Panchang · Festivals and vrats
Festivals and vrats in 2011
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 Houston · change city
Times in Houston (America/Chicago, CST/CDT).
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 2011
3 JanMon
Margashirsha Amavasya (Somvati)New-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Pausha Amavasya (purnimanta) = Margashirsha Amavasya (amanta)
February 2011
2 FebWed
Mauni AmavasyaNew-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Magha Amavasya (purnimanta) = Pausha Amavasya (amanta)
March 2011
4 MarFri
Magha AmavasyaNew-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Phalguna Amavasya (purnimanta) = Magha Amavasya (amanta)
April 2011
2 AprSat
Phalguna Amavasya (Shani)New-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Chaitra Amavasya (purnimanta) = Phalguna Amavasya (amanta)
May 2011
2 MayMon
Chaitra Amavasya (Somvati)New-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Vaishakha Amavasya (purnimanta) = Chaitra Amavasya (amanta)
June 2011
1 JunWed
Vat Savitri AmavasyaNew-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Jyeshtha Amavasya (purnimanta) = Vaishakha Amavasya (amanta)
30 JunThu
Jyeshtha AmavasyaNew-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Ashadha Amavasya (purnimanta) = Jyeshtha Amavasya (amanta)
July 2011
30 JulSat
Hariyali Amavasya (Shani)New-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Shravana Amavasya (purnimanta) = Ashadha Amavasya (amanta)
August 2011
28 AugSun
Shravana AmavasyaNew-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Bhadrapada Amavasya (purnimanta) = Shravana Amavasya (amanta)
September 2011
26 SepMon
Mahalaya / Sarvapitri Amavasya (Somvati)New-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Ashwina Amavasya (purnimanta) = Bhadrapada Amavasya (amanta)
October 2011
26 OctWed
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) AmavasyaNew-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) = Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
November 2011
24 NovThu
Kartika AmavasyaNew-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Margashirsha Amavasya (purnimanta) = Kartika Amavasya (amanta)
December 2011
24 DecSat
Margashirsha Amavasya (Shani)New-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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