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Vaiṣṇava Calendar 2026

Every Ekādaśī with its fast-breaking time, the great festivals, and the appearance and disappearance days of our ācāryas. Tap any date to read about it and find songs to sing.

Tue 10 Nov Today · Pratipat, Kārtika Govardhana Pūjā and 2 more observances See today Next Ekādaśī · In 11 days Utthāna Ekādaśī Saturday, 21 November Break fast Sun 06:45–10:18 Next festival · In 7 days Gopāṣṭamī Tuesday, 17 November

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January 2026

Pauṣa (Nārāyaṇa) → Māgha (Mādhava)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  1. 1 Thu Break the fast 07:09–10:38 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
  2. 3 Sat Śrī Kṛṣṇa Puṣya Abhiṣeka Festival
  3. 7 Wed Appearance day of Sri Gopala Bhatta Goswami Appearance day Disappearance day of Srila Ramachandra Kaviraja Disappearance day
  4. 8 Thu Disappearance day of Srila Jayadeva Goswami Disappearance day
  5. 9 Fri Disappearance day of Srila Lochana Dasa Thakura Disappearance day
  6. 14 Wed Ṣaṭ-tilā Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today
  7. 15 Thu Gaṅgā Pūjā Festival · Gaṅgā-sāgara Melā Break the fast 07:10–10:42 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
  8. 23 Fri Vasanta Pañcamī Festival Sarasvatī Pūjā Festival Appearance day of Srimati Vishnupriya Devi Appearance day Appearance day of Srila Pundarika Vidyanidhi Appearance day Appearance day of Srila Raghunandana Thakura Appearance day Appearance day of Srila Raghunatha Dasa Goswami Appearance day Disappearance day of Srila Vishvanatha Chakravarti Thakura Disappearance day
  9. 25 Sun Appearance day of Sri Advaita Acharya Appearance day · Fast till noon
  10. 26 Mon Bhīṣmāṣṭamī Festival
  11. 27 Tue Disappearance day of Srila Madhvacharya Disappearance day
  12. 28 Wed Disappearance day of Śrī Rāmānujācārya Disappearance day
  13. 29 Thu Bhaimī Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today
  14. 30 Fri Varāha Dvādaśī Festival · The fast was kept yesterday; today is the feast Break the fast 07:06–10:43 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
  15. 31 Sat Nityānanda Trayodaśī Festival · Appearance · Fast till noon
Next: February

February 2026

Māgha (Mādhava) → Phālguna (Govinda)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  1. 1 Sun Śrī Kṛṣṇa Madhura Utsava Festival Appearance day of Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura Appearance day
  2. 6 Fri Appearance day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Appearance day · Fast till noon Disappearance day of Srila Purushottama Dasa Thakura Disappearance day
  3. 13 Fri Vijayā Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today
  4. 14 Sat Disappearance day of Srila Ishvara Puri Disappearance day Break the fast 06:57–10:41 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
  5. 16 Mon Śiva-rātri Festival
  6. 18 Wed Disappearance day of Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji Disappearance day Disappearance day of Srila Rasikananda Prabhu Disappearance day
  7. 21 Sat Appearance day of Srila Purushottama Dasa Thakura Appearance day
  8. 27 Fri Āmalakī Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today
  9. 28 Sat Disappearance day of Srila Madhavendra Puri Disappearance day Break the fast 06:44–10:36 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
Next: March

March 2026

Phālguna (Govinda) → Caitra (Viṣṇu)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  1. 3 Tue Gaura Pūrṇimā Festival · Appearance · Fast till moonrise
  2. 4 Wed Festival of Jagannātha Miśra Festival
  3. 11 Wed Appearance day of Sri Srivasa Thakura Appearance day
  4. 15 Sun Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today
  5. 16 Mon Disappearance day of Srila Govinda Ghosh Disappearance day Break the fast 06:27–09:43 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
  6. 23 Mon Appearance day of Śrī Rāmānujācārya Appearance day
  7. 27 Fri Rāma Navamī Festival · Fast till sunset
  8. 29 Sun Kāmadā Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today
  9. 30 Mon Damanakāropaṇa Dvādaśī Festival Break the fast 06:12–07:12 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
Next: April

April 2026

Caitra (Viṣṇu) → Vaiśākha (Madhusūdana)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  1. 2 Thu Vasanta Rāsa Festival · Lord Balarāma’s rāsa dance Vasanta Rāsa Festival Snāna-dāna at Rādhā-kuṇḍa Festival Appearance day of Srila Vamsivadana Thakura Appearance day Appearance day of Srila Shyamananda Pandit Appearance day
  2. 9 Thu Disappearance day of Srila Abhirama Gopala Thakura Disappearance day
  3. 12 Sun Disappearance day of Srila Vrindavana Dasa Thakura Disappearance day
  4. 13 Mon Varūthinī Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today
  5. 14 Tue Tulasī Jala-dāna Festival · Begins Break the fast 06:57–10:11 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
  6. 17 Fri Appearance day of Sri Gadadhara Pandit Appearance day
  7. 20 Mon Akṣaya Tṛtīyā · Candana-yātrā begins Festival
  8. 23 Thu Gaṅgā Pūjā Festival · Jahnu Saptamī
  9. 25 Sat Sītā Devī's appearance Appearance of the Lord Appearance day of Srila Jahnava Mata Appearance day Disappearance day of Sri Madhu Pandit Goswami Disappearance day
  10. 27 Mon Mohinī Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today
  11. 28 Tue Rukmiṇī Dvādaśī Festival Break the fast 05:42–10:05 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
  12. 29 Wed Disappearance day of Śrī Jayānanda Prabhu Disappearance day
  13. 30 Thu Nṛsiṁha Caturdaśī Festival · Fast till dusk
Next: May

May 2026

Vaiśākha (Madhusūdana) → Jyeṣṭha (Trivikrama) → Puruṣottama (adhika)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  1. 1 Fri Kṛṣṇa Phula-dola and Salila-vihāra Festival Appearance of Śrī Rādhā-ramaṇa Appearance of the Lord Appearance day of Srila Madhavendra Puri Appearance day Appearance day of Srila Srinivasa Acharya Appearance day Disappearance day of Parameshvara Dasa Thakura Disappearance day
  2. 7 Thu Disappearance day of Srila Ramananda Raya Disappearance day
  3. 13 Wed Aparā Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today
  4. 14 Thu Tulasī Jala-dāna Festival · Ends Appearance day of Srila Vrindavana Dasa Thakura Appearance day Break the fast 05:31–10:00 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
  5. 27 Wed Padminī Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today
  6. 28 Thu Break the fast 05:24–07:59 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
Next: June

June 2026

Puruṣottama (adhika) → Jyeṣṭha (Trivikrama)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  1. 11 Thu Paramā Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today
  2. 12 Fri Break the fast 05:23–10:00 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
  3. 24 Wed Gaṅgā Pūjā Festival Appearance day of Srila Gangamata Goswamini Appearance day Disappearance day of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana Disappearance day
  4. 26 Fri Pāṇḍava Nirjalā Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today
  5. 27 Sat Pānihāṭi Ciḍā-dahi Utsava Festival Break the fast 05:25–10:03 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
  6. 29 Mon Snāna-yātrā Festival Disappearance day of Srila Mukunda Datta Disappearance day Disappearance day of Sri Kholavecha Shridhara Disappearance day
Next: July

July 2026

Āṣāḍha (Vāmana) → Śrāvaṇa (Śrīdhara)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  1. 1 Wed Disappearance day of Srila Shyamananda Pandit Disappearance day
  2. 5 Sun Appearance day of Sri Vakresvara Pandita Appearance day
  3. 10 Fri Disappearance day of Sri Srivasa Thakura Disappearance day
  4. 11 Sat Yoginī Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today
  5. 12 Sun Break the fast 05:31–10:07 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
  6. 14 Tue Disappearance day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Disappearance day · Fast till noon Disappearance day of Sri Gadadhara Pandit Disappearance day
  7. 15 Wed Guṇḍicā-mārjana Festival
  8. 16 Thu Ratha-yātrā Festival Disappearance day of Srila Svarupa Damodara Goswami Disappearance day Disappearance day of Srila Shivananda Sena Disappearance day
  9. 19 Sun Disappearance day of Sri Vakresvara Pandita Disappearance day
  10. 20 Mon Herā Pañcamī Festival
  11. 24 Fri Return Ratha-yātrā Festival
  12. 25 Sat Śayana Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today
  13. 26 Sun Break the fast 05:39–10:10 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
  14. 29 Wed Guru (Vyāsa) Pūrṇimā Festival Disappearance day of Srila Sanatana Gosvami Disappearance day Cāturmāsya Vow · No green leafy vegetables for one month
Next: August

August 2026

Śrāvaṇa (Śrīdhara) → Bhādra (Hṛṣīkeśa)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  1. 3 Mon Disappearance day of Sri Gopala Bhatta Goswami Disappearance day
  2. 6 Thu Disappearance day of Srila Lokanatha Gosvami Disappearance day
  3. 7 Fri ISKCON is incorporated in New York ISKCON history
  4. 9 Sun Kāmikā Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today
  5. 10 Mon Break the fast 05:47–08:02 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
  6. 16 Sun Disappearance day of Srila Vamsi Dasa Babaji Maharaj Disappearance day Disappearance day of Srila Raghunandana Thakura Disappearance day
  7. 23 Sun Jhulana-yātrā Festival · Begins
  8. 24 Mon Pavitrāropaṇa Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today Disappearance day of Srila Rupa Gosvami Disappearance day Disappearance day of Srila Gauridasa Pandit Disappearance day
  9. 25 Tue Break the fast 05:54–06:22 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
  10. 27 Thu Cāturmāsya Vow · Last day of the first month
  11. 28 Fri Balarāma Pūrṇimā Appearance of the Lord · Fast till noon Jhulana-yātrā Festival · Ends Cāturmāsya Vow · No yogurt for one month
  12. 29 Sat Śrīla Prabhupāda leaves for America Festival
Next: September

September 2026

Bhādra (Hṛṣīkeśa) → Āśvina (Padmanābha)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  1. 4 Fri Śrī Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī Festival · Fast till midnight
  2. 5 Sat Nandotsava Festival Appearance day of Srila Prabhupada Appearance day · Fast till noon
  3. 7 Mon Annadā Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today
  4. 8 Tue Break the fast 06:01–10:11 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
  5. 16 Wed Appearance day of Srimati Sita Thakurani Appearance day
  6. 19 Sat Rādhāṣṭamī Festival · Fast till noon
  7. 22 Tue Pārśva Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today
  8. 23 Wed Vāmana Dvādaśī Festival · The fast was kept yesterday; today is the feast Appearance day of Srila Jiva Goswami Appearance day Break the fast 06:07–10:10 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
  9. 24 Thu Appearance day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Appearance day · Fast till noon
  10. 25 Fri Disappearance day of Srila Haridasa Thakura Disappearance day Ananta Caturdaśī Vow Cāturmāsya Vow · Last day of the second month
  11. 26 Sat Śrī Viśvarūpa Mahotsava Festival Bhādra Pūrṇimā Festival Śrīla Prabhupāda accepts sannyāsa Festival Cāturmāsya Vow · No milk for one month
Next: October

October 2026

Āśvina (Padmanābha) → Kārtika (Dāmodara)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  1. 3 Sat Śrīla Prabhupāda reaches America Festival
  2. 6 Tue Indirā Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today
  3. 7 Wed Break the fast 06:16–10:09 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
  4. 17 Sat Durgā Pūjā Observance
  5. 21 Wed Rāmacandra Vijayotsava Festival Appearance day of Srila Madhvacharya Appearance day
  6. 22 Thu Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today
  7. 23 Fri Disappearance day of Srila Raghunatha Dasa Goswami Disappearance day Disappearance day of Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami Disappearance day Disappearance day of Srila Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami Disappearance day Break the fast 06:23–10:10 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
  8. 25 Sun Cāturmāsya Vow · Last day of the third month
  9. 26 Mon Śāradīya Rāsa-yātrā Festival Lakṣmī Pūjā Festival Disappearance day of Srila Murari Gupta Disappearance day Cāturmāsya Vow · No urad dal for one month
  10. 30 Fri Disappearance day of Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura Disappearance day
Next: November

November 2026

Kārtika (Dāmodara) → Mārgaśīrṣa (Keśava)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  1. 2 Mon Bahulāṣṭamī: appearance of Rādhā-kuṇḍa Festival
  2. 3 Tue Appearance day of Srila Viracandra Prabhu Appearance day
  3. 5 Thu Ramā Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today
  4. 6 Fri Break the fast 06:33–10:12 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
  5. 9 Mon Dīpāvalī and Dīpa-dāna Festival
  6. 10 Tue Today Govardhana Pūjā Festival Bali Daityarāja Pūjā Festival Appearance day of Srila Rasikananda Prabhu Appearance day
  7. 11 Wed Tomorrow Disappearance day of Srila Vasudeva Ghosh Disappearance day
  8. 13 Fri Disappearance day of Srila Prabhupada Disappearance day · Fast till noon
  9. 17 Tue Gopāṣṭamī Festival Disappearance day of Sri Gadadhara Dasa Goswami Disappearance day Disappearance day of Srila Dhananjaya Pandit Disappearance day Disappearance day of Srila Srinivasa Acharya Disappearance day
  10. 18 Wed Jagaddhātrī Pūjā Observance
  11. 21 Sat Bhīṣma Pañcaka Festival · First day Utthāna Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today Disappearance day of Srila Gaura Kishora Dasa Babaji Disappearance day · Fasting till noon, with feast tomorrow
  12. 22 Sun Break the fast 06:45–10:18 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
  13. 23 Mon Disappearance day of Srila Bhugarbha Goswami Disappearance day Disappearance day of Kashishvara Pandit Disappearance day Cāturmāsya Vow · Last day of Cāturmāsya
  14. 24 Tue Śrī Kṛṣṇa Rāsa-yātrā Festival Tulasī-Śālagrāma Vivāha Festival Bhīṣma Pañcaka Festival · Last day Appearance day of Śrī Nimbārkācārya Appearance day
  15. 25 Wed Kātyāyanī-vrata Vow · Begins
Next: December

December 2026

Mārgaśīrṣa (Keśava) → Pauṣa (Nārāyaṇa)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  1. 4 Fri Utpannā Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today Disappearance day of Srila Narahari Sarkar Thakura Disappearance day
  2. 5 Sat Disappearance day of Kaliya Krishna Dasa Disappearance day Break the fast 06:55–10:24 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
  3. 6 Sun Disappearance day of Sri Sharanga Thakura Disappearance day
  4. 15 Tue Oḍana Ṣaṣṭhī Festival
  5. 20 Sun Gītā Jayantī Festival Mokṣadā Ekādaśī Ekādaśī fast · Fast today
  6. 21 Mon Break the fast 07:05–10:33 Ekādaśī pāraṇa · Vrindavan time
  7. 24 Thu Kātyāyanī-vrata Vow · Ends
  8. 27 Sun Disappearance day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Disappearance day · Fast till noon
Continue to 2027

Ekādaśī dates 2026

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DateEkādaśīBreak fast (next day)
Wed Ṣaṭ-tilā Ekādaśī 07:10–10:42
Thu Bhaimī Ekādaśī 07:06–10:43
Fri Vijayā Ekādaśī 06:57–10:41
Fri Āmalakī Ekādaśī 06:44–10:36
Sun Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī 06:27–09:43
Sun Kāmadā Ekādaśī 06:12–07:12
Mon Varūthinī Ekādaśī 06:57–10:11
Mon Mohinī Ekādaśī 05:42–10:05
Wed Aparā Ekādaśī 05:31–10:00
Wed Padminī Ekādaśī 05:24–07:59
Thu Paramā Ekādaśī 05:23–10:00
Fri Pāṇḍava Nirjalā Ekādaśī 05:25–10:03
Sat Yoginī Ekādaśī 05:31–10:07
Sat Śayana Ekādaśī 05:39–10:10
Sun Kāmikā Ekādaśī 05:47–08:02
Mon Pavitrāropaṇa Ekādaśī 05:54–06:22
Mon Annadā Ekādaśī 06:01–10:11
Tue Pārśva Ekādaśī 06:07–10:10
Tue Indirā Ekādaśī 06:16–10:09
Thu Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī 06:23–10:10
Thu Ramā Ekādaśī 06:33–10:12
Sat Utthāna Ekādaśī 06:45–10:18
Fri Utpannā Ekādaśī 06:55–10:24
Sun Mokṣadā Ekādaśī 07:05–10:33

Pāraṇa times are for Vrindavan and may differ by a few minutes in your town.

Festivals 2026

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DateFestival
Thu Gaṅgā Pūjā · Gaṅgā-sāgara Melā
Mon Bhīṣmāṣṭamī
Fri Varāha Dvādaśī
Sat Nityānanda Trayodaśī
Mon Śiva-rātri
Tue Gaura Pūrṇimā
Wed Festival of Jagannātha Miśra
Fri Rāma Navamī
Thu Vasanta Rāsa · Lord Balarāma’s rāsa dance
Thu Vasanta Rāsa
Thu Snāna-dāna at Rādhā-kuṇḍa
Tue Tulasī Jala-dāna · Begins
Thu Gaṅgā Pūjā · Jahnu Saptamī
Sat Sītā Devī's appearance
Thu Nṛsiṁha Caturdaśī
Fri Appearance of Śrī Rādhā-ramaṇa
Thu Tulasī Jala-dāna · Ends
Wed Gaṅgā Pūjā
Sat Pānihāṭi Ciḍā-dahi Utsava
Mon Snāna-yātrā
Wed Guṇḍicā-mārjana
Thu Ratha-yātrā
Mon Herā Pañcamī
Fri Return Ratha-yātrā
Wed Guru (Vyāsa) Pūrṇimā
Sun Jhulana-yātrā · Begins
Fri Balarāma Pūrṇimā
Fri Jhulana-yātrā · Ends
Sat Śrīla Prabhupāda leaves for America
Fri Śrī Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī
Sat Nandotsava
Sat Rādhāṣṭamī
Wed Vāmana Dvādaśī
Sat Śrīla Prabhupāda accepts sannyāsa
Sat Śrīla Prabhupāda reaches America
Wed Rāmacandra Vijayotsava
Mon Śāradīya Rāsa-yātrā
Mon Lakṣmī Pūjā
Mon Bahulāṣṭamī: appearance of Rādhā-kuṇḍa
Mon Dīpāvalī and Dīpa-dāna
Tue Govardhana Pūjā
Tue Gopāṣṭamī
Sat Bhīṣma Pañcaka · First day
Tue Śrī Kṛṣṇa Rāsa-yātrā
Tue Tulasī-Śālagrāma Vivāha
Tue Bhīṣma Pañcaka · Last day
Sun Gītā Jayantī

Questions and answers

When is the next Ekādaśī?

The next Ekādaśī is Utthāna Ekādaśī on Saturday, 21 November 2026. Break the fast the next day between 06:45 and 10:18 (Vrindavan time).

How many Ekādaśīs are there in 2026?

There are 24 Ekādaśī fasts in 2026, from Ṣaṭ-tilā Ekādaśī (Wednesday, 14 January) to Mokṣadā Ekādaśī (Sunday, 20 December). The full list with fast-breaking times is on this page.

When is Janmāṣṭamī in 2026?

Janmāṣṭamī is on Friday, 4 September 2026, by the ISKCON Vaiṣṇava calendar for Vrindavan.

When is Rādhāṣṭamī in 2026?

Rādhāṣṭamī is on Saturday, 19 September 2026, by the ISKCON Vaiṣṇava calendar for Vrindavan.

When is Govardhana Pūjā in 2026?

Govardhana Pūjā is on Tuesday, 10 November 2026, by the ISKCON Vaiṣṇava calendar for Vrindavan.

When is Gaura Pūrṇimā in 2026?

Gaura Pūrṇimā is on Tuesday, 3 March 2026, by the ISKCON Vaiṣṇava calendar for Vrindavan.

When is Rāma Navamī in 2026?

Rāma Navamī is on Friday, 27 March 2026, by the ISKCON Vaiṣṇava calendar for Vrindavan.

When is Nṛsiṁha Caturdaśī in 2026?

Nṛsiṁha Caturdaśī is on Thursday, 30 April 2026, by the ISKCON Vaiṣṇava calendar for Vrindavan.

When is Ratha-yātrā in 2026?

Ratha-yātrā is on Thursday, 16 July 2026, by the ISKCON Vaiṣṇava calendar for Vrindavan.

What is Ekādaśī pāraṇa?

Pāraṇa is breaking the Ekādaśī fast on the next morning (Dvādaśī). It should be done within the time window given for that day, usually by eating grains offered to Kṛṣṇa.

Which calendar do these dates follow?

The dates follow the ISKCON Vaiṣṇava calendar (GCal) calculated for Vrindavan, India. Fasting times may differ by a few minutes in other towns.

47Festivals
24Ekādaśīs
83Ācārya days

About this calendar

Vaiṣṇavas count the year by the moon. Each month has a bright and a dark fortnight, and each fortnight has its Ekādaśī, the day of fasting dear to Lord Hari. The dates here follow the ISKCON Vaiṣṇava calendar (GCal) calculated for Vrindavan, India. Fast-breaking (pāraṇa) times are for Vrindavan and can differ by a few minutes in your town.

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