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However, many of us who now find ourselves in various parts of the globe do
not have the luxury of such a knowledgeable person in our local vicinity. The
table below contains some basic information on determining the date of
observance for common festivals.
The legend at the bottom of the page may be useful in deciphering the
terminology. When an explicit time isn't mentioned, it is generally safe to pick
the day when the tithi prevails at sunrise, or when the tithi prevails at the time
of observance (if the observance does not commence near sunrise).
COMMON FESTIVALS
Festival Rule
Chaitra Shukla Navami Madhyahna-
Rama Navami
vyapini Parividdha
Hanuman
Chaitra Pournima
Jayanti
Shankara
Vaishakha Shukla Panchami
Jayanti
Jyeshtha Shukla Shashthi
Skanda Shashthi
Purvaviddha
Bhagavat Sevai Ashadha
Guru Purnima Ashdadha Pournima Paraviddha
Shravana Shukla Panchami
Naga Panchami
Paraviddha
Shravana Krishna Ashtami
Madhyaratri-vyapini Paraviddha, or
Janmashtami
Shravana Krishna Ashtami Nishita-
vyapini Paraviddha
Bhadrapada Shravana nakshatra
Thiru Onam
Madhyahna-vyapini
Ganesh Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi
Chaturthi Madhyahna-vyapini Purvaviddha
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Navatratri
Ashvina Shukla Pratipada
begins
Diwali Shukla Chaturdasi Purvaviddha
Skanda Shashthi Kartika Shukla Shashthi
Kartikai
Kartika Krittika nakshatra
Deepam
Kartika Krishna Panchami
Naga Panchami
Paraviddha
Ratha Saptami Margashirsha Shukla Saptami
Vaikuntha
Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi
Dattatreya Margashirsha Pournima Pradosha-
Jayanti vyapini
Thai Poosham Pushya Pushyami nakshatra
Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi
Shiva ratri
Nishita-vyapini
COMMON V RATAS
Observance Rule
Satyanarayana Pournima Apaharna-vyapini
Puja Purvaviddha
Sankashtha Krishna Chaturdashi at moonrise
Chaturthi Purvaviddha
Ekadashi Krishna Ekadashi Paraviddha
Pradosham Trayodashi Suryasta-vyapini
LEGEND
Term Definition
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