Vaisnava Calendar

March 2010

Chicago [United States of America]
Timezone: -6:00 -6:00 America/Chicago

1
Pratipat
Festival of Jagannatha Misra
[Visnu Masa]

2
Tritiya

3
Caturthi

4
Pancami

5
Sasti

6
Saptami

7
Astami
Sri Srivasa Pandita -- Appearance

8
Navami

9
Dasami

10
Ekadasi (not suitable for fasting)

11
Dvadasi (suitable for fasting)
Vyanjuli Mahadvadasi; Fasting for Papamocani Ekadasi; Sri Govinda Ghosh -- Disappearance

12
Dvadasi
Break fast 06:07-08:07

13
Trayodasi

14
Caturdasi

15
Amavasya
Mina Sankranti

16
Pratipat

17
Dvitiya

18
Tritiya

19
Caturthi

20
Pancami
Sri Ramanujacarya -- Appearance

21
Sasti

22
Saptami

23
Astami

24
Navami
Rama Navami: Appearance of Lord Sri Ramacandra; (Fast today)

25
Dasami

26
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Kamada Ekadasi

27
Dvadasi
Break fast 06:41-07:07
; Damanakaropana Dvadasi

28
Caturdasi

29
Purnima
Sri Balarama Rasayatra; Sri Krsna Vasanta Rasa; Sri Vamsivadana Thakura -- Appearance; Sri Syamananda Prabhu -- Appearance

30
Pratipat
[Madhusudana Masa]

31
Dvitiya

April 2010

Chicago [United States of America]
Timezone: -6:00 -6:00 America/Chicago

1
Tritiya

2
Caturthi

3
Pancami

4
Sasti

5
Saptami
Sri Abhirama Thakura -- Disappearance

6
Astami

7
Navami

8
Dasami
Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance

9
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Varuthini Ekadasi

10
Dvadasi
Break fast 07:58-10:40

11
Trayodasi

12
Caturdasi

13
Caturdasi

14
Amavasya
Sri Gadadhara Pandita -- Appearance

15
Pratipat
Tulasi Jala Dan begins.
Mesa Sankranti [Purusottama-adhika Masa]

16
Dvitiya

17
Tritiya

18
Caturthi

19
Sasti

20
Saptami

21
Astami

22
Navami

23
Dasami

24
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Padmini Ekadasi

25
Dvadasi
Break fast 05:55-10:31

26
Trayodasi

27
Caturdasi

28
Purnima

29
Dvitiya

30
Tritiya

May 2010

Chicago [United States of America]
Timezone: -6:00 -6:00 America/Chicago

1
Caturthi

2
Pancami

3
Pancami

4
Sasti

5
Saptami

6
Astami

7
Navami

8
Dasami

9
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Parama Ekadasi

10
Dvadasi
Break fast 05:35-10:23

11
Trayodasi

12
Caturdasi

13
Amavasya

14
Pratipat
[Madhusudana Masa]

15
Dvitiya
Tulasi Jala Dan ends.

16
Tritiya
Aksaya Trtiya. Candana Yatra starts. (Continues for 21 days)
Vrsabha Sankranti

17
Caturthi

18
Pancami

19
Sasti

20
Saptami
Jahnu Saptami

21
Astami

22
Dasami
Srimati Sita Devi (consort of Lord Sri Rama) -- Appearance; Sri Madhu Pandita -- Disappearance; Srimati Jahnava Devi -- Appearance

23
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Mohini Ekadasi

24
Dvadasi
Break fast 05:22-10:19
; Rukmini Dvadasi

25
Trayodasi
Sri Jayananda Prabhu -- Disappearance

26
Caturdasi
Nrsimha Caturdasi: Appearance of Lord Nrsimhadeva; (Fast today)

27
Purnima
Krsna Phula Dola, Salila Vihara; Sri Paramesvari Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance; Sri Sri Radha-Ramana Devaji -- Appearance; Sri Madhavendra Puri -- Appearance; Sri Srinivasa Acarya -- Appearance

28
Pratipat
[Trivikrama Masa]

29
Dvitiya

30
Tritiya

31
Caturthi

June 2010

Chicago [United States of America]
Timezone: -6:00 -6:00 America/Chicago

1
Pancami
Sri Ramananda Raya -- Disappearance

2
Sasti

3
Saptami

4
Astami

5
Astami

6
Navami

7
Dasami

8
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Apara Ekadasi

9
Dvadasi
Break fast 05:15-10:08
; Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura -- Appearance

10
Trayodasi

11
Caturdasi

12
Amavasya

13
Dvitiya

14
Tritiya

15
Caturthi

16
Pancami
Mithuna Sankranti

17
Sasti

18
Saptami

19
Astami

20
Navami

21
Dasami
Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana -- Disappearance; Ganga Puja; Srimati Gangamata Gosvamini -- Appearance

22
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi; (Total fast, even from water, if you have broken Ekadasi)

23
Dvadasi
Break fast 05:16-05:37

24
Trayodasi
Panihati Cida Dahi Utsava

25
Caturdasi

26
Purnima
Snana Yatra; Sri Mukunda Datta -- Disappearance; Sri Sridhara Pandita -- Disappearance

27
Pratipat
Sri Syamananda Prabhu -- Disappearance
[Vamana Masa]

28
Dvitiya

29
Tritiya

30
Caturthi

July 2010

Chicago [United States of America]
Timezone: -6:00 -6:00 America/Chicago

1
Pancami
Sri Vakresvara Pandita -- Appearance

2
Sasti

3
Saptami

4
Astami

5
Navami

6
Dasami
Sri Srivasa Pandita -- Disappearance

7
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Yogini Ekadasi

8
Dvadasi
Break fast 05:23-10:24

9
Trayodasi

10
Caturdasi

11
Amavasya
Sri Gadadhara Pandita -- Disappearance; Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura -- Disappearance

12
Pratipat
Gundica Marjana

13
Dvitiya
Ratha Yatra; Sri Svarupa Damodara Gosvami -- Disappearance; Sri Sivananda Sena -- Disappearance

14
Caturthi

15
Pancami

16
Sasti
Sri Vakresvara Pandita -- Disappearance

17
Saptami
Hera Pancami (4 days after Ratha Yatra)
Karka Sankranti

18
Astami

19
Navami

20
Dasami

21
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Sayana Ekadasi; Return Ratha (8 days after Ratha Yatra)

22
Dvadasi
Break fast 05:34-10:29

23
Trayodasi

24
Caturdasi

25
Purnima
Guru (Vyasa) Purnima; Srila Sanatana Gosvami -- Disappearance

26
Pratipat
[Sridhara Masa]

27
Dvitiya

28
Tritiya

29
Caturthi

30
Caturthi

31
Pancami
Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami -- Disappearance

August 2010

Chicago [United States of America]
Timezone: -6:00 -6:00 America/Chicago

1
Sasti

2
Saptami

3
Astami
Srila Lokanatha Gosvami -- Disappearance

4
Navami
The incorporation of ISKCON in New York

5
Dasami

6
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Kamika Ekadasi

7
Dvadasi
Break fast 05:50-07:52

8
Caturdasi

9
Amavasya

10
Pratipat

11
Dvitiya

12
Tritiya

13
Caturthi
Sri Raghunandana Thakura -- Disappearance; Sri Vamsidasa Babaji -- Disappearance

14
Sasti

15
Saptami

16
Astami

17
Navami

18
Dasami
Simha Sankranti

19
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Pavitropana Ekadasi; Radha Govinda Jhulana Yatra begins

20
Dvadasi
Break fast 09:47-10:37
; Srila Rupa Gosvami -- Disappearance; Sri Gauridasa Pandita -- Disappearance

21
Trayodasi

22
Trayodasi

23
Caturdasi

24
Purnima
Jhulana Yatra ends; Lord Balarama -- Appearance; (Fast today)

25
Pratipat
Srila Prabhupada's departure for the USA
[Hrsikesa Masa]

26
Dvitiya

27
Tritiya

28
Caturthi

29
Pancami

30
Sasti

31
Saptami

September 2010

Chicago [United States of America]
Timezone: -6:00 -6:00 America/Chicago

1
Astami
Sri Krsna Janmastami: Appearance of Lord Sri Krsna; (Fast today)

2
Navami
Nandotsava; Srila Prabhupada -- Appearance

3
Dasami

4
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Annada Ekadasi

5
Dvadasi
Break fast 06:20-10:39

6
Trayodasi

7
Caturdasi

8
Pratipat

9
Dvitiya

10
Tritiya

11
Caturthi

12
Pancami
Srimati Sita Thakurani (Sri Advaita's consort) -- Appearance

13
Sasti
Lalita sasti

14
Saptami

15
Astami
Radhastami: Appearance of Srimati Radharani

16
Navami

17
Dasami

18
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Parsva Ekadasi; (Fast today for Vamanadeva)
Kanya Sankranti

19
Dvadasi
Break fast 06:34-10:40
; Sri Vamana Dvadasi: Appearance of Lord Vamanadeva; (Fasting is done yesterday); Srila Jiva Gosvami -- Appearance

20
Trayodasi
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura -- Appearance

21
Caturdasi
Ananta Caturdasi Vrata; Srila Haridasa Thakura -- Disappearance

22
Purnima
Sri Visvarupa Mahotsava; Acceptance of sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada

23
Pratipat
[Padmanabha Masa]

24
Dvitiya

25
Dvitiya

26
Tritiya

27
Caturthi

28
Pancami

29
Sasti

30
Saptami
Srila Prabhupada's arrival in the USA

October 2010

Chicago [United States of America]
Timezone: -6:00 -6:00 America/Chicago

1
Astami

2
Navami

3
Ekadasi (not suitable for fasting)

4
Dvadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Indira Ekadasi

5
Trayodasi
Break fast 06:51-10:43

6
Caturdasi

7
Amavasya

8
Pratipat

9
Dvitiya

10
Caturthi

11
Pancami

12
Sasti

13
Saptami
Durga Puja

14
Astami

15
Navami

16
Navami

17
Dasami
Ramacandra Vijayotsava; Sri Madhvacarya -- Appearance

18
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Pasankusa Ekadasi
Tula Sankranti

19
Dvadasi
Break fast 07:07-10:45
; Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami -- Disappearance; Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami -- Disappearance; Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami -- Disappearance

20
Trayodasi

21
Caturdasi

22
Purnima
Sri Krsna Saradiya Rasayatra; Sri Murari Gupta -- Disappearance; Laksmi Puja

23
Pratipat
[Damodara Masa]

24
Dvitiya

25
Tritiya

26
Caturthi

27
Pancami
Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance

28
Sasti

29
Saptami

30
Astami
Appearance of Radha Kunda, snana dana; Bahulastami

31
Navami
Sri Virabhadra -- Appearance

November 2010

Chicago [United States of America]
Timezone: -6:00 -6:00 America/Chicago

1
Dasami

2
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Rama Ekadasi

3
Dvadasi
Break fast 07:25-08:30

4
Caturdasi

5
Amavasya
Dipa dana, Dipavali, (Kali Puja)

6
Pratipat
Go Puja. Go Krda. Govardhana Puja.; Bali Daityaraja Puja; Sri Rasikananda -- Appearance

7
Dvitiya
Sri Vasudeva Ghosh -- Disappearance

8
Tritiya

9
Caturthi
Srila Prabhupada -- Disappearance

10
Pancami

11
Sasti

12
Saptami

13
Astami
Gopastami, Gosthastami; Sri Gadadhara Dasa Gosvami -- Disappearance; Sri Dhananjaya Pandita -- Disappearance; Sri Srinivasa Acarya -- Disappearance

14
Navami
Jagaddhatri Puja

15
Dasami

16
Ekadasi (not suitable for fasting)
Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji -- Disappearance
Vrscika Sankranti

17
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Unmilani Mahadvadasi; Fasting for Utthana Ekadasi; First day of Bhisma Pancaka

18
Dvadasi
Break fast 06:43-08:57

19
Trayodasi

20
Caturdasi
Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami -- Disappearance; Sri Kasisvara Pandita -- Disappearance

21
Purnima
Sri Krsna Rasayatra; Tulasi-Saligrama Vivaha (marriage); Sri Nimbarkacarya -- Appearance; Last day of Bhisma Pancaka

22
Pratipat
Katyayani vrata begins
[Kesava Masa]

23
Dvitiya

24
Tritiya

25
Caturthi

26
Pancami

27
Saptami

28
Astami

29
Navami

30
Dasami

December 2010

Chicago [United States of America]
Timezone: -6:00 -6:00 America/Chicago

1
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Utpanna Ekadasi; Sri Narahari Sarakara Thakura -- Disappearance

2
Dvadasi
Break fast 06:59-10:06
; Sri Kaliya Krsnadasa -- Disappearance

3
Trayodasi
Sri Saranga Thakura -- Disappearance

4
Caturdasi

5
Amavasya

6
Pratipat

7
Dvitiya

8
Tritiya

9
Caturthi

10
Pancami

11
Sasti
Odana sasthi

12
Saptami

13
Astami

14
Navami

15
Dasami

16
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Moksada Ekadasi; Advent of Srimad Bhagavad-gita
Dhanus Sankranti

17
Dvadasi
Break fast 09:08-10:15

18
Trayodasi

19
Caturdasi

20
Purnima
Katyayani vrata ends

21
Pratipat
[Narayana Masa]

22
Dvitiya

23
Tritiya

24
Caturthi
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura -- Disappearance

25
Pancami

26
Sasti

27
Saptami

28
Astami

29
Navami

30
Ekadasi (not suitable for fasting)
Sri Devananda Pandita -- Disappearance

31
Dvadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Saphala Ekadasi

January 2011

Chicago [United States of America]
Timezone: -6:00 -6:00 America/Chicago

1
Trayodasi
Break fast 07:18-10:22
; Sri Mahesa Pandita -- Disappearance; Sri Uddharana Datta Thakura -- Disappearance

2
Caturdasi

3
Amavasya

4
Pratipat
Sri Locana Dasa Thakura -- Appearance

5
Dvitiya

6
Tritiya
Srila Jiva Gosvami -- Disappearance; Sri Jagadisa Pandita -- Disappearance

7
Caturthi

8
Caturthi

9
Pancami

10
Sasti

11
Saptami

12
Astami

13
Navami

14
Dasami
Ganga Sagara Mela
Makara Sankranti

15
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Putrada Ekadasi

16
Dvadasi
Break fast 07:15-10:25
; Sri Jagadisa Pandita -- Appearance

17
Trayodasi

18
Caturdasi

19
Purnima
Sri Krsna Pusya Abhiseka

20
Pratipat
[Madhava Masa]

21
Dvitiya

22
Caturthi

23
Pancami
Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja -- Disappearance; Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami -- Appearance

24
Sasti
Sri Jayadeva Gosvami -- Disappearance

25
Saptami
Sri Locana Dasa Thakura -- Disappearance

26
Astami

27
Navami

28
Dasami

29
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Sat-tila Ekadasi

30
Dvadasi
Break fast 07:05-10:24

31
Trayodasi

February 2011

Chicago [United States of America]
Timezone: -6:00 -6:00 America/Chicago

1
Caturdasi

2
Amavasya

3
Pratipat

4
Dvitiya

5
Tritiya

6
Caturthi

7
Pancami
Vasanta Pancami; Srimati Visnupriya Devi -- Appearance; Sarasvati Puja; Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura -- Disappearance; Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi -- Appearance; Sri Raghunandana Thakura -- Appearance; Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami -- Appearance

8
Pancami

9
Sasti

10
Saptami
Sri Advaita Acarya -- Appearance; (Fast today)

11
Astami
Bhismastami

12
Navami
Sri Madhvacarya -- Disappearance

13
Dasami
Sri Ramanujacarya -- Disappearance
Kumbha Sankranti

14
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Bhaimi Ekadasi; (Fast today for Varahadeva)

15
Dvadasi
Break fast 06:46-10:18
; Varaha Dvadasi: Appearance of Lord Varahadeva; (Fasting is done yesterday)

16
Trayodasi
Nityananda Trayodasi: Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu; (Fast today)

17
Purnima
Sri Krsna Madhura Utsava; Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura -- Appearance

18
Pratipat
[Govinda Masa]

19
Dvitiya

20
Tritiya

21
Caturthi

22
Pancami
Sri Purusottama Das Thakura -- Disappearance; Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura -- Appearance

23
Sasti

24
Astami

25
Navami

26
Dasami

27
Ekadasi (not suitable for fasting)

28
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Vijaya Ekadasi

March 2011

Chicago [United States of America]
Timezone: -6:00 -6:00 America/Chicago

1
Dvadasi
Break fast 06:25-08:23
; Sri Isvara Puri -- Disappearance

2
Trayodasi

3
Caturdasi
Siva Ratri

4
Amavasya

5
Pratipat
Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji -- Disappearance; Sri Rasikananda -- Disappearance

6
Dvitiya

7
Tritiya

8
Caturthi
Sri Purusottama Dasa Thakura -- Appearance

9
Pancami

10
Sasti

11
Saptami

12
Astami

13
Navami

14
Dasami

15
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Amalaki vrata Ekadasi

16
Dvadasi
Break fast 08:19-11:00
; Sri Madhavendra Puri -- Disappearance
Mina Sankranti

17
Trayodasi

18
Caturdasi

19
Purnima
Gaura Purnima: Appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; (Fast today)

20
Pratipat
Festival of Jagannatha Misra
[Visnu Masa]

21
Tritiya

22
Caturthi

23
Pancami

24
Sasti

25
Saptami

26
Astami
Sri Srivasa Pandita -- Appearance

27
Navami

28
Dasami

29
Ekadasi (suitable for fasting)
Fasting for Papamocani Ekadasi

30
Dvadasi
Break fast 06:37-10:49
; Sri Govinda Ghosh -- Disappearance

31
Trayodasi