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.
September 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)
Bhadrapada – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in September 2026
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 2:26 AM, Sep 4 – 12:17 AM, Sep 5
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Nandotsav
Tithi 12:14 AM, Sep 5 – 9:55 PM, Sep 5
The day after Janmashtami, celebrating Nanda Maharaj's joy at the birth of baby Krishna with sweets and revelry.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:29 PM, Sep 6 – 5:04 PM, Sep 7
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Balarama Jayanti
Tithi 7:30 AM, Sep 15 – 8:59 AM, Sep 16
The appearance day of Lord Balarama, Krishna's elder brother and bearer of the plough, on Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi.
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Radhashtami
Tithi 1:00 PM, Sep 18 – 3:27 PM, Sep 19
The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.
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Parsva Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 8:03 PM, Sep 21 – 9:49 PM, Sep 22
Vishnu turns on his side during cosmic sleep — also called Parivartini or Vamana Ekadashi.
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.
Frequently asked questions about ISKCON Calendar
What does the ISKCON calendar list?
The Gaudiya Vaishnava year - every Ekadashi with its fasting and paran window, the appearance days of Krishna, Chaitanya and the acharyas, Jhulan and Kartik, and Gaura Purnima, month by month.
What is the Gaurabda era?
The era counted from the appearance of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in 1486, used across the Gaudiya tradition. The ISKCON Panchang shows it day by day.
Why does the Ekadashi date differ from other calendars?
Because Gaudiya Vaishnavas follow their own rule for which day carries the fast when the tithi is short or overlapping, and they observe the paran within a set window the next morning. The date can therefore fall a day after a general Hindu almanac.
What is not eaten on Ekadashi in this tradition?
All grains and pulses, and notably beans and lentils - the rule is stricter than the general Hindu observance. The Ekadashi calendar lists every date, and the Ekadashi vrat vidhi the permitted foods.
What is Kartik in this calendar?
Damodara month, the month of Kartik, kept as the year's most auspicious period for offering lamps to Damodara, with the Damodarashtakam recited daily. Many devotees take an additional vow for its duration.
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 any year in the archive or plan ahead into the coming years.
This calendar names the tithi and festivals for each day. For sunrise, Rahu Kalam and muhurat windows on a chosen date, open the Panchang. Other regional calendars are on the Calendars index. Fast stories live under Vrat Katha.
