Panchang · Festivals and vrats
Festivals and vrats in 2020
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 Calgary · change city
Times in Calgary (America/Edmonton, MST/MDT).
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 2020
6 JanMon
Pausha Putrada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Pausha Shukla
20 JanMon
Shattila EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Magha Krishna (purnimanta) = Pausha Krishna (amanta)
February 2020
5 FebWed
Jaya EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Magha Shukla
18 FebTue
Vijaya EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Phalguna Krishna (purnimanta) = Magha Krishna (amanta)
March 2020
5 MarThu
Amalaki EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Phalguna Shukla
19 MarThu
Papamochani EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Chaitra Krishna (purnimanta) = Phalguna Krishna (amanta)
April 2020
4 AprSat
Kamada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Chaitra Shukla
18 AprSat
Varuthini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Vaishakha Krishna (purnimanta) = Chaitra Krishna (amanta)
May 2020
3 MaySun
Mohini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Vaishakha Shukla
17 MaySun
Apara EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Jyeshtha Krishna (purnimanta) = Vaishakha Krishna (amanta)
June 2020
1 JunMon
Nirjala EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Jyeshtha Shukla
16 JunTue
Yogini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashadha Krishna (purnimanta) = Jyeshtha Krishna (amanta)
July 2020
1 JulWed
Devshayani EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashadha Shukla
16 JulThu
Kamika EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Shravana Krishna (purnimanta) = Ashadha Krishna (amanta)
30 JulThu
Shravana Putrada EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Shravana Shukla
August 2020
14 AugFri
Aja EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Bhadrapada Krishna (purnimanta) = Shravana Krishna (amanta)
28 AugFri
Parsva (Parivartini) EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Bhadrapada Shukla
September 2020
13 SepSun
Indira EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashwina Krishna (purnimanta) = Bhadrapada Krishna (amanta)
27 SepSun
Padmini EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Adhika Ashwina Shukla
October 2020
12 OctMon
Parama EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Adhika Ashwina Krishna
26 OctMon
Papankusha EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashwina Shukla
November 2020
11 NovWed
Rama EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Kartika Krishna (purnimanta) = Ashwina Krishna (amanta)
25 NovWed
Devutthana (Prabodhini) EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Kartika Shukla
December 2020
10 DecThu
Utpanna EkadashiEleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Margashirsha Krishna (purnimanta) = Kartika Krishna (amanta)
25 DecFri
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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