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 Abu Dhabi · change city
Times in Abu Dhabi (Asia/Dubai, GST).
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
13 JanMon
Lambodara Sankashti ChaturthiFourth day of the dark half; a Ganesha fast broken at moonrise
February 2020
12 FebWed
Dwijapriya Sankashti ChaturthiFourth day of the dark half; a Ganesha fast broken at moonrise
March 2020
12 MarThu
Bhalachandra Sankashti ChaturthiFourth day of the dark half; a Ganesha fast broken at moonrise
April 2020
10 AprFri
Vikata Sankashti ChaturthiFourth day of the dark half; a Ganesha fast broken at moonrise
May 2020
10 MaySun
Ekadanta Sankashti ChaturthiFourth day of the dark half; a Ganesha fast broken at moonrise
June 2020
8 JunMon
Krishnapingala Sankashti ChaturthiFourth day of the dark half; a Ganesha fast broken at moonrise
July 2020
8 JulWed
Gajanana Sankashti ChaturthiFourth day of the dark half; a Ganesha fast broken at moonrise
August 2020
7 AugFri
Heramba Sankashti ChaturthiFourth day of the dark half; a Ganesha fast broken at moonrise
September 2020
5 SepSat
Vighnaraja Sankashti ChaturthiFourth day of the dark half; a Ganesha fast broken at moonrise
October 2020
5 OctMon
Adhika Sankashti ChaturthiFourth day of the dark half; a Ganesha fast broken at moonrise
November 2020
4 NovWed
Vakratunda Sankashti ChaturthiFourth day of the dark half; a Ganesha fast broken at moonrise
December 2020
3 DecThu
Ganadhipa Sankashti ChaturthiFourth day of the dark half; a Ganesha fast broken at moonrise
Plain-language notes are the School’s summaries of common almanac usage, for study. They are not advice.
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