Panchang · Festivals and vrats
Festivals and vrats in 2018
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 Hazaribagh · 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 2018
12 JanFri
Shattila EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Magha Krishna (purnimanta) = Pausha Krishna (amanta)
28 JanSun
Jaya EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Magha Shukla
February 2018
11 FebSun
Vijaya EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Phalguna Krishna (purnimanta) = Magha Krishna (amanta)
26 FebMon
Amalaki EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Phalguna Shukla
March 2018
13 MarTue
Papamochani EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Chaitra Krishna (purnimanta) = Phalguna Krishna (amanta)
27 MarTue
Kamada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Chaitra Shukla
April 2018
12 AprThu
Varuthini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Vaishakha Krishna (purnimanta) = Chaitra Krishna (amanta)
26 AprThu
Mohini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Vaishakha Shukla
May 2018
11 MayFri
Apara EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Jyeshtha Krishna (purnimanta) = Vaishakha Krishna (amanta)
25 MayFri
Padmini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Adhika Jyeshtha Shukla
June 2018
10 JunSun
Parama EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Adhika Jyeshtha Krishna
23 JunSat
Nirjala EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Jyeshtha Shukla
July 2018
9 JulMon
Yogini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashadha Krishna (purnimanta) = Jyeshtha Krishna (amanta)
23 JulMon
Devshayani EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashadha Shukla
August 2018
8 AugWed
Kamika EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Shravana Krishna (purnimanta) = Ashadha Krishna (amanta)
21 AugTue
Shravana Putrada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Shravana Shukla
September 2018
6 SepThu
Aja EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Bhadrapada Krishna (purnimanta) = Shravana Krishna (amanta)
20 SepThu
Parsva (Parivartini) EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Bhadrapada Shukla
October 2018
5 OctFri
Indira EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashwina Krishna (purnimanta) = Bhadrapada Krishna (amanta)
20 OctSat
Papankusha EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashwina Shukla
November 2018
3 NovSat
Rama EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Kartika Krishna (purnimanta) = Ashwina Krishna (amanta)
19 NovMon
Devutthana (Prabodhini) EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Kartika Shukla
December 2018
3 DecMon
Utpanna EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Margashirsha Krishna (purnimanta) = Kartika Krishna (amanta)
19 DecWed
Mokshada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Margashirsha Shukla
Plain-language notes are the School’s summaries of common almanac usage, for study. They are not advice.
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