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Austin Hindu Temple & Community Center 9801 Decker Lake Rd., Austin Texas, 78724 Web: www.austinhindutemple.org Email: [email protected] Phone: 512-927-0000

Goal  Donation towards the General Fund for temple operations  Directed Donation towards any specific activity or event The goal of Austin Hindu Temple is to promote and practice ideals of Hinduism and

Hindu Religion through Worship, Education and Teaching. How to donate:

Donations can be made by cash/check/credit cards/PayPal. For In Kind Donations/ Important News Update Company Matching donations/Stock donations please contact The Treasurer at Austin Hindu Temple has completed the Priest quarters project successfully. We have [email protected] For any questions or suggestions on Fund Six quarters. Three for the use of the Priests, one for the use of our manager and two Raising, please contact [email protected] to be used as educational classrooms and for future priest use Pooja Sponsorship  Ganesh Temple Ornamentation will be completed by May 2011and the AHT has weekly & monthly Poojas, Abhishekam programs; please refer the last page Shikara Pratishta and Kumbabhishekam are planned in May 2011. for thedetailed schedule of our monthly, weekly poojas. Devotees are encouraged to  Main Temple layout planning and fundraising activities are progressing well. sponsor for these events on yearly basis at the nominal cost of S 251.00. . On the We have raised about $300,000 this year towards the Main Temple and need pooja/abhishekam day, priests will perform sankalpam in the name of devotee and to raise an additional $350,000 before Ground Breaking Ceremony. Ground perform the pooja/abhishekam. For example, if a devotee chooses to sponsor for Breaking Ceremony is planned for May 2011. For more information on Ganapathi Abhishekam, every Sunday morning, Abhishekam will be done to Lord sponsorships for the Main Temple please email to Ganesha in devotee’s name for the next one year. [email protected] or contact the Front Desk at 512-927- 0000. Gurukulam  New AHT educational classes (Gurukulam) begin on January 14th. These Kid’s Weekend School for Knowledge and Dharma classes are for children ages 5 to 12 years. Gurukulam classes will cover (A division of Austin Hindu Temple and Community Center) different aspects of Dharma, including spiritual practices such as Yoga. If you Austin Hindu Temple will be starting Gurukulam, the educational wing of AHTCC would like to register or volunteer, Please email beginning January, 2011 in AHT Campus. Gurukulum will offer classes which cover [email protected] or call 927-0000. different aspects of Dharma, including spiritual practices such as Yoga, in an age Temple Timings appropriate manner. The school is primarily aimed children in the age group 5-12 years. The Gurukulum will follow a graded and a diverse curriculum that meets the Weekdays requirements of children (from ages 5-12 yrs) to grow up as a good citizen. The 9:00AM - 12:00 Noon; 5:30PM - 8:30PM medium of instruction will be English in the classes. The students will be encouraged Weekends and Holidays to learn spiritual vocabulary from languages such as Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil and other 9:00AM - 8:30 PM Indian languages. Classes will be held from Jan-June 2011 & from Aug-Nov 2011 with a

summer break and possible special sessions during the summer. For more Donations information, please contact the Admissions Coordinator or Austin Hindu Temple Your Temple growth depends upon the generous donations that you make. We are representative @ email: [email protected] or Tel: 512.927.0000 very thankful to our generous donors who helped this temple a reality. We request the community to support the Austin Hindu Temple by continue donating generously Daily Temple Schedule for the following: 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Suprabhatham, Panchayatana sahita Arathi Ganesh Mandir Sikhara Pratistha/Alankarana & Balabhogam 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Archana to the Dieties  Yearly Abhishekams for a specific deity 11:00 AM -11:45 AM Maadhyanhika Aradhana & Arathi  Donation in honor/memory of 5:30 PM - 7:20 PM Archana for devotees  Donation on the occasion of a special day of a family member 7:30 PM - 8:15 PM Sayamkala Aradhana, Arathi & Shayanavidhi  May donate towards the Prasadam during weekend program

Austin Hindu Temple & Community Center Amavasyant 9801 Decker Lake Rd., Austin Texas, 78724 Web: www.austinhindutemple.org Email: [email protected] Phone: 512-927-0000 Calendar

Navagraha Mantras Priest Information Mantra for surrya (Sun) Pt. Krishna Kumar Sripada Pundit Krishna Kumar Sripada joined AHT family in Feb-2007. He hails from a OM japākusumasaṁkāśaṁ kāśyapeyaṁ mahadyutim | family of priests in Andra Pradesh, India. Punditji speaks fluent Hindi, Telugu, Sanskrit and English. He was teaching Vedas and Sanskrit in the tamo'riṁ sarvapāpaghnaṁ praṇato'smi divākaram || Maharishi Mahesh Yogi University for few years. He has over 12 years of experience in performing of various vidhis and prathisthanas at various temples in many countries. Prior to joining us he was the Head Priest at the Mantra for Chandra (Moon) Hindu Mandir in Montreal Canada. His religious training includes Krishna OM dadhiśaṅkhatuṣārābhaṁ kśīrodārṇavasaṁbhavamh | Yajur Vedam (Krama Pathi), Jyothisham (Astrology) Panchadasha Karmas namāmi śaśinaṁ somaṁ śambhormukuṭabhūṣaṇam || etc. His expertise are Prathistana, Veda Parayana, Sanskrit teaching,

discourses in Hindi (Explaining scriptures and teaching) and performing the Mantra for Mangal (Mars) regular and special events at the temple and at devotees. Sripadaji’s wife Smt. Jyoti likes to volunteer at the temple, helping the priests. They are OM dharaṇīgarbhasaṁbhūtaṁ vidyutkāntisamaprabham | blessed with a 2 year old son. He can be reached at kumāraṁ śaktihastaṁ ca maṅgalaṁ praṇamāmyaham || 3|| Email : [email protected]

Phone: (512) 939-0086 Mantra for Budh (Mercury) OM priyaṅgukalikāśyāmaṁ rūpeṇāpratimaṁ budham | Pt. K.R.P. Varadharajan Pundit Ranganathan Varadharajanji joined AHT in Oct-2008. He comes from an Orthodox Vaisnava Brahmin family. Before coming to west, saumyaṁ saumyaguṇopetaṁ taṁ budhaṁ praṇamāmyaham || Varadharajanji served as Rigveda Adhyapakar for four years in Shri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Veda Vidya Peetha at Nerul, Mubai. Mantra for Guru, Brihaspati (Jupiter) Varadharajanji has extensive education and training lasting over 12 years in Raja Veda Kavya Patasala at Kumbakonam and Tirupathi Veda Patasala. OM devānāṁ ca ṛṣīṇāṁ ca guruṁ kāñcanasaṁnibham | Even he is specialized in Vaisnava traditions, he is quite knowledgeable with buddhibhūtaṁ trilokeśaṁ taṁ namāmi bṛhaspatim || Shaiva and other traditions. With his very pleasing personality, Mantra for Sukra, Shukra (Venus) Varadharajanji has earned many admirers during his stay in Austin. He speaks fluent Telugu, Hindi and some English. Varadharajan is married to OM himakundamṛṇālābhaṁ daityānāṁ paramaṁ gurum | Smt. Vaisnavi, he can be reached at: Email : [email protected] sarvaśāstrapravaktāraṁ bhārgavaṁ praṇamāmyaham || Phone : (512) 705-4440 Mantra for Sani, Shani (Saturn) OM nīlāṁjanasamābhāsaṁ raviputraṁ yamāgrajam | Pt. Kameswara Sharma Sriman Kameswara Sharmaji joined AHT family in Nov-2010. Prior he served in similar capacity in the Hindu Temple of Arizona and Iowa for over 3 years. chāyāmārtaṇḍasaṁbhūtaṁ taṁ namāmi śanaiścaram || Kameswaraji hails from a family of Vedic pundits in Rajmahendry, Andra

Pradesh, India. At a young age of nine he joined the local veda pathasala. Mantra for Rahu After five years, he moved to Srisailam Sankar Veda Pathasala, Vedapalli, OM ardhakāyaṁ mahāvīryaṁ candrādityavimardanam | where he studied Krishna Yajurveda, Smartha (karmakandas) traditions for four more years. After completing his education he moved to Nagpur, siṁhikāgarbhasaṁbhūtaṁ taṁ rāhuṁ praṇamāmyaham || Maharastra where he practiced all karmakandas under the guidance of his Guru Srinivas Gopal Murthy. He also worked in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Mantra for Ketu Before coming to USA in 2007. Kameswaraji is proficient in English, Hindi OM palāśapuṣpasaṁkāśaṁ tārakāgrahamastakam | and Telegu (mother tongue). With his gentle demeanor and friendly smile, Kameswaraji has already won many hearts. He can be reached at Email : raudraṁ raudrātmakaṁ ghoraṁ taṁ ketuṁ praṇamāmyaham || [email protected] Phone: (512) 466-1789

Calendar Austin Hindu Temple & Community Center Amavasyant 9801 Decker Lake Rd., Austin Texas, 78724 Explanation Web: www.austinhindutemple.org Email: [email protected] Phone: 512-927-0000 Calendar

॥ - ॥ Uttarayana / Dakshinayana: The season occurs based on tropical Sun (without ayanamsha). ॥ ॥ This is due to Earth’s tilt of 23.45 degrees. The Earth circles around Sun with this tilt. When the tilt is facing the Sun we get summer and when the tilt is away from the Sun we get winter. Because of this tilt ॥ ॥ it seems like the Sun travels north and south of the equator. This motion of the Sun is called Uttarayana We are pleased to release the 2011 calendar based on Hindu dharma shastra and drika siddhanta. This – The Sun is moving towards North and Dakshinayana the Sun is moving towards South. This motion calendar is specially prepared for the Greater Austin area (using longitudes and latitudes, timezone, of the Sun moving towards the north is called Uttarayana. When it is moving towards the south it is daylight saving time related to Austin, TX), and it may not be applicable in other parts of the world. All called Dakshinayana. This causes rise to seaons. They are dependent on equinoxes and solstices. time presented here is adjusted for Daylight Saving Time. If you bring calendar from India and use it outside of India then believing that the earth is flat. The earth isn’t flat and hence your favourite There is a common misconception that Makar Samkranti is the Uttarayana. This is because at one point calendar from India cannot be used outside of India. in time Sayana and Nirayana Zodiac were same. Every year equinoxes slides by 50 seconds due to precision of equinoxes, giving birth to Ayanamsha and causing Makar Samkranti to slide further. As a The above mentioned verses are from holy scriptures and by masters of Hindu panchanga in ancient result if you think Makar Samkranti is uttarayana then as it is sliding it will come in June after 9000 ages. They clearly say the panchangam tithi should be taken based on your current location and based years. However Makar Samkranti still holds importance in our rituals as a Samkranti. All Drika on ganitha – math that gives accurate position of planets and give accurate visibility times. If that’s Panchanga makers will use the position of the tropical Sun to determine Uttarayana and Dakshinayana. from yavana – foreigners then also take the accurate math because without accurate math the entire Hence January 14th isn’t Uttarayana. Actual Uttarayana occurs on December 21st/22nd of every year. panchang will be wrong. If we are using indian panchangam for our favourite city in USA or other places means we are going against dharmashastra. Indian panchangams are good for india and in the For more details please visit http://www.mypanchang.com or write to [email protected]. city they are prepared for. They are useless outside of the scope of that area. For other areas you need to prepare using longitude and latitude of that place. Guru Pushyaamrita Yoga: Specified in calendar. Good days to buy gold, & investments. Kari Dina: Avoid Kari Dina for your auspicious activities. This calendar has marked Kari Dinas. Tithi: In the lunar calendar the Moon takes a month for each revolution around the Earth. The lunar Amavasya Tarpanam: They are marked in the calendar. calendar is divided into two groups called Pakshas. The first one is called Krishna Paksha (or dark fortnight) which is when the Moon is waning. The second is called Shukla Paksha (or bright fortnight) About mypanchang.com: mypanchang.com is the most popular website site that provides which is when the Moon is waxing. Each Paksha is divided into 15 Tithis. The first 14 Tithis are the the most accurate panchagam in English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, and Sanskrit numbers from 1 to 14 (Prathama, Dvithiya etc). The 15th Tithi of Shukla Paksha is Poornima Tamil languages as per North and South Indian calendar systems for over more than 394 (full Moon) & the 15th of the Krishna Paksha is Amavasya (Moon is not visible as it is closest to the Sun). So a lunar month consists of 30 Tithis and each Tithi then corresponds to the time taken by the cities all over the world. Most temples in the world rely on mypanchang.com for accurate Moon to move 12 degrees with respect to the Sun. Krishna Paksha Tithis are in the darker color and Panchang data and festival observance times. Please visit mypanchang.com for more details. Shukla Paksha Tithis are mentioned in the red color. The Panchang data and festival data presented here are the most accurate according to Hindu Vedic Tradition and in accordance with Hindu dharma shastra. If you have any Nakshatra: There are 27 Nakshatra (constellations) in the Zodiac. A Nakshatra is the zodiac questions about confusion about any festival please contact mypanchang.com and we’ll constellation in which the Moon is found on the particular day. Nakshatras are in italics. provide you with a further explanation. Timings listed in the Calendar: The times listed after a Tithi & Nakshatra are the times at which the Tithi or Nakshatra ends. The Panchanga uses the Vedic definition of a day, i.e., a day starts mypanchang.com team for 2011 calendar: with Sunrise and ends with the subsequent Sunrise. Thus, a Tithi with a time of 29:00 indicates that the Tithi ends before the next Sunrise. According to the western calendar, this means that the Tithi ends at Panchangam Data 5:00 AM (29:00 – 24:00) on the next day. Hence 24:00 means 00:00 hours of the next day, 25:00 means Festivals mypanchang.com 1:00 AM of the next day, 29:00 means 5:00 AM of the next day. This is standard for any Panchangam. Pandit Mahesh Shastri How to read the Panchangam: Drik Panchangkarta and Panchang Siddhanti  The time next to the Tithi and Nakshatra is the time when it is going to end. If Tithi or Advisors Dr. Ramchandra Joisa, Sistla Somayajulu, Nakshatra ends after midnight but before next Sunrise the end-time will have a value greater Rallabhandi Anjaneyulu, Santhosh Kumar Sharma, than 24 hours. To get actual time, please subtract 24 from the time. The English date and day Parantap Kumar Vyas, Pundit Sandip Shastriji will be changed after midnight but not so for the Indian date and day. Indian day/date does not change at midnight 0:00 hours and it is from one Sunrise to another Sunrise. e.g. Calender Design Monica Monasterio, Vikas Pulpa, Trayodashii 08:18. This means Trayodashi ends at 8 hours 18 minutes. Rama Srinivasan, Paddy Ramaiyanger,  The time next to the nakshtra indicates when it is going to end. The same rules for Tithi timings apply to Nakshatras as well. E.g. Rohinii 09:02. This means Rohini Nakshatra ends at Management Nayana Shastri, Sowjanya Kodidala 9 hours, 02 minutes. Nakshatra is also known as a Star. This way you can find your child’s Architect Dr. Robert Beardsworth birth star.  The time for Sun’s samkramana is when Sun will enter that rasi or sign on that day. e.g. Notes: Any data presented here is copyright of myPanchang.com and its associates, any portion reproduced Makara 4:36 means Sun is entering Makara rasi at 4 hour 36 minute. for commercial purposes without prior written permission of myPanchang.com will be treated as a violation of the United States copyright laws.

Important Times for January 2011

Date Sunrise Sunset Moonrise RahuKalam Yamagandam Gulikai Abhijit Durmuhurtham Varjyam AmritaKalam Muhurtha Bad Times Good Bad Times Good Times 01 07:28 17:41 04:59 10:01-11:19 13:51-15:08 07:28-08:46 12:14-12:55 07:28-08:10, 08:09-08:51 20:06-21:43 29:47-31:24 02 07:28 17:42 05:58 16:24-17:42 12:35-13:52 15:08-16:25 12:14-12:56 16:19-17:01, 03 07:29 17:42 06:50 08:45-10:03 11:18-12:36 13:52-15:09 12:15-12:56 12:55-13:37, 14:58-15:40 13:37-15:16, 25:17-26:58, 08:42-10:20 04 07:29 17:43 07:37 15:09-16:27 10:02-11:20 12:36-13:53 12:15-12:57 09:31-10:13, 21:48-22:30 24:50-26:33 11:19-12:59 05 07:29 17:44 08:18 12:36-13:54 08:46-10:03 11:19-12:37 12:15-12:57, 22:12-23:56 11:03-12:46 06 07:29 17:45 08:54 13:53-15:11 07:29-08:47 10:03-11:21 12:16-12:58 10:54-11:36, 15:00-15:42 24:17-26:02 08:36-10:20 07 07:29 17:46 09:26 11:20-12:38 15:11-16:29 08:46-10:04 12:16-12:58 09:32-10:14, 12:57-13:39 30:20-32:07 10:51-12:37 08 07:29 17:46 09:56 10:03-11:21 13:54-15:12 07:29-08:47 12:17-12:59 07:29-08:11, 08:10-08:52 17:02-18:50 09 07:29 17:47 10:25 16:29-17:47 12:38-13:56 15:12-16:30 12:17-12:59 16:24-17:06, 08:15-10:03 19:02-20:50 10 07:29 17:48 10:54 08:46-10:05 11:21-12:39 13:55-15:14 12:18-13:00 12:59-13:41, 15:02-15:44 14:49-16:36 25:36-27:23 11 07:29 17:49 11:23 15:13-16:31 10:04-11:22 12:39-13:57 12:18-13:00 09:33-10:15, 21:55-22:37 20:21-22:08 31:03-32:50 12 07:29 17:50 11:55 12:39-13:57 08:47-10:05 11:21-12:40 12:18-13:01, 28:10-29:55 13 07:29 17:50 12:30 13:57-15:15 07:29-08:48 10:04-11:23 12:19-13:01 10:56-11:38, 15:04-15:46 07:41-09:26, 22:22-24:05, 14 07:29 17:51 13:10 11:22-12:41 15:15-16:34 08:47-10:05 12:19-13:01 09:33-10:16, 13:00-13:43 26:19-28:00 08:39-10:22 15 07:29 17:52 13:57 10:04-11:23 13:58-15:17 07:29-08:48 12:19-13:02 07:29-08:11, 08:10-08:53 31:02-32:39 12:20-14:00 16 07:29 17:53 14:50 16:34-17:53 12:40-13:59 15:16-16:35 12:20-13:02 16:29-17:11, 20:37-22:11 11:53-13:30, 30:02-31:36, 17 07:28 17:54 15:50 08:47-10:06 11:23-12:42 13:59-15:18 12:20-13:03 13:02-13:44, 15:06-15:49 22:40-24:12 28:01-29:32 18 07:28 17:55 16:55 15:17-16:37 10:05-11:24 12:41-14:00 12:20-13:03 09:33-10:16, 22:04-22:47 24:43-26:12 19 07:28 17:56 18:04 12:41-14:01 08:46-10:06 11:23-12:42 12:20-13:03, 19:11-20:39 09:39-11:08, 27:57-29:25, 20 07:28 17:57 19:12 14:00-15:20 07:28-08:47 10:05-11:24 12:21-13:04 10:57-11:40, 15:08-15:51 21:22-22:49 30:02-31:29 21 07:27 17:57 20:21 11:23-12:43 15:19-16:39 08:46-10:06 12:21-13:04 09:33-10:16, 13:03-13:46 18:16-19:43 26:55-28:21 22 07:27 17:58 21:28 10:05-11:24 14:01-15:21 07:27-08:47 12:21-13:04 07:27-08:10, 08:09-08:52 12:17-13:44 20:57-22:24 23 07:27 17:59 22:34 16:39-17:59 12:42-14:02 15:20-16:40 12:21-13:04 16:34-17:17, 09:17-10:45 18:02-19:30 24 07:26 18:00 23:40 08:45-10:06 11:24-12:44 14:02-15:22 12:22-13:05 13:04-13:47, 15:10-15:53 08:22-09:51, 30:21-31:51, 17:15-18:44 25 07:26 18:01 None 15:21-16:42 10:04-11:25 12:43-14:03 12:22-13:05 09:33-10:16, 22:13-22:57 26:49-28:22 15:24-16:54 26 07:26 18:02 00:45 12:43-14:04 08:45-10:05 11:24-12:44 12:22-13:05, 26:03-27:37 12:04-13:36 27 07:25 18:03 01:50 14:03-15:24 07:25-08:46 10:04-11:25 12:22-13:06 10:57-11:41, 15:12-15:55 24:11-25:47 11:30-13:04 28 07:25 18:04 02:53 11:24-12:45 15:23-16:44 08:44-10:05 12:22-13:06 09:32-10:16, 13:05-13:48 26:01-27:40 09:50-11:26 29 07:24 18:04 03:52 10:04-11:25 14:04-15:25 07:24-08:45 12:22-13:06 07:24-08:08, 08:07-08:50 11:52-13:30 30 07:24 18:05 04:46 16:44-18:05 12:44-14:05 15:24-16:45 12:23-13:06 16:39-17:23, 20:15-21:55 15:15-16:55 31 07:23 18:06 05:34 08:43-10:05 11:24-12:45 14:04-15:26 12:23-13:06 13:05-13:49, 15:14-15:58 08:06-09:47 18:16-19:58

Notes: To find auspicious time one need to avoid inauspicious times like Rahukalam, Yamagandam, Gulikai, Durmuhurtham and Varjyam times. Abhijit Muhurtha and Amritkalam times are good times. If the times in Abhijit muhurtha and Amritkalam times are overlapped by inauspicious times we need to remove inauspicious times and use only auspicious times, after removing inauspicious times from Abhijit muhurtha and Amritkalam times.

 Sri Satyanarayana Pooja is performed at temple on every Poornima – Evening during weekdays, Morning during weekends  Ganapati Abhishekam is performed at temple on every Sankata-hara chaturthi (morning on weekends & evening during weekdays)  Rudrabhishekam is done on every Krishna-Pradosham.

Please contact AHT for more details or if you want to participate Disclaimer: For any changes in Pooja timings/events please contact AHT at 512-927-0000 or visit temple website : www.austinhindutemple.org

January Austin Hindu Temple & Community Center Margasira - Pushya 9801 Decker Lake Rd., Austin Texas, 78724 Dhanus - Makara Web: www.austinhindutemple.org Email: [email protected] Phone: 512-927-0000 2011 Margazhi - Thai SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

Thai Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated by Tamils in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Pongal 30 31 coincides with the festival Makara Sankranthi celebrated throughout India. Pongal in Tamil means 1 “boiling over or spill over.” The boiling over of milk in the clay pot symbolizes material abundance New Year Pradosham Masa Shivaratri for the household. Thai Pongal, celebrated at harvest time, is traditionally intended to thank the Sun Shani Pradosham God and farmstead livestock that helped create the material abundance.

Pausha Kr Pausha Kr Margasira Kr Dvadashi 16:54 Trayodashi 17:43 Trayodashi 26:58+ Mula 21:54 P.shadha 23:21 Anuraadha 14:26

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Vakula Amavasya Masa Shivaratri Hanumat Jayanthi TN:Thondaradipodi Azhwar (Tamil Margazi Moolam)

Pausha Sh Amavasya Tarpanam Chaturdashi 26:46+ Prathama 27:47+ Dvitiiya 29:02+ Tritiiya 30:45+ Chaturthi full night Chaturthi 08:53 Amavasya 27:02+ Jyeshtha 14:38 P.shadha 16:19 U.shada 17:51 Shravana 19:52 Dhanishta 22:17 Shatabhisha 25:03+ Mula 15:15

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Lohri / Bhogi Thai Pongal Last day of Dhanurmasam Makar Samkranti Karidina / Kanuma Putrada Ekadasi Goda Andal Ranganatha Kalyanam (Evening) Samkranti Tarpanam Dashami 21:15 Panchami 11:19 Shashthi 13:53 Saptami 16:22 Ashtami 18:34 Navami 20:14 Bharani 13:47 Ekadashi 21:31 P.Bhadrapada 28:01+ U.Bhadrapada 30:58+ Revati full night Revati 09:43 Ashvini 12:03 Sun: Makara 7:08 Krittika 14:50

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Soma Pradosham Satyanarayana Pooja Thai Poosam TN: Thirumazhisai Azhwar Sankatahara Chaturthi

Dvitiiya 09:27 Purnima 15:21 Pausha Kr Tritiiya 30:19+ Dvadashi 20:59 Trayodashi 19:43 Chaturdashi 17:48 Punarvasu 11:52 Prathama 12:31 Aslesha 07:28 Chaturthi 27:15+ Rohini 15:06 Mrigashirsha 14:39 Aardra 13:32 Pushya 09:47 Magha 29:03+ P.Phalguni 26:43+

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Thyagaraja Aradhana Sattila Ekadasi

Panchami 24:24+ Shashthi 21:54 Saptami 19:49 Ashtami 18:13 Navami 17:08 Dashami 16:34 Ekadashi 16:30 U.Phalguni 24:35+ Hasta 22:47 Chitra 21:25 Svaati 20:31 Vishaakha 20:09 Anuraadha 20:16 Jyeshtha 20:52

Important Times for February 2011

Date Sunrise Sunset Moonrise RahuKalam Yamagandam Gulikai Abhijit Durmuhurtham Varjyam AmritaKalam Muhurtha Bad Times Good Bad Times Good Times 01 07:22 18:07 06:16 15:25-16:47 10:03-11:25 12:44-14:06 12:23-13:07 09:31-10:15, 22:24-23:07 07:58-09:41, 29:31-31:16, 18:17-20:00 02 07:22 18:08 06:53 12:44-14:06 08:42-10:04 11:24-12:45 12:23-13:07, 15:59-17:43 03 07:21 18:09 07:27 14:05-15:27 07:21-08:43 10:03-11:25 12:23-13:07 10:57-11:41, 15:15-15:59 07:43-09:29 18:18-20:04 04 07:21 18:10 07:58 11:24-12:46 15:27-16:49 08:42-10:04 12:23-13:07 09:30-10:14, 13:06-13:50 13:46-15:33 24:28-26:15 05 07:20 18:10 08:27 10:02-11:24 14:06-15:28 07:20-08:42 12:23-13:07 07:20-08:04, 08:03-08:47 15:39-17:27 26:25-28:13 06 07:19 18:11 08:55 16:49-18:11 12:45-14:07 15:28-16:50 12:23-13:07 16:44-17:28, 22:12-24:00 07 07:18 18:12 09:25 08:40-10:03 11:23-12:46 14:06-15:29 12:23-13:08 13:07-13:51, 15:17-16:02 27:52-29:40 09:00-10:48 08 07:18 18:13 09:55 15:28-16:51 10:01-11:24 12:45-14:08 12:23-13:08 09:29-10:13, 22:34-23:18 14:39-16:27 09 07:17 18:14 10:28 12:45-14:08 08:39-10:02 11:23-12:46 12:23-13:08, 15:36-17:23, 30:34-32:19, 12:03-13:49 10 07:16 18:15 11:06 14:07-15:30 07:16-08:39 10:01-11:24 12:23-13:08 10:55-11:40, 15:18-16:03 17:05-18:50 11 07:15 18:15 11:48 11:23-12:46 15:30-16:53 08:38-10:01 12:23-13:08 09:27-10:12, 13:07-13:52 11:10-12:53 21:26-23:09 12 07:14 18:16 12:37 10:00-11:23 14:08-15:31 07:14-08:38 12:23-13:08 07:14-08:00, 07:59-08:44 16:37-18:16, 30:33-32:09, 21:36-23:16 13 07:14 18:17 13:32 16:53-18:17 12:45-14:09 15:31-16:54 12:23-13:08 16:48-17:33, 16:11-17:48 14 07:13 18:18 14:33 08:36-10:00 11:22-12:46 14:08-15:32 12:23-13:08 13:07-13:52, 15:20-16:05 09:10-10:44 14:36-16:10 15 07:12 18:19 15:39 15:31-16:55 09:58-11:23 12:45-14:09 12:23-13:08 09:25-10:10, 22:44-23:29 11:34-13:05, 30:08-31:36, 20:35-22:05 16 07:11 18:20 16:48 12:45-14:09 08:34-09:59 11:21-12:46 12:23-13:08, 14:54-16:21 17 07:10 18:20 17:57 14:08-15:33 07:10-08:35 09:57-11:22 12:22-13:08 10:53-11:39, 15:21-16:06 08:09-09:35, 28:42-30:07, 16:43-18:09 18 07:09 18:21 19:07 11:21-12:46 15:32-16:57 08:33-09:58 12:22-13:08 09:23-10:09, 13:07-13:53 22:16-23:40 13:09-14:34, 30:41-32:05, 19 07:08 18:22 20:16 09:56-11:21 14:09-15:34 07:08-08:33 12:22-13:08 07:08-07:54, 07:53-08:39 18:37-20:01 27:04-28:28 20 07:07 18:23 21:24 16:57-18:23 12:44-14:10 15:33-16:58 12:22-13:08 16:52-17:38, 16:53-18:18 25:26-26:52 21 07:06 18:23 22:33 08:31-09:56 11:20-12:45 14:09-15:34 12:22-13:08 13:07-13:53, 15:22-16:08 14:03-15:31 22:47-24:15 22 07:05 18:24 23:40 15:34-16:59 09:55-11:20 12:44-14:10 12:22-13:08 09:21-10:07, 22:54-23:40 09:50-11:20 18:48-20:18 23 07:04 18:25 None 12:44-14:10 08:29-09:55 11:19-12:45 12:21-13:08, 08:24-09:56, 30:03-31:38, 17:38-19:10 24 07:03 18:26 00:45 14:09-15:35 07:03-08:29 09:54-11:20 12:21-13:08 10:50-11:37, 15:23-16:09 15:34-17:09 25 07:02 18:26 01:46 11:18-12:45 15:35-17:01 08:28-09:54 12:21-13:08 09:19-10:05, 13:07-13:53 07:35-09:13 17:22-19:00 26 07:01 18:27 02:42 09:52-11:19 14:09-15:36 07:01-08:28 12:21-13:07 07:01-07:48, 07:47-08:33 25:46-27:26 20:45-22:25 27 07:00 18:28 03:32 17:01-18:28 12:43-14:10 15:35-17:02 12:21-13:07 16:55-17:42, 13:41-15:24 23:56-25:39 28 06:59 18:29 04:15 08:25-09:52 11:17-12:44 14:09-15:36 12:20-13:07 13:06-13:53, 15:24-16:11 13:45-15:30 24:11-25:55

Notes: To find auspicious times one needs to avoid inauspicious times like Rahukalam, Yamagandam, Gulikai, Durmuhurtham and Varjyam. Auspicious Muhurta times are Abhijit and Amritkalam. If Abhijit and Amritkalam times are overlapped by inauspicious times we need to remove the overlapping inauspicious times and use only the remainder auspicious times.

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27 28 1 2 3 4 5

Vijaya Ekadasi

Magha Kr Magha Kr Pausha Kr Amavasya Tarpanam Magha Sh Ekadashi 30:48+ Dvadashi full night Chaturdashi 18:56 Amavasya 20:30 Prathama 22:24 Dvitiiya 24:36+ Tritiiya 27:02+ P.shadha 29:03+ U.shada full night U.shada 25:09+ Shravana 27:18+ Dhanishta 29:45+ Shatabhisha full night Shatabhisha 08:28

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Vasant Panchami Ratha Saptami Bhishma Asthami Madhva Navami

Sri Panchami

Navami 14:36 Chaturthi 29:36+ Panchami full night Panchami 08:09 Shashthi 10:31 Saptami 12:31 Ashtami 13:55 Rohini 24:54+ P.Bhadrapada 11:23 U.Bhadrapada 14:23 Revati 17:20 Ashvini 20:02 Bharani 22:19 Krittika 23:59 Sun: Kumbha 20:06

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Bhishma Ekadashi Pradosham Satyanarayna Pooja Maasi Magham TN: Kulasekara Azhwar Bhairavi Jayanthi

Dashami 14:28 Trayodashi 09:09 Magha Kr Mrigashirsha 25:01+ Ekadashi 13:28 Dvadashi 11:40 Chaturdashi 30:04+ Purnima 26:35+ Prathama 22:53 Dvitiiya 19:09 Maasi Aardra 24:18+ Punarvasu 22:49 Pushya 20:43 Aslesha 18:08 Magha 15:15 P.Phalguni 12:16

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Sankatahara Chaturthi Presidents Day

Tritiiya 15:34 Shashthi 07:23 U.Phalguni 09:23 Chaturthi 12:19 Panchami 09:33 Saptami 29:54+ Ashtami 29:09+ Navami 29:05+ Dashami 29:40+ Hasta 30:46+ Chitra 28:36+ Svaati 27:00+ Vishaakha 26:05+ Anuraadha 25:51+ Jyeshtha 26:19+ Mula 27:25+

Important Times for March 2011

Date Sunrise Sunset Moonrise RahuKalam Yamagandam Gulikai Abhijit Durmuhurtham Varjyam AmritaKalam Muhurtha Bad Times Good Bad Times Good Times 01 06:58 18:29 04:54 15:36-17:03 09:50-11:18 12:43-14:10 12:20-13:07 09:16-10:03, 23:04-23:51 11:32-13:17 22:05-23:50 02 06:57 18:30 05:28 12:43-14:10 08:23-09:51 11:16-12:44 12:20-13:07, 13:57-15:44 24:36-26:23 03 06:56 18:31 06:00 14:09-15:37 06:56-08:23 09:49-11:17 12:20-13:07 10:47-11:34, 15:25-16:12 20:11-21:58 30:55-32:42 04 06:55 18:31 06:30 11:15-12:43 15:36-17:04 08:22-09:49 12:19-13:07 09:14-10:01, 13:06-13:53 22:08-23:55 05 06:53 18:32 06:58 09:48-11:16 14:09-15:38 06:53-08:22 12:19-13:06 06:53-07:41, 07:40-08:27 28:40-30:28 08:54-10:41 06 06:52 18:33 07:27 17:04-18:33 12:42-14:10 15:37-17:05 12:19-13:06 16:58-17:46, 15:27-17:15 07 06:51 18:33 07:58 08:19-09:47 11:14-12:43 14:09-15:38 12:18-13:06 13:05-13:53, 15:25-16:13 10:20-12:07 21:06-22:54 08 06:50 18:34 08:30 15:37-17:06 09:46-11:15 12:42-14:10 12:18-13:06 09:11-09:58, 23:14-24:02 22:10-23:57 18:35-20:22 09 06:49 18:35 09:05 12:41-14:10 08:17-09:46 11:13-12:42 12:18-13:06, 13:16-15:02 23:53-25:39 10 06:48 18:35 09:45 14:09-15:39 06:48-08:17 09:44-11:14 12:17-13:06 10:43-11:31, 15:26-16:14 18:16-20:01 28:44-30:28 11 06:46 18:36 10:30 11:12-12:42 15:38-17:07 08:15-09:45 12:17-13:05 09:08-09:56, 13:04-13:53 24:23-26:05 29:30-31:12 12 06:45 18:37 11:21 09:43-11:13 14:09-15:39 06:45-08:15 12:17-13:05 06:45-07:34, 07:33-08:21 14:42-16:21 24:38-27:18 13 07:44 19:37 13:18 18:07-19:37 13:40-15:10 16:38-18:08 13:16-14:05 18:01-18:50, 19:10-20:46 24:47-26:23 14 07:43 19:38 14:20 09:12-10:42 12:11-13:41 15:09-16:39 13:16-14:05 14:04-14:52, 16:27-17:15 22:25-23:58 31:42-33:15 15 07:42 19:39 15:25 16:39-18:09 10:41-12:11 13:40-15:10 13:16-14:05 10:05-10:54, 24:24-25:13 17:31-19:01 26:30-28:00 16 07:41 19:39 16:32 13:39-15:10 09:10-10:41 12:10-13:40 13:15-14:04, 20:07-21:34 28:50-30:17 17 07:39 19:40 17:41 15:09-16:40 07:39-09:10 10:39-12:10 13:15-14:04 11:39-12:28, 16:27-17:16 16:55-18:21 25:26-26:51 18 07:38 19:41 18:50 12:09-13:40 16:39-18:10 09:08-10:39 13:15-14:04 10:02-10:51, 14:03-14:52 10:33-11:57, 30:45-32:09, 18:55-20:19 19 07:37 19:41 20:00 10:38-12:09 15:09-16:40 07:37-09:08 13:15-14:04 07:37-08:26, 08:25-09:14 28:38-30:02 15:05-16:28 20 07:36 19:42 21:10 18:10-19:42 13:38-15:10 16:40-18:11 13:14-14:03 18:04-18:53, 25:16-26:41 12:59-14:23 21 07:34 19:42 22:20 09:05-10:37 12:07-13:39 15:09-16:41 13:14-14:03 14:02-14:52, 16:28-17:17 20:25-21:52 09:44-11:09, 29:04-30:31, 22 07:33 19:43 23:29 16:40-18:12 10:35-12:08 13:38-15:10 13:14-14:03 09:59-10:49, 24:34-25:23 18:11-19:40 27:05-28:34 23 07:32 19:44 None 13:37-15:10 09:03-10:36 12:06-13:38 13:13-14:03, 15:05-16:37 24:16-25:48 24 07:31 19:44 00:34 15:09-16:41 07:31-09:03 10:34-12:06 13:13-14:02 11:35-12:25, 16:28-17:18 15:47-17:22 25:18-26:53 25 07:30 19:45 01:34 12:05-13:38 16:40-18:13 09:01-10:34 13:13-14:02 09:56-10:46, 14:01-14:51 28:03-29:41 26 07:28 19:45 02:27 10:32-12:05 15:08-16:41 07:28-09:01 13:12-14:01 07:28-08:18, 08:17-09:07 08:58-10:36, 20:44-22:25, 30:52-32:33 27 07:27 19:46 03:14 18:13-19:46 13:36-15:09 16:41-18:14 13:12-14:01 18:07-18:57, 20:34-22:18 30:57-32:41 28 07:26 19:47 03:54 08:58-10:32 12:03-13:37 15:08-16:42 13:12-14:01 14:00-14:51, 16:28-17:19 18:16-20:02 28:50-30:36 29 07:25 19:47 04:30 16:41-18:15 10:30-12:04 13:36-15:09 13:12-14:01 09:53-10:43, 24:43-25:33 20:44-22:31 30 07:23 19:48 05:02 13:35-15:09 08:56-10:30 12:02-13:36 13:10-14:01, 27:05-28:53 07:26-09:13 31 07:22 19:49 05:32 15:08-16:42 07:22-08:56 10:29-12:03 13:11-14:00 11:31-12:21, 16:29-17:20 29:07-30:55 13:51-15:39

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Holi dahana is done when Purnima Prevails during 1 2 3 4 5 th the sunset and beyond. This happens on 18 th th Maha Shivaratri March. Hence Holi burning on 18 and 19 Pradosham throwing of colors.

Magha Kr Amavasya Tarpanam Phalguna Sh Dvadashi 08:22 Trayodashi 10:16 Chaturdashi 12:25 Amavasya 14:45 Prathama 17:13 U.shada 07:07 Shravana 09:30 Dhanishta 12:08 Shatabhisha 14:56 P.Bhadrapada 17:51

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Holasthaka Begins

Dvitiiya 19:44 Tritiiya 22:14 Chaturthi 24:36+ Panchami 26:42+ Shashthi 28:23+ Saptami 29:28+ Ashtami 30:49+ U.Bhadrapada 20:50 Revati 23:47 Ashvini 26:37+ Bharani 29:11+ Krittika full night Krittika 07:20 Rohini 08:53

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Karidina Karadyan Nombu Amalaki Ekadashi Pradosham Holika Dahana Holi / Dhuleti

Lakshmi Jayanthi Samkranti Tarpana Panguni Uttiram Dashami 29:05+ Dvadashi 24:12+ Satyanarayana Pooja Navami 30:22+ Aardra 10:47 Ekadashi 27:00+ Pushya 08:28 Trayodashi 20:51 Chaturdashi 17:06 Mrigashirsha 10:44 Sun: Mina 17:57 Phanguni Punarvasu 10:01 Aslesha 30:16+ Magha 27:33+ P.Phalguni 24:30+ Purnima 13:10 U.Phalguni 21:19

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Sankatahara Chaturthi Ranga Panchami

Phalguna Kr Prathama 09:12 Panchami 21:02 Shashthi 19:39 Saptami 19:05 Ashtami 19:20 Dvitiiya 29:26+ Tritiiya 26:03+ Chaturthi 23:12 Vishaakha 11:14 Anuraadha 10:13 Jyeshtha 10:00 Mula 10:35 Hasta 18:12 Chitra 15:22 Svaati 12:59 Guru Astha starts: 26:14 Guru Astha Guru Astha Guru Astha

Note: Ranganatha and Ranganaayaki Kalyanam with 27 28 29 30 31 Gadyatrayam recital - Mar 19 2011 Saturday.

Papamochini Ekadasi Pradosham Karadyan Nombu, or Savitri Nonbu Vritham, is a Tamil observance in which married woman prays for the well being and long life of her husband. Similar Vrata in North th Navami 20:18 Dashami 21:51 Ekadashi 23:51 Dvadashi 26:09+ Trayodashi 28:35+ India is observed as a Karwa Chauth (Oct 15 ) and P.shadha 11:55 U.shada 13:51 Shravana 16:16 Dhanishta 19:00 Shatabhisha 21:54 Similar Vrat in Gujarat and Maharastra is Vata savitri th Guru Astha Guru Astha Guru Astha Guru Astha Guru Astha Vratam (June 14 ).

Important Times for April 2011

Date Sunrise Sunset Moonrise RahuKalam Yamagandam Gulikai Abhijit Durmuhurtham Varjyam AmritaKalam Muhurtha Bad Times Good Bad Times Good Times 01 07:21 19:49 06:01 12:01-13:36 16:41-18:16 08:54-10:29 13:11-14:00 09:50-10:41, 14:00-14:50 15:55-17:42 02 07:20 19:50 06:30 10:27-12:02 15:08-16:43 07:20-08:54 13:10-13:59 07:20-08:11, 08:10-09:01 11:41-13:29 22:28-24:16 03 07:19 19:50 07:00 18:16-19:50 13:34-15:09 16:42-18:17 13:10-13:59 18:09-19:00, 17:18-19:06 28:04-29:51 04 07:17 19:51 07:32 08:52-10:27 12:00-13:35 15:08-16:43 13:10-13:59 13:59-14:50, 16:29-17:21 29:02-30:49 25:28-27:15 05 07:16 19:52 08:07 16:42-18:17 10:25-12:00 13:33-15:09 13:09-13:58 09:47-10:38, 24:52-25:44 20:06-21:52 30:42-32:28 06 07:15 19:52 08:45 13:33-15:09 08:50-10:25 11:59-13:34 13:08-13:59, 25:07-26:52 07 07:14 19:53 09:29 15:08-16:43 07:14-08:50 10:23-11:59 13:09-13:58 11:27-12:18, 16:30-17:21 11:36-13:21 08 07:13 19:53 10:18 11:58-13:34 16:43-18:19 08:48-10:24 13:09-13:58 09:45-10:36, 13:58-14:50 07:26-09:09, 21:56-23:37, 12:35-14:18 09 07:12 19:54 11:11 10:22-11:58 15:08-16:44 07:12-08:48 13:08-13:57 07:12-08:03, 08:02-08:54 25:57-27:35 08:03-09:44 10 07:10 19:55 12:10 18:18-19:55 13:32-15:08 16:43-18:19 13:08-13:57 18:12-19:04, 29:58-31:33 07:42-09:21 11 07:09 19:55 13:11 08:45-10:22 11:56-13:33 15:07-16:44 13:08-13:57 13:57-14:49, 16:30-17:22 25:42-27:15 15:33-17:09 12 07:08 19:56 14:15 16:43-18:20 10:20-11:57 13:32-15:08 13:08-13:57 09:41-10:34, 25:02-25:54 29:14-30:44 11:00-12:33 13 07:07 19:57 15:20 13:31-15:08 08:43-10:20 11:55-13:32 13:06-13:58, 26:44-28:12 14:15-15:45 14 07:06 19:57 16:27 15:07-16:45 07:06-08:43 10:18-11:56 13:07-13:56 11:23-12:15, 16:31-17:23 20:52-22:18 11:31-12:59, 29:27-30:53, 15 07:05 19:58 17:35 11:54-13:32 16:44-18:21 08:41-10:19 13:07-13:56 09:39-10:32, 13:57-14:49 17:32-18:56 25:59-27:24 16 07:04 19:58 18:44 10:17-11:55 15:07-16:45 07:04-08:41 13:07-13:56 07:04-07:56, 07:55-08:48 15:41-17:05 24:05-25:29 17 07:03 19:59 19:54 18:21-19:59 13:30-15:08 16:44-18:22 13:06-13:55 18:15-19:07, 12:22-13:46 20:47-22:11 18 07:01 20:00 21:05 08:39-10:17 11:53-13:31 15:07-16:45 13:06-13:55 13:56-14:49, 16:31-17:24 07:23-08:48, 28:47-30:14, 15:54-17:19 19 07:00 20:00 22:14 16:45-18:23 10:15-11:53 13:30-15:08 13:06-13:55 09:36-10:29, 25:11-26:04 25:10-26:39 13:29-14:55 20 06:59 20:01 23:19 13:30-15:08 08:37-10:15 11:52-13:31 13:04-13:57, 25:09-26:41 10:06-11:35 21 06:58 20:02 None 15:07-16:46 06:58-08:37 10:14-11:53 13:05-13:54 11:19-12:12, 16:32-17:25 10:22-11:54 22 06:57 20:02 00:17 11:51-13:30 16:45-18:24 08:35-10:14 13:05-13:54 09:34-10:27, 13:55-14:49 17:04-18:39, 28:31-30:09, 12:18-13:53 23 06:56 20:03 01:07 10:13-11:52 15:07-16:46 06:56-08:35 13:05-13:54 06:56-07:50, 07:49-08:42 27:46-29:28 14:22-16:01 24 06:55 20:04 01:51 18:24-20:04 13:29-15:08 16:46-18:25 13:05-13:54 18:18-19:11, 25:04-26:48 13:56-15:38 25 06:54 20:04 02:29 08:33-10:12 11:50-13:30 15:07-16:47 13:05-13:54 13:55-14:49, 16:33-17:26 27:12-28:58 11:29-13:13 26 06:53 20:05 03:03 16:46-18:26 10:11-11:51 13:29-15:08 13:05-13:54 09:31-10:25, 25:20-26:14 13:50-15:36 27 06:52 20:05 03:34 13:28-15:08 08:31-10:11 11:49-13:29 13:02-13:56, 09:24-11:11 20:08-21:56 28 06:51 20:06 04:04 15:07-16:48 06:51-08:32 10:10-11:50 13:04-13:53 11:16-12:10, 16:33-17:27 11:24-13:12 22:12-24:00 29 06:50 20:07 04:33 11:49-13:29 16:47-18:27 08:30-10:10 13:04-13:53 09:29-10:23, 13:55-14:49 17:59-19:47 28:46-30:34 30 06:49 20:07 05:02 10:09-11:49 15:08-16:48 06:49-08:30 13:04-13:53 06:49-07:44, 07:43-08:37 23:35-25:23

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Austin Hindu Temple &Community Center wishes 1 2 Masa Shivaratri

Happy Yugadi, Gudi Padwa, Cheti Chand, Tamil New Year, Vishu, Phalguna Kr Amavasya Tarpanam Chaturdashi 31:05+ Amavasya full night Pohela Baisakh, Bohag Bihu, Baisakhi. P.Bhadrapada 24:53+ U.Bhadrapada 27:51+ Guru Astha Guru Astha

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Khara Yugadi Vasanth Navaratra Matsya Jayanthi Sri Panchami Gudi Padwa Cheti Chand Gauri Tritiya

Amavasya 09:32 Chaitra Sh Revati 30:44+ Prathama 11:53 Dvitiiya 14:04 Tritiiya 16:01 Chaturthi 17:37 Panchami 18:47 Shashthi 19:24 Guru Astha Ashvini full night Ashvini 09:28 Bharani 11:59 Krittika 14:12 Rohini 16:01 Mrigashirsha 17:18 Guru Astha Guru Astha Guru Astha Guru Astha Guru Astha Guru Astha

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pradosham Sri Rama Tamil New Year Mahavir Jayanti Navami Vishu, Baisakhi Pohela Baisakh Kamada Ekadasi Bohag Bihu

Chaturdashi 25:30+ Ekadashi 12:11 Dvadashi 08:54 Saptami 19:22 Ashtami 18:37 Navami 17:08 Dashami 14:58 U.Phalguni 08:19 Magha 13:42 Trayodashi 29:17+ Aardra 17:58 Punarvasu 17:56 Pushya 17:11 Aslesha 15:44 Hasta 29:20+ Sun: Mesha 2:24 P.Phalguni 11:10 Guru Astha Guru Astha Guru Astha Guru Astha Guru Astha Chittirai Guru Astha Guru Astha

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Hanuman Jayanthi Sankatahara Satyanarayana Pooja Chaturthi TN: Madhurakavi Azhwar Chaitra Kr Prathama 18:09 Dvitiiya 14:58 Purnima 21:44 Svaati 23:42 Vishaakha 21:26 Tritiiya 12:19 Chaturthi 10:21 Panchami 09:10 Shashthi 08:49 Chitra 26:23+ Guru Astha Guru Astha ends: 20:37 Anuraadha 19:45 Jyeshtha 18:48 Mula 18:38 P.shadha 19:17 Guru Astha

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Varuthini Ekadasi Pradosham Masa Shivaratri

Saptami 09:16 Ashtami 10:27 Navami 12:13 Dashami 14:24 Ekadashi 16:50 Dvadashi 19:18 Trayodashi 21:42 U.shada 20:42 Shravana 22:46 Dhanishta 25:19+ Shatabhisha 28:11+ P.Bhadrapada full night P.Bhadrapada 07:11 U.Bhadrapada 10:09

Important Times for May 2011

Date Sunrise Sunset Moonrise RahuKalam Yamagandam Gulikai Abhijit Durmuhurtham Varjyam AmritaKalam Muhurtha Bad Times Good Bad Times Good Times 01 06:49 20:08 05:34 18:27-20:08 13:28-15:09 16:47-18:28 13:04-13:53 18:21-19:15, 10:19-12:07 02 06:48 20:09 06:08 08:28-10:09 11:48-13:29 15:08-16:49 13:04-13:53 13:54-14:49, 16:34-17:29 11:11-12:57, 26:09-27:54, 07:38-09:24 03 06:47 20:09 06:45 16:48-18:29 10:07-11:48 13:28-15:09 13:04-13:53 09:27-10:22, 25:29-26:23 12:41-14:26 04 06:46 20:10 07:28 13:28-15:09 08:26-10:08 11:47-13:28 13:01-13:55, 06:57-08:41 17:21-19:05 05 06:45 20:11 08:15 15:08-16:50 06:45-08:27 10:06-11:48 13:03-13:52 11:13-12:08, 16:35-17:30 13:03-14:45, 27:29-29:09, 18:10-19:53 06 06:44 20:11 09:08 11:47-13:28 16:49-18:31 08:25-10:07 13:03-13:52 09:26-10:20, 13:54-14:49 13:34-15:15 07 06:44 20:12 10:05 10:05-11:47 15:08-16:50 06:44-08:25 13:03-13:52 06:44-07:38, 07:37-08:32 07:29-09:08 13:16-14:55 08 06:43 20:13 11:05 18:31-20:13 13:27-15:09 16:49-18:32 13:03-13:52 18:24-19:19, 11:42-13:19 21:25-23:02 09 06:42 20:13 12:07 08:23-10:06 11:46-13:28 15:08-16:51 13:03-13:52 13:54-14:49, 16:36-17:31 07:45-09:20 17:14-18:49 10 06:41 20:14 13:10 16:50-18:33 10:04-11:47 13:27-15:10 13:03-13:52 09:24-10:19, 25:38-26:33 11:56-13:29 21:12-22:45 11 06:41 20:15 14:14 13:27-15:10 08:22-10:05 11:45-13:28 13:00-13:55, 10:05-11:36, 28:50-30:19, 19:09-20:40 12 06:40 20:15 15:18 15:09-16:52 06:40-08:23 10:03-11:46 13:03-13:52 11:11-12:07, 16:37-17:32 26:12-27:39 13:43-15:12 13 06:39 20:16 16:24 11:45-13:28 16:51-18:34 08:21-10:04 13:03-13:52 09:22-10:18, 13:54-14:50 25:04-26:30 10:57-12:24 14 06:38 20:17 17:32 10:03-11:46 15:09-16:52 06:38-08:22 13:03-13:52 06:38-07:34, 07:33-08:28 22:17-23:43 09:43-11:09 15 06:38 20:17 18:41 18:34-20:17 13:27-15:10 16:52-18:35 13:03-13:52 18:27-19:23, 17:40-19:06 06:54-08:20, 26:18-27:44, 16 06:37 20:18 19:51 08:20-10:03 11:45-13:28 15:10-16:53 13:03-13:52 13:54-14:50, 16:38-17:34 15:18-16:45 24:01-25:28 17 06:37 20:18 20:58 16:52-18:36 10:02-11:45 13:27-15:11 13:03-13:52 09:21-10:17, 25:46-26:42 11:42-13:11 20:34-22:03 18 06:36 20:19 22:00 13:27-15:11 08:19-10:03 11:44-13:28 13:00-13:55, 11:29-13:00 20:33-22:04 19 06:36 20:20 22:56 15:10-16:54 06:36-08:19 10:01-11:45 13:03-13:52 11:10-12:06, 16:39-17:35 26:40-28:13 22:00-23:33 20 06:35 20:20 23:44 11:44-13:28 16:53-18:37 08:18-10:02 13:03-13:52 09:20-10:16, 13:55-14:51 13:50-15:27 23:28-25:04 21 06:34 20:21 None 10:01-11:45 15:10-16:55 06:34-08:19 13:03-13:52 06:34-07:31, 07:30-08:26 12:33-14:12 22:28-24:07 22 06:34 20:22 00:25 18:37-20:22 13:27-15:12 16:54-18:38 13:03-13:52 18:30-19:27, 09:20-11:02 19:33-21:15 23 06:34 20:22 01:02 08:17-10:01 11:44-13:28 15:11-16:55 13:03-13:52 13:55-14:51, 16:41-17:37 10:58-12:43 21:25-23:10 24 06:33 20:23 01:34 16:55-18:39 10:00-11:45 13:27-15:12 13:03-13:52 09:19-10:15, 25:53-26:50 16:44-18:31 27:23-29:09 25 06:33 20:23 02:05 13:28-15:12 08:16-10:01 11:44-13:29 13:00-13:56, 18:32-20:20 29:17-31:05 26 06:32 20:24 02:34 15:12-16:56 06:32-08:17 10:00-11:45 13:04-13:53 11:09-12:06, 16:42-17:38 25:02-26:50 27 06:32 20:25 03:03 11:44-13:29 16:56-18:41 08:16-10:01 13:04-13:53 09:18-10:15, 13:56-14:52 11:49-13:37 28 06:32 20:25 03:34 10:00-11:45 15:12-16:57 06:32-08:17 13:04-13:53 06:32-07:28, 07:27-08:24 06:38-08:26 17:23-19:10 29 06:31 20:26 04:07 18:41-20:26 13:28-15:13 16:56-18:42 13:04-13:53 18:34-19:30, 18:13-20:00 14:41-16:27 30 06:31 20:26 04:43 08:15-10:01 11:44-13:29 15:12-16:58 13:04-13:53 13:56-14:53, 16:43-17:39 09:09-10:53 19:38-21:23 31 06:31 20:27 05:24 16:57-18:42 10:00-11:45 13:28-15:14 13:04-13:53 09:18-10:14, 26:00-26:57 13:46-15:29 24:05-25:48

May Austin Hindu Temple & Community Center Chaitra - Vaishakh 9801 Decker Lake Rd., Austin Texas, 78724 Mesha - Vrishabha Web: www.austinhindutemple.org Email: [email protected] Phone: 512-927-0000 2011 Chittirai - Vaikaasi SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Annual Samoohika Akshaya Tritiya Satyanarayana Pooja Sankaracharya Jayanti Ramanuja Jayanti

Chaitra Kr Vaishakha Sh Chaturdashi 23:54 Amavasya 25:50+ Prathama 27:28+ Dvitiiya 28:44+ Tritiiya 29:37+ Chaturthi 30:03+ Panchami 30:00+ Revati 12:59 Ashvini 15:36 Bharani 17:56 Krittika 19:56 Rohini 21:34 Mrigashirsha 22:48 Aardra 23:34

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Mother’s Day Mohini Ekadasi Pradosham Guru in Mesha 3:44 Samkranti Tarpanam Dvadashi 15:41 Shashthi 29:26+ Saptami 28:18+ Ashtami 26:39+ Navami 24:28+ Dashami 21:51 Ekadashi 18:53 Hasta 15:06 Punarvasu 23:49 Pushya 23:33 Aslesha 22:44 Magha 21:25 P.Phalguni 19:38 U.Phalguni 17:29 Sun: Vrishabha 23:14

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Sri Nrisimha Sampat Gauri Vrat Sankatahara Chaturthi Satyanarayana Pooja Jayanthi Kurma Jayanti

Vaishakha Kr Trayodashi 12:24 Chaturdashi 09:10 Prathama 27:28+ Chitra 12:37 Purnima 30:08+ Vishaakha 08:00 Dvitiiya 25:19+ Tritiiya 23:47 Chaturthi 22:58 Panchami 22:55 Vaikaasi Svaati 10:12 Anuraadha 30:10+ Jyeshtha 28:52+ Mula 28:12+ P.shadha 28:16+ U.shada 29:04+

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Apara Ekadasi Hanumat Jayanthi Main Temple Ground Main Temple Ground (Andhra) Breaking Ceremony day #2 Breaking Ceremony day #3 Main Temple Ground Breaking Ceremony day #1

Shashthi 23:36 Saptami 24:58+ Ashtami 26:52+ Navami 29:07+ Dashami full night Dashami 07:31 Ekadashi 09:52 Shravana full night Shravana 06:36 Dhanishta 08:44 Shatabhisha 11:21 P.Bhadrapada 14:14 U.Bhadrapada 17:12 Revati 20:03

Lord Sri Nrisimha appeared on Nrisimha Jayanthi day from pillar and saved his devotee Bhakta 29 30 31 Prahalada. Most temples perform sudarshan homa, abhisheka to lord Nrisimha.

This calendar mentions birthday celebrations of Azhwars their Thiru nakshatras are marked by TN: Pradosham Memorial Day Main Temple Ground Masa Shivaratri Shukla paksha dates are in brigher blocks where as Krishna paksha in darker blocks.

Breaking Ceremony day #4 May 7th: Annual Samoohika Satyanarayana Pooja

Dvadashi 12:00 Trayodashi 13:47 Chaturdashi 15:08 Please paricipate in AHT Main temple Ground breaking ceremony and Ganesh Temple Shikhara Ashvini 22:38 Bharani 24:52+ Krittika 26:39+ Sthapana ceremony. Contact AHT for more infomation

Important Times for June 2011

Date Sunrise Sunset Moonrise RahuKalam Yamagandam Gulikai Abhijit Durmuhurtham Varjyam AmritaKalam Muhurtha Bad Times Good Bad Times Good Times 01 06:30 20:27 06:10 13:28-15:14 08:15-10:00 11:44-13:29 13:01-13:57, 19:33-21:15 24:37-26:19 02 06:30 20:28 07:02 15:13-16:59 06:30-08:16 09:59-11:45 13:05-13:54 11:09-12:06, 16:44-17:41 09:48-11:28 19:45-21:25 03 06:30 20:28 07:58 11:44-13:30 16:58-18:44 08:15-10:00 13:05-13:54 09:18-10:14, 13:57-14:53 13:26-15:04 19:08-20:46 04 06:30 20:29 08:59 09:59-11:45 15:14-16:59 06:30-08:16 13:05-13:54 06:30-07:27, 07:26-08:23 17:19-18:56 26:56-28:32 05 06:30 20:29 10:01 18:44-20:29 13:29-15:15 16:59-18:45 13:05-13:54 18:37-19:34, 13:13-14:47 22:40-24:14 06 06:30 20:30 11:04 08:15-10:00 11:44-13:30 15:14-17:00 13:05-13:54 13:57-14:54, 16:45-17:42 17:22-18:55 26:41-28:14 07 06:30 20:30 12:07 16:59-18:45 09:59-11:45 13:29-15:15 13:05-13:54 09:17-10:14, 26:05-27:02 15:42-17:14 24:52-26:24 08 06:29 20:31 13:10 13:30-15:16 08:14-10:01 11:45-13:31 13:02-13:59, 10:43-12:14 19:47-21:18 09 06:29 20:31 14:14 15:15-17:01 06:29-08:15 10:00-11:46 13:06-13:55 11:10-12:07, 16:46-17:43 08:33-10:03 17:32-19:01 10 06:29 20:32 15:19 11:45-13:31 17:00-18:47 08:15-10:01 13:06-13:55 09:18-10:15, 13:58-14:55 08:03-09:32, 29:55-31:23, 16:57-18:26 11 06:29 20:32 16:25 10:00-11:46 15:15-17:02 06:29-08:16 13:06-13:55 06:29-07:26, 07:25-08:23 25:53-27:21 14:47-16:16 12 06:29 20:32 17:33 18:46-20:32 13:30-15:17 17:01-18:47 13:06-13:55 18:39-19:36, 24:06-25:35 10:45-12:14 13 06:29 20:33 18:40 08:15-10:01 11:45-13:32 15:16-17:02 13:07-13:56 13:59-14:56, 16:47-17:44 20:57-22:27 09:01-10:30, 29:57-31:28, 14 06:29 20:33 19:43 17:02-18:48 10:00-11:46 13:31-15:17 13:07-13:56 09:18-10:15, 26:09-27:06 21:03-22:35 30:12-31:44 15 06:30 20:34 20:42 13:31-15:17 08:15-10:01 11:46-13:32 13:03-14:00, 16 06:30 20:34 21:34 15:17-17:03 06:30-08:16 10:00-11:47 13:07-13:56 11:11-12:08, 16:48-17:45 12:21-13:54, 23:27-25:02, 07:41-09:14 17 06:30 20:34 22:19 11:46-13:32 17:02-18:49 08:15-10:02 13:07-13:56 09:18-10:16, 14:00-14:57 21:55-23:33 08:59-10:35 18 06:30 20:34 22:58 10:01-11:47 15:17-17:04 06:30-08:16 13:08-13:57 06:30-07:27, 07:26-08:23 18:25-20:06 07:43-09:20, 28:28-30:09, 19 06:30 20:35 23:32 18:48-20:35 13:32-15:18 17:03-18:49 13:08-13:57 18:41-19:38, 19:39-21:22 29:56-31:39 20 06:30 20:35 None 08:16-10:02 11:47-13:33 15:18-17:04 13:08-13:57 14:00-14:57, 16:49-17:46 24:59-26:44 21 06:30 20:35 00:04 17:03-18:50 10:01-11:48 13:32-15:19 13:08-13:57 09:19-10:16, 26:12-27:09 26:30-28:17 11:30-13:15 22 06:31 20:35 00:34 13:32-15:19 08:16-10:03 11:47-13:33 13:04-14:02, 13:10-14:57 23 06:31 20:36 01:04 15:18-17:05 06:31-08:17 10:02-11:48 13:09-13:58 11:12-12:09, 16:50-17:47 08:50-10:37 19:35-21:23 24 06:31 20:36 01:34 11:47-13:34 17:04-18:50 08:17-10:03 13:09-13:58 09:20-10:17, 14:01-14:58 14:25-16:13 25:11-26:59 25 06:31 20:36 02:05 10:02-11:49 15:19-17:05 06:31-08:18 13:09-13:58 06:31-07:29, 07:28-08:25 26:07-27:54 22:33-24:20 26 06:32 20:36 02:40 18:50-20:36 13:33-15:20 17:04-18:51 13:09-13:58 18:43-19:40, 17:05-18:50 27:36-29:21 27 06:32 20:36 03:19 08:17-10:04 11:48-13:35 15:19-17:05 13:10-13:59 14:02-14:59, 16:50-17:47 21:45-23:29 28 06:32 20:36 04:03 17:04-18:51 10:03-11:49 13:34-15:20 13:10-13:59 09:21-10:18, 26:12-27:09 27:27-29:08 08:04-09:47 29 06:33 20:36 04:53 13:34-15:20 08:18-10:04 11:49-13:35 13:06-14:03, 17:36-19:14 08:30-10:11, 27:27-29:05, 30 06:33 20:36 05:48 15:19-17:06 06:33-08:19 10:04-11:50 13:10-13:59 11:14-12:11, 16:51-17:48 20:53-22:30 26:30-28:06

Vaishakh - Jyestha June Austin Hindu Temple & Community Center 9801 Decker Lake Rd., Austin Texas, 78724 Vrishabha - Mithuna 2011 Web: www.austinhindutemple.org Email: [email protected] Phone: 512-927-0000 Vaikaasi - Aani SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

Lord Shani deva is worshipped on Shani Jayanthi. Those who are running 1 2 3 4 sade sati or for shani devata’s blessings do worship on Shani dev on shani Shani Jayanthi Jayanthi. This day is birthday appearance day for Shanidev. Savitri Amavasya Karidina

Amavasya Tarpanam Nirjala Ekadashi is also Known as Bhima Ekadasi. Vaishakha Kr Jyeshtha Sh Amavasya 16:02 Prathama 16:28 Dvitiiya 16:26 Tritiiya 15:57 Rohini 27:59+ Mrigashirsha 28:52+ Aardra 29:18+ Punarvasu 29:19+

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Rahu in Vrischika 6:28 Nirjala Ekadasi

Ashtami 08:02 Chaturthi 15:04 Panchami 13:48 Shashthi 12:11 Saptami 10:14 Navami 29:37+ Dashami 27:04+ Ekadashi 24:26+ Pushya 28:57+ Aslesha 28:13+ Magha 27:09+ P.Phalguni 25:49+ U.Phalguni 24:14+ Hasta 22:30 Chitra 20:41

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Soma Pradosham Vatasavitri Vrata Satyanarayana Vrata Sankatahara Chaturthi Vaikasi Visakam Sri Jaganntha's Deba Snana TN: Namm Azhwar Samkranti Tarpanam Pournima Celebrations Purnima 15:13 Jyeshtha 14:34 Jyeshtha Kr Dvadashi 21:50 Trayodashi 19:21 Chaturdashi 17:07 Sun: Mithuna 5:50 Prathama 13:47 Dvitiiya 12:53 Tritiiya 12:37 Svaati 18:52 Vishaakha 17:11 Anuraadha 15:42 Aani/1 Mula 13:53 P.shadha 13:45 U.shada 14:13

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Father’s Day

Dakshinayana (Actual) Chaturthi 13:00 Panchami 14:01 Shashthi 15:37 Saptami 17:40 Ashtami 19:58 Navami 22:18 Dashami 24:28+ Shravana 15:20 Dhanishta 17:05 Shatabhisha 19:22 P.Bhadrapada 22:03 U.Bhadrapada 24:57+ Revati 27:51+ Ashvini full night

The earth has a tilt of 23.45 degrees. The earth 26 27 28 29 30 circles around sun with this tilt. Because of this tilt it seems like the Sun travels north and south of Yogini Ekadasi Pradosham Masa Shivaratri the equator. This motion of the sun is called Uttarayana – The sun is moving towards North and Dakshinayana the sun is moving towards Amavasya Tarpanam South. Actual Dakshinayana is not when sun Ekadashi 26:16+ Dvadashi 27:34+ Trayodashi 28:16+ Chaturdashi 28:22+ Amavasya 27:53+ enters karka, but when its always measured Ashvini 06:33 Bharani 08:51 Krittika 10:38 Rohini 11:51 Mrigashirsha 12:27 based on Sun’s declination – Kranti.

Important Times for July 2011

Date Sunrise Sunset Moonrise RahuKalam Yamagandam Gulikai Abhijit Durmuhurtham Varjyam AmritaKalam Muhurtha Bad Times Good Bad Times Good Times 01 06:33 20:36 06:48 11:49-13:35 17:05-18:51 08:19-10:05 13:10-13:59 09:22-10:19, 14:02-14:59 24:18-25:53 02 06:34 20:36 07:51 10:04-11:50 15:20-17:06 06:34-08:20 13:10-13:59 06:34-07:31, 07:30-08:27 19:48-21:21 09:44-11:18, 29:04-30:37, 03 06:34 20:36 08:55 18:50-20:36 13:35-15:21 17:05-18:51 13:11-14:00 18:43-19:40, 23:26-24:57 04 06:35 20:36 09:59 08:20-10:06 11:50-13:36 15:20-17:06 13:11-14:00 14:03-15:00, 16:51-17:48 21:24-22:55 08:34-10:05, 30:27-31:58, 05 06:35 20:36 11:03 17:05-18:51 10:05-11:51 13:35-15:21 13:11-14:00 09:23-10:20, 26:11-27:08 16:13-17:43 25:13-26:43 06 06:36 20:36 12:07 13:35-15:21 08:20-10:06 11:50-13:36 13:07-14:04, 13:57-15:27 22:56-24:26 07 06:36 20:36 13:12 15:20-17:06 06:36-08:22 10:06-11:52 13:11-14:00 11:16-12:12, 16:51-17:48 13:32-15:02 22:31-24:01 08 06:36 20:35 14:17 11:51-13:36 17:05-18:51 08:21-10:07 13:11-14:00 09:24-10:21, 14:03-15:00 11:39-13:10 20:41-22:11 09 06:37 20:35 15:22 10:06-11:52 15:20-17:06 06:37-08:23 13:12-14:01 06:37-07:34, 07:33-08:30 07:59-09:30 17:03-18:34 10 06:37 20:35 16:28 18:50-20:35 13:36-15:21 17:05-18:51 13:12-14:01 18:43-19:39, 06:42-08:13, 28:04-29:36, 15:50-17:22 11 06:38 20:35 17:32 08:22-10:08 11:51-13:37 15:20-17:06 13:12-14:01 14:04-15:00, 16:51-17:48 28:45-30:18 13:18-14:50 12 06:38 20:35 18:31 17:05-18:50 10:07-11:53 13:36-15:21 13:12-14:01 09:26-10:22, 26:08-27:04 14:05-15:39 13 06:39 20:34 19:25 13:36-15:21 08:23-10:09 11:52-13:37 13:08-14:05, 20:46-22:20 16:01-17:36 14 06:40 20:34 20:12 15:20-17:06 06:40-08:25 10:08-11:53 13:12-14:01 11:17-12:14, 16:51-17:47 07:58-09:35, 30:36-32:14, 17:36-19:12 15 06:40 20:34 20:53 11:52-13:37 17:04-18:50 08:24-10:09 13:12-14:01 09:27-10:23, 14:04-15:01 27:07-28:48 16:25-18:03 16 06:41 20:33 21:30 10:09-11:53 15:20-17:05 06:41-08:26 13:12-14:01 06:41-07:37, 07:36-08:33 28:15-29:57 13:08-14:48 17 06:41 20:33 22:03 18:48-20:33 13:37-15:21 17:04-18:49 13:13-14:02 18:41-19:37, 14:28-16:10 18 06:42 20:32 22:34 08:25-10:10 11:53-13:38 15:20-17:05 13:13-14:02 14:04-15:01, 16:50-17:47 09:22-11:06 19:48-21:32 19 06:42 20:32 23:04 17:04-18:48 10:09-11:54 13:37-15:21 13:13-14:02 09:28-10:24, 26:03-26:59 10:41-12:27 21:17-23:03 20 06:43 20:32 23:34 13:37-15:21 08:26-10:11 11:53-13:38 13:09-14:05, 16:51-18:38 27:35-29:22 21 06:43 20:31 None 15:20-17:04 06:43-08:28 10:10-11:54 13:13-14:02 11:19-12:15, 16:50-17:46 22:25-24:13 22 06:44 20:31 00:05 11:54-13:38 17:03-18:47 08:27-10:11 13:13-14:02 09:29-10:25, 14:04-15:00 09:12-11:00, 30:42-32:30, 23 06:45 20:30 00:38 10:11-11:55 15:20-17:04 06:45-08:29 13:13-14:02 06:45-07:41, 07:40-08:36 10:17-12:05, 25:23-27:09, 24 06:45 20:29 01:15 18:46-20:29 13:37-15:21 17:03-18:47 13:13-14:02 18:39-19:35, 30:21-32:05 12:00-13:47 25 06:46 20:29 01:56 08:29-10:12 11:54-13:38 15:20-17:03 13:13-14:02 14:04-15:00, 16:49-17:44 16:46-18:30 26 06:46 20:28 02:42 17:02-18:46 10:12-11:55 13:37-15:20 13:13-14:02 09:31-10:26, 25:56-26:51 12:18-14:00, 26:32-28:10, 17:23-19:04 27 06:47 20:28 03:35 13:37-15:20 08:29-10:13 11:54-13:38 13:10-14:05, 29:50-31:26 12:24-14:03 28 06:48 20:27 04:33 15:19-17:02 06:48-08:31 10:12-11:56 13:13-14:02 11:20-12:16, 16:48-17:43 11:26-13:01 29 06:48 20:26 05:35 11:55-13:38 17:01-18:44 08:30-10:13 13:13-14:02 09:32-10:27, 14:04-15:00 09:04-10:37, 28:18-29:49, 18:23-19:56 30 06:49 20:26 06:39 10:13-11:56 15:19-17:02 06:49-08:32 13:13-14:02 06:49-07:44, 07:43-08:39 13:24-14:55 31 06:49 20:25 07:45 18:42-20:25 13:37-15:20 17:00-18:43 13:13-14:02 18:35-19:31, 07:22-08:51, 28:48-30:17, 16:18-17:47

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31 The famous Ratha Yatra, the Festival of the Chariots, is held in Puri on the second day of the bright 1 2 fortnight of the Ashada. On the festival day, the deities Sri Jagannatha, Balabhadra and Subhadra along with Sudarshana are taken out of the big temple. The Ratha Yatra symbolizes universal Sri Jagannath brotherhood, equality and inclusiveness of highest order. The chariot is a metaphor. Sri Jagannath, as Rathayatra Shravana Sh the soul is seated in the body chariot. Liberation is the goal. Prathama 11:17 Ashaadha Sh Aslesha 17:46 Prathama 26:53+ Dvitiiya 25:26+ Shukra Astha Aardra 12:31 Punarvasu 12:04

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Independence Day Sai Satcharitra paarayanam Sai Satcharitra paarayanam Sai Satcharitra paarayanam TN: Periyazhwar Sri Jagannath’s Bahuda Shashthi 16:59 Yatra Celebrations

Tritiiya 23:37 Chaturthi 21:33 Panchami 19:19 P.Phalguni 07:12 Saptami 14:39 Ashtami 12:20 Navami 10:08 Pushya 11:14 Aslesha 10:04 Magha 08:42 U.Phalguni 29:39+ Hasta 28:07+ Chitra 26:40+ Svaati 25:21+

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Harishayana Sai Satcharitra Jayaparvati Vrat Ekadashi paarayanam Pradosham Sai Satcharitra Guru Purnima Sai Satcharitra paarayanam Sai Satcharitra paarayanam Vyas Purnima Samkranti Tarpanam paarayanam Satyanarayana Pooja Dvitiiya 25:56+

Dashami 08:05 Ashaadha Kr Shravana 23:58 Purnima 25:39+ Ekadashi 30:13+ Dvadashi 28:35+ Trayodashi 27:14+ Chaturdashi 26:14+ Prathama 25:32+ Sun: Karka 16:44 P.shadha 22:24 Vishaakha 24:12+ Anuraadha 23:17 Jyeshtha 22:38 Mula 22:19 U.shada 22:56 Aadi Starts

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Karidina Sankatahara Chaturthi

Tritiiya 26:52+ Chaturthi 28:20+ Panchami 30:14+ Shashthi full night Shashthi 08:28 Saptami 10:51 Ashtami 13:09 Dhanishta 25:32+ Shatabhisha 27:36+ P.Bhadrapada 30:06+ U.Bhadrapada full night U.Bhadrapada 08:56 Revati 11:53 Ashvini 14:45 Shukra Astha starts: 30:32 Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha

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Aadi Kartigai Kamika Ekadasi Pradosham Masa Shivaratri

Amavasya Tarpanam Navami 15:08 Dashami 16:37 Ekadashi 17:26 Dvadashi 17:32 Trayodashi 16:53 Chaturdashi 15:34 Amavasya 13:39 Bharani 17:18 Krittika 19:21 Rohini 20:45 Mrigashirsha 21:26 Aardra 21:24 Punarvasu 20:42 Pushya 19:27 Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha

Important Times for August 2011

Date Sunrise Sunset Moonrise RahuKalam Yamagandam Gulikai Abhijit Durmuhurtham Varjyam AmritaKalam Muhurtha Bad Times Good Bad Times Good Times 01 06:50 20:24 08:51 08:32-10:14 11:55-13:38 15:18-17:01 13:13-14:02 14:04-14:59, 16:46-17:42 23:09-24:36 13:38-15:06 02 06:51 20:24 09:57 17:00-18:42 10:14-11:56 13:37-15:19 13:13-14:02 09:33-10:28, 25:47-26:42 20:21-21:48 07:55-09:22, 29:07-30:35, 03 06:51 20:23 11:03 13:37-15:19 08:33-10:15 11:55-13:37 13:09-14:05, 19:26-20:54 28:16-29:44 04 06:52 20:22 12:09 15:18-17:00 06:52-08:34 10:14-11:56 13:12-14:01 11:22-12:16, 16:45-17:40 17:14-18:43 26:10-27:39 05 06:52 20:21 13:15 11:55-13:37 16:58-18:40 08:33-10:15 13:12-14:01 09:34-10:29, 14:03-14:58 13:24-14:54 22:27-23:58 06 06:53 20:20 14:21 10:15-11:56 15:17-16:59 06:53-08:35 13:12-14:01 06:53-07:48, 07:47-08:42 12:07-13:39 21:19-22:51 07 06:54 20:19 15:25 18:38-20:19 13:36-15:18 16:57-18:39 13:12-14:01 18:31-19:26, 09:38-11:12 18:59-20:33 08 06:54 20:19 16:25 08:35-10:16 11:56-13:37 15:16-16:58 13:12-14:01 14:03-14:57, 16:43-17:38 10:39-12:14 20:09-21:44 09 06:55 20:18 17:19 16:56-18:38 10:15-11:57 13:36-15:17 13:12-14:01 09:35-10:30, 25:37-26:32 27:22-28:59 22:33-24:09 10 06:55 20:17 18:08 13:36-15:17 08:36-10:17 11:56-13:37 13:09-14:03, 14:47-16:25 24:34-26:12 11 06:56 20:16 18:51 15:15-16:56 06:56-08:37 10:16-11:57 13:12-14:00 11:22-12:17, 16:42-17:36 13:45-15:25 23:42-25:22 12 06:57 20:15 19:29 11:56-13:36 16:55-18:35 08:36-10:17 13:11-14:00 09:36-10:30, 14:02-14:56 10:33-12:14 20:39-22:20 13 06:57 20:14 20:03 10:16-11:57 15:15-16:55 06:57-08:38 13:11-14:00 06:57-07:51, 07:50-08:44 11:52-13:34 22:07-23:50 14 06:58 20:13 20:35 18:33-20:13 13:35-15:15 16:54-18:34 13:11-14:00 18:26-19:20, 17:03-18:48 27:29-29:13 15 06:58 20:12 21:05 08:38-10:18 11:56-13:36 15:14-16:54 13:11-14:00 14:01-14:55, 16:40-17:34 18:21-20:07 28:56-30:41 16 06:59 20:11 21:35 16:52-18:32 10:17-11:57 13:35-15:14 13:11-14:00 09:37-10:31, 25:26-26:20 24:27-26:14 17 07:00 20:10 22:06 13:34-15:14 08:38-10:18 11:56-13:35 13:08-14:02, 30:00-31:48 11:09-12:56 18 07:00 20:09 22:38 15:13-16:52 07:00-08:40 10:17-11:57 13:10-13:59 11:23-12:16, 16:38-17:31 16:47-18:35 19 07:01 20:08 23:13 11:56-13:35 16:50-18:30 08:39-10:18 13:10-13:59 09:38-10:31, 14:00-14:54 18:00-19:48 14:24-16:12 20 07:01 20:07 23:51 10:18-11:57 15:12-16:51 07:01-08:40 13:10-13:59 07:01-07:55, 07:54-08:47 09:15-11:02 19:59-21:47 21 07:02 20:06 None 18:27-20:06 13:33-15:12 16:49-18:28 13:09-13:58 18:20-19:14, 14:35-16:21 25:10-26:56 22 07:03 20:05 00:35 08:40-10:19 11:56-13:34 15:11-16:49 13:09-13:58 13:59-14:52, 16:35-17:29 21:03-22:47 26:14-27:57 23 07:03 20:04 01:23 16:48-18:26 10:18-11:56 13:33-15:11 13:09-13:58 09:39-10:32, 25:15-26:07 11:32-13:13 21:35-23:16 24 07:04 20:03 02:18 13:33-15:11 08:41-10:19 11:55-13:34 13:07-14:00, 15:18-16:55 20:58-22:35 25 07:04 20:01 03:17 15:09-16:47 07:04-08:42 10:18-11:56 13:08-13:57 11:23-12:16, 16:33-17:26 18:50-20:24 28:14-29:48 26 07:05 20:00 04:20 11:55-13:33 16:46-18:24 08:42-10:19 13:08-13:57 09:40-10:32, 13:58-14:51 14:10-15:41 23:16-24:47 27 07:05 19:59 05:25 10:19-11:56 15:08-16:46 07:05-08:43 13:08-13:57 07:05-07:58, 07:57-08:49 17:08-18:37 25:59-27:28 28 07:06 19:58 06:32 18:21-19:58 13:32-15:09 16:44-18:22 13:08-13:57 18:14-19:07, 14:18-15:45 22:58-24:25 29 07:07 19:57 07:39 08:43-10:20 11:55-13:32 15:07-16:45 13:07-13:56 13:57-14:49, 16:31-17:23 08:16-09:42, 28:56-30:21, 16:50-18:16 30 07:07 19:56 08:47 16:43-18:20 10:19-11:56 13:31-15:08 13:07-13:56 09:41-10:33, 25:02-25:54 27:21-28:47 13:28-14:53 31 07:08 19:55 09:55 13:31-15:07 08:43-10:20 11:55-13:32 13:05-13:57, 24:29-25:56 11:55-13:20

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1 2 3 4 5 6 Hariyali Teej TN:Andal, Tiruvadipooram Goda/Andal Kalyanam Naag Panchami Surya Shasthi Shravana Sh Mangala Gauri Vratam Dvitiiya 08:36 starts Saptami 19:10 Tritiiya 29:45+ Chaturthi 26:52+ Panchami 24:04+ Shashthi 21:29 Chitra 08:06 Ashtami 17:11 Magha 15:49 P.Phalguni 13:45 U.Phalguni 11:41 Hasta 09:46 Svaati 30:44+ Vishaakha 29:44+ Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha

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Pavitra Ekadasi Pradosham Rigveda Upakarma Raksha Bandhan Varalakshmi Vratam Yajur Upakarma Satyanarayana Pooja

Navami 15:35 Dashami 14:22 Ekadashi 13:31 Dvadashi 13:03 Trayodashi 12:57 Chaturdashi 13:15 Purnima 13:57 Anuraadha 29:06+ Jyeshtha 28:51+ Mula 28:58+ P.shadha 29:27+ U.shada 30:19+ Shravana full night Shravana 07:34 Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha

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Sankatahara Chaturthi Bahula Chaturthi Naag Panchami (Guj) Randhan Chhath (Guj) Sitala Satam (Guj) Kajali Tritiya Shravana Kr Chaturthi 20:46 Prathama 15:04 Dvitiiya 16:36 Tritiiya 18:31 U.Bhadrapada 16:30 Panchami 23:13 Shashthi 25:40+ Saptami 27:55+ Dhanishta 09:13 Shatabhisha 11:17 P.Bhadrapada 13:44 Sun: Simha 1:12 Revati 19:28 Ashvini 22:29 Bharani 25:20+ Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Aavani Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha

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Sri Krishna Aja Ekadasi Ekadasi (Fasting) Pradosham Masa Shivaratri Janmasthami

Dashami 07:22 Dvadashi 29:44+ Ashtami 29:45+ Navami 30:57+ Dashami full night Ekadashi 30:58+ Aardra 07:05 Trayodashi 27:45+ Chaturdashi 25:08+ Krittika 27:48+ Rohini 29:40+ Mrigashirsha 30:47+ Aardra full night Punarvasu 30:34+ Pushya 29:19+ Aslesha 27:27+ Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha

Sri Krishna Janmasthami is the birthday celebration of Lord Krishna. Lord 28 29 30 31 Krishna’s birthday is celebrated in different ways in different parts of india. The next day of Krishna’s birthday is celebrated in the state of Maharastra Haritalika Pithori Amavsya (India) as a dahikala. Where group of youngsters – Govinda go from street Samaveda Upakarma Polala Amavasya to street and they try to break a clay pot filled with milk, yogurt. Ganesh Chaturthi Amavasya Tarpanam Bhadrapada Sh This year during the Yajur upakarma there is a shukra astha and hence Amavasya 22:04 Prathama 18:41 Dvitiiya 15:12 Tritiiya 11:45 Magha 25:07+ P.Phalguni 22:32 U.Phalguni 19:51 Hasta 17:15 upakarma for the newly given yagnopavita (poonal) cannot be done. In case Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha of doubt please follow your sampradaya.

Important Times for September 2011

Date Sunrise Sunset Moonrise RahuKalam Yamagandam Gulikai Abhijit Durmuhurtham Varjyam AmritaKalam Muhurtha Bad Times Good Bad Times Good Times 01 07:08 19:53 11:04 15:06-16:42 07:08-08:45 10:19-11:56 13:06-13:55 11:23-12:15, 16:29-17:21 20:05-21:33 09:09-10:36, 28:54-30:22, 02 07:09 19:52 12:11 11:55-13:31 16:41-18:17 08:44-10:20 13:06-13:55 09:41-10:33, 13:55-14:47 18:15-19:45 27:16-28:46 03 07:09 19:51 13:17 10:19-11:56 15:05-16:41 07:09-08:45 13:06-13:55 07:09-08:01, 08:00-08:52 15:23-16:55 24:37-26:09 04 07:10 19:50 14:19 18:14-19:50 13:29-15:05 16:39-18:15 13:05-13:54 18:08-18:59, 16:08-17:43 25:36-27:11 05 07:10 19:49 15:15 08:45-10:21 11:54-13:30 15:04-16:39 13:05-13:54 13:54-14:46, 16:26-17:17 28:01-29:38 06 07:11 19:47 16:06 16:37-18:13 10:20-11:55 13:29-15:04 13:05-13:54 09:42-10:33, 24:48-25:40 08:52-10:29, 20:22-22:01, 30:15-31:53 07 07:12 19:46 16:50 13:28-15:03 08:46-10:21 11:54-13:29 13:03-13:54, 19:34-21:15 29:38-31:19 08 07:12 19:45 17:29 15:02-16:37 07:12-08:47 10:20-11:55 13:04-13:53 11:23-12:14, 16:23-17:14 16:36-18:18 26:49-28:31 09 07:13 19:44 18:04 11:54-13:29 16:35-18:10 08:46-10:21 13:04-13:53 09:43-10:34, 13:53-14:44 18:12-19:56 28:34-30:18 10 07:13 19:42 18:36 10:20-11:55 15:01-16:35 07:13-08:48 13:03-13:52 07:13-08:04, 08:03-08:54 23:39-25:24 11 07:14 19:41 19:07 18:07-19:41 13:27-15:01 16:34-18:08 13:03-13:52 18:01-18:51, 25:05-26:51 10:09-11:54 12 07:14 19:40 19:37 08:47-10:21 11:53-13:28 15:00-16:34 13:03-13:52 13:51-14:42, 16:20-17:11 31:15-33:02 11:42-13:28 13 07:15 19:39 20:07 16:32-18:06 10:20-11:54 13:26-15:00 13:02-13:51 09:43-10:34, 24:35-25:25 17:57-19:45 14 07:15 19:37 20:39 13:26-14:59 08:48-10:22 11:53-13:27 13:01-13:52, 12:48-14:36 23:35-25:23 15 07:16 19:36 21:13 14:58-16:31 07:16-08:49 10:21-11:54 13:01-13:50 11:22-12:13, 16:18-17:08 24:51-26:39 21:14-23:02 16 07:16 19:35 21:50 11:53-13:26 16:29-18:03 08:49-10:22 13:01-13:50 09:44-10:34, 13:50-14:40 16:10-17:58 26:58-28:46 17 07:17 19:34 22:31 10:21-11:54 14:57-16:30 07:17-08:50 13:01-13:50 07:17-08:07, 08:06-08:56 21:46-23:33 18 07:17 19:32 23:17 18:00-19:32 13:24-14:57 16:28-18:01 13:00-13:49 17:53-18:43, 28:43-30:28 08:28-10:15 19 07:18 19:31 None 08:50-10:22 11:53-13:25 14:56-16:28 13:00-13:49 13:48-14:38, 16:15-17:05 19:30-21:12 09:59-11:44, 29:47-31:30, 20 07:19 19:30 00:08 16:26-17:59 10:21-11:53 13:24-14:56 13:00-13:49 09:45-10:34, 24:21-25:11 23:56-25:36 29:46-31:25 21 07:19 19:29 01:03 13:23-14:55 08:50-10:22 11:52-13:24 12:59-13:49, 28:12-29:48 22 07:20 19:27 02:03 14:54-16:26 07:20-08:52 10:21-11:53 12:59-13:48 11:22-12:11, 16:13-17:02 24:00-25:33 13:50-15:27 23 07:20 19:26 03:05 11:52-13:24 16:24-17:55 08:51-10:22 12:59-13:48 09:45-10:35, 13:47-14:36 27:29-28:59 09:18-10:51 24 07:21 19:25 04:10 10:22-11:53 14:53-16:24 07:21-08:52 12:58-13:47 07:21-08:10, 08:09-08:58 24:53-26:20 12:28-13:58 25 07:21 19:24 05:16 17:52-19:24 13:22-14:53 16:22-17:53 12:58-13:47 17:46-18:35, 18:54-20:20 09:37-11:04, 27:27-28:52, 26 07:22 19:22 06:24 08:52-10:23 11:52-13:23 14:52-16:22 12:58-13:47 13:46-14:35, 16:09-16:58 15:27-16:51 23:52-25:16 27 07:23 19:21 07:32 16:21-17:51 10:22-11:53 13:21-14:52 12:57-13:46 09:46-10:35, 24:07-24:56 13:31-14:54 21:53-23:17 28 07:23 19:20 08:43 13:21-14:51 08:53-10:23 11:51-13:22 12:57-13:46, 10:09-11:33, 29:10-30:35, 18:34-19:58 29 07:24 19:19 09:53 14:50-16:20 07:24-08:54 10:22-11:52 12:57-13:45 11:22-12:10, 16:07-16:56 26:36-28:04 13:42-15:07 30 07:24 19:17 11:02 11:51-13:21 16:18-17:48 08:53-10:23 12:57-13:45 09:47-10:35, 13:44-14:32 23:02-24:32

September Austin Hindu Temple & Community Center Bhadrapada - Ashvayuja 9801 Decker Lake Rd., Austin Texas, 78724 Simha - Kanya Web: www.austinhindutemple.org Email: [email protected] Phone: 512-927-0000 2011 Aavani - Puruttasi SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

Onam is the largest festival in the Indian state of Kerala. It falls during the first month of the Malayalam calendar which is Chingam and marks the homecoming of the legendary King Maveli. The 1 2 3 festival lasts for ten days and is linked to many elements of Kerala's culture and tradition. Rishi Panchami Bhaiya Panchami th Sharad Navaratri starts from September 27 . Bhadrapada Sh Chaturthi 08:32 Shashthi 27:15+ Saptami 25:22+ Panchami 29:40+ Svaati 12:58 Vishaakha 11:31 Chitra 14:55 Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha

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Labour Day Parivartini Ekadasi Vaman Jayanthi Pradosham Anant Chaturdasi Onam

Ashtami 24:04+ Navami 23:19 Dashami 23:07 Ekadashi 23:24 Dvadashi 24:07+ Trayodashi 25:13+ Chaturdashi 26:40+ Anuraadha 10:36 Jyeshtha 10:16 Mula 10:28 P.shadha 11:10 U.shada 12:19 Shravana 13:52 Dhanishta 15:47 Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha

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Satyanarayana Pooja Prathama Shraddha Dvitiya Shraddha Tritiya Shraddha Sankatahara Chaturthi Panchami Shraddha Chaturthi Shraddha Samkranti Tarpanam Bhadrapada Kr Undralla Taddiya Panchami 16:19 Purnima 28:26+ Prathama 30:31+ Dvitiiya full night Bharani 08:21 Shatabhisha 18:00 P.Bhadrapada 20:31 U.Bhadrapada 23:18 Dvitiiya 08:50 Tritiiya 11:20 Chaturthi 13:53 Sun: Kanya 1:11 Shukra Astha Shukra Astha Shukra Astha ends: 29:09 Revati 26:16+ Ashvini 29:20+ Bharani full night Purattaasi

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Shasthi Shraddha Saptami Shraddha Asthami Shraddha Navami Shraddha Dashami Shraddha Ekadasi Shraddha Dvadashi Shraddha Shitala Vratam Jaya Ekadashi Pradosham

Shashthi 18:27 Saptami 20:05 Ashtami 21:00 Navami 21:07 Dashami 20:22 Ekadashi 18:45 Dvadashi 16:23 Krittika 11:08 Rohini 13:29 Mrigashirsha 15:12 Aardra 16:08 Punarvasu 16:14 Pushya 15:29 Aslesha 13:57

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Mahalaya Maha perform shraddham on Trayodashi Shraddha Amavasya Sharad Navaratri the tithi it can be done Chaturdashi Shraddha Karidina on Mahalaya amavasya Masa Shivaratri Amavasya Tarpanam th 26 Sept. It is also Chaturdashi 09:54 known as Sarva pitru Trayodashi 13:22 Amavasya 30:08+ Aashvayuja Sh Dvitiiya 22:32 Tritiiya 19:03 Chaturthi 16:00 Amavasya. Magha 11:47 P.Phalguni 09:07 Prathama 26:17+ Chitra 24:10+ Svaati 21:30 Vishaakha 19:18 U.Phalguni 30:10+ Hasta 27:07+

Important Times for October 2011

Date Sunrise Sunset Moonrise RahuKalam Yamagandam Gulikai Abhijit Durmuhurtham Varjyam AmritaKalam Muhurtha Bad Times Good Bad Times Good Times 01 07:25 19:16 12:08 10:22-11:52 14:49-16:19 07:25-08:55 12:56-13:45 07:25-08:13, 08:12-09:01 23:03-24:35 07:59-09:29 02 07:25 19:15 13:08 17:45-19:15 13:20-14:49 16:17-17:46 12:56-13:44 17:39-18:28, 08:16-09:48 03 07:26 19:14 14:02 08:54-10:24 11:51-13:20 14:48-16:17 12:56-13:44 13:43-14:31, 16:04-16:52 14:52-16:27, 26:13-27:51, 10:07-11:42 04 07:27 19:12 14:48 16:15-17:44 10:23-11:52 13:19-14:48 12:56-13:43 09:48-10:36, 23:53-24:41 25:13-26:54 11:59-13:37 05 07:27 19:11 15:29 13:19-14:48 08:55-10:24 11:51-13:20 12:55-13:43, 22:12-23:54 11:15-12:55 06 07:28 19:10 16:06 14:46-16:15 07:28-08:56 10:23-11:52 12:55-13:43 11:22-12:09, 16:02-16:50 23:52-25:37 08:26-10:09 07 07:28 19:09 16:39 11:51-13:19 16:13-17:41 08:56-10:24 12:55-13:42 09:48-10:36, 13:41-14:29 29:30-31:16 10:18-12:02 08 07:29 19:08 17:10 10:23-11:52 14:45-16:13 07:29-08:57 12:55-13:42 07:29-08:17, 08:16-09:03 31:06-32:52 16:04-17:49 09 07:30 19:06 17:40 17:39-19:06 13:18-14:46 16:12-17:39 12:54-13:42 17:33-18:20, 17:45-19:32 10 07:30 19:05 18:10 08:57-10:25 11:51-13:18 14:44-16:12 12:54-13:41 13:40-14:28, 15:59-16:47 13:23-15:11 24:08-25:55 11 07:31 19:04 18:41 16:10-17:38 10:24-11:51 13:17-14:45 12:54-13:41 09:49-10:36, 23:40-24:27 18:59-20:47 29:47-31:34 12 07:32 19:03 19:14 13:17-14:44 08:58-10:25 11:50-13:18 12:54-13:41, 31:00-32:48 27:24-29:12 13 07:32 19:02 19:51 14:43-16:10 07:32-08:59 10:24-11:51 12:54-13:40 11:22-12:09, 15:57-16:44 22:18-24:06 14 07:33 19:01 20:30 11:50-13:17 16:08-17:35 08:59-10:26 12:53-13:40 09:50-10:37, 13:39-14:26 27:55-29:42 09:06-10:53 15 07:33 19:00 21:15 10:25-11:51 14:42-16:08 07:33-09:00 12:53-13:40 07:33-08:20, 08:19-09:06 14:39-16:26 16 07:34 18:59 22:03 17:32-18:59 13:16-14:42 16:07-17:33 12:53-13:40 17:26-18:13, 11:01-12:48, 25:58-27:42, 16:20-18:06 17 07:35 18:57 22:56 09:00-10:26 11:50-13:17 14:41-16:07 12:53-13:39 13:38-14:25, 15:55-16:41 30:54-32:36 12:24-14:09 18 07:35 18:56 23:53 16:05-17:31 10:25-11:51 13:15-14:41 12:53-13:39 09:51-10:38, 23:27-24:14 12:51-14:33 19 07:36 18:55 None 13:15-14:41 09:01-10:27 11:50-13:16 12:53-13:39, 11:53-13:32 21:48-23:27 20 07:37 18:54 00:52 14:40-16:05 07:37-09:02 10:26-11:52 12:53-13:39 11:22-12:08, 15:53-16:39 08:17-09:53 17:53-19:29 21 07:38 18:53 01:53 11:51-13:16 16:04-17:29 09:02-10:27 12:52-13:38 09:52-10:38, 13:37-14:23 12:41-14:14 21:58-23:31 22 07:38 18:52 02:56 10:27-11:52 14:39-16:04 07:38-09:03 12:52-13:38 07:38-08:24, 08:23-09:09 10:46-12:16, 29:17-30:45, 19:45-21:15 23 07:39 18:51 04:01 17:26-18:51 13:15-14:40 16:02-17:27 12:52-13:38 17:21-18:07, 26:16-27:42 14:02-15:29 24 07:40 18:50 05:08 09:03-10:28 11:51-13:15 14:38-16:03 12:52-13:38 13:37-14:22, 15:51-16:36 24:36-26:00 10:49-12:15 25 07:40 18:49 06:16 16:01-17:26 10:27-11:52 13:14-14:39 12:52-13:38 09:54-10:40, 23:16-24:01 21:16-22:40 09:02-10:26, 29:39-31:02, 26 07:41 18:48 07:27 13:14-14:39 09:04-10:29 11:51-13:15 12:52-13:37, 16:08-17:32 24:32-25:56 27 07:42 18:47 08:38 14:37-16:01 07:42-09:06 10:28-11:52 12:52-13:37 11:23-12:09, 15:49-16:35 13:12-14:37 21:42-23:07 28 07:43 18:47 09:48 11:51-13:15 16:00-17:24 09:05-10:29 12:52-13:37 09:55-10:40, 13:36-14:21 09:07-10:33 17:47-19:14 29 07:43 18:46 10:53 10:29-11:52 14:37-16:00 07:43-09:07 12:52-13:37 07:43-08:28, 08:27-09:13 08:23-09:52 17:17-18:46 30 07:44 18:45 11:52 17:21-18:45 13:14-14:37 15:59-17:22 12:52-13:37 17:16-18:01, 22:53-24:25 18:17-19:49 31 07:45 18:44 12:43 09:07-10:30 11:52-13:15 14:36-15:59 12:52-13:37 13:36-14:21, 15:47-16:32 09:54-11:28 19:23-20:58

October Austin Hindu Temple & Community Center Ashvayuja - Kartik 9801 Decker Lake Rd., Austin Texas, 78724 Kanya - Tula Web: www.austinhindutemple.org Email: [email protected] Phone: 512-927-0000 2011 Puruttasi - Aipaasi SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

30 31 Durgasthami Sandhi kala Pooja time: October 4th around 10:00 AM. 1 Dashera is a good day to start any business, or new work. Labh Panchami Chaath (Bihar) Diwali Laksmi Pooja is on 25th October where as going to temple, oil bath on 26th. Naraka Chaturdashi Batukamma Panduga Skanda Shasthi oil bath on 25th. For free Diwali Lakshmi Pooja muhurtha visit mypanchang.com Upangalalitha Vratham

Aashvayuja Sh Kartika Sh Kartika Sh Panchami 13:30 Panchami 24:33+ Shashthi 23:36 Anuraadha 17:40 Mula 24:24+ P.shadha 24:06+

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Saraswati Pooja Durgasthami Maha Navami Dashera Pasankusa Ekadasi Pradosham

Vijaya Dashami

TN: Desikan

Shashthi 11:40 Saptami 10:32 Ekadashi 12:34 Dvadashi 14:19 Ashtami 10:07 Navami 10:23 Dashami 11:13 Jyeshtha 16:42 Mula 16:26 Dhanishta 21:34 Shatabhisha 23:58 P.shadha 16:51 U.shada 17:55 Shravana 19:31

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Sharad Purnima Atlatadi Karwa Chauth (Moonrise 21:15) Kojagiri Sankatahara Chaturthi Satyanarayana Pooja Aashvayuja Kr Trayodashi 16:22 Chaturdashi 18:39 Purnima 21:05 Prathama 23:37 Dvitiiya 26:09+ Tritiiya 28:35+ Chaturthi 30:47+ P.Bhadrapada 26:38+ U.Bhadrapada 29:29+ Revati full night Revati 08:28 Ashvini 11:29 Bharani 14:28 Krittika 17:19

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Ahoi Asthami Rama Ekadasi Samkranti Tarpanam Dasara Mela

Panchami 08:36 Mrigashirsha 21:57 Navami 09:20 Panchami full night Sun: Tula 13:10 Shashthi 09:53 Saptami 10:29 Ashtami 10:19 Dashami 31:34+ Ekadashi 29:06+ Rohini 19:51 Aippasi Aardra 23:28 Punarvasu 24:16+ Pushya 24:17+ Aslesha 23:30 Magha 21:59

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Dhanteras Gujarati New Year Vaag Baaras Narak Chaturdashi Diwali Gowardhan Pooja Yama Dwitiya Nagul Chavithi Vasu Baras Dhanatrayodashi Kali Chaudash Skanda shashti festival Bhai Bij Pradosham starts, Kedar Gauri Diwali Lakshmi Pooja Masa Shivaratri Amavasya Tarpanam Kartika Sh Dvitiiya 07:43 Amavasya 14:55 Prathama 11:11 Dvadashi 26:02+ Trayodashi 22:32 Chaturdashi 18:46 Tritiiya 28:42+ Chaturthi 26:17+ Chitra 11:13 Svaati 08:13 P.Phalguni 19:51 Anuraadha 27:10+ Jyeshtha 25:26+ U.Phalguni 17:13 Hasta 14:17 Vishaakha 29:29+

Important Times for November 2011

Date Sunrise Sunset Moonrise RahuKalam Yamagandam Gulikai Abhijit Durmuhurtham Varjyam AmritaKalam Muhurtha Bad Times Good Bad Times Good Times 01 07:46 18:43 13:27 15:58-17:21 10:30-11:53 13:14-14:37 12:52-13:37 09:57-10:42, 23:05-23:50 08:17-09:55, 28:48-30:29, 18:04-19:42 02 07:46 18:42 14:05 13:14-14:37 09:08-10:31 11:52-13:15 12:52-13:37, 30:07-31:50 14:53-16:34 03 07:47 18:42 14:40 14:36-15:58 07:47-09:10 10:31-11:53 12:52-13:37 11:25-12:10, 15:46-16:31 16:27-18:11 04 07:48 18:41 15:12 11:52-13:15 15:57-17:19 09:09-10:32 12:52-13:37 09:58-10:43, 13:36-14:20 11:34-13:19 22:06-23:51 05 07:49 18:40 15:42 09:31-10:54 13:35-14:57 06:49-08:11 12:52-13:37 07:49-08:33, 08:32-09:16 13:08-14:54 23:49-25:36 06 06:50 17:39 15:12 16:17-17:39 12:14-13:36 14:56-16:18 11:52-12:37 16:12-16:56, 18:29-20:17 29:15-31:03 07 06:50 17:39 15:43 08:11-09:33 10:53-12:15 13:35-14:57 11:52-12:37 12:36-13:20, 14:45-15:29 24:09-25:57 08 06:51 17:38 16:15 14:56-16:17 09:33-10:54 12:14-13:36 11:53-12:37 09:00-09:44, 21:55-22:39 10:57-12:45 09 06:52 17:37 16:51 12:14-13:36 08:13-09:34 10:54-12:15 11:53-12:37, 12:09-13:57, 27:24-29:11, 08:33-10:21 10 06:53 17:37 17:30 13:35-14:56 06:53-08:14 09:34-10:55 11:53-12:37 10:27-11:11, 14:44-15:28 14:09-15:56 11 06:54 17:36 18:13 10:54-12:15 14:55-16:16 08:14-09:35 11:53-12:37 09:02-09:46, 12:36-13:19 08:51-10:38 19:32-21:18 12 06:54 17:35 19:00 09:34-10:55 13:34-14:55 06:54-08:15 11:53-12:37 06:54-07:38, 07:37-08:21 15:48-17:34, 30:41-32:25, 21:05-22:51 13 06:55 17:35 19:52 16:14-17:35 12:15-13:35 14:54-16:15 11:53-12:37 16:09-16:52, 17:06-18:50 14 06:56 17:34 20:48 08:16-09:36 10:55-12:16 13:34-14:55 11:54-12:37 12:36-13:19, 14:43-15:27 11:37-13:20 17:36-19:19 15 06:57 17:34 21:45 14:54-16:14 09:36-10:56 12:15-13:35 11:54-12:37 09:04-09:48, 21:47-22:31 16:50-18:30 26:52-28:33 16 06:58 17:33 22:45 12:15-13:35 08:17-09:37 10:56-12:16 11:54-12:37, 13:33-15:11 23:22-25:00 17 06:59 17:33 23:45 13:34-14:55 06:59-08:19 09:37-10:57 11:54-12:37 10:30-11:13, 14:43-15:26 18:39-20:15 28:13-29:49 18 06:59 17:33 None 10:56-12:16 14:54-16:14 08:18-09:38 11:54-12:38 09:06-09:49, 12:37-13:20 17:27-19:00 26:45-28:18 19 07:00 17:32 00:47 09:38-10:58 13:35-14:54 07:00-08:20 11:55-12:38 07:00-07:43, 07:42-08:25 12:39-14:09 21:43-23:14 20 07:01 17:32 01:50 16:12-17:32 12:16-13:36 14:53-16:13 11:55-12:38 16:07-16:50, 10:24-11:53 19:16-20:45 21 07:02 17:31 02:55 08:21-09:40 10:58-12:17 13:35-14:54 11:55-12:38 12:37-13:20, 14:43-15:26 09:31-10:58, 30:47-32:13, 18:13-19:39 22 07:03 17:31 04:03 14:53-16:13 09:40-10:59 12:16-13:36 11:56-12:38 09:08-09:51, 21:41-22:24 26:03-27:28 15:22-16:48 23 07:04 17:31 05:12 12:17-13:36 08:22-09:41 10:58-12:18 11:56-12:39, 23:22-24:47 10:34-12:00 24 07:05 17:31 06:22 13:35-14:54 07:05-08:24 09:41-11:00 11:56-12:39 10:33-11:16, 14:43-15:26 19:18-20:44 07:54-09:19, 27:55-29:21, 25 07:05 17:30 07:30 10:59-12:18 14:53-16:12 08:23-09:42 11:57-12:39 09:10-09:53, 12:38-13:21 18:21-19:48 27:06-28:33 26 07:06 17:30 08:34 09:42-11:01 13:36-14:54 07:06-08:25 11:57-12:39 07:06-07:49, 07:48-08:30 27:32-29:02 27 07:07 17:30 09:30 16:11-17:30 12:18-13:37 14:53-16:12 11:57-12:40 16:06-16:48, 08:01-09:30, 18:43-20:15, 27:56-29:28 28 07:08 17:30 10:19 08:25-09:44 11:01-12:19 13:36-14:55 11:58-12:40 12:39-13:21, 14:43-15:26 16:27-18:02 25:57-27:32 29 07:09 17:30 11:01 14:54-16:12 09:44-11:02 12:19-13:37 11:58-12:40 09:13-09:55, 21:37-22:19 12:22-14:00 22:11-23:49 30 07:09 17:30 11:38 12:19-13:37 08:27-09:45 11:02-12:20 11:58-12:41, 13:01-14:42 23:08-24:49

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Tulsi Vivah is the ceremonial marriage of the Tulsi 1 2 3 4 5 plant to the Vishnu or Krishna. TN: Pogai Azhwar TN: Boothaath Azhwar TN: Pey Azhwar Devauthi Ekadashi

Sri Subramanya Kalyana

Kartika Sh Saptami 23:26 Ashtami 24:01+ Navami 25:16+ Dashami 27:04+ Ekadashi 28:16+ U.shada 24:35+ Shravana 25:48+ Dhanishta 27:38+ Shatabhisha 29:59+ P.Bhadrapada full night

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Tulasi Vivah Soma Pradosham Vaikuntha Chaturdashi Kartiki Purnima Prabodjhanotsava Satyanarayana Pooja Jwala Toranam Tripura Deepam

Dvadashi 30:43+ Trayodashi full night Trayodashi 09:16 Chaturdashi 11:49 Purnima 14:16 Prathama 16:31 Dvitiiya 18:30 P.Bhadrapada 07:42 U.Bhadrapada 10:38 Revati 13:38 Ashvini 16:38 Bharani 19:30 Krittika 22:11 Rohini 24:35+

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Sankatahara Chaturthi Ayappa Mandala Pooja Shani in Tula 22:42 Starts

Samkranti Tarpanam

Shashthi 22:10 Tritiiya 20:09 Chaturthi 21:21 Saptami 21:39 Ashtami 20:29 Navami 18:42 Pushya 29:53+ Mrigashirsha 26:39+ Aardra 28:16+ Panchami 22:03 Aslesha 29:48+ Magha 29:04+ P.Phalguni 27:45+ Punarvasu 29:22+ Sun:Vrishchika 11:59 Kartikai

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Uttapana Ekadashi Pradosham Masa Shivaratri Thanksgiving

Dvadashi 10:21 Margasira Sh Amavasya Tarpanam Dashami 16:21 Ekadashi 13:32 Trayodashi 30:58+ Chaturdashi 27:31+ Prathama 21:04 Dvitiiya 18:23 Amavasya 24:09+ U.Phalguni 25:54+ Hasta 23:38 Chitra 21:04 Svaati 18:22 Anuraadha 13:13 Jyeshtha 11:06 Vishaakha 15:42

27 28 29 30 Worship of Lord Vishnu during the morning hours in Dhanurmasa is

Kukke considered highly auspicious. Vishnu Sahasranama is chanted during the period. Other important mantras chanted are those dedicated to Goddess Subramaniyam Lakshmi. The most popular offering made to Lord Vishnu in the month is Shasthi Moong dal. There is a belief that worshipping Lord Vishnu on a single day

Tritiiya 16:15 Chaturthi 14:49 Panchami 14:08 Shashthi 14:15 during Dhanurmasam is equal to worshipping him for thousands of years. Mula 09:29 P.shadha 08:31 U.shada 08:16 Shravana 08:47

Important Times for December 2011

Date Sunrise Sunset Moonrise RahuKalam Yamagandam Gulikai Abhijit Durmuhurtham Varjyam AmritaKalam Muhurtha Bad Times Good Bad Times Good Times 01 07:10 17:30 12:12 13:37-14:55 07:10-08:29 09:45-11:03 11:59-12:41 10:36-11:19, 14:44-15:26 17:53-19:37 28:16-30:00 02 07:11 17:30 12:43 11:03-12:21 14:54-16:12 08:28-09:46 11:59-12:41 09:15-09:57, 12:40-13:23 19:07-20:53 29:43-31:29 03 07:12 17:30 13:13 09:46-11:04 13:37-14:55 07:12-08:30 12:00-12:42 07:12-07:54, 07:53-08:35 25:18-27:06 04 07:13 17:30 13:44 16:12-17:30 12:21-13:39 14:55-16:13 12:00-12:42 16:06-16:48, 30:57-32:45 12:03-13:51 05 07:13 17:30 14:16 08:30-09:48 11:04-12:22 13:38-14:56 12:01-12:43 12:42-13:24, 14:45-15:27 17:45-19:34 06 07:14 17:30 14:50 14:55-16:13 09:48-11:06 12:21-13:39 12:01-12:43 09:17-09:59, 21:34-22:16 18:58-20:46 15:22-17:10 07 07:15 17:30 15:28 12:22-13:40 08:32-09:49 11:05-12:23 12:01-12:43, 10:13-12:00 20:57-22:44 08 07:16 17:30 16:09 13:39-14:57 07:16-08:33 09:49-11:07 12:02-12:44 10:40-11:22, 14:45-15:27 15:35-17:21 26:12-27:58 09 07:16 17:30 16:56 11:06-12:24 14:56-16:14 08:33-09:51 12:02-12:44 09:19-10:01, 12:43-13:25 22:18-24:02 27:32-29:16 10 07:17 17:30 17:47 09:50-11:08 13:40-14:57 07:17-08:35 12:03-12:45 07:17-07:59, 07:58-08:40 13:01-14:44 23:19-25:02 11 07:18 17:31 18:42 16:13-17:31 12:24-13:41 14:57-16:14 12:03-12:45 16:08-16:50, 17:37-19:18 23:31-25:13 12 07:18 17:31 19:40 08:35-09:52 11:08-12:25 13:41-14:58 12:04-12:45 12:44-13:26, 14:47-15:29 22:30-24:09 13 07:19 17:31 20:39 14:57-16:15 09:52-11:09 12:25-13:42 12:04-12:46 09:21-10:03, 21:34-22:16 19:04-20:42 08:27-10:06, 28:51-30:28, 14 07:20 17:31 21:40 12:25-13:42 08:36-09:53 11:09-12:26 12:05-12:46, 24:10-25:46 15 07:20 17:32 22:40 13:42-14:59 07:20-08:38 09:53-11:10 12:05-12:47 10:44-11:26, 14:48-15:30 23:09-24:44 09:46-11:22 16 07:21 17:32 23:42 11:10-12:27 14:59-16:16 08:37-09:55 12:06-12:47 09:23-10:05, 12:46-13:28 18:41-20:13 08:35-10:10, 27:57-29:30, 17 07:22 17:32 None 09:54-11:11 13:43-15:00 07:22-08:39 12:06-12:48 07:22-08:03, 08:02-08:44 16:59-18:31 26:07-27:38 18 07:22 17:33 00:44 16:16-17:33 12:27-13:44 14:59-16:17 12:07-12:48 16:11-16:52, 16:50-18:20 25:50-27:20 19 07:23 17:33 01:48 08:39-09:56 11:11-12:29 13:44-15:01 12:07-12:49 12:48-13:29, 14:50-15:31 14:53-16:22 23:46-25:15 20 07:23 17:34 02:54 15:00-16:18 09:56-11:13 12:28-13:45 12:08-12:49 09:25-10:07, 21:36-22:18 10:51-12:19 19:40-21:08 21 07:24 17:34 04:02 12:29-13:46 08:40-09:57 11:12-12:30 12:08-12:50, 08:52-10:20, 29:22-30:50, 17:39-19:07 22 07:24 17:35 05:09 13:45-15:02 07:24-08:42 09:57-11:14 12:09-12:50 10:47-11:29, 14:51-15:33 28:50-30:19 14:09-15:37 23 07:25 17:35 06:14 11:13-12:31 15:02-16:19 08:41-09:58 12:09-12:51 09:27-10:08, 12:50-13:31 13:41-15:10 24 07:25 17:36 07:13 09:58-11:15 13:46-15:03 07:25-08:42 12:10-12:51 07:25-08:07, 08:06-08:48 18:42-20:12, 29:19-30:50, 14:13-15:43 25 07:26 17:36 08:06 16:19-17:36 12:31-13:48 15:03-16:20 12:10-12:52 16:14-16:56, 26:47-28:21 14:27-15:58 26 07:26 17:37 08:53 08:42-10:00 11:15-12:32 13:47-15:04 12:11-12:52 12:51-13:33, 14:53-15:35 22:21-23:57 12:08-13:41 27 07:27 17:38 09:33 15:04-16:21 09:59-11:16 12:32-13:49 12:11-12:53 09:29-10:10, 21:41-22:22 22:28-24:07 07:57-09:33 28 07:27 17:38 10:09 12:32-13:49 08:43-10:00 11:16-12:33 12:12-12:53, 26:41-28:23 08:21-10:00 29 07:27 17:39 10:42 13:49-15:06 07:27-08:45 10:00-11:17 12:12-12:54 10:51-11:32, 14:55-15:37 27:27-29:11 12:52-14:33 30 07:28 17:39 11:13 11:17-12:34 15:06-16:23 08:44-10:01 12:13-12:54 09:30-10:11, 12:53-13:35 13:53-15:37 31 07:28 17:40 11:44 10:01-11:18 13:50-15:07 07:28-08:45 12:13-12:55 07:28-08:10, 08:09-08:50 09:13-11:00 19:52-21:39

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Khgoliya Siddhanta: The earth has a tilt of 23.45 degrees. The earth circles around sun with this tilt. Because of this tilt it seems like the Sun travels north and south of the equator. This motion of the sun 1 2 3 is called Uttarayana – The sun is moving towards North and Dakshinayana the sun is moving towards South. Actual Uttarayana is not when sun enters Makara, but its always measured based on Sun’s Kalabhairav Asthami declination – Kranti this also coincides with Sun entering into Tropical (Sayana Makara not Nirayana) Makara rasi. Margasira Sh Saptami 15:09 Ashtami 16:44 Navami 18:51 Dhanishta 10:04 Shatabhisha 12:02 P.Bhadrapada 14:33

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Kartikai Deepam Gita Jayanthi Pradosham TN: Thirumangai Azhwar Dattatreya Jayanthi Total Lunar Eclipse Mokshada Ekadashi Satyanrayana Pooja (6:45 – 8:18) TN:Thiruppanalvar

Dashami 21:20 Ekadashi 23:57 Dvadashi 26:32+ Trayodashi 28:54+ Chaturdashi 30:57+ Purnima full night Purnima 08:36 U.Bhadrapada 17:25 Revati 20:27 Ashvini 23:28 Bharani 26:18+ Krittika 28:50+ Rohini 31:00+ Mrigashirsha full night

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Sankatahara Chaturthi Dhanurmasa Starts

Samkranti Tarpanam Margasira Kr Shashthi 09:04 Saptami 07:39 Prathama 09:48 Dvitiiya 10:34 Tritiiya 10:51 Chaturthi 10:42 Panchami 10:06 Magha 10:56 Ashtami 29:50+ Mrigashirsha 08:45 Aardra 10:03 Punarvasu 10:55 Pushya 11:21 Aslesha 11:21 Sun: Dhanus 2:38 P.Phalguni 10:07

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Vakula Amavasya Saphala Ekadasi Pradosha Hanumat Jayanti Masa Shivaratri (Tamil Margazi Moolam)

Dashami 25:17+ Uttarayana (Actual) Amavasya Tarpanam Navami 27:42+ Hasta 07:27 Ekadashi 22:39 Dvadashi 19:55 Trayodashi 17:09 Chaturdashi 14:31 Amavasya 12:06 U.Phalguni 08:57 Chitra 29:41+ Svaati 27:44+ Vishaakha 25:41+ Anuraadha 23:40 Jyeshtha 21:47 Mula 20:11

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Christmas Ayappa Mandala Pooja Ends

Pausha Sh Tritiiya 07:36 Prathama 10:04 Dvitiiya 08:31 Chaturthi 31:23+ Panchami full night Panchami 07:56 Shashthi 09:12 Saptami 11:06 P.shadha 18:59 U.shada 18:21 Shravana 18:20 Dhanishta 19:03 Shatabhisha 20:28 P.Bhadrapada 22:34 U.Bhadrapada 25:11+

Pundit Mahesh Shastriji Differences in Festival dates between India and USA Panchang Ganitha and Siddhanta mypanchang.com

The Indian Calendar/Panchangam is used everywhere where for each and every place on the Earth. Local Sunrise, Sunsets are minutes from IST). So, let's subtract 12 hours 30 minutes from Hindu people live. I even see people posting, “ I want pambu used to find the daily Rahukalam, Yamagandam, Gulikai, and the 16:39:21. That gives us 04:09:21 AM on October 17th. So on Panchangam, but I live in the USA and it is not available”. The Durmuhurtham times. October 17th after that time we'll have Chaturthi Tithi and question then arises: “Can Indian Panchangam be used outside before we have Tritiya. The same way if Tithi ends at 8:39 AM on The other set of calculations are calculated from the center of of India?”. If you think the Earth is flat then you can use your Septemer 12 in India it will end at 20:09 PM on September 11th favourite indian panchangam/calendar outside of USA. But if the Earth (geocentric). The positions of heavenly bodies are in Seattle. The same way Western Australia is 8 hours ahead of calculated from the center of the Earth and hence they are you agree with Varahamihira and Aryabhatta, and other GMT and hence the Chaturthi will end there at 12:09 PM on geocentric. The planetary positions are first calculated from the scientiests that the Earth is round then you will not use your September 12th. The planets do not wait for the appropriate center of the Sun (heliocentric) and then using the spherical favourite indian panchang/calendar outside of India. Please Tithi to arrive on some English date at any location in the world. trigonometry they are converted to the center of the Earth read why. If it did we would not have any days and nights (if it were to (geocentric). The Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana and daily happen then celestial bodies would remain static in sky). The People usually align the Hindu festivals with the English dates planetary positions are based on the positions of the Sun and based on the Indian calendar. They then think that if an Indian Earth is round and it keeps moving, so we have days and nights. Moon in the heavens and they are part of the astronomical It does not wait for Tithi or festivals. Time never waits for calendar says “Janmasthami” on a certain date, say September phenomenon. These are astronomical phenomenon which nd nd anyone. It goes on. The Sun does not rise instantly at the same 2 2010, then it will appear as September 2 everywhere in the happen instantly at the same moment on Earth, and hence the time all over the world. Hence we need to convert the Tithi, world. The USA is 10:30 to 15:30 hours behind India, so some Tithi and Nakshatra will end at the same time all over the world. Nakshatra, Yoga, and Karana time to local standard time. Now people will think it will also come the next day in the USA, i.e. We have to, therefore, convert them to the local standard time rd we know what time a given Tithi ends, so now it is time to decide September 3 2010. They also argue that their family priest in of the specific country of interest. When an eclipse occurs and is festival dates for each region. India has told them to celebrate on this particular date and visible all over the world, the time of occurrence is converted according to him the Indian calendar will apply to all places in into each country’s local time zone. The planets do not wait for How festivals are determined? the world. This is a completely wrong assumption. The usual rule to observe a festival for a particular day, check Sunrise or Sunset at the particular place. They just keep moving, The English date and day (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday etc..) like Earth is moving around the Sun. which Tithi prevails at that Sunrise. Each festival has different rules of observance. For example: Ganesh Chaturthi. Sankathara changes at midnight; whereas the Hindu date (or Tithi) and day These planetary positions of the Sun and the Moon are (Sankshathi Chauth) Chaturthi, Janmashtami, Mahashivaratri, does not change at midnight. Hindu days change at Sunrise. All computed based on the local time (longitude, latitude) Karwa Chauth, etc... For example Ganesha Chaturthi has to be days are from one Sunrise to another Sunrise. Sunday will start converted to the Universal Time. The Tithi end time is also oserved when the Chaturthi Tithi is observed during the 8th/15th at one Sunrise and end at the next Sunrise. calculated in the Universal Time which is then converted to the part of the dinmana or the 3/5th part of the dinmana. The The Hindu date (or Tithi -- depending on the position of the Sun local time of the place. The planets are calculated from the dinmana is the difference between local Sunset and Sunrise on center of the Earth and their positions at the given time will be and Moon at any given time) changes as celestial bodies move. It the same day. If Chaturthi is not prevailing during that period can change anytime between two Sunrises. That is to say that if the same all over the world. In the same way, whenever any then take the second day. Likewise for the Karwa Chauth and the celestial event occurs we need to convert it to our local time Prathama Tithi ends today at 23:02 it does not mean that Sankathara Chaturthi the Chaturthi Tithi must be prevailing Dwitiya Tithi will end tomorrow at the same time. It can end at zone. Indian Panchang makers convert this to Indian time. The during the moonrise time, if it does not prevail then take the day same say we need to convert it to our time zone for America 18:00, 18:09 or 28:27 (anytime after 24 means after midnight where it prevails during the sunrise. Rules to determine but before the next Sunrise). (PST/PDT, CST/CDT, MST/MDT, EST/EDT). After adding the time Shraddha Tithi are different. difference we get the resulting English date and time when they Now what's the Hindu date (Tithi)? end. Hence, when the calendar is made for India the date they For example, if one Tithi is observed at moonrise in India it may It is simple. A Tithi is a lunar day, or the time it takes for the mention is when that Tithi will end as per the English date in or may not exist during moonrise on the same day in a different longitudinal angle between the Sun and the Moon to increase by India. If we take the same date and time use it anywhere in the part of the world. It may be very well observed on the previous 12°. Tithis begin at varying times of day and vary in duration world as it is then we will have wrong results. day if you are in America or the next day if you are in Japan, Fiji, from approximately 19 to 26 hours. So the maximum distance Australia and other countries. America is behind India in terms of For example: between the Sun and the Moon can be 360 degrees. If you divide time. To arrive at the time in India we need to subtract the time On October 17th 2008 the Ashwayuja (Ashwin) Krishna Paksha/ them by 12 degrees that gives you 30 equal parts. This means from Indian time and hence festivals could arrive a day early in that we have 30 dates in the Hindu calendar divided between Poornimant Kartik Krishna Paksha Tithi Tritiya ends at 16:39:21 USA but not later. For example if a total lunar eclipse is visible in Indian Standard Time, and Charturthi starts. That means at 16:00 the bright half (Shukla Paksha, Waxing Moon), and the dark half India at 5:00 AM it will happen on the previous day in the USA. (Krishna Paksha, Waning Moon). hours there is Tritiya still prevailing in India. Now on October 17th 2008 in Seattle, WA at the 16:00 hours we won't have For these reasons Indian Panchangam you buy in India cannot be Panchangam contains two types of calculations. One is based on Tritiya at that time. We already have Chaturthi started. Planets used outside of India. the local coordinates like longitude and latitude (Sunrise, Sunset, keep on moving.... 13 hours have passed and the position of Sun Moonrise, Moonset, etc), and the other is based on geocentric and Moon have changed. So what time will Tritiya end in planetary positions. Seattle? The time difference is 13 hours 30 minutes (with one of Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, Moonset times are always calculated our Daylight Saving Time it gives the difference of 12 hours 30