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Festivals and vrats in 2042

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 New Delhi · change city

‹2042›

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 2042

  • 2 JanThu

    Pausha Putrada Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Pausha Shukla

  • 18 JanSat

    Shattila Ekadashi

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

  • 31 JanFri

    Jaya Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Magha Shukla

February 2042

  • 16 FebSun

    Vijaya Ekadashi

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

March 2042

  • 2 MarSun

    Amalaki Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Phalguna Shukla

  • 18 MarTue

    Papamochani Ekadashi

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

April 2042

  • 1 AprTue

    Kamada Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Chaitra Shukla

  • 16 AprWed

    Varuthini Ekadashi

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

  • 30 AprWed

    Mohini Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Vaishakha Shukla

May 2042

  • 16 MayFri

    Apara Ekadashi

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

  • 30 MayFri

    Nirjala Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Jyeshtha Shukla

June 2042

  • 14 JunSat

    Yogini Ekadashi

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

  • 29 JunSun

    Devshayani Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashadha Shukla

July 2042

  • 13 JulSun

    Kamika Ekadashi

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

  • 28 JulMon

    Padmini Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Adhika Shravana Shukla

August 2042

September 2042

  • 10 SepWed

    Aja Ekadashi

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

  • 25 SepThu

    Parsva (Parivartini) Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Bhadrapada Shukla

October 2042

  • 9 OctThu

    Indira Ekadashi

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

  • 25 OctSat

    Papankusha Ekadashi

    Eleventh lunar day; a fast for Vishnu · Ashwina Shukla

November 2042

December 2042

  • 8 DecMon

    Utpanna Ekadashi

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

  • 23 DecTue

    Mokshada Ekadashi

    Eleventh 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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