ॐ वक्रतुं ड महाकाय कोटिसूययसमप्रभ टिटवयघ्िुं क रु मे देव सवयकायेष सवयदा॥ is observed during the 8th/15th part of the dinmana. The dinmana is the difference between वटिष्ठ॥ यटममि ् पक्षे यत्र काले येि दृग्गटितै啍यम।् दृ�यते तेि पक्षेि क यायटिथ्याटदटििय म॥् local Sunset and Sunrise. If Chaturthi is not prevailing during that period then take the second day. भामकराचायय॥ यात्राटववाहोत्सवजातकादौ खेिैैः मफ िैरेवफलमफ ित्वम।् मयात्प्रो楍यते तेि िभश्चरािाुं मफ िटक्रया दृग्गटितै啍यकृ द्या॥

For example, if one Tithi is observed at moonrise in India it may or may not exist during moonrise on the We are pleased to release the 2014 calendar based on Hindu and drika siddhanta. This same day in a different part of the world. If you are in America then it will be observed on previous day or the calendar is specially prepared for the Vancouver, BC Canada, and it may not be applicable in other parts of next day if you are in Japan, Fiji, Australia and other countries. For example if a total lunar eclipse is visible the world. All time presented here is adjusted for Daylight Saving Time. in India at 5:00 AM it will happen on the previous day in the USA. For these reasons Indian you

People usually align the Hindu festivals with the English dates based on the Indian calendar. They think that bring from India cannot be used outside of India. nd if an Indian calendar says “Janmasthami” on a certain date, say September 2 2010, then it will appear as / Dakshinayana: The occur based on earth’s position around the Sun. This is due to September 2nd everywhere in the world. The USA is 10:30 to 15:30 hours behind India, so some people will rd Earth’s tilt of 23.45 degrees. The Earth circles around Sun with this tilt. When the tilt is facing the Sun we get think it will also come the next day in the USA, i.e. September 3 2010. They also argue that their family and when the tilt is away from the Sun we get . Because of this tilt it seems like the Sun travels priest in India has told them to celebrate on this particular date and according to him the Indian calendar will north and south of the equator. The Uttarayana is the Sun appearing to move north. The Dakshinayana is the apply to all places in the world. This is a completely wrong assumption. If the Earth was flat then you can use Sun appearing to move towards South. This causes rise to seaons and dependent on equinoxes and . Indian calendar everywhere as sunrise sunset will happen all places equally. We won’t have any timezones and the world will have only one timezone. Siddhanta, Maharishi Vashistha, Bhaskaracharya taught There is a common misconception that Makar Samkranti is the Uttarayana. This is because at one point in us to prepare the panchangam based on the longitude, latitude of the place you live for these reasons you time Sayana and Nirayana Zodiac were same. Every year equinoxes slides by 50 seconds due to precision of cannot bring a calendar from India and use abroad. equinoxes, giving birth to Ayanamsha and causing Makar Samkranti to slide further. As a result if you think Makar Samkranti is uttarayana then as it is sliding it will come in June after 9000 years. However Makar The English date and changes at midnight; whereas the Hindu date (or Tithi) and day does not change at Samkranti still holds importance in our rituals as a Samkranti. All Drika Panchanga makers will use the midnight. Hindu day changes at Sunrise. All days are from one Sunrise to another Sunrise. Sunday will start position of the tropical Sun to determine Uttarayana and Dakshinayana. Hence January 14th isn’t Uttarayana. at one Sunrise and end at the next Sunrise.The Hindu date – the Tithi changes depending on the position of Actual Uttarayana occurs on December 21st/22nd of every year. For more details please visit the Sun and Moon. It can change anytime between two Sunrises. That is to say that if Tithi ends http://www.mypanchang.com or write to [email protected]. today at 23:02 it does not mean that Tithi will end tomorrow at the same time. It can end at 18:00, 18:09 or later. About myPanchang.com: myPanchang.com is the leading panchang maker providing the most accurate

panchagam in English and various Indian languages and panchangam for over more than 394 cities all over Tithi: In the lunar calendar the Moon takes a month for each revolution around the Earth. The lunar the world based on highly accurate driga ganitha or thiruganitha. Most temples in the world rely on calendar is divided into two groups called Pakshas. The first one is called (or dark fortnight) myPanchang.com for accurate Panchang data and festival observance times. Please visit myPanchang.com for or wanning moon. The second is called Shukla Paksha (or bright fortnight) or waxing moon. Each Paksha is more details. If you have any questions about confusion about any festival please contact myPanchang.com divided into 15 . The first 14 Tithis are the numbers from 1 to 14 (Prathama, Dvithiya etc). The

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Timings listed in the Calendar: The Tithi & Nakshatra times indicate a time when the Tithi or Management Nayana Shastri, Sowjanya Kodidala Nakshatra ends. The Panchanga uses the Vedic definition of a day, i.e., A day starts with Sunrise and ends with the subsequent Sunrise. Thus, a Tithi with a time of 29:00 indicates that the Tithi ends past midnight but before the next Sunrise at 5:00 AM (29:00 – 24:00) on the next calendar day. Hence 24:00 means 00:00 hours Notes: Any data presented here is copyright of mypanchang.com and its associates, any portion reproduced of the next day, 25:00 means 1:00 AM of the next day, and 29:00 means 5:00 AM of the next day. This is without prior written permission of myPanchang.com will be treated as a violation of the United States standard time notation for any Panchangam. The time for Sun’s samkramana is when Sun will enter that rasi copyright laws. or sign on that day. e.g. Makara 4:36 means Sun is entering Makara rasi at 4 hour 36 minute. All other times are the ending times. mypanchang.com

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Vijaya Samvatsara Kartika - Margashira Dakshinayana - Uttarayana December 2013 Vrischik - Dhanus  Hemant - Shishira Ritu Kartigai - Margazhi

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hemant Rutu (Drik Sid) Amavasya Tarpanam Margasira Shukla Dvitiiya 09:33 Chaturthi 26:55 24:03 Panchaka begins Kartika Krishna Amavasya 16:22 Prathama 13:01 Tritiiya 30:08 P.shadha 07:55 Shravana 27:23 21:40 19:25 Anuraadha 15:55 13:19 10:36 U.shada 29:28 25:47 Vishaakha 18:14

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 19:52 18:41 18:08 18:13 Geeta Jayanthi Dvadashi 19:58 Pradosham Shatabhisha 24:46 P.Bhadrapada 24:23 U.Bhadrapada 24:37 Revati 25:25 Mokshada 18:51 Bharani 28:31 Trayodashi 21:29 26:45 Krittika 30:38

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Dhanurmasa Dattatreya Jayanthi (North Indian Pushya) Arudra Darshanam Tritiiya day/night Sankathara Chaturthi Shishira Rutu (Drik Sid) begins Satyanarayana Margasira Krishna Dvitiiya 30:17 Punarvasu 17:30 Tritiiya 08:51 Chaturthi 11:22 Chaturdashi 23:20 25:28 Prathama 27:48 Aardra 14:33 Pushya 20:29 Aslesha 23:22 Rohini day/night Rohini 09:04 Mrigashirsha 11:43 Sun: Dhanus 12:54 Tarpanam Margazhi

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Uttarayana begins Shashthi 15:45 Saptami 17:16 Christmas Boxing Day Dashami 17:25 Saphala Ekadashi 15:49 Panchami 13:44 P.Phalguni 28:19 U.Phalguni 30:01 Ashtami 18:07 Ayappa Mandala Puja ends Svaati 30:38 Vishaakha 29:15 Magha 26:02 Hasta 31:02 Navami 18:11 Chitra 31:15

Mokshada Ekadasi 12 29 30 31 Dhanurmasa Begins 15 Pradosham Masa Shivaratri Margazhi Moolam Dattatreya Jayanthi 16 Dvadashi 13:28 Trayodashi 10:29 Amavasya Tarpanam Arudra Darshanam 18

Anuraadha 27:12 Chaturdashi 31:00 Vakula Amavasya 27:14 Christmas 25 Jyeshtha 24:36 Mula 21:38 Saphala Ekadasi 28 Vakula Amavasya 31 Marghazi Moolam 31

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Uttarayan  Shishir Ritu 1 2 3 4 Dvitiiya 19:32 Tritiiya 16:01 Chaturthi 12:57 Shukla Paksha U.shada 15:25 Shravana 12:34 Dhanishta 10:08 Prathama 23:21 P.shadha 18:30 English

5 6 7 8 9 10 Vaikunth Ekadasi11 Panchami 10:29 Shashthi 08:45 Ashtami 31:41+ Navami full night Navami 08:18 Dashami 09:34 Ekadashi 11:20 Shatabhisha 08:18 Saptami 31:49+ Revati 31:15+ Ashvini full night Ashvini 08:25 Bharani 10:11 Krittika 12:27 P.Bhadrapada 31:10+ U.Bhadrapada 30:49+

Pradosham 12 Bhogi  13 Thai 14 15 Thai Poosam 16 17 18 Dvadashi 13:29 Trayodashi 15:51 Chaturdashi 18:20 Purnima 20:52 Prathama 23:22 Dvitiiya 25:47+ Tritiiya 28:02+ Rohini 15:03 Mrigashirsha 17:51 Aardra 20:46 Punarvasu 23:43 Pushya 26:38+ Aslesha 29:28+ Magha full night Sun: Makara 23:38:33 Makar Samkranti Kanuma Satyanarayana Puja Karidina

Sankat Chaturthi 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Chaturthi 30:02+ Panchami 31:40+ Shashthi full night Shashthi 08:48 Saptami 09:19 Ashtami 09:07 Navami 08:08 Magha 08:08 P.Phalguni 10:33 U.Phalguni 12:35 Hasta 14:08 Chitra 15:03 Svaati 15:15 Dashami 30:22+ Vishaakha 14:42

Sattila Ekadasi 26 Bhagwata Ekadasi 27 28 29 30 31 Ekadashi 27:55+ Dvadashi 24:51+ Trayodashi 21:19 Chaturdashi 17:31 Amavasya 13:38 Magha Ekadasi 11 Anuraadha 13:24 Jyeshtha 11:26 Mula 08:54 U.shada 26:53+ Shravana 23:47 Shukla Paksha Bhogi / Lohri 13 P.shadha 30:00+ Mauna Amavasya Prathama 09:51 Pongal 14 Pradosham Amavasya Tarpanam Dvitiiya 30:23+ Makar Samkranti 14 Masa Shivaratri Dhanishta 20:53 Thai Poosam 16

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Vasant Panchami 3 1 5 Magha Bhishma Ekadasi 9 Shukla Paksha Vaishnava Ekadasi 10 Tritiiya 27:24+ Maghi Purnima 14 Shatabhisha 18:24 Masi Magham 15 27

2 3 4 Ratha Saptami 5 Bhishma Asthami 6 Madhava Navami 7 8 Chaturthi 25:04+ Panchami 23:31 Shashthi 22:49 Saptami 22:58 Ashtami 23:56 Navami 25:34+ Dashami 27:42+ P.Bhadrapada 16:29 U.Bhadrapada 15:19 Revati 14:57 Ashvini 15:26 Bharani 16: 43 Krittika 18:41 Rohini 21:10

Bhishma Ekadasi 9 Bhagawata Ekadasi 10 Pradosham 11 12 Satyanarayana Puja 13 Maghi Purnima 14 Masi Magham 15 Ekadashi 30:08+ Dvadashi full night Dvadashi 08:42 Trayodashi 11:14 Chaturdashi 13:39 Purnima 15:53 Prathama 17:51 Mrigashirsha 24:00+ Aardra 26:59+ Punarvasu 29:58+ Pushya full night Pushya 08:51 Aslesha 11:34 Magha 14:04 Sun: Kumbha 12:38:41 Bhairavi Jayanthi Maasi

16 Sankat Chaturthi17 Vasant Ritu 18 19 20 21 22 Dvitiiya 19:33 Tritiiya 20:54 Chaturthi 21:53 Panchami 22:24 Shashthi 22:23 Saptami 21:47 Ashtami 20:34 P.Phalguni 16:18 U.Phalguni 18:13 Hasta 19:46 Chitra 20:53 Svaati 21:30 Vishaakha 21:33 Anuraadha 20:59

23 24 Vijaya Ekadasi 25 Pradosham 26 Maha Shivaratri 27 28 Navami 18:44 Dashami 16:20 Ekadashi 13:28 Dvadashi 10:14 Chaturdashi 27:20+ Amavasya 23:59 Jyeshtha 19:50 Mula 18:07 P.shadha 15:56 Trayodashi 30:48+ Shravana 10:44 Dhanishta 08:01 U.shada 13:25 Shatabhisha 29:30+ Amavassya Tarpanam

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30 Jaya 31 Holasthaka 8 1 Amavasya 11:44 Chaitra Daylight Saving 9 Phalguna U.Bhadrapada 13:00 Shukla Paksha 15 Shukla Paksha Prathama 09:55 Prathama 20:57 Revati 11:56 Panguni Uttiram 16 P.Bhadrapada 27:19+ Chaitra Jaya Ugadi 31 Hindu New Year Chaitra Navaratri 31

2 3 4 5 6 7 Holasthaka Begins 8 Dvitiiya 18:24 Tritiiya 16:29 Chaturthi 15:18 Panchami 14:56 Shashthi 15:23 Saptami 16:36 Ashtami 18:25 U.Bhadrapada 25:40+ Revati 24:41+ Ashvini 24:28+ Bharani 25:03+ Krittika 26:24+ Rohini 28:26+ Mrigashirsha full night

Daylight Saving Time 9 10 Amalaki Ekadasi 11 12 Pradosham 13 Karadaiyar Nombu 14 Holika Dahan 15 Navami 21:41 Dashami 24:11+ Ekadashi 26:41+ Dvadashi 29:02+ Trayodashi 31:07+ Chaturdashi full night Chaturdashi 08:49 Mrigashirsha 07:59 Aardra 10:52 Punarvasu 13:51 Pushya 16:46 Aslesha 19:29 Magha 21:52 P.Phalguni 23:53 Sun: Mina 10:32:34 Satyanarayana Puja Phanguni

Panguni Uttiram 16 Karidina 17 18 Sankat Chaturthi 19 20 21 22 Purnima 10:08 Prathama 11:01 Dvitiiya 11:30 Tritiiya 11:34 Chaturthi 11:13 Panchami 10:27 Shashthi 09:16 U.Phalguni 25:30+ Hasta 26:44+ Chitra 27:33+ Svaati 27:58+ Vishaakha 27:59+ Anuraadha 27:36+ Jyeshtha 26:49+ Jayanthi

23 24 25 26 Pradosham 27 Masa Shivaratri 28 29 Saptami 07:42 Navami 27:27+ Dashami 24:54+ Ekadashi 22:10 Dvadashi 19:21 Trayodashi 16:36 Chaturdashi 14:00 Ashtami 29:44+ P.shadha 24:09+ U.shada 22:23 Shravana 20:24 Dhanishta 18:21 Shatabhisha 16:21 P.Bhadrapada 14:31 Mula 25:39+ Papamochini Ekadasi Amavasya Tarpanam

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Matysa Jayanthi 1 Gowri 2 Matsya Jayanthi 1 Gowri Tritiya 2 3 Lakshmi Panchami 4 Asoka Shasthi 5 Sri Panchami 4 Chaitra Tritiiya 08:02 Chaturthi 08:08 Panchami 08:57 Shashthi 10:24 Durgashtami 7 Shukla Paksha Bharani 11:35 Krittika 12:25 Rohini 13:57 Mrigashirsha 16:05 Bhawani Avataran 7 Dvitiiya 08:39 Gangaur Tritiya Shri 8 Ashvini 11:26 Tamil New Year 14 / 14 Vallabhacharya 24

6 Asthami 7 Rama Navami 8 Dharmaraja Dasami 9 Kamada Ekadasi 10 11 Mahavir Jayanthi 12 Saptami 12:23 Ashtami 14:41 Navami 17:07 Dashami 19:27 Ekadashi 21:30 Dvadashi 23:06 Trayodashi 24:11+ Aardra 18:41 Punarvasu 21:33 Pushya 24:29+ Aslesha 27:16+ Magha 29:44+ P.Phalguni full night P.Phalguni 07:45 Bhavani Avataran Pradosham Anang Trayodasi

Baisakhi 13 Vishu 14 15 16 Sankat Chaturthi 17 18 Grishma Ritu 19 Chaturdashi 24:43+ Purnima 24:42+ Prathama 24:10+ Dvitiiya 23:12 Tritiiya 21:51 Chaturthi 20:11 Panchami 18:16 U.Phalguni 09:15 Hasta 10:12 Chitra 10:38 Svaati 10:36 Vishaakha 10:09 Anuraadha 09:22 Jyeshtha 08:18 Sun: Mesha 19:03:19 Chittirai Tamil New Year Hanuman Jayanthi Satyanarayana Puja Total Lunar Eclipse

20 21 22 23 Varuthini Ekadasi 24 Bhagwata Ekadasi 25 Pradosham 26 Shashthi 16:11 Saptami 13:59 Ashtami 11:43 Navami 09:27 Dashami 07:13 Dvadashi 27:11+ Trayodashi 25:30+ Mula 07:02 U.shada 28:08+ Shravana 26:37+ Dhanishta 25:08+ Ekadashi 29:07+ P.Bhadrapada 22:31 U.Bhadrapada 21:32 P.shadha 29:38+ Shatabhisha 23:45

Masa Shivaratri 27 28 29 30 Chaturdashi 24:10+ Amavasya 23:14 Vaishakha Dvitiiya 22:53 April 14th Revati 20:52 Ashvini 20:35 Shukla Paksha Krittika 21:30 Total Lunar Amavasya Tarpanam Prathama 22:47 Bharani 20:47 Eclipse (22:58-26:33)

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Akshay Tritiya 1 Akshay Tritiya 1 2 3 Parashurama 1 Vaishakha Chaturthi 24:48+ Panchami 26:33+ Jayanthi 1 Shukla Paksha Mrigashirsha 24:37+ Aardra 26:57+ Sankara Jayanthi 3 Tritiiya 23:33 Sankara Jayanthi Rohini 22:47 Jayanti 3 Ramanuja Jayanthi Nrisimha Jayanthi 12 Buddha Purnima 14

4 Gangotpatti 5 6 Bagalamukhi Jayanthi 7 Navami 8 Vasavi Jayanthi 9 Mohini Ekadasi 10 Shashthi 28:41+ Saptami full night Saptami 07:03 Ashtami 09:24 Navami 11:33 Dashami 13:16 Ekadashi 14:24 Punarvasu 29:40+ Pushya full night Pushya 08:34 Aslesha 11:28 Magha 14:08 P.Phalguni 16:23 U.Phalguni 18:03

Pradosham 11 Nrisimha Jayanti 12 Kurma Jayanthi 13 Buddhaa Purnima 14 15 16 Sankat Chaturthi 17 Dvadashi 14:52 Trayodashi 14:38 Chaturdashi 13:44 Purnima 12:15 Prathama 10:17 Dvitiiya 07:57 Chaturthi 26:42+ Hasta 19:04 Chitra 19:25 Svaati 19:07 Vishaakha 18:15 Anuraadha 16:56 Tritiiya 29:23+ Mula 13:28 Satyanarayana Puja Sun: Vrishabha 15:55:02 Jyeshtha 15:18 Vaikaasi Annamacharya Jayanthi Sampath Gowri

18 Victoria Day 19 20 21 22 Hanumat Jayanthi 23 Apara Ekadasi 24 Panchami 24:02+ Shashthi 21:27 Saptami 19:05 Ashtami 16:57 Navami 15:08 Dashami 13:38 Ekadashi 12:29 P.shadha 11:34 U.shada 09:43 Shravana 08:00 Dhanishta 06:32 P.Bhadrapada 28:27+ U.Bhadrapada 27:55+ Revati 27:43+ Shatabhisha 29:20+

Pradosham 25 Masa Shivaratri 26 27 28 Karidina 29 30 Rambha Tritiya 31 Dvadashi 11:42 Trayodashi 11:17 Chaturdashi 11:16 Amavasya 11:40 Jyeshtha Dvitiiya 13:47 Tritiiya 15:29 Ashvini 27:54+ Bharani 28:28+ Krittika full night Krittika 05:26 Shukla Paksha Mrigashirsha 08:38 Aardra 10:52 Amavasya Tarpanam Prathama 12:30 Rohini 06:49

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Uma Chaturthi 1 2 Aranya Shasthi 3 4 5 6 Ganga Dashhara 7 Jyeshtha Panchami 19:53 Shashthi 22:18 Saptami 24:36+ Ashtami 26:34+ Navami 28:00+ Dashami 28:43+ Shukla Paksha Pushya 16:20 Aslesha 19:19 Magha 22:13 P.Phalguni 24:48+ U.Phalguni 26:53+ Hasta 28:18+ Chaturthi 17:34 Punarvasu 13:28

Nirjala Ekadasi 8 Bhagwata Ekadasi 9 Pradosham 10 11 Vata Savitri Vrat 12 13 14 Ekadashi 28:40+ Dvadashi 27:49+ Trayodashi 26:13+ Chaturdashi 23:57 Purnima 21:11 Prathama 18:03 Dvitiiya 14:43 Chitra 28:57+ Svaati 28:49+ Vishaakha 27:56+ Anuraadha 26:25+ Jyeshtha 24:24+ Mula 22:02 P.shadha 19:31 Champaka Vaisaki Visakam Deba Snana Purnima Sun: Mithuna 22:29:15 Jyestha Abhishekam Satyanarayana Puja

Sankat Chaturthi 15 16 17 18 19 20 Varsha Ritu 21 Tritiiya 11:22 Chaturthi 08:09 Panchami 05:11 Saptami 24:30+ Ashtami 22:55 Navami 21:51 Dashami 21:19 U.shada 17:00 Shravana 14:39 Shashthi 26:37+ Shatabhisha 11:01 P.Bhadrapada 09:53 U.Bhadrapada 09:17 Revati 09:13 Dhanishta 12:37 Dakshinayana Aani ( )/1 Guru in Karka

Yogini Ekadasi 22 23 Pradosham 24 25 26 27 Rathayatra 28 Ekadashi 21:16 Dvadashi 21:40 Trayodashi 22:27 Chaturdashi 23:37 Amavasya 25:08+ Ashaadha Dvitiiya 29:05+ Ashvini 09:39 Bharani 10:32 Krittika 11:50 Rohini 13:30 Mrigashirsha 15:31 Shukla Paksha Punarvasu 20:28 Masa Shivaratri Amavasya Tarpanam Prathama 26:58+ Aardra 17:51

29 30 Tritiiya full night Tritiiya 07:26 Pushya 23:20 Aslesha 26:20+ Vaikasi Visakam 10 Vata Savitri Vratam 12 Rathyatra 28

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Harishayani Ekadasi 8 Canada Day 1 2 3 Vivaswat Saptami 4 5 11 Ashaadha Panchami 12:19 Shashthi 14:31 Saptami 16:18 Ashtami 17:28 Aadi Kartigai 21 Shukla Paksha Magha 05:22 P.Phalguni 08:13 U.Phalguni 10:44 Hasta 12:40 Diwaso 26 Chaturthi 09:53 Gowri Vrat 29 Magha full night Aadi Pooram 30 Naag Panchami 31

6 Punaryatra 7 Harishayani Ekadasi 8 Pradosham 9 10 Guru Purnima 11 12 Navami 17:53 Dashami 17:27 Ekadashi 16:10 Dvadashi 14:05 Trayodashi 11:20 Chaturdashi 08:03 Prathama 24:36+ Chitra 13:54 Svaati 14:19 Vishaakha 13:53 Anuraadha 12:40 Jyeshtha 10:45 Purnima 28:24+ P.shadha 05:29 Shayanotsava Mula 08:17 U.shada 26:30+ Satyanarayana Puja

13 Sankat Chaturthi 14 15 16 Karidina 17 18 19 Dvitiiya 20:48 Tritiiya 17:12 Chaturthi 13:58 Panchami 11:13 Shashthi 09:05 Saptami 07:36 Ashtami 06:50 Shravana 23:33 Dhanishta 20:50 Shatabhisha 18:30 P.Bhadrapada 16:42 U.Bhadrapada 15:31 Revati 15:01 Ashvini 15:11 Sun: Karka 09:19:30 Aadi

20 Aadi Kartikai 21 Kamada Ekadasi 22 Pradosham 23 Masa Shivaratri 24 25 Chaitu Amavasya 26 Navami 06:43 Dashami 07:12 Ekadashi 08:12 Dvadashi 09:38 Trayodashi 11:24 Chaturdashi 13:27 Amavasya 15:41 Bharani 16:00 Krittika 17:22 Rohini 19:12 Mrigashirsha 21:25 Aardra 23:55 Punarvasu 26:39+ Pushya 29:33+ Diwaso Amavasya Tarpanam

27 28 Madhusrava Tritiya 29 Aadi Pooram 30 Naag Panchami 31 Shravana Dvitiiya 20:32 Tritiiya 22:59 Chaturthi 25:16+ Panchami 27:16+ Shukla Paksha Aslesha 08:34 Magha 11:36 P.Phalguni 14:32 U.Phalguni 17:15 Prathama 18:05 Mangala Gowri Vrat Aslesha full night

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Jaya Samvatsara Shravana – Bhadrapada  Dakshinayana Karka – Simha Varsha- Ritu August 2014 Aadi – Avani

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Champaka Shasthi 31 Varalakshmi Vrat 8 Kalki Jayanthi 1 Tulasidas Jayanthi 2 10 Shashthi 16:44 Shravana Saptami 29:39+ Vishaakha 29:30+ 10 Shukla Paksha Chitra 21:20 Janmasthami Smarta 16 Shashthi 28:46+ Janmasthami Vaishnava 17 Hasta 19:34 Haritalika 28 29

3 4 Mangala Gowri Vrat 5 Pavitra Ekadasi 6 7 Pradosham 8 Satyanarayana Puja 9 Ashtami 29:47+ Navami 29:05+ Dashami 27:34+ Ekadashi 25:17+ Dvadashi 22:20 Trayodashi 18:53 Chaturdashi 15:06 Svaati 22:23 Vishaakha 22:39 Anuraadha 22:06 Jyeshtha 20:46 Mula 18:45 P.shadha 16:11 U.shada 13:15 Varalakshmi Vratam

Rakhi 10 Gayatri Japam 11 Kajali Tritiya 12 Bahula Chaturthi 13 Naag Pancham 14 Randhan 15 16 Purnima 11:09 Prathama 07:14 Tritiiya 24:14+ Chaturthi 21:28 Panchami 19:22 Shashthi 18:01 Saptami 17:26 Shravana 10:08 Dvitiiya 27:32+ P.Bhadrapada 25:44+ U.Bhadrapada 23:49 Revati 22:35 Ashvini 22:05 Bharani 22:22 Rik Yajur Upakarma Dhanishta 07:03 Mangala Gowri Vrat Sankat Chtruthi Sun: Simha 17:42:22 Vaikhanasa Jayanthi Shatabhisha 28:11+ Aavani Raghavendra Swami Aradhana Janmasthami (Smartha)

17 Sri Gugga Navami 18 19 Aja Ekadasi 20 Bhagwata Ekadasi 21 Pradosham 22 Masa Shiavratri 23 Ashtami 17:36 Navami 18:27 Dashami 19:53 Ekadashi 21:46 Dvadashi 23:57 Trayodashi 26:19+ Chaturdashi 28:46+ Krittika 23:22 Rohini 25:01+ Mrigashirsha 27:11+ Aardra 29:44+ Punarvasu full night Punarvasu 08:33 Pushya 11:31 Managala Gowri Vrat Janmasthami (Vaishnava)

24 Pithori Amavas 25 26 27 Haritalika Teej 28 29 30 Amavasya full night Amavasya 07:12 Bhadrapada Dvitiiya 11:45 Tritiiya 13:40 Chaturthi 15:12 Panchami 16:16 Aslesha 14:31 Magha 17:29 Shukla Paksha U.Phalguni 22:59 Hasta 25:20+ Chitra 27:17+ Svaati 28:42+ Amavasya Tarpnam Prathama 09:34 Sama Upakarma Ganesh Chaturthi P.Phalguni 20:20 Varaha Jayanthi Gowri Tritiya

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Jaya Samvatsara Bhadrapada – Aashvayuja Dakshinayana Simha – Kanya Sharad Ritu September 2014 Avani – Purataasi

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Jyestha Gowri Ahvahan 1 Jyestha Gowi Puja 2 Jyestha Gowri Visarjan 3 4 Parivartini Ekadhasi 5 Pradosham 6 Bhadrapada Ashtami 15:38 Navami 14:01 Dashami 11:44 Ekadashi 08:53 Trayodashi 26:01+ Shukla Paksha Jyeshtha 29:02+ Mula 27:46+ P.shadha 25:53+ Dvadashi 29:36+ Shravana 20:48 Saptami 16:33 Asthami Nanda Navami U.shada 23:31 Anuraadha 29:37+ Mahalakshmi Vrat Begins Vamana Jayanthi Lalitha Saptami Labor Day

Anant Chaturdashi 7 Purnima Shraddha 8 Shraddha Paksha 9 10 Sankat Chaturthi 11 Bharani Shraddha 12 13 Chaturdashi 22:18 Purnima 18:38 Prathama 15:10 Dvitiiya 12:06 Tritiiya 09:33 Chaturthi 07:39 Shashthi 30:09+ Dhanishta 17:55 Shatabhisha 15:02 P.Bhadrapada 12:21 U.Bhadrapada 10:01 Revati 08:11 Panchami 30:31+ Krittika full night Bhadrapada Purnima Ashvini 07:01 Satyanarayana Puja Bharani 30:35+

14 Jivit Putrika Vrat 15 16 17 18 India Ekadasi 19 Pradosham 20 Saptami 30:35+ Ashtami full night Ashtami 07:44 Navami 09:28 Dashami 11:38 Ekadashi 14:03 Dvadashi 16:33 Krittika 06:56 Rohini 08:02 Mrigashirsha 09:49 Aardra 12:10 Punarvasu 14:54 Pushya 17:52 Aslesha 20:53 Sun: Kanya 17:38:49 Sowbhagyavati Shraddha Purattaasi Sanyasi Shraddha Mahalakshmi Vrat Ends

Masa Shivaratri 21 Apamrityu Shraddh 22 23 Sharada Navaratri 24 25 26 27 Trayodashi 18:59 Chaturdashi 21:14 Amavasya 23:13 Aashvayuja Dvitiiya 26:07+ Tritiiya 26:57+ Chaturthi 27:18+ Magha 23:49 P.Phalguni 26:33+ U.Phalguni 29:01+ Shukla Paksha Hasta 07:08 Chitra 08:53 Svaati 10:11 Sarvapitru Shraddha Prathama 24:52+ Amavasya Tarpanam Hasta full night Ghata Sthapana Karidina

28 29 30 Jyestha Gowri 2 Panchami 27:10+ Shashthi 26:30+ Saptami 25:19+ Purnima Shraddha 8 Vishaakha 11:02 Anuraadha 11:23 Jyeshtha 11:13 Bharani Shraddha 12 Jivit Putrika Vrat 15 Upangalalitha Vrat Mahalaya Amavasya 23 Sharad Navaratri 24 Upanglalita Vrat 28

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Jaya Samvatsara Aashvayuja – Kartika Dakshinayana Kanya – Tula Sharad-Hemant Ritu October 2014 Purataasi - Aipaasi

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Dugashtami 1 Durga Asthami Maha Navami Vijaya Dashmi Pasankusa Ekadasi Dashera 3 1 2 3 4 7 Aashvayuja Navami 21:28 Dashami 18:54 Ekadashi 16:02 Karwa Chauth 11 Shukla Paksha P.shadha 09:23 U.shada 07:46 Dhanishta 27:35+ Ashtami 23:38 Shravana 29:48+ Puja 20 Mula 10:33 Dashera Narak Chaturdashi 22 (Bengal) Kanya Sravanam 23 Bathukamma Panduga Bhaiya Duj 25

Pradosham 5 6 Sharad Purnima 7 8 9 10 Karwa Chauth 11 Dvadashi 12:57 Trayodashi 09:48 Purnima 27:50+ Prathama 25:18+ Dvitiiya 23:15 Tritiiya 21:48 Chaturthi 21:03 Shatabhisha 25:13+ Chaturdashi 30:43+ U.Bhadrapada 20:40 Revati 18:45 Ashvini 17:17 Bharani 16:23 Krittika 16:10 P.Bhadrapada 22:52 Satyanarayana Puja Total Lunar Eclipse (2:14 AM-5:34 AM) Sankat Chaturthi

12 Thanksgiving Day 13 14 15 16 17 18 Panchami 21:03 Shashthi 21:49 Saptami 23:15 Ashtami 25:15+ Navami 27:38+ Dashami 30:09+ Ekadashi full night Rohini 16:40 Mrigashirsha 17:54 Aardra 19:48 Punarvasu 22:16 Pushya 25:06+ Aslesha 28:06+ Magha 31:04+ Sun: Tula 05:38:24 Aippasi

Rama Ekadasi 19 Pradosham 20 Dhana Trayodashi 21 Narak Chaturdashi 22 Diwali 23 Gujarati New Year 24 Dwitiya 25 Ekadashi 08:38 Dvadashi 10:52 Trayodashi 12:42 Chaturdashi 14:05 Amavasya 14:56 Kartika Dvitiiya 15:09 P.Phalguni full night P.Phalguni 09:48 U.Phalguni 12:11 Hasta 14:06 Chitra 15:32 Shukla Paksha Vishaakha 16:56 Dhanteras Puja Masa Shivaratri Dipawali Lakshmi Partial Lunar Eclipse Prathama 15:17 Bhaiya Duj Puja (12:37PM-16:51PM) Svaati 16:28 Hemant Ritu Gowardhan Puja

26 Nagul Chavithi 27 Labh Panchami 28 Skanda Shasthi 29 Gopa Asthami 30 31 Tritiiya 14:34 Chaturthi 13:36 Panchami 12:17 Shashthi 10:41 Saptami 08:49 Navami 28:30+ Anuraadha 16:58 Jyeshtha 16:38 Mula 15:57 P.shadha 14:59 Ashtami 30:44+ Shravana 12:23 Chhath (Bihar) U.shada 13:47

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Jaya Samvatsara Kartika – Margashira Dakshinayana Tula – Vrischika Hemant Ritu November 2014 Aipaasi – Kartikai

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Deva Uthi Ekadasi 2 30 Tulsi Vivah 3 1 Navami 11:13 Kartika Purnima 6 Kartika P.Bhadrapada 12:45 Kalabhairav Jayanti 14 Shukla Paksha Dashami 25:09+ Ayaapa Mandala 16 Dhanishta 10:50 Puja begins Subramanyam 27 Shasthi

Devauthi Ekadashi 2 Prabhodhanotsava 3 Pradosham 4 Vaikuntha Chaturdasi 5 Kartika Purnima 6 7 8 Ekadashi 22:46 Dvadashi 20:24 Trayodashi 18:09 Chaturdashi 16:06 Purnima 14:22 Prathama 13:05 Dvitiiya 12:19 Shatabhisha 08:11 U.Bhadrapada 28:54+ Revati 27:26+ Ashvini 26:13+ Bharani 25:22+ Krittika 25:00+ Rohini 25:11+ P.Bhadrapada 30:31+ Tulasi Vivah Satyanarayana Puja in Vrischika Tripurotsava Guru Nanak Jayanthi Jwala Thoranam

Sankat Chaturthi 9 10 11 12 13 Kalabhairav Jayanti 14 15 Tritiiya 12:10 Chaturthi 12:42 Panchami 13:54 Shashthi 15:43 Saptami 18:00 Ashtami 20:32 Navami 23:06 Mrigashirsha 26:00+ Aardra 27:29+ Punarvasu 29:34+ Pushya full night Pushya 08:10 Aslesha 11:06 Magha 14:07

16 Utpanna Ekadasi 17 18 Pradosham 19 Masa Shivaratri 20 21 22 Dashami 25:26+ Ekadashi 27:19+ Dvadashi 28:37+ Trayodashi 29:15+ Chaturdashi 29:12+ Amavasya 28:32+ Margasira P.Phalguni 17:00 U.Phalguni 19:32 Hasta 21:31 Chitra 22:53 Svaati 23:35 Vishaakha 23:41 Shukla Paksha Sun:Vrishchika 04:29:36 Amavasya Tarpanam Prathama 27:20+ Kartikai Anuraadha 23:14 Ayappa Mandala Puja Begins

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Dvitiiya 25:42+ Tritiiya 23:47 Chaturthi 21:40 Panchami 19:28 Shashthi 17:16 Saptami 15:08 Ashtami 13:06 Jyeshtha 22:20 Mula 21:08 P.shadha 19:44 U.shada 18:14 Shravana 16:44 Dhanishta 15:17 Shatabhisha 13:57 Subramanyam Shasthi

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1 Geeta Jayanthi 2 Pradosham 3 Annamalai Deepam 4 Sarvalaya Deepam 5 6 Margasira Ekadashi 07:57 Trayodashi 29:33+ Chaturdashi 28:48+ Purnima 28:26+ Prathama 28:32+ Shukla Paksha Dvadashi 30:37+ Ashvini 10:14 Bharani 09:51 Krittika 09:48 Rohini 10:08 Dashami 09:29 Revati 10:52 Dattatreya Jayanthi U.Bhadrapada 11:43 Ekadasi Fast Satyanarayana Puja

7 8 Sankat Chaturthi 9 10 11 12 13 Dvitiiya 29:10+ Tritiiya 30:21+ Chaturthi full night Chaturthi 08:06 Panchami 10:20 Shashthi 12:53 Saptami 15:33 Mrigashirsha 10:56 Aardra 12:15 Punarvasu 14:07 Pushya 16:30 Aslesha 19:17 Magha 22:20 P.Phalguni 25:23+

14 15 Dhanurmasa 16 Saphala Ekadasi 17 18 Pradosham 19 20 Ashtami 18:04 Navami 20:10 Dashami 21:39 Ekadashi 22:22 Dvadashi 22:16 Trayodashi 21:22 Chaturdashi 19:46 U.Phalguni 28:13+ Hasta 30:34+ Chitra full night Chitra 08:15 Svaati 09:10 Vishaakha 09:18 Anuraadha 08:41 Sun: Dhanus 19:10:49 Margazhi Masa Shivaratri Jyeshtha 31:27+

Vakula Amavas 21 22 23 24 Christmas 25 Annapurna Shasthi 26 27 Amavasya 17:35 Pausha Dvitiiya 12:11 Tritiiya 09:16 Panchami 27:46+ Shashthi 25:24+ Saptami 23:23 Mula 29:43+ Shukla Paksha U.shada 25:31+ Chaturthi 30:25+ Dhanishta 21:19 Shatabhisha 19:34 P.Bhadrapada 18:08 Amavasya Tarpanam Prathama 15:00 Shravana 23:20 Boxing Day Ayyappa Mandala Puja Uttarayana P.shadha 27:41+ Shishir Ritu Marghazi Moolam

28 29 Sambha Dashami 30 Vaikuntha Ekadasi 31 Ashtami 21:45 Navami 20:31 Dashami 19:40 Ekadashi 19:11 Geeta Jayanthi 2 U.Bhadrapada 17:05 Revati 16:25 Ashvini 16:08 Bharani 16:12 Annamalai Deepam 4 Putrada Ekadasi Sarvalaya Deepam 5 Vaikuntha Ekadasi 31