Panchang · Festivals and vrats
Festivals and vrats in 2017
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 Aizawl · 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 2017
9 JanMon
Pausha Putrada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Pausha Shukla
23 JanMon
Shattila EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Magha Krishna (purnimanta) = Pausha Krishna (amanta)
February 2017
7 FebTue
Jaya EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Magha Shukla
22 FebWed
Vijaya EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Phalguna Krishna (purnimanta) = Magha Krishna (amanta)
March 2017
8 MarWed
Amalaki EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Phalguna Shukla
24 MarFri
Papamochani EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Chaitra Krishna (purnimanta) = Phalguna Krishna (amanta)
April 2017
7 AprFri
Kamada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Chaitra Shukla
23 AprSun
Varuthini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Vaishakha Krishna (purnimanta) = Chaitra Krishna (amanta)
May 2017
6 MaySat
Mohini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Vaishakha Shukla
22 MayMon
Apara EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Jyeshtha Krishna (purnimanta) = Vaishakha Krishna (amanta)
June 2017
5 JunMon
Nirjala EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Jyeshtha Shukla
20 JunTue
Yogini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashadha Krishna (purnimanta) = Jyeshtha Krishna (amanta)
July 2017
4 JulTue
Devshayani EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashadha Shukla
20 JulThu
Kamika EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Shravana Krishna (purnimanta) = Ashadha Krishna (amanta)
August 2017
3 AugThu
Shravana Putrada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Shravana Shukla
18 AugFri
Aja EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Bhadrapada Krishna (purnimanta) = Shravana Krishna (amanta)
September 2017
2 SepSat
Parsva (Parivartini) EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Bhadrapada Shukla
16 SepSat
Indira EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashwina Krishna (purnimanta) = Bhadrapada Krishna (amanta)
October 2017
1 OctSun
Papankusha EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashwina Shukla
15 OctSun
Rama EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Kartika Krishna (purnimanta) = Ashwina Krishna (amanta)
31 OctTue
Devutthana (Prabodhini) EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Kartika Shukla
November 2017
14 NovTue
Utpanna EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Margashirsha Krishna (purnimanta) = Kartika Krishna (amanta)
30 NovThu
Mokshada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Margashirsha Shukla
December 2017
13 DecWed
Saphala EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Pausha Krishna (purnimanta) = Margashirsha Krishna (amanta)
29 DecFri
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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