Panchang · Festivals and vrats
Festivals and vrats in 1997
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 New Delhi · change city
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 1997
9 JanThu
Margashirsha AmavasyaNew-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Pausha Amavasya (purnimanta) = Margashirsha Amavasya (amanta)
February 1997
7 FebFri
Mauni AmavasyaNew-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Magha Amavasya (purnimanta) = Pausha Amavasya (amanta)
March 1997
9 MarSun
Magha AmavasyaNew-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Phalguna Amavasya (purnimanta) = Magha Amavasya (amanta)
April 1997
7 AprMon
Phalguna Amavasya (Somvati)New-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Chaitra Amavasya (purnimanta) = Phalguna Amavasya (amanta)
May 1997
6 MayTue
Chaitra Amavasya (Bhaumvati)New-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Vaishakha Amavasya (purnimanta) = Chaitra Amavasya (amanta)
June 1997
5 JunThu
Vat Savitri AmavasyaNew-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Jyeshtha Amavasya (purnimanta) = Vaishakha Amavasya (amanta)
July 1997
4 JulFri
Jyeshtha AmavasyaNew-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Ashadha Amavasya (purnimanta) = Jyeshtha Amavasya (amanta)
August 1997
3 AugSun
Hariyali AmavasyaNew-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Shravana Amavasya (purnimanta) = Ashadha Amavasya (amanta)
September 1997
1 SepMon
Shravana Amavasya (Somvati)New-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Bhadrapada Amavasya (purnimanta) = Shravana Amavasya (amanta)
October 1997
1 OctWed
Mahalaya / Sarvapitri AmavasyaNew-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Ashwina Amavasya (purnimanta) = Bhadrapada Amavasya (amanta)
31 OctFri
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) AmavasyaNew-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) = Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
November 1997
30 NovSun
Kartika AmavasyaNew-moon day; for remembering the ancestors · Margashirsha Amavasya (purnimanta) = Kartika Amavasya (amanta)
December 1997
29 DecMon
Margashirsha Amavasya (Somvati)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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