FOR: Houston, TX – Key Dates (2021) Ekadasi, fasting, breaking fast times, and ISKCON events NARAYANA MASA 2 Jan 2021 SAT Caturthi - Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura -- Disappearance 9 Jan 2021 SAT Saphala EKADASI Trisprsa Mahadvadasi, Sri Devananda Pandita -- Disappearance 10 Jan 2021 SUN Trayodasi BREAK FAST 07:17 - 10:45 (LT) Sri Mahesa Pandita, Sri Uddharana Datta Thakura - Disappearance 13 Jan 2021 WED Pratipat Sri Locana Dasa Thakura -- Appearance 15 Jan 2021 FRI Tritiya - Srila Jiva Gosvami, Sri Jagadisa Pandita -- Disappearance 24 Jan 2021 SUN Putrada EKADASI 25 Jan 2021 MON Dvadasi BREAK FAST 07:14 - 10:47 (LT) Sri Jagadisa Pandita -- Appearance 28 Jan 2021 THU Purnima Sri Krsna Pusya Abhiseka MADHAVA MASA 1 Feb 2021 MON Pancami - Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja -- Disappearance Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami -- Appearance 2 Feb 2021 TUE Sasti - Sri Jayadeva Gosvami -- Disappearance 3 Feb 2021 WED Saptami - Sri Locana Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance 7 Feb 2021 SUN Sat-tila EKADASI 8 Feb 2021 MON Dvadasi BREAK FAST 07:06 - 10:46 (LT) 16 Feb 2021 TUE Pancami Vasanta Pancami Sarasvati Puja Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura -- Disappearance Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami, Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi, Sri Raghunandana Thakura, Srimati Visnupriya Devi - Appearance 18 Feb 2021 THU Saptami Sri Advaita Acarya -- Appearance (Fast today) 19 Feb 2021 FRI Astami (Bhismastami) 20 Feb 2021 SAT Navami - Sri Madhvacarya -- Disappearance 21 Feb 2021 SUN Dasami - Sri Ramanujacarya -- Disappearance 22 Feb 2021 MON Bhaimi EKADASI (not suitable for fasting) 23 Feb 2021 TUE Dvadasi (suitable for fasting) Varaha Dvadasi: Appearance of Lord Varahadeva (Fast today for Sri Nityananda Trayodasi) 24 Feb 2021 WED Trayodasi BREAK FAST 06:52 - 10:40 (LT) Nityananda Trayodasi: Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu 26 Feb 2021 FRI Purnima Sri Krsna Madhura Utsava Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura -- Appearance 2021 Ekadasi Plus – ISKCON of Houston GOVINDA MASA 3 Mar 2021 WED Pancami Sri Purusottama Das Thakura – Disappearance Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura -- Appearance 8 Mar 2021 MON Vijaya EKADASI 9 Mar 2021 TUE Dvadasi BREAK FAST 09:29 - 10:34 (LT) Sri Isvara Puri -- Disappearance 11 Mar 2021 THU Caturdasi Siva Ratri 13 Mar 2021 SAT Pratipat Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji, Sri Rasikananda -- Disappearance 14 Mar 2021 SUN First day of Daylight Saving Time 17 Mar 2021 WED Caturthi - Sri Purusottama Dasa Thakura -- Appearance 24 Mar 2021 WED Amalaki vrata EKADASI 25 Mar 2021 THU Dvadasi BREAK FAST 07:18 - 11:24 (DST) Sri Madhavendra Puri -- Disappearance 28 Mar 2021 SUN Purnima Gaura Purnima: Appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (Fast today) VISNU MASA 29 Mar 2021 MON Pratipat - Festival of Jagannatha Misra 4 Apr 2021 SUN Astami Sri Srivasa Pandita -- Appearance 7 Apr 2021 WED Papamocani EKADASI 8 Apr 2021 THU Dvadasi BREAK FAST 07:02 - 11:16 (DST) Sri Govinda Ghosh -- Disappearance 14 Apr 2021 WED Tritiya - Tulasi Jala Dan begins 17 Apr 2021 SAT Pancami - Sri Ramanujacarya -- Appearance 21 Apr 2021 WED Navami Rama Navami: Appearance of Lord Sri Ramachandra (Fast today) 23 Apr 2021 FRI Kamada EKADASI 24 Apr 2021 SAT Damanakaropana Dvadasi BREAK FAST 06:45 - 08:49 (DST) 26 Apr 2021 MON Purnima Sri Balarama Rasayatra Sri Krsna Vasanta Rasa Sri Vamsivadana Thakura, Sri Syamananda Prabhu -- Appearance MADHUSUDANA MASA 2 May 2021 SUN Saptami - Sri Abhirama Thakura -- Disappearance 5 May 2021 WED Dasami - Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance 6 May 2021 THU EKADASI (not suitable for fasting) 7 May 2021 FRI Dvadasi (suitable for fasting) * Vyanjuli Mahadvadasi Fasting for Varuthini EKADASI 2021 Ekadasi Plus – ISKCON of Houston 8 May 2021 SAT Dvadasi BREAK FAST 06:33 - 06:53 (DST) 11 May 2021 TUE Amavasya - Sri Gadadhara Pandita -- Appearance 13 May 2021 THU Dvitiya - Tulasi Jala Dan ends. 14 May 2021 FRI Tritiya - Aksaya Trtiya. Candana Yatra starts. (Continues for 21 days) 18 May 2021 TUE Saptami - Jahnu Saptami 20 May 2021 THU Navami Srimati Sita Devi (consort of Lord Sri Rama) -- Appearance Sri Madhu Pandita – Disappearance Srimati Jahnava Devi -- Appearance 22 May 2021 SAT Mohini EKADASI 23 May 2021 SUN Rukmini Dvadasi BREAK FAST 06:24 - 11:00 (DST) 24 May 2021 MON Trayodasi Sri Jayananda Prabhu -- Disappearance 25 May 2021 TUE Caturdasi Nrsimha Caturdasi: Appearance of Lord Nrsimhadeva (Fast today) TRIVIKRAMA MASA 26 May 2021 WED Pratipat Krsna Phula Dola, Salila Vihara Sri Paramesvari Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance Sri Sri Radha-Ramana Devaji, Sri Madhavendra Puri, Sri Srinivasa Acarya -- Appearance 30 May 2021 SUN Pancami Sri Ramananda Raya -- Disappearance 5 Jun 2021 SAT Apara EKADASI 6 Jun 2021 SUN Dvadasi BREAK FAST 06:20 - 11:00 (DST) Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura -- Appearance 20 Jun 2021 SUN Pandava Nirjala EKADASI (not suitable for fasting) Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana -- Disappearance Ganga Puja Srimati Gangamata Gosvamini -- Appearance 21 Jun 2021 MON Dvadasi (suitable for fasting) * Fasting for EKADASI (Total fast, even from water, if you have broken EKADASI) 22 Jun 2021 TUE Trayodasi BREAK FAST 06:21 - 11:02 (DST) Panihati Cida Dahi Utsava 24 Jun 2021 THU Purnima Snana Yatra Sri Mukunda Datta, Sri Sridhara Pandita -- Disappearance VAMANA MASA 25 Jun 2021 FRI Pratipat Sri Syamananda Prabhu -- Disappearance 28 Jun 2021 MON Pancami - Sri Vakresvara Pandita -- Appearance 2021 Ekadasi Plus – ISKCON of Houston 4 Jul 2021 SUN Dasami Sri Srivasa Pandita -- Disappearance 5 Jul 2021 MON Yogini EKADASI 6 Jul 2021 TUE Dvadasi BREAK FAST 06:26 - 11:06 (DST) 9 Jul 2021 FRI Amavasya Sri Gadadhara Pandita -- Disappearance Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura -- Disappearance 10 Jul 2021 SAT Pratipat - Gundica Marjana 11 Jul 2021 SUN Dvitiya Ratha Yatra Sri Svarupa Damodara Gosvami, Sri Sivananda Sena -- Disappearance 15 Jul 2021 THU Sasti - Hera Pancami (4 days after Ratha Yatra) Sri Vakresvara Pandita -- Disappearance 19 Jul 2021 MON Dasami - Return Ratha (8 days after Ratha Yatra) 20 Jul 2021 TUE Sayana EKADASI - Trisprsa Mahadvadasi 21 Jul 2021 WED Trayodasi BREAK FAST 06:34 - 11:10 (DST) 23 Jul 2021 FRI Purnima Guru (Vyasa) Purnima Srila Sanatana Gosvami -- Disappearance First month of Caturmasya begins [PURNIMA SYSTEM] (green leafy vegetable fast for one month) SRIDHARA MASA 28 Jul 2021 WED Pancami Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami -- Disappearance 31 Jul 2021 SAT Astami Srila Lokanatha Gosvami -- Disappearance 1 Aug 2021 SUN Navami The incorporation of ISKCON in New York 3 Aug 2021 TUE Kamika EKADASI 4 Aug 2021 WED Dvadasi BREAK FAST after 11:18 (DST) 11 Aug 2021 WED Caturthi Sri Raghunandana Thakura. Sri Vamsidasa Babaji -- Disappearance 18 Aug 2021 WED Pavitropana EKADASI Radha Govinda Jhulana Yatra begins 19 Aug 2021 THU Dvadasi BREAK FAST 06:51 - 11:13 (DST) Srila Rupa Gosvami, Sri Gauridasa Pandita -- Disappearance 21 Aug 2021 SAT Caturdasi Last day of the first Caturmasya month [PURNIMA SYSTEM] 22 Aug 2021 SUN Purnima - Jhulana Yatra ends Lord Balarama – Appearance (Fast today) Second month of Caturmasya begins [PURNIMA SYSTEM] (yogurt fast for one month) 2021 Ekadasi Plus – ISKCON of Houston HRSIKESA MASA 23 Aug 2021 MON Dvitiya Srila Prabhupada's departure for the USA 30 Aug 2021 MON Astami Sri Krsna Janmastami: Appearance of Lord Sri Krsna (Fast today) 31 Aug 2021 TUE Navami Nandotsava - Srila Prabhupada -- Appearance 2 Sep 2021 THU Annada EKADASI 3 Sep 2021 FRI Dvadasi BREAK FAST 06:59 - 11:13 (DST) 11 Sep 2021 SAT Pancami Srimati Sita Thakurani (Sri Advaita's consort) -- Appearance 12 Sep 2021 SUN Saptami Lalita sasti 13 Sep 2021 MON Astami Radhastami: Appearance of Srimati Radharani 16 Sep 2021 THU Parsva EKADASI (Fast today for Vamana deva) 17 Sep 2021 FRI Dvadasi BREAK FAST 07:07 - 11:12 (DST) Sri Vamana Dvadasi: Appearance of Lord Vamana deva (Fasting is done yesterday) Srila Jiva Gosvami -- Appearance 18 Sep 2021 SAT Trayodasi Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura -- Appearance 19 Sep 2021 SUN Caturdasi Ananta Caturdasi Vrata Srila Haridasa Thakura -- Disappearance Last day of the second Caturmasya month [PURNIMA SYSTEM] 20 Sep 2021 MON Purnima Sri Visvarupa Mahotsava Acceptance of sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada Third month of Caturmasya begins [PURNIMA SYSTEM] (milk fast for one month) PADMANABHA MASA 27 Sep 2021 MON Saptami - Srila Prabhupada's arrival in the USA 2 Oct 2021 SAT Indira EKADASI 3 Oct 2021 SUN Dvadasi BREAK FAST 07:16 - 11:12 (DST) 15 Oct 2021 FRI Dasami Ramacandra Vijayotsava Sri Madhvacarya -- Appearance 16 Oct 2021 SAT Dvadasi Fasting for Pasankusa EKADASI Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami, Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami -- Disappearance 17 Oct 2021 SUN Trayodasi BREAK FAST 07:24 - 11:12 (DST) 2021 Ekadasi Plus – ISKCON of Houston 19 Oct 2021 TUE Caturdasi Last day of the third Caturmasya month [PURNIMA SYSTEM] 20 Oct 2021 WED Purnima Sri Krsna Saradiya Rasayatra Sri Murari Gupta -- Disappearance Laksmi Puja Fourth month of Caturmasya begins [PURNIMA SYSTEM] (urad dal fast for one month) DAMODARA MASA 21 Oct 2021 THU Pratipat (Damodar (Kartik) Month begins 25 Oct 2021 MON Pancami Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance 28 Oct 2021 THU Astami Appearance of Radha Kunda, snana dana Bahulastami 29 Oct 2021 FRI Navami Sri Virabhadra -- Appearance 31 Oct 2021 SUN Rama EKADASI 1 Nov 2021 MON Dvadasi BREAK FAST 08:26 - 11:14 (DST) 4 Nov 2021 THU Amavasya Dipa dana, Dipavali, (Kali Puja) 5 Nov 2021 FRI Pratipat Go Puja. Go Krda. Govardhana Puja. Bali Daityaraja Puja Sri Rasikananda -- Appearance 6 Nov 2021 SAT Dvitiya Sri Vasudeva Ghosh -- Disappearance Last day of Daylight Saving Time 7 Nov 2021 SUN Caturthi Srila