Panchang · Festivals and vrats
Festivals and vrats in 2012
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 Daman · 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 2012
4 JanWed
Pausha Putrada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Pausha Shukla
19 JanThu
Shattila EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Magha Krishna (purnimanta) = Pausha Krishna (amanta)
February 2012
3 FebFri
Jaya EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Magha Shukla
17 FebFri
Vijaya EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Phalguna Krishna (purnimanta) = Magha Krishna (amanta)
March 2012
4 MarSun
Amalaki EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Phalguna Shukla
18 MarSun
Papamochani EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Chaitra Krishna (purnimanta) = Phalguna Krishna (amanta)
April 2012
3 AprTue
Kamada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Chaitra Shukla
16 AprMon
Varuthini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Vaishakha Krishna (purnimanta) = Chaitra Krishna (amanta)
May 2012
2 MayWed
Mohini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Vaishakha Shukla
16 MayWed
Apara EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Jyeshtha Krishna (purnimanta) = Vaishakha Krishna (amanta)
June 2012
1 JunFri
Nirjala EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Jyeshtha Shukla
15 JunFri
Yogini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashadha Krishna (purnimanta) = Jyeshtha Krishna (amanta)
30 JunSat
Devshayani EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashadha Shukla
July 2012
14 JulSat
Kamika EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Shravana Krishna (purnimanta) = Ashadha Krishna (amanta)
29 JulSun
Shravana Putrada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Shravana Shukla
August 2012
13 AugMon
Aja EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Bhadrapada Krishna (purnimanta) = Shravana Krishna (amanta)
27 AugMon
Padmini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Adhika Bhadrapada Shukla
September 2012
12 SepWed
Parama EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Adhika Bhadrapada Krishna
26 SepWed
Parsva (Parivartini) EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Bhadrapada Shukla
October 2012
11 OctThu
Indira EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashwina Krishna (purnimanta) = Bhadrapada Krishna (amanta)
25 OctThu
Papankusha EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashwina Shukla
November 2012
10 NovSat
Rama EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Kartika Krishna (purnimanta) = Ashwina Krishna (amanta)
24 NovSat
Devutthana (Prabodhini) EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Kartika Shukla
December 2012
9 DecSun
Utpanna EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Margashirsha Krishna (purnimanta) = Kartika Krishna (amanta)
23 DecSun
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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