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WH Y WAS THI S CALE N DA R MADE? WH Y IS K N OWIN G O U R SYST E M S IM P O RTA N T ?

The idea of this calendar was conceived to build a bridge between the
Indian Panchang system and the regular Gregorian calendar system.
The Indian Panchang is quite extensive and prerequisites proper
knowledge of the system, to be put in regular use. This calendar aims
at simplifying this process, by combining the major elements of the
Panchang and the dates of the Gregorian system, which makes it
easier to apply the Panchang.
The Panchang System of India is a gift to us from our forefathers. Its accuracy and authenticity
has been proved time and again. Our Rishis observed and recorded the movement of stars
and other heavenly bodies very precisely. Bharatiya jyotish shastra and the time system are not
limited, they span thousands of years. Every being is born under a nakshatra & tithi, and is
recorded- be it a human, devata, or avatar.
Modernity (aka Westernity) belittles these systems. It did the same with ‘yog’, and later on sold
the concept of ‘yoga’ back to us. Every Indian should make it a point to learn at least the basics of
the Panchang System, so that it does not have to go through the same ordeal which ‘yog’ had to.

UN DE R STANDI NG T H E CA L E N DA R

1. VA A R
Vaar refers to the day of the week. The term is used
throughout Jyotish literature.
2 . TITHI
Tithi refers to a lunar day. There are approximately
29.5 lunar days in a lunar month. The first fifteen
days begin with the first phase of the waxing moon
(pratipada) and end with the full moon (purnima).
The list then repeats itself with the first phase of the
waning moon (pratipada) and ends with the new
moon (amavasya).
3 . N AKS H AT R A
A section of celestial sphere having a group of stars
and named after the most prominent star. Since
the stars don’t move (relatively), Nakshatras are
employed as reference in stating the position of
astral bodies.
4 . MA SA
Masa is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient
Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and
Geometry, which means Month.
5 . PA KS H A
Paksha refers to a lunar phase (fortnights). The term
is used throughout Jyotish literature. In a lunar
month there are two pakshas or fortnights:
1. Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight),the waxing
phase from new moon to full moon or Amavasya to
Poornima
2. Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight). The waning
phase From full moon to new moon or from
Poornima to Amavasya.

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 APR I L

13 14 15 16 17 18
Pratipada Dwitiya Tritiya Chaturthi Panchami Shashthi
Ashwani Bharani Kritika Rohini Mrigashirsha Ardra
Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra
Gudi Padwa Mesha Sankranti

19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Saptami Ashtami Navami Dashami Ekadashi Dwadashi Trayodashi
Punarvasu Punarvasu Pushya Ashlesha Magha P Phalguni Hasta
Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra
Raam Navami Kamada Ekadashi

26 27 28 29 30
Chaturdashi Poornima Dwitiya Tritiya Chaturthi
Chitra Swati Vishakha Anuradha Jyeshtha
Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra

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 MAY

1 2
Panchami Shashthi
Mula P. Ashadha
Chaitra Chaitra

3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Saptami Ashtami Navami Dashami Ekadashi Dwadashi Trayodashi
U. Ashadha Shravana Dhanishtha Shatabhisha P. Bhadrapada U. Bhadrapada Revati
Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra

10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Chaturdashi Amavasya Pratipada Dwitiya Tritiya Tritiya Chaturthi
Ashwini Bharani Krittika Rohini Mrigashirsha Mrigashirsha Ardra
Chaitra Chaitra Vaishakha* Vaishakha* Vaishakha* Vaishakha* Vaishakha*
Akshaya Tritiya

17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Panchami Shashthi Saptami Ashtami Navami Dashami Ekadashi
Punarvasu Pushya Ashlesha Magha P Phalguni U Phalguni Hasta
Vaishakha* Vaishakha* Vaishakha* Vaishakha* Vaishakha* Vaishakha* Vaishakha*

24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Trayodashi Chaturdashi Poornima Pratipada Dwitiya Tritiya Panchami
Chitra Swati Anuradha Jyeshtha Mula P. Ashadha U. Ashadha
Vaishakha* Vaishakha* Vaishakha* Vaishakha Vaishakha Vaishakha Vaishakha
Narasimha Jayanti Buddha Poornima

31
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 JUNE

1 2 3 4 5 6
Saptami Ashtami Navami Dashami Ekadashi Ekadashi
Dhanishtha Shatabhisha P. Bhadrapada U. Bhadrapada Revati Ashwini
Vaishakha Vaishakha Vaishakha Vaishakha Vaishakha Vaishakha

7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Dwadashi Trayodashi Chaturdashi Amavasya Pratipada Dwitiya Tritiya
Bharani Krittika Krittika Rohini Mrigashirsha Ardra Punarvasu
Vaishakha Vaishakha Vaishakha Vaishakha Jyeshtha* Jyeshtha* Jyeshtha*
Shani Jayanti

14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chaturthi Panchami Shashthi Saptami Ashtami Navami Dashami
Pushya Ashlesha Magha P. Phalguni U. Phalguni Hasta Chitra
Jyeshtha* Jyeshtha* Jyeshtha* Jyeshtha* Jyeshtha* Jyeshtha* Jyeshtha*

21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Ekadashi Dwadashi Trayodashi Poornima Pratipada Dwitiya Tritiya
Swati Vishakha Anuradha Jyeshtha Mula U. Ashadha Shravana
Jyeshtha* Jyeshtha* Jyeshtha* Jyeshtha* Jyeshtha* Jyeshtha* Jyeshtha*
Vat Poornima Vrat

28 29 30
Chaturthi Panchami Shashthi
Dhanishtha Shatabhisha P. Bhadrapada
Jyeshtha* Jyeshtha* Jyeshtha*

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 J U LY

1 2 3 4
Saptami Ashtami Navami Dashami
U. Bhadrapada Revati Revati Ashwini
Jyeshtha Jyeshtha Jyeshtha Jyeshtha

5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Ekadashi Dwadashi Trayodashi Chaturdashi Amavasya Amavasya Pratipada
Bharani Krittika Rohini Mrigashirsha Ardra Punarvasu Pushya
Jyeshtha Jyeshtha Jyeshtha Jyeshtha Jyeshtha Jyeshtha Ashada*

12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Dwitiya Tritiya Chaturthi Panchami Shashthi Ashtami Navami
Ashlesha Magha P. Phalguni U. Phalguni Hasta Chitra Swati
Ashada* Ashada* Ashada* Ashada* Ashada* Ashada* Ashada*

19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Dashami Ekadashi Dwadashi Trayodashi Chaturdashi Poornima Pratipada
Vishakha Anuradha Jyeshtha Mula P. Ashadha U. Ashadha Shravana
Ashada* Ashada* Ashada* Ashada* Ashada* Ashada* Ashada

26 27 28 29 30 31
Tritiya Chaturthi Panchami Shashthi Saptami Ashtami
Dhanishtha Shatabhisha P. Bhadrapada U. Bhadrapada Revati Ashwini
Ashada Ashada Ashada Ashada Ashada Ashada

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 AU G U ST

1
Ashtami
Bharani
Ashada

2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Navami Dashami Ekadashi Dwadashi Trayodashi Chaturdashi Amavasya
Krittika Rohini Mrigashirsha Ardra Ardra Punarvasu Pushya
Ashada Ashada Ashada Ashada Ashada Ashada Ashada

9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Pratipada Dwitiya Tritiya Chaturthi Panchami Shashthi Saptami
Ashlesha Magha P. Phalguni U. Phalguni Hasta Chitra Vishakha
Shravana* Shravana* Shravana* Shravana* Shravana* Shravana* Shravana*
Nag Panchami

16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Ashtami Dashami Ekadashi Dwadashi Trayodashi Chaturdashi Poornima
Anuradha Jyeshtha Mula P. Ashadha U. Ashadha Shravana Dhanishtha
Shravana* Shravana* Shravana* Shravana* Shravana* Shravana* Shravana*
Raksha Bandhan

23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Pratipada Dwitiya Tritiya Chaturthi Panchami Shashthi Saptami
Shatabhisha P. Bhadrapada U. Bhadrapada Revati Ashwini Bharani Krittika
Shravana Shravana Shravana Shravana Shravana Shravana Shravana

30 31
Ashtami Navami
Krittika Rohini Knowledge Partners
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 S EPT E M BE R

1 2 3 4 5
Dashami Dashami Ekadashi Dwadashi Trayodashi
Mrigashirsha Ardra Punarvasu Pushya Ashlesha
Shravana Shravana Shravana Shravana Shravana

6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Chaturdashi Pratipada Dwitiya Tritiya Chaturthi Panchami Shashthi
Magha P. Phalguni U. Phalguni Hasta Chitra Swati Vishakha
Shravana Shravana* Bhadrapada* Bhadrapada* Bhadrapada* Bhadrapada* Bhadrapada*
Pola/Pithori Amavasya Hartalika Teej Ganesh Chaturthi Rishi Panchami Gauri Avahana

13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Saptami Ashtami Navami Dashami Ekadashi Dwadashi Chaturdashi
Anuradha Jyeshtha P. Ashadha U. Ashadha Shravana Dhanishtha Shatabhisha
Bhadrapada* Bhadrapada* Bhadrapada* Bhadrapada* Bhadrapada* Bhadrapada* Bhadrapada*
Gauri Puja Gauri Visarjan Ganesh Visarjan

20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Poornima Pratipada Dwitiya Dwitiya Tritiya Chaturthi Panchami
P. Bhadrapada U. Bhadrapada Revati Revati Ashwini Bharani Krittika
Bhadrapada* Bhadrapada Bhadrapada Bhadrapada Bhadrapada Bhadrapada Bhadrapada

27 28 29 30
Shashthi Saptami Ashtami Navami
Rohini Mrigashirsha Ardra Punarvasu
Bhadrapada Bhadrapada Bhadrapada Bhadrapada

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 OCTOBE R

1 2 3
Dashami Ekadashi Dwadashi
Pushya Ashlesha Magha
Bhadrapada Bhadrapada Bhadrapada

4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Trayodashi Chaturdashi Amavasya Pratipada Dwitiya Tritiya Panchami
P. Phalguni U. Phalguni Hasta Chitra Swati Vishakha Anuradha
Bhadrapada Bhadrapada Bhadrapada Ashwina* Ashwina* Ashwina* Ashwina*
Ghatasthapana

11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Shashthi Saptami Ashtami Navami Dashami Ekadashi Dwadashi
Jyeshtha Mula P. Ashadha U. Ashadha Shravana Dhanishtha Shatabhisha
Ashwina* Ashwina* Ashwina* Ashwina* Ashwina* Ashwina* Ashwina*
Durga Ashtami Maha Navami Dasara Vijayadashami

18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Trayodashi Chaturthi Poornima Pratipada Dwitiya Tritiya Chaturthi
P. Bhadrapada U. Bhadrapada Revati Ashwini Bharani Krittika Rohini
Ashwina* Ashwina* Ashwina* Ashwina Ashwina Ashwina Ashwina
Kojagiri Poornima

25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Panchami Panchami Shashthi Saptami Ashtami Navami Dashami
Mrigashirsha Ardra Ardra Punarvasu Pushya Ashlesha Magha
Ashwina Ashwina Ashwina Ashwina Ashwina Ashwina Ashwina

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 N OVEM B E R

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Ekadashi Dwadashi Trayodashi Amavasya Pratipada Dwitiya Tritiya
P. Phalguni U. Phalguni Hasta Chitra Vishakha Anuradha Jyeshtha
Ashwina Ashwina Ashwina Ashwina Kartika* Kartika* Kartika*
Vasu Baras Dhantrayodashi Diwali Govardhan Puja Bhau Beej

8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Chaturthi Panchami Shashthi Saptami Navami Dashami Ekadashi
Mula P. Ashadha U. Ashadha Shravana Dhanishtha Shatabhisha P. Bhadrapada
Kartika* Kartika* Kartika* Kartika* Kartika* Kartika* Kartika*
Jalaram Bapu Jayanti

15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Dwadashi Dwadashi Trayodashi Chaturdashi Poornima Pratipada Dwitiya
U. Bhadrapada Revati Ashwini Bharani Krittika Rohini Rohini
Kartika* Kartika* Kartika* Kartika* Kartika* Kartika Kartika
Tulasi Vivah Kartika Poornima

22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Tritiya Chaturthi Panchami Shashthi Saptami Ashtami Navami
Mrigashirsha Ardra Punarvasu Pushya Ashelsha Magha P. Phalguni
Kartika Kartika Kartika Kartika Kartika Kartika Kartika
Kalbhairav Jayanti

29 30
Dashami Ekadashi
U. Phalguni Hasta
Kartika Kartika

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 DECEM B E R

1 2 3 4 5
Dwadashi Trayodashi Chaturdashi Amavasya Pratipada
Chitra Swati Vishakha Anuradha Jyeshtha
Kartika Kartika Kartika Kartika Margashirsha*

6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Tritiya Chaturthi Panchami Shashthi Saptami Ashtami Navami
P. Ashadha U. Ashadha Shravana Dhanishtha Shatabhisha P. Bhadrapada U. Bhadrapada
Margashirsha* Margashirsha* Margashirsha* Margashirsha* Margashirsha* Margashirsha* Margashirsha*

13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Dashami Ekadashi Dwadashi Trayodashi Chaturdashi Chaturdashi Poornima
Revati Ashwini Bharani Bharani Krittika Rohini Mrigashirsha
Margashirsha* Margashirsha* Margashirsha* Margashirsha* Margashirsha* Margashirsha* Margashirsha*
Gitaa Jayanti Dattatreya Jayanti

20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Pratipada Dwitiya Tritiya Chaturthi Panchami Shashthi Saptami
Ardra Punarvasu Pushya Ashlesha Magha P. Phalguni U. Phalguni
Margashirsha Margashirsha Margashirsha Margashirsha Margashirsha Margashirsha Margashirsha

27 28 29 30 31
Ashtami Navami Dashami Ekadashi Dwadashi
Hasta Chitra Swati Vishakha Anuradha
Margashirsha Margashirsha Margashirsha Margashirsha Margashirsha

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2022 JAN UA RY

1 2
Trayodashi Amavasya
Jyeshtha Mula
Margashirsha Margashirsha

3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Pratipada Dwitiya Tritiya Chaturthi Panchami Shashthi Saptami
P. Ashadha U. Ashadha Shravana Dhanishtha P. Bhadrapada U. Bhadrapada U. Bhadrapada
Pausha* Pausha* Pausha* Pausha* Pausha* Pausha* Pausha*

10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Ashtami Navami Dashami Ekadashi Dwadashi Trayodashi Chaturdashi
Revati Ashwini Bharani Krittika Rohini Mrigashirsha Arda
Pausha* Pausha* Pausha* Pausha* Pausha* Pausha* Pausha*
Makara Sankranti

17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Poornima Pratipada Dwitiya Dwitiya Tritiya Chaturthi Panchamii
Punarvasu Pushya Ashlesha Ashlesha Magha P. Phalguni U. Phalguni
Pausha* Pausha Pausha Pausha Pausha Pausha Pausha

24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Shashthi Saptami-Ashtami Navami Dashami Ekadashi Dwadashi Trayodashi
Hasta Chitra Swati Vishakha Anuradha Mula P. Ashada
Pausha Pausha Pausha Pausha Pausha Pausha Pausha

31
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2022 F EB R UA RY

1 2 3 4 5 6
Amavasya Pratipada-Dwitiya Tritiya Chaturthi Panchami Shashthi
Shravana Dhanishtha Shatabhisha P. Bhadrapada U. Bhadrapada Revati
Pausha Magha* Magha* Magha* Magha* Magha*
Ganesh Jayanti Vasant Panchami

7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Saptami Ashtami Ashtami Navami Dashami Ekadashi Dwadashi
Ashwini Bharani Krittika Rohini Mrigashirsha Ardra Ardra
Magha* Magha* Magha* Magha* Magha* Magha* Magha*
Ratha Saptami Bhishma Ashtami

14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Trayodashi Chaturdashi Poornima Pratipada Dwitiya Tritiya Chaturthi
Punarvasu Pushya Ashlesha Magha P. Phalguni U. Phalguni Hasta
Magha* Magha* Magha* Magha Magha Magha Magha

21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Panchami Shashthi Saptami Ashtami Navami Dashami Ekadashi
Chitra Swati Vishakha Anuradha Jyeshtha Mula P. Ashadha
Magha Magha Magha Magha Magha Magha Magha

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U. Ashadha
Magha

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2022 M AR C H

1 2 3 4 5 6
Chaturdashi Amavasya Pratipada Dwitiya Tritiya Chaturthi
Dhanishtha Shatabhisha P. Bhadrapada U. Bhadrapada Revati Ashwini
Magha Magha Phalguna* Phalguna* Phalguna* Phalguna*
Mahashivratri

7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Panchami Shashthi Saptami Ashtami Navami Navami Dashami
Bharani Krittika Krittika Rohini Mrigashirsha Ardra Punarvasu
Phalguna* Phalguna* Phalguna* Phalguna* Phalguna* Phalguna* Phalguna*

14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ekadashi Dwadashi Trayodashi Chaturdashi Poornima Pratipada Dwitiya
Pushya Ashlesha Magha P. Phalguni U. Phalguni Hasta Chitra
Phalguna* Phalguna* Phalguna* Phalguna* Phalguna* Phalguna Phalguna
Holi/Holika Dahan Dhulivandan

21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Tritiya Panchami Shashthi Saptami Ashtami Navami Dashami
Swati Vishakha Anuradha Jyeshtha Mula P. Ashadha U. Ashadha
Phalguna Phalguna Phalguna Phalguna Phalguna Phalguna Phalguna
Ranga Panchami

28 29 30 31
Ekadashi Dwadashi Trayodashi Chaturdashi
Shravana Dhanishtha Shatabhisha P. Bhadrapada
Phalguna Phalguna Phalguna Phalguna

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2022 APRI L

1 2 3
Amavasya Pratipada Dwitiya
U. Bhadrapada Revati Ashwini
Phalguna Chaitra* Chaitra*
Chaitra Navratri

4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Tritiya Chaturthi Panchami Shashthi Saptami Ashtami Navami
Bharani Krittika Rohini Mrigashirsha Ardra Punarvasu Pushya
Chaitra* Chaitra* Chaitra* Chaitra* Chaitra* Chaitra* Chaitra*
Ram Navami

11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Dashami Ekadashi Dwadashi Trayodashi Chaturdashi Poornima Pratipada
Pushya Ashlesha Magha P. Phalguni U. Phalguni Hasta Chitra
Chaitra* Chaitra* Chaitra* Chaitra* Chaitra* Chaitra* Chaitra
Kamada Ekadashi Hanuman Jayanti

18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Dwitiya Tritiya Chaturthi Panchami Shashthi Saptami-Ashtami Navami
Vishakha Anuradha Jyeshtha Mula P. Ashadha U. Ashadha Shravana
Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra

25 26 27 28 29 30
Dashami Ekadashi Dwadashi Trayodashi Chaturdashi Amavasya
Dhanishtha Shatabhisha P. Bhadrapada U. Bhadrapada Revati Ashwini
Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra

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