Panchang · Festivals and vrats
Festivals and vrats in 2028
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 Purnia · 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 2028
8 JanSat
Pausha Putrada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Pausha Shukla
22 JanSat
Shattila EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Magha Krishna (purnimanta) = Pausha Krishna (amanta)
February 2028
7 FebMon
Jaya EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Magha Shukla
20 FebSun
Vijaya EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Phalguna Krishna (purnimanta) = Magha Krishna (amanta)
March 2028
7 MarTue
Amalaki EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Phalguna Shukla
21 MarTue
Papamochani EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Chaitra Krishna (purnimanta) = Phalguna Krishna (amanta)
April 2028
6 AprThu
Kamada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Chaitra Shukla
20 AprThu
Varuthini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Vaishakha Krishna (purnimanta) = Chaitra Krishna (amanta)
May 2028
5 MayFri
Mohini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Vaishakha Shukla
20 MaySat
Apara EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Jyeshtha Krishna (purnimanta) = Vaishakha Krishna (amanta)
June 2028
3 JunSat
Nirjala EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Jyeshtha Shukla
18 JunSun
Yogini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashadha Krishna (purnimanta) = Jyeshtha Krishna (amanta)
July 2028
2 JulSun
Devshayani EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashadha Shukla
18 JulTue
Kamika EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Shravana Krishna (purnimanta) = Ashadha Krishna (amanta)
August 2028
1 AugTue
Shravana Putrada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Shravana Shukla
16 AugWed
Aja EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Bhadrapada Krishna (purnimanta) = Shravana Krishna (amanta)
30 AugWed
Parsva (Parivartini) EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Bhadrapada Shukla
September 2028
15 SepFri
Indira EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashwina Krishna (purnimanta) = Bhadrapada Krishna (amanta)
29 SepFri
Papankusha EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashwina Shukla
October 2028
14 OctSat
Rama EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Kartika Krishna (purnimanta) = Ashwina Krishna (amanta)
28 OctSat
Devutthana (Prabodhini) EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Kartika Shukla
November 2028
13 NovMon
Utpanna EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Margashirsha Krishna (purnimanta) = Kartika Krishna (amanta)
27 NovMon
Mokshada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Margashirsha Shukla
December 2028
12 DecTue
Saphala EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Pausha Krishna (purnimanta) = Margashirsha Krishna (amanta)
27 DecWed
Pausha Putrada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Pausha Shukla
Plain-language notes are the School’s summaries of common almanac usage, for study. They are not advice.
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