Vedic Festival Calendar 2024 — Bharat Ephemeris

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उत्सव-पञ्चाङ्ग

Utsava-Pañcāṅga

Vedic Festival Calendar · computed (not hardcoded)

50+ utsavas / year · every date traces back to sidereal Sun + Moon
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कुलtotal89
संक्रान्तिsaṃkrānti16
पूर्णिमाpūrṇimā12
अमावस्याamāvāsyā2
एकादशीekādaśī26
तिथिtithi/nakṣatra29
ग्रहणeclipses4
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ŚAKAḤ 2024 · 12-Month Calendar Grid

मासे मासे क्रमादुत्सवाःFestivals month by month — each from a deterministic pañcāṅga rule
जनवरी · January
9 entries
  • सफला एकादशी
    Saphalā Ekādaśī · Saphala Ekadashi
    Sun, 7 Jan, 2024
    basis · Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī
    Success in righteous endeavours
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
  • भोगी पोङ्गल
    Bhogī Poṅgal · Bhogi Pongal
    Sat, 13 Jan, 2024
    basis · Day before Makara Saṃkrānti
    Bhogi-fire — old burnt for new
    Tamil Tirukkuṟaḷ tradition · Makara-saṃkrānti windowTamil Nadu
  • थाई पोङ्गल
    Thai Poṅgal · Thai Pongal · Surya Pongal
    Sun, 14 Jan, 2024
    basis · Day 1 of Makara Saṃkrānti cycle
    Sun worshipped with first-rice; new pots boil over (poṅgalō poṅgal)
    Tamil Tirukkuṟaḷ tradition · Makara-saṃkrānti windowTamil Nadu
  • माघ बिहू · भोगाली बिहू
    Māgha Bihū · Bhogāli Bihū · Magh Bihu / Bhogali Bihu
    Mon, 15 Jan, 2024
    basis · Makara Saṃkrānti — Assamese harvest feast · meji bonfire
    Harvest celebration · communal feasting · burning of meji-tower at dawn
    Assamese folk tradition + Sūrya Siddhānta saṃkrāntiAssam
  • माट्टू पोङ्गल
    Māṭṭu Poṅgal · Mattu Pongal
    Mon, 15 Jan, 2024
    basis · Day 2 of Makara Saṃkrānti cycle
    Cattle decorated and honoured · Nandīśvara-pūjā
    Tamil Tirukkuṟaḷ tradition · Makara-saṃkrānti windowTamil Nadu
  • मकर-संक्रान्ति
    Makara Saṃkrānti · Makar Sankranti
    Mon, 15 Jan, 2024
    basis · Sun enters sidereal Makara (rāśi boundary @ 270° sid.)
    Uttarāyaṇa begins — Sun's northward course; harvest festival across India
    Sūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
  • कान्नुम पोङ्गल
    Kāṇṇum Poṅgal · Kaanum Pongal
    Tue, 16 Jan, 2024
    basis · Day 3 of Makara Saṃkrānti cycle
    Family visiting day · jallikaṭṭu in Madurai region
    Tamil Tirukkuṟaḷ tradition · Makara-saṃkrānti windowTamil Nadu
  • पुत्रदा एकादशी (पौष)
    Putradā Ekādaśī (Pauṣa) · Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
    Sun, 21 Jan, 2024
    basis · Pauṣa Śukla Ekādaśī
    Second Putradā vrata (cf. Śrāvaṇa)
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
  • पौष पूर्णिमा
    Pauṣa Pūrṇimā · Paush Purnima
    Thu, 25 Jan, 2024
    basis · Pauṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā — Māgha-snāna mela opens at Prayāga, Varāṇasī
    Sākambharī-jayantī · 1-month Māgha-snāna begins · Kumbha bath in Kumbha years
    Skanda Purāṇa · Mahā-Māhātmya 4
फरवरी · February
5 entries
  • षट्तिला एकादशी
    Ṣaṭtilā Ekādaśī · Shattila Ekadashi
    Tue, 6 Feb, 2024
    basis · Māgha Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī
    Six-fold sesame charity for pitṛs
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
  • कुम्भ-संक्रान्ति
    Kumbha Saṃkrānti · Kumbha Sankranti
    Tue, 13 Feb, 2024
    basis · Sun enters sidereal Kumbha (rāśi boundary @ 300° sid.)
    Sun enters Aquarius — Māgha snāna culmination at Prayāga
    Sūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
  • वसन्त-पञ्चमी
    Vasanta Pañcamī · Vasant Panchami
    Wed, 14 Feb, 2024
    basis · Māgha Śukla Pañcamī (Pūrṇimānta)
    Sarasvatī-pūjā · invocation of vidyā-devī · spring's first whisper
    Devī Bhāgavata Purāṇa · Skanda 9
  • जया एकादशी
    Jayā Ekādaśī · Jaya Ekadashi
    Mon, 19 Feb, 2024
    basis · Māgha Śukla Ekādaśī
    Victory over enemies and obstacles
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
  • माघ पूर्णिमा
    Māgha Pūrṇimā · Magha Purnima
    Sat, 24 Feb, 2024
    basis · Māgha Śukla Pūrṇimā — Sun in Kumbha · Moon in Maghā/Pūrvaphālgunī
    Māgha-snāna culmination at Prayāga · Kalpavāsa concludes
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa 197
मार्च · March
7 entries
  • विजया एकादशी
    Vijayā Ekādaśī · Vijaya Ekadashi
    Wed, 6 Mar, 2024
    basis · Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī
    Rāma's victory before Laṅkā campaign
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
  • महाशिवरात्रि
    Mahā Śivarātri · Maha Shivaratri
    Sat, 9 Mar, 2024
    basis · Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (Pūrṇimānta) — Moon in Pūrvāṣāḍhā/Uttarāṣāḍhā
    Great Night of Śiva · 4-yāma jāgaraṇa · Liṅgodbhava-mūrti rite
    Śiva Purāṇa · Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā 12
  • मीन-संक्रान्ति
    Mīna Saṃkrānti · Meena Sankranti
    Thu, 14 Mar, 2024
    basis · Sun enters sidereal Mīna (rāśi boundary @ 330° sid.)
    Sun enters Pisces — Phālguna ends, Holi window
    Sūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
  • आमलकी एकादशी
    Āmalakī Ekādaśī · Amalaki Ekadashi
    Wed, 20 Mar, 2024
    basis · Phālguna Śukla Ekādaśī
    Worship of the sacred āmalakī (myrobalan) tree — Viṣṇu's abode
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
  • होलिका-दहन
    Holikā Dahana · Holika Dahan
    Sun, 24 Mar, 2024
    basis · Phālguna Śukla Pūrṇimā — bonfire on the pūrṇimā eve
    Burning of Holikā · Prahlāda's deliverance · winter's pyre
    Bhaviṣya Purāṇa · Uttara 132
  • चन्द्र-ग्रहण
    Candra-Grahaṇa (penumbral) · Lunar Eclipse (penumbral)
    Mon, 25 Mar, 2024
    basis · Earth's shadow on Moon · penumbral · obscuration 0.0%
    Penumbral lunar eclipse · sūtaka period 9 hours before peak · no food / no sleep / japa only
    Sūrya Siddhānta · Candra-grahaṇa-adhyāya 4
  • होली · धुलण्डी
    Holī · Dhulaṇḍī · Holi
    Tue, 26 Mar, 2024
    basis · Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā — the morning after Holikā Dahana
    Festival of colours · Vasanta Mahotsava · social levelling
    Bhaviṣya Purāṇa · Brāhma-parva 132
अप्रैल · April
9 entries
  • पापमोचनी एकादशी
    Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī · Papamochani Ekadashi
    Fri, 5 Apr, 2024
    basis · Caitra Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī
    Removal of accumulated sins
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
  • सूर्य-ग्रहण
    Sūrya-Grahaṇa (total) · Solar Eclipse (total)
    Mon, 8 Apr, 2024
    basis · Moon's shadow on Earth · total · obscuration 100.0% · path centre 25.3°N -104.1°E
    Total solar eclipse · sūtaka period 12 hours before peak · daśa-darśana fast
    Sūrya Siddhānta · Sūrya-grahaṇa-adhyāya 5
  • वसन्त-नवरात्रि-आरम्भ
    Vasanta Navarātri ārambha · Chaitra Navratri begins
    Tue, 9 Apr, 2024
    basis · Caitra Śukla Pratipadā — also Gudi Padwa / Ugadi (Lunar New Year, North/South)
    Vasanta Navarātri begins · Śaktī's 9-night vigil · Hindu solar-lunar New Year
    Devī Bhāgavata Purāṇa · Skanda 3
  • बैसाखी
    Baisākhī · Baisakhi / Vaisakhi
    Sat, 13 Apr, 2024
    basis · Meṣa Saṃkrānti — Punjabi solar new year · Khālsā Panth founded 1699
    Sikh founding-anniversary of the Khālsā · Punjabi harvest festival · gurdwārā amrita-sañcāra
    Guru Granth Sāhib + Sūrya Siddhānta saṃkrāntiPunjab
  • बोहाग बिहू · रोङ्गाली बिहू
    Bohāga Bihū · Roṅgāli Bihū · Bohag Bihu / Rongali Bihu
    Sat, 13 Apr, 2024
    basis · Meṣa Saṃkrānti — Assamese New Year · 7-day spring festival
    Husori dance · gamosa offerings · Assamese New Year
    Assamese folk tradition + Sūrya Siddhānta saṃkrāntiAssam
  • मेष-संक्रान्ति
    Meṣa Saṃkrānti · Mesha Sankranti
    Sat, 13 Apr, 2024
    basis · Sun enters sidereal Meṣa (rāśi boundary @ 0° sid.)
    Vedic / Tamil New Year (Vaiśākha begins for solar tradition)
    Sūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
  • रामनवमी
    Rāma Navamī · Rama Navami
    Wed, 17 Apr, 2024
    basis · Caitra Śukla Navamī — Moon ideally in Punarvasu
    Birth-tithi of Śrī Rāma · Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Bālakāṇḍa 18.10
    Agni Purāṇa · 183
  • कामदा एकादशी
    Kāmadā Ekādaśī · Kamada Ekadashi
    Fri, 19 Apr, 2024
    basis · Caitra Śukla Ekādaśī
    Fulfilment of righteous desires
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
  • हनुमान्-जयन्ती
    Hanumān Jayantī · Hanuman Jayanti
    Tue, 23 Apr, 2024
    basis · Caitra Śukla Pūrṇimā — North Indian tradition (South: Mārgaśīrṣa Amāvāsyā)
    Birth of Hanumān · Vālmīki Sundarakāṇḍa observances
    Skanda Purāṇa · Avantya-khaṇḍa 1
मई · May
6 entries
  • वरूथिनी एकादशी
    Varūthinī Ekādaśī · Varuthini Ekadashi
    Sat, 4 May, 2024
    basis · Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī
    Protection from misfortune
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
  • अक्षय-तृतीया
    Akṣaya Tṛtīyā · Akshaya Tritiya
    Fri, 10 May, 2024
    basis · Vaiśākha Śukla Tṛtīyā — Sun + Moon both at exaltation phase
    Inexhaustible-merit day · Yugādi · Vyāsa-Gaṇeśa Mahābhārata composition begins
    Bhaviṣya Purāṇa · Madhyama-parva 2.7
  • वृषभ-संक्रान्ति
    Vṛṣabha Saṃkrānti · Vrishabha Sankranti
    Tue, 14 May, 2024
    basis · Sun enters sidereal Vṛṣabha (rāśi boundary @ 30° sid.)
    Sun enters Taurus — auspicious for marriage saṃskāras
    Sūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
  • मोहिनी एकादशी
    Mohinī Ekādaśī · Mohini Ekadashi
    Sat, 18 May, 2024
    basis · Vaiśākha Śukla Ekādaśī
    Liberation from delusion
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
  • नृसिंह-जयन्ती
    Nṛsiṃha Jayantī · Narasimha Jayanti
    Wed, 22 May, 2024
    basis · Vaiśākha Śukla Caturdaśī (sandhyā-vyāpinī)
    Appearance of Nṛsiṃha-avatāra · evening fast + Prahlāda-pārāyaṇa
    Bhāgavata Purāṇa · Skanda 7
  • बुद्ध-पूर्णिमा / वैशाख-पूर्णिमा
    Buddha Pūrṇimā / Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā · Buddha Purnima / Vaisakha Purnima
    Thu, 23 May, 2024
    basis · Vaiśākha Śukla Pūrṇimā — Moon ideally in Viśākhā
    Buddha's birth + enlightenment + parinirvāṇa · Kūrma-avatāra jayantī
    Mahāparinibbāna Sutta · Padma Purāṇa Uttara 124
जून · June
5 entries
  • अपरा एकादशी
    Aparā Ekādaśī · Apara Ekadashi
    Sun, 2 Jun, 2024
    basis · Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī
    Removal of moral debts
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
  • मिथुन-संक्रान्ति
    Mithuna Saṃkrānti · Mithuna Sankranti
    Sat, 15 Jun, 2024
    basis · Sun enters sidereal Mithuna (rāśi boundary @ 60° sid.)
    Sun enters Gemini — Raja Parba in Odisha
    Sūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
  • गङ्गा-दशहरा
    Gaṅgā Daśaharā · Ganga Dussehra
    Sun, 16 Jun, 2024
    basis · Jyeṣṭha Śukla Daśamī — Hasta-nakṣatra ideal · 10-sin-removing snāna
    Descent of Gaṅgā-Devī · Bhagīratha's tapas fulfilled · Haridvāra observances
    Skanda Purāṇa · Kāśī-khaṇḍa 29
  • निर्जला एकादशी
    Nirjalā Ekādaśī · Nirjala Ekadashi
    Mon, 17 Jun, 2024
    basis · Jyeṣṭha Śukla Ekādaśī
    Waterless fast — equivalent merit of all 24
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
  • ज्येष्ठ पूर्णिमा · वट सावित्री
    Jyeṣṭha Pūrṇimā · Vaṭa Sāvitrī · Jyeshtha Purnima · Vat Savitri
    Fri, 21 Jun, 2024
    basis · Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pūrṇimā — Vaṭa-vṛkṣa pradakṣiṇā by sumaṅgalīs
    Sāvitrī-Satyavān legend · banyan-tree circumambulation rite
    Skanda Purāṇa · Brahmā-khaṇḍa 18
जुलाई · July
6 entries
  • योगिनी एकादशी
    Yoginī Ekādaśī · Yogini Ekadashi
    Mon, 1 Jul, 2024
    basis · Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī
    Liberation from karmic curses
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
  • जगन्नाथ-रथयात्रा
    Jagannātha Rathayātrā · Jagannath Rath Yatra
    Sun, 7 Jul, 2024
    basis · Āṣāḍha Śukla Dvitīyā — Puri Mahā-yātrā departure tithi
    Jagannātha · Balabhadra · Subhadrā ride to Guṇḍicā temple
    Skanda Purāṇa · Utkala-khaṇḍa 26Odisha (Puri)
  • कर्क-संक्रान्ति
    Karka Saṃkrānti · Karka Sankranti
    Tue, 16 Jul, 2024
    basis · Sun enters sidereal Karka (rāśi boundary @ 90° sid.)
    Dakṣiṇāyana begins — Sun's southward course
    Sūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
  • देवशयनी एकादशी
    Devaśayanī Ekādaśī · Devshayani Ekadashi
    Wed, 17 Jul, 2024
    basis · Āṣāḍha Śukla Ekādaśī
    Viṣṇu's 4-month yoga-nidrā begins
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
  • गुरु-पूर्णिमा · व्यास पूर्णिमा
    Guru Pūrṇimā · Vyāsa Pūrṇimā · Guru Purnima
    Sun, 21 Jul, 2024
    basis · Āṣāḍha Śukla Pūrṇimā — Mahāvyāsa's appearance · Moon in Pūrvāṣāḍhā
    Veda-Vyāsa Jayantī · veneration of guru-paramparā · sannyāsa-cātur-māsya begins
    Mahābhārata · Ādi-parva 60
  • कामिका एकादशी
    Kāmikā Ekādaśī · Kamika Ekadashi
    Wed, 31 Jul, 2024
    basis · Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī
    Cleansing of moral failings
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
अगस्त · August
7 entries
  • नाग-पञ्चमी
    Nāga Pañcamī · Naag Panchami
    Fri, 9 Aug, 2024
    basis · Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pañcamī — Āśleṣā-nakṣatra ideal
    Worship of the eight great Nāgas · Ananta · Vāsuki · Takṣaka · Karkoṭaka …
    Skanda Purāṇa · Nāgara-khaṇḍa 124
  • पुत्रदा एकादशी
    Putradā Ekādaśī · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
    Thu, 15 Aug, 2024
    basis · Śrāvaṇa Śukla Ekādaśī
    Boon of righteous progeny
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
  • सिंह-संक्रान्ति
    Siṃha Saṃkrānti · Simha Sankranti
    Fri, 16 Aug, 2024
    basis · Sun enters sidereal Siṃha (rāśi boundary @ 120° sid.)
    Sun enters Leo — Onam window opens in Kerala
    Sūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
  • तिरुवोणम् · ओणम्
    Tiruvoṇam · Oṇam · Onam (Thiruvonam)
    Sun, 18 Aug, 2024
    basis · Moon in Śravaṇa (Tiruvonam) while Sun in Siṃha — 10-day Kerala harvest festival peak
    King Mahābali's annual return to Kerala · 10-day pookalam + sadya tradition
    Vāmana Purāṇa · 71 · Bhāgavata Skanda 8 (Vāmana-avatāra)Kerala
  • रक्षाबन्धन · श्रावणी
    Rakṣā Bandhana · Śrāvaṇī · Raksha Bandhan
    Mon, 19 Aug, 2024
    basis · Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pūrṇimā — Upākarma + Rakṣā-sūtra bandhana
    Sister ties protective thread to brother · Yajurvedic Upākarma · Avani Avittam
    Skanda Purāṇa · Nāgara-khaṇḍa 124
  • कृष्ण-जन्माष्टमी
    Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī · Krishna Janmashtami
    Mon, 26 Aug, 2024
    basis · Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī — Rohiṇī-nakṣatra ideal conjunction (Bhāg. 10.3)
    Birth of Śrī Kṛṣṇa at midnight · Mathurā vigil · dahi-handi
    Bhāgavata Purāṇa · Skanda 10.3
  • अजा एकादशी
    Ajā Ekādaśī · Aja Ekadashi
    Thu, 29 Aug, 2024
    basis · Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī
    Sin-cleansing for royals (Hariścandra legend)
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
सितम्बर · September
8 entries
  • महालय अमावस्या · सर्व पितृ
    Mahālaya Amāvāsyā · Sarva-Pitṛ · Mahalaya Amavasya
    Mon, 2 Sept, 2024
    basis · Bhādrapada Amāvāsyā (Pūrṇimānta) — concludes 16-day Mahālaya-pakṣa
    Sarva-Pitṛ śrāddha for all ancestors known + unknown · most sacred tarpaṇa day
    Garuḍa Purāṇa · Preta-khaṇḍa 13
  • विश्वकर्मा पूजा
    Viśvakarmā Pūjā · Vishvakarma Puja
    Tue, 3 Sept, 2024
    basis · Sun enters Kanyā (Kanyā Saṃkrānti) — industrial / artisan tradition
    Worship of divine architect Viśvakarmā · tools and machinery blessed
    Atharvaveda · Viśvakarmā Sūkta
  • गणेश-चतुर्थी
    Gaṇeśa Caturthī · Ganesh Chaturthi
    Sat, 7 Sept, 2024
    basis · Bhādrapada Śukla Caturthī — Madhyāhna-vyāpinī (midday-overlapping)
    Appearance of Vighneśvara · 10-day Vināyaka pūjā · Lokmānya Tilak's mass revival
    Skanda Purāṇa · Brahma-khaṇḍa Śivarātri 8 · Gaṇeśa Khaṇḍa
  • परिवर्तिनी एकादशी
    Parivartinī Ekādaśī · Parivartini Ekadashi
    Sat, 14 Sept, 2024
    basis · Bhādrapada Śukla Ekādaśī
    Viṣṇu turns sides during yoga-nidrā
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
  • कन्या-संक्रान्ति
    Kanyā Saṃkrānti · Kanya Sankranti
    Mon, 16 Sept, 2024
    basis · Sun enters sidereal Kanyā (rāśi boundary @ 150° sid.)
    Sun enters Virgo — Viśvakarmā Pūjā in many traditions
    Sūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
  • पितृ-पक्ष आरम्भ · महालय
    Pitṛ-pakṣa ārambha · Mahālaya · Pitru Paksha begins
    Tue, 17 Sept, 2024
    basis · Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā — 16-day śrāddha-pakṣa begins next morning (Pratipadā K)
    Pitṛ-tarpaṇa fortnight begins · ancestral oblations · ends at Mahālaya Amāvāsyā
    Garuḍa Purāṇa · Preta-khaṇḍa 35
  • चन्द्र-ग्रहण
    Candra-Grahaṇa (partial) · Lunar Eclipse (partial)
    Wed, 18 Sept, 2024
    basis · Earth's shadow on Moon · partial · obscuration 3.9%
    Partial lunar eclipse · sūtaka period 9 hours before peak · no food / no sleep / japa only
    Sūrya Siddhānta · Candra-grahaṇa-adhyāya 4
  • इन्दिरा एकादशी
    Indirā Ekādaśī · Indira Ekadashi
    Sat, 28 Sept, 2024
    basis · Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī
    Liberation of departed ancestors (during pitṛ-pakṣa)
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
अक्टूबर · October
12 entries
  • शारदीय-नवरात्रि-आरम्भ
    Śāradīya Navarātri ārambha · Sharad Navratri begins
    Thu, 3 Oct, 2024
    basis · Āśvina Śukla Pratipadā — Ghaṭasthāpana · 9-night Durgā vigil opens
    Navadurgā-pūjā · 9 forms of Devī invoked across 9 nights
    Devī Māhātmya · Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa 81
  • सूर्य-ग्रहण
    Sūrya-Grahaṇa (annular) · Solar Eclipse (annular)
    Thu, 3 Oct, 2024
    basis · Moon's shadow on Earth · annular · obscuration 87.0% · path centre -22.0°N -114.5°E
    Annular solar eclipse · sūtaka period 12 hours before peak · daśa-darśana fast
    Sūrya Siddhānta · Sūrya-grahaṇa-adhyāya 5
  • दुर्गाष्टमी · महाष्टमी
    Durgāṣṭamī · Mahāṣṭamī · Durga Ashtami / Maha Ashtami
    Fri, 11 Oct, 2024
    basis · Āśvina Śukla Aṣṭamī — peak of Navarātri · Mahā-Lakṣmī invocation
    Sandhi-pūjā at Aṣṭamī-Navamī junction · Bengali Mahāṣṭamī kumārī-pūjā
    Devī Bhāgavata Purāṇa · Skanda 3
  • विजय-दशमी · दशहरा
    Vijaya Daśamī · Daśaharā · Dussehra / Vijaya Dashami
    Sat, 12 Oct, 2024
    basis · Āśvina Śukla Daśamī — Śravaṇa-nakṣatra ideal
    Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa · Durgā's slaying of Mahiṣāsura · effigy burning · Śamī-pūjā
    Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Yuddhakāṇḍa 110-111
  • पाशङ्कुश एकादशी
    Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī · Pashankusha Ekadashi
    Sun, 13 Oct, 2024
    basis · Āśvina Śukla Ekādaśī
    Removal of bondage (Yama's noose)
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
  • काति बिहू · कोङ्गाली बिहू
    Kāti Bihū · Koṅgāli Bihū · Kati Bihu / Kongali Bihu
    Thu, 17 Oct, 2024
    basis · Tulā Saṃkrānti — sober autumn observance · lamp-lighting in fields
    Tulasī plant honoured · earthen lamps lit in paddy fields for crop protection
    Assamese folk tradition + Sūrya Siddhānta saṃkrāntiAssam
  • तुला-संक्रान्ति
    Tulā Saṃkrānti · Tula Sankranti
    Thu, 17 Oct, 2024
    basis · Sun enters sidereal Tulā (rāśi boundary @ 180° sid.)
    Sun enters Libra — autumnal balance, Pitṛ-pakṣa midpoint
    Sūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
  • शरद पूर्णिमा · कोजागरि
    Śarad Pūrṇimā · Kojāgari · Sharad Purnima
    Thu, 17 Oct, 2024
    basis · Āśvina Śukla Pūrṇimā — Moon at greatest brightness · Aśvinī/Bharaṇī area
    Mahā-rāsa night · Lakṣmī-jāgaraṇa · 16-kalā moon · Bengal Kojāgari Lakṣmī-pūjā
    Bhāgavata Purāṇa · Skanda 10.29-33
  • करक-चतुर्थी · करवा चौथ
    Karaka Caturthī · Karvā Cauth · Karva Chauth
    Sun, 20 Oct, 2024
    basis · Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (Pūrṇimānta) — moon-rise sighting required
    Sumaṅgalī vrata for husband's longevity · evening fast broken at candrodaya
    Skanda Purāṇa · Brāhma-khaṇḍa 8
  • रमा एकादशी
    Ramā Ekādaśī · Rama Ekadashi
    Sun, 27 Oct, 2024
    basis · Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī
    Lakṣmī-Devī's blessing
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
  • धन्वन्तरि-त्रयोदशी · धनतेरस
    Dhanvantari Trayodaśī · Dhanteras · Dhanteras
    Tue, 29 Oct, 2024
    basis · Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (Pūrṇimānta) — pradoṣa-vyāpinī
    Dhanvantari's emergence with amṛta-kalaśa · gold and metal-purchase auspiciousness
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara 100
  • नरक-चतुर्दशी · रूप-चतुर्दशी
    Naraka Caturdaśī · Rūpa-Caturdaśī · Naraka Chaturdashi
    Thu, 31 Oct, 2024
    basis · Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī — pre-dawn abhyaṅga-snāna
    Kṛṣṇa slays Narakāsura · pre-dawn oil bath rids 14 worlds of impurity
    Bhāgavata Purāṇa · Skanda 10.59
नवम्बर · November
9 entries
  • दीपावली · लक्ष्मी-पूजा
    Dīpāvalī · Lakṣmī-pūjā · Diwali / Deepavali
    Fri, 1 Nov, 2024
    basis · Kārtika Amāvāsyā (Pūrṇimānta) — pradoṣa- + niśīthā-vyāpinī
    Lakṣmī-pūjā · Gaṇeśa-Sarasvatī simultaneous invocation · Rāma's return to Ayodhyā · row of lamps
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara 124 · Skanda Purāṇa Brāhma-khaṇḍa 8
  • गोवर्धन-पूजा · अन्नकूट
    Govardhana Pūjā · Annakūṭa · Govardhan Puja / Annakoot
    Sat, 2 Nov, 2024
    basis · Kārtika Śukla Pratipadā — day after Dīpāvalī amāvāsyā
    Kṛṣṇa lifts Govardhana-mountain · 56-bhoga annakūṭa offering
    Bhāgavata Purāṇa · Skanda 10.24-25
  • यम-द्वितीया · भाई दूज
    Yama-Dvitīyā · Bhāī Dūja · Bhai Dooj / Yama Dwitiya
    Sun, 3 Nov, 2024
    basis · Kārtika Śukla Dvitīyā — aparāhṇa-vyāpinī
    Yama and Yamī's reunion · sister marks brother's tilaka · long-life blessing
    Skanda Purāṇa · Brāhma-khaṇḍa 9
  • षष्ठी-पूजा · छठ पूजा
    Ṣaṣṭhī Pūjā · Chaṭha Pūjā · Chhath Puja
    Thu, 7 Nov, 2024
    basis · Kārtika Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī — 4-day Sūrya-Ṣaṣṭhī observance peak
    Sūrya-Devatā and Ṣaṣṭhī-Devī worship · arghya at sunset and sunrise (Bihar, Eastern UP)
    Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa · Prakṛti-khaṇḍa 43Bihar / Eastern UP
  • प्रबोधिनी एकादशी · देवोत्थानी
    Prabodhinī Ekādaśī · Devotthānī · Prabodhini Ekadashi / Devuthani
    Tue, 12 Nov, 2024
    basis · Kārtika Śukla Ekādaśī
    Viṣṇu awakens from 4-month yoga-nidrā — wedding season opens
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
  • तुलसी-विवाह
    Tulasī Vivāha · Tulasi Vivaha
    Tue, 12 Nov, 2024
    basis · Kārtika Śukla Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī Ekādaśī) — Tulasī married to Śālagrāma
    Viṣṇu's 4-month yoga-nidrā ends · wedding season opens · Tulasī-Kṛṣṇa vivāha rite
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara 124
  • कार्तिक पूर्णिमा · त्रिपुरारी पूर्णिमा
    Kārtika Pūrṇimā · Tripurārī Pūrṇimā · Kartik Purnima
    Fri, 15 Nov, 2024
    basis · Kārtika Śukla Pūrṇimā — Kṛttikā-nakṣatra ideal (Tripurāsura-vadha)
    Śiva slays Tripurāsura · Guru Nānak Jayantī (Sikh) · 365-snāna-equivalent in Gaṅgā
    Skanda Purāṇa · Brāhma-khaṇḍa 8 · Liṅga Purāṇa 71
  • वृश्चिक-संक्रान्ति
    Vṛścika Saṃkrānti · Vrishchika Sankranti
    Sat, 16 Nov, 2024
    basis · Sun enters sidereal Vṛścika (rāśi boundary @ 210° sid.)
    Sun enters Scorpio — Kārtika observances peak
    Sūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
  • उत्पन्ना एकादशी
    Utpannā Ekādaśī · Utpanna Ekadashi
    Tue, 26 Nov, 2024
    basis · Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī
    Birth of Ekādaśī-Devī from Viṣṇu
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
दिसम्बर · December
6 entries
  • विवाह-पञ्चमी
    Vivāha Pañcamī · Vivaha Panchami
    Fri, 6 Dec, 2024
    basis · Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī — Rāma + Sītā's wedding-tithi per Rāmāyaṇa
    Rāma-Sītā vivāhotsava re-enacted at Mithilā (Janakpur) and Ayodhyā
    Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Bālakāṇḍa 73
  • मोक्षदा एकादशी · गीता जयन्ती
    Mokṣadā Ekādaśī · Gītā Jayantī · Mokshada Ekadashi / Gita Jayanti
    Wed, 11 Dec, 2024
    basis · Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ekādaśī
    Liberation-bestowing — date of Gītā's expounding
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
  • गीता-जयन्ती · मोक्षदा एकादशी
    Gītā Jayantī · Mokṣadā Ekādaśī · Gita Jayanti / Mokshada Ekadashi
    Wed, 11 Dec, 2024
    basis · Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ekādaśī — date Kṛṣṇa expounded Gītā at Kurukṣetra
    Birthday of Bhagavad-Gītā · Mokṣadā-vrata · highest among Vaiṣṇava ekādaśīs
    Mahābhārata · Bhīṣma-parva 25-42 · Padma Purāṇa Uttara
  • दत्तात्रेय-जयन्ती
    Dattātreya Jayantī · Dattatreya Jayanti
    Sun, 15 Dec, 2024
    basis · Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā — Mṛgaśīrṣa-nakṣatra alignment
    Birth of Dattātreya (Brahmā-Viṣṇu-Maheśa trimūrti) · Anasūyā's son · Sadguru-tradition opens
    Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa · 16
  • धनुस्-संक्रान्ति
    Dhanus Saṃkrānti · Dhanus Sankranti
    Sun, 15 Dec, 2024
    basis · Sun enters sidereal Dhanus (rāśi boundary @ 240° sid.)
    Sun enters Sagittarius — Mokshada Ekādaśī window
    Sūrya Siddhānta — Bhū-pariveṣa Adhyāya
  • सफला एकादशी
    Saphalā Ekādaśī · Saphala Ekadashi
    Thu, 26 Dec, 2024
    basis · Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī
    Success in righteous endeavours
    Padma Purāṇa · Uttara-khaṇḍa (Ekādaśī-māhātmya)
नियम-दर्शनम्
Rule key — what determines each date
  • संक्रान्ति — Sun crosses a sidereal rāśi boundary (15° × N within 360°), refined to ≤ 30 s by bisection.
  • तिथि — Floor of (λ_M − λ_S)/12°. Each utsava is keyed to a specific tithi-within-paksha within a specific lunar month.
  • पूर्णिमा — Tithi index 14 within Śukla-paksha (elongation 168°–180°).
  • अमावस्या — Tithi index 14 within Kṛṣṇa-paksha (elongation 348°–360° → conjunction).
  • एकादशी — Tithi 11 in either paksha; 24 per year (one per paksha × 12 months).
  • ग्रहण — Sūrya/Candra eclipse via astronomy-engine global event search; kind + obscuration reported.
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