ISKCON
ISKCON Calendar

The ISKCON / Gaudiya Vaishnava calendar highlights Ekadashi fasting days, Krishna and Vaishnava festivals month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.

ISKCON 2046 opens in May during Vikram Samvat 2103 (Pramathi) of the Hindu calendar.

May 2046

Vikram Samvat 2103 (Pramathi)

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Festivals & Vrats in May 2046

  • Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat

    Tuesday, 1 May 2046 Ekadashi

    Tithi 10:59 PM, Apr 30 – 1:35 AM, May 2

    A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.

    Vrat Katha → Vrat Vidhi → Vrat Food →

  • Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)

    Tuesday, 8 May 2046 Dwitiya

    Tithi 9:11 AM, May 7 – 9:14 AM, May 8

    An auspicious day for new beginnings and buying gold; whatever is begun is believed to prosper. In Rajasthan this Akha Teej is a major wedding day, and Sindhis keep it as Akhand Teej.

  • Mohini Ekadashi Vrat

    Wednesday, 16 May 2046 Ekadashi

    Tithi 10:11 PM, May 15 – 7:29 PM, May 16

    Frees the devotee from delusion (moha), named after Vishnu's Mohini avatar.

    Vrat Katha → Vrat Vidhi → Vrat Food →

  • Narasimha Jayanti

    Friday, 18 May 2046 Trayodashi

    Tithi 4:37 PM, May 17 – 1:48 PM, May 18

    Vishnu's man-lion avatar Narasimha appeared at dusk on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi to save Prahlada; devotees fast and worship at twilight.

  • Apara Ekadashi Vrat

    Thursday, 31 May 2046 Ekadashi

    Tithi 4:39 PM, May 30 – 6:36 PM, May 31

    Believed to grant boundless wealth and wash away even grave sins.

    Vrat Katha → Vrat Vidhi → Vrat Food →

Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.

About the ISKCON Calendar

The ISKCON / Gaudiya Vaishnava calendar highlights Ekadashi fasting days, Krishna and Vaishnava festivals month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.

Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.