Panchang · Festivals and vrats
Festivals and vrats in 2008
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 Ranchi · 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 2008
4 JanFri
Saphala EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Pausha Krishna (purnimanta) = Margashirsha Krishna (amanta)
19 JanSat
Pausha Putrada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Pausha Shukla
February 2008
2 FebSat
Shattila EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Magha Krishna (purnimanta) = Pausha Krishna (amanta)
17 FebSun
Jaya EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Magha Shukla
March 2008
3 MarMon
Vijaya EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Phalguna Krishna (purnimanta) = Magha Krishna (amanta)
17 MarMon
Amalaki EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Phalguna Shukla
April 2008
2 AprWed
Papamochani EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Chaitra Krishna (purnimanta) = Phalguna Krishna (amanta)
16 AprWed
Kamada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Chaitra Shukla
May 2008
2 MayFri
Varuthini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Vaishakha Krishna (purnimanta) = Chaitra Krishna (amanta)
15 MayThu
Mohini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Vaishakha Shukla
31 MaySat
Apara EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Jyeshtha Krishna (purnimanta) = Vaishakha Krishna (amanta)
June 2008
14 JunSat
Nirjala EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Jyeshtha Shukla
29 JunSun
Yogini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashadha Krishna (purnimanta) = Jyeshtha Krishna (amanta)
July 2008
13 JulSun
Devshayani EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashadha Shukla
29 JulTue
Kamika EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Shravana Krishna (purnimanta) = Ashadha Krishna (amanta)
August 2008
12 AugTue
Shravana Putrada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Shravana Shukla
27 AugWed
Aja EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Bhadrapada Krishna (purnimanta) = Shravana Krishna (amanta)
September 2008
11 SepThu
Parsva (Parivartini) EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Bhadrapada Shukla
25 SepThu
Indira EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashwina Krishna (purnimanta) = Bhadrapada Krishna (amanta)
October 2008
11 OctSat
Papankusha EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashwina Shukla
24 OctFri
Rama EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Kartika Krishna (purnimanta) = Ashwina Krishna (amanta)
November 2008
9 NovSun
Devutthana (Prabodhini) EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Kartika Shukla
23 NovSun
Utpanna EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Margashirsha Krishna (purnimanta) = Kartika Krishna (amanta)
December 2008
9 DecTue
Mokshada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Margashirsha Shukla
22 DecMon
Saphala EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Pausha Krishna (purnimanta) = Margashirsha Krishna (amanta)
Plain-language notes are the School’s summaries of common almanac usage, for study. They are not advice.
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