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.

Viṣṇu
Māsa

Gaurābda 538 - Kṛṣṇakal 0.98

DATE

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

26 Mar 2024
Tuesday

Pratipat 14:58, K, Sunrise-Set 05:41-17:55, Hasta 13:35

+Break fast 08:24 - 09:43

+Viṣṇu Māsa begins

+Śrī Śrī Jagannātha Miśra ānanda-utsava

+Holi

+Gaurābda 538 begins

1 Apr 2024 Monday	Saptamī 21:12, K, Sunrise-Set 05:35-17:57, Mūlā 23:13
2 Apr 2024 Tuesday	Astamī 20:11, K, Sunrise-Set 05:34-17:58, Purvāṣāḍhā 22:50 +Śrī Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita ~ Appearance
3 Apr 2024 Wednesday	Navamī 18:32, K, Sunrise-Set 05:33-17:58, Uttarāṣāḍhā 21:49
4 Apr 2024 Thursday	Daśamī 16:16, K, Sunrise-Set 05:33-17:58, Śravaṇā 20:13
5 Apr 2024 Friday	Ekādaśī 13:31, K, Sunrise-Set 05:32-17:59, Dhaniṣṭhā 18:08 +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Pāpamocanī EKĀDAŚĪ
6 Apr 2024 Saturday	Dvādaśī 10:22, K, Sunrise-Set 05:31-17:59, Śatabhiṣā 15:41 +Break fast 08:24 - 09:40 +Śrīman Mahāprabhu's śubha vijaya mahotsava at Varāha-nagara +Śrī Govinda Ghoṣa Ṭhākura ~ Disappearance
7 Apr 2024 Sunday	Trayodaśī 06:56, K, Sunrise-Set 05:30-17:59, Pūrvabhādra 13:00 +Caturdaśī up to *03:23
8 Apr 2024 Monday	Amāvāsyā 23:53, K, Sunrise-Set 05:29-18:00, Uttarabhādra 10:14 +total solar eclipse: (not visible in India) 21:12:14 (Apr 8) - start of eclipse 22:08:47 (Apr 8) - start ofannularity/totality 23:47:17 (Apr 8) - maximum eclipse point 01:25:29 (Apr 9) - end of annularity/totality 02:22:06 (Apr 9) - end of eclipse

9 Apr 2024 Tuesday	Pratipat 20:33, G, Sunrise-Set 05:28-18:00, Revatī 07:33 +Aśvinī nakṣatra up to *05:08
10 Apr 2024 Wednesday	Dvitīyā 17:35, G, Sunrise-Set 05:27-18:00, Bhāranī *03:07
11 Apr 2024 Thursday	Tritīyā 15:06, G, Sunrise-Set 05:26-18:01, Kṛttikā *01:39
12 Apr 2024 Friday	Caturthī 13:14, G, Sunrise-Set 05:26-18:01, Rohiṇī *00:52
13 Apr 2024 Saturday	Pañcamī 12:06, G, Sunrise-Set 05:25-18:01, Mṛgaśīrśa *00:50 +Śrī Rāmānujācārya ~ Appearance +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Hṛdaya Vana Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Appearance
14 Apr 2024 Sunday	Ṣaṣṭhī 11:46, G, Sunrise-Set 05:24-18:02, Ārdrā *01:36 +Beginning of Śālagrāma and Tulasī-jala dāna +Śrī Keśava-vrata ( constant watering of Tulasī with overhanging pot drip ) +Sun enters Aries
15 Apr 2024 Monday	Saptamī 12:14, G, Sunrise-Set 05:23-18:02, Punarvasu *03:07 +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Vilāsa Tīrtha Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Appearannce
16 Apr 2024 Tuesday	Astamī 13:26, G, Sunrise-Set 05:22-18:02, Puṣyā *05:17
17 Apr 2024 Wednesday	Navamī 15:16, G, Sunrise-Set 05:21-18:03, Āśleṣā --:-- +Rāma-navamī ~ Appearance of Lord Śrī Rāmacandra - Fast till noon then Ekādaśī preparations only
18 Apr 2024 Thursday	Daśamī 17:34, G, Sunrise-Set 05:21-18:03, Āśleṣā 07:58 +Break fast 08:24 - 09:31
19 Apr 2024 Friday	Ekādaśī 20:07, G, Sunrise-Set 05:20-18:03, Maghā 10:58 +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Kāmadā EKĀDAŚĪ +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Pradīpa Purī Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance
20 Apr 2024 Saturday	Dvādaśī 22:44, G, Sunrise-Set 05:19-18:04, P.Phalgunī 14:05 +Break fast 08:24 - 09:30
21 Apr 2024 Sunday	Trayodaśī 01:14, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:18-18:04, U.Phalgunī 17:09
22 Apr 2024 Monday	Caturdaśī 03:28, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:18-18:04, Hasta 20:01
23 Apr 2024 Tuesday	Pūrṇimā --:--, G, Sunrise-Set 05:17-18:05, Citrā 22:33 +Śrī Balarāma Rāsa-yātrā +Śrī Kṛṣṇa Vasanta-rāsa +Śrī Vaṁśivadana Gosvāmī ~ Appearance +Śrī Śyāmānanda Prabhu ~ Appearance

24 Apr 2024
Wednesday

Pūrṇimā 05:21, G, Sunrise-Set 05:16-18:05, Svātī *00:42

Madhusūdana Māsa	Gaurābda 538 - Kṛṣṇakal 0.98
DATE	Tithi (ends), Pakṣa, Sunrise/Set, Nakṣatra (ends)
25 Apr 2024 Thursday	Pratipat 06:48, K, Sunrise-Set 05:15-18:06, Viśākhā *02:25 +Madhusūdana Māsa begins
26 Apr 2024 Friday	Dvitīyā 07:48, K, Sunrise-Set 05:15-18:06, Anurādhā *03:41
27 Apr 2024 Saturday	Tritīyā 08:20, K, Sunrise-Set 05:14-18:06, Jyeṣṭha *04:29
28 Apr 2024 Sunday	Caturthī 08:24, K, Sunrise-Set 05:13-18:07, Mūlā *04:50
29 Apr 2024 Monday	Pañcamī 08:00, K, Sunrise-Set 05:13-18:07, Purvāṣāḍhā *04:44 +Śrī Kṛṣṇadāsa Bābājī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance
30 Apr 2024 Tuesday	Ṣaṣṭhī 07:07, K, Sunrise-Set 05:12-18:07, Uttarāṣāḍhā *04:10 +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Kumuda Santa Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ 111ᵗʱ Appearance
1 May 2024 Wednesday	Saptamī 05:48, K, Sunrise-Set 05:11-18:08, Śravaṇā 03:12 +Astamī up to 04:03 +Śrī Abhirāma Ṭhākura ~ Disappearance
2 May 2024 Thursday	Navamī 01:55, K, Sunrise-Set* 05:11-18:08, Dhaniṣṭhā *01:50
3 May 2024 Friday	Daśamī 23:26, K, Sunrise-Set 05:10-18:09, Śatabhiṣā *00:07 +Śrī Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura ~ Disappearance
4 May 2024 Saturday	Ekādaśī 20:41, K, Sunrise-Set 05:09-18:09, Pūrvabhādra 22:08 +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Varūthinī EKĀDAŚĪ
5 May 2024 Sunday	Dvādaśī 17:44, K, Sunrise-Set 05:09-18:10, Uttarabhādra 19:59 +Break fast 08:24 - 09:25
6 May 2024 Monday	Trayodaśī 14:43, K, Sunrise-Set 05:08-18:10, Revatī 17:44
7 May 2024 Tuesday	Caturdaśī 11:43, K, Sunrise-Set 05:08-18:10, Aśvinī 15:34
8 May 2024 Wednesday	Amāvāsyā 08:54, K, Sunrise-Set 05:07-18:11, Bhāranī 13:35 +Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita ~ Appearance

9 May 2024 Thursday	Pratipat 06:23, G, Sunrise-Set 05:07-18:11, Kṛttikā 11:57 +Dvitīyā up to *04:20
10 May 2024 Friday	Tritīyā 02:52, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:06-18:12, Rohiṇī 10:48 +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Vicāra Yāyāvara Gosvāmī Mahārāja - Appearance +Akṣaya Tritīyā (Auspicious day to start new projects) +Candana-yātrā of Lord Jagannātha starts, lasts for 21 days +Opening the doors of Śrī Badrīnārāyaṇa
11 May 2024 Saturday	Caturthī 02:06, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:06-18:12, Mṛgaśīrśa 10:16
12 May 2024 Sunday	Pañcamī 02:06, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:05-18:13, Ārdrā 10:28
13 May 2024 Monday	Ṣaṣṭhī 02:52, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:05-18:13, Punarvasu 11:25
14 May 2024 Tuesday	Saptamī 04:22, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:04-18:13, Puṣyā 13:06 +Jahnu saptamī (Śrī Jāhnavā pūjā) +Sun enters Taurus
15 May 2024 Wednesday	Astamī --:--, G, Sunrise-Set 05:04-18:14, Āśleṣā 15:26 +Śrī Keśava-vrata Ends ( end of constant watering of Tulasī with overhanging pot )
16 May 2024 Thursday	Astamī 06:25, G, Sunrise-Set 05:03-18:14, Maghā 18:15 +Śrīmatī Sītā-devī (consort of Lord Rāma) ~ Appearance +Śrīmatī Jāhnavā-devī (consort of Lord Nityānanda) ~ Appearance +Śrī Madhu Paṇḍita ~ Disappearance
17 May 2024 Friday	Navamī 08:51, G, Sunrise-Set 05:03-18:15, P.Phalgunī 21:19
18 May 2024 Saturday	Daśamī 11:25, G, Sunrise-Set 05:03-18:15, U.Phalgunī *00:24
19 May 2024 Sunday	Ekādaśī 13:52, G, Sunrise-Set 05:02-18:16, Hasta *03:17 +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Mohinī EKĀDAŚĪ
20 May 2024 Monday	Dvādaśī 16:01, G, Sunrise-Set 05:02-18:16, Citrā --:-- +Break fast 08:24 - 09:22
21 May 2024 Tuesday	Trayodaśī 17:42, G, Sunrise-Set 05:02-18:16, Citrā 05:47
22 May 2024 Wednesday	Caturdaśī 18:50, G, Sunrise-Set 05:01-18:17, Svātī 07:48 +Nṛsiṃha-caturdaśī ~ Appearance of Lord Nṛsiṃhadeva - Fast till dusk then Ekādaśī preparations only
23 May 2024 Thursday	Pūrṇimā 19:25, G, Sunrise-Set 05:01-18:17, Viśākhā 09:16 +Break fast 08:24 - 09:20 +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 538 - Kṛṣṇakal 0.98
DATE	Tithi (ends), Pakṣa, Sunrise/Set, Nakṣatra (ends)
24 May 2024 Friday	Pratipat 19:27, K, Sunrise-Set 05:01-18:18, Anurādhā 10:11 +Trivikrama Māsa begins +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Sāraṅga Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance
25 May 2024 Saturday	Dvitīyā 19:00, K, Sunrise-Set 05:01-18:18, Jyeṣṭha 10:37
26 May 2024 Sunday	Tritīyā 18:09, K, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:19, Mūlā 10:37
27 May 2024 Monday	Caturthī 16:56, K, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:19, Purvāṣāḍhā 10:15
28 May 2024 Tuesday	Pañcamī 15:26, K, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:19, Uttarāṣāḍhā 09:35 +Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya ~ Disappearance
29 May 2024 Wednesday	Ṣaṣṭhī 13:42, K, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:20, Śravaṇā 08:40
30 May 2024 Thursday	Saptamī 11:46, K, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:20, Dhaniṣṭhā 07:32
31 May 2024 Friday	Astamī 09:40, K, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:21, Śatabhiṣā 06:15 +Pūrvabhādra nakṣatra up to *04:49
1 Jun 2024 Saturday	Navamī 07:27, K, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:21, Uttarabhādra *03:17
2 Jun 2024 Sunday	Daśamī 05:07, K, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:22, Revatī 01:42 +Ekādaśī up to 02:44
3 Jun 2024 Monday	Dvādaśī 00:21, K, Sunrise-Set* 04:59-18:22, Aśvinī *00:06 +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Aparā EKĀDAŚĪ +Śrī Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura ~ Appearance
4 Jun 2024 Tuesday	Trayodaśī 22:03, K, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:22, Bhāranī 22:36 +Break fast 08:24 - 09:20
5 Jun 2024 Wednesday	Caturdaśī 19:57, K, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:23, Kṛttikā 21:17
6 Jun 2024 Thursday	Amāvāsyā 18:09, K, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:23, Rohiṇī 20:18 +Sāvitrī Amāvāsyā

7 Jun 2024 Friday	Pratipat 16:47, G, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:23, Mṛgaśīrśa 19:44
8 Jun 2024 Saturday	Dvitīyā 15:58, G, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:24, Ārdrā 19:44
9 Jun 2024 Sunday	Tritīyā 15:47, G, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:24, Punarvasu 20:22
10 Jun 2024 Monday	Caturthī 16:17, G, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:24, Puṣyā 21:41
11 Jun 2024 Tuesday	Pañcamī 17:30, G, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:25, Āśleṣā 23:40
12 Jun 2024 Wednesday	Ṣaṣṭhī 19:19, G, Sunrise-Set 04:59-18:25, Maghā *02:13
13 Jun 2024 Thursday	Saptamī 21:36, G, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:25, P.Phalgunī --:--
14 Jun 2024 Friday	Astamī 00:06, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:00-18:26, P.Phalgunī 05:10
15 Jun 2024 Saturday	Navamī 02:35, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:00-18:26, U.Phalgunī 08:15 +Sun enters Gemini
16 Jun 2024 Sunday	Daśamī 04:46, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:00-18:26, Hasta 11:14 +Śrī Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa ~ Disappearance +Gaṅgā-daśaharā-snāna +Gaṅgā-pūjā - worship of Gaṅgā-devi +Śrīmatī Gaṅgāmātā Gosvāminī ~ Appearance
17 Jun 2024 Monday	Ekādaśī --:--, G, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:27, Citrā 13:52 +(not suitable for fasting, see following day)
18 Jun 2024 Tuesday	Ekādaśī 06:27, G, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:27, Svātī 15:57 +UNMILANī MAHĀDVĀDAŚĪ: FASTING FOR Pāṇḍava Nirjala EKĀDAŚĪ
19 Jun 2024 Wednesday	Dvādaśī 07:30, G, Sunrise-Set 05:00-18:27, Viśākhā 17:25 +Break fast 05:00 - 07:27
20 Jun 2024 Thursday	Trayodaśī 07:52, G, Sunrise-Set 05:01-18:27, Anurādhā 18:11 +Ciḍā-dahī Mahotsava of Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī at Pāṇihāṭī
21 Jun 2024 Friday	Caturdaśī 07:34, G, Sunrise-Set 05:01-18:28, Jyeṣṭha 18:20
22 Jun 2024 Saturday	Pūrṇimā 06:40, G, Sunrise-Set 05:01-18:28, Mūlā 17:56 +Snāna yātrā (bathing) of Lord Jagannātha +Śrī Mukunda Daṭṭa ~ Disappearance +Śrī Śrīdhara Paṇḍita ~ Disappearance +Śrī Śrīla Nityānanda Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Appearance

Vāmana Māsa	Gaurābda 538 - Kṛṣṇakal 0.98
DATE	Tithi (ends), Pakṣa, Sunrise/Set, Nakṣatra (ends)
23 Jun 2024 Sunday	Pratipat 05:15, K, Sunrise-Set 05:01-18:28, Purvāṣāḍhā 17:05 +Dvitīyā up to *03:28 +Vāmana Māsa begins +Śrī Śyāmānanda Prabhu ~ Disappearance
24 Jun 2024 Monday	Tritīyā 01:25, K, Sunrise-Set* 05:02-18:28, Uttarāṣāḍhā 15:55
25 Jun 2024 Tuesday	Caturthī 23:13, K, Sunrise-Set 05:02-18:28, Śravaṇā 14:34
26 Jun 2024 Wednesday	Pañcamī 20:57, K, Sunrise-Set 05:02-18:28, Dhaniṣṭhā 13:06 +Śrī Vakreśvara Paṇḍita ~ Appearance
27 Jun 2024 Thursday	Ṣaṣṭhī 18:42, K, Sunrise-Set 05:02-18:29, Śatabhiṣā 11:38
28 Jun 2024 Friday	Saptamī 16:30, K, Sunrise-Set 05:03-18:29, Pūrvabhādra 10:12
29 Jun 2024 Saturday	Astamī 14:22, K, Sunrise-Set 05:03-18:29, Uttarabhādra 08:51
30 Jun 2024 Sunday	Navamī 12:22, K, Sunrise-Set 05:03-18:29, Revatī 07:35
1 Jul 2024 Monday	Daśamī 10:28, K, Sunrise-Set 05:04-18:29, Aśvinī 06:27 +Śrī Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita ~ Disappearance
2 Jul 2024 Tuesday	Ekādaśī 08:45, K, Sunrise-Set 05:04-18:29, Bhāranī 05:29 +Kṛttikā nakṣatra up to *04:41 +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Yoginī EKĀDAŚĪ
3 Jul 2024 Wednesday	Dvādaśī 07:13, K, Sunrise-Set 05:04-18:29, Rohiṇī *04:09, +Break fast 05:04 - 07:13
4 Jul 2024 Thursday	Trayodaśī 05:56, K, Sunrise-Set 05:05-18:29, Mṛgaśīrśa 03:56 +Caturdaśī up to 05:00
5 Jul 2024 Friday	Amāvasyā 04:29, K, Sunrise-Set* 05:05-18:29, Ārdrā *04:08 +Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita ~ Disappearance +Śrīla Saccidānanda Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura ~ Disappearance

6 Jul 2024 Saturday	Pratipat 04:28, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:05-18:29, Punarvasu *04:49 +Guṇḍicā-mārjana (cleaning of Guṇḍicā temple) +Nava-yauvana darśan of Śrī Jīu
7 Jul 2024 Sunday	Dvitīyā 05:02, G, Sunrise-Set* 05:06-18:29, Puṣyā --:-- +Ratha-yātrā (Chariot festival of Lord Jagannātha) +Śrī Svarupa Dāmodara Gosvāmī ~ Disappearance +Śrī Śivananda Sena ~ Disappearance
8 Jul 2024 Monday	Tritīyā --:--, G, Sunrise-Set 05:06-18:29, Puṣyā 06:04
9 Jul 2024 Tuesday	Tritīyā 06:11, G, Sunrise-Set 05:06-18:29, Āśleṣā 07:54
10 Jul 2024 Wednesday	Caturthī 07:54, G, Sunrise-Set 05:07-18:29, Maghā 10:16
11 Jul 2024 Thursday	Pañcamī 10:06, G, Sunrise-Set 05:07-18:28, P.Phalgunī 13:05 +Śrī Lakṣmī-devī's victory: Herā Pañcamī celebration
12 Jul 2024 Friday	Ṣaṣṭhī 12:35, G, Sunrise-Set 05:08-18:28, U.Phalgunī 16:10 +Śrī Vakresvara Paṇḍita ~ Disappearance
13 Jul 2024 Saturday	Saptamī 15:08, G, Sunrise-Set 05:08-18:28, Hasta 19:16
14 Jul 2024 Sunday	Astamī 17:28, G, Sunrise-Set 05:08-18:28, Citrā 22:08 +Sandhyā darśan ananta phala
15 Jul 2024 Monday	Navamī 19:22, G, Sunrise-Set 05:09-18:28, Svātī *00:31 +Lord Jagannātha's return journey - Bāhuḍā-yātrā ~ End of Ratha-yātrā festival
16 Jul 2024 Tuesday	Daśamī 20:36, G, Sunrise-Set 05:09-18:28, Viśākhā *02:15 +Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Kamal Madhusūdana Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance +Sun enters Cancer
17 Jul 2024 Wednesday	Ekādaśī 21:05, G, Sunrise-Set 05:10-18:27, Anurādhā *03:14 +ŚUDDHA EKĀDAŚĪ VRATA: FASTING FOR Śrī Hari Śayana EKĀDAŚĪ +Fasting for first month of Cāturmāsya-vrata begins today for those observing from Ekādaśī
18 Jul 2024 Thursday	Dvādaśī 20:47, G, Sunrise-Set 05:10-18:27, Jyeṣṭha *03:27 +Break fast 08:24 - 09:31
19 Jul 2024 Friday	Trayodaśī 19:44, G, Sunrise-Set 05:10-18:27, Mūlā *02:57
20 Jul 2024 Saturday	Caturdaśī 18:02, G, Sunrise-Set 05:11-18:26, Purvāṣāḍhā *01:50
21 Jul 2024 Sunday	Pūrṇimā 15:49, G, Sunrise-Set 05:11-18:26, Uttarāṣāḍhā *00:16 +Guru (Vyāsa) Pūrṇimā +Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī ~ Disappearance +Śrī Śrīla Nityānanda Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance +Fasting for first month of Cāturmāsya-vrata begins today for those observing from Pūrṇimā +Fast from sak, green leafy vegetables, for one month