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Festivals and vrats in 2046

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 Melbourne · change city

Times in Melbourne (Australia/Melbourne, AEDT/AEST).

‹2046›

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 2046

  • 3 JanWed

    Saphala Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Pausha Krishna (purnimanta) = Margashirsha Krishna (amanta)

  • 19 JanFri

    Pausha Putrada Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Pausha Shukla

February 2046

  • 1 FebThu

    Shattila Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Magha Krishna (purnimanta) = Pausha Krishna (amanta)

  • 17 FebSat

    Jaya Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Magha Shukla

March 2046

  • 3 MarSat

    Vijaya Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Phalguna Krishna (purnimanta) = Magha Krishna (amanta)

  • 19 MarMon

    Amalaki Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Phalguna Shukla

April 2046

  • 2 AprMon

    Papamochani Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Chaitra Krishna (purnimanta) = Phalguna Krishna (amanta)

  • 17 AprTue

    Kamada Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Chaitra Shukla

May 2046

  • 1 MayTue

    Varuthini Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Vaishakha Krishna (purnimanta) = Chaitra Krishna (amanta)

  • 16 MayWed

    Mohini Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Vaishakha Shukla

  • 31 MayThu

    Apara Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Jyeshtha Krishna (purnimanta) = Vaishakha Krishna (amanta)

June 2046

  • 15 JunFri

    Nirjala Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Jyeshtha Shukla

  • 30 JunSat

    Yogini Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashadha Krishna (purnimanta) = Jyeshtha Krishna (amanta)

July 2046

  • 14 JulSat

    Devshayani Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashadha Shukla

  • 29 JulSun

    Kamika Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Shravana Krishna (purnimanta) = Ashadha Krishna (amanta)

August 2046

  • 12 AugSun

    Shravana Putrada Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Shravana Shukla

  • 28 AugTue

    Aja Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Bhadrapada Krishna (purnimanta) = Shravana Krishna (amanta)

September 2046

October 2046

  • 10 OctWed

    Papankusha Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashwina Shukla

  • 26 OctFri

    Rama Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Kartika Krishna (purnimanta) = Ashwina Krishna (amanta)

November 2046

December 2046

  • 9 DecSun

    Mokshada Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Margashirsha Shukla

  • 24 DecMon

    Saphala Ekadashi

    Eleventh 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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