Panchang · Festivals and vrats
Festivals and vrats in 2010
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 Aligarh · 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 2010
10 JanSun
Shattila EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Magha Krishna (purnimanta) = Pausha Krishna (amanta)
26 JanTue
Jaya EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Magha Shukla
February 2010
9 FebTue
Vijaya EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Phalguna Krishna (purnimanta) = Magha Krishna (amanta)
25 FebThu
Amalaki EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Phalguna Shukla
March 2010
11 MarThu
Papamochani EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Chaitra Krishna (purnimanta) = Phalguna Krishna (amanta)
26 MarFri
Kamada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Chaitra Shukla
April 2010
10 AprSat
Varuthini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Vaishakha Krishna (purnimanta) = Chaitra Krishna (amanta)
25 AprSun
Padmini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Adhika Vaishakha Shukla
May 2010
9 MaySun
Parama EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Adhika Vaishakha Krishna
24 MayMon
Mohini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Vaishakha Shukla
June 2010
8 JunTue
Apara EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Jyeshtha Krishna (purnimanta) = Vaishakha Krishna (amanta)
22 JunTue
Nirjala EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Jyeshtha Shukla
July 2010
8 JulThu
Yogini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashadha Krishna (purnimanta) = Jyeshtha Krishna (amanta)
21 JulWed
Devshayani EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashadha Shukla
August 2010
6 AugFri
Kamika EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Shravana Krishna (purnimanta) = Ashadha Krishna (amanta)
20 AugFri
Shravana Putrada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Shravana Shukla
September 2010
5 SepSun
Aja EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Bhadrapada Krishna (purnimanta) = Shravana Krishna (amanta)
18 SepSat
Parsva (Parivartini) EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Bhadrapada Shukla
October 2010
4 OctMon
Indira EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashwina Krishna (purnimanta) = Bhadrapada Krishna (amanta)
18 OctMon
Papankusha EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashwina Shukla
November 2010
2 NovTue
Rama EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Kartika Krishna (purnimanta) = Ashwina Krishna (amanta)
17 NovWed
Devutthana (Prabodhini) EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Kartika Shukla
December 2010
2 DecThu
Utpanna EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Margashirsha Krishna (purnimanta) = Kartika Krishna (amanta)
17 DecFri
Mokshada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Margashirsha Shukla
31 DecFri
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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