Panchang · Festivals and vrats
Festivals and vrats in 2016
Each date is worked out from the lunar day, the Moon’s nakshatra or the Sun’s entry into a sign, by the sunrise of the chosen city. Open a festival to read how its date was fixed.
Dates for Manchester · change city
Times in Manchester (Europe/London, GMT/BST).
Month names: the rules use the amanta month, which ends at the new moon (as in South and West India). In the dark half of the month North India’s purnimanta calendar has already moved to the next month, so dark-half entries show both names, for example Kamika Ekadashi: Shravana Krishna (purnimanta) = Ashadha Krishna (amanta). Shravan Somvar follows the purnimanta month, as Delhi almanacs print it.
January 2016
9 JanSat
Margashirsha Amavasya (Shani)New-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Pausha Amavasya (purnimanta) = Margashirsha Amavasya (amanta)
February 2016
8 FebMon
Mauni Amavasya (Somvati)New-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Magha Amavasya (purnimanta) = Pausha Amavasya (amanta)
March 2016
8 MarTue
Magha Amavasya (Bhaumvati)New-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Phalguna Amavasya (purnimanta) = Magha Amavasya (amanta)
April 2016
7 AprThu
Phalguna AmavasyaNew-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Chaitra Amavasya (purnimanta) = Phalguna Amavasya (amanta)
May 2016
6 MayFri
Chaitra AmavasyaNew-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Vaishakha Amavasya (purnimanta) = Chaitra Amavasya (amanta)
June 2016
4 JunSat
Vat Savitri Amavasya (Shani)New-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Jyeshtha Amavasya (purnimanta) = Vaishakha Amavasya (amanta)
July 2016
4 JulMon
Jyeshtha Amavasya (Somvati)New-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Ashadha Amavasya (purnimanta) = Jyeshtha Amavasya (amanta)
August 2016
2 AugTue
Hariyali Amavasya (Bhaumvati)New-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Shravana Amavasya (purnimanta) = Ashadha Amavasya (amanta)
September 2016
1 SepThu
Shravana AmavasyaNew-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Bhadrapada Amavasya (purnimanta) = Shravana Amavasya (amanta)
30 SepFri
Mahalaya / Sarvapitri AmavasyaNew-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Ashwina Amavasya (purnimanta) = Bhadrapada Amavasya (amanta)
October 2016
30 OctSun
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) AmavasyaNew-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) = Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
November 2016
29 NovTue
Kartika Amavasya (Bhaumvati)New-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Margashirsha Amavasya (purnimanta) = Kartika Amavasya (amanta)
December 2016
28 DecWed
Margashirsha AmavasyaNew-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Pausha Amavasya (purnimanta) = Margashirsha Amavasya (amanta)
Plain-language notes are the School’s summaries of common almanac usage, for study. They are not advice.
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