--, G, Sunrise-Set 05:11-18:26, Citrā 20:51
22 Jul 2026 Wednesday	Astamī 05:19, G, Sunrise-Set 05:11-18:26, Svātī 23:05
23 Jul 2026 Thursday	Navamī 07:06, G, Sunrise-Set 05:12-18:26, Viśākhā *01:44 +Sandhyā darśan ananta phala
24 Jul 2026 Friday	Daśamī 09:15, G, Sunrise-Set 05:12-18:25, Anurādhā *04:38 +Lord Jagannātha's return journey - Bāhuḍā-yātrā ~ End of Ratha-yātrā festival +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Kamal Madhusūdana Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance
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